Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Joe Raedle | Getty Images A judge on Thursday denied an effort by Donald Trump to dismiss his criminal election interference case in Georgia on grounds that … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after attending a wake for New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer Jonathan Diller, who was shot and killed while making a routine traffic stop on March 25 in the Far Rockaway section of Queens, in Massapequa Park, New York, U.S., March 28, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters PolA … Read more
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Two Florida brothers pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York federal court to insider trading charges related to their purchase and sale of securities of the company that eventually merged with former President Donald Trump’s social media firm. The brothers, Michael Shvartsman and Gerald Shvartsman, earned more than $22 … Read more
A Florida venture capitalist and his brother moved Monday toward potential guilty pleas in an insider trading case connected to the merger that took Donald Trump’s social media company public last week. Michael Shvartsman, the venture capitalist, and his brother, Gerald Shvartsman, both previously pleaded not guilty to criminal charges of insider trading and conspiracy, … Read more
The Truth Social app is being displayed on a smartphone with Truth Social visible in the background. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Donald Trump’s scheduled earnout through the parent company of Truth Social presents opportunities for outside interests if he were to defeat Joe Biden and become president again, according to experts. Trump, … Read more
Oregon governor Tina Kotek yesterday signed the state’s Right to Repair Act, which will push manufacturers to provide more repair options for their products than any other state so far. The law, like those passed in New York, California, and Minnesota, will require many manufacturers to provide the same parts, tools, and documentation to individuals … Read more
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces sentencing Thursday in New York federal court for a massive fraud conspiracy that led to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange and a related hedge fund. Federal prosecutors want Bankman-Fried sentenced to between 40 to 50 years in prison. His defense team asked Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan to … Read more
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court on August 11, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Heather Ferguson’s son lost approximately $130,000 in cash when crypto exchange FTX went bankrupt in November 2022. At the time, Ferguson traveled to where her child was … Read more
Batbold Sukhbaatar of Mongolia addresses the Millennium Development Goals Summit at the United Nations headquarters in New York, September 22, 2010. Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | Getty Images Federal prosecutors on Tuesday sued to seize two New York City apartments worth $14 million that were allegedly bought with proceeds from a corrupt scheme involving Mongolia’s … Read more
Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board chairman Martin Garcia, right, delivers remarks as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference at CFTOD headquarters at Walt Disney World on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Joe Burbank | Orlando Sentinel | Getty Images Disney and the state of Florida agreed Wednesday … Read more
