Tag: Criminal investigations
Western Sahara independence chief testifies in Spanish court
MADRID — The leader of a movement seeking independence from Morocco testified Tuesday in a Spanish investigation into allegations against him of torture, genocide...
Germany eyes possible fraud after surge in testing centers
BERLIN — German authorities are investigating allegations of fraud involving the massive rollout of free coronavirus tests, which are being carried out now in...
DOJ settles with Pennsylvania city over language barrier
HAZLETON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police department will be required to take steps to remove language barriers faced by the city’s large Spanish-speaking population...
Judge tosses lawsuit from ex-Marine who was jailed in Iran
WASHINGTON — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit from a former Marine who was jailed in Iran for more than four years and...
Officials say ballots safe after alarm at elections facility
ATLANTA — An alarm linked to a motion sensor inside a warehouse in Atlanta where ballots from last year's election are stored went off...
Police: Would-be carjacker killed by officer had BB gun
BERWICK, La. — Police in a Louisiana town fatally shot a would-be carjacker armed with what appeared to be a handgun early Tuesday, state...
French magistrates question fugitive auto magnate in Beirut
BEIRUT — A team of French investigators began questioning fugitive former auto magnate Carlos Ghosn in Beirut on Monday over suspicions of financial misconduct,...
Probe ordered on California death row inmate innocence claim
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered an independent investigation into the conviction of death row inmate Kevin Cooper, who says he...
Standoff south of St. Louis leaves man dead, officer wounded
CEDAR HILL, Mo. — A St. Louis-area man was shot to death and an officer was wounded in what authorities said was an hourslong...
Family of American killed in Kenya wants separate probe
NAIROBI — The family of an American investor of Somali origin whose body was found with torture wounds days after he went missing in...