Lawsuit targets donation to Rudy Giuliani defense fund

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani departs the U.S. District Courthouse after he was ordered to pay $148 million in his defamation case in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2023. Bonnie Cash | Reuters One of the largest donations to Rudy Giuliani’s legal defense fund is at the center of a new lawsuit that argues the … Read more

Bob Menendez grills official on illicit finance before bribery trial

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., at center right, and his wife, Nadine Menendez, center rear, leave Manhattan Federal Court in New York City following his arraignment, March 11, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Sen. Bob Menendez questioned a Treasury Department official Tuesday on curbing illegal finance as he prepares to stand trial in a … Read more

Woman who stole Ashley Biden diary sentenced to jail

Ashley Biden speaks alongside her father US President Joe Biden during a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.  Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Florida woman who stole and then sold a diary and other items belonging to Ashley Biden … Read more

Georgia prisoner mailed bombs to D.C., Alaska court

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards David Dwayne Cassady, inmate in Georgia. Courtesy: Georgia Department of Corrections A man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and other crimes while in a Georgia prison built two bombs which he mailed to a District of Columbia office building and the federal courthouse and building in Anchorage, Alaska, prosecutors … Read more

Trump loses bid to dismiss Georgia election case on free speech grounds

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

Trump loses late bid to delay New York hush money trial

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

Brothers plead guilty to Trump Media merger insider trading

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

Trump Media insider trading defendants signal possible guilty pleas

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

Trump stock earnout poses ethics concerns if he’s president, experts say

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’s Breakthrough Right-to-Repair Bill Is Now Law

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