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Cyber crime case: CBI conducts searches in Delhi-NCR in connection with ₹117 crore fraud
1 month ago

Cyber crime case: CBI conducts searches in Delhi-NCR in connection with ₹117 crore fraud

Live Mint  

The Central Bureau of Investigation conducted searches in 10 locations in Delhi and nearby areas on Wednesday related to transnational cyber fraud cases of around ₹117 crore, reported PTI, citing CBI officials. The CBI conducted the searches while investigating a case based on a complaint from the Union Home Ministry’s Cyber Crime Coordination Centre. In the searches conducted on Wednesday, …

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LNP to push through law change to axe truth-telling inquiry as it introduces 'adult time, adult crime' legislation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

LNP to push through law change to axe truth-telling inquiry as it introduces 'adult time, adult crime' legislation

ABC  

The LNP government will rush through law changes to axe Queensland's truth-telling inquiry on the first full sitting day of the new parliament. Premier David Crisafulli also tabled legislation for his "adult crime, adult time" policy, which would lead to young people convicted of murder given a mandatory life sentence, with a non-parole period of 20 years. 'They've snuck it …

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Spencer Lawton, the Savannah prosecutor who tried ‘Midnight in the Garden’ case, dies at 81
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Spencer Lawton, the Savannah prosecutor who tried ‘Midnight in the Garden’ case, dies at 81

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Spencer Lawton Jr., a former Georgia district attorney who worked to expand the rights of crime victims and prosecuted a Savannah killing made famous by the book “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” has died. “He was a huge proponent for victims of crimes,” said Meg Heap, an assistant prosecutor under Lawton who later served …

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Crime victims face perpetrators as part of pilot restorative justice program in Queensland jails
3 months ago

Crime victims face perpetrators as part of pilot restorative justice program in Queensland jails

ABC  

On a small table at the door of Kat Khan's flat, between a candlestick and a plastic cactus, is a mini blackboard with the word 'Relax' scribbled in chalk. "It's really important to have initiatives where survivors and victims are put in the forefront and at the moment, there's nothing like that offered at all." "You can talk about empathy, …

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Adnan Syed’s murder conviction still stands in ‘Serial’ case as court orders new hearing
4 months, 1 week ago

Adnan Syed’s murder conviction still stands in ‘Serial’ case as court orders new hearing

Associated Press  

— Adnan Syed’s murder conviction still stands after Maryland’s highest court Friday ordered a redo of the hearing that freed him. The court ruled that Young Lee was not treated with “dignity, respect, and sensitivity,” as required under Maryland law, because he wasn’t given reasonable notice of the hearing that freed Syed. David Sanford, an attorney who represents the victim’s …

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Court upholds reinstatement of murder conviction for Adnan Syed, orders new hearing
4 months, 1 week ago

Court upholds reinstatement of murder conviction for Adnan Syed, orders new hearing

LA Times  

Adnan Syed and his mother, Shamim Rahman, speak with reporters as they arrive at Maryland’s Supreme Court in Annapolis last year. A 2022 court hearing that freed Adnan Syed from prison violated the legal rights of the victim’s family and must be redone, Maryland’s Supreme Court ruled Friday, marking the latest development in the ongoing legal saga that gained global …

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Govt starts action against parcel scam, urges citizens to report suspected calls on cyber crime website
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt starts action against parcel scam, urges citizens to report suspected calls on cyber crime website

India Today  

Fake parcel scam is becoming a growing cyber concern of India. The scam involves reaching out to victims through social media platforms and extortion through fake calls claiming digital arrests by fake law officers. In a decisive move to combat the escalating parcel scam, the Indian government has started a series of actions aimed at curbing this fraudulent activity and …

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How US police are co-opting a law meant to protect victims of crime
9 months, 1 week ago

How US police are co-opting a law meant to protect victims of crime

Al Jazeera  

Experts fear law enforcement is using Marsy’s Law to hide names and dodge accountability in cases of police violence. Criminal justice advocates, however, warn this is part of a dangerous trend in the United States, where police officers use Marsy’s Law to shield themselves from public scrutiny. That same year, two fatal police shootings in the state capital Tallahassee prompted …

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FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims
9 months, 2 weeks ago

FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims

Associated Press  

The FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel in midflight that they might be victims of a crime. Published reports and government officials have said the U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into whether the panel blowout violated terms of a 2021 settlement that let Boeing avoid prosecution for …

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FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims
9 months, 2 weeks ago

FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims

LA Times  

Alaska Airlines aircraft sit in the airline’s hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in January. The FBI told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel midflight that they might be victims of a crime. The FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel midflight that they might …

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Police fan out in tense Badaun, but motive for killings unclear
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Police fan out in tense Badaun, but motive for killings unclear

Hindustan Times  

More than 24 hours after the sensational murders of two minor brothers in Budaun in Uttar Pradesh, police on Wednesday were yet to establish a clear motive for what they suspected could be a hate crime, even as officers fanned out across the district to snuff out communal tensions. He said the minor brothers’ father, Vinod Kumar Singh, had mentioned …

