The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice. It alleged that they failed to protect children’s privacy. The FTC said in…
U.S. man convicted for illegally importing ancient mosaic from Syria
California resident on Wednesday was found guilty of illegally importing to the U.S., a mosaic believed to be 2,000 years old from Syria, the U.S. Department of Justice said. According to U.S. authorities, 56-year-old Mohammed Yassin Alcharihi illegally imported the…
FBI makes arrests over alleged secret Chinese ‘police stations’ in New York
US prosecutors have arrested two men in New York for allegedly operating a Chinese “secret police station” in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighbourhood. Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 59, both New York City residents, face charges of conspiring to act as…
Ji Chaoqun: Chinese engineer jailed for 8 years for spying in US
A Chinese engineer has been jailed for eight years for spying in the US, in a case linked to Chinese efforts to steal aviation trade secrets. Ji Chaoqun, 31, had identified scientists and engineers for possible recruitment, according to the…
Mike Pence will be interviewed by DoJ over Trump Jan. 6 revelations—Lawyer
Former vice president Mike Pence must be questioned about the January 6 attack after openly discussing that he was aware of Donald Trump’s alleged criminal intent, a lawyer has said. Ryan Goodman, a New York University law professor and former…
Hushpuppi: US court postpones sentencing of Nigerian fraudster
A United States Central District Court in California has postponed the sentencing of Nigerian fraudster Ramon Abass known as Hushpuppi for the second time. Premium Times reports that Judge Otis Wright has fixed September 21 as the new sentencing date…
