Today: September 21, 2024
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to sex trafficking; judge denies bail

Sean "Diddy" Combs used his fame as one of hip-hop's biggest names to coerce women into demeaning sexual acts as part of a long-running scheme of

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to sex trafficking; judge denies bail
Americas|Crime|News|Political|World

Pakistani man pleads not guilty to US assassination plot charges

A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges stemming from an alleged plot to assassinate an American politician in retaliation

Pakistani man pleads not guilty to US assassination plot charges
Business|Crime|Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried's jury only saw 'half the picture,' lawyer says in appeal

The jury that convicted Sam Bankman-Fried of stealing billions of dollars from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange only saw "half the picture" because the judge did

Sam Bankman-Fried's jury only saw 'half the picture,' lawyer says in appeal
Celebrity|Crime|News

Trump bid to move hush money criminal case to federal court stalls

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to interfere with a lower court decision to keep Donald Trump's already-decided criminal case over hush money paid to a porn

Trump bid to move hush money criminal case to federal court stalls
Crime|News

New York's top court upholds Trump gag order in hush money case

New York's top court on Thursday upheld a judge's gag order on Donald Trump in the case in which the former U.S. president was convicted on criminal charges stemming from hush

New York's top court upholds Trump gag order in hush money case
Business|Crime|Finance

Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend Ellison urges judge to spare her prison for FTX fraud

Former cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison urged a federal judge not to send her to prison after she pleaded guilty over her role in the theft of $8 billion from

Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend Ellison urges judge to spare her prison for FTX fraud
Crime|News|World

Head of US think tank to be extradited on China agent charges

The leader of a U.S. think tank who was indicted last year on charges of acting as an unregistered agent of China has been arrested and will be extradited in the

Head of US think tank to be extradited on China agent charges
Crime|Election|News|Political

Trump hush money sentencing delayed until after election

A New York judge on Friday delayed former U.S.

Trump hush money sentencing delayed until after election
Crime|News|World

Alleged Hezbollah financier expected to plead guilty in US sanctions case

A dual Lebanese-Belgian citizen accused by the United States of financing Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is expected to plead guilty in a criminal case charging him

Alleged Hezbollah financier expected to plead guilty in US sanctions case
Crime|News

Linda Sun, ex-aide to NY Governor Hochul, charged with acting as Chinese agent

A former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was charged on Tuesday with secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese government in exchange for millions of dollars

Linda Sun, ex-aide to NY Governor Hochul, charged with acting as Chinese agent
Crime|Election|News

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon must face NY criminal fraud trial, judge rules 

Former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon must face trial in New York on criminal-fraud charges over a push to fund the former U.S. president's signature wall along

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon must face NY criminal fraud trial, judge rules 
Business|Finance

Ex-FTX executive Salame's partner charged with violating US campaign finance laws

Michelle Bond, a former U.S. congressional candidate and the romantic partner of former FTX cryptocurrency exchange executive Ryan Salame, has been charged with

Ex-FTX executive Salame's partner charged with violating US campaign finance laws
Crime|News

Mandatory prison was key to George Santos deal, US prosecutor says

George Santos' willingness to spend a minimum two years in prison was a critical part of his agreement to plead guilty to fraud and identity theft, the federal

Mandatory prison was key to George Santos deal, US prosecutor says
Americas|Crime|News

Prosecutors defer to judge on Trump bid to delay hush money sentencing

The prosecutors who secured Donald Trump's historic criminal conviction on felony charges in May on Monday did not explicitly oppose the former U.S. president's bid

Prosecutors defer to judge on Trump bid to delay hush money sentencing
News

Former congressman Santos pleads guilty, faces at least 2 years in prison

Former U.S.

Former congressman Santos pleads guilty, faces at least 2 years in prison
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Trump seeks to delay sentencing in hush money case until after election

Former U.S.

Trump seeks to delay sentencing in hush money case until after election
Africa|Americas|Business|Crime|Economy|Finance

Mozambique ex-finance minister convicted in US over 'tuna bonds' scandal

A former Mozambique finance minister was convicted on Thursday on U.S. criminal charges over his alleged involvement in a fraud involving $2 billion in loans to three

Americas|News

After Maduro ouster failed, US veteran took steps to flee, prosecutors say

A U.S. military veteran who took credit for a failed 2020 raid to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro should be detained on weapons smuggling charges, reflecting

Americas

No new trial for former Mexico drug czar, US judge says

A former top Mexican law enforcement official convicted last year on U.S. corruption charges does not deserve a new trial, after he tried to bribe a fellow jail

Americas|Asia|Crime|News

Chinese academic convicted of acting as foreign agent in US

A Chinese academic was convicted on Tuesday of illegally acting as a foreign agent in the United States by collecting information about New York-based activists

Chinese academic convicted of acting as foreign agent in US
Americas|News|Political

US veteran charged with arms smuggling over failed Maduro ouster plot

A U.S. military veteran has been charged with violating U.S. arms export control laws by conspiring to ship weapons to Colombia for a failed May 2020 armed incursion

Asia|Crime|Education|News|Political

Chinese spy or counterrevolutionary? Foreign agent trial begins in Brooklyn

U.S. prosecutors alleged a Chinese academic betrayed U.S.-based dissidents to Beijing at the start of the 76-year-old's trial on foreign agents charges on Monday,

Crime|News

Detained Mexican kingpin 'El Mayo' was 'kidnapped' by El Chapo's son, lawyer says

Notorious Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was "forcibly kidnapped" by a son of his former partner Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who brought him to the

Detained Mexican kingpin 'El Mayo' was 'kidnapped' by El Chapo's son, lawyer says
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Trump hush money prosecutors say conviction should stand despite immunity ruling

The Manhattan prosecutors who secured Donald Trump's historic criminal conviction said the verdict should stand despite the U.S.

Trump hush money prosecutors say conviction should stand despite immunity ruling
Crime|News|Political

Man charged over death threat to Trump prosecutor, judge

A Nevada man has been charged with making a death threat against the prosecutor who secured Donald Trump's criminal conviction and the judge who oversaw the former U.S

Man charged over death threat to Trump prosecutor, judge

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