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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Three northern Ont. men fined for illegal moose hunting
A mature bull moose begins to stand up in forest on October 2, 2018. (File photo/Dan Joling/Associated Press) Three men from Thunder Bay have been fined a total of $9,000 after pleading guilty to illegal moose hunting practices, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources announced in a court bulletin. Guilty pleas and fines Peter Berardi pleaded guilty to failing to immediately invalidate his moose tag and was fined $3,000, along with an additional $1,000 for possessing illegally killed wildlife. Thomas Tronsen admitted to unlawfully invalidating his moose tag on an animal killed by another person and received identical fines. Alan Tronsen was fined $1,000 for possessing illegally killed wildlife. The incident Court documents revealed that on October 28, 2023, Berardi harvested a bull moose in Wildlife Management Unit 15B near Graham Road under the authority of his bull moose tag. Instead of invalidating his tag immediately, he contacted Thomas and Alan Tronsen, who were in Thunder Bay – roughly 160 kilometres away. The two men traveled to the site and invalidated Thomas Tronsen's tag on the moose, allowing Berardi to retain his tag for further hunting. The animal was later transported to a Thunder Bay residence and divided among the three men. The investigation Conservation officers launched an investigation after the 2023 hunting season, leading to the seizure of the moose meat and charges. The ministry emphasized that hunters must follow party hunting regulations, including invalidating tags immediately at the time and location of harvest. MNRF conservation officer Vehicle with lights on A Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer vehicle with lights flashing is shown in this photo. (File Photo/Courtesy of Ministry of Natural Resources) Justice of the Peace Coral Klein presided over the cases in the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on February 5, 2025. In the bulletin, ministry officials said, 'The Ontario government is safeguarding moose populations by ensuring hunters use valid tags in compliance with the regulations.' To report a natural resource problem or provide information about an unsolved case, call the ministry TIPS line toll-free at 1-877-847-7667 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously. For more information about unsolved cases, click here.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
The Bolton drivers brought before court for being on their phones
These drivers from Bolton were brought before court for using their phones. Motorists in the town were caught by police on the public highway while on their mobiles. According to the government website, it is illegal to hold and use a phone, sat nav, tablet, or any device that can send or receive data, while driving or riding a motorcycle. This means you must not use a device in your hand for any reason, whether online or offline. Here are five Bolton motorists who were caught using their phones. Marton Horvath, 40, was caught while driving a Citroen C3 in Chorley Old Road on October 18 last year. Horvath, of Halliwell Road, was sentenced at Tameside Magistrates' Court on July 15. He was disqualified from driving for two months, reduced from six months due to mitigating circumstances - a longer disqualification would cause "exceptional hardship" to his diabetic son in terms of attending hospital. Horvath was also fined £60 and ordered to pay £60 costs and a £24 surcharge. Read more: Shocking images released in warning to drivers about life-changing consequences Read more: Drug addict in 'wicked act' that kept victim prisoner for weeks in town centre flat Read more: Ex-Great Britain rugby league player 'used sheer size to rape woman', trial hears Keiran Edwards, 35, was caught using a mobile phone while driving a Scania HGV on the M6 southbound near Knutsford on December 15 last year. Edwards, of Alderton Drive, Westhoughton, was brought before Chester Magistrates' Court on June 4. He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined £738, ordered to pay £110 costs and a £295 surcharge. Gul Basit, 33, drove a Toyota Prius while on a phone in Kinmel Bay, near Rhyl in North Wales, on August 12 last year. Basit, of Burwell Close, Great Lever, was sentenced at Wrexham Magistrates' Court on June 27. He was given six points, fined £183, ordered to pay £130 costs and a £73 surcharge. Zabir Kapadia, aged 51, drove a BMW XM while on a phone in Moss Bank Way on October 12. Kapadia, of Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, was brought before Tameside Magistrates' Court on May 20. He was given six points, a £169 fine, £90 in costs and a £68 surcharge as punishment. Kapadia avoided prison due to his mitigating circumstances, needing to drive for his job to collect stock. Daniel Lewis, 38, was caught driving a Land Rover Discovery in Bolton Road, Walkden, while on a phone on August 29 last year. Lewis, of Bentley Court, Farnworth, was sentenced at Manchester Magistrates' Court on May 9 this year. He was fined £440, ordered to pay a surcharge of £176 and costs of £120, and disqualified for six months.
