In connection with $4.9 million fraud caused to Motor Trade Finance Ltd (MTF) seven people have been arrested. These seven culprits have been identified as Mark Whelan, Richard Barnett, Jonathan Chiswell, Clark Lewis, Brett Donaldson, Steward Saunders and Karl Toussaint.

Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant Apple on Monday dragged HTC Corp. to the US International Trade Commission, accusing the Taiwanese smartphone maker of infringing its intellectual property rights.

The murder of two-year-old, Caylee Anthony, has become one of the most talked about cases in the United States. The main suspect was her 25-year-old mother, who was charged of first- degree murder, however, she was not found guilty for her acts. She did serve 1,043 days in jail for four counts of misdemeanor for lying.

The Former Head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was released from house arrest on Friday as the case against him moved closer to dismissal. Dominique Strauss-Kahn was accused of sexually assaulting a female hotel housekeeper and trying to rape her in May.

The court case between the Earthquake Commission (EQC) and the Insurance Council over the payments to homeowners who had not received an EQC payout is scheduled to be held in August at the High Court in Wellington.

Hugh O'Donnell, the boss of a massive illegal waste site in Aldermaston, Berkshire, has been sentenced to four years in prison for dumping waste and money laundering.

Sixty-three-year-old O'Donnell, of Reading, was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to two charges.