NEW YORK — Will Bynum, who played for the Detroit Pistons for six seasons, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison for his conviction in a scandal involving NBA insurance fraud. Bynum, 41, of Bensenville, Illinois, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court, where a jury convicted him in November of conspiring to make false […]
Truong My Lan, a Vietnamese property developer, was convicted of taking out $44 billion in “ghost loans” from the Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) and was sentenced to death. She managed the feat over 11 years as the Communist country relaxed its strict controls on the economy. Now, $44 billion […]
NEW YORK — Days after former President Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond to block New York state from imminently collecting on a huge civil fraud judgment, state lawyers Thursday called for more information on the bond’s bona fides. State Attorney General Letitia James’ office filed papers giving Trump’s lawyers or the bond underwriter […]
There are many serious topics that continue to beg for ongoing attention by those of us who write about what is going on in the world. As Vice President Kamala Harris might say: It’s important that we realize this moment is a moment with other moments around it and […]
Following an appeals court decision that reduced the $454 million bond imposed in his New York fraud case, former President Donald Trump posted the lower amount — much to the dismay of his detractors, of course. The lower $175 million bond payment means that New York Attorney General Letitia James will now not be permitted […]
The state of Vermont did not provide adequate oversight to prevent the massive fraud that occurred in ski area and other development projects funded by foreign investors’ money through a special visa program, a state audit has found. The financial scandal first revealed in 2016, which became the state’s largest fraud case, shook Vermont and […]
A Texas appeals court has overturned a Fort Worth woman’s voter fraud conviction and five-year prison term for casting an illegal provisional ballot. Crystal Mason did not know that being on probation for a previous felony conviction left her ineligible to vote in 2016, the Second District Court of Appeals in Fort Worth ruled on […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agreed to a last-minute deal with prosecutors that allowed the dismissal of almost 9-year-old criminal charges on Tuesday. The 18-month intervention agreement was announced in a pretrial hearing that had been delayed from last week. The agreement includes 100 hours of community service and 15 hours of legal education classes […]
Former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele criticized the New York appeals court’s decision to slash the amount former President Donald Trump owes in a bond and give him more time to secure the money before his assets start to be seized. “Yet again, @realDonaldTrump gets special treatment with his own private system of justice. […]
On Monday, an appeals court panel granted former President Donald Trump a crucial lifeline, permitting him to secure a reduced bond of $175 million—significantly less than the absurd $454 million bond set by the leftist Judge Arthur Engoron. This move serves as a temporary shield against the looming threat of New York Attorney General […]
Welcome, Login to your account.
Welcome, Create your new account
A password will be e-mailed to you.