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Ričardas Malinauskas, the mayor of Druskininkai, delivered his final statement in court, claiming the involvement of powerful businessmen and officials in a corruption case linked to bribery.

The man accused of serious sexual offenses against multiple children pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial in Sunnmøre District Court.

Christian villagers in southern Lebanon are facing increasing fears and uncertainties due to escalating conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah, with local leaders struggling to maintain normalcy during wartime.

Gift Oladele, a UK-based Nigerian, has been indicted for the rape of a 19-year-old woman, with sentencing scheduled for April following a guilty plea.

Yolanda Moreno has been unanimously found guilty of murder for throwing her newborn baby into a trash bin in Porto Cristo, with a warrant now issued for her arrest.

A man charged in connection with a fatal accident in Lyngdal involving a teenage boy has pleaded not guilty and expressed sympathy for the victim's family.

A man charged in connection with a fatal accident involving a teenage boy in Lyngdal denies guilt.

A Calgary trucker has been convicted of child luring in the U.S. and is scheduled to be sentenced in April after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an online sting operation.

Elon Musk has been found guilty of misleading investors during his acquisition of Twitter, though the jury determined he did not intentionally scheme to deceive them.

A woman in California has been found guilty of harassing an ICE agent after she chased him and broadcasted the incident on social media, potentially facing up to five years in prison.

Cordell Goosby was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the shooting death of Eina Kwon, a pregnant woman, and the injury of her husband during a drive-by incident in Seattle.

Parkway Drive has publicly distanced itself from a former merchandise manager who pleaded guilty to sexual intercourse with a minor, expressing support for the victim.

A North Carolina man has admitted to defrauding music streaming services by using AI-generated songs and bots to artificially inflate listen counts and royal revenues.

A North Carolina musician, Michael Smith, pled guilty to a massive digital fraud scheme involving AI-generated music and bots that generated millions in royalties from major streaming platforms.

A woman in Utah has been found guilty of murdering her husband by poisoning him with fentanyl, revealing a shocking motive tied to her financial troubles and future plans with another man.

A California federal jury found Elon Musk guilty of misleading Twitter shareholders, causing a drop in the company's stock price during his $44 billion acquisition process.

Elon Musk was found guilty by a federal jury for misleading Twitter shareholders during his $44 billion acquisition of the platform, resulting in potential billions in damages.

Elon Musk has been found guilty of misleading Twitter shareholders in the months prior to his acquisition of the social media platform.

Elon Musk has been found guilty by a federal jury in San Francisco of deceiving shareholders during his purchase of Twitter.

A jury has found Elon Musk guilty of misleading Twitter shareholders to drive down stock prices prior to his $44 billion purchase of the company.

A woman in her twenties testified against her foster father for sexual abuse that occurred when she was a minor, resulting in his conviction and an 11-year prison sentence.

A federal jury in the United States found Elon Musk guilty of fraud concerning his acquisition of Twitter, now known as X.

Two personal injury attorneys in New Orleans were found guilty of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme to stage vehicle accidents for insurance payouts.

Elon Musk has been found guilty of defrauding Twitter investors in 2022, as reported following a jury's decision in a US federal court.

Brandon Addison, a former police chief, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and conspiracy charges after unwittingly negotiating with FBI agents posing as drug traffickers.

A trial concerning three schoolboys accused of raping a 13-year-old girl concluded with their acquittal and distress after the jury found them not guilty of the charges.

A Lithuanian court found R. Ščerbininas not guilty of desecrating the state coat of arms, stating he intended to critique police work, not to offend national symbols.

A US veteran charged with conspiracy over a protest against ICE refuses to plead guilty and is prepared to go to trial.

A 14-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a 28-year-old man in Sweden.

A 14-year-old has been convicted of murder following the shooting of a 28-year-old man at a playground in Ektorp, Norrköping.

A 14-year-old boy was found guilty of murder for shooting a man in his 30s at a playground, although he cannot be sentenced due to his age.

Three men have pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy to sexually assault a woman after allegedly being invited by her husband, who is accused of drugging her over a two-decade period.

A man has been convicted of manslaughter in the unlawful killing of his passenger during a drug-fuelled road trip in New South Wales.

A country footballer has admitted to trafficking over $120,000 worth of cocaine and MDMA in Mildura, Victoria.

An American man, Sahil Aziz, has pleaded guilty to human smuggling after being caught by Canadian border agents with someone else's identification documents while attempting to enter Canada.

Eighteen-year-old Saleh Mohammadi, a member of Iran's national wrestling team, was executed along with two others after being found guilty of killing police officers, amid allegations of coerced confessions and unfair trials.

El Salvador's government proposes life imprisonment for minors guilty of murder or rape, regardless of gang affiliation.

A juror revealed that after hearing evidence during Kouri Richins' murder trial, their initial sympathy for her transformed into a unanimous guilty verdict for the murder of her husband via fentanyl poisoning.

Three teenage boys accused of raping a 13-year-old girl were found not guilty, resulting in an emotional reaction in court.

Jennifer Pan has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2010 death of her mother following a Supreme Court decision that ordered a new murder trial.

Two men have been found guilty of the brutal murder of a 71-year-old man in his home in Copenhagen.

A. Kandrotas-Celofanas has been sentenced to one year in prison for inciting hatred against a group of people.

The LSDP leader warns that the party may lose significant state funding if found guilty of serious legal violations surrounding car rentals from party officials.

A Somali national has been convicted in Kenya for radicalising minors to support the Al-Shabaab terrorist group.

A former childcare worker was found guilty of indecent treatment of a child but not guilty of digitally raping the child in his care.

Marius Borg Høiby’s defense attorney claims that the media coverage surrounding the case has crossed unacceptable boundaries, emphasizing the presumption of innocence until proven guilty.

The viral trend of men recording themselves dancing to Aitana's song 'Superestrella' has taken social media by storm, drawing both connection and irony in its format.

A husband pleads not guilty to careless driving charges following a fatal accident in which his wife was killed after their vehicle collided with a train.

A Recife councilman was found guilty of inciting a virtual lynching by publicly sharing the identity of a social media user who commented negatively about the death of activist Charlie Kirk.

A Quebec man has been convicted of murdering his two young children after a jury found him guilty on all charges, including attempted murder of his eldest daughter and strangulation of his wife.