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Josh Shapiro is breaking State Law. Pennsylvania’s Switch To Automatic Voter Registration Is ‘Inconsistent’ With State Law, Election Experts Say https://t.co/2OQNOj6y7z — DJ Kearns (@bepresent4) March 21, 2024
Beijing | China Evergrande Group’s alleged $78 billion ($119 billion) revenue overstatement escalates the legal peril of founder Hui Ka Yan, who now stands at the centre of one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history. The nation’s top securities regulator said the developer’s onshore unit inflated revenue by recognising sales in advance in …
Apple has agreed to pay $490 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging CEO Tim Cook misled investors about a steep downturn in iPhone’s sales in China that culminated in a jarring revision to the company’s revenue forecast. The preliminary settlement filed Friday in Oakland, California, federal court stems from a shareholder lawsuit focused on …
Sports Illustrated estimated that 80% of NFL players go broke in their first three years out of the league. Adrian Peterson is no exception. Adrian earned $103 million during his NFL career, and remains the highest-earning running back in NFL history. But Adrian got caught up… pic.twitter.com/H5NBvYUdnx — Darrell Aden (@darrelltalksfi) March 13, 2024 The …
Brooklyn’s notoriously flashy pastor Lamor Whitehead was convicted Monday of fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI for bilking an elderly woman out of her retirement savings and using his ties with the mayor to try to extort a Bronx business owner. A Manhattan jury found Whitehead — who’s known for wearing designer suits, …
Live with / villgecrazylady talking her research into Letitia James’ creative campaign spending.
President Donald Trump has appealed the politically motivated ruling by radical Judge Arthur Engoron in the civil “fraud” case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump’s legal team appealed Engoron’s ruling finding the 45th president liable for more than $350 million in so-called “damages.” With interest, the total amount Trump is currently on …
jimmy kimmel is pretending he’s quitting but the truth is his ratings suck and people want him out Jimmy Kimmel Hints At Late Night Show Exit: “I Think This Is My Final Contract” Jimmy Kimmel hints that he might be retiring from late-night TV as soon as his contract is over at ABC. In a …
A New York judge ordered that the former president pay more than $350 million — and limit his doing business in the state where he made his name — after finding Friday that he inflated his net worth by billions to dupe banks and insurers over the course of a decade. The ruling from Manhattan …
CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for his role in procuring, casting, and tabulating fraudulent mail-in ballots submitted in the Nov. 8, 2022, general election, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Craig Callaway, 64, a former member and president of the City Council of Atlantic City and a political …
In a contentious move, 155 Democrats voted against deporting undocumented individuals involved in Social Security fraud, sparking criticism. Critics argue that this decision, made by two-thirds of Democrats, potentially allows criminals to exploit the Social Security system. The debate intensifies as concerns about the misuse of social benefits and the prioritization of immigration policies over …
Betsy Anderson’s luck with refrigerators stinks as badly as the food she’s tried to keep cold. “One morning I went to get milk out and it was sour,” said the Redwood City homeowner. First, a $2,800 Kenmore Elite fridge — with an LG compressor inside — died in late 2019. “It was like 15 months …
The Chicago Public Schools inspector general is raising red flags about potential waste and fraud — particularly in areas where the district has spent more than $2 billion in federal COVID recovery money. In his annual report out Tuesday, CPS Inspector General Will Fletcher also outlined eight cases of substantiated sexual abuse of staff on …
https://twitter.com/_/status/1745151181712773480 #Breaking News: Judge Arthur Engoron has decided that Donald Trump will not be allowed to give a closing argument in the civil fraud trial in New York. The prosecution has been asking the Judge not to let Trump speak or defend himself in closing arguments, and the judge said he’d allow it with a …
An official with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been arrested on an outstanding warrant, according to local reports. TSA Assistant Federal Security Director Maxine McManaman was arrested in Atlanta by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Dec. 28. McManaman had a warrant for her arrest posted by the St. Lucie County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office, …
