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Column: President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter is understandable. It’s also unforgivable

LA Times

It came as a surprise that President Biden unconditionally pardoned his son Hunter, a convicted felon, after repeatedly vowing that he would not. How can we be outraged that Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner received $2 billion from the murderous Saudis if we think it’s perfectly fine for Hunter Biden to be paid millions of dollars for sitting on the board …

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Former Apple employees charged in alleged scheme to steal charity matching funds

LA Times

Shoppers in an Apple store. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged six former employees with grand theft, perjury and tax fraud. A group of six former Apple employees are being charged for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the tech giant through a fraudulent charity scheme lasting three years, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her shakes charged with trying to have detective killed

Associated Press

DENVER — A dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes has been charged with trying to get a fellow jail inmate to kill a detective investigating the murder case. Prosecutors filed two new charges against James Craig last week — solicitation to commit murder as well as solicitation to commit perjury. He is also accused of …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Of Anchor's Criminal Case Against Colgate, False Evidence Claim To Proceed Separately

Live Law

The Supreme Court has upheld the Delhi High Court's order dismissing criminal proceedings initiated by Anchor Health and Beauty Care Pvt. The bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice R. Mahadevan ruled against Anchor's petitions, citing the principle that offences arising from a single transaction cannot be split between private complaints and court-initiated proceedings. However, the Supreme Court clarified that …

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Seoul court acquits South Korean opposition leader on charges of instigating perjury

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was acquitted on Monday on charges that he persuaded a witness to lie in court to understate Lee’s past criminal conviction, in a rare moment of relief from broad legal troubles that threaten to derail his political career. The ruling Monday at the Seoul court was about whether Lee pressured …

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1 month, 1 week ago

South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign. Lee told reporters that he plans to appeal Friday’s verdict by the Seoul Central District Court, which gave him …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Don’t go light on this stuff': Legal expert provides road map to 'destroy' Matt Gaetz

Raw Story

In a column for Above The Law, a longtime litigator suggested that, should Rep. Matt Gaetz make it to the point where he sits down before the Senate Judiciary Committee to face questioning before become the next attorney general, Democrats will have a wealth of options to create havoc with his nomination. Using news that the Republican-dominated House Ethics Committee …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chinese Student Accused of Voting Irregularities in Michigan

Op India

A 19-year-old Chinese student studying at the University of Michigan faces voter fraud and perjury charges after allegedly casting a ballot in the 2024 US election. The student, a legal resident in the US but not a citizen, is accused of using his university ID and other documents to register at a polling place on Sunday before casting a same-day …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rancho Santa Margarita mayor admits to submitting false nominating papers, accepts plea deal

LA Times

Rancho Santa Margarita Mayor Carol Gamble, a founding member of the city’s first council in 2000, will plead guilty to making a false affidavit on paperwork she filed to get on the ballot, according to Orange County Dist. Wednesday’s announcement comes a week after Fullerton City Council candidate Scott Markowitz agreed to a plea deal after being charged with falsifying …

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Chinese Student Charged with Voter Fraud in Michigan

CNN

A 19-year-old Chinese citizen has been charged with voter fraud and perjury in Michigan after allegedly casting a ballot in the 2024 election. The man, who is not a US citizen, is a student living in Ann Arbor. Investigations into the matter are ongoing, with federal authorities also looking into the incident.

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2 months ago

GOP lawsuits about an obscure immigration database may set up election challenges

NPR

GOP lawsuits about an obscure immigration database may set up election challenges toggle caption Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images As former President Donald Trump and his allies spread baseless conspiracy theories about Democrats bringing in noncitizens to vote illegally, GOP state officials are escalating last-minute demands on the Biden administration to check the citizenship of voters on their …

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Rancho Santa Margarita mayor suspends campaign, cites document ‘error’

LA Times

Election volunteers sort envelopes containing ballots at the Orange County Registrar of Voters in 2022. On Oct. 16, the Orange County district attorney’s office could neither confirm nor deny an investigation with TimesOC regarding Gamble and any potential perjury case surrounding her nomination papers. TimesOC Fullerton City Council candidate arrested on perjury charges Scott Markowitz faces two felony charges related …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Fullerton City Council candidate arrested on perjury charges

LA Times

Scott Markowitz allegedly falsified nomination paperwork in his campaign to represent District 4 in southwest Fullerton, the Orange County district attorney’s office announced Tuesday. He did note his party affiliation as Republican for the nonpartisan race and issued a candidate statement calling on “America First patriots to step up and get our city government out of the way of our …

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2 months, 1 week ago

6 facts about false noncitizen voting claims and the election

NPR

6 facts about false noncitizen voting claims and the election toggle caption Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images This presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump and other Republicans have been repeating the false narrative that Democrats are purposefully letting migrants into the country so they will vote. Sponsor Message Alabama election officials inactivated the registrations of 3,251 individuals on the grounds …

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3 months ago

Delhi High Court issues notice to Puja Khedkar over UPSC's perjury charge

India TV News

The Delhi High Court today sought the stand of Puja Khedkar on the UPSC's allegation that the former IAS trainee committed perjury by making a false statement in relation to her anticipatory bail plea. In its application filed through lawyer Vardhman Kaushik, the UPSC submitted that Khedkar, in her rejoinder, made an "absolutely false" statement on affidavit that the Commission …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others

