Trump Deposed for Seven Hours in NY Civil Suit On Thursday, former US Pres. Donald Trump was deposed for close to seven hours as part of Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil lawsuit over fraud allegations against Trump and his family.... Lawsuits
Manhattan DA Sues to Stop Republican 'Intimidation' in Trump Case Manhattan District Attorney (DA) Alvin Bragg on Tuesday sued US Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who chairs the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, to halt what he called a 'campaign of intimidation' against the criminal prosecution of former Pres. Donald Trump in New York.... Lawsuits
Qatar Seeking to 'De-Escalate Situation' in Israel-Palestine A Qatari official said on Friday that the Gulf nation is working to de-escalate the situation in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, as tensions have soared in recent months, saying that Qatar is acting as a mediator.... Qatar
Ex-US President Donald Trump Indicted by NY Grand Jury On Thursday, a New York grand jury indicted former president Donald Trump over hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges.... Fraud and swindling
US Charges Chinese Businessman Guo Wengui With Fraud Guo Wengui, a Chinese businessman based in New York, has been charged by US authorities with leading a billion-dollar fraud scheme alongside his business partner Kin Ming Je — a dual Hong Kong-British citizen who's not yet in custody.... Fraud and swindling
Dominion Lawsuit: Murdoch Says Fox Hosts Endorsed False Election Claims Fox News' controlling owner, Rupert Murdoch, admitted that some of the network's broadcasters endorsed false claims regarding the 2020 Election results. Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox for $1.6B claiming the network made false allegations about the ballot technology company that hurt their b... Lawsuits
Bankman-Fried Charged With Making Hundreds of Illegal Campaign Donations Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, Thursday was charged with four new criminal counts, including conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions. This brings his total criminal charges to 12 — four for fraud and eight for conspiracy.... Money
COVID Unemployment Fraud May Exceed $60B A new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that pandemic unemployment benefits fraud exceeded $60B, with $8 Fraud and swindling
India: Adani Firms Lose $65B From Market Value Shares of India's Adani firms — led by Asia's richest man Gautam Adani — sank between 5% and 20% on Monday, wiping out approximately $65B off its market value India
Report: $5.4B Awarded for Potentially Fraudulent US COVID Loans The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, the government’s COVID watchdog, released a report on Monday saying that the US government likely gave around $5.4B in COVID loans to people with “questionable” social security numbers.... Metaculus
Adani Loses $110B, Sparks Protests Across India As Indian conglomerate Adani Group's market losses top $110B, dozens of India's opposition party members on Monday were detained during protests — prompting parliament to be suspended again due to disruptions surrounding the company Money
House Oversight Committee to Begin Probe of COVID Fraud The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will hold its first hearings in the new Republican-majority Congress, targeting fraud and waste related to pandemic spending Money
US: New Rules Target Fraud in Organic Food Sales On Thursday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new regulations that will allow for better oversight and enforcement over foods labeled and sold as organic Money
Attorneys: Usain Bolt Lost $12M In Alleged Scam On Wednesday, lawyers for world-record sprinter Usain Bolt revealed that more than $12 Money
Crypto Giant Genesis Files for Bankruptcy Genesis Capital, a cryptocurrency lender, filed for bankruptcy in New York late on Thursday, after being charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with illegally selling crypto Money
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