Category: charges

Senior Officer Faces Military Charges for ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

The military police have charged a senior officer in the Canadian Armed Forces after an investigation into allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. The office of Canada’s military police chief announced on Wednesday that Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is facing two counts under the National Defence Act related to “conduct to the prejudice of good order and…


Murdaugh Friend Charged With Aiding Insurance Fraud Scheme

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A longtime friend of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh now faces 18 charges involving the theft of more than $3 million in insurance money from the family of Murdaugh’s dead housekeeper, according to newly unsealed court documents. An indictment made public Wednesday accuses Cory Fleming of working with Murdaugh to defraud the sons of…


Quebec Man Arrested After Four Day Amber Alert Pleads Guilty to 14 Charges

MONTREAL—A Quebec man who kidnapped his three-year-old son and was the subject of a manhunt over several days last summer has pleaded guilty to 14 charges. The province’s prosecution service says the man pleaded guilty during an appearance today at the courthouse in Matane, Que., in the Gaspe region. The man, who was 36 years…


US Judge Dismisses 2 Charges Against Former Boeing 737 MAX Technical Pilot

WASHINGTON—A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed two charges against a former chief technical pilot for Boeing Co. accused of deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company’s 737 MAX jet, but rejected a request to dismiss the other four counts. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas granted part of the request of lawyers for former Boeing…


Nikola Corp. Agrees to Pay $125 Million to Settle SEC Charges of Defrauding Investors

WASHINGTON—Nikola Corp. has agreed to pay $125 million to settle civil charges that it defrauded investors by misleading them about its products, technical advancements, and commercial prospects, the U.S. securities regulator said on Tuesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused the electric vehicle maker of violating securities laws with numerous misleading statements made from…


Australian Anti-Mandate Group Takes Legal Action against Northern Territory Health Orders

A group of anti-mandate protesters in Darwin have launched legal action in the Supreme Court against the current government directive, which requires the vast majority of Territorians to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their jobs. The action comes on the back of a Territory-wide vaccine mandate that went into effect in November and requires…


Israeli Couple Arrested in Turkey on Espionage Charges

ISTANBUL—An Israeli married couple were arrested for espionage late Friday after taking photographs of the Turkish president’s residence in Istanbul, Turkey’s official news agency said. Anadolu Agency said a Turkish national was also arrested. Police detained them after a tip off from an employee working in the Camlica radio and television tower on the Asian…


ECB Policymaker Kazimir Charged With Bribery, Denies Wrongdoing

PRAGUE—Slovak central bank Governor and European Central Bank governing council member Peter Kazimir has been charged with bribery but denies wrongdoing and will defend himself against the charges, Kazimir and his lawyer said on Tuesday. “I do not feel guilty of any crime,” Kazimir, who served as finance minister before taking the central bank post…


EU Plans One Mobile Charging Port for All, in Setback for Apple

BRUSSELS—The EU aims to have a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets, and headphones under a European Commission proposal presented on Thursday in a world first, with the move impacting iPhone maker Apple more than its rivals. The move has been more than 10 years in the making, with the European Union executive touting…


Murder Charges Filed in Miami Beach Spring Break Overdoses

MIAMI—Two North Carolina men accused of raping a 24-year-old tourist who overdosed during spring break in Miami Beach now face first-degree murder charges. On Wednesday, a grand jury in Miami-Dade County found Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 25, both from Greensboro, North Carolina, responsible for the fentanyl-induced death in March of Christine Englehardt of…