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Southern California men indicted in alleged $22-million crypto fraud case
2 days, 17 hours ago

Southern California men indicted in alleged $22-million crypto fraud case

LA Times  

These images, described as Vault of Gems NFTs in a federal indictment, were part of a “rug pull” scheme, prosecutors say. The U.S. attorney’s office says that from May 2021 to May 2024, they and an unnamed co-conspirator collected $22.4 million from multiple “rug pull” schemes — in which a token or project creator collects investor funds, but then abandons …

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US attorney who indicted Gautam Adani in New York court to resign
3 days, 17 hours ago

US attorney who indicted Gautam Adani in New York court to resign

India Today  

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, has announced his resignation, effective January 10, 2025, just days before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the President of the United States. Breon Peace, who has served in the role since October 15, 2021, has been a key figure in several high-profile cases, including the fraud indictment …

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Georgia appeals court kicks DA Fani Willis off the Trump election interference case
4 days, 17 hours ago

Georgia appeals court kicks DA Fani Willis off the Trump election interference case

Salon  

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must be disqualified and removed from President-elect Donald Trump's prosecution over his and his allies' efforts to subvert the state's 2020 election results, a Georgia appeals court ruled Thursday. It comes months after the trial court ruled Willis, who the president-elect's lawyers accused of improperly benefiting from hiring a romantic partner as a lead …

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Atlantic City mayor indicted for allegedly asking his daughter to recant claims that he abused her
4 days, 23 hours ago

Atlantic City mayor indicted for allegedly asking his daughter to recant claims that he abused her

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. has been indicted on a witness tampering charge for allegedly asking his daughter to recant claims she made to law enforcement officials that he abused her, prosecutors said Wednesday. On Wednesday, his attorney, Edwin Jacobs, called the indictment “another clumsy effort by the county prosecutor to intrude into the private …

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New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon
5 days ago

New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

The Independent  

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Gunman in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder indicted in New York City
Top News
5 days, 17 hours ago

Gunman in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder indicted in New York City

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Flags fly at half-staff outside of the office of UnitedHealthcare, the day after the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson was shot dead, in Minnetonka, Minnesota, US, December 5, 2024. NEW YORK -- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. and New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch on Tuesday announced the indictment of Luigi Mangione, 26, …

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Gunman in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder indicted in New York City
Top News
5 days, 17 hours ago

Gunman in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder indicted in New York City

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Flags fly at half-staff outside of the office of UnitedHealthcare, the day after the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson was shot dead, in Minnetonka, Minnesota, US, December 5, 2024. NEW YORK -- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. and New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch on Tuesday announced the indictment of Luigi Mangione, 26, …

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Judge refuses to toss out bribery charge against NYC mayor
5 days, 21 hours ago

Judge refuses to toss out bribery charge against NYC mayor

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal judge said Tuesday …

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Luigi Mangione has been indicted in New York for murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Top News
6 days, 17 hours ago

Luigi Mangione has been indicted in New York for murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

CNN  

CNN — Luigi Mangione has been indicted for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan earlier this month, according to newly released court documents. “This was a frightening, well-planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation,” Bragg said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference, noting the shooting happened “in one of the most …

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Former FBI informant pleads guilty to phony bribery scheme involving Bidens
1 week ago

Former FBI informant pleads guilty to phony bribery scheme involving Bidens

Al Jazeera  

The fake bribery scheme involving US President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, was central to Republican impeachment inquiry. A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a supposed bribery scheme involving United States President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that was later used by Republicans in Congress as part of an impeachment inquiry. Smirnov, 44, was …

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Column: What the sexual assault charges against Sean Combs, the Alexander brothers and others reveal
1 week, 1 day ago

Column: What the sexual assault charges against Sean Combs, the Alexander brothers and others reveal

LA Times  

Alon Alexander, 37, top, and his twin brother, Oren, bottom, in a Miami courtroom after being charged with sex trafficking and rape. “I don’t always use that term because it is too vague,” said Wayne State University social psychologist Antonia Abbey, whose research focuses on male sexual violence and aggression against women. “I will use ‘patriarchy’ or ‘misogyny,’ the idea …

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Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case
1 week, 3 days ago

Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Friday rejected an attempt by former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to invalidate his guilty plea. His lawyer t his month asked Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to invalidate the plea after McAfee in September tossed out the charge to which he …

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Ex-Assad official charged in California for ‘flying carpet’ torture at Syrian prison
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1 week, 3 days ago

Ex-Assad official charged in California for ‘flying carpet’ torture at Syrian prison

LA Times  

Samir Ousman Sheikh, left, was appointed governor of the province of Deir Ez-Zour in Syria in 2011 by Syrian President Bashar Assad, right. Samir Ousman Sheikh, former head of the Damascus Central Prison, was personally involved in torturing political dissidents to deter opposition to the regime of then-Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to the Justice Department. “Our country will not …

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Alexander brothers scandal: 5 shocking revelations from real estate moguls' sex abuse case
1 week, 4 days ago

Alexander brothers scandal: 5 shocking revelations from real estate moguls' sex abuse case

