2026-04-8 074c20cc2344e5c2fb4cb067fcef031a1af05d25 /feed/2026/04/8/a-united-states-court-sentences-jasveen-sangha-to-15-years-in-prison-for-distributing-ketamine-that-resulted-in-the-deat A United States court sentences Jasveen Sangha to 15 years in prison for distributing ketamine that resulted in the death of actor Matthew Perry in 2023, as part of a wider investigation into a network supplying controlled substances. Authorities also charge and sentence other individuals, including medical professionals, in connection with the distribution of the drug. 1775718496 2026-04-8 81392f464a54a145d775c1d251b5d0ff7a60b749 48 Illegal drug trade in the United States 1 /wiki/illegal%20drug%20trade%20in%20the%20united%20states Jasveen Sangha 14 /wiki/jasveen%20sangha Matthew Perry 116 /wiki/matthew%20perry U.S. court 2 /wiki/federal%20judiciary%20of%20the%20united%20states controlled substance 172 /wiki/controlled%20substance ketamine 71 /wiki/ketamine prison 37 /wiki/incarceration%20in%20the%20united%20states the distribution of the drug 239 /wiki/ketamine%20in%20society%20and%20culture Illegal drug trade in the United States Jasveen Sangha Matthew Perry U.S. court controlled substance ketamine prison the distribution of the drug Illegal drug trade in the United States 2026-03-9 e7758636b8cced69fc327737aa63085d01d596a1 24 U.S. court 1 /feed/2026/03/9/the-united-states-reaches-a-deferred-prosecution-agreement-with-turkey-s-state-owned-lender-halkbank-to-resolve-criminal The United States reaches a deferred prosecution agreement with Turkey's state-owned lender Halkbank to resolve criminal charges alleging that the bank helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions. Under the agreement, Halkbank must implement compliance monitoring and avoid transactions that benefit Iran, after which the charges may be dismissed pending court approval. 2026-01-5 fd3c3314956a058db72554ca427f5170f74b89ce 11 Illegal drug trade in the United States prison 2 /feed/2026/01/5/de-jure-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-and-first-lady-cilia-flores-plead-not-guilty-to-charges-of-drug-traffickin "De jure" Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores plead not guilty to charges of drug trafficking and narcoterrorism in the United States. They will remain in prison until their next court appearance in March. 2025-12-31 846ea1866b462085e1f22b374f4fd6e4b24187c0 13 U.S. court 1 /feed/2025/12/31/us-president-donald-trump-announces-the-withdrawal-of-national-guard-troops-from-chicago-los-angeles-and-portland-af U.S. president Donald Trump announces the withdrawal of National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland after federal courts blocked or restricted the deployments. 2025-11-28 b80073043dd5f4b15827df75612a76798e071474 9 Illegal drug trade in the United States prison 2 /feed/2025/11/28/united-states-president-donald-trump-announces-that-he-will-pardon-former-honduran-president-juan-orlando-hernandez-who United States president Donald Trump announces that he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving a U.S. prison sentence for drug-trafficking offenses. 2024-12-23 0af04eee53203774ad14988bd9a93b60e070d6bf /feed/2024/12/23/the-united-states-house-committee-on-ethics-releases-a-report-on-florida-congressman-in-the-house-of-representatives-mat The United States House Committee on Ethics releases a report on Florida congressman in the House of Representatives Matt Gaetz, revealing that Gaetz paid women for sexual activity, committed statutory rape with a 17-year-old, possessed and used illegal drugs, accepted financial gifts beyond House limits, and assisted a woman in obtaining a passport. 1735022269 2024-12-23 b57e375fc76e56bd0098d061afc3d903709fc6d9 31 Illegal drug trade in the United States 1 /feed/2024/12/23/the-united-states-house-committee-on-ethics-releases-a-report-on-former-florida-representative-and-attorney-general-nomi The United States House Committee on Ethics releases a report on former Florida representative and Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz, revealing that Gaetz paid women for sexual activity, committed statutory rape with a 17-year-old, possessed and used illegal drugs, accepted financial gifts beyond House limits, and assisted a woman in obtaining a passport. 2024-06-10 515ebb7818fad023751f9b141ee79e987b44655a 17 U.S. court 1 /feed/2024/06/10/after-17-years-of-litigation-chiquita-brands-international-is-found-liable-by-a-jury-in-united-states-federal-court-of After 17 years of litigation, Chiquita Brands International is found liable by a jury in United States Federal Court of financing the far-right paramilitary death squad United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia in the Antioquia and Magdalena Departments of Colombia. 2024-04-15 b2cece47ccd3f04d7fa18036b2c8b83849837666 24 U.S. court 1 /feed/2024/04/15/a-federal-court-in-the-us-state-of-virginia-hears-the-first-claims-by-survivors-of-the-abu-ghraib-prison-in-iraq-thre A federal court in the U.S. state of Virginia hears the first claims by survivors of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Three detainees accuse the CACI for their role in the torture at the prison. 2022-08-2 a82a4c3f823fb16e378c1b62a45561023e37dec6 17 U.S. court 1 /feed/2022/08/2/in-the-first-legal-challenge-to-a-state-s-abortion-law-since-the-supreme-court-s-june-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade In the first legal challenge to a state's abortion law since the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn "Roe v. Wade", the Department of Justice (DOJ) files a lawsuit in a federal court against the state of Idaho to block a state law that the DOJ says imposes a "near-absolute ban" on abortion in Idaho. 2016-02-22 779e17c8e1d47bc2a2c675a06279a5b2c25d5e2e 13 U.S. court 1 /feed/2016/02/22/the-maryland-court-of-appeals-rules-the-state-s-public-information-act-does-not-apply-to-abortion-clinic-license-applica The Maryland Court of Appeals rules the state's Public Information Act does not apply to abortion clinic license applicants' names, denying the Maryland Coalition for Life's appeal which had noted that courts in Illinois, Kansas and Minnesota have ordered these names released. The ruling can not be appealed to federal courts. 2014-09-29 e963b3ee3d6f4e552b16da5d6117754856350a2b 2 U.S. court 1 /feed/2014/09/29/argentina-s-central-bank-announces-that-it-will-pay-the-holders-of-its-restructured-debt-tuesday-implicitly-this-indica Argentina's central bank announces that it will pay the holders of its restructured debt Tuesday. Implicitly this indicates that it is ready to defy a U.S. federal court which has blocked such payments until the holders of hold-out bonds are included. /feed/2026/04/8/a-us-court-sentences-jasveen-sangha-to-15-years-in-prison-for-distributing-ketamine-that-resulted-in-the-death-of-acto AFP via France 24 8 1ec99690b4be0c84661a7793aeae960b52c2966a 4 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260408-ketamine-queen-jailed-for-15-years-over-matthew-perry-drugs 2026 A U.S. court sentences Jasveen Sangha to 15 years in prison for distributing ketamine that resulted in the death of actor Matthew Perry in 2023, as part of a wider investigation into a network supplying controlled substances. Authorities also charge and sentence other individuals, including medical professionals, in connection with the distribution of the drug.