Tag: corruption trial

Hollywood Producer Arnon Milchan Testifies at Netanyahu Corruption Trial Over ‘Supply Line’ of Gifts

JERUSALEM—An Israeli producer of Hollywood blockbuster films took the stand in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial Sunday, describing how he routinely delivered tens of thousands of dollars of Champagne, cigars, and other gifts requested by the Israeli leader. Arnon Milchan, who appeared by videoconference from the British city of Brighton, near where he is…


Ridley-Thomas to Be Tried August 2022, District 10 Remains Without Representation

LOS ANGELES—A federal judge ruled Dec. 9 that Mark Ridley-Thomas, the suspended Los Angeles city councilman, will go to trial for his corruption case Aug. 9, 2022, as residents of his district grow frustrated with their lack of representation. Ridley-Thomas, who oversaw district 10, was suspended from office by a divided Los Angeles City Council…


Sarkozy Tells Campaign Finance Trial the ‘Cost of Flags’ Was Not His Affair

PARIS—Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy denied wrongdoing on Tuesday at his trial over the illegal financing of his failed 2012 reelection campaign, saying its expenses were not his responsibility. It had never been expected of his predecessors to scrutinize campaign bills, he told the Paris court. “Can you imagine me going into a meeting to…


Netanyahu Corruption Trial to Resume After Election

JERUSALEM—The corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will resume only after voters head to the polls to pass judgment on his leadership next month, according to a court decision on Monday. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in long-running cases involving gifts from millionaire friends and for allegedly seeking regulatory favours for media tycoons…