Hindustan Times  

Luxury real estate agents Alexander brothers were on Wednesday arrested and charged with sex trafficking and drugs abuse in New York, with prosecutors describing the alleged conduct as "heinous". 'Dehumanising crimes' New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica S Tisch said that the charges outlined in the indictment against the Alexander brothers reflect "some of the most heinous and dehumanising crimes …

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Ex-Park Ranger Allegedly Targeted Gay Men In Massive Sexual Assault And Extortion Plot
1 week, 4 days ago

Ex-Park Ranger Allegedly Targeted Gay Men In Massive Sexual Assault And Extortion Plot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A former park ranger in Houston, Texas, is accused of cornering gay men late at night in order to sexually assault them and extort them for money. Cullen Park in Harris County Texas, where Joey Lamar Ellis allegedly sexually assaulted and extorted multiple victims via Google Maps Google Maps Court records show Ellis was initially arrested in …

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‘Drugged, restrained, unable to escape’: Sex trafficking charges against Alexander brothers
1 week, 4 days ago

‘Drugged, restrained, unable to escape’: Sex trafficking charges against Alexander brothers

Hindustan Times  

Real estate moguls Alexander brothers on Wednesday were arrested and charged with sex-trafficking and drug abuse by federal prosecutors in New York. The twin brothers, Oren and Alon Alexander, and their elder brother Tal, have been accused of luring, drugging, and raping dozens of women for "well over a decade", the indictment said. Prosecutors in their indictment noted that the …

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Ex-West Virginia school system employee accused in scheme to steal $3.4 million
1 week, 4 days ago

Ex-West Virginia school system employee accused in scheme to steal $3.4 million

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A former maintenance director of a southern West Virginia county school system was charged in a scheme to steal about $3.4 million from a local board of education. Barker was responsible from 2015 to 2023 for ordering supplies for school system upkeep through the Boone County Board of Education. According to a federal indictment, he falsified documents …

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Feds Charge Luxury Real Estate Brokers With Sex Trafficking In NYC
1 week, 4 days ago

Feds Charge Luxury Real Estate Brokers With Sex Trafficking In NYC

Huff Post  

NEW YORK — Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with sex trafficking, according to a federal indictment unsealed in Manhattan on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors allege in the indictment that Oren and Tal Alexander, known for brokering deals on high-end properties in New York City and Miami, and sibling Alon Alexander worked together to “repeatedly and …

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Luxury real estate brokers charged in federal indictment with sex trafficking in NYC
Top News
1 week, 4 days ago

Luxury real estate brokers charged in federal indictment with sex trafficking in NYC

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with luring, drugging and violently raping dozens of women over more than a decade, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday in Manhattan. Federal prosecutors allege in the New York indictment that Oren and Tal Alexander, known for brokering deals on high-end properties in New York …

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YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Files ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit In Delhi High Court Against Media Outlets Linking Him To Adani Indictment
1 week, 6 days ago

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Files ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit In Delhi High Court Against Media Outlets Linking Him To Adani Indictment

Live Law  

Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. 100 crore defamation suit against various media houses over allegedly malicious and defamatory news reports linking him to the indictment proceedings against the Adani Group in United States. Burden I.JO Lakh Crores”, “The Jagan- Adani Bribe,y Saga”, “The knot of corruption is untangled!.”, “PC Act on Jagan?”, “Whatever they do, it's a scam! If …

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6 charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash
1 week, 6 days ago

6 charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash

NPR  

6 charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash toggle caption STR/AP AUSTIN, Texas — Six Guatemalans were arrested in Guatemala and in Texas Monday on human smuggling charges linked to a 2021 semitrailer truck crash in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants, authorities said. According to an indictment unsealed Monday in Laredo, Texas, Guatemalan authorities arrested …

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US indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison
1 week, 6 days ago

US indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. prosecutors are accusing two senior Syrian officials of overseeing a notorious prison that tortured peaceful protesters and other political prisoners, including a 26-year-old American woman who was later believed to have been executed. The indictment, filed Nov. 18 in federal court in Chicago, is believed to be the U.S. government’s first against what officials say were networks …

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6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash
1 week, 6 days ago

6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Six Guatemalans were arrested in Guatemala and in Texas Monday on human smuggling charges linked to a 2021 semitrailer truck crash in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants, authorities said. According to an indictment unsealed Monday in Laredo, Texas, Guatemalan authorities arrested Tomas Quino Canil, 36; Alberto Marcario Chitic, 31; Oswaldo Manuel Zavala Quino, 24; and …

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INDIA Alliance Struggles: Congress Leadership Crisis Weakens Opposition in Parliament
2 weeks, 2 days ago

INDIA Alliance Struggles: Congress Leadership Crisis Weakens Opposition in Parliament

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 07, 2024 13:28 IST - 8 MINS READ The onset of the winter session of Parliament was expected to be tumultuous. Prior to the start of the winter session, the Congress called a meeting of Opposition parties where it was decided that the government would be cornered on the Adani indictment, continued violence in Manipur, the Sambhal …

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