TAIPEI, Taiwan—Chinese Canadian pop star Kris Wu has faced rape and other criminal charges at a closed trial in Beijing as Chinese citizens were in uproar over a video showing a group of men physically assaulting four women in another city. Wu’s trial Friday at the Chaoyang People’s court was reported late Friday night by…
US Government Charges 21 People With $150 Million in COVID-19 Related Fraud
Twenty-one people nationwide have been hit with criminal charges for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud schemes that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on April 20. The cases resulted in nearly $150 million in alleged false billings and theft from federal pandemic assistance programs. The DOJ seized…
Michael Avenatti Gets Mistrial in California Embezzlement Case
WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Tuesday declared a mistrial in the government’s embezzlement case against Michael Avenatti, giving the already convicted celebrity lawyer a temporary reprieve as he defends against a slew of criminal charges. U.S. District Judge James Selna in Santa Ana, California, said Avenatti was entitled to a new trial because prosecutors had failed…
Oregon Lawmaker Who Let Protesters Into State Capitol Charged With Criminal Misconduct
Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican, faces criminal charges for allegedly allowing demonstrators to breach the state Capitol in December. Nearman has been charged with official misconduct and criminal trespass, both misdemeanors, following a probe into his role in a protest that turned violent at the Oregon State Capitol on Dec. 21, according to…
Oregon Lawmaker Who Let Protesters Into State Capitol Charged in Breach
Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican, faces criminal charges for allegedly allowing demonstrators to breach the state Capitol in December. Nearman has been charged with official misconduct and criminal trespass, both misdemeanors, following an investigation of his alleged role in a protest that turned violent at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Dec….
Authorities to Seek Charges After Violent Boulder Party
Authorities promised Sunday to pursue criminal charges after a massive party near the University of Colorado in Boulder devolved into a violent confrontation with police that left three officers injured. Hundreds of people flooded the streets in an area known as the Hill on Saturday night and when told to leave threw bottles, rocks and…
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