Judge warns Trump of potential jail time for violating gag order
New York, US Reuters The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal trial fined him $US1,000 and held him in contempt of court for a 10th time on Monday for violating a gag order and warned that further violations could land the former President in jail. Justice Juan Merchan said the nine $US1,000 fines he had imposed […]
Judge fines Trump $US9,000, threatens jail for contempt in hush money trial
Reuters The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial fined the former US President $US9,000 for contempt of court on Tuesday and said he would consider jailing him if he continued to violate a gag order. In a written order, Justice Juan Merchan said the fine may not be enough to serve as a […]
Vatican court sentences eco-activists to prison for damaging art
Vatican City RNS Two environmental activists have been found guilty of vandalism for gluing themselves to a statue in the Vatican Museums. In the conclusion of the much-talked-about trial on Monday, Vatican judges sentenced the activists to nine months in prison and charged them a €1,500 fine with a suspended sentence of five years. Guido Viero, […]
UK PM Johnson apologises to parliament over lockdown breaches
London, UK Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised to parliament on Tuesday after he was fined by police for breaking lockdown rules, saying he did not know a birthday gathering at the height of the pandemic was in breach of the rules he had set. Opposition lawmakers argue that the Prime Minister must go, […]
Humbled British PM apologises after fine for lockdown birthday bash
London, UK Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised but defied calls to resign on Tuesday after being fined for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules by attending a gathering in his office to celebrate his birthday. Johnson said people had the right to expect better after he, his wife, and his finance minister Rishi Sunak were […]
Australian court fines media $A1.1 million for breach of gag order in Cardinal Pell sex assault case
Melbourne, Australia Reuters An Australian court on Friday ordered a dozen media firms to pay a total of $A1.1 million in fines for breaching a suppression order on reporting the conviction of former Vatican treasurer George Pell for child sexual assault. The 12 media outlets, mostly owned by Nine Entertainment Co and Rupert Murdoch’s News […]
In the US, immigration officials drop $US300,000 fine for an immigrant in church sanctuary
RNS The message Pastor Isaac Villegas got on his cell phone earlier this week was short and sweet. “Un problema menos,” texted Rosa del Carmen Ortez-Cruz, a mother of four living in sanctuary at a Presbyterian church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. “One less problem.” Rosa Ortez-Cruz has been in santuary at the Church of […]