arrested

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Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it has arrested former Power Minister Saleh Mamman a week after he was sentenced to 75 years in jail on corruption charges.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The indictment supersedes a previous indictment of Singamas Marketing Director Vick Nam Hing Ma, who was arrested in France last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Cordrey was expected to be arrested in Hawaii, and Gabriela Gonzalez will likely be arraigned in a downtown L.A. courtroom on Tuesday afternoon, one source said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

A high-level people smuggler identified in a BBC investigation has been arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Edman Spangler, the thirty-nine-year-old stagehand from Ford’s Theatre, was also arrested.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson