Former Giuliani Associate Parnas Sentenced To 20 Months In Prison
Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani when he was the personal attorney for then-President Trump, was sentenced to 20 months in...
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Jun 23, 20222 min read
Former FL Gov. Candidate Gillum Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges
Former Democratic Party rising star Andrew Gillum, who came within a half percentage point of being elected Florida governor in 2018, was...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 21, 20222 min read
International Winery Scam Cost Investors Millions
With an attractive website and the promise of "the acquisition and sale of the world's most illustrious and pleasurable Bordeaux...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 17, 20222 min read
Georgetown Father Acquitted In Last College Admission Scandal Case
A father was acquitted Thursday of charges that he paid off a Georgetown University tennis coach to get his daughter into the school. It...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 9, 20222 min read
Brookings Institution Puts President On Leave Amid FBI Investigation
Retired Marine Gen. John Allen is under FBI investigation for allegedly trying to help Qatar navigate a diplomatic crisis in 2017 and...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 6, 20222 min read
Federal Prosecutors Trying Third Time to Win Antitrust Case
The Justice Department is pushing forward with criminal cases and probes targeting price fixing and other alleged antitrust violations,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Avenatti Will Spend Another 2 1/2 Years In Prison For Daniels Theft
California lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for stealing book proceeds from Stormy Daniels, the...
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Crime and Justice News
May 31, 20222 min read
San Diego Doctor Gets Prison Term For Selling 'Miracle' COVID-19 Cure
As COVID-19 spread in the spring of 2020, a doctor in San Diego boasted that he had a “miracle cure,” hydroxychloroquine. In...
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Crime and Justice News
May 24, 20222 min read
Anaheim Mayor Quits Amid Federal Investigation of Stadium Deal
Mayor Harry Sidhu of Anaheim, CA, announced his resignation on Monday amid questions about whether business leaders in the state's...
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Crime and Justice News
May 24, 20221 min read
Still No Trial For Texas AG Accused of Felonies Seven Years Ago
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has yet to have his day in court since being charged with felony crimes seven years ago, the Associated...
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Crime and Justice News
May 20, 20221 min read
'Casanova Scammer' Defrauds 30 Women Of $1.3 Million
Brian Wedgeworth, purporting to be a medical doctor who had attended prestigious universities, persuaded women he met on dating websites...
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Crime and Justice News
May 12, 20222 min read
Romance Scams Up During Pandemic; Widow Loses $200K
The FBI says romance scammers ripped off about $1 billion from would-be U.S. lovers in 2021, up from $600 million the year before. It was...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 29, 20221 min read
DOJ Seeks $3M From Manafort Over Foreign Accounts
President Donald Trump pardoned his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort for financial crimes predating Trump's run for office, but now...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Multibillion-Dollar Hedge Fund Founder Arrested on Fraud Charges
The founder of Archegos Capital Management was indicted on fraud charges Wednesday, a little over a year after his company’s implosion...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Corporate Prosecutions At Record Lows Under Biden
Corporate prosecutions under President Biden remain in the abyss after reaching record lows under President Trump, according to new...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Bannon Partners in Mexico Wall-Building Fraud Plead Guilty
Two men who promised investors that all of their donations would go toward building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border pleaded guilty to...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 13, 20221 min read
NY Lieutenant Governor Quits After Charges In Bribery Scheme
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday after he was arrested and charged in a federal bribery conspiracy case involving...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 12, 20221 min read
NY Lieutenant Governor Arrested by FBI on Campaign Finance Charges
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested on charges stemming from a campaign finance fraud investigation, NBC News reports. Benjamin...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Test Taker Gets Prison Term, Ex-Coach Guilty in Admissions Scandal
A former Florida prep school administrator was sentenced to federal prison and a decorated University of Southern California water polo...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Manhattan DA Vows Criminal Probe of Trump's Businesses Continues
Despite the resignation of the investigation's two top prosecutors, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says his office's criminal...
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