# Global criminal sentencing and judicial rulings > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/global-criminal-sentencing-and-judicial-rulings > Updated: 2026-08-12T01:24:33.000Z. Sources: 18. Developments: 2. Various judicial rulings and criminal sentences have been issued across the Americas and the Maldives. In the Americas, legal actions include a plea agreement in Argentina involving businessman Javier David Kolln for fraudulent tax compensation schemes, life sentences for football supporters in Lanús regarding a fatal shooting, and drug trafficking convictions in Santa Fe. In the United States, sentencing occurred for a fatal robbery in New York and involuntary manslaughter in New Mexico. Chile saw convictions for vehicle purchase scams, while Mexico reported legal proceedings following a violent brawl. In the Maldives, Mohamed Faariq received a 25-year prison sentence for trafficking diamorphine, a term treated as a life sentence under local law. In the United States, Ahmed Mohamed Artan was sentenced to 33 months for wire fraud related to the ‘Feeding Our Future’ case, involving the fraudulent claim of five million meals through shell companies. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-12: Legal rulings involve drug trafficking in Maldives and fraud in the US Separate legal developments involve a 25-year sentence for heroin trafficking in the Maldives and a 33-month prison sentence for a defendant in the Feeding Our Future fraud case in the US. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/legal-rulings-involve-drug-trafficking-in-maldives-and-fraud-in-the-us ### 2026-08-11: Legal rulings and criminal sentences issued across the Americas Multiple legal developments across the Americas include life sentences for football violence in Argentina, a 25-year prison term for a New York robbery homicide, and various fraud and drug convictions. 16 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/courts-issue-sentences-for-violent-crimes-in-spain-and-the-us --- Cite as: Global criminal sentencing and judicial rulings. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/global-criminal-sentencing-and-judicial-rulings