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Michigan Petition-Fraud Defendant Gets 4–20 Years, Remains Free Pending Appeal

Prosecutors say his firms delivered tens of thousands of forged signatures after collecting nearly $400,000 from campaigns.

Report Says Trump Administration Aids Alexander Smirnov’s Bid to Overturn Sentence

IGAE Flags Irregularities in 11 Adif and Roads Contracts in Report to National Court

China Probes Top Generals, Leaving Xi Alone Atop Military Commission

Former Georgian Prime Minister Garibashvili Pleads Guilty, Receives Five-Year Sentence

Kerala Minister Seeks Arrest of ED Officer Ordered Into Premature Retirement

Fréjus Mayor David Rachline to Stand Trial for Favoritism on Sept. 22, 2026, Prosecutor Says

UIF Says Kirchners Led 'Cuadernos' Graft Network in Court Hearing

EPPO Detains Three in EU Funds Probe, With Reports Naming Federica Mogherini

South Korea Files New Charges Against Ousted Ex-President Yoon Over Alleged North Korea Provocation

Electoral Tribunal Overturns INE Fines Tied to Judicial-Election ‘Accordion’ Guides

Trump Commutes George Santos’s 7-Year Sentence, Ex-Lawmaker Hits TV Circuit After Release

Criminal Complaint Targets Milei Ally José Luis Espert Over Alleged $200,000 From Accused Trafficker

Perth and Kinross Council Leader Grant Laing Resigns After Embezzlement Charge

Senate Sets Up Potential Monday Vote to Confirm Peter Lamelas as U.S. Ambassador to Argentina

German Parliament Lifts AfD Lawmaker Maximilian Krah’s Immunity as Police Search Offices

Judicial Watch Sues DOJ and ODNI for Records on Alleged Email Surveillance of Trump Adviser Michael Caputo

Court Orders Álvaro Uribe to Start 12-Year House Arrest as Appeal Looms

Warrants Tie Bridgeport Mayoral Campaigns to Four New Absentee Ballot Arrests

Bangladeshi Court Schedules Tulip Siddiq’s Corruption Trial for August 11