Category: Prison

Trump’s Vainglorious Affront to the C.I.A.

The death of Robert Ames, who was America’s top intelligence officer for the Middle East, is commemorated among the hundred and seventeen stars on the white marble Memorial Wall at C.I.A. headquarters, in Langley, Virginia. He served long years in the region’s hellholes-Beirut; Tehran; Sanaa, Yemen; Kuwait City; and Cairo-often in the midst of war or turmoil.

Little is known on status of US student held in North Korea

In this March 16, 2016, file photo, American student Otto Warmbier, center, is escorted at the Supreme Court in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea announced Warmbier’s detention Jan. 22, 2016, and the University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati was sentenced in March 2016 to 15 years in prison at hard labor after a televised confession that he tried to steal a propaganda banner.

Police enter Brazil prison after gang clash; control tenuous

Special Operations Battalion Police officers enter the Alcacuz prison amid tension between rival gangs in Nisia Floresta, near Natal, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.Military police took control of the prison in northeastern Brazil after fighting between rival gangs left 26 inmates dead, the latest in a spate of violence in the country’s penitentiaries.

FBI employee gets jail time for acting as Chinese agent

Kun Shan Chun, also known as Joey Chun, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan to pay $10,000 after pleading guilty in August to having illegally acted as an agent of a foreign government. Chun, a U.S. citizen who was born in China, was arrested in March in connection with what prosecutors called a duplicitous betrayal of the Prosecutors said that beginning in 2005, Chinese individuals claiming to be affiliated with a China-based printer products manufacturer called Zhuhai Kolion Technology Company Ltd solicited an investment from one of Chun’s parents.

‘El Chapo’ is hauled off to US jail that has held terrorists

In this photo provided U.S. law enforcement, authorities escort Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, center, from a plane to a waiting caravan of SUVs at Long Island MacArthur Airport on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. The infamous drug kingpin who twice escaped from maximum-security prisons in Mexico was extradited at the request of the U.S. to face drug trafficking and other charges, and landed in New York late Thursday, a federal law enforcement official said. An armed officer stands guard as a vehicle carrying Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman arrives at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017.

The Latest: Trumps step out of cars twice on parade route

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump twice got out of their vehicles to walk and wave to the crowd during their escorted trip from the Capitol to the White House. They first walked for about a block before reaching the Trump International Hotel, where the crowds on both sides of the street were at their loudest.

‘El Chapo’ Guzman pleads not guilty in US to 17 counts

Drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, a Houdini-like master of escape accused of running one of the world’s largest drug trafficking organizations, entered a not guilty plea through his attorney at an arraignment Friday in federal court in Brooklyn. The diminutive, clean-shaven trafficker, described by a federal official as “the most notorious criminal of modern time,” was not handcuffed and wore a dark blue short-sleeved shirt and pants with white sneakers during his brief appearance in a packed courtroom.

‘El Chapo’ appears in a U.S. court for the first time, pleads not guilty – Fri, 20 Jan 2017 PST

Accused drug lord Joaqumn “El Chapo” Guzman appeared in a U.S. court here for the first time Friday, pleading not guilty to the charges against him as prosecutors revealed in stunning detail how they intend to build and prove their case. Guzman, dressed in dark blue prison garb, said, “Yes, sir,” in Spanish as a judge asked questions about whether he understood the charges against him.

Prosecutor: Extradition of El Chapo is milestone for justice

In this photo provided U.S. law enforcement, authorities escort Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, center, from a plane to a waiting caravan of SUVs at Long Island MacArthur Airport on Thursday in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. The infamous drug kingpin who twice escaped from maximum-security prisons in Mexico was extradited at the request of the U.S. to face drug trafficking and other charges, and landed in New York late Thursday, a federal law enforcement official said.

The Latest: Mexican drug lord El Chapo lands in New York

The Latest on the extradition of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States to face drug trafficking and other charges : Extradited Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has landed in New York to face federal drug trafficking and other charges. A U.S. law enforcement official confirms Guzman arrived Thursday night following a flight from the Mexican border town Ciudad Juarez .

Mexico has extradited Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaqu n ‘El…

The Mexican government said on Thursday evening that it had extradited Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaqun “El Chapo” Guzmn, long considered one of the most powerful cartel bosses in Mexico and in the world. Earlier on Thursday, the Mexican Supreme Court dismissed appeals filed by Guzmn’s lawyers in an attempt to halt the extradition.

‘A win for the good guys’: Mexican drug lord extradited to U.S.

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run as the country’s most wanted man, was extradited to the U.S. on Thursday to face drug trafficking and other charges. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department announced Guzman was handed over to U.S. authorities for transportation to the U.S. on Thursday, the last full day of President Barack Obama’s administration and a day before Donald Trump is to be inaugurated.

Obama defends decision to commute Chelsea Manning’s sentence

President Barack Obama firmly defended his decision to cut nearly three decades off convicted leaker Chelsea Manning’s prison term Wednesday, arguing in his final White House news conference that the former Army intelligence analyst had served a “tough prison sentence” already. Obama said he granted clemency to Manning because she had gone to trial, taken responsibility for her crime and received a sentence that was harsher than other leakers had received.

Obama Trumpets ‘Steadfast’ Defense of Israel on Iran Deal Anniversary

President Barack Obama said his administration had remained “steadfast” in countering Iranian threats to Israel in the wake of the Iran nuclear deal. Obama and his secretary of state, John Kerry, in their final week in office, marked the anniversary Monday of the implementation of the deal reached between Iran and six major powers led by the United States exchanging sanctions relief for a nuclear rollback.

