Corruption

Former president of Honduras convicted in U.S. of aiding drug traffickers

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted Friday in New York of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers…

Sen. Bob Menendez faces new obstruction of justice charges

New obstruction of justice crimes were added Tuesday to charges against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife that allege they…

Co-defendant in Sen. Bob Menendez corruption case pleads guilty

A co-defendant in the criminal corruption case against Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded guilty in New York federal court on Friday…

Trump lawyers urge judge to set classified documents trial after presidential election

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Friday urged a Florida federal court judge to schedule his criminal trial on…

Harvard Business School grad’s Ponzi scheme swindled alums out of $2.9 million, New York attorney general says

A Harvard Business School graduate tricked his fellow alumni and associates into investing at least $2.9 million in a Ponzi…

Personal pilot for billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading scheme

A personal pilot for British billionaire investor Joe Lewis pleaded guilty Monday to securities fraud related to the same insider…

Prison inmate led scheme swindling U.S. out of $550 million in Covid tax credits, feds say

A California prison inmate locked up on a gang-related murder conviction led a scheme that defrauded the U.S. government out…

Trump clemency recipient Philip Esformes pleads guilty in Medicare fraud case

Philip Esformes on Thursday pleaded guilty to health care fraud, resolving the Justice Department’s years-long effort to prosecute the convicted…

Feds charge Japanese Yakuza leader with nuclear materials trafficking

Federal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday said they charged a Japanese Yakuza leader with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials…

Putin hints at swapping detained Wall Street Journal reporter for Russian prisoner

Russian President Vladimir Putin said “an agreement can be reached” over the release of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan…