Collusion
Bitfinex hacker sentenced to five years in prison for bitcoin money laundering scheme
Booking photos for Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein. Courtesy: Alexandria Adult Detention Center. A man whose 2016 hack of Bitfinex drained nearly 120,000 bitcoin from that cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for a money laundering scheme that he and his wife pulled off to hide the swiped crypto. The value […]
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Rudy Giuliani rejects claim that property he owes in defamation case is missing
Rudy Giuliani (C) arrives at the New York court following a judge’s order compelling his appearance in the defamation case filed by Georgia election workers in New York, United States on November 07, 2024. Lokman Vural Elibol | Anadolu | Getty Images Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Thursday scoffed at claims that he is […]
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FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison reports to Connecticut prison to begin 2-year sentence
Caroline Ellison, former chief executive officer of Alameda Research LLC, arrives at court in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the prosecution of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, reported to a low-security federal prison in Connecticut on Thursday, according to a spokesman […]
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Trump’s victory spells doom for his criminal cases — but he’s not off the hook for $570 million in civil fines
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage following early results from the 2024 U.S. presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024. Callaghan O’hare | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign was stalked by the persistent threat that if he […]
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Trump appointed judge Aileen Cannon refuses to recuse from attempted assassination case
The Florida federal judge who dismissed the criminal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday rejected a request that she step off the case of a man charged with trying to assassinate Trump at his golf course in September. Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the federal bench by Trump, wrote […]
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Abercrombie ex-CEO Mike Jeffries to plead not guilty in sex crimes case
Michael Jeffries, former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, leaves following a hearing at the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in West Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Rebecca Blackwell | AP Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and his associate will plead not guilty Friday to federal criminal charges of […]
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Peru ex-President Toledo convicted of bribe-taking, sentenced to 20 years in prison
Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo appears in court next to his lawyer Roberto Su for sentencing during his trial on charges of corruption related to the Brazilian company Odebrecht, in Lima, Peru, October 21, 2024. Gerardo Marin | Reuters Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo was convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and sentenced to 20 years and six months […]
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Trump calls election case Judge Tanya Chuktan ‘the most evil person’
Courtroom sketch depicting Judge Tanya Chutkan in an exchange with Donald Trump’s lawyers. Donald Trump on Friday called the judge presiding over his criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C., “the most evil person” for ordering the release of nearly 1,900 pages of previously sealed documents filed by prosecutors. Trump suggested U.S. District Court Judge […]
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More Trump sealed files released in Jack Smith Jan. 6 election case
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Save America Rally” near the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of more than 1,800 pages of documents filed by special counsel Jack Smith in the criminal election interference case against […]
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FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC X hack that spiked price of bitcoin
Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty Images FBI agents on Thursday arrested an Alabama man for his alleged role in the Jan. 9 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account, which sent the price of bitcoin spiking by more than $1,000, the Department of Justice announced. The man, Eric Council Jr., is expected […]
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