8 h. ago Democrats investigating Epstein decry Andrew ‘silence’ over interview request

Mountbatten-Windsor ‘continues to hide’, US lawmakers say, after deadline they set to receive response passesTwo Democratic lawmakers involved in the US congressional investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday condemned Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s “silence” in response to their request that he sit for a deposition.Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House oversight committee, and Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the panel, were among the Democrats who earlier this month sent the former British prince a letter seeking his cooperation in their inquiry into Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago 'Smirking pimp' ringleader of Romanian grooming gang was allowed to apply for £1500 Home Office deportation scheme while in prison awaiting trial for 10 rapes

Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, led a group that groomed, drugged and raped vulnerable women in Dundee.

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43 h. ago 'Smirking pimp' ringleader of Romanian grooming gang 'was offered £1500 by the Home Office to be deported while in prison awaiting trial for 10 rapes'

Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, led a group that groomed, drugged and raped vulnerable women in Dundee.

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44 h. ago Romanian grooming gang boss offered £1,500 to leave UK while in prison awaiting trial for 10 rapes

A ROMANIAN grooming gang boss was offered £1,500 to leave the UK while in prison waiting to go on trial for raping and drugging women. Mircea Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, was locked up in HMP Perth awaiting trial when officials offered him a 'voluntary return' form in 2024. He led an Eastern European group that exploited vulnerable women...

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50 h. ago Larry Summers to relinquish Harvard teaching role amid Epstein inquiry

Decision comes after ex-treasury secretary said he would step back from public commitments over links to EpsteinLarry Summers, the former president of Harvard University, will stop teaching at the school while it investigates his connection to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesman for Summers said on Wednesday.Emails recently released by the US House oversight committee reignited questions about Summers’ relationship with Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges of sex-trafficking minors. Many of the messages indicated a friendship that lasted well into 2019. Contact only ceased shortly before Epstein was arrested in July of that same year. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Judge orders man accused of starting deadly LA wildfire jailed while awaiting trial

The man accused of sparking January's deadly Los Angeles wildfire must remain jailed while he awaits trial

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3 d. ago Sally Rooney says UK prisoners linked to Palestine Action face ‘shocking mistreatment’

Exclusive: author urges ministers to engage with those on hunger strike, who want better conditions, bail and lifting of banSally Rooney has pleaded with the UK government to address the “shocking mistreatment” of Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners who are on hunger strike, saying she fears for their welfare.Six prisoners awaiting trial are refusing food, including two who have been on hunger strike for more than two weeks and are already said to have lost considerable weight and be struggling physically. Their demands include improved jail conditions, release on bail and lifting the ban on Palestine Action. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Former prince Andrew accused of ‘hiding’ from US House’s Epstein inquiry

Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the oversight panel, had asked Mountbatten-Windsor to sit for depositionEpstein files latest – US politics liveA congressperson investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case accused the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, of “hiding” from his committee’s request to sit for a deposition, as Congress moves closer to a key vote on forcing release of US government files related to the alleged sex trafficker.Suhas Subramanyam is among the Democratic members of the oversight committee in the House of Representatives who earlier this month asked Mountbatten-Windsor to sit for a deposition as part of its investigation into how the government handled the case against Epstein, who died while awaiting trial in 2019. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Police appeal to find another prisoner wrongly released from prison while awaiting trial

William Wenham, 47, was released in error from HMP Rochester on June 3

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7 d. ago Yet another prisoner released by mistake while awaiting trial as cops hunt him

William Wenham was serving a two-year sentence and waiting to face trial for aggravated burglary - but then he was released by mistake

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7 d. ago Police launch manhunt for ANOTHER prisoner released by mistake after he was allowed to leave jail while awaiting trial

William Wenham was serving a two-year sentence and waiting to face trial for an offence of aggravated burglary when he was released in error from HMP Rochester on Tuesday June 3 this year.

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8 d. ago TV licence rules with serious consequences as 76 people await trial

People who are caught without a TV licence could be fined and prosecuted

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8 d. ago Former NFL player Antonio Brown released from Miami jail to await attempted murder trial

Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been released from a Miami jail a day after pleading not guilty to second-degree attempted murder

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9 d. ago Epstein emails thrust Trump back into spotlight over past ties

Newly released emails from Epstein’s estate reignite scrutiny of the US president’s old links to the sex offenderThe release of previously unseen emails sent by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has thrust Donald Trump back into the center of the long-running Epstein controversy that has plagued his administration for months, inflamed parts of his own political base and offered Democrats an ongoing line of political attack.On Wednesday, Democrats on the House oversight and government reform committee released email exchanges from 2011, 2015 and 2019 that they say were provided by the estate of the late Epstein, who died by suicide in federal prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges of sex-trafficking minors. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Luigi Mangione was allegedly 'beaten up by 7 ladyboys' after £1,000 cash dispute

Luigi Mangione remains in prison as he awaits his trial for the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealth, but months before Luigi was the victim of his own crime after being assaulted

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3 w. ago Luigi Mangione reportedly hailed 'AMBASSADOR' by fellow inmates at federal prison where he's liked by guards

Luigi Mangione has reportedly been hailed as an 'ambassador' at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where he is awaiting trial on both federal and state charges.

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3 w. ago Future King of Norway's stepson Marius Borg Høiby starts rehab for substance abuse issues as he awaits trial for rape, sexual assault, and battery charges

Now, ahead of his January trial, Høiby is receiving treatment for substance abuse issues, his defence lawyers, Ellen Holager Andenæs and Petar Sekulic, confirmed to TV 2 Norway.

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