Crime

FBI: ‘Financial sextortion’ of teens is a ‘rapidly escalating threat.’ How parents can protect their kids

“Financial sextortion,” a type of cybercrime that targets teens and tweens, is on the rise. Reports of financially motivated sextortion…

Man pleads guilty in $1 billion scheme to dodge money laundering rules in New York

A man described as an “experienced anti-money laundering specialist” pleaded guilty on Wednesday to illegally funneling more than $1 billion…

QAnon-linked legal fund spent $400,000 defending Trump allies, new filing shows

A fund intended to pay the legal bills of former president Donald Trump’s allies backed chiefly by reported QAnon supporters…

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg ‘needs to do the right thing’ in child sex targeting fight: New Mexico attorney general

New Mexico’s attorney general slammed Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, saying they failed to protect children from…

E. Jean Carroll lawyer says Trump claims of judge conflict no basis to toss $83.3 million verdict

E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer on Tuesday rebutted a claim that she was mentored by the judge who oversaw the rape…

New York sues Citibank for alleged failure to reimburse fraud victims

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday sued Citibank for allegedly failing to protect and reimburse victims of electronic…

DOJ and SEC unveil charges in $1.9 billion HyperFund cryptocurrency fraud

The Department of Justice on Monday announced criminal charges against two people and the guilty plea of a third person…

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley targeted in swatting incident

Authorities responded to a fake emergency at the South Carolina home of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley last month after…

WWE founder Vince McMahon resigns from TKO Group after being accused of sexual assault and trafficking in new lawsuit

Vince McMahon, executive chairman of the board of TKO Group Holdings and founder of wrestling giant WWE, has resigned his positions…

Saudi Arabia’s first alcohol store is a big step, but also aims to tackle a longstanding problem: Booze smuggling

Saudi Arabia’s first alcohol store has opened in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh, accessible to non-Muslim diplomats.  While…