In the United State, one popular Brooklyn pastor known as the "Bling bishop" has been sentenced to nine years in prison for schemes that included preying on the bank account of one of his own followers.Lamor Whitehead, a New York preacher known for his flashy lifestyle, was found guilty in March of wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, attempted extortion and making false statements to federal investigators.Prosecutors argued that Whitehead, 45, used his position as a r...

Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried, once hailed as a pioneer in the world of digital currency, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that left hundreds of thousands of customers devastated. The downfall of FTX, once a leading platform for cryptocurrency exchange, marked the unraveling of Bankman-Fried's empire.U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan delivered a scathing assessment of Bankman-Fried's actions, acknowledging t...

Saudi Arabia imprisoned a woman for 30 years for criticizing the Neom megacity project on Twitter, according to an activist group.ALQST, a UK-based human rights group, said a Saudi court sentenced Fatima al-Shawarbi to 30 years during a recent appeal hearing.She is in her 20s and from Al-Ahsa province, the group said.The Saudi justice system is cloaked in secrecy, often leaving activist groups as the only sources of information about cases.ALQST said that it relies...