Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal
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Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became synonymous with corruption across Latin America, where it paid millions of dollars in bribes to government officials and others. Authorities accused Toledo of accepting $35 million…

Bow Wow dragged for saying he misses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ parties
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Bow Wow dragged for saying he misses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ parties

Bow Wow is coming under fire for saying he misses Sean “Diddy” Combs’ parties amid the embattled music mogul’s legal troubles and sexual assault allegations. The “Let Me Hold You” rapper referred to Combs as the “gatekeeper to the game” as he lamented the Bad Boy Records founder’s absence from…

New Jersey judge pauses trial for author Salman Rushdie’s alleged knife attacker Hadi Matar
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New Jersey judge pauses trial for author Salman Rushdie’s alleged knife attacker Hadi Matar

The attempted murder trial of the man charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack was put on hold Friday while judges consider a request to move it to another county. Jury selection had been scheduled to start on Tuesday. Late Friday, an appellate judge in…

Accused University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial moved
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Accused University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial moved

The murder trial for Bryan Kohberger will now take place in Boise, Idaho, after the accused killer of four college students successfully argued he couldn’t get a fair trial in the small community where the tragedy occurred. Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Bevan Thursday issued a decision moving the…

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein slapped with new charges ahead of highly anticipated NY sex crimes trial
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Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein slapped with new charges ahead of highly anticipated NY sex crimes trial

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on new charges by a Manhattan grand jury ahead of his highly anticipated second sex crimes trial in the city, prosecutors said Thursday. “The Grand Jury has indicted Mr. Weinstein,” said Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg in a morning court hearing….

NHL player Alex Formenton ‘moved on’ from hockey career amid Hockey Canada sexual assault case
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NHL player Alex Formenton ‘moved on’ from hockey career amid Hockey Canada sexual assault case

A former NHL draft pick has seemingly walked away from hockey and is pursuing a career in construction as he and four of his Canadian World Juniors teammates face charges of sexual assault, according to reports. Alex Formenton, 24, “moved on from a hockey career” and lives in Barrie, Ontario,…

French woman, Gisèle Pélicot, whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court
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French woman, Gisèle Pélicot, whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court

A woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband so that she could be raped while unconscious by other men testified Thursday that her world collapsed when police uncovered the years of alleged abuse. Speaking in a calm and clear voice, Gisèle Pélicot detailed to the court in the…

Bodycam footage shows Travis Scott say he’s ‘scared’ of large police presence during trespassing arrest
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Bodycam footage shows Travis Scott say he’s ‘scared’ of large police presence during trespassing arrest

Rapper Travis Scott told police officers he was “scared” by their large presence during his trespassing arrest in Miami, Fla., in June, newly-released bodycam footage showed. The “Sicko Mode” hitmaker, 33, was handcuffed after officers responded to a report of people fighting on a yacht at the Miami Beach Marina…

Scott Peterson hopes further DNA testing could score him a retrial in pregnant wife’s murder
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Scott Peterson hopes further DNA testing could score him a retrial in pregnant wife’s murder

Twenty years after he was convicted for the murder of his wife and unborn child, Scott Peterson hopes that further DNA testing of evidence could win him a retrial — but a former California prosecutor with knowledge of the case said his chances are “unlikely.” In an order filed on…