Corruption
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Criminal Trial Set For April 2025
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will face trial for federal corruption charges in April of next year, a federal judge ruled last Friday. The embattled politician is facing four counts of corruption, with the fifth count of bribery still under review.
Philly Judge Meek Mill Called Out Has Criminal Cases Reassigned, Legal Battle Unfolding
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty Meek Mill wasn’t capping when he said his judge was doing him dirty, allegedly. . The same Philadelphia judge who jailed the rapper, and who he essentially accused of having a vendetta against him, has had her criminal cases reassigned, and now she’s suing. The Philadephia Inquirer reports that Common Pleas Court Judge Genece Brinkley has been transferred to civil court and all of the pending criminal cases she was initially tasked with have been reassigned. Brinkley is the same judge who jailed Meek Mill for a parole violation in 2017. Related Stories The judge’s behavior while she was overseeing Meek’s case had most anyone taking a look at the details saying she was holding a grudge. For example, in 2018, the Philadelphia District Attor...
EFCC Conducts Public Auction of Over 400 Cars in Lagos
Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced the auction of a total of 435 cars, which are subjects of final forfeiture orders in Lagos, in line with the EFCC (Establishment) Act 2004; Public Procurement Act 2007 and the Proceeds of Crimes (Recovery and Management) Act 2022 The exercise scheduled to take place across the Commands of the Commission, started on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 in Lagos with inspection of items by members of the public, while the auction exercise began today, Wednesday, December 7 and continues on Thursday, December 8, 2022. .u35e429c2c4c50c27f710c80e6c1a3ad4 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; ...
Alleged $1.4m Fraud: Absence of Defence Counsel Stalls Trial of defendants In Lagos
Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit The trial of one Kolawole Adedayo Erinle, alongside his firm, Rinde-Remdex Nigeria Limited, for an alleged $1.4m fraud before Justice R.A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos could not continue today, Monday, December 5, 2022 due to the absence of the counsel for the second defendant. Erinle, who is standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of $1,410,000 (One Million Four-Hundred and Ten Thousand United States Dollars),was earlier arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on March 11, 2022. .ue86f2bead641aa1f037214423e6c1fc2 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top...
Thousands petition for congressional investigation of alleged Gensler–SBF links
Almost 4,000 people have used a CryptoLaw petition app to demand that Congress investigate United States Securities and Exchange Commission head Gary Gensler’s “actions in the FTX fraud,” the organization claimed in a tweet on the morning of Nov. 14. The CryptoLaw website is run by lawyer John Deaton, who is representing Ripple against the SEC and contributes frequently to the public discourse on the case. The petition reads, in part: “Evidence has emerged that proves that Gensler met with […] [FTX CEO] Sam Bankman-Fried, before the $14 billion collapse of FTX. Members of Congress have already been informed that Gensler was working with Bankman-Fried to give FTX a regulatory free pass while a massive fraud was going on right under the SEC’s nose. […] It’s time for a full Congressiona...
PHOTOS: Navy Hands Over Vessels, Crew to EFCC
Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit The Nigerian Navy has handed over two vessels and crew accused of crude oil theft to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to a statement on the social media page of the anti-graft agency, the two vessels, MT Platform and MV Caribbean Crest alongside a crew of 22 suspected oil thieves were handed over on Tuesday. .u413fc3fda174a6b357d5b39a350d3cf6 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0...
Only a fraction of Nigeria’s looted funds has been recovered — President Buhari
Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the west western countries to return assets stolen by past corrupt leaders as well as artefacts taken away by British colonialists. Speaking on Thursday, October 6, in an opinion article published in the Financial Times of London titled ‘The West must return Africa’s stolen assets, as well as its artefacts,’ the president said that only a fraction of Nigeria’s looted funds has been recovered. According to him, “Nigerians were delighted by the news this summer that 72 artefacts, known as the Benin Bronzes, held by the Horniman Museum in London were returning home, 125 years after being plundered by British troops. The clamour for repatriation of looted treasures is becoming irresistible. .u96e3c90d8d3f72162b68d9bed...
Rain Washed Away New Road Constructed in Plateau State (PHOTOS)
Share 11 Whatsapp reddit Tweet 0 11Shares Photos of road in Plateau State Washed Away By Rain hits online. Naijablog gathered that the ongoing road project in Plateau State has been washed away by rain. According to the accountability platform, TrackaNG, the Yola Wakat- Bashar road project in Wase Federal constituency Plateau State, was washed away after a heavy downpour. .u54fc89a37949dc604fb8a41203e58834 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,...
We need to consult the oracle to fight corruption in Nigeria — Hon. Yunusa Ahmad
Share Whatsapp reddit Tweet 0 Shares A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yunusa Ahmad has revelaed what must be done to tackle the endemic corruption in the country. He said it was imperative to consult an oracle to end the scourge. Ahmad disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while fielding questions from journalists at the African conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD II 2022) organised by Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ). .uaadd4e3f46237152a6cae58a379fb94b { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0,...
NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Resigns After Shocking Arrest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty The once-promising career of New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin has apparently crashed and burned, as he has resigned his position after being arrested by federal authorities. On Tuesday (April 12th), Benjamin resigned from his post after leaving a federal courthouse in Manhattan. The second-in-command to Governor Kathy Hochul had surrendered to Federal Bureau of Investigation agents that morning. Governor Hochul confirmed the news in a statement through her office released in the afternoon. “I have accepted Brian Benjamin’s resignation effective immediately. While the legal process plays out, it is clear to both of us that he cannot continue to serve as Lieutenant Governor. New Yorkers deserve absolute confidence in t...
