Singapore oil trader sentenced to 17 years for ‘cheating’ HSBC over $112mn

Octogenarian Lim Oon Kuin handed long jail term as ‘deterrent’ in city-state’s fight against commodity trading corruption

World - Financial Times - 4 hours ago

17-year prison sentence sought for Pentagon secrets leaker

Prosecutors want Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira to serve nearly 17 years in prison for leaking highly classified military documents online about the war in Ukraine, according ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

A Singapore oil magnate faces prison in a major fraud case over financing trade

A Singapore oil magnate has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for fraud and forgery in a case that prosecutors said has tarnished the city-state’s reputation as Asia’s leading oil trading hub

World - ABC News - 45 minutes ago

Top trader Vitol eyeing metals market as global oil demand set to peak in 10 years, CEO signals

In contrast to the eventual decline of the crude industry, metals business is going to witness a "great deal of growth," CEO Russell Hardy said.

Business - CNBC - November 8

Alabama man sentenced to more than 1 year for threats over Trump mug shot

An Alabama man was sentenced Tuesday to one year and nine months in prison for threatening a sheriff and a district attorney in Georgia over the jail mug shot of former President Donald Trump, ...

Oil ends higher for a fifth straight session as traders await U.S. election results

Oil futures settled Tuesday with a fifth straight session gain as investors awaited the outcome of a contentious and close U.S. presidential election and weighed developments in the Middle East.

Business - MarketWatch - November 5

Oil prices end higher as traders weigh potential Trump policies

Oil futures finished higher on Thursday, recouping their losses from a day earlier and then some, as traders continued to tackle uncertainty surrounding incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 7

Oil prices edge down to finish at lowest in seven weeks

Oil futures declined on Tuesday, giving up earlier support a day after suffering their largest daily percentage decline in more than two years, with U.S. and global benchmark prices settling at ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Lily Yohannes picks USWNT: Teenage midfielder chooses to represent USA Soccer over the Netherlands

The teenager had the option of becoming a dual-national had she pursued a Dutch passport

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

UK gives asylum to son of Singapore founder over persecution claims

Lee Hsien Yang has alleged he faced oppression back home from the government his brother had led.

Man who murdered toddler sentenced to 20 years

Ali Jayden Doyle died from head injuries sustained in a house in Park Avenue in Dungannon in August 2021.

Mum’s anguish over son’s ‘endless’ prison sentence

James Lawrence threatened someone with a fake gun in 2006 and is still in prison.

Oil settles higher after last week’s 8% drop as traders weigh China demand concerns

Oil prices finished higher on Monday, regaining some of last week’s 8% decline after China lowered its benchmark lending rates, part of a series of stimulus measures to revive the flagging economy ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 21

Oil prices end with a modest loss as Trump’s win lifts the dollar

Oil futures finished lower Wednesday, but pared much of the earlier losses that pulled U.S. prices briefly below $70 a barrel, as traders weighed the potential impact of former President Donald ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 6

Man known as 'best smuggler' jailed for 17 years

Amanj Hasan Zada is jailed for running "a sophisticated enterprise" organising small boat crossings.

Five Charged in Cheating Scandal That Helped Over 200 ‘Unqualified’ Texas Teachers

Prosecutors said that the “kingpin,” a high school basketball coach in Houston, had helped educators fraudulently pass more than 400 tests.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Lily Yohannes, 17, picks USWNT over Netherlands

Ajax starlet Lily Yohannes has officially opted to represent the United States women's national team, the 17-year-old announced in a social media post on Monday.

Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago

'Penguin Bandit' who robbed multiple banks sentenced to 13 years in prison

A man whom authorities named the “Penguin Bandit” was sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison last week for robbing multiple banks in the Denver area.

OnlyFans user sentenced to five years in child abuse case

A man accused of selling sex videos of a 16-year-old Florida girl on the adults-only website OnlyFans pleaded no contest to child abuse.

Ukrainian father-son pair sentenced to 20 years in Belarus prison for terrorism

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Ukrainian father-son pair sentenced to 20 years in Belarus prison for terrorism

A father and son from Ukraine have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each in Belarus after being convicted of preparing terrorist acts

World - ABC News - October 24

'Bob’s Burgers' actor sentenced to 1 year in prison for Jan. 6 role

An actor known for roles in the animated series “Bob’s Burgers” and “Arrested Development” was sentenced Monday to a year and one day in prison for his connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

'Bob's Burgers' actor sentenced to 1 year in prison for role in Capitol riot

An actor known for his roles in the television comedies “Bob’s Burgers” and “Arrested Development” has been sentenced to one year in prison for his part in a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly ...

Entertainment - ABC News - October 28

Rapper Young Thug sentenced to 15 years of probation in Georgia RICO case

Rapper Young Thug accepts plea deal in Georgia RICO case.

Russia sentences former US consulate worker to nearly 5 years in prison

A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok has convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years and 10 months in prison

World - ABC News - November 1

"Fat Leonard" sentenced to 15 years in massive Navy bribery case

Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," masterminded an unprecedented bribery and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Navy.

'Fat Leonard,' Navy contractor behind bribery scheme, sentenced to 15 years

Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S.

'Fat Leonard' Francis sentenced to 15 years in massive military bribery scandal

Former Navy contractor Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," the mastermind of one of the largest U.S. military bribery scandals, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for his role in ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

764 Terror Network Member Richard Densmore Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

The 47-year-old Michigan man, who pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child, was highly active in the online criminal network called 764, which the FBI now considers a “tier one” terrorism threat.

Tech - Wired - November 7

Mexican man gets 39 years for killing girlfriend in Michigan slaying that became campaign issue

A Mexican national who is in the U.S. illegally was sentenced Thursday to 39 years in a Michigan prison for killing his girlfriend, a crime that suddenly was thrust into the U.S. presidential race ...

Vaccine opponent sentenced to 5 years for encouraging terrorism during pandemic

An opponent of vaccines who wrote social media posts urging violence against scientists, politicians and public health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced to five years in prison

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

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