Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui was sentenced to 30 years in U.S. prison after a fraud conviction tied to investment schemes prosecutors said raised more than $1 billion. A federal judge said the fraud cost more than 1,000 victims worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars.
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An explosive device injured two adults and a child at a Monaco residence Monday night, and authorities said the attacker fled on foot into France. French and Ukrainian media identified one victim as Ukrainian construction tycoon Vadym Iermolaiev.
Three people were injured, two critically, after an explosive device was detonated at a residential building in Monaco. Police in Monaco and France are searching for a suspect seen leaving a bag or package before the blast.
A CBS Chicago reporter and photographer were attacked near the Adler Planetarium while preparing for a live report. Police later arrested three suspects after a pursuit, and a gun was recovered from the tow truck, according to CBS Chicago.
Carl Rinsch, director of “47 Ronin,” was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for defrauding Netflix of $11 million meant for an unfinished sci-fi series. Prosecutors said he spent the money on investments, cryptocurrency and luxury goods instead of production.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that geofence warrants seeking cellphone location data can violate Fourth Amendment privacy protections. The case arose from a Virginia bank robbery investigation that used Google location records to identify Okello Chatrie.
The Supreme Court declined to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of a civil verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll. The decision leaves a $5 million judgment in place and ends Trump’s effort to overturn that case.
Five people were killed and others injured in a shooting at a youth welfare facility in Stade, northern Germany. Police said two people were arrested, including the suspected shooter, and there was no further threat to the public.