convict
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Martin Hewitt, tasked with curbing Channel crossings, said more than 4,000 disruptions against smuggling gangs had taken place since his unit was set up, including seizing cash and convicting key players.
From BBC
Some of those convicted used the money to buy luxury cars, real estate, jewelry and international vacations, prosecutors have said.
In addition, he shared with a reporter his belief that if convicted, Mr. Rideout would not receive jail time.
Mr Abd El Fattah was imprisoned in an Egyptian jail for more than a decade after being convicted of "spreading fake news" about torture in the country.
From BBC
Fifty-seven people have already been convicted in the scheme to divert $300 million in public grants intended to distribute free meals to children -- but the meals never existed, prosecutors said.
From Barron's
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