Crime
A US court has found Musk liable in a case brought by Twitter shareholders over claims regarding bots
A federal court in San Francisco has found Elon Musk liable in a civil case brought by Twitter shareholders, who claimed that his public statements in 2022 artificially depressed the company’s share price during the $44 billion takeover deal. However, the jury found him liable for two specific statements but did not agree with a separate claim regarding an overarching fraudulent scheme.
The police have uncovered schemes involving the embezzlement of over 100 million hryvnias from healthcare facilities
Law enforcement agencies have uncovered widespread abuses in the healthcare sector across various regions of Ukraine. These involve systematic schemes to embezzle public funds earmarked for patient treatment.
The Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has referred a case involving the embezzlement of 146 million hryvnias from Ukroboronprom companies to court
The Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has filed an indictment with the court against five members of a criminal group accused of embezzling over 146 million hryvnias from companies belonging to the Ukroboronprom concern. Those implicated include former officials of state-owned enterprises and the actual beneficiary of a private company.
Law enforcement officers have uncovered eight schemes to evade conscription in various regions
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have dismantled eight schemes designed to evade mobilisation. The organisers of these schemes were arrested in several regions across the country.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) is conducting searches at the Kyiv Court of Appeal and the Office of the Prosecutor General in connection with the Ivanyushchenko case
Detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau are conducting searches at the Kyiv Court of Appeal and at the offices of certain officials from the Office of the Prosecutor General. The investigations relate to the case concerning the lifting of the freeze on Yuriy Ivanyushchenko’s assets.
$17,500 for a ‘reservation’ to avoid conscription; former director of municipal enterprise detained in Kyiv
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers have arrested a former head of a municipal enterprise who is suspected of extorting money in exchange for employment and subsequent exemption from conscription. The sum of the bribe amounted to $17,500.
At least 11 people have been killed in Mexico during an operation against the Sinaloa cartel
At least 11 suspects were killed in northern Mexico during a security operation against the Sinaloa cartel. One of the leaders of the Los Mayos faction was also arrested during the raid.
The process of registering firearms is ongoing in Ukraine following the entry into force of the new law
Ukraine has a law on the declaration of firearms, which allows citizens to legalise their possession. Since the procedure began, Ukrainians have already declared hundreds of firearms and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition.
Former FBI Director James Comey has been summoned to court in the case concerning the ‘grand conspiracy’ against Donald Trump
Former FBI Director James Comey has been summoned to court as part of the investigation into the so-called ‘big conspiracy’. This refers to the case against officials who were involved in investigations into Donald Trump.
Officials and contractors are to stand trial in Dnipro for embezzling over 14 million hryvnias from a school insulation project
A case concerning the alleged embezzlement of over 14 million hryvnias during energy efficiency improvement works at educational institutions has been referred to court in Dnipro. Those charged include city council officials and representatives of contracting organisations.
A Russian agent who was planning explosions near government buildings has been arrested in Kharkiv
The Counter-Intelligence Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine, in collaboration with the National Police, has detained a Russian agent who was planning a series of terrorist attacks in the centre of Kharkiv. He was caught in the act of manufacturing homemade explosive devices.
The National Police are conducting 70 searches at healthcare facilities across Ukraine in connection with schemes involving public funds
Law enforcement agencies are conducting a large-scale investigation into medical facilities across various regions of the country. The investigation concerns the possible misappropriation of funds that were intended for patient treatment.
