Crime
Archegos’ Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive U.S. fraud
Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang attends his sentencing on a fraud conviction stemming from the 2021 collapse of his $36 billion private investment firm, at the United States District Court in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., November 20, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was […]
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Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in New York with massive fraud
Chairperson of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, Gautam Adani addresses a gathering during the inaugural session of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 in Gandhinagar on January 10, 2024. Punit Paranjpe | AFP | Getty Images Gautam Adani, the chair of India’s Adani Group conglometerate and one of the world’s richest people, has been indicted in New […]
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Senate Democrats seek evidence from FBI sex-trafficking probe of Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is seen outside a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Senate Judiciary Committee asked the FBI on Wednesday for its “complete evidentiary file” of a prior investigation into the alleged sex trafficking […]
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Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial
Police stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts building before the sentencing against the 45 convicted pro-democracy activists charged under the national security law, in Hong Kong, China November 19, 2024. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city’s once feisty democracy movement and […]
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Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump election case until further notice
US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. Allison Robbert | AFP | Getty Images A Georgia appeals court on Monday canceled until further notice oral arguments on an effort by President-elect Donald Trump and other co-defendants to remove Fulton […]
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House Ethics panel to meet on Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz report Wednesday
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House Ethics Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be […]
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Trump Defense pick Hegseth investigated in 2017 for alleged sex assault; no charges filed
Pete Hegseth, host of Fox & Friends, at the National Council of Young Israel Gala in New York City. Michael Brochstein | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Police in California investigated Fox News host Pete Hegseth — who was picked this week by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next Defense Department secretary […]
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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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Special counsel Jack Smith seeks pause in Trump classified documents case appeal
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to pause proceedings in his effort to overturn a judge’s decision to dismiss the […]
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Judge delays key ruling on fate of Trump hush money conviction
In this courtroom sketch, former U.S. president Donald Trump appears by video conferencing before Judge Juan Merchan during a hearing before his trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, May 23, 2023. Jane Rosenberg […]
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