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A Manhattan federal judge known for swift decisions and a no-nonsense demeanor during three decades of overseeing numerous high-profile cases was assigned Tuesday to Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency case.
Read More »FTX founder Bankman-Fried allowed $250M bond, house arrest
A judge says cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried can post $250 million bond and live in his parents’ home in California while he awaits trial.
Read More »Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in California fraud case
Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump, was sentenced in California on Monday to 14 years in prison for cheating clients out of millions of dollars.
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Read More »Elizabeth Holmes faces judgment day for her Theranos crimes
A federal judge on Friday will decide whether disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes should serve a lengthy prison sentence for duping investors and endangering patients while peddling a bogus blood-testing technology.
Read More »Missouri lawmaker convicted in medical clinics fraud scheme
Missouri Rep. Tricia Derges was convicted Tuesday of conducting fraud at medical clinics in southwest Missouri in part by falsely claiming that she was giving patients stem cell treatments.
Read More »Avenatti pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges in California
Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of wire fraud and a tax-related charge in a federal court case in Southern California accusing him of cheating his clients out of millions of dollars.
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Read More »Avenatti says he wants to plead guilty to California charges
Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti says he plans to plead guilty to charges in a federal court case in Southern California accusing him of cheating clients out of millions of dollars.
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Read More »Michael Avenatti gets 4 years in prison for cheating Stormy Daniels
Michael Avenatti was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for cheating client Stormy Daniels, the porn actor who catapulted him to fame, of hundreds of thousands of dollars in book proceeds.
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Read More »State lawmaker facing fraud charges named in new lawsuit
A state lawmaker charged with fraud involving medical treatments has been sued by a patient over the care she prescribed for him to relieve back pain.
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Read More »Virus unleashes wave of fraud in US amid fear and scarcity
A 39-year-old former investment manager in Georgia was already facing federal charges that he robbed hundreds of retirees of their savings through a Ponzi scheme when the rapid spread of COVID-19 presented an opportunity. Christopher A. Parris started pitching himself ...
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Read More »Civil Practice: Fraud-Statute of Limitations-Proper Party in Interest
Where in a dispute regarding an unpaid loan in which the district court entered judgment in favor of the estate of the woman who made the loan, the court correctly instructed the jury on the elements of fraudulent concealment under ...
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