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Paul Manafort faces more than 19 years in prison, U.S. court papers show
Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, could spend more than 19 years in prison on tax and bank fraud charges, according to court papers filed Friday. Documents filed by special counsel Robert Mueller's office reveal that Manafort faces the lengthiest prison ...
Lawyers leading defense of Nissan ex-Chairman Carlos Ghosn quit; veteran attorney joins legal team
Two lawyers defending former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on charges of financial misconduct submitted their resignations on Wednesday as a high-profile attorney joins his team.
Spain opens trial of Catalan separatist leaders over 2017 independence declaration
A politically charged trial of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders began Tuesday in Spain's Supreme Court amid protests and the possibility of an early election being called. The defendants are being tried on rebellion and other charges stemming from their roles in pushing ahead with ...
New York jury finds notorious Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' guilty on all counts
Mexico's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month trial packed with Hollywood-style tales of grisly killings, political payoffs, cocaine hidden in jalapeno cans, jewel-encrusted guns and a naked escape with his ...
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak gears up for graft trial with charm offensive
Disgraced former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been out in recent weeks campaigning as if for an election, trying to shed the image of a wealthy politician and elicit public sympathy before his corruption trial begins on Tuesday. Najib has pleaded not guilty to ...
Suspected foreign jihadis caught in Syria may face harsh justice in Iraq as home countries shun them
Their home countries don't want them and holding trials in Syria isn't an option. Now suspected foreign jihadis could end up facing tough justice over the border in Iraq. Both countries have suffered for years at the hands of the Islamic State group and Iraqi ...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has options if he wants to 'Gawker' the National Enquirer
Jeff Bezos called American Media Inc.'s bluff by exposing its "extortionate proposal" to force him to drop an investigation of its National Enquirer tabloid. And he still has plenty more options. He could sue, claiming AMI tried to blackmail him with embarrassing photos of himself ...
Sex, tabloids and blackmail: The toxic politics behind the Jeff Bezos extortion claims
The stunning extortion claims made by Amazon and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos against the Trump-friendly National Enquirer tabloid have spotlighted a fierce behind-the-scenes media feud taking place in an ever-more-toxic U.S. political climate. The story recounted by Bezos — the world's richest man — ...
Court dismisses Sapporo Breweries' tax refund request over beer-like drink Goku Zero
A court dismissed Wednesday a lawsuit filed by Sapporo Breweries Ltd. demanding a liquor tax refund of ¥11.5 billion ($105 million) paid on sales of a beer-like alcoholic beverage. Sapporo Breweries began selling Goku Zero in June 2013 as a "third-category" beer-like beverage, which have ...
A former French lawmaker's defamation lawsuit against six women who accused him of sexual misconduct and four journalists who reported the allegations is going to trial in what some fear illustrates a backlash against the #MeToo movement. In May 2016, investigative news website Mediapart and ...
Hong Kong top court denies male status to three transgender men
Hong Kong's High Court refused to allow three transgender men to be recognized as males on their official identity cards because they have not undergone full sex-change operations. The ruling Friday was seen as a blow to the fledgling LGBT movement in the semiautonomous Chinese ...
London woman guilty of mutilating daughter in landmark female genital mutilation trial
A London mother has been found guilty of subjecting her 3-year-old daughter to female genital mutilation in Britain's first conviction for the practice, more than 30 years after it was outlawed. The Ugandan mother of two, who cannot be named for legal reasons, could face ...
