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Tag Archives: Plea
Ethiopia: Plea in Smithsonian parking lot theft
Source: washington.cbslocal A former parking manager at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Air and Space annex in Chantilly has pleaded guilty to stealing roughly $1.4 million in parking fees. Thirty-three-year-old Abeselom Hailemariam pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Alexandria. He’s is … read more
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
Tagged Abeselom Hailemariam, alexandria, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Friday, July, Parking, Plea, PMI, Theft
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Man admits Ethiopian’s dragging death
Pietermaritzburg – An Ethiopian salesman was dragged by his neck tied to a car after a gang overpowered him the Pietermaritzburg High Court heard on Monday. Siyabonga Mtshali, 24, pleaded guilty to the murder, aggravated robbery and kidnapping of Thomas … read more
Nigeria: Pension thief, Yusufu, slumps in court
The convicted pension thief had a fit and eventually slumped in court. The convicted pension thief, John Yusufu, slumped in the court room as trial commenced on Monday. The lawyer to the accused, Theodore Maiyaki, had appealed to the court … read more
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
Tagged Bail, Conviction, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, IndepthAfrica, Lawyer, Plea, Yusuf, Yusufu
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Nigeria police pension Chief who stole $145M pays $14,000 fine to avoid jail
ABUJA, Nigeria – A court in Nigeria has sentenced a man who once helped oversee the nation’s police pension to two years in prison over the theft of $145 million from the fund. However, he has avoided serving any time … read more
South Africa: ‘I didn’t kill Dewani’
A man accused of shooting Swedish honeymooner Anni Dewani pleaded not guilty to killing her as his murder trial opened in a South African court on Wednesday. Xolile Mngeni denied charges of murder, kidnapping, robbery and illegal possession of a … read more
Posted in Hottest News, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Cape Town, Dewani, IndepthAfrica, Mngeni, Murder of Anni Dewani, Plea, reuters africa news, Shrien Dewani, South Africa, Western Cape High Court
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Nigerian politician pleaded guilty to financial crime
London – A former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta state has pleaded guilty in London to charges of money-laundering and conspiring to defraud. James Ibori entered his plea on Monday at Southwark Crown Court. He is to be sentenced on … read more
Nigerian born underwear bomber seeks lesser sentence than life
A lawyer for the Nigerian man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a U.S. jumbo passenger jet on Christmas Day in 2009 urged a federal judge on Monday not to sentence him to spend the rest of his … read more
Somali pirate leader gets life
Norfolk – A former Somali police officer has been sentenced to life in prison for his role as a leader in the hijacking of a yacht that left all four Americans on board dead. Mohamud Hirs Issa Ali was sentenced … read more
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, life imprisonment, Marina del Rey California, Norfolk, Oman, Plea, Seattle, United States
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Dewani murder features in stalker case
Cape Town – The honeymoon murder of Anni Dewani prompted British photojournalist Shumsheer Singh Ghumman to travel to South Africa, the Cape Town Regional Court heard on Monday. Ghumman faced charges of fraud, incitement to commit murder, attempted murder and … read more
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged Anni Dewani, Billy Downer, Cape Flats, Cape Town, crime, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Plea, Slum tourism, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Uganda convicts two for 2010 bombing
Kampala – Uganda on Wednesday convicted two men who pleaded guilty for their role in July 2010 bomb attacks that killed at least 76 people, the region’s worst attacks in more than a decade. Edris Nsubuga, a Ugandan, on Tuesday … read more
Posted in East Africa, News, Uganda
Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kampala, Kenya, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Plea, Somalia, Southern Africa, terrorism, Uganda, West Africa
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Two Somali pirates get life in prison for U.S. yacht hijacking that left four Americans dead
Two Somali men were sentenced to life in prison today for their roles in the hijacking of a yacht off the coast of Africa that left all four Americans on board dead. Ali Abdi Mohamed, 30, and Burhan Abdirahman Yusuf, … read more
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kate Winslet, life imprisonment, Marina del Rey California, North Africa, Pan African News, piracy, Plea, Southern Africa, United States, United States federal judge, United States Navy, West Africa
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US man pleads guilty to aiding Somali militants
A U.S. man pleaded guilty on Monday to providing material support to a militant group that recruited young men of Somali descent to fight in Somalia, at least two of whom blew themselves up in attacks. Omer Abdi Mohamed, 26, … read more
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Minneapolis, North Africa, Pan African News, Plea, Somali American, Somalia, Southern Africa, Todd Jones, United States Attorney, West Africa
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Jail HIV man over unprotected sex – victims
A VICTIM of an HIV-positive Sudanese refugee who endangered women’s lives by having unprotected sex says he should be jailed for his chilling indifference. John Choul Chan, 42, from Findon in Adelaide’s north-west, has pleaded guilty to endangering the lives … read more
