Crime
NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin arrested in campaign finance fraud case: sources
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin speaks during the 2022 New York State Democratic Convention at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel on February 17, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has surrendered to authorities to face campaign finance fraud-related charges in connection […]
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Accused fake DHS agent may have duped other defendant along with Secret Service, lawyer says
Filing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia Courtesy: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia One of two men criminally charged with impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents may himself have been duped, along with several Secret Service agents, into believing his co-defendant […]
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Biden expected to release rule on ghost guns as soon as Monday
A Real Avid kit for building and customizing AR-15 rifles is displayed at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 12, 2021. Bing Guan | Reuters The Biden administration will come out with its long-awaited ghost gun rule — aimed at reining in privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly […]
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Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng convicted in U.S. court in 1MDB case
Roger Ng, a former banker for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., left, exits from federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Monday, May 6, 2019. Wes Bruer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng was convicted by a U.S. jury on Friday of corruption charges related to his […]
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Tishman Speyer, landlord of men accused of impersonating DHS agents won $222K judgment for unpaid rent
Arian Taherzadeh seen in photos submitted in a D.O.J. affidavit. Courtesy: D.O.J The landlord of two Washington, D.C., men charged with impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents won a judgment for more than $222,000 in unpaid rent for the five apartments they lived in and loaned out to U.S. Secret Service agents, a court filing […]
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White House Secret Service personnel ‘compromised’ by men impersonating DHS agents, prosecutors say
Evidence photos regarding Taherzadeh and Ali impersonating Federal Agents submitted by the D.O.J. Two men charged with impersonating Homeland Security agents “compromised” Secret Service personnel assigned to protect first lady Jill Biden and the White House by “lavishing” them with gifts that included rent-free apartments, prosecutors said Friday as they asked a federal judge to […]
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Manhattan DA says Trump criminal investigation continues despite two prosecutors quitting
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. Randall Hill | Reuters The Manhattan district attorney, in an unusual statement Thursday, sought to assure the public that his criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization is continuing despite […]
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Man accused of impersonating DHS agent offered one of Jill Biden’s Secret Service agents an assault rifle, court records say
Arian Taherzadeh seen in photos submitted in a D.O.J. affidavit. Courtesy: D.O.J One of two men criminally charged with impersonating federal law enforcement agents in Washington, D.C., offered to give an assault rifle worth $2,000 to a U.S. Secret Service agent who was assigned to the protective detail of first lady Jill Biden, a court […]
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Turkish court moves Khashoggi trial to Saudi Arabia, signaling likely end of case
A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 25, 2018. Osman Orsal | Reuters A Turkish court decided on Thursday to halt the trial of Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and transfer it to Saudi Arabia, a […]
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Ivanka Trump ends 8 hours of testimony to House committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Ivanka Trump testified for around eight hours Tuesday to the select House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that began after her father, former President Donald Trump, spent weeks falsely claiming he was being deprived of a second White House term because of widespread ballot fraud. Ivanka’s testimony, which was conducted via a remote […]
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