Securities fraud

Trump appeals ruling that porn star payoff trial be held in New York state court

Donald Trump on Friday appealed a judge’s recent denial of his request that his pending New York state criminal case…

Prosecutors drop another charge against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Federal prosecutors dropped a campaign finance charge against Sam Bankman-Fried, the second time they have narrowed the indictment against the…

‘Crypto Couple’ appear set to plead guilty in bitcoin hack money laundering case

The New York couple charged with trying to launder $4.5 billion in bitcoin stolen in a 2016 hack of Bitfinex…

FTX lawyers accuse Sam Bankman-Fried of financing his criminal defense with $10 million in misappropriated funds

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, was sued in Delaware bankruptcy court on Thursday by his ex-company’s lawyers,…

Convicted Ponzi schemer granted clemency by Trump charged with new Ponzi scheme

WASHINGTON — A New Jersey man who had his prison sentence for running a massive Ponzi scheme commuted by Donald…

UAE crypto scammer sentenced to 8 years in prison for multimillion-dollar fraud scheme

A United Arab Emirates resident and Nigerian citizen was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar…

U.S. Virgin Islands seeks at least $190 million from JPMorgan Chase in Jeffrey Epstein case

The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands in a court filing Friday estimated that it will seek damages of at…

Binance could lay off thousands as company buckles down for DOJ probe, source says

Crypto exchange Binance is laying off employees in response to an ongoing Justice Department probe that is likely to end…

Rudy Giuliani met special counsel prosecutors probing Trump over 2020 election

Rudy Giuliani, a former top lawyer for Donald Trump, met in recent weeks with federal prosecutors who are investigating the…

Binance France chief brushed off concerns days before police visit

PARIS — Days before French police visited Binance’s Paris office, the crypto exchange’s top French executive dismissed concerns about U.S.…