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Diddy May Face Sex Assault Case as L.A. Prosecutors Review Claims

Diddy May Face Sex Assault Case as L.A. Prosecutors Review Claims

Published by Daniella Wilson

Imprisoned rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs could soon face additional legal jeopardy as he serves a 50-month prison sentence at a New Jersey federal facility, after the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office confirmed it is reviewing sexual assault allegations made by a Hollywood publicist to authorities in Florida last year. On Tuesday, the office led by Nathan Hochman confirmed Combs is the subject of a probe in L.A. The investigation stems from allegations of sexual battery made by publicist Jonathan Hay, who filed a report in September 2025 in Largo, Florida, just before Combs’ sentencing and after his federal trial ended in a split verdict. The case was referred to L.A. authorities because the alleged incidents occurred there in 2020 and 2021. In September 2025, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said Hay’s accusations were being reviewed by its Special Victims Bureau. The two alleged incidents of sexual battery occurred during moments when Hay was alone with Combs while working on remix sessions involving Christopher Wallace, the late rapper Notorious B.I.G.’s son. Hay, present that day …

‘A landmark’: Brazil’s prosecutors hail court ruling to preserve Fordlandia | History News

‘A landmark’: Brazil’s prosecutors hail court ruling to preserve Fordlandia | History News

Published by Sam Flores

Federal prosecutors in Brazil have celebrated a court decision mandating the preservation of Fordlandia, a 1928 city built by the United States industrialist Henry Ford in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. The court ruling was the result of decades of advocacy, as historians, activists and residents pushed for the crumbling site to be protected. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Some hope the site can ultimately be restored and used to anchor the local tourism industry in the Brazilian state of Para. In a statement on Friday, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office called the court ruling a “landmark” decision that will rectify a gap in Brazil’s cultural preservation efforts. “The complex has suffered from neglect for decades,” the office wrote. “The ruling acknowledges the arguments presented by the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in the case, highlighting the historical omission by public authorities.” The decision requires the federal government, the state of Para, the local government in Aveiro and the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) to collaborate to protect the …

Romanian Prosecutors Add Hate Speech Against Women to Andrew Tate Investigation

Romanian Prosecutors Add Hate Speech Against Women to Andrew Tate Investigation

Published by Sam Flores

BUCHAREST, May 28 (Reuters) – Romanian prosecutors said on ⁠Thursday ⁠they have extended a criminal ⁠investigation into internet personality Andrew Tate by adding charges ​of instigating hatred and discrimination against women. Tate and his brother Tristan have been under ‌criminal investigation on charges including ‌human trafficking since December 2022 but the two probes have yet to ⁠make it ⁠to trial. They have denied all wrongdoing. The brothers, both former ​kickboxers with dual U.S. and British citizenship, were initially held in police custody pending the investigation, then placed under house arrest. The measures were later relaxed to regular ​check-ins with the police. In April, a Romanian court lifted all preventative judicial ⁠control ⁠measures against them. PROSECUTORS CITE ⁠SEVERAL SPEECHES ​IN 2021-2024 They and four other suspects are under investigation on suspicion of forming ​an organised criminal group, ⁠human trafficking, trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering. “The anti-organized crime prosecuting unit (DIICOT) has ordered extending investigations under the charge of continued inciting to hatred or discrimination,” prosecutors said in a statement. They …

US prosecutors allege shipping veteran Teo Siong Seng told others to ‘keep low key’ in price-fixing conspiracy: Court documents

US prosecutors allege shipping veteran Teo Siong Seng told others to ‘keep low key’ in price-fixing conspiracy: Court documents

Published by Sam Flores

ALLEGED TIMELINE OF EVENTS US prosecutors said in an unsealed indictment that several of the alleged conspirators had begun discussing the scheme as early as March 2019. On or about Nov 14 that year, CIMC, Dong Fang, CXIC and another unnamed co-conspirator had met at CIMC’s headquarters in China to restrict their output of standard dry shipping containers. The goal of this was to raise the price of standard dry shipping containers, said the prosecution. A week later, an executive of Singamas emailed Mr Teo stating that Dong Fang’s general manager, Mr Li, had called for all six factories to meet. On Dec 5 that year, the Singamas executive updated Mr Teo that he had gone for the meeting two days earlier.  He stated that the companies discussed limiting the number of shifts and hours that each production line for standard dry containers could run per day, building no additional new production line, installing closed-circuit television (CCTV), and having each factory submit a deposit that would be deducted if anyone broke the agreement. He also …

European prosecutors probe €11M cost of Greece’s migrant camps – POLITICO

European prosecutors probe €11M cost of Greece’s migrant camps – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

