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Kazakh inmate scams businessman out of 50 million tenge via phone call
Tengrinews.kz – A convict in Ust-Kamenogorsk has been sentenced for fraud, after managing to scam a businessman out of 50 million tenge while
06 September 2024
Kazakh man jailed for 18 years for a box of drugs from Sweden
Tengrinews.kz - A specialized inter-district criminal court in Astana has sentenced a defendant involved in an international drug trafficking
07 August 2024
How much will ex-minister Bishimbayev earn in prison
Tengrinews.kz -Kuandyk Bishimbayev, the former Minister of National Economy sentenced to 24 years in prison, has recently been transferred from
06 August 2024
Former minister Bishimbayev sent to maximum security facility
Tengrinews.kz - Former minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev has been transferred to a maximum security colony, the Penal System Committee reports.
23 July 2024
Man sentenced to life in prison for brutal murder of 4-year-old
Tengrinews.kz - In the case of torture and murder of a child, a court in Semey sentenced a man to life imprisonment.
18 July 2024
Ex Kazakh minister Bishimbayev to be sentenced in maximum-security prison for murder
Tengrinews.kz - The destination where former Minister of National Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev will serve his sentence has been disclosed by
18 July 2024
Kazakh pop star Kairat Nurtas arrested after airplane incident
Astana, Tengrinews.kz - Kairat Nurtas, one of the most famous pop stars in Kazakhstan, has been involved in a legal dispute.
05 July 2024
Authorities deny reports of ex-minister Bishimbayev's alleged prison fight
Tengrinews.kz - Social media reports claim that Kuanlyk Bishimbayev, the former Minister of National Economy, was involved in a fight with his
02 July 2024
China jails Christian pastor for 14 years: official
Chinese court sentenced a Christian pastor to 14 years in jail for embezzlement, after he opposed forced removal of crosses from churches.
29 February 2016
AC/DC drummer says he wants to keep his job
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd described allegations he tried to hire a hitman as "ludicrous" and said he wanted to keep his job with the top-selling rock band.
22 December 2014
Pistorius appeal hearing set for December 9
South African prosecutors said that their request to appeal Oscar Pistorius's manslaughter conviction and five-year prison sentence would be heard on December 9.
10 November 2014
Pistorius sentenced to five years jail for killing girlfriend
South African Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the killing of his girlfriend last year.
21 October 2014
Britain threatens Internet 'trolls' with two years in jail
People found guilty of Internet "trolling" in Britain could be jailed for up to two years under government proposals outlined on Sunday.
20 October 2014
Bin Laden son-in-law sentenced to life in US prison
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and former Al-Qaeda spokesman was jailed for life after a US judge warned he remained a deadly threat to American citizens.
24 September 2014
Freed British parents reunited with ill son in Spain
The British parents jailed after taking their critically-ill son from hospital enjoyed an emotional reunion with him at his bedside in Spain.
04 September 2014
Top Colombian drug hitman 'Popeye' set for release
The head of Colombian drug kingpin P. Escobar's hitmen is set to be released from prison after helping prosecutors convict a former justice minister.
27 August 2014
John Lennon's killer denied parole for eighth time
The man who shot dead Beatles star John Lennon was denied parole for an eighth time after being deemed likely to violate the law again.
23 August 2014
Mother takes son back to Ukraine prison after war jailbreak
Just hours after he bust out of a high-security prison, Natalya Nikitenko drove her son right back to jail.
12 August 2014
TV star Rolf Harris jailed for five years over sex assaults
Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain and Australia for decades, was jailed for five years and nine months for a string of sexual assaults against girls.
05 July 2014
TV star Rolf Harris guilty of sex assaults in Britain
Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain since the 1960s, could face jail after his conviction on 12 counts of indecently assaulting girls.
02 July 2014