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After brutal killing, Delhi murderer bragged about crime
1 year, 1 month ago

After brutal killing, Delhi murderer bragged about crime

Hindustan Times  

The teenager who brutally stabbed to death a 17-year-old boy in a frenzied attack in north-east Delhi’s Welcome on Tuesday night, then bragged about the murder and brandished the blood-soaked knife, he used to commit the crime, at the residents of the area said on Thursday. Shabnam Begum, 45, another resident, said though the crime took place in full view …

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CrimeCon 2023: Victims’ Families Join True Crime Celebrities
1 year, 3 months ago

CrimeCon 2023: Victims’ Families Join True Crime Celebrities

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This is an excerpt from our true crime newsletter, Suspicious Circumstances, which sends the biggest unsolved mysteries, white collar scandals, and captivating cases straight to your inbox every week. “I’m not a true crime watcher, and I never have been,” Chapin told a packed ballroom in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, “but what you see as a level …

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Many crime victims decide not to file a report with police
1 year, 4 months ago

Many crime victims decide not to file a report with police

NL Times  

Over 40 percent of recent crime victims did not file a report with the police. Most of them feel that the police can’t help them, and many don’t trust the police, EenVandaag reports based on a survey of over 7,000 people on its opinion panel who have been victims of a crime in the past two years. Of the 42 …

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Better support needed to prevent honour-based abuse remaining hidden crime – MPs
1 year, 5 months ago

Better support needed to prevent honour-based abuse remaining hidden crime – MPs

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Honour-based abuse should have a statutory definition in a similar …

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Takeaways from AP's report on legislative reforms to victim compensation programs
1 year, 7 months ago

Takeaways from AP's report on legislative reforms to victim compensation programs

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Across the country, violent crime victims are using …

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Victims of violent crime drive legislative change to state programs, pushing against barriers to aid
1 year, 7 months ago

Victims of violent crime drive legislative change to state programs, pushing against barriers to aid

Associated Press  

Vanessa Martinez was finishing preparations for her daughter’s second birthday in September 2021 when her ex-boyfriend broke into her Mesa, Arizona, condo and shot her in the head as she frantically tried to shield their three young children. Arizona has a state safety net — local victim compensation programs — for victims of violent attacks like Martinez. Across the country, …

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Cybersecurity: Online scams pay off as chance of being caught is barely 1 percent
1 year, 7 months ago

Cybersecurity: Online scams pay off as chance of being caught is barely 1 percent

NL Times  

People who have fallen into a fraud trap when buying clothes or items on trading portals on the internet cannot easily expect to find the culprits. That's because a suspect is caught in only about 1 percent of fraud cases, according to an analysis by RTL Nieuws based on figures from the Dutch Statistics Office and the police. This means …

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Romania searches 7 homes in case of influencer Andrew Tate
1 year, 11 months ago

Romania searches 7 homes in case of influencer Andrew Tate

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Romania’s anti-organized crime agency has …

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Criminal justice panel says California should pay restitution to victims, ban some traffic stops
2 years ago

Criminal justice panel says California should pay restitution to victims, ban some traffic stops

LA Times  

Bryant Mangum at his home in August 2021 in Los Angeles. California should set up a taxpayer-funded restitution system for crime victims, curtail the use of money bail and limit when cops can make traffic stops that disproportionately affect Black and Latino drivers, according to recommendations from a criminal justice panel that advises state lawmakers. Romano said the state often …

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US gay club shooter charged with 305 criminal counts, including hate crime
2 years, 1 month ago

US gay club shooter charged with 305 criminal counts, including hate crime

India Today  

The suspect accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armour and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, was charged by prosecutors Tuesday with 305 criminal counts including hate crimes and murder. In addition to those killed or wounded by gunfire, police have said five people had non-gunshot injuries and other …

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Idaho murders: Moscow police receive lab results from house crime scene two weeks after university killings
2 years, 1 month ago

Idaho murders: Moscow police receive lab results from house crime scene two weeks after university killings

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Investigators in Idaho have …

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Delhi murder case: Accused Aftab inspired by crime show 'Dexter', bought fridge to store body parts
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi murder case: Accused Aftab inspired by crime show 'Dexter', bought fridge to store body parts

Firstpost  

The accused allegedly chopped her body into 35 pieces, bought a refrigerator and kept them in it. He later started disposing of the body pieces at different locations in and around Delhi during night hours for the next 18 days New Delhi: Aftab Amin Poonawalla, the accused in the horrific Shraddha murder case, had watched many crime movies and web …

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Capacity problems forced Amsterdam police to drop 1,400 cases last year
2 years, 2 months ago

Capacity problems forced Amsterdam police to drop 1,400 cases last year

NL Times  

The police in the Amsterdam region could not pick up 1,375 cases last year because they had too few staff to conduct an investigation, mayor Femke Halsema announced in response to questions from D66 city councilors, AT5 reports. The city councilors asked her about the situation in the Amsterdam police after NOS reported that the police are dropping more cases …

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