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Appeals court revives Sarah Palin defamation lawsuit against New York Times — again
Sarah Palin, 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor, arrives for her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, at the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 14, 2022. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters A federal appeals court on Wednesday for the second time overturned the dismissal […]
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Judge orders ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli to surrender all copies of rare Wu-Tang Clan album
Martin Shkreli, former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, exits court in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images A New York federal judge on Monday ordered notorious “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli to surrender any copy he retains of a rare Wu-Tang Clan album, “Once Upon […]
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Trump clemency recipient’s arrest draws attention of judge in old drug case
Republican Presidential nominee, former president Donald J. Trump remarks during a campaign event at Precision Custom Components on August 19, 2024 in York, Pennsylvania. Tierney L. Cross | Getty Images A New York federal judge has ordered U.S. probation officials to investigate the recent arrest of a convicted drug dealer who was released from prison […]
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Indonesia delays ratification of election law changes as protesters try to storm parliament
Demonstrators burn objects amid clashes outside the Parliament building in Jakarta on August 22, 2024 during a protest against a move to reverse the Constitutional Court’s decision altering eligibility rules for candidates in a key election later this year. Bay Ismoyo | AFP | Getty Images The ratification of changes to Indonesia’s election laws was […]
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Former FTX exec Ryan Salame’s romantic partner indicted on campaign finance crimes
Michelle Bond, CEO of Digital Futures. CNBC Convicted former FTX executive Ryan Salame’s domestic partner Michelle Bond has been indicted in New York on federal charges accusing her of conspiring to raise unlawful campaign contributions from FTX for her unsuccessful run for Congress in 2022, prosecutors announced Thursday. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams claims that […]
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New York drug dealer whose prison sentence Trump commuted arrested on assault charges
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from a bulletproof glass housing during a campaign rally, at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S. August 21, 2024. Jonathan Drake | Reuters A convicted New York drug dealer and predatory lender who walked free from a […]
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Cryptocurrency ‘pig butchering’ scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years
The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million — which he sent to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped him in a “pig butchering” scheme that appealed to his greed, federal prosecutors said. The massive embezzlement by […]
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Former New York Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft
Former New York Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Long Island to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Santos, a Republican, had been set to begin trial next month on a 23-count superseding indictment accused him of wire fraud, identity theft, and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission. […]
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Turkey restores access to Instagram after 9-day block
PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 07: In this photo illustration, social media, Instagram and Threads application logos are displayed on the screen of a smartphone on October 07, 2019 in Paris, France. The social network Instagram launched last week Threads its new application to promote the constant and intimate sharing between users and their closest friends. […]
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Prosecutors say Romanian businessman hired Hunter Biden to seek U.S. policy influence
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, makes a statement to the press outside the U.S. Capitol about testifying publicly to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Prosecutors in the U.S. criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who […]
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