Crime

Trump Media SPAC insider trading defendant hit with new money laundering count

A man already charged with insider trading related to a shell company’s planned merger with Donald Trump’s social media firm…

U.S. engineer contacted China before stealing missile tracking tech, DOJ says

Federal prosecutors charged an engineer who worked at a Los Angeles-area company with stealing trade secret technologies developed for use…

No criminal charges expected in Biden classified documents probe: NBC

Neither President Joe Biden nor anyone else is expected to be criminally charged in an investigation into how classified documents…

Trump fraud trial judge demands details about possible perjury by Allen Weisselberg

The New York judge set to deliver a verdict in the civil business fraud trial of Donald Trump has ordered…

Appeals court denies Trump immunity in 2020 criminal election case

Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution for efforts to reverse his loss in the 2020 presidential election, a federal…

Australian writer Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence in Beijing

A Beijing court on Monday handed Australian writer Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence, five years after he was first detained in China and three years after a closed-door trial…

Judge postpones Trump D.C. election trial pending appeal

A judge on Friday indefinitely postponed the election interference criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, which was scheduled to…

Trump Georgia prosecutor admits romantic relationship with Atlanta D.A. boss

A top prosecutor on Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis’ criminal election interference case against former President Donald Trump admitted they…

Three people indicted in $400 million FTX crypto hack conspiracy

Three people were indicted for an identity theft conspiracy that allegedly included the $400 million hack from FTX on the…

Trump clemency recipient Philip Esformes reaches plea deal in Medicare fraud case

Convicted Medicare fraudster Philip Esformes has reached a plea deal that could resolve a long-running, complicated criminal case that has…