Brazil struggles to curb prison violence that has killed 125

In this Jan. 15, 2017 file photo, inmates stand surrounded by police after a deadly prison riot at the Alcacuz prison in Nisia Floresta, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. Brazilian authorities are scrambling to find ways to stop a wave of prison violence that has killed at least 125 inmates in two weeks, many decapitated and with their hearts and intestines ripped out.

Actress: a Machoa persecution followed a El Chapoa meeting

Mexican actress Kate del Castillo said Monday that her involvement in actor Sean Penn’s interview with drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has cost her acting jobs and a “macho” Mexican government is persecuting her only because she’s a woman. Del Castillo had to shoot her upcoming Netflix series “Ingobernable” – or “Ungovernable” – in the United States because she fears she’ll be detained if she returns to Mexico.

Oman says it accepts 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees

Oman said Monday it accepted 10 detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of President Barack Obama leaving office, part of his efforts to shrink the facility he promised to close. Oman’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had accepted the prisoners at Obama’s request.

US transfers 10 Guantanamo prisoners to Oman

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Oman said Monday it accepted 10 inmates from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of President Barack Obama leaving office, part of his efforts to shrink the facility he promised to close. There was no immediate word from the U.S. Defense Department about the transfer.

Police enter latest Brazil prison to see inmates massacred

Police in Brazil have entered two prisons in the country’s northern state of Rio Grande do Norte where a riot left at least 10 inmates dead on Saturday, authorities said Sunday. A statement released by the office in charge of state penitentiaries said the rebellion started Saturday afternoon in the Alcacuz and Rogerio Coutinho detention facilities, located next to each other outside the city of Natal.

Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans | Reuters

The Obama administration on Thursday repealed a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United States, whether or not they had visas, ending a longstanding exception to U.S. immigration policy. The end of the “wet foot, dry foot” policy, which allowed any Cuban who reached U.S. soil to stay but returned any picked up at sea, is effective immediately.

US imposes sanctions on Syrian military, tech company

The Obama administration imposed sanctions Thursday on 18 Syrian government officials, Syria’s military and a tech company in response to the use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Assad’s government. The State Department slapped sanctions on the Organization for Technological Industries, which it accused of helping Syria’s ballistic missile program.

U.S. military confirms that November firefight with Taliban killed 33 civilians in Afghanistan

Afghan villagers gather on Nov. 4 around several victims’ bodies who were killed during clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces in the Taliban-controlled, Buz-e Kandahari village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. In a statement released Thursday, the U.S. military in Afghanistan said the results of its investigation into the November firefight shows that American troops had fired on Afghan homes, killing 33 civilians.

Tillerson says would support maintaining Russia sanctions for now

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, said on Wednesday he would support maintaining U.S. sanctions on Russia until the United States further develops its approach to the country. “I would leave things in the status quo so we are able to convey this can go either way,” Tillerson said during his confirmation hearing, in response to a question on whether he thought right now is the right time to lift sanctions on Russia.

Couple claims trial to cheating woman of RM600,000

Johor: A man and his wife pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here Tuesday to cheating a businesswoman of almost RM600,000 in an investment scam, two years ago. Sheikh Saidey Nor Sheikh Abdul Rahman, 43, and Sofia Affendi, 42, claimed trial after the charges were read to them before Magistrate Mohd Azlan Shah Mohd Allias.

U.S. Navy destroyer fires warning shots at Iranian vessels: U.S. officials

A U.S. Navy destroyer fired three warning shots at four of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels on Sunday after they closed in at a high rate of speed in the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. defense officials told Reuters on Monday. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the USS Mahan established radio communication with the boats but they did not respond to requests to slow down.

Cleveland’s ‘new immigration’ fueled the city’s…

In the decades between the Civil War and World War I , Cleveland changed from a small commercial center of about 40,000 citizens into the nation’s fifth largest industrial city. More than a million people lived in the Cleveland metropolitan area by World War I. At the same time, the United States was transforming itself from a predominantly rural country into an urban nation.

Police said to have recordings of Netanyahu, businessman discussing ‘quid pro quo’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Israeli ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on January 3, 2017 Police reportedly suspect that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an Israeli businessman at one time conducted negotiations for an arrangement that would have see the businessman benefit in exchange for helping Netanyahu remain in power. According to a report Sunday in the daily Haaretz, officers are in possession of “a series” of audio recordings of Netanyahu that appear to corroborate the suspicions, part of a mysterious investigation whose details have remained hazy.

Hearts, intestines ripped out in Brazil prison

Thirty-one inmates were slain Friday in northern Brazil, some with their hearts and intestines ripped out, during prison killings led by the country’s largest gang, authorities said. The bloodshed comes just days after 60 inmates were killed during rioting at two prisons in a neighboring state and it increases fears that violence could spread, including to the streets of major cities, as gangs vie for influence and territory both inside prisons and in slums where trafficking operations are often based.

VW in Advanced Talks for Multi-billion Settlement on US Criminal Probe

Volkswagen and the Justice Department are nearing a deal to resolve criminal and civil allegations over the German automaker’s diesel cheating while it won long-awaited approval from the Environmental Protection Agency to fix about 70,000 diesel vehicles, crucial steps toward moving past a scandal that has cost it billions of dollars and its reputation. A successful settlement is critical to the automaker’s goal of rebuilding its business in the United States, a market key to its long-term growth plans and where VW brand sales were down 8 percent last year.