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WikiLeaks founder pleads guilty for classified information conspiracy

Posted by SDCN Staff | Jun 26, 2024 | Local |

By SDCN Editor Julian Assange, 52, the founder of WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring...

Puerto Rico legislator, husband sentenced for theft, bribery

Posted by SDCN Staff | May 21, 2024 | Local |

By SDCN Editor A Puerto Rico legislator and her husband were sentenced today for engaging in a multi-year theft, bribery, and kickback conspiracy scheme to fraudulently inflate the salary of a legislative assistant in exchange...

Former Venezuelan military official pleads guilty to money laundering, bribery

Posted by SDCN Staff | Mar 5, 2024 | Local |

By SDCN Editor A former Venezuelan National Guard major pleaded guilty today to a money laundering...

U.S. charges 4 mariners for transporting suspected Iranian-made weapons

Posted by SDCN Staff | Feb 23, 2024 | Local |

By SDCN Editor A criminal complaint was unsealed Thursday charging four foreign nationals after...

Canadian woman pleads guilty of scheme to send missile components to Russia

Posted by SDCN Staff | Feb 15, 2024 | Local |

By SDCN Editor A Canadian woman pleaded guilty Monday in a Brooklyn, New York federal court to money laundering conspiracy for her role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to send components used in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...