Via #ANSA - Dec 3, 2025

A #Palermo judge on Wednesday upheld a request by prosecutors for former #Sicilian Governor #SalvatoreCuffaro be put under #HouseArrest for alleged involvement in #corruption in public contracts..#CriminalConspiracy, bid-rigging and #bribery
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Cuffaro, who was governor of #Sicily from 2001 to 2008 & subsequently elected to the Senate, served close to five years in jail between 2011 and 2015 over a conviction for helping members of the #Mafia

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2025/12/03/former-sicilian-governor-cuffaro-put-under-house-arrest_a88c0404-7e13-482e-90b0-0317d853233d.html

Former Sicilian governor Cuffaro put under house arrest - TopNews - Ansa.it

A Palermo judge on Wednesday upheld a request by prosecutors for former Sicilian Governor Salvatore Cuffaro be put under house arrest for alleged involvement in corruption in public contracts. (ANSA)

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State Dept. Threatens Intervention in Brazil as Bolsonaro Put on House Arrest

The Trump administration has already sanctioned the judge presiding over Bolsonaro’s alleged coup attempt trial.

https://murica.website/2025/08/state-dept-threatens-intervention-in-brazil-as-bolsonaro-put-on-house-arrest/

State Dept. Threatens Intervention in Brazil as Bolsonaro Put on House Arrest – The USA Potato

In a shocking turn of events, Brazil's Supreme Court under Justice Alexandre de Moraes has placed former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest amid coup allegations. This decision comes after Bolsonaro's failure to comply with court orders and raises concerns about his potential influence over U.S. President Trump, who has recently drawn connections between tariffs and Bolsonaro's legal woes. For further insights, click here: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/04/brazil-supreme-court-justice-orders-house-arrest-of-former-president-bolsonaro.html #Brazil #SupremeCourt #JairBolsonaro #Trump #CoupAllegations #HouseArrest #PoliticalTension

Kudos to the author for this insightful article.

Brazil Supreme Court justice orders house arrest of former president Bolsonaro

Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday issued an house arrest order for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial for allegedly plotting a coup, in a move that could escalate tensions with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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I'm calling to cancel my subscription.

I have been admonished by our financial advisor to stop reading and/or watching the news.

Turns out "under the highway viaduct, living in a refrigerator box" was not the answer he wanted when he asked where we expected to be in four years.

So now my current events privileges have been revoked because I'm honest.

Wait till our lawyer gets around to reading the amendments I've made to our will. 🙃

#HouseArrest
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French interior minister orders police crack down on irregular migration

Top police officials are being encouraged to “go as far as [they] can” given existing legislation to addre

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#43192 "removing that ankle bracelet..." #rebuking #housearrest

@br00t4c
THIS is why he needs to receive SOME #jail time (even if it's just a couple of weeks before he's transferred to #HouseArrest.)

On my wishlist is to see him "officially" accept the #GOP presidential nomination from behind prison glass in an orange jumpsuit over one of those gray conversation-phones. 😉