VIDEO Donald Trump engaged in years of incredible financial fraud to enrich himself and his family. During 11 weeks of trial, we showed the true extent of that fraud and all the ways he unjustly benefitted from it. No matter how powerful you think you are, no one is above the law. pic.twitter.com/DCeKhdZGFC — NY AG James …
Houston – Houston public works and the city’s office of inspector general now -“turning over every rock” in pursuit of the so-called “bad actors” involved with handing out more than $8 million worth of water repair contracts to family members with pop-up businesses. Make no mistake, it is blatant corruption – neither the O-I-G nor …
This thermonuclear lawsuit against Media Matters just got hotter. Free speech will be saved. https://t.co/oZYgDS345u — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) December 11, 2023
Trump calls for the impeachment and removal of Democratic Party politicians (Judge Engoron and Letitia James) for alleged abuse of public offices, while the bank Trump supposedly defrauded testifies that he did nothing wrong. Bank executive David Williams stated that adjusting financial statements to a certain extent is not unusual, raising questions about who Trump …
In a striking irony, the Democratic Party’s primary strategy for the 2024 presidential election involves efforts to imprison their prominent opponent, utilizing a dual strategy of fraud (Russiagate) and censorship (Hunter Biden docs) with the collaboration of corporate media. The claim that only they can save democracy is juxtaposed with the Department of Justice collecting …
The wife of a candidate for office in Iowa was convicted on 52 federal charges of voter fraud after enlisting Vietnamese immigrants to fraudulently fill out absentee ballots, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Kim Phuong Taylor is the wife of Jeremy Taylor, formerly a member of the Iowa House …
by Cr4ck3r51 I’m a wholesaler in Dallas , been in business for 11 years strictly in wholesale. We supply cars to local dealers, since September we used to run 130 cars a week and now we barely running 80 , we went from selling 80% of inventory to 20%-30%. Our volume went down, we can’t …
This is going to be fun to watch… The Social Cancelers are now facing Social Cancellation! Musk can simply bury these people in legal fees alone. Remember this phrase: “Tortious Interference with Economic Relations” /twitter.com/Teagan1776/status/1726812464422228270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw CEO of Media Matters is begging for money after Elon Musk filed the "thermonuclear lawsuit." pic.twitter.com/siP4v26vsG — Citizen Free Press …
via breitbart: Massachusetts officials are investigating allegations of voter fraud after video footage appearing to show a woman removing ballots from a mailbox arose out of the city of Lawrence. The footage, obtained by NBC10 Boston, came from a local man who told the outlet that when he went to vote in person on Election …
by Chris Black I hadn’t been following this story closely, but I’d figured his lawyers would draw it out longer. RT: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy linked to his ill-fated cryptocurrency exchange and a related hedge fund. The verdict, delivered on Thursday evening by a …
Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction on all seven criminal fraud counts represents a significant moment in the world of cryptocurrencies. His actions, which resulted in the theft of billions of dollars from customers, have far-reaching implications for the crypto industry and the need for increased regulatory oversight and investor protection. https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1720233218392096885 The US Attorney of SDNY, Damian …
The IRS has detailed tax dodging by the ultra-wealthy and says it recently squeezed 100 millionaires for $122 million in missing taxes, per BI. — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 25, 2023
Warning signs of the instability of the global financial system abounded in the months leading up to the 2008 Lehman Brothers crash. Among these early signs were the astounding revelations about UBS, the world’s largest private bank, by Stephanie Gibaud, who was employee at the bank’s French division. Gibaud refused instructions given to her and …
A group of New York Republicans moved Wednesday to expel George Santos from the US House, marking a potential turning point in the saga of the freshman congressman whose alleged fraud and fabrications led to criminal charges and national notoriety. Santos said he didn’t know whether he would survive an expulsion vote. “Nobody knows the …