Cops search European Parl over suspected Russian interference
Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that police carried out searches at the residence of an employee of the European... Key Points
The Tribune IndiaSam Bankman-Fried prosecutor says coder's cooperation sped up case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors were able to charge FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried shortly after the cryptocurrency exchange's collapse in part because they secured the cooperation Key Points
ThePrintSam Bankman-Fried will not face a second trial, US prosecutors decide
Jurors on Nov. 2 convicted Bankman-Fried on all seven counts he faced, after prosecutors accused him of looting $8 billion from FTX customers. | World News Key Points
Hindustan Timesprosecutors accuse FTX's Bankman-Fried of witness tampering
U.S. prosecutors have accused FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of witness tampering and asked a federal judge to issue an order that would bar the former billionaire and other parties from making public statements likely to interfere with a fair trial. Key Points
ReutersDocs leak suspect eradicated evidence, analyzed mass shootings: US prosecutors
Prosecutors will present their arguments in favor of detention to a U.S. magistrate judge in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Thursday afternoon. | World News Key Points
Hindustan TimesNight before 'Rust' shooting armorer smoked 'to get high,' texts show
By Andrew Hay SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) - New Mexico prosecutors on Friday showed jurors in the trial of "Rust" weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez texts in which she said she smoked to "get high" the Key Points
ThePrintUS says prostitution ring counted politicians, tech execs, lawyers as clients
According to charging documents, the defendants used high-end apartment complexes as brothels in Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, and Fairfax and Tysons, Virginia. US prosecutors on Wednesday charged three people with running a high-end brothel network out of apartment complexes in greater Boston and northern Virginia whose customers included elected officials, tech and pharmaceutical executives, lawyers, professors and military officers. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaIs Sam Bankman-Fried Guilty? It’s Their Job to Convince the Jury.
Millions of pages of documents. Hundreds of hours with witnesses. This is how prosecutors do their jobs and prepare for a trial. Key Points
mintEx-Pfizer employee charged with insider trading on COVID drug trial
A former employee of Pfizer Inc. was arrested on insider trading charges on Thursday for allegedly trading the drugmaker's stock before it announced positive results from clinical trials of its COVID antiviral drug Paxlovid, federal prosecutors said. Key Points
ReutersUS court denies Gupta’s plea for defence material
A judge in the United States has denied a request for defence materials by Indian national Nikhil Gupta, charged by federal prosecutors in a murder-for-hire... Key Points
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Russian attack kills one in Ukraine's Kherson, war crimes investigation opened
Prosecutors opened a war crimes investigation into the incident, which occurred around 10 a.m. (0800 GMT) in the town of Beryslav. | World News Key Points
Hindustan TimesSwitzerland's Banque Pictet admits hiding billions from US tax authorities
Swiss private bank Banque Pictet has admitted to helping U.S. taxpayers hide more than $5.6 billion from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department, federal prosecutors said on Monday. Key Points
ReutersSpain charges pop singer Shakira with tax evasion for a second time and demands more than $7 million
Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay €6.7 million in taxes on her 2018 income. She is accused of using an offshore company in a tax haven to avoid paying taxes. This comes after she was already due to be tried in Barcelona for allegedly failing to pay €14.5 million in taxes between 2012 and 2014. Key Points
Economic TimesU.S. prosecutors probe ex-FTX executive Salame for campaign finance violations, Wall Street Journal reports
Former FTX cryptocurrency exchange executive Ryan Salame is under investigation by federal prosecutors for possible violations of campaign finance law, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Key Points
ReutersProbe finds evidence of match-fixing in Brazil’s top league
Authorities raided homes of businessmen and players in six Brazilian states and 16 cities. Nine players were being questioned, though prosecutors did not reveal their identities. Key Points
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4 people questioned so far over Lebanon exploding pagers, say Taiwan prosecutors
Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said last week it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack. Taiwan's government also said the pagers were not made in Taiwan. Key Points
India TodayBankman-Fried campaign finance charge dropped, lessening trial's political focus
The decision by U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday to drop a campaign finance charge against Sam Bankman-Fried may keep his trial focused on what the government considers his main crime: stealing billions of dollars from cryptocurrency customers at his now-bankrupt FTX exchange. Key Points
ReutersTexas man used involved in online romance scams gets 3 years
A Texas man was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years in prison for his role in an online romance scam in which the identities and images of real US military generals were used to cheat victims from across the nation out of a total of USD 1.5 million, federal prosecutors said. Key Points
The Tribune IndiaUS says it dismantles 'Warzone RAT' malware service, suspects arrested
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Friday said they had seized websites used to sell cybercriminals malware called "Warzone RAT" that could be used to steal data from victims' Key Points
ThePrintReleasing leak suspect a national security risk, feds say
Justice Department lawyers said releasing 21-year-old Jack Teixeira from jail while he awaits trial would be a grave threat to the US national security. Investigators are still trying to determine whether he kept any physical or digital copies of classified information, including files that haven’t already surfaced publicly, federal prosecutors said. Key Points
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Sam Bankman-Fried's trial on FTX fraud charges heads to closing arguments
Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial is in the homestretch, with U.S. prosecutors and defense lawyers expected on Wednesday to present closing arguments to jurors over whether the FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder stole billions of dollars from customers. Key Points
ReutersTrial to begin in 2018 killing of 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue
Jury selection will begin on April 24 in the federal death penalty trial of a truck driver accused of shooting to death 11 Jewish worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Key Points
The HinduHow doctors buy their way out of trouble
Hundreds of physicians accused of wrongdoing have paid hefty civil settlements to the U.S. government to keep working and, in some cases, avoid jail time. Key Points
ReutersRussian oligarch’s seized yacht costs $7 million a year to maintain, US says
Authorities in Fiji seized the 348-foot (106-meter), $300 million Amadea in May 2022, pursuant to a U.S. warrant alleging it was owned by Suleiman Kerimov, a multibillionaire sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2014 and 2018 in response to Russia's activities in Syria and Ukraine Key Points
mintGeorge Santos negotiating plea deal in fraud case after expulsion
Santos, 35, was expelled from Congress on Dec. 1 after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” he broke the law. | World News Key Points
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Audi ex-CEO Rupert Stadler becomes first Volkswagen board member sentenced over diesel scandal
The sentence is in the middle of the 1.5-2 year timeframe the judge had said the former CEO would face if he confessed to the charge. Key Points
ThePrintDonald Trump indicted over hush money by a Manhattan grand jury; 1st ex-President charged with crime
Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defence lawyers say, making him the first former U.S. President to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year Key Points
The HinduDonald Trump indicted; 1st ex-President charged with crime
Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defence lawyers say, making him the first former U.S. President to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year Key Points
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