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As a prosecutor, Harris mixed criminal justice reform with tough-on-crime approach

U.S.

July 23, 2024
As a prosecutor, Harris mixed criminal justice reform with tough-on-crime approach
News|Political

Exiled Chinese businessman Guo convicted at US fraud trial

Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese businessman and outspoken opponent of Beijing's communist government, was convicted on Tuesday in his U.S. trial on charges of stealing

July 16, 2024
Exiled Chinese businessman Guo convicted at US fraud trial
News|Political

US Senator Menendez convicted at corruption trial, cementing political downfall

U.S.

July 16, 2024
US Senator Menendez convicted at corruption trial, cementing political downfall
News|Political

Jury begins deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial

A New York jury on Friday began deliberating in the corruption trial of U.S.

July 12, 2024
Jury begins deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial
News|Political

Trump lawyers invoke immunity ruling in bid to toss hush money verdict

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters -Donald Trump's lawyers on Thursday said Manhattan prosecutors improperly relied on evidence of the former U.S. president's official acts in securing his conviction on

July 11, 2024
Trump lawyers invoke immunity ruling in bid to toss hush money verdict
News|Sports

Banned NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty in gambling case

Former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a criminal conspiracy charge over his role in a sports gambling scandal that earned him a

July 10, 2024
Banned NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty in gambling case
Business|Economy|Technology

Dissident or fraud? Exiled Chinese businessman Guo's trial nears close

The fraud trial of Guo Wengui neared its end on Wednesday, as a prosecutor told jurors the exiled Chinese businessman duped his followers into providing millions of

July 10, 2024
Dissident or fraud? Exiled Chinese businessman Guo's trial nears close
News|Political

Sen. Menendez's defense says focus on gold belies lack of bribery evidence

Bob Menendez's defense lawyer on Tuesday said prosecutors at the senator's corruption trial focused on "provocative" images of cash and gold bars found at the home the

July 09, 2024
Sen. Menendez's defense says focus on gold belies lack of bribery evidence
News|Political

Trump hush money conviction reversal is unlikely, experts say

Donald Trump faces long odds in his bid to reverse his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star despite a landmark U.S.

July 09, 2024
Trump hush money conviction reversal is unlikely, experts say
World

Honduras ex-president says DEA sent rabbi to 'infiltrate' defense

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Tuesday will urge a U.S. judge to appoint him a new lawyer and delay his drug trafficking trial, after arguing the

January 23, 2024
Honduras ex-president says DEA sent rabbi to 'infiltrate' defense
World

Anti-drug crusader or cartel secret weapon? Honduras ex-president's trial kicks off

A New York jury on Wednesday heard clashing descriptions of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez as his U.S. drugs trial opened, with prosecutors saying

February 21, 2024
Anti-drug crusader or cartel secret weapon? Honduras ex-president's trial kicks off
News|Political|Sports

Explainer-What does the gag order mean in Trump's hush money trial?

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star will on Tuesday consider prosecutors' request to fine the

April 12, 2024
Explainer-What does the gag order mean in Trump's hush money trial?
News|Political

Sen. Menendez sold power for gold, prosecutor says at corruption trial's close

Bob Menendez sold his power for money and gold to help Egypt's government and businessmen who showered the once-powerful senator and his wife with bribes, a prosecutor

July 08, 2024
Sen. Menendez sold power for gold, prosecutor says at corruption trial's close
Business

Who is Sam Bankman-Fried, the onetime crypto mogul convicted of fraud?

A few years after graduating from college, Sam Bankman-Fried grew worried he was not taking enough risks.

November 02, 2023
Who is Sam Bankman-Fried, the onetime crypto mogul convicted of fraud?
News|Political

Prosecutors rest case in Menendez corruption trial, paving way for senator's defense

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -Prosecutors rested their case on Friday in U.S. Senator Bob Menendez's corruption trial, paving the way for the once-powerful lawmaker to mount his defense. 

June 28, 2024
Prosecutors rest case in Menendez corruption trial, paving way for senator's defense
News|Political

Honduras ex-President Hernandez sentenced to 45 years in prison on US drug conviction

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Wednesday to 45 years in prison for his conviction on drug and firearm offenses.

June 26, 2024
Honduras ex-President Hernandez sentenced to 45 years in prison on US drug conviction
News|Political

Judge partially lifts Trump hush money gag order

A New York judge partially lifted a gag order on Donald Trump on Tuesday following the Republican presidential candidate's conviction on criminal charges stemming from

June 25, 2024
Judge partially lifts Trump hush money gag order
News|Political

Trump hush money prosecutors open to partial lifting of gag order

New York prosecutors say they are open to a partial lifting of a judge's gag order now that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been convicted on criminal

June 21, 2024
Trump hush money prosecutors open to partial lifting of gag order
Business

Who is Sam Bankman-Fried, the onetime crypto mogul facing decades in prison?

A few years after graduating from college, Sam Bankman-Fried grew worried he was not taking enough risks. 

March 28, 2024
Who is Sam Bankman-Fried, the onetime crypto mogul facing decades in prison?
Business

Events leading up to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's conviction

Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be sentenced on Thursday over his conviction on fraud charges stemming from the dramatic collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he

March 28, 2024
Events leading up to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's conviction
Business

Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former billionaire cryptocurrency wunderkind, is set to be sentenced on Thursday over his conviction for stealing $8 billion from customers of

March 28, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
Business

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is no 'super-villain, his lawyers say

Sam Bankman-Fried is no "super-villain" and should not spend a "medieval" 40 to 50 years in prison as prosecutors propose, lawyers for the founder of bankrupt

April 26, 2024
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is no 'super-villain, his lawyers say
Business

Sam Bankman-Fried says 63-78 months should guide sentencing for FTX fraud

Lawyers for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Tuesday suggested to a U.S. judge that sentence ranging between 63 and 78 months would be an appropriate punishment for

February 28, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried says 63-78 months should guide sentencing for FTX fraud
Business

Sam Bankman-Fried due in court for hearing on lawyer's possible conflict

Sam Bankman-Fried, the jailed founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is due back in court on Wednesday for the first time since his November fraud

April 26, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried due in court for hearing on lawyer's possible conflict
Business

Crypto exchange KuCoin to shut in New York, pay $22 million to settle lawsuit

KuCoin, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has agreed to block New York users from its platform and pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit brought by

April 26, 2024
Crypto exchange KuCoin to shut in New York, pay $22 million to settle lawsuit

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