2 former UN employees charged in conspiracy to sell military equipment in Libya
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FOX News— Two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment in Libya, Canadian police said Tuesday. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Charles Poirier said the alleged offenses occurred between 2018 and 2021, when the two men were working at the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency headquartered in Montreal. Police identified the two men as Fathi Ben Ahmed Mhaouek, 61, and Mahmud Mohamed...
MYHIGHPLAINS—Former Clements Unit employee indicted on 2 charges including bribery. According to documents that were filed by the Potter County District Clerk, a former correctional officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice was indicted on a bribery charge and a charge of possessing a prohibited item in a correction facility.
CP24—2 men charged after allegedly selling fake cellphones in the Toronto area for years. Police have charged two men with more than 40 collective offences after they allegedly sold fake cellphones using Facebook Marketplace over a three-year period in the Toronto area. A new release issued by the Toronto Police Service (TPS) on Monday said investigators believe the men have been advertising Apple iPhones for sale using the platform and would then meet potential victims. The products only resembled iPhones, according to police – or, customers were allegedly given cellphone...
Los Angeles Times—Former California State Parks employee awarded $2.3 million in discrimination lawsuit. A jury awarded a former California State Parks employee nearly $2.3 million after a trial laid bare claims that the agency and a former boss discriminated against him for his Mexican heritage and retaliated when he spoke up while employed in the department's Malibu region. "It could lay a foundation for other people behind me to have a fair shake," plaintiff Angel Alba said Monday. He qualified his optimism, though, adding, "There's still no room for Mexican American people in leadership here in...