Tag: Legal proceedings
Iran summons Belgium envoy over sentencing of diplomat
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has summoned Belgium’s ambassador in response to the 20-year prison sentence given an Iranian diplomat convicted of planning a thwarted...
Honduran-born US citizen settles lawsuit over jailing
NEW ORLEANS — A Honduran-born United States citizen has settled a lawsuit with a Louisiana sheriff’s office that jailed him in 2018 on suspicion...
UK tech tycoon fights US extradition over ill-fated HP deal
LONDON — A British tech entrepreneur appeared in a London court Tuesday to fight extradition to the United States on fraud charges stemming from...
Man pleads guilty to driving through crowd at Jones rally
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — An Alabama man who drove his three-wheeled motorcycle through a crowd of supporters of then-U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, injuring one woman,...
Wolves’ Beasley gets 120-day sentence for gun threat
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was sentenced Tuesday to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony charge of threats...
New lawsuit targets California ride-hail labor law
OAKLAND, Calif. — Ride-hail drivers and a union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Proposition 22 — a ballot measure that exempted Uber and other...
Independent examiner sought in NRA mismanagement allegations
WICHITA, Kan. — A National Rifle Association board member from Kansas is asking a federal bankruptcy court in Texas to appoint an independent examiner...
Contractor sentenced in San Francisco corruption scandal
SAN FRANCISCO — A millionaire recycling plant owner who admitted bribing the city's public works director with gifts that included a $36,550 gold Rolex...
8 minority jail officers allegedly kept off Chauvin’s guard
MINNEAPOLIS — Eight Minnesota jail guards filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging racial discrimination after they were barred from working on the floor where a...
Prosecutors refile charges against officer in summer protest
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia prosecutor's office has refiled charges against a city police officer who was accused of striking a protester in the head...
