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Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty in the United States to operating a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme through their company, HashFlare. The scam deceived hundreds of thousands of investors worldwide, falsely promising cryptocurrency mining profits. How the Scheme Worked Between 2015 and 2019, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, both 40, sold contracts through HashFlare,…
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A New York real estate investor has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a $62.8 million investment fraud scheme involving commercial properties in Atlanta and Miami Beach. According to updates provided by Department of Justice, Elchonon “Elie” Schwartz, 46, admitted in the Northern District of Georgia that he misappropriated investor funds raised through CrowdStreet Marketplace,…
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The Trump Administrations new Attorney General Pamela Bondi has announced a lawsuit against the State of New York. The lawsuit targets NY Attorney General Letitia James and Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Mark Schroeder over immigration policies that Bondi claims prioritize undocumented immigrants over American citizens. At a press conference, Bondi stated that New York’s…
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Houston attorney Tony Buzbee has dropped a civil lawsuit accusing Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The case was dismissed with prejudice, preventing it from being refiled. Jay-Z, who strongly denied the allegations, called the lawsuit a “money grab” and criticized the legal system for allowing baseless claims.…
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Sangamon County, Illinois, has reached a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old woman fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy after calling 911 for help. The agreement, approved by county officials this week, marks a significant legal outcome, but it also raises pressing concerns about police hiring practices and the use…
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Wendy Williams is taking legal action to regain control of her affairs. The former talk show host signed an affidavit on Wednesday asserting that she has “regained capacity” and no longer requires a court-appointed guardian. Williams also refuted claims that she has Frontotemporal Dementia, a progressive and typically irreversible condition. According to TMZ, Williams is…
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Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), has reached a $10 million settlement in the lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over his account’s suspension following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. According to The Wall Street Journal, a federal appellate court recently approved a voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit, with both parties agreeing to…
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Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly faces a new legal battle as six of his victims sue him for failing to pay nearly $10 million in damages awarded in a 2022 judgment. The lawsuit, filed on January 31, names Kelly (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly), his former record label Universal Music and its sublabel Universal Music-Z…
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Sean “Diddy” Combs, the embattled music mogul, faces yet another explosive lawsuit alleging he drugged and anally raped a 17-year-old boy in a New York City nightclub in 2012. The lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court by an anonymous plaintiff identified as “John Doe,” accuses Combs of sexual assault and describes the alleged…
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A 19-year-old California man has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly striking and killing a pregnant 16-year-old girl in a hit-and-run incident in Riverside, approximately 55 miles east of Los Angeles. The victim, identified by her family as Kaylie Corona, was reportedly confronting the suspect, Issac Blackhorse Garcia, for having sex with her…
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