Former Virginia Lawmaker Admits to Ripping Off Feds
A former delegate for the Virginia General Assembly pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to defrauding the federal government out of over $80 million in bogus contracts.
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Huawei Denies Iran Sanction Charges Leveled in US
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and U.S. a subsidiary pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges including conspiracy, fraud and money laundering.
Read moreNew Owners Sued Over Closure of Illinois Hospital
A Chicago suburb claims in court that a group of private equity investors lied to it about keeping an area hospital serving the community’s most vulnerable patients open to push their purchase of the facility through.
Read moreIndicted Russian Firm Demands More Info From Mueller
Saying Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office has refused to turn over information key to its trial preparation efforts, a Russian company accused of funding the Kremlin’s plan to influence the 2016 presidential election asked a federal judge Monday to give it access to more information about the allegations it faces.
Read moreEast Bay Residents Charged With Firebombing Attorneys
Two men were charged with firebombing attorneys who opposed them in civil lawsuits pertaining to shady real estate deals.
Read moreIllinois Hockey Org Accused of Antitrust Conspiracy
An Illinois youth hockey club claims in a federal lawsuit that a state affiliate of USA Hockey is intentionally limiting the number of clubs allowed to join its ranks in an attempt to maintain control of the top-tier amateur hockey market.
Read moreDC Circuit Revives Case Against Pro-Israel Americans
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit from a group of Palestinians who claim a collection of wealthy Americans, including billionaire donor Sheldon Adelson, as well banks and nonprofits have conspired to force non-Jews from the West Bank.
Read moreKaepernick, Eric Reid Settle Collusion Grievances With NFL
Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled collusion cases against the NFL.
Read moreHackers Charged With Bomb Threats Against LAX, Schools
On Tuesday, the FBI arrested a young hacker on charges of making violent threats against the Los Angeles International Airport and dozens of schools in the U.S. and the U.K.
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Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they’ve linked three suspects to a conspiracy involving admitted hoaxer Tyler Rai Barriss and “swatting” – the act of harassing a victim by deceiving law enforcement into sending a response team to the victim’s location under false pretenses.
Read moreTexas Couple Convicted in Child Slavery Case
A Texas federal jury began deliberating Thursday whether a wealthy married couple enslaved an African child for 16 years in their affluent suburban home and denied her pay and an education before she escaped.
Read moreEx-Flynn Associate Denied Delay on Road to Conspiracy Trial
A federal judge refused Thursday to delay the conspiracy trial of a former business partner of disgraced national-security adviser Michael Flynn, accused of working covertly here on behalf of the Turkish government.
Read moreDescendants of KKK Leader Say Memphis Desecrated His Grave
Descendants of the Ku Klux Klan’s first leader Nathan Bedford Forrest claim in a lawsuit filed Monday that Memphis destroyed the Confederate general’s gravestone when it removed his statue from a city park.
Read moreEx-Flynn Associate Pleads Not Guilty to Conspiracy
Not far from the courthouse where a federal judge excoriated former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for “selling out his country,” a onetime business partner of Flynn pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiring against the United States as an illegal agent of Turkey.
Read moreMongols Convicted of Racketeering, but Trial Isn’t Over
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CN) — A federal jury Thursday convicted the Mongol Nation Motorcycle Club of racketeering and conspiracy to
Read moreRussian Spy Who Infiltrated NRA Pleads Guilty
Pleading guilty to conspiracy for her work as a Kremlin spy, Maria Butina agreed Thursday morning to cooperate with the U.S. government.
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Sawbill Companies claims in a federal antitrust complaint that Jeld-Wen and Masonite, which dominate the interior molded door market, conspire to fix prices and have already lost a $56 million antitrust lawsuit because of it.
Read moreEx-Prosecutors Cast Doubt on Trump’s Hush-Money Spin
MANHATTAN (CN) – Dogged by insinuations of criminal liability, President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that the hush-money payments he is accused of having directed from attorney Michael Cohen were “simple private transactions.”
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