Swiss prosecutors are investigating the purchase of a British mansion by the mistress of Spain’s former King Juan Carlos I, Spanish media says. Corinna Larsen bought the Chyknell Hall Estate in Shropshire in 2015 – three years after receiving €65million (£58million) from the then-monarch. Larsen has told prosecutors in Geneva she paid £6million for the … Read more
New York prosecutors were able to obtain Donald Trump’s financial records from Deutche Bank last year, it has been revealed, as the state’s attorney general plans a mysterious major announcement on Thursday. The office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance sent a subpoena last year to Deutsche Bank as part of its investigation into … Read more
Prosecutors call for Gerard Depardieu rape case to be reopened after probe into claims he assaulted actress in her 20s at his Paris home was dropped over lack of proof The French actor, now 71, was accused of assaulting and raping actress in 2018 Probe was dropped last year but the woman has now relaunched … Read more
Italy’s prime minister has stayed ‘totally calm’ after a three-hour grilling on his response to the coronavirus pandemic – saying ‘I have nothing to fear’. Prosecutors are looking to launch a probe into the Italian government’s handling of the deadly virus after it killed 34,223 people in the country. ‘I explained everything to prosecutors. I … Read more
Prosecutors have warned there is ‘evidence that does not support criminal charges’ in the case of four cops accused of killing George Floyd, as they say police can use a ‘certain amount of force – but not excessive’. Authorities dashed hopes that an arrest had been made over the death of the 46-year-old father of two … Read more
‘Hound of Hounslow’ trader who sparked trillion-dollar stock market crash from his bedroom should be spared jail, say prosecutors By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:08 BST, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 15 January 2020 Navinder Sarao was extradited to the US on charges of market manipulation after he carried out … Read more
Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho has spent the night in a police cell after being dramatically arrested following a U-turn by Paraguayan prosecutors over his use of an adulterated passport. The former Barcelona and AC Milan star was told on Thursday after an eight-hour grilling that he would not face trial for entering the country with … Read more
Harvey Weinstein should get a long prison sentence that reflects a ‘lifetime of abuse’ shown at his rape trial and in 36 other sexual harassment cases, NYC prosecutors urge judge Prosecutors asked for a harsh prison sentence for Weinstein on Friday Said he had spent a lifetime abusing others, sexually and otherwise Weinstein was convicted … Read more
Prosecutors opposed Bernard Madoff’s request to be freed from prison even if he is close to death from kidney failure, saying he has never accepted responsibility for his massive Ponzi scheme or shown compassion for victims. In a Wednesday night court filing, prosecutors said denying the 81-year-old Madoff’s request would uphold victims’ and public faith … Read more
Caroline Flack ‘show trial’ probed: CPS opens investigation into decisions to proceed with domestic abuse case taken before Love Island host’s tragic suicide Flack, 40, killed herself just one day after finding out the CPS was pursuing case Her boyfriend Lewis Burton, aged 27, has said he ‘never supported’ a prosecution In the days after her … Read more