Collusion
Ghislaine Maxwell interview released by DOJ
Ghislaine Maxwell on September 20, 2013 in New York City. Laura Cavanaugh | Getty Images A top Department of Justice official questioned sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell about interactions with President Donald Trump — a former friend of Epstein — during a two-day interview in July, newly released transcripts revealed Friday. Deputy Attorney […]
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Judge calls Trump DOJ’s request to release Epstein grand jury records a ‘diversion’
Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein, left, and Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in 1997. Davidoff Studios Photography | Archive Photos | Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday refused to unseal grand jury materials in Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal case, while slamming the Trump administration’s request […]
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Chinese national living in U.S. gets 8 years in prison for smuggling weapons, tech to North Korea
Photos of a gun and parts of military electronics that were found on Shenghua Wen’s phone, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Courtesy: U.S. Department of Justice A Chinese national living in the U.S. was sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to illegally smuggle guns, ammunition and sensitive U.S. technology to North […]
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DOJ, SEC charge two men in $200 million water vending machine Ponzi scheme
The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department’s headquarters briefing room. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Two men have been indicted in New York on federal criminal charges in connection with a water vending machine Ponzi scheme that allegedly swindled investors out of more than $200 million, the Department […]
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Former Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan exec gambled away investor funds for his online casino company: feds
Richard Kim, a former Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase executive, was indicted on securities and wire fraud charges related to his alleged misappropriation of about $4 million in investor funds for his start-up online casino company, most of which he allegedly lost within a week through gambling on another site, prosecutors said Wednesday. Investors who […]
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Judge rejects unsealing Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts
Ghislaine Maxwell on September 20, 2013 in New York City. Laura Cavanaugh | Getty Images A federal judge in New York on Monday rejected a request by the Justice Department to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the criminal investigation of Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted procurer for notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Paul Engelmayer, […]
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Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell moved from Florida prison to Texas lockup
Ghislaine Maxwell attends day 1 of the 4th Annual WIE Symposium at Center 548 on September 20, 2013 in New York City. Laura Cavanaugh | Getty Images Ghislaine Maxwell, the sex offender accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, has been moved from a low-security federal prison in Florida to a less restrictive federal lockup in Texas, her […]
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Woman pleads guilty in $30M scam that sold access to Trump fundraiser, fake U.S. residency
The complaint and affidavit in support of an arrest warrant against Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo “Mike” Wang is photographed on Monday, July 18, 2022. Department of Justice | AP A New York woman pleaded guilty Wednesday in connection with a years-long $30 million investment scam that, among other things, sold foreign nationals access to […]
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Senate Democrats seek Jeffrey Epstein files from Trump administration through obscure law
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) ) holds a press conference following the weekly caucus lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 29, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters A group of Senate Democrats on Wednesday cited an obscure law to ask the Justice Department to hand over criminal investigative files related to […]
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DOJ urges release of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury info in new filings
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell listens to her sentencing from Judge Alison Nathan in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters The Department of Justice in late-night court filings on Tuesday gave federal judges additional information as part of its efforts to get grand jury proceedings related […]
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