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Trump pleads not guilty to revised election interference indictment

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges he faces in his federal…

Chase Bank says it is aware of viral ‘glitch’ inviting people to commit check fraud

Chase Bank is urging its customers not to commit check fraud. The bank’s plea comes after this weekend a viral…

Former top aide to New York Gov. Hochul charged with acting as foreign agent for China

A former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was arrested Tuesday on federal criminal charges accusing her of…

Appeals court revives Sarah Palin defamation lawsuit against The New York Times — again

A federal appeals court on Wednesday for the second time overturned the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit by former Alaska…

Judge orders ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli to surrender all copies of rare Wu-Tang Clan album

A New York federal judge on Monday ordered notorious “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli to surrender any copy he retains of…

Trump clemency recipient’s arrest draws attention of judge in old drug case

A New York federal judge has ordered U.S. probation officials to investigate the recent arrest of a convicted drug dealer…

New York drug dealer whose prison sentence Trump commuted arrested on assault charges

A convicted New York drug dealer and predatory lender who walked free from a 10-year federal prison sentence after it…

Former FTX exec Ryan Salame seeks to void guilty plea, says feds reneged on deal to end probe of his partner

Ryan Salame, a former top lieutenant at the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to void…

Cryptocurrency ‘pig butchering’ scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years

The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the…

Former New York Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud, identity theft

Former New York Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Long Island to committing wire fraud and…