6 h. ago Crypto fraudster sentenced for ‘epic’ $40bn stablecoin crash

A former crypto entrepreneur who was behind two digital currencies that collapsed and lost an estimated $40bn ($29.9bn) has been sentenced by a New York judge to 15 years in prison for an "epic" fraud.

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21 h. ago Pakistan’s military sentences its former spy chief to 14 years in jail

Pakistan's former spy chief has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a military court, on charges including violation of state secrets and interfering in politics.

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4 d. ago My vision is to build an agile central bank ready for emerging risks; tackling dollarisation is also a major priority – Asiama

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana has pledged to build an agile central bank ready for emerging risks.  According to him, financial technology and crypto pose real challenges and therefore his outfit is updating legislation, creating capacity, and strengthening its balance sheet to withstand shocks. Speaking in an interview with the Director of the […]

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5 d. ago US jails Nigerian fraud mastermind for 20 years over nationwide bank scam

A Nigerian national described by US prosecutors as a “perpetual thief” and the mastermind of a sprawling nationwide bank-fraud network has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for orchestrating schemes that stole and laundered more than 2 million dollars.

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6 d. ago Mampong tragedy: Students among 30 injured as curve crash kills three

A deadly road crash at Mampong Abuontem on December 4, 2025, has claimed three lives and left 30 others injured. Twenty-six of the victims have since been treated and discharged, while four remain in critical condition at the Mampong Government Hospital.

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6 d. ago Nigerian National Receives Five Year Sentence for Pandemic Relief Fraud

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/nigerian-national-receives-five-year-sentence-for-pandemic-relief-fraud/A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $1.4 million in restitution after pleading guilty to defrauding pandemic relief programs designed to help struggling businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. Nosa Edokpaigbe was sentenced Thursday by United States District Judge Regina M. Rodriguez in Colorado after admitting […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/nigerian-national-receives-five-year-sentence-for-pandemic-relief-fraud/

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8 d. ago ‘No excuse’ – California doctor sentenced to 30 months in Matthew Perry overdose case

A California doctor who supplied ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison - becoming the first person to receive a sentence in the actor's overdose death.

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9 d. ago Bodies of Russian Crypto investors found in polythene bags in UAE desert

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have located the bodies of Russian crypto investor Roman Novak and his wife Anna, who were killed in October.

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1 week ago Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence

US President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was just days into a seven-year prison sentence for fraud.

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1 week ago Agbazo Robbery: Court Gives Rasta (Fumato) and Alkaline (Dzoka) 17

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/agbazo-robbery-court-gives-rasta-fumato-and-alkaline-dzoka-17-year-jail-terms/The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced two men, Lawrence Fumato (Rasta) and Daniel Dzoka (Alkaline), to 17 years imprisonment each after they confessed to their roles in a robbery incident at Agbazo near the Golden Exotic Farm. A police press release revealed that on November 12, 2025, the two attacked their victims with a pair […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/agbazo-robbery-court-gives-rasta-fumato-and-alkaline-dzoka-17-year-jail-terms/

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1 week ago Tema Circuit Court convicts two police officers of narcotics trafficking

A Circuit Court in Tema has sentenced two police officers to a combined 13 years in prison for unlawful possession and conspiracy to traffic narcotics.

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1 week ago Tema Court Sentences Two Police Officers to Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tema-court-sentences-two-police-officers-to-prison-for-drug-trafficking/A Tema Circuit Court has sentenced two police officers to 13 years imprisonment each after convicting them of narcotics trafficking following their arrest with 541 parcels of suspected drugs. The court also imposed a fine of 120,000 Ghana cedis on the convicted officers, whose identities have not been publicly disclosed. The sentencing represents one of […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/tema-court-sentences-two-police-officers-to-prison-for-drug-trafficking/

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1 week ago Two Sakumono Police Officers Sentenced to 30 Years Imprisonment

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/two-sakumono-police-officers-sentenced-to-30-years-imprisonment/The Gbetsile Circuit Court has convicted two police officers to a cumulative 30 years behind bars following their guilty verdict on drug trafficking charges. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nasiru Amadu and General Corporal (G/CPL) Emmanuel Mintah, service number 51836, were found guilty on Friday, November 28, 2025, nearly two years after their November 2023 […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/two-sakumono-police-officers-sentenced-to-30-years-imprisonment/

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2 w. ago Asokwa Circuit Court jails commercial rider to three years for shop theft 

The Asokwa Circuit Court has sentenced a commercial motorcycle rider captured on Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) stealing from a shop to three years’ imprisonment with hard labour. 

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2 w. ago Unemployed jailed four years for stabbing senior police officer  

A 23-year-old unemployed man who stabbed a senior police officer multiple times with a jack knife on his back has been sentenced to four years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. 

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2 w. ago Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime

Deputies in the Italian parliament have voted unanimously to introduce the crime of femicide – the murder of a woman, motivated by gender – as a distinct law to be punished with a life sentence.

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2 w. ago Bekwai Circuit Court jails two young men for 35 years over robbery

The Bekwai Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Justice Isaac Appiatu, has sentenced two young men to a combined 35 years in prison with hard labour for their involvement in a robbery.

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2 w. ago UK rejects Nigeria’s request to transfer Ekweremadu to Nigeria to complete prison sentence

The United Kingdom has declined a request from the Nigerian government to allow former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to complete his prison sentence in Nigeria. Ekweremadu is serving time in a UK facility after he was found guilty in 2023 of plotting to harvest the kidney of a young man. The former lawmaker received […]

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2 w. ago S Korea’s most prolific online sex criminal sentenced to life in prison

The leader of a Telegram sex crime ring which facilitated the exchange of thousands of sexual abuse materials has been sentenced to life imprisonment in South Korea.

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2 w. ago Journalist Criticizes Political Inconsistency Over Presidential Aircraft Debate

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/journalist-criticizes-political-inconsistency-over-presidential-aircraft-debate/Journalist Peter Ankomah has criticized what he describes as political inconsistency surrounding government plans to acquire new presidential aircraft, linking the issue to the fatal military helicopter crash that killed eight people including two cabinet ministers in August 2025. Speaking on Movement TV, Ankomah argued that the national conversation around presidential jets has been shaped […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/journalist-criticizes-political-inconsistency-over-presidential-aircraft-debate/

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