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Myanmar's Suu Kyi convicted in further blow to democracy
BANGKOK (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of Myanmar who was ousted in a de facto coup this year, was convicted on two charges Monday and handed a four-year sentence that was quickly cut in half — in proceedings widely criticized as a further effort by the country's military rulers...
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi: The Legal Challenges
The four-year prison sentence given to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday on charges of incitement and failing to observe pandemic restrictions is one small shot in a legal offensive intended to deal her and her National League for Democracy party a crippling political blow. ...
North Carolina Insurance Department accuses woman of fraud
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman involved in an automobile accident has been charged by the state Department of Insurance with trying to get payment from an insurance company even though her coverage had lapsed. According to a news release, the Greensboro...
Georgia inmate sentenced in fraud scheme run from prison
ROME, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia inmate will spend additional time behind bars after prosecutors say he used a cell phone from prison to try to steal millions of dollars worth of heavy equipment. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta said Wednesday that Damon Thomas Young was...
Italian dentist presents fake arm for vaccine to get pass
MILAN (AP) — A dentist in Italy faces possible criminal charges after trying to receive a coronavirus vaccine in a fake arm made of silicone. A nurse in the northern city of Biella, Filippa Bua, said she could tell right away that something was off when a man presented...
Florida man sentenced in West Virginia investment scheme
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A Florida man was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison Friday for bilking more than a dozen investors out of nearly $5 million. Phillip W. Conley of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced in federal court in Clarksburg for his...
Indiana man gets 30 months in prison for defrauding employer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A central Indiana man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing $270,000 from an ophthalmology practice where he worked through a fraud scheme. A federal judge also ordered Joshua D. Millspaugh, the former...
N. Carolina woman accused of forging insurance claim forms
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a North Carolina woman and accused her of forging bills and claim forms to get more than $70,000 from an insurance company, the N.C. Department of Insurance said. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says special agents with...
Maryland man pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to his role in a bid to victimize businesses and cause losses totaling more than $4 million through a stolen check scheme. The U.S. Attorney's Office for Maryland says in a news release that Oyekanmi Oworu, 35, of...
West Virginia man admits pocketing nonprofit funds
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to defrauding a nonprofit group. Walter Greenhowe, 72, of Dunbar, entered the plea in federal court Thursday to three counts of wire fraud. Greenhowe was president of the community...
