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A federal jury has convicted a San Diego-area couple on conspiracy charges in connection with an elaborate scheme to sell millions of bottles of counterfeit 5-Hour Energy shots in the U.S., prosecutors announced.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

Corrections & Amplifications The International Criminal Court has convicted nine people of the core crimes it prosecutes—war crimes and crimes against humanity—in its 23-year history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

A US court has convicted a Mozambican former finance minister over a 10-year-old conspiracy that triggered the worst economic crisis in his home country since independence.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

A U.N.-backed court has convicted three members of Hezbollah in absentia over the 2005 assassination of Rafik al-Hariri, Saad's father and a former prime minister.

From Reuters • Jun. 12, 2023

You see the boy has not peached upon his father, and has convicted himself.

From The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook by Marryat, Frederick