69-year-old Australian, Stephanie Banks who allegedly misbehaved on Fiji Air-ways flight FJ871 from San Francisco to Nadi last Saturday has been slapped with a $500 fine by the Nadi Magistrates Court.

A 34-year-old farmer from Naitasiri has been charged with obtaining a financial advantage by deception.

A tentative trial date has been set by the Suva Magistrates Court for the case of abuse of office against Voreqe Bainimarama, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, and Neil Sharma.

Former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and former Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem are expected to take their plea on consolidated charges in March.

A Suva High Court Judge today quizzed the state prosecution on the delay in serving disclosures to an accused who has been in remand for the past 14 days.

Former Fiji Rugby Union Financial Accountant Pawan Deo and his wife, Subhashni Mudaliar, pleaded not guilty in the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday to two counts of charges brought by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption.

The Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption has finalized the pre-trial conference material and submitted it to former Minister for Fisheries and Forestry Kalaveti Ravu’s counsel in court today.

A group behind a bungled attempt to scam millions of dollars from a major bank have avoided going to jail while they are assessed to potentially serve their sentences at home.

24-year-old Ilaisa Tanoa Degei, who allegedly raped a Virgin Australia crew member on New Year’s Day, has made a formal bail application in the Lautoka High Court.

A former officer with the Land Transport Authority has been sentenced to one year and eight months of imprisonment by the Ba Magistrates Court for corruption-related offences.

Former National Fire Authority Board Chair John O’Connor entered a plea of “Not Guilty” to charges filed by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption related to alleged corruption.

The Lautoka High Court has further remanded a man who allegedly struck another person with a sword in Waireba in Nadi in December last year.