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A disgraced former Russian mayor convicted over bribery had his prison sentence cut short after signing a contract to fight with Russia’s military in Ukraine, local media reported Sunday. Oleg Gumenyuk, who served as mayor of the…
TOKYO—One of Japan’s best-known kabuki actors was convicted on Friday, Nov. 17, and given a suspended prison sentence for helping his parents die by suicide, in a case that sent shock waves through the traditional arts scene.…
The Sandiganbayan has found pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles guilty of graft again. Her latest conviction was on the three counts of graft and three counts of malversation of public funds over the misuse of…
MANILA, Philippines — After 14 years in trial, the Sandiganbayan convicted one of the nine ranking police generals who were implicated in the ‘Euro generals’ controversy in 2008. But the general, former Philippine National Police comptroller Eliseo…
BACOLOD CITY — A regional trial court (RTC) here has convicted a woman for selling “shabu” worth P300 and sentenced her to life imprisonment. Bacolod RTC Branch 52 Executive Judge Raymond Joseph Javier also ordered Ma. Luth…
MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon on Monday confirmed that three of the seven men convicted for the rape and murder of sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong have been released under the good…
TEN persons were convicted and were ordered to pay a fine of at least P20,000 after pleading guilty to charges of illegal distribution of petroleum products. Antonio Destacamento and Rone Areglado, residents of Medellin town, pleaded guilty…
LEODEGRECO “Greco” Sanchez, the son of the late Vice Gov. Gregorio Sanchez Jr., will serve 12 years to 14 years in jail for possession of illegal drugs (4.35 grams of shabu), and six months to two years…
CEBU CITY–A German who was an alleged member of a global child pornography syndicate was convicted by a local court on Friday for taking nude photos of two teenage girls in a motel in Talisay City in…
CEBU CITY–An Australian was meted three life terms on Tuesday for operating a cybersex den and exploiting minors in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City in 2013. Drew Frederick Shobbrook was found guilty by the Regional Trial Court of…
A Cebu City judge has convicted self-confessed drug lord Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. of violating the 2010 election gun ban. Espinosa was meted a penalty of one year imprisonment by Judge Generosa Labra of the Regional Trial…
Joavan Fernandez may now have to spend the rest of his life in jail. Executive Judge Soliver Peras of the Regional Trial Court in Cebu City yesterday convicted the adopted son of Talisay City’s former mayor and…
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