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By Kashish Tandon and Hritam Mukherjee (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have charged Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, founder of a conglomerate named after him, and seven others in an alleged bribery and fraud scheme related to a renewable energy project in India. The authorities said Adani and the other defendants agreed…
Eric Adams appeared in federal court Friday for his criminal arraignment.The New York City mayor entered a not-guilty plea to the bribery and fraud indictment against him.His lawyer, Alex Spiro, said he’ll file a motion to dismiss the case on Wednesday. New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted by federal grand jury amid a corruption probe.His administration has been engulfed in turmoil for months.Below is a timeline of the notable events that led to the mayor’s unprecedented indictment. New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has been embroiled in turmoil…
Eric Adams has become the first mayor in modern New York City history to be indicted while in office.Adams was indicted following a corruption probe that led to chaos in his office and a series of resignations, The New York Times first reported on Wednesday.Details of the charges have not…
The rapper’s latest taunt towards Sean “Diddy” Combs came on Tuesday with a post on X.”Here I am keeping good company with @DrewBarrymoreTV and I don’t have 1,000 bottles of lube at the house,” the rapper posted along with a picture of him with Drew Barrymore.On Monday, Combs was arrested…
Former President Donald Trump was hit with a revised election interference indictment on Tuesday that keeps the same four counts against him but removes some of the alleged conduct that may now be protected by presidential immunity.”Today, a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment,…
In a new court filing made public Thursday, lawyers for former President Donald Trump argue that his newly-won presidential immunity voids not only his hush-money conviction, but the indictment itself.”No President of the United States has ever been treated as unfairly and unlawfully as District Attorney Bragg has acted towards…
Attorneys began jury selection in the criminal fraud trial of Carlos Watson, the cofounder of the fallen digital media startup Ozy Media. Federal prosecutors accuse Watson, the face of the company, of orchestrating a scheme to defraud investors and lenders of tens of millions dollars by deliberately misrepresenting Ozy’s financial…
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas was indicted by federal prosecutors on Friday.He and his wife are accused of taking bribes from Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank.The growing scandal is drawing some comparisons on the right to George Santos. Rep. Henry Cuellar is in the midst of a growing bribery…
