George Nyavor

  • Texas Governor’s Pardon Of Army Sergeant Convicted In BLM Protester’s Death Sparks Outcry

    Texas Governor Greg Abbott has sparked controversy with his recent decision to pardon Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in 2020. The pardon has resulted in Perry’s release from a 25-year sentence. Travis County District Attorney José Garza has strongly criticized Governor Abbott’s decision, arguing that…

  • Man Faces 60 Years In Prison For Setting Ablaze A House That Killed Family Of 5 Over Stolen iPhone

    A tragic incident from 2020 resurfaced as 20-year-old Kevin Bui pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges for setting a house on fire over a stolen iPhone, resulting in the death of a family of five in Colorado. According to Denver 7 News, Bui, who was 16 at the time of the crime, sought revenge for…

  • Conditional Pardon May Grant Freedom to Ailing Former Doctor Imprisoned For Murder

    Vince Gilmer, a former doctor from a small town in North Carolina, who has been serving a life sentence for murder, might soon be released from prison after a conditional pardon granted over two years ago. Despite being formally pardoned in January 2022, Gilmer has remained incarcerated in a southwest Virginia prison due to what…

  • Justice Department And Stanford University to Cohost Workshop ‘Promoting Competition In Artificial Intelligence’

    The Justice Department and Stanford University will hold a public workshop on May 30 to discuss the state of competition across the Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology industry from the chip to the app. “The Antitrust Division is excited to partner with Stanford University on this workshop to learn from stakeholders at various levels of the…

  • Family Of Wrongly Executed Black Teen Seeks Damages After 2022 Exoneration

    The family of Alexander McClay Williams, the youngest person ever executed in Pennsylvania, is suing Delaware County for his wrongful conviction and execution in 1931. Williams, a 16-year-old Black teenager, was exonerated by the governor in 2022. Williams was convicted of the October 1930 murder of Vida Robare, a white woman found stabbed 47 times…

  • “Incognito Market” Owner Arrested for Operating Major Illegal Online Narcotics Marketplace

    Rui-Siang Lin, known as “Pharoah,” was arrested for running “Incognito Market,” one of the largest dark web narcotics marketplaces. The platform facilitated over $100 million in illegal drug sales worldwide. Lin was apprehended at John F. Kennedy Airport on May 18 and will appear before a federal judge in Manhattan. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland…

  • Timeline Of The Assange Legal Saga Over Extradition To The US On Espionage Charges

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange won a key battle on Monday in his decade-and-a-half-long attempt to avoid extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges at London’s High Court ruled that Assange can appeal against his extradition order. Assange, 52, faces charges related to his organization’s publication of a huge trove of classified documents.…

  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Wins At The Supreme Court

    On May 16, the United States Supreme Court delivered a significant 7-2 ruling, affirming that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding mechanism does not contravene the Appropriations Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The decision addresses a longstanding legal dispute surrounding the CFPB’s financial independence under the Dodd-Frank Act, which established a unique funding structure…

  • Trump’s Hush Money Trial Nears Conclusion Amid Intense Grilling Of Michael Cohen

    As Donald Trump’s hush money trial approaches its final stages, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen faced rigorous questioning on Monday, May, 20, 2024. This will mark the prosecution’s last attempt to solidify their case before the defense takes the floor. The highly publicized trial, unfolding in Manhattan, has centered on Cohen’s pivotal testimony, which directly…

  • Puerto Rico Legislator And Her Husband Sentenced For Theft, Bribery, Kickback

    A Puerto Rico legislator and her husband faced sentencing on May 17 for their involvement in a complex scheme involving theft, bribery, and kickbacks spanning several years. María Milagros Charbonier-Laureano, known as Tata, a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, received an eight-year prison sentence, while her husband, Orlando Montes-Rivera, was sentenced to…