Collusion
DOJ fees Chinese nationwide with functioning ‘world’s largest botnet’ that stole $5.9 billion in Covid aid money
The seal of the US Office of Justice in Washington, DC on March 21, 2024. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Visuals A world-wide malware community responsible for the theft of $5.9 billion in Covid aid funds and tied to other crimes like baby exploitation and bomb threats has been shut down, Office of Justice […]
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FTX exec who turned on Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 7.5 years in prison
Ryan Salame, former co-chief govt officer of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., arrives at federal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, Might 28, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Photos Ryan Salame, a previous best lieutenant of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has been sentenced to 90 months, or 7 and a 50 % many […]
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Trump trial closing arguments will be after Memorial Day in hush money case
Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at Manhattan Criminal Court with his attorney Todd Blanche (L) on May 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The end of the criminal hush money trial of Donald Trump in New York will not come until next week — at […]
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal extradition to U.S., UK court rules
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 19: Julian Assange gestures as he speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017 in London, England. Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal against […]
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New York crypto personality used ‘Seinfeld’ joke in fraud, feds reveal
Jason Alexander as George Costanza. Maria McCarty | NBCU Photo Bank | NBCUniversal | Getty Images Yada, yada, yada, this cryptocurrency crook isn’t laughing now. A New York man swindled more than $1.3 million from friends, neighbors and investors by among other things getting them to invest in bogus real estate projects involving a company […]
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Former Trump lawyer John Eastman pleads not guilty in Arizona election case
Attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, gets out of an SUV to talk to reporters after a hearing in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Jae C. Hong | AP The attorney John Eastman pleaded not guilty Friday in the Arizona case charging […]
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Former Facebook and Nike diversity manager gets 5 years in prison for $5 million fraud
Barbara Furlow-Smiles attends the 2020 Sisters’ Awards at Skirball Cultural Center on March 08, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Robin L. Marshall | Getty Images A former diversity manager at Facebook and Nike was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for stealing more than $5 million from those companies that had been […]
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Jury picked for Sen. Robert Menendez corruption trial
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at federal court in New York City for his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, May 14, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Prosecutors and defense attorneys on Wednesday selected a full jury in the federal bribery trial of Sen. Robert Menendez […]
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DOJ costs brothers with $25 million Ethereum heist that took 12 seconds
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Photos The Office of Justice on Wednesday declared the indictment of two brothers for allegedly stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency within about 12 seconds. DOJ named it a “1st-of-its kind” fraud, detailing the seconds-lengthy scheme in which the brothers allegedly manipulated the Ethereum blockchain to redirect pending transactions and […]
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Sen. Menendez bribery trial starts with choose scolding legal professionals on ‘gamesmanship’
Sen. Robert Menendez arrives at the federal courthouse in Manhattan, New York City, Could 13, 2024. Fatih Aktas | Anadolu | Getty Visuals A decide on Monday admonished attorneys for taking part in lawful video games soon just after they convened for the start off of the federal bribery trial of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. […]
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