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Prosecutor's office paid about $1,400 in Bitcoin as ransom to free its network

A state prosecutor's office in Pennsylvania was among hundreds of thousands of victims of a now-shuttered international cyber crime operation, paying nearly $1,400 in a bitcoin ransom to free up its infected computer network, authorities disclosed Monday.

French consumer fraud agency files a criminal probe against Renault over emission

Renault faces a criminal probe in France after the country's consumer fraud agency passed a file to prosecutors detailing suspicions its engines had broken emissions laws, the government said, sending the carmaker's shares lower on Thursday.

Prosecutors confirm proble investigating Volkswagen AG's chairman

German prosecutors confirmed on Monday they are investigating Volkswagen AG's supervisory board chairman over suspected market manipulation, in another blow to efforts to contain fallout from the automaker's diesel emissions scandal.

$11.7 million worth Facebook funds frozen by Brazil prosecutor in WhatsApp case

The public federal prosecutor in the Brazilian state of Amazonas said on Wednesday the court there froze $11.7 million of funds held in Facebook Inc's account for failing to comply with a court order to supply data on users of the company's WhatsApp messaging service who are under criminal investigation.

Indian grandfather attacked by US cops was slammed like 'cutting down a tree', says expert witness

Sanders also testified he did not see a sign of a threat on the video, saying Patel's legs seemed relaxed.

US: Three infants' bodies found in Massachusetts house, woman arrested

The bodies of three infants were found on Thursday in a filthy house in Massachusetts.

2G trial: Why the CBI wants Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra in jail

The CBI has said it has verified that Chandra was in touch with a prosecutor and was seeking to influence a witness and has sought his bail be cancelled.

Prosecutors want mass killer Breivik ruled insane

Prosecutors asked a Norwegian court on Thursday to declare far-right mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik insane and commit him to a mental institution.

Alleged French gunman posted murder videos on web

The prosecutor said French police found a bag with a video camera, which contained three videos featuring killings of paratroopers and the murders in the Jewish school, where Merah shot three children and a rabbi dead.

American in NYC bomb case will likely face charges

Under New York law, once a defendant is arrested, prosecutors must secure an indictment from a grand jury in order to move forward with the case.