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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…

Prosecutors say Romanian businessman hired Hunter Biden to seek U.S. policy influence

Prosecutors in the U.S. criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who sought to “influence U.S. government agencies” in…

Arizona grand jury was interested in indicting Trump in fake electors criminal case, attorney general says

An Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 allies of former President Donald Trump on criminal charges related to trying to…

Judge orders DOJ to return helmet, spear to ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley

“QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley will regain possession of the makeshift spear and horned helmet that he carried as he stormed…