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Self-professed 'Wolf of Airbnb' sentenced to over 4 years in prison for defrauding landlords
Read full article: Self-professed 'Wolf of Airbnb' sentenced to over 4 years in prison for defrauding landlordsA Florida man who boasted that he was the “Wolf of Airbnb” has been sentenced to over four years in prison after defrauding New York City landlords and a federal pandemic-relief government program.
Malaysia's top court invalidates state's Islam-based laws on incest, sodomy and other offenses
Read full article: Malaysia's top court invalidates state's Islam-based laws on incest, sodomy and other offensesMalaysia’s top court has struck down Shariah-based criminal laws in an opposition-run state, saying they encroached on federal authority.
Australia's highest court finds Qantas illegally fired 1,700 ground staff during pandemic
Read full article: Australia's highest court finds Qantas illegally fired 1,700 ground staff during pandemicQantas Airways has lost its challenge to a court ruling that the Australian flag carrier had illegally fired 1,700 baggage handlers, cleaners and other ground staff at the height of pandemic travel disruptions.
Government asks for 2-year prison term for Macclenny man convicted in Capitol riot
Read full article: Government asks for 2-year prison term for Macclenny man convicted in Capitol riotThe government and defense have filed their sentencing recommendations, and the Department of Justice is asking the judge for a 27-month prison term.
New Hampshire is sued over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leader
Read full article: New Hampshire is sued over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leaderSupporters of a former historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist from New Hampshire who also led the Communist Party have sued the state.
Malaysia ex-PM Najib goes to jail after losing graft appeal
Read full article: Malaysia ex-PM Najib goes to jail after losing graft appealMalaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has begun a 12-year prison sentence after losing his final appeal in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund, with the top court unanimously upholding his conviction and sentence.
Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown pleads guilty to tax fraud
Read full article: Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown pleads guilty to tax fraudFormer U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown on Wednesday returned to federal court where she pleaded guilty to one count of tax fraud in her federal case, admitting that she lied to the IRS about deductions that were made.
Australia's highest court upholds foreign interference law
Read full article: Australia's highest court upholds foreign interference lawAustralia’s highest court has rejected a challenge to foreign interference laws in a case that involved a U.S. conservative political organization and free speech arguments.
Australian court upholds ban on most international travel
Read full article: Australian court upholds ban on most international travelAn Australian court has rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so they don’t bring COVID-19 home.
Australian telco fined $39M for exploiting Indigenous folk
Read full article: Australian telco fined $39M for exploiting Indigenous folkAustralia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra has been fined 50 million Australian dollars ($39 million) for unconscionable conduct in selling remote Indigenous customers mobile phone contracts that they did not understand and could not afford.
In court, Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to new charges
Read full article: In court, Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to new chargesGhislaine Maxwell has faced her trial judge in person for the first time as lawyers squabble over exactly when she should be tried on sex trafficking charges alleging that she procured teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse at his posh residences.
DOJ recommends at least 3 years in prison for retired Navy Capt. John Nettleton
Read full article: DOJ recommends at least 3 years in prison for retired Navy Capt. John NettletonJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Justice has recommended that retired Navy Capt. John Nettleton be sentenced to more than three years in prison on charges stemming from the 2015 death of a civilian employee at Guantanamo Bay – the base Nettleton commanded. Nettleton and Tur were in a fight two nights before the Coast Guard found Tur’s body floating in the bay. In a sentencing memo filed Thursday, the DOJ recommended Nettleton serve between 37 and 46 months. “There is no question that John R. Nettleton (“Defendant”) misled, concealed, and lied about facts he knew regarding the disappearance and death of Christopher Tur (“Tur”),” the memo states.
COVID-19 pandemic delays federal sentencing for retired Navy Capt. John Nettleton
Read full article: COVID-19 pandemic delays federal sentencing for retired Navy Capt. John NettletonJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The COVID-19 pandemic has led to another delay for the federal sentencing of retired Navy Capt. John Nettleton, on charges stemming from the 2015 death of a civilian employee at Guantanamo Bay – the base Nettleton commanded. In January, a federal jury in Jacksonville convicted Nettleton on six of the eight charges he faced. In light of the pandemic, federal courts have been holding some sentencing hearings via video, rather than in person. The sentencing hearing is now set for Oct. 8 at 9:30 a.m.
Air Canada has to pay couple over language equality
Read full article: Air Canada has to pay couple over language equalityThis week, the Federal Court ordered Air Canada to pay more than $15,000 ($21,000 CAD) and send formal apology letters to a French-speaking couple in Ottawa for repeated language equality violations. The couple also alleged violations of their French language rights on the airline in 2005, 2011 and 2012. Meanwhile, Air Canada said the plaintiffs was interpreting the country's Languages Act too strictly. Air Canada was ordered to pay $1,500 CAD for each of the Thibodeau's 14 successful complaints. "It's [Air Canada] that should be serving francophone customers in the same way that you're serving anglophone customers."