Europe
Crypto founder charged with $700m financial crimes
The US Department of Justice charged Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national living in China, with running a business that catered to what he once described as "crooks".
BBC
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Africa
Nigeria: Court orders man to clean mosque for accommodating thieves
Mr Ibrahim, of Zuba fruit market Abuja, pleaded guilty to belonging to a gang of thieves and begged the court for leniency.
Peoples Gazette
Africa
Zimbabwe opposition members in court following arrests for 'illegal meeting'
Among those arrested is Amos Chibaya, a member of parliament, who called the action harassment, and said it will come to an end.
VOA Africa
Courts
5 K. Ofori Limited employees held for alleged stealing granted ¢5m bail
Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court, the court admitted the five employees to bail in the sum of ¢1 million bail with three sureties each to be justified with landed property.
GNA
Crime
Body of woman suspected to have been murdered found on farm in Mpambe
The deceased mother of one, Mamo Fulera, was found dead on her farm with multiple cuts suspected to be from a sharp object.
myjoyonline
Crime
5 employees of K Ofori Enterprise remanded for allegedly siphoning ¢2.6m
The accused persons are Santa Nangba, a 27-year-old Sales Manager; Peter Bawla, a 28-year-old Supervisor; William Dagadu, 27, Michael Jeffery a 28-year-old IT Technician and Felix Ofori -Boafo, a cashier.
GNA
Courts
Pregnant woman, four others remanded over Caprice robbery
The pregnant woman involved is said to be the wife of a sixth member of the gang who is now at large.
DL News
Courts
Canadian girls’ case: Four kidnappers convicted, sentenced to 40 years in prison
On June 4, 2019, a gang accosted two Canadian ladies, who had hired the services of an Uber ride at their hostel at Nhyiaeso, a suburb of Kumasi, assaulted them and forced them into a vehicle amid shooting.
GRAPHIC ONLINE
Crime
37 stolen luxury vehicles retrieved from garages in Accra by joint EOCO-FBI team
EOCO said 10 people suspected to have been involved were arrested and were granted enquiry bail
DL News
Europe
UK to train Ukrainian judges to carry out war crimes trials for Russian soldiers
The first group of judges attended sessions at a secret location and more will follow in the coming months.
Sky News
Courts
Capital Bank case: Court accepts Ato Essien's GHC 90m restitution deal
Aided by Fitzgerald Odonkor, Ato Essien is alleged to have transferred an amount of GH¢120 million of the BoG's liquidity support to All-Time Capital Limited, an investment management and advisory firm.
DL News
Africa
South Africa: 'Bizarre' case reveals that Magistrates lack training
In a special review, the High Court has set aside the conviction and sentencing of a man by a Magistrate in a maintenance court. The man had been found guilty although charges were never put to him and he never pleaded.
News24
Crime
Lockerbie bombing suspect will not face death penalty
The US alleges that Abu Agila Masud was a Libyan intelligence operative and played a key role in the 1988 attack, which left 270 people dead.
BBC
Courts
Capital Bank case: No statement imputing misconduct by state officials was made by court – Judicial Secretary
State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about GH¢200 million of a GH¢620 million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG)
DL News
Courts
Plumber freed after five years wrongful imprisonment
Emmanuel Darko, on October 17, 2017, was found guilty by the Accra Circuit Court 1 alongside trader Kwame Konadu and Abdulai Rashid for conspiracy to rob and five counts of robbery
Ghanaian Times
Others
Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside of marriage
Under the new laws - which will also apply to foreigners visiting Bali and other Indonesian holiday destinations - unmarried couples can be jailed for up to a year for having sex.
BBC
Europe
UK: Lawyer jailed for 12 years after private prosecution for fraud
Stephen Jones, 63, senior partner at London firm Jirehouse Partners, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to two counts of fraud by abuse of his position of trust as a solicitor
Law Society Gazette
Courts
Man jailed for distributing ex-wife’s nude pictures
Samuel Baah was charged with threat of death, non-consensual sharing of intimate image, threat to distribute prohibited image and publication of obscene material.
GNA
Courts
SIM card re-registration: Court declines injunction, certiorari application against NCA
In its ruling, the court presided over by Justice Charles Edward Ekow Baiden, affirmed among others that the National Communications Authority has the full legal mandate to conduct the SIM registration.
DL News
Courts
Mankessim murder case: Court adjourns, awaits pathology reports of deceased
The accused persons were arrested for allegedly kidnapping and murdering Georgina Botchwey, an aspiring nurse trainee.
GNA