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Vatican Sentences Former Bank Chief to Prison for Property Embezzlement Scam
A court on Jan. 21 sentenced the former chief of the Vatican bank to nearly nine years in prison for charges of embezzlement, misappropriation...
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Samsung Heir Lee Jae-Yong Sentenced to 2 Years and 6 Months for Corruption
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for misappropriating corporate funds to bribe former...
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Former Chairman of China Huarong Asset Management Sentenced to Death for Bribery
A court in the northern coastal city of Tianjin sentenced the former chairman of state-owned China Huarong Asset Management to death on Jan. 5...
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Samsung Head Faces 9-Year Prison Sentence
Samsung Electronics Vice-Chairman and de facto leader Lee Jae-yong could face a nine-year prison sentence, following the final hearing on Wednesday In a retrial...
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Saudi Women’s Right Activist Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison
A Saudi court on Dec. 28 has sentenced women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison under broad counter-terrorism...
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Turkish Court Sentences Journalist Dundar to 27 Years in Absentia for Espionage
A Turkish court sentenced exiled journalist Can Dundar in absentia to 27 years in prison on espionage and terror-related charges for a story and...
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Halle Synagogue Gunman Sentenced to Life in Prison
A German court has sentenced accused Stephan Balliet the maximum sentence, on Monday, for killing two people, after a failed attempt to enter a...
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Saudi Prosecutor Seeks Maximum Jail Term for Women’s Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul
Saudi Arabia’s prosecutor is now seeking a maximum jail term of 20 years for prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia’s...