A former high-ranking executive from major Las Vegas casinos is scheduled to appear before a federal judge on Wednesday following his admission of allowing an illegal bookmaker to gamble millions of dollars at the MGM Grand and settle debts using cash. Scott Sibella pleaded guilty in January to violating federal anti-money laundering regulations, which mandate…
Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood mogul, is set to face a retrial in New York after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by the state’s highest court. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed the decision during a court hearing on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Weinstein, 72, appeared in court before Judge Curtis Farber, marking…
Essie Berry, a civil rights activist, is demanding a thorough state and federal investigation into Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. The investigation is centered around allegations that the institution, particularly its President Dr. Dondi E. Costin, Chairperson Dr. Maria Garcia de La Noceda, and reviewer Dr. Renita P. Ellis-Watson, intentionally orchestrated circumstances that caused African…
On May 3, 2024, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for denying an employee’s religious accommodation request to wear a head covering. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, alleges that TDCJ’s refusal to accommodate the employee’s religious practice…
The onset of a federal trial scheduled for Monday in Winston-Salem marks a pivotal moment in the legal battle surrounding North Carolina’s controversial photo voter identification law. The lawsuit, initiated more than five years ago by the state NAACP and various local chapters, challenges the constitutionality of the law enacted by the Republican-dominated General Assembly…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 15, 2024, unveiled a new pilot program aiming to shield whistleblowers from prosecution when they come forward with information on corporate wrongdoing. The initiative, titled “Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosures for Individuals,” aims to encourage individuals to report criminal activities involving corporations, such as financial crimes, bribery,…
A California man, Marc Shultz, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly posting death threats against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is prosecuting former President Donald Trump in an election interference conspiracy case. Shultz, 66, faces charges of transmitting interstate threats to injure Willis due to her prosecution of Trump,…
In a significant legal maneuver, Waltine “Walt” Nauta, one of the co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case involving former President Donald Trump, is pushing to suppress all evidence obtained during the search of Trump’s Palm Beach estate. Nauta, Trump’s personal valet, contends that the search warrants used in the raid lacked sufficient probable cause and…
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