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Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial: How will he defend himself?

Sam Bankman-Fried will likely defend himself at his fraud trial, due to begin on Tuesday, by arguing he did not think the use by his FTX cryptocurrency exchange of

Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial: How will he defend himself?
Crime|News

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

Sen. Menendez sold power for gold, prosecutor says at corruption trial's close
Crime|Election|News|US

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.

Trump hush money conviction reversal is unlikely, experts say
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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

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

Dissident or fraud? Exiled Chinese businessman Guo's trial nears close
Crime|Sports|US

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

Banned NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty in gambling case
Crime|News|US

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

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

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

US Senator Menendez convicted at corruption trial, cementing political downfall

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US Senator Menendez convicted at corruption trial, cementing political downfall
Asia|Crime|News|US

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

Exiled Chinese businessman Guo convicted at US fraud trial
News|US

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

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As a prosecutor, Harris mixed criminal justice reform with tough-on-crime approach
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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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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
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Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, alleged Mexican kingpin, pleads not guilty to US charges

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the notorious alleged co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug charges on Friday after he and a

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, alleged Mexican kingpin, pleads not guilty to US charges
Americas|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
Asia|Crime|News|US

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,

Americas|Crime|News|US

El Chapo son pleads not guilty in US court after dramatic arrest

A son of convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug charges on Tuesday, five days after his arrest in a

El Chapo son pleads not guilty in US court after dramatic arrest
Americas|Crime|US

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

Americas|Crime|US

'El Mayo,' alleged Mexican drug kingpin, appears in US court in wheelchair

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the notorious alleged co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, appeared in an El Paso, Texas courtroom in a wheelchair on

'El Mayo,' alleged Mexican drug kingpin, appears in US court in wheelchair
Crime|News|US

Trump loses appeal of gag order in hush money criminal case

A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's challenge to a gag order in his hush money criminal case, where the former U.S.

Trump loses appeal of gag order in hush money criminal case
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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|Crime|News|US

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|Crime|News|World

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|Crime|Economy|Finance|News|US

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

Crime|News|US

New York man accused of being Egyptian agent pleads guilty to lesser charge

A New York man who was indicted in 2022 on felony charges of acting as an unregistered agent of Egypt's government pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a lesser charge, in

New York man accused of being Egyptian agent pleads guilty to lesser charge

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