South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Singapore charges 5 Chinese nationals over bribery scheme to extend stay, sell sex drugs
In an attempt to prolong their stay in Singapore , five Chinese nationals allegedly bribed police and National Environment Agency (NEA) officers, hoping to get arrested and obtain special passes. Special passes are issued to foreigners who are assisting in investigations or required to attend court. According to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), the men wanted to sell illegal sex enhancement medication while on bail. 'CPIB investigations further revealed that the men had also paid their bailors to facilitate their bail and subsequent bail extensions,' it said, adding that investigations into the scheme are ongoing. Xiao Xiezhi, Xu Zhishen, Xu Bixin, Huang Chuangshun and Lin Liangjun were charged on Friday with bribery. All five were denied bail. The five men individually attempted to bribe police and NEA officers between January and June. In January, Xiao allegedly offered three NEA enforcement officers S$400 (US$310) after the 43-year-old was caught allegedly smoking under a bus stop shelter, which is a non-designated smoking area.
CNA
5 days ago
- CNA
Five foreigners charged over scheme to get arrested to prolong stay in Singapore and sell illegal sex medication
SINGAPORE: In an attempt to prolong their stay in Singapore, five Chinese nationals allegedly bribed police and National Environment Agency (NEA) officers, hoping to get arrested and obtain Special Passes. Special Passes are issued to foreigners who are assisting in investigations or required to attend court. According to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), the men wanted to sell illegal sex enhancement medication while on bail. 'CPIB investigations further revealed that the men had also paid their bailors to facilitate their bail and subsequent bail extensions,' it said, adding that investigations into the scheme are ongoing. Xiao Xiezhi, Xu Zhishen, Xu Bixin, Huang Chuangshun and Lin Liangjun were charged on Friday (Jul 18) with bribery. All five were denied bail. BRIBERY ATTEMPTS The five men individually attempted to bribe police and NEA officers between January and June. In January, Xiao allegedly offered three NEA enforcement officers S$400 (US$310) after the 43-year-old was caught allegedly smoking under a bus stop shelter, which is a non-designated smoking area. Xu Zhishen, 37, allegedly offered two police officers each S$119 in April to not take enforcement action against him and to allow him to leave the incident location. CPIB did not state why the officers were taking enforcement action against the Chinese national. The following month, Xu Bixin, 31, allegedly offered a police officer S$70 to stop her from conducting an identity check on him. Huang, 40, allegedly offered S$100 to two NEA officers in June after he was caught smoking in a non-designated area in Orchard. In the same month, Lin, 32, offered S$160 to four police officers, asking that they not enquire about his identity further after he was involved in a traffic accident. All the police and NEA officers rejected the bribes. "Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption,' said CPIB.
CNN
5 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Judge rules Trump's firing of FTC commissioner was illegal
A federal judge on Thursday ruled the firing of US Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter by President Donald Trump earlier this year was illegal. US District Judge Loren AliKhan said the Trump administration's attempt to remove Slaughter did not comply with removal protections in federal law. 'Because those protections remain constitutional, as they have for almost a century, Ms. Slaughter's purported removal was unlawful and without legal effect,' AliKhan wrote. 'As the Court recognized today, the law is clear, and I look forward to getting back to work,' said Slaughter in a statement. 'The for-cause removal protections that apply to my colleagues and me at the FTC also protect other independent economic regulators like the SEC, the FDIC, and the Federal Reserve. ' The dispute over Trump's firing of Alvaro Bedoya and Slaughter in March will inevitably end up before the US Supreme Court, which ruled 90 years ago that FTC commissioners may be dismissed only for good cause, such as neglecting their duties. Bedoya formally resigned in June to take another job and is not part of the case. That ruling has protected the independence of agencies that regulate road safety, stock markets, telecommunications, monetary policy and more, shielding them from direct White House control. The Supreme Court, however, signaled it could strip that protection from agencies such as the Merit Systems Protection Board and National Labor Relations Board. Its ruling in May allowed Trump to keep two Democratic members of those boards sidelined while they challenge their terminations. The Supreme Court is led by a 6-3 conservative majority. The White House said, 'the Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the President's constitutional authority to fire and remove executive officers who exercise his authority. The Trump Administration will appeal this unlawful decision and looks forward to victory on this issue.' The FTC declined to comment. AliKhan said the Trump administration wants 'the FTC to be something it is not: a subservient agency subject to the whims of the President and wholly lacking in autonomy. But that is not how Congress structured it.' The FTC, currently led by three Republicans, is structured so that no more than three of its five commissioners come from the same party.