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
Tagged About Africa, Adelaide, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Australia, breaking news, East Africa, HIV, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Plea, Prison, Safe sex, Southern Africa, Sudan, Supreme Court of South Australia, West Africa
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Malawi rapture man pleads guilty
Blantyre – A Malawian man has pleaded guilty to circulating false documents, after distributing leaflets predicting the end of the world would happen last month, a court official said on Sunday. Saduki Mwambene, a 39-year-old bicycle repairman, was arrested on … read more
Posted in East Africa, Malawi, News
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Harold Camping, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Lilongwe, Malawi, North Africa, Pan African News, Plea, Rapture, Southern Africa, Suspended sentence, Tanzania, United States, West Africa
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Pastor rapes to teach a lesson
A STRICT stepfather and self-styled pastor has pleaded guilty in the Port Elizabeth High Court to a charge of rape – to show his teenage stepdaughter “what it was like to be raped.” The man, from Kamesh, is not identified … read more
Posted in Abuse, Children & Youth, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Associated Press, Baptist, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, New Hampshire, North Africa, Pan African News, Plea, Rape, Sexual abuse, Southern Africa, Tina Anderson, Victim impact statement, West Africa
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10th Somali pirate pleads guilty to yacht hijacking
WASHINGTON — A tenth Somali man arrested on charges related to the hijacking of a yacht off the coast of Oman in February pleaded guilty Thursday to piracy charges for the attack that left four Americans dead, US prosecutors said. … read more
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Federal Bureau of Investigation, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Neil MacBride, North Africa, Pan African News, piracy, Plea, Somalia, Southern Africa, United States, Virginia, West Africa
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Two Somali Men Plead Guilty to Piracy in US Court
Two Somali men pleaded guilty to piracy Wednesday in a U.S. court for their roles in the highjacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead. Ahmed Sala Ali Burle told authorities in Norfolk, Virginia he tried to stop the … read more
Posted in Crime & Corruption, East Africa, News, Somali
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Norfolk Virginia, North Africa, Oman, Pan African News, piracy, Plea, Somali language, Somalia, Southern Africa, United States, Voice of America, West Africa
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Fourth Somali pirate pleads guilty
Norfolk – A fourth Somali man pleaded guilty on Monday to piracy for his role in the hijacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead, striking a deal with prosecutors that resulted in him identifying which men fired at … read more
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Gulf of Aden, hostage, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Indian Ocean, North Africa, Pan African News, piracy, Plea, Somalia, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa, Yemen
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‘Rape is rape? It’s not’
British Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke was on Wednesday battling to save his job after suggesting there was a distinction between “serious rape” and other forms of the crime. The former shadow finance minister was taking part in a BBC radio … read more
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, David Cameron, East Africa, Ed Miliband, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenneth Clarke, Labour Party, North Africa, Pan African News, Plea, Rape, Secretary of State for Justice, Southern Africa, Victoria Derbyshire, West Africa
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Guantanamo Canadian to serve 8 more years in prison
A U.S. war crimes tribunal on Sunday sentenced Canadian captive Omar Khadr to 40 years in prison for charges that included murdering an American soldier in battle, but his plea agreement capped his sentence at eight years. That means the … read more
Posted in Canada
Tagged Al-Qaeda, Canada, Christopher Speer, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, In-depth Africa, Jeffrey Groharing, Omar Khadr, Plea, Sergeant
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Omar Khadr pleads guilty to war crimes
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Years of political hand-wringing over Guantanamo Bay’s youngest and only remaining western inmate appeared close to an end Monday as Canada’s Omar Khadr pleaded guilty to war-crimes charges in the death of a U.S. special forces … read more
Khadr says he will give any book, movie profits to Ottawa
Image via Wikipedia Omar Khadr has told the United States he would give the Canadian government profits from book and movie deals based on any crimes he confesses when he appears before a U.S. military commission today, Postmedia News has … read more
Abbotsford man sentenced to 55 years in jail for killing stepdaughter
SHELTON, Washington — An Abbotsford man was sentenced to more than 55 years in a U.S. prison Friday for slashing the throat of his five-year-old stepdaughter while vacationing in Washington State over the summer. Peter James Wilson pleaded guilty in … read more
Posted in America, Global Issues
Tagged Canadian nationality law, Hoodsport Washington, Indepth Africa, Murder, Plea, Sarah Wilson, Throat, Washington, Washington State
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