A Colorado Republican lawmaker is asking a state judge to block a new tax credit increase from taking effect because, he alleges, the state House’s speaker violated constitutional procedure during last month’s special session on property taxes and other relief. Rep. Scott Bottoms, of Colorado Springs, filed the suit in Denver District Court Thursday against … Read more
The debate generated so much heat that Xu’s sentence was reduced to seven years with a fine of 300,000 yuan on appeal, and authorities eventually punished officials who were previously untouched in the scandal. The case was one of several in the past decade in which Chinese members of the public used the transparency in … Read more
SINGAPORE: A woman who claimed trial to a charge of creating conditions favourable to mosquito breeding in her toilet bowl was convicted and fined S$1,400 (US$1,060) by a district court. When National Environment Agency (NEA) officers found the breeding habitat in her flat, Koh Ee Sian would not boil water to destroy it, citing her religious beliefs. … Read more
By Marshall Cohen, Zachary Cohen, Jeremey Herb and Katelyn Polantz | CNN Two days before the January 6 insurrection, the Trump campaign’s plan to use fake electors to block President-elect Joe Biden from taking office faced a potentially crippling hiccup: The fake elector certificates from two critical battleground states were stuck in the mail. So, … Read more
SINGAPORE: A man agreed to help a friend he met in prison devise a plan to get a former director embroiled in a high-profile fraud case out of Singapore for S$5 million (US$3.8 million). To get the plan underway, Shawn Liew Cheng Long asked for a 10 per cent deposit. However, the plan did not come to … Read more
SINGAPORE: A member of a card-counting syndicate that engaged in “advantage play” at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino’s baccarat tables, with the illegal help of devices to predict game outcomes, has been jailed. Hung Jung-Hao, a 28-year-old man from Taiwan, was sentenced to 22 months’ jail on Thursday (Dec 28). His mother had put in … Read more
BUTTERWORTH: A single mother pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Wednesday(Dec 27) to 29 charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving more than RM350,000 belonging to a company. M. Vijairani, 44, made the plea after all the charges were read out before Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah. On all the charges, she was … Read more
A Delhi court on Tuesday extended by two days the enforcement directorate custody of three top Vivo India executives in connection with the money laundering probe against the Chinese smartphone brand. Additional sessions judge Aparna Swami extended the custody of Vivo India interim CEO, Hong Xuquan aka Terry, chief financial officer Harinder Dahiya and tax … Read more
Hawkins was monitored closely for the rest of the flight, and he was compliant, remaining in his seat. The plane landed at a remote location at Changi Airport, where airport police set up a cordon. Airport staff and police officers were activated. The K9 unit performed checks and the airport emergency services were also activated … Read more
Two dozen new Colorado laws — concerning issues including how tractors are repaired, how evictions are handled and how elections are run — go into effect on New Year’s Day, shortly before state legislators return to the Capitol and begin the lawmaking process all over again. The bills that are set to kick in next … Read more
