42 h. ago Landmark court case sees provider of illegal Premier League streams jailed for 11 months

The Premier League and Sky brought a complaint against someone running an illegal streaming service from Lebanon, resulting in a 11-month prison sentence and a hefty fine

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43 h. ago Rocket engine CEO accused of spending investor cash on ‘clandestine weekends’ with ‘call girls’

Exclusive: RocketStar CEO Christopher Craddock is accused of brazen financial wrongdoing, but his attorney told The Independent that the company “denies the allegations and looks forward to vindicating itself in court.”

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43 h. ago Startup CEO accused of spending investor cash on ‘call girls’ after financial regulators barred him from Wall Street

Exclusive: RocketStar CEO Christopher Craddock is accused of brazen financial wrongdoing, but his attorney told The Independent that the company “denies the allegations and looks forward to vindicating itself in court.”

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4 d. ago Arrested at gunpoint, charged as a felon: a midwife’s lot in anti

The state with the most radical abortion law is seeking to make an example of Maria Margarita RojasTexas is a fairly decent place to be an armadillo (they’re the official state small mammal) and an increasingly dire place to be a woman. In 2021, it implemented a near-total abortion ban: the most radical abortion law in the US. Now it’s going even further in its crusade to outlaw abortion. On Monday, the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, announced the first criminal charges under Texas’s abortion ban. Maria Margarita Rojas, a licensed midwife, was charged with the illegal performance of an abortion and with practicing medicine without a license, according to a press release from Paxton’s office. Her employee Jose Ley was also charged. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago US attorney general to bring charges for Tesla damage, citing ‘domestic terrorism’

Pam Bondi said the three accused had caused of ‘violent destruction’ of Tesla cars and charging stationsThe US attorney general announced charges against three people she accused of “violent destruction of Tesla properties”, amid protests and controversy over Tesla owner Elon Musk’s role in slashing US government staffing and budgets under Donald Trump.In a statement on Thursday, Pam Bondi said: “The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended. Let this be a warning: if you join this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Texas medical assistant arrested in connection to clinics accused of providing illegal abortions

A second person has been arrested in connection to a Texas midwife who is accused of providing illegal abortions at three clinics around the Houston area

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8 d. ago Texas midwife arrested for allegedly providing abortions amid state’s near

Maria Margarita Rojas charged with illegal performance of procedure, considered a second-degree felony in the stateA Texas midwife has been arrested over accusations that she performed abortions in defiance of the state’s near-total abortion ban, the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, announced on Monday.Maria Margarita Rojas has been charged with the illegal performance of an abortion and with practicing medicine without a license, according to a press release from Paxton’s office. Under Texas law, the illegal performance of an abortion is considered a second-degree felony. If convicted, Rojas could face decades in prison. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Texas midwife accused by state's attorney general of providing illegal abortions

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that a Houston-area midwife has been arrested and accused of providing illegal abortions, marking the first time authorities have filed criminal charges under the state’s near-total abortion ban

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8 d. ago Midwife is arrested for performing abortions in Texas, AG announces

Maria Margarita Rojas, 48, was charged with the illegal performance of an abortion, a second-degree felony in Texas

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2 w. ago Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy released after Texas DA declines to pursue charges

Kansas City wideout faced third-degree felony chargeWorthy was taken in first round of last year’s draftXavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of felony domestic violence.Williamson County district attorney Shawn Dick told the Austin American-Statesman his office had spoken with witnesses and was not accepting the case at this time. He also said Worthy and his lawyers were fully cooperating with the investigation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kentucky sheriff hints at why he shot judge friend in bombshell legal filing

An attorney for accused killer and former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn 'Mickey' Stines, 43, offered details on his plan to defend his client over the shooting of District Judge Kevin Mullins last year.

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3 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein files latest: US Attorney General accuses FBI of withholding pages and demands Friday release

Pam Bondi has released flight logs and a partly-redacted contacts list related to the financier and sex offender

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