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The French Outlet TF1 Info was the first to report the arrest saying that Durov was taken into custody around 8 p.m. Saturday evening.

Reports: Telegram founder arrested in France

French prosecutors formally charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with a wide range of crimes related to illegal activity on the app Wednesday, releasing him from custody but banning him from leaving the country. The news and messaging platform has been linked to the spread of child sexual abuse content, drug...

Telegram CEO formally charged in illegal content probe

He has been placed under formal investigation as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, French prosecutors say.

Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe

NBC News

Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, has been charged in France with facilitating criminal activities on the platform. French prosecutors said that the app had almost completely failed to respond to its legal requests for user data in prosecuting cybercrime cases.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov charged by French prosecutors

The Hill

The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was arrested at a Paris airport over the weekend, according to reports. French broadcasters LCI and TF1 reported that Pavel Durov was taken into custody Saturday evening at the Paris-Le Bourget Airport, according to The Associated Press. French media reported he was detained on an arrest warrant…

Telegram CEO arrested in Paris

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Morristown Minute

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Two members of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their involvement in multiple shootings and other gang-related crimes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

Gang Members Sentenced: 31 Years for Violent Crimes

A female influencer who was recently posting about a trip she's suspected to have taken with Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has gone missing since Durov's arrest over the weekend, the New York Post reports. Juli Vavilova, 24, a video game streamer and "crypto coach," cannot be located by her family...

Influencer Who Posted Trip With Arrested Telegram CEO Now Missing

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Several days after Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France, he has now been formally charged with alleged crimes that French prosecutors claimed were committed through the use of the popular messaging app. NBC News reports that those Paris-based prosecutors listed a number of alleged crimes that...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov officially charged for alleged crimes in France

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

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Appling County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Telegram founder Pavel Durov's case should not turn into "political persecution" after a French judge put the Russian-born tech entrepreneur under formal investigation. The judge said he was suspected of complicity in running an online platform that allows illicit transactions, images...

Kremlin Says Telegram Boss Durov's Case Should Not Become Political Persecution

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Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a sweeping investigation opened earlier this year, and released earlier Wednesday after four days of questioning.

Telegram messaging app CEO Durov receives preliminary charges, barred from leaving France

Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) -Relations between Moscow and Paris have reached a nadir following the arrest of Russian-born Telegram boss Pavel Durov, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, after the tech billionaire's detention was extended until Wednesday.

Russia-France ties hit new low after Telegram boss' arrest, Moscow says

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The Russian-born tech billionaire was arrested by French authorities on Saturday. Prosecutors in Paris had been questioning him in connection with an investigation focused on drug trafficking

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov transferred to French court for ‘possible indictment’

Pavel Durov, the co-founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, is no longer under the custody of French authorities. However, the 39-year-old Russian-born tech executive now faces a number of charges in France that are related to the app. In addition, Durov has been banned from leaving the country as...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Released from Custody, Banned from Leaving France

TheDailyBeast

Prosecutors in France said Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested in connection with a cybercrime and anti-fraud investigation into illegal activity on the platform and refusing to cooperate with law enforcement.Durov’s arrest, according to prosecutor Laure Beccuau, was part of an inquiry opened on July 8 “against person unnamed” involving potential charges such as aiding in the distribution of child sexual abuse material, money laundering, and selling illegal drugs.The messaging app said its founder has “nothing to hide” following his arrest in France on Saturday. The 39-year-old billionaire CEO of the company was detained after his private jet landed at...

Telegram Billionaire Pavel Durov’s Arrest Linked to Wider Probe, Authorities Say

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France in connection with the app’s moderation, Reuters reported. Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter (now called X) in 2022, has already taken to his own platform to speak about Durov’s reported arrest. In one of...

Elon Musk on Telegram Founder Pavel Durov’s Arrest: ‘Executed for Liking a Meme’

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Has Telegram violated EU laws, and why has its founder been charged in France?

France has asserted that Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, bears responsibility for alleged crimes associated with his platform. However, the EC, of which...

Has Telegram violated EU laws, and why has its founder been charged in France?

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