‘Crypto-king’ Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been found guilty on two counts of fraud and seven counts of conspiracy.
Crime
Woman arrested over suspected poisoned mushroom meal
Victorian police have arrested a 49-year-old woman in the state’s south-east over three suspected deaths linked to a meal allegedly containing poisoned mushrooms.
Court finds owners of Whakaari-White Island failed risk assessment
A New Zealand court has found the owners of Whakaari White Island were in breach of workplace safety laws when a volcanic eruption claimed 22 lives in 2019.
Young woman’s body found at Sydney school
A young woman is believed to have been killed after her body was found at the Sydney school where she worked.
Bruce Lehrmann charged with rape in Toowoomba
Bruce Lehrmann can be named as the man who was charged with two counts of rape earlier this year in Toowoomba.
AFP: Major money laundering ring uncovered
The AFP alleges a Chinese currency exchange business used dozens of its Australian retail premises as a front for illegal money laundering operations worth over $200 million.
First Nations boy dies after incident in WA youth detention cell
A 16-year-old First Nations boy died at a Perth hospital on Thursday night after being found unresponsive in his cell at a youth detention centre last week.
Accused rapists in Queensland can be publicly named from next month
Queensland has changed a law that stopped the reporting of people accused of rape. There’s now only one part of Australia with the laws.
Lucy Letby has received a life sentence for murder of newborns
The neonatal nurse targeted newborns in her care at a hospital in northwest England between 2015 and 2016.
Miss Universe Indonesia has been accused of strip-searching contestants
Miss Universe organisers have cut ties with the pageant’s Indonesian arm amid claims of sexual abuse. Here’s what you need to know.
How much does it cost to kill someone?
A recent spate of gun violence in Sydney escalated last week when five people were shot in five days. It follows the murder of a man once known as the ‘Tony Soprano’ of Sydney’s crime underworld. In today’s deep dive, we speak with Crime Editor at the Daily Telegraph Mark Morri about the shootings, their links to organised crime, and why it’s so hard to hold perpetrators responsible.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Vladimir Putin
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more on Putin’s arrest warrant.