Associated Press

ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Thursday tossed out three counts in the indictment — including two counts brought against the former president — saying that they lie beyond the state’s jurisdiction. At issue in Thursday’s ruling are two counts having to do with the filing of a document with …

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Delhi HC asks Puja Khedkar to respond to UPSC plea seeking perjury proceedings against her

The Hindu

The Delhi High Court on Thursday told former probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Puja Khedkar to respond to a plea by the Union Public Service Commission seeking initiation of perjury proceedings against her for allegedly giving false statement and affidavit in the court. The UPSC said the July 31 communication by which Ms. Khedkar’s candidature was cancelled was communicated to …

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Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others

LA Times

Even with a total of nine counts quashed, 32 counts remain in the Georgia case, including an overarching racketeering charge brought against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and other defendants. The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others tossed out three counts Thursday in the indictment — including two counts brought against the former president …

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Why Judge Merchan delayed Trump's New York Bragg sentencing date.

Slate

Of all the cases impacted by the Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity decision, Donald J. Trump’s hush money election interference conviction is perhaps the most surprising. The People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump, as the case name suggests, was a state case, and it largely concerned events that took place before Trump became president, but nonetheless, …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

A Chinese millionaire, a cop for hire and an Irvine family: Inside a twisted global business dispute

LA Times

Steven Lankford, a former homicide detective for the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, allegedly showed his badge while working on behalf of a Chinese chemicals magnate, Jing “Annie” Liu. After serving in a special forces unit of the United Kingdom’s military from 2007 to 2013, he said in a deposition, he started a company in Australia’s New South Wales state that …

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4 months, 1 week ago

This controversial California AI bill was amended to quell Silicon Valley fears. Here’s what changed

LA Times

A bill by state Sen. Scott Wiener is causing an uproar in the tech industry. Some tech players support the bill, including the Center for AI Safety and Geoffrey Hinton, who is considered a “godfather of AI.” Others, though, worry that it could damage a booming California industry. “We are aligned with the way describes the bill and the goals …

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Far-right lawyers use mentally ill veteran to break down gun protection laws: report

Raw Story

A mentally ill veteran who hoarded the body of a dead dog, pieces of bombs and an arsenal of weapons on his Maryland property — on which multiple fires have broken out — is being used by far-right activists to break down American gun protection laws, according to a new investigative report. Donald Willey — a veteran diagnosed with ADHD …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Preliminary Enquiry U/S 340 CrPC Can Only Be Initiated In Interest Of Justice And In Relation To Court Proceedings: J&K High Court

Live Law

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has emphasised that a preliminary enquiry under Section 340 of the Cr. It is not a case where the petitioner is stated to have made any contradictory statements in his pleadings but it is a case where he has made certain allegations, the veracity of which is yet to be determined… this …

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S. 193 IPC | When Can Perjury Proceedings Be Initiated Against A Litigant? Supreme Court Explains

Live Law

While quashing a perjury proceeding against a litigant, the Supreme Court on Tuesday laid down the yardsticks which should be fulfilled for initiating proceedings for the offence of perjury under Section 193 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.The bench comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justices Sanjay Karol and KV Viswanathan was deciding an appeal preferred by a litigant against the decision of. …

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Column: President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter is understandable. It’s also unforgivable

Former Apple employees charged in alleged scheme to steal charity matching funds

Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her shakes charged with trying to have detective killed

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Of Anchor's Criminal Case Against Colgate, False Evidence Claim To Proceed Separately

Seoul court acquits South Korean opposition leader on charges of instigating perjury

South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

'Don’t go light on this stuff': Legal expert provides road map to 'destroy' Matt Gaetz

Chinese Student Accused of Voting Irregularities in Michigan

Rancho Santa Margarita mayor admits to submitting false nominating papers, accepts plea deal

Chinese Student Charged with Voter Fraud in Michigan

GOP lawsuits about an obscure immigration database may set up election challenges

Rancho Santa Margarita mayor suspends campaign, cites document ‘error’

Fullerton City Council candidate arrested on perjury charges

6 facts about false noncitizen voting claims and the election

Delhi High Court issues notice to Puja Khedkar over UPSC's perjury charge

Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others

Delhi HC asks Puja Khedkar to respond to UPSC plea seeking perjury proceedings against her

Judge tosses some counts in Georgia election case against Trump and others

Why Judge Merchan delayed Trump's New York Bragg sentencing date.

A Chinese millionaire, a cop for hire and an Irvine family: Inside a twisted global business dispute

This controversial California AI bill was amended to quell Silicon Valley fears. Here’s what changed

Far-right lawyers use mentally ill veteran to break down gun protection laws: report

Preliminary Enquiry U/S 340 CrPC Can Only Be Initiated In Interest Of Justice And In Relation To Court Proceedings: J&K High Court

S. 193 IPC | When Can Perjury Proceedings Be Initiated Against A Litigant? Supreme Court Explains