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February 19, 2021 Women activists lie down on the road near the police barricade during their sleeping protest demanding womens rights in the new constitution in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Aug 7. Reuters To the Nepalese government, a proposed law requiring women under the age of 40 to get permission from a male guardian before travelling alone to the Gulf states and Africa for the first time is a means of protecting them. But to hundreds of Nepali women who have taken to the streets this past week i...

Political Donor Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Lobbying and Campaign Contribution Crimes, Tax Evasion, and Obstruction of Justice Posted on A venture capitalist and political fundraiser was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for falsifying records to conceal his work as a foreign agent while lobbying high-level U.S. government officials, evading the payment of millions of dollars in taxes, making illegal campaign contributions, and obstructing a federal investigation into the...

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(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon wants to hire a special prosecutor to review and re-evaluate police shootings with questionable use of force. On Friday, he sent an official letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors requesting approval to hire former Federal Prosecutor Lawrence Middleton. Things have progressed in the hiring process to the point that Gascón sent an official letter to the members of the county’s Board of Supervis...

news You are using an older browser version. Please use a supported version for the best MSN experience. ‘Nepal is becoming Afghanistan’: activists hit out at plan requiring women to get male assent for foreign travel Sonia Sarkar © AP A Nepali activist takes part in a protest in Kathmandu on February 12 calling for the scrapping of a proposed law that would restrict travel for many women. Photo: AP To the Nepalese government, a proposed law requiring women under the age...

Saugus postal worker indicted on mail theft charge Wicked Local The Department of Justice issued the following press release A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was arrested on Feb. 10 and charged with stealing mail. Brian Thibodeau, 48, was indicted on one count of theft of mail by an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. Thibodeau was released on conditions following an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler. Beginning in 2001, Thibodeau worked for many years ...

A disbarred lawyer was sentenced today to 180 months in federal prison for stealing more than $4 million from his clients through a variety of means, including collecting fees for work he never performed. The case is the result of an extensive investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and the State Bar of California. Shant Ohanian, 38, of Burbank, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who stated that he intends at...

Imperial Valley News Imperial Valley News Center Former Member of Baldwin Park City Council Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Admits Receiving Nearly $38,000 to Support a Police Contract Details Written by FBI Los Angeles, California - A former Baldwin Park city councilmember has pleaded guilty to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes – including $20,000 in cash – from a Baldwin Park Police officer working at the FBI’s direction, in e...

Details Written by Imperial Valley News Los Angeles, California - Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitchell Englander was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for his conduct surrounding his obstruction of a public corruption investigation into his acceptance of gifts – including $15,000 in cash – from a businessman during trips to Las Vegas and Palm Springs in 2017. Englander, 50, of Santa Monica, was sentenced this morning by United States District Judge Jo...

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dylan Ferguson, a brigade aviation element officer with the 82nd Airborne Divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team, launches a Puma unmanned aerial vehicle June 25, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Mike MacLeod / 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs Get all our news and commentary in your inbox at 6 a.m. ET. email Intel Agency Worker Pushed His Own Drone Company, Report Details T...