Jury Acquits Trump Friend Barrack Of Illegal Lobbying for China
Tom Barrack, who headed President Trump's inaugural committee, was acquitted of all counts in a federal trial in which he was accused of...
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Nov 1, 20222 min read
Trump’s Company On Trial For Criminal Tax Fraud
For years, as Donald Trump soared from reality TV star to the White House, his real estate empire was bankrolling big perks for some top...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 27, 20221 min read
Sen. Robert Menendez Faces a New Federal Investigation
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) faces a new federal investigation, Semafor reports. Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Georgia Inmate Accused in $11M Fraud Via Contraband Cellphone
Contraband cellphones are invaluable to inmates. In in the hands of Arthur Lee Cofield, serving a 14-year sentence for armed robbery at a...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 17, 20222 min read
DOJ Attorneys Mishandle Evidence In NY Mortgage Fraud Case
The Justice Department's prosecution of developer Robert "Bob" Morgan and his co-conspirators has promoted concerns reaching DOJ's upper...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Federal Jury Convicts Nikola Founder Of Three Fraud Counts
A federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Trevor Milton, posing the possibility that the billionaire founder of the zero-emission...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 22, 20222 min read
NY Criminal Referral in Trump Fraud Suit; Court OKs DOJ Florida Probe
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil fraud suit against former President Trump, three of his adult children and his...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 21, 20221 min read
47 Charged With Stealing $250M From U.S. Pandemic Aid Program
The Justice Department charged 47 people in an alleged scheme to steal more than $250 million from a federal COVID-19 aid program. Sites...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 19, 20221 min read
Florida Businessman Charged With Health Care Fraud Owes $128M
Daniel Hurt, a Florida businessman, pleaded guilty to three separate schemes to defraud federal health insurance programs. Hurt, 58,...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 16, 20221 min read
DOJ Takes 'Carrots and Sticks' Approach to Corporate Crime
The U.S. Justice Department will use a "carrots and sticks" approach to combat corporate crime by encouraging companies to report and...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Ex-USC Coach Gets New Trial In Varsity Blues Admissions Scandal
A former University of Southern California coach was granted a new trial in the Varsity Blues college admissions cheating scandal after a...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 9, 20222 min read
Bannon Now Facing NY Fraud Charges After Presidential Pardon
Former White House adviser and right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon, who dodged federal charges in a charity fraud case thanks to a...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 7, 20221 min read
Steve Bannon Expecting New Charges in NY State Criminal Case
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Trump, expects to be charged in a state criminal case in New York City. Bannon, 68,...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 6, 20221 min read
Navy Contractor Leonard Escapes House Arrest Before Sentencing
Leonard Glenn Francis, known as Fat Leonard, who pleaded guilty in 2015 to offering $500,000 in bribes to Navy officers, has escaped...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Corporate Crime's Dead Giveaway: Ignoring Trouble Until Too Late
Corporations that police their own legal and ethical behavior were far less likely to be criminally prosecuted over the three decades...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 23, 20221 min read
Former TN House Speaker Casada, Aide Arrested In Corruption Probe
Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his top aide were arrested on federal charge Tuesday, including bribery, kickbacks and...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Trump CFO Weisselberg's Plea Deal Requires Him To Testify
The chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company, Allen Weisselberg, pleaded guilty to tax violations Thursday in a deal that would...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Ex-Georgetown Tennis Coach Gets 2.5-Year Term in Admissions Scandal
Former Georgetown University tennis coach Gordon Ernst was sentenced in Boston federal court to two and a half years in prison for his...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Ignatova On FBI's Most Wanted List In $4 Billion Ponzi Scheme
In London’s Wembley Arena, there were stage lights flashing, pyrotechnics bursting and even flames going off when Ruja Ignatova, dubbed...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 1, 20221 min read
FL Family May Have Stolen $8M in COVID-19 Aid, Remains Free
A Florida pastor, Evan Edwards, and his family allegedly stole $8 million worth of taxpayer money in a COVID-19 relief scam, NBC News...
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