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Special Forces soldier accused of using classified intel on Venezuela raid for profit… Feds: Defendant won $400,000 on Polymarket betting on the capture of Nicolás Maduro… Case marks first major federal prosecution of “Prediction Market Insider Trading”… Defense: Soldier denies using “Non-Public Information” to place the winning wagers… U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information …
A judge sentenced Carmine Gotti Agnello to 15 months behind bars for illegally raking in about a million dollars in loans. Plus, a look back at the former patriarch of the Gotti family, John Gotti.
TRUMP: I WANT TO SEE WAR IN IRAN ENDED — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) April 13, 2026
CARACAS, Venezuela — The country is hemmed in by the largest U.S. military presence off South America in decades. For two months, U.S. forces have been blowing up boats off its coast, killing scores; President Donald Trump has warned “land is going to be next” — and then denied land strikes are coming. The government …
$7.6B BITCOIN FRAUDSTER PLEADS GUILTY IN UK’S BIGGEST CRYPTO CASE Zhimin Qian, who ran a Ponzi scheme in China, fled with the loot, and laundered it into bitcoin, just pleaded guilty in London. Police found 61,000 bitcoin on her devices in a Hampstead mansion, now worth over £5bn, but didn’t clock it until three years …
A South Los Angeles woman who claimed she was kidnapped by ICE agents pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges. Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41, is charged with conspiracy and making false statements to federal officers, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. During her arraignment Friday, a trial date of October 21 was set. An …
As "Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha pleads guilty in relation to the death of Matthew Perry – the last of five people charged to do so – Sky News takes a look at the world of Hollywood assistants and ketamine use in the US, both legal and illegal. 🔗 https://t.co/LMSbpJmsLH pic.twitter.com/O1HWZZrryC — Sky News (@SkyNews) September …
Joe Sanberg, a top California Democrat activist who decried the corruption of big Wall Street banks and started a company marketed as the “cleaner” alternative, actually propped that company up through blatant fraud, he admitted Thursday. Sanberg and other high-profile Democrats started the carbon-credit platform and online banking app Aspiration Partners Inc., promising to plant …
🚨 UPDATE: JD Vance is asking Elon Musk to COME BACK into the MAGA movement by the midterms pic.twitter.com/516aCaFOef “I think it's a mistake for him to try to break from the president – my hope is that by the time of the midterms, he's kind of come back into the fold." "If… — Eric …
BREAKING: Gold has been reportedly been used to meet the largest margin calls since Covid 2020 from hedge funds this week, per Standard Chartered. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 6, 2025 BREAKING: Vanguard emails clients asking them to “resist the urge to deviate from [their] financial plan” as markets fall sharply. Vanguard is asking clients not …
The suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson has pleaded not guilty to murder and terrorism charges in New York state. Luigi Mangione, 26, appeared in court on Monday to be arraigned on 11 state criminal counts, including murder as an act of terrorism. As well as the state-level charges, he is also accused …
Professional poker player Cory Zeidman has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a yearslong sports betting scheme, authorities said Wednesday. Zeidman, 63, was arrested in connection with the $25 million scheme in 2021. He pled guilty in a federal court in Long Island, New York, the United State’s Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of …
RICHMOND, Va. – A Mosley man pled guilty today to committing insider trading and making false statements about his trading to his employer, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (FRBR). According to court documents, Robert Brian Thompson, 43, worked as a bank examiner and senior manager with supervisory duties for the FRBR. Due to his …
Former New York Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Long Island to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Santos, a Republican, had been set to begin trial next month on a 23-count superseding indictment accused him of wire fraud, identity theft, and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission. …
In a surprising turn of events, Amira Hunter, facing assault charges for attacking cellist Iain S. Forrest, accidentally pleaded “guilty” in court before quickly correcting herself, leading to a tense moment and a bail increase. NEW: Woman who is accused of bashing a cellist’s head with a bottle accidentally says she pleads “guilty” instead of …
JUST IN: Democrat Governor JB Pritzker is literally now begging “for mercy” to Texas Governor Greg Abbott to stop bussing migrants to his state. Remarkable. Abbott is simply giving Pritzker what he asked for considering in 2021, Pritzker signed a bill making Illinois the “most welcoming state in the nation” for illegals. “While action is …
Scott Hall pled guilty today to five criminal counts including the main charge of RICO. Hall was one of the main defendants connected to Sidney Powell’s attempt to tamper with voting machines. As part of his plea agreement, he agreed to testify truthfully against all the co-defendants in the Georgia racketeering case. In exchange for …
Trump Pleads Not Guilty, No Further Conditions Imposed, No Travel Restrictions, No Cash Bond Imposed (VIDEO) President Trump has pleaded “not guilty” to Joe Biden’s political witch hunt and assault against America’s President over the “documents hoax.” President Trump was indicted on 37 counts last week in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case: 31 …
