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Five jailed over plot to kidnap German minister
The group wanted to create civil war-like conditions in Germany and overthrow the government.BBC News - 48m -
5 convicted of plotting to overthrow German government and kidnap the health minister
A German court has convicted five people of plotting to overthrow the government in a far-right coup and kidnap the former health ministerABC News - 6h -
Five jailed for far-right plot to overthrow German government
Extremists linked to Reichsbürger movement also planned to kidnap health minister and create conditions for civil war. A German court has jailed five members of an extremist group linked to the ...The Guardian - 2h -
Romania detains 6 on suspicion of plotting a coup in collusion with Russia
Six people suspected of colluding with Russia to plot a coup against the Romanian government have been detained.NBC News - 3h -
Kidnapped, tortured and jailed: one woman’s quest to bring her son home from Russia
Ivan and Maryna’s story is just one of hundreds of thousands of family tragedies that have afflicted Ukrainians after three years of Russian invasion. Ivan Zabavskyi was looking for his mother when ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
A German court sentences 2 Afghans to prison for plotting to attack the Swedish parliament
A German court has sentenced two Afghan men to several years in prison for planning an attack on the Swedish parliament and killing lawmakers in response to the burning of copies of the QuranABC News - Feb. 27 -
Undocumented immigrants who fail to join registry threatened with jail time, fines
The move applies to immigrants over the age of 13 who are in the U.S. unlawfully and who have not submitted fingerprints or registered with the federal government.CBS News - Feb. 25 -
The People’s Union USA’s ‘Economic Blackout’ Organizer Served Jail Time on Sex Charge
John Schwarz, who organized a viral shopping boycott, was previously registered as a sex offender after pleading guilty to “disseminating voyeuristic material.”The New York Times - 6d -
German parliament in race against time to sign off on new defence fund
Friedrich Merz, expected to be next chancellor, has spoken of urgent need for ramped-up defence, but ‘blocking minority’ could form in future Bundestag. Germany’s outgoing parliament could be asked ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
Poland’s political rift deepens as ‘coup’ allegations fly
Ultraconservative opposition allege Tusk government planning to interfere in presidential electionFinancial Times - Feb. 21 -
After a Violent Kidnapping, Crypto Elites Hire Bodyguards
A spate of abductions has sent crypto executives and wealthy investors in search of ways to protect themselves.Wired - Feb. 25 -
RFL warns clubs that planned coup will financially cripple the sport
Professional clubs want to oust RFL chair Simon Johnson Governing body says any such move would breach rules The Rugby Football League has warned clubs that an attempt to sideline the sport’s ...The Guardian - 6d -
Man jailed for murdering son's girlfriend
A 50-year-old man is sentenced to life imprisonment and will spend at least 20 years in jail.BBC News - 3d -
Teenager plotted mass shooting at Edinburgh school
The boy, now 17, was obsessed with the Columbine High School massacre in the US, which saw 12 students and a teacher murdered.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
Missouri woman pleads guilty in plot to sell Graceland
Lisa Jeanine Findley pleaded guilty to a charge of mail fraud in a plot to defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property.CBS News - Feb. 25 -
A South African woman goes on trial charged with kidnapping and selling her daughter
A South African woman has gone on trial charged with kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter in a case that gained national attentionABC News - 3d -
Advanced DNA testing helps solve 1999 kidnapping of toddler
Andrea Michelle Reyes was 23 months old when she was allegedly abducted from New Haven, Connecticut, by her non-custodial parent.CBS News - 1d -
Teen allegedly kidnapped by mother 7 years ago is found safe in Colorado
A teenager whose mother is alleged to have abducted him in Atlanta seven years ago was found alive in Colorado after a woman later determined to be his mother was spotted breaking into a house ...NBC News - 20h -
Actor jailed for raping schoolgirl he was tutoring
Alexander Westwood, who appeared in Netflix series Sex Education, is described as predatory.BBC News - Feb. 25 -
Bosnian-Serb leader sentenced to jail in landmark trial
Dodik's trial had been widely seen as a test for the Balkan nation's weak central government.BBC News - Feb. 26 -
MP Mike Amesbury's jail term suspended on appeal
Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury, convicted of a street assault, was originally sent straight to jail.BBC News - Feb. 27 -
Turkey’s jailed Kurdish leader calls for militants to disarm
Abdullah Öcalan urges PKK to lay down weapons after he meets opposition politicians in prisonFinancial Times - Feb. 27 -
Brookside star jailed over £13m modelling fraud
Foster, who played Christian Wright, gets a jail term of more than eight years but remains at large.BBC News - 5d -
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Man who bombed woman's home, plotted python attack learns fate
Stephen Glosser pleaded guilty to bombing a woman's home and conspiring to "release a large python into the victim's home to eat the victim's daughter," prosecutors say.CBS News - Feb. 23 -
Justice Dept. Indicts 12 Chinese in Hacking Plot Against U.S. Targets
The suspects were charged as part of what U.S. officials called a “hackers for hire” system whose primary customer was the Chinese government.The New York Times - 1d -
Romania arrests six over ‘Vlad the Impaler’ pro-Russia treason plot
Retired general aged 101 among those detained for plotting to overthrow Bucharest government with help of MoscowFinancial Times - 8h -
MP Mike Amesbury jailed for 10 weeks after assault
Sentencing may trigger first by-election under Labour governmentFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
MP Mike Amesbury jailed for 10 weeks for punching constituent in street
The MP was suspended by Labour after a video emerged showing him punching a man to the ground.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
MP Amesbury urged to quit Commons as it emerges he will be paid while in jail
The Runcorn and Helsby MP was jailed by magistrates on Monday after he admitted the assault.BBC News - Feb. 25 -
Religious sect parents jailed over death of diabetic daughter
Elizabeth Struhs was denied insulin by her parents, who believed God would heal her.BBC News - Feb. 26 -
'Real Housewives of Potomac's' Karen Huger sentenced to a year in jail for DUI
A Maryland judge on Wednesday sentenced “Real Housewives of Potomac” star Karen Huger to a year behind bars, 11 months after she got drunk and crashed her Maserati into a street sign.NBC News - Feb. 26 -
Jailed MP Mike Amesbury freed after sentence suspended
By-election in Cheshire seat still likely under parliamentary rulesFinancial Times - Feb. 27 -
Briton captured while fighting for Ukraine jailed for 19 years in Russia
James Scott Rhys Anderson was charged with terrorism and ‘mercenary activities’ after capture in Kursk in November. A British citizen captured while fighting alongside the Ukrainian army has been ...The Guardian - 1d -
Briton accused of fighting for Ukraine jailed in Russia for 19 years
James Scott Rhys Anderson is the first UK citizen to be convicted by Russia during the war with Ukraine.BBC News - 1d -
Remembering Liberty German and Abby Williams
Liberty German and Abby Williams's loved ones reflect on their lives and the impact they had on those around them.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
