TORONTO Following the indictment of the Trump Organization and its Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg on tax fraud charges, one expert says the case lays the groundwork for potential future charges against the company and puts pressure on former U.S. president Donald Trump. Trump is not charged with any wrongdoing in the case, but remains a focus of the ongoing investigation.
Prosecutors allege the 15-year tax fraud scheme was orchestrated by the most senior executives at the Trump Organization with some employees collecting more than US$1.7 million in off-the-books compensation, including apartment rent, car payments and school tuition.
Jordan’s prince accused of plotting possible coup
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The former Crown Prince of Jordan, Hamzah bin Al Hussein, was ordered on April 3 to stay confined in his Amman palace, though Jordan’s Army Chief, Major General Yousef Huneiti denied reports of his arrest, according to
Hamzah’s ‘house arrest’ happened after security forces in Jordan arrested many high-profile figures as part of an ongoing security investigation concerned with national security.
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Washington Post stated as many as 20 people were arrested for involvement in the alleged plot to unseat King Abdullah. The individuals detained include Bassem Ibrahim Awadallah, former head of the royal court, and Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a member of the royal family.
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A Jordanian royal family member has lashed out at the ruling elite in rare criticism after several former high-level officials were arrested in what the military said are moves against a threat to national security.
Former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein – a half brother of King Abdullah II and popular figure in Jordan – said he had been placed under house arrest, a claim the military denied.
Others close to Prince Hamzah were arrested, however, including Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, a member of the royal family, and Bassem Ibrahim Awadallah, a former head of the royal court in 2007-2008, according to the official Petra news agency.
Will there finally be justice for Giulio Regeni? Inside Story
It’s been nearly five years since Italian student Giulio Regeni was tortured and killed in Egypt.
New videos obtained by Al Jazeera suggest security services followed the 28 year old for more than a month before he disappeared.
Italian prosecutors, frustrated by a lack of cooperation from Egypt, have charged four Egyptian agents with kidnapping and murder.
Egypt has suspended its own probe and says whoever killed Regeni had no connection with the state.
What are the broader implications of this case?
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