In addition to the exorbitant cost, the process had also drawn the opposition’s attention because a New Democracy official had been appointed director of the ministry’s Technical Service, which was in charge of both constructions. Then-Minister of Migration Notis Mitarachi defended the appointment when the issue was raised in parliament in 2020, arguing that the technical service then operated through NGOs, which managed 82 percent of EU migration funds. The first contract now under EPPO investigation involves the expansion of an existing camp in Malakasa, built in order to accommodate 1,500 migrants transferred from the islands. The contract was awarded in April 2020 to a company based in Athens, without prior tender. While the initial deal for the structure’s basic maintenance was worth €4.3 million, the project was eventually delivered after at least five extensions and a supplementary contract worth €1.7 million. Former Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi speaks to the press prior to a meeting in the Europa building in Brussels on Nov. 25, 2022. | Thierry Monasse/Getty Images The EPPO is also probing …

Luigi Mangione prosecutors can use gun and notebook as evidence, judge rules

Luigi Mangione prosecutors can use gun and notebook as evidence, judge rules

Published by Sam Flores

The judge overseeing the New York state murder trial of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, ruled Monday that prosecutors can use as evidence a gun and a notebook previously described as a “manifesto.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. State Judge Gregory Carro’s ruling effectively rejected the defense team’s argument that those items were seized illegally, delivering a partial victory to prosecutors. Luigi Mangione appears in court in New York last year.Shannon Stapleton / AFP – Getty Images file However, Carro said prosecutors cannot admit other items found during an initial search of Mangione’s backpack when he was arrested at a McDonald’s restaurant in Pennsylvania two years ago, including a loaded magazine, a cellphone, a passport, a wallet and a computer chip. Carro said the arresting officers conducted an “improper warrantless search” at the McDonald’s, highlighting that it happened in view of the public and the restaurant’s employees. But the judge said a subsequent search of Mangione’s backpack at …

Prosecutors demand 7-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya financing case

Prosecutors demand 7-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya financing case

Published by Sam Flores

French prosecutors on Wednesday requested a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in an appeal trial on charges that he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election. Sarkozy, France’s right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012, has always denied any wrongdoing but last year became modern France’s first former president to have gone to jail over the case, before he was released after 20 days pending his appeal trial. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot reports from the courthouse in Paris. Source link

Prosecutors Say Arson Suspect in Los Angeles’ Palisades Fire Was Angry ‘At the World’

Prosecutors Say Arson Suspect in Los Angeles’ Palisades Fire Was Angry ‘At the World’

Published by Sam Flores

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was upset that he didn’t have plans for New Year’s Eve and ranted about being angry at the world before the initial blaze was sparked, according to court documents filed by prosecutors. Rinderknecht’s trial is set to begin June 8. His attorneys say he is being used as a scapegoat for the Los Angeles Fire Department’s failure to fully extinguish the earlier blaze. An outline of the prosecutors’ strategy — with details about the defendant’s alleged state of mind on the night before the first fire began — appears in an April 29 pretrial memo filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Witnesses reported that Rinderknecht had been driving erratically while on Uber routes around the Palisades on New Year’s Eve, said prosecutors. His passengers described him as “angry, intense, driving erratically, and ranting about being ‘pissed off at the world,’” the memo said. According to court filings, Rinderknecht ranted to passengers about accused UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione, capitalism …

D4vd Bought Chainsaws and Body Bag on Amazon After Murder, Prosecutors Say, in the Most Grisly Case of Internet Brain Rot We’ve Ever Heard

D4vd Bought Chainsaws and Body Bag on Amazon After Murder, Prosecutors Say, in the Most Grisly Case of Internet Brain Rot We’ve Ever Heard

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech In September, the remains of 14-year-old California native Celeste Hernandez were discovered inside the front trunk of an impounded Tesla — a grisly finding that attracted national headlines when the vehicle was found to be registered to buzzy alternative musician David “D4vd” Burke. After a lengthy investigation, Burke was arrested earlier this month and charged with murder, mutilation of remains, and continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14. While he subsequently pleaded not guilty, some truly horrific details are now coming to light. According to prosecutors, Burke allegedly stabbed the teen to death after she threatened him to publicize their illicit relationship. The story only gets more macabre from there. Court filings released this week detail how Burke allegedly purchased chainsaws, an inflatable pool, a body bag and a shovel online through Amazon and Home Depot, while using the fake name “Victoria Mendez.” Prosecutors even allege he had bought a “burn cage” in July to incinerate evidence. …