Swiss prosecutor charges Lombard Odier with money laundering

Former employee of private bank also charged in case relating to daughter of former Uzbekistan president

Business - Financial Times - 1 hour ago

Swiss wealth manager Lombard Odier indicted for money laundering

Lombard Odier — one of Switzerland's oldest private banks — has been indicted by Swiss prosecutors for "aggravated money laundering."

Business - CNBC - 1 hour ago

UK imposes sanctions on Isabel dos Santos in money laundering crackdown

Africa’s former richest woman and exiled Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash among trio hit by measures

World - Financial Times - November 21

Metro Bank fined £17mn for anti-money laundering control failings

UK lender failed to ensure automated system was correctly checking customer transactions

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Major bitcoin hacker Lichtenstein gets five years in prison for crypto laundering scheme

The value of the bitcoin stolen by hacker Ilya Lichstenstein from Bitfinex in 2016 is worth more than $10 billion now.

Business - CNBC - November 15

Wise rebuked by European watchdog over money laundering controls

Regulatory review in 2022 found fintech lacked proof of address for hundreds of thousands of customers

World - Financial Times - 9 hours ago

Prosecutors to consider bringing charges against Tim Westwood

Police are investigating the ex-BBC Radio 1 hip-hop DJ over allegations of non-recent sexual abuse.

German prosecutors charge four alleged members of Hamas

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Prosecutor: Lions' Williams won't face gun charges

Prosecutors have decided that no legal action will be issued against Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams stemming from an Oct. 8 traffic stop.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter charge dismissal appealed by prosecutor

The prosecutor in Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter case for the movie “Rust,” has filed an appeal, looking to overturn a judge’s decision to throw out the charge. The notice was filed Thursday in New ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Trump hush money case prosecutors support sentencing delay but oppose case dismissal

The election of Donald Trump has led to all four criminal cases against him being paused in some way.

Business - CNBC - November 19

Prosecutors in Trump hush money case oppose dismissal, but are OK pausing case

Prosecutors say they oppose Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his New York criminal hush money conviction -- but that they do not object to pausing the case.

Prosecutors say sentencing in Trump hush money case can be postponed

New York prosecutors told the judge who presided over Donald Trump's hush money trial on Tuesday that his sentencing should be postponed while the president-elect's lawyers file further legal ...

Prosecutors recommend judge holds off Trump sentencing in hush money case

The Manhattan district attorney's office has told the judge overseeing President-elect Trump's hush money case that his sentencing should be stayed while his lawyers make arguments should be ...

Politics - NBC News - November 19

Trump picks Linda McMahon for education, and says he won’t reconsider Matt Gaetz nomination – live

President-elect picks prominent donor and co-chair of transition team as education secretary; Trump won’t rethink Gaetz for attorney general despite mounting scrutiny. Trump nominates transition ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Prosecutors plan to fight Trump’s push to dismiss hush-money case

Possible delay of 26 November court date comes as outcome of case left in question following election win. Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush-money case said in a letter on ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

New York prosecutors ask for sentencing delay in Trump hush money case

Prosecutors told the judge in President-elect Trump's hush money case that they oppose dismissing it, but said his sentencing could be delayed. NBC News' Laura Jarrett reports.

German prosecutor charges man in fatal Mannheim stabbing case

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Nelly won't be charged after August drug arrest, Missouri prosecutor says

Rapper Nelly won’t face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St. Louis-area casino

Entertainment - ABC News - November 13

Prosecutors suggest postponing Trump sentencing in "hush money" case until after presidency

Prosecutors in President-elect Donald Trump's "hush money" case have said in a letter to the presiding judge that Trump shouldn't be sentenced until after he completes his presidency. CBS News ...

Police ask prosecutors to consider charging Russell Brand over sexual assault claims

The historic allegations, which Brand has denied, date back to 2006-13 when he was a radio and TV presenter. Detectives investigating historic allegations of sexual assault against Russell Brand ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

UK prosecutors mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations

British prosecutors say they have been given a file of evidence from police about alleged sexual offenses by comedian Russell Brand and are considering whether to charge him

Entertainment - ABC News - November 3

U.K. prosecutors mull whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations

In September 2023, British media outlets Channel 4 and the Sunday Times published claims by four women of being sexually assaulted or raped by Russell Brand between 2006 and 2013.

3 charged in connection with the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne, Argentine prosecutors say

World - ABC News - November 7

Argentine prosecutors charge 3 people linked to the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne

Argentine prosecutors say that three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction, who died after falling from the balcony of ...

Entertainment - ABC News - November 8

Argentine prosecutors charge 3 people linked to the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne

Argentine prosecutors say that three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction, who died after falling from the balcony of ...

World - ABC News - November 7

3 charged in connection with the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne, Argentine prosecutors say

Entertainment - ABC News - November 7

Idaho college murders: Prosecutors can seek death penalty against man charged with killing 4 students

The man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students two years ago may be punished with the death penalty if he is convicted, the trial judge has ruled.

Swiss villagers pack up for evacuation over fears of another rockslide

Families in a tiny Swiss village are packing up after authorities issued an evacuation order with a weekend deadline because of the threat of a possible rockslide

World - ABC News - November 13

Swiss Re Net Profit Falls On U.S. Liability Reserve Increase

The reinsurer said resilient underwriting and contributions from all its business lines were offset by a $2.4 billion increase in the liability reserves of its property and casualty U.S. business.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 14

Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus

Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional booth. The small, unadorned church has long ranked as the oldest in the Swiss city of Lucerne. But ...

World - The Guardian - November 21

Polish company denies that it broke the law in sending Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Polish company denies that it broke the law in sending Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine

A Polish company has denied any laws were broken when it sent Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, after the Swiss government placed some export restrictions on the company over concerns that the ...

World - ABC News - Yesterday

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