Collusion
Trump commutes sentences of Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson and company
Carlos Watson, co-founder of Ozy Media, speaks with press after his sentencing hearing at Brooklyn Federal Court on December 16, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images President Donald Trump commuted the criminal fraud sentence of Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson on Friday, just as Watson was due to begin serving […]
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Eric Adams seeks total dismissal of criminal case for ‘prosecutorial misconduct’
New York Mayor Eric Adams listens to questions from reporters during a press conference at NYPD’s 40th Precinct on Feb. 20, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Attorneys for New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge Wednesday for an outright dismissal of his criminal corruption case, citing […]
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DOJ offers new Eric Adams case dismissal justification ahead of key hearing
NYC Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch at Bellevue Hospital Center on Feb. 18, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A top Department of Justice official on Wednesday offered a new rationale for the DOJ’s controversial decision to ask a federal judge to […]
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Judge orders Mayor Eric Adams, DOJ lawyers to appear in court to explain case dismissal request
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks with members of the media as he arrives for an Adult Town Hall at Sunnyside Community Services Older Adult Center on Feb. 12, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A federal judge ordered embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, […]
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Top federal prosecutor, DOJ official quit after refusing order to toss Eric Adams case
Danielle Sassoon, assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, exits court in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images A top federal prosecutor in New York and a senior Department of Justice official resigned Thursday after refusing a DOJ order to dismiss the pending […]
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Former Trump aide Steve Bannon pleads guilty in New York ‘build the wall’ case
Steve Bannon, former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives for a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 11, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Steve Bannon, a former top White House aide to President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday in New York in connection with the defrauding of […]
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Ex-senior Federal Reserve advisor charged with economic espionage to benefit China
FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington, U.S., Jan. 26, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters A former senior advisor for the Federal Reserve was arrested Friday on charges that he conspired to steal Fed trade secrets for the benefit of China. The data that the advisor John Harold Rogers allegedly shared with […]
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Short seller Andrew Left seeks to dismiss U.S. fraud case, filing shows
Andrew Left of Citron Capital on CNBC’s Halftime Report. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Prominent short seller Andrew Left is pressing a judge to dismiss U.S. charges that he manipulated the market and defrauded investors with his negative reports about companies, according to a document filed in federal court on Monday. U.S. authorities charged Left, the […]
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Fired Disney employee will plead guilty to hacking menus to hide peanut content
File: Guests eat at Great Maple Restaurant at the Pixar Place Hotel at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA. Paul Bersebach | Medianews Group | Getty Images A former Disney employee agreed to plead guilty in a federal criminal case where he is accused of hacking into menu-creation software for the company’s restaurants, to falsely […]
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Trump to be sentenced in New York for hush money case conviction
Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 13, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sentenced Friday morning in his New York criminal hush money case, more than eight years after events […]
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