Neerja Chowdhury, Journalist & Political Commentator, says BJP leaders are super confident that they are already home and dry. It goes without saying that the BJP will form the government. Whatever be the number, BJP is going to be the single largest party and is likely to be invited by the Election Commission of India … Read more
Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said he and his family members were not involved in any “corrupt practices.” Last month, Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission said Mahathir was among individuals being investigated over a corruption probe that involved his sons, according to Reuters. Mahathir’s sons — Mirzan and Mokhzani — were in January ordered to declare … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of two brothers for allegedly stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency within roughly 12 seconds. DOJ called it a “first-of-its kind” fraud, detailing the seconds-long scheme where the brothers allegedly manipulated the Ethereum blockchain to redirect pending transactions and steal … Read more
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), arrives at Federal Court, for his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Prosecutors and defense attorneys are poised Wednesday to select a full jury and deliver opening statements in the … Read more
Senator Robert Menendez arrives at the federal courthouse in Manhattan, New York, United States on May 13, 2024. Fatih Aktas | Anadolu | Getty Images A judge on Monday admonished attorneys for playing legal games shortly after they convened for the start of the federal bribery trial of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. “There’s been too … Read more
Federal authorities on Friday charged Fat Brands and its chair Andy Wiederhorn of committing a brazen scheme that netted him $47 million in bogus loans from the restaurant company that owns Fatburger, Johnny Rockets and Twin Peaks. Fat Brands, Wiederhorn and a few other people were criminally indicted by a federal grand jury in Los … Read more
Bruce Garelick walks following a hearing at the Manhattan Federal Court, in New York City, July 20, 2023. Amr Alfiky | Reuters A federal jury in New York on Thursday convicted an investor of insider trading in the stock of a shell company ahead of its announcement in October 2021 that it would merge with … Read more
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, Russian national and a leader of LockBit. Courtesy: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced criminal charges against a Russian national, Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, for allegedly creating, developing, and administrating the LockBit ransomware-as-service group. The U.S. State Department at the same time offered a … Read more
