Sean McGovern, who was extradited from the United Arab Emirates last summer to face charges of murder and directing a criminal organisation, has been granted legal aid to cover a team of four barristers by the Special Criminal Court.
Prada-loving Pei Chung, 34, was cut loose on supervised release at her arraignment Sunday by Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Jevet Johnson - despite prosecutors seeking to lock up the accused stingy diner for scamming two more hot spots over the weekend. Brooklyn prosecutors sought $1,500 cash bail or $3,500 bond to keep Chung, a wannabe influencer, behind bars after she allegedly noshed on pricey plates at a pair of posh Williamsburg restaurants Friday into Saturday, then couldn't, or wouldn't, pay.
A Braintree High School student was charged with with carrying a dangerous weapon on school grounds and resisting arrest, among other charges, after allegedly bringing an airsoft gun to school on Monday. Another student reported to the School Resource Officer early on Monday that they had seen a student with a handgun, according to Braintree Police. The school went under a shelter-in-place so the officer and school staff could approach the student allegedly in possession of the gun, police say.
These are extremely disturbing allegations involving repeated sexual abuse of a young female victim. Our office will provide this young woman and her family all the support they need as the court process moves forward.
Turkish prosecutors have charged Istanbul's jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offences that could carry a penalty of hundreds of years in prison if he is convicted, court documents show. The nearly 4,000-page indictment charges the popular opposition figure, who was arrested on 19 March, with offences including running a criminal organisation, bribery, embezzlement, money laundering, extortion and tender rigging.
The three men and one woman were arrested on Thursday following the incident at a concert at the Paris Philharmonic hall. The visit by Israel's orchestra had drawn criticism from several groups protesting Israel's conduct during its two-year military offensive in Gaza. Several individuals repeatedly interrupted Thursday's concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the venue said. Videos posted on social media show a protester holding a red flare inside the concert hall with smoke billowing.
Kawtar Boudad Dupont, 31, said she was travelling with her two daughters, aged two and eight, on 30 October when she went into a baby changing room in the South Terminal to feed one of her children. She said the room was so small she was forced to leave their luggage outside, but when she came out a few minutes later their belongings were gone.
They have dismissed the misdemeanour charges as groundless. Marinakis was not in the packed courtroom at Athens' high-security Korydallos prison on Wednesday and was represented by his lawyer. Masked police officers guarded a few defendants still in detention. More than 210 people will testify before the three-member bench during the trial, which lawyers estimate could last more than a year.
Scott Stafford, of Dublin, was charged with contacting a minor with intent to commit a sex crime. He was arrested in late September after an undercover sting by a San Ramon officer who posed as a boy on Grindr, a dating application geared toward LGTBQ individuals, according to court records. At the time of his arrest, Stafford was working as a delivery driver for UPS, authorities said.
The suspect - Albert Decoto, 46, of Oakland, who was arrested Oct. 9 - has been charged with four counts of first degree residential burglary, three counts of first degree residential robbery, one count of carjacking, two counts of vehicle theft, one count of assault on a peace officer and one count of attempted carjacking, all felonies. He has also been charged with misdemeanor counts of resisting a peace officer and possession of a controlled substance.
Pacheco faces several charges, including second-degree hindering prosecution-a Class E felony-two counts of official misconduct, and two counts of second-degree obstruction of governmental administration, both of which are Class A misdemeanors. The first charge, which is the most serious, accuses Pacheco of rendering criminal assistance to a person who has committed a Class B or Class C felony. According to the Elmira Star-Gazette, Elmira police chief Kristen Thorne was informed in July of Pacheco's alleged unauthorized release of sensitive information regarding an ongoing investigation.
Marconi had been accused of soliciting then-Republican Gov. Chris Sununu to influence the attorney general's investigation into her husband, telling him that the investigation was the result of "personal petty and/or political biases." According to the indictment, she told Sununu there was no merit to the allegations and that any investigation into her husband "needed to be wrapped up quickly because she was recused from important cases pending" before the court.
Deputy District Attorney Jessalee Mills told jurors the case will show activism that crosses the line into criminal conduct. This case is not about what Miss Rosenberg believes; it's about what she did, Mills said. And what she did was illegal. Prosecutors allege she entered the facility on Lakeville Highway late at night, accessed computers and records, and placed GPS trackers on 12 delivery trucks.
Brooklyn Special Victims Squad detectives charged Justin Lee, 22, of Queens Village, on Oct. 5 with attempted rape, strangulation, and burglary in connection with an early-morning attack on Oct. 4 within the 60th Precinct in southern Brooklyn. According to police, Lee allegedly broke into a private residence where a 12-year-old girl was located and tried to rape her. The burglary charge stems from his unlawful entry into the home, while the strangulation charge is related to actions taken within the act, police sources said.
A Santa Rosa restaurant owner was arrested early Sunday after police say he fired a gun during a dispute with a customer over a bill. Moises Flores, 48, was taken into custody shortly after the altercation, reported about 4:10 a.m. at Dos Culturas Restaurant, 1709 Santa Rosa Ave., according to the Santa Rosa Police Department. He faces allegations including assault with a deadly weapon and shooting at an occupied vehicle.
Barry George has been charged with rape and two indecent assaults against a teenager alleged to have happened almost four decades ago, police have said. The Metropolitan police said they had charged George who now lives in County Cork, Ireland. Police said the alleged offences happened in west London against a 14-year-old girl in September 1987. George, 65, was wrongly convicted of murdering the BBC journalist Jill Dando. He spent eight years in jail for the 1999 killing, before being released in 2008 after a unanimous acquittal.
A 43-year-old Walnut Creek man with an alleged history of domestic violence has now been charged with the murder of his wife and mother-in-law in the home that the three shared last week. We learned late last week about an unusual double homicide on a quiet cul de sac in Walnut Creek, in which two women were found dead inside a home on Kelobra Court.
