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Toronto police officers arrested after investigation reveals mob-linked murder plot, bribery and drug trafficking

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago07 mins

Seven Toronto police officers and one retired officer have been arrested and charged in an organized crime investigation involving bribery, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking, authorities said Thursday. Police officials at a news conference said the officers had collected personal and private information unlawfully and distributed it to organized crime figures, in some…

Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for coup plot

eriinfo.com3 months ago04 mins

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered that right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro begin serving his prison sentence of 27 years and three months for plotting a coup after he lost the last election. Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ruled that the case had reached its final judgement and that no further appeals were possible. Bolsonaro,…

Police bust plot to sell fake paintings purportedly by Rembrandt, Picasso, Frida Kahlo

eriinfo.com4 months ago04 mins

A plot spanning three countries to sell suspected forgeries of paintings by artists including Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo for huge sums of money was busted, police said Friday. The main suspect, a 77-year-old German man, allegedly attempted to sell 20 fake paintings, which also included purported works by Flemish old master Peter Paul…

South African telcos plot anti-fraud plan as Rica reforms stall

eriinfo.com4 months ago09 mins

Telecommunications industry body, the Association for Comms & Technology (ACT), has developed a set of industry principles and practices regarding Sim registration for its members – Vodacom, Telkom, Rain, MTN, Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Cell C – to adopt on a voluntary basis. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview on Monday, ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi…

German court convicts teen for supporting plot to attack Taylor Swift’s fans at Vienna concerts

eriinfo.com6 months ago03 mins

A German court on Tuesday convicted a 16-year-old boy of supporting a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Austria last year. The Syrian national, whom prosecutors have identified only as Mohammad A. in line with German privacy rules, was convicted of preparing a serious act of violence and supporting a terrorist act of…

Wisconsin woman found guilty in U.K. murder plot 6 years after trying to shoot man at point-blank range

eriinfo.com6 months ago04 mins

An American woman on Tuesday was found guilty at a United Kingdom court of participating in a 2019 plot to murder a British man caught up in a bitter feud between families. Aimee Betro, 45, was extradited earlier this year from Armenia, where she was living, to face trial in the central English city of…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro, former president charged with masterminding coup plot and a Trump ally, ordered under house arrest

eriinfo.com7 months ago013 mins

Sao Paulo — A justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered the house arrest Monday of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election – a case that has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with…

Wisconsin pair charged in alleged plot to stalk, poison, and kill dating app liaisons

eriinfo.com8 months ago012 mins

A Wisconsin boyfriend and girlfriend have been charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to poison two women the man previously dated after meeting them online, authorities said. Paul VanDuyne Jr., 43, and Andrea Whitaker, 41, have each been charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, recklessly endangering the public and stalking, according to criminal cases…