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Surrey police and RCMP financial crimes officers are investigating allegations that a former City of Surrey finance clerk defrauded the city of more than $2.5 million by cutting hundreds of cheques to accounts associated with herself and her boutique cake baking business.According to a search warrant obtained by the CBC, the woman — who the CBC is not naming as she has not been charged — quit her job in the finance department in January 2024 after she was questioned about what appeared to be a forged signature on some paperwork.That irregularity allegedly led to the discovery of 183 fraudulent cheques written out to the woman’s former…
Lawyers for a group of Venezuelan nationals urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to keep in place a ruling by a federal judge in San Francisco that prohibits Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem from ending their designation under a special immigration program giving them temporary protection from deportation. Granting the government’s request and putting the order by Senior U.S. District Judge Edward Chen on hold “would radically shift the status quo,” wrote Ahilan Arulanantham, a UCLA law professor representing the Venezuelan citizens. It would mean that “nearly 350,000 people would immediately lose the right to live and work in this…
Home Daily News Judge who shot wife, called in absence is… Criminal Justice Judge who shot wife, called in absence is convicted in retrial; his advice to son is ‘beyond sad,’ DA says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 23, 2025, 9:57 am CDT Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson appears during a hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Aug. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes/The Associated Press) A California judge who fatally shot his wife and admitted the shooting was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in a retrial. Judge Jeffrey Ferguson of…
Sponsored: Let’s get this party started…Worked hard all week? You deserve a break, and there’s one way to do it this weekend. And that’s at O Beach in Dubai. The UK’s biggest R&B party returns to the city after proving to be hugely popular the last time it came around. And if you missed it back then, you certainly don’t want to miss out again.In particular, fans of 90s & 00s R&B are bound to have a great time. Besides dancing away to the classic anthems of the time right by the pool, you will enjoy the endless epic vibes…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The pain jolted me awake. It was barely dawn, a misty February morning in 2023. My side felt as if I’d been stabbed. I had been dealing with pain for weeks — a bothersome ache that felt like a bad runner’s cramp. But now it was so intense I had to brace myself against the wall to stand up. A few hours after arriving at the emergency room, I heard my name. A doctor asked me to follow…
Max Matza and Nadine YousifBBC NewsWatch: Moment protesters storm into Columbia University libraryNew York police have arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters after they occupied part of the main library at Columbia University on Wednesday.Two university security officers were injured when protesters forced their way into Butler Library on Wednesday, according to a statement from the university president, who called activists’ actions “outrageous”.Video posted on social media showed chanting protesters entering the library, many wearing keffiyeh headscarves and masks, defying a ban from the Trump administration that was imposed after widespread campus demonstrations last year.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said…
Pakistan said on Thursday that it had shot down 25 drones from India in its airspace, while India said it “neutralized” Pakistan’s attempts to strike military targets with drones and missiles, as fighting spread between the nuclear-armed neighbours.Pakistan shot down the Israeli-made drones from India at multiple locations, including the two largest cities of Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said.In addition, Chaudry said four army members were injured when a drone hit a military target near Lahore, and another drone was shot down over Rawalpindi, home to the Pakistan army’s heavily fortified headquarters.”Indian drones continue to be sent…
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Monday, May 5, SCOTUSblog (May. 5, 2025, 11:04 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/05/the-morning-read-for-friday-may-2-2/ Source link
Home Daily News 3 Eric Adams prosecutors won’t confess ‘wrongdoing… Prosecutors 3 Eric Adams prosecutors won’t confess ‘wrongdoing when there was none,’ their resignation letter says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 23, 2025, 11:12 am CDT New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration. (Photo by Tom Brenner/The Washington Post) Three federal prosecutors who worked on the dropped corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams have submitted their emailed resignation letter, saying they won’t accept a requirement to “express regret and admit some wrongdoing” by their office when it refused to dismiss the case.…
Dubai Airport’s final call is coming – a mega new airport is ready to steal the spotlight…Dubai airport is about to switch up the way the world flies in. After decades at the top, Dubai International Airport (DXB) will officially close in the next 10 years – the big news? It’s making way for a next-level mega hub at Al Maktoum International (DWC). The shift, confirmed earlier this year, will see every single passenger and cargo flight move south to the new site by around 2034.Backed by a $35 billion expansion, DWC is set to handle up to 260 million…