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Chief Of Staff In Trump Aide's Inner Circle Pleads Guilty To $1B Fraud Scheme
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 12:19am | 517Yvette Wang, the chief of staff to the controversial exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, has pleaded guilty to a fraud conspiracy. What Happened: Wang admitted to a fraud conspiracy that swindled over $1 billion from numerous victims across the globe. This plea comes just...
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Prosecutor's Stern 'Warning' To Crypto Fraudsters After Sam Bankman-Fried's Conviction: 'Handcuffs For All'
Friday, November 3, 2023 - 7:19am | 529Following the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams has issued a stern warning to crypto fraudsters, promising “handcuffs for all.” According to a CoinDesk report, Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New...
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Murder At The Daycare: Baby Dies From Fentanyl Found On Play Mat, Bronx Owners Face Fed Charges
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - 12:47pm | 502One-year-old Nicholas Dominici died while napping on his mat at a daycare center in the Bronx after being exposed to large quantities of fentanyl. He had just started at the daycare and loved it, his mom said. “God gave him to me, and now he’s gone,” Zoila Dominici said. “I...
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OnPoint NYC: A Bold Approach To Tackling The Opioid Crisis Faces Legal Hurdles
Thursday, August 10, 2023 - 11:38pm | 813In the heart of Manhattan, NY, a nonprofit organization has become a lightning rod for a nationwide debate as it forges ahead with a groundbreaking strategy to combat the escalating opioid crisis. Employing the contentious method of supervised consumption, OnPoint NYC is on a mission to thwart...
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Flip It And Restrict It: FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried's Bail Conditions Include Non-Internet Connected Phone
Saturday, March 4, 2023 - 4:22pm | 315An attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed that Sam Bankman-Fried should have restricted access to the internet as part of his bail conditions, according to recent court filings. Bankman-Fried is the founder of FTX, a bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, and is facing charges of...
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Russian Oligarch Indicted In Political Contribution Scheme Linked Illegal Trump Donors And Failed Cannabis Plans
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 12:51pm | 651Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused a Russian tycoon of scheming to make $1 million in illegal campaign donations to U.S. federal and state political candidates to gain favorable licensing decisions for a cannabis business venture. Prosecutors said donations by Russian businessman, Andrey...