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  • Trump Hush Money Judge Delays Ruling on Immunity Following Election Win

    The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case has postponed ruling on whether Trump’s conviction should be dismissed on immunity grounds, allowing prosecutors to consider next steps following his November 5 election victory. Justice Juan Merchan had initially scheduled a Tuesday ruling on Trump’s argument that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision—granting presidents immunity…

  • Judge to Decide Whether Trump’s Hush Money Conviction Can Stand

    A New York judge will decide this week whether to overturn President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal conviction for hush money payments to a porn star, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s July ruling on presidential immunity. Justice Juan Merchan announced he would make his decision by Tuesday. This ruling marks the first of two critical…

  • Sean ‘Diddy’ Proposes $50M Bail, Denied Gag Order

    On Friday, Sean “Diddy” Combs proposed a new $50 million bail package, offering his Florida mansion as collateral in hopes of securing his release from the Brooklyn jail where he has been held for eight weeks on criminal sex trafficking charges. Combs has been denied bail three times since his arrest, with judges citing concerns…

  • US Charges Iranian Man in Plot to Kill Trump, DOJ Says

    The United States charged an Iranian man on Friday for allegedly participating in a plot orchestrated by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, the Department of Justice announced. Farhad Shakeri, 51, told law enforcement officials that he received instructions on October 7, 2024, to provide a plan for killing Trump. According…

  • Appeals Court Rejects Sentencing Panel’s Compassionate Release Policy

    A federal appeals court recently ruled that the U.S. Sentencing Commission did not have the authority to implement a policy allowing judges to consider changes in law as “extraordinary and compelling” reasons for granting early release to prisoners. The decision came from a three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia,…

  • Prosecutors Reject Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Leak Claim, Demand for Accusers’ Names

    Prosecutors have rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ claims that government agents leaked evidence to undermine his defense against criminal sex trafficking charges. In a federal court filing in Manhattan on Wednesday night, prosecutors stated that Combs is “grasping at straws” in his assertion of being victimized by leaks, including a 2016 hotel surveillance video showing him…

  • Bankman-Fried’s Ex-Deputy Singh to be Sentenced Over Crypto Fraud

    Former cryptocurrency executive Nishad Singh is set to receive his sentence on Wednesday for his involvement in the theft of about $8 billion in customer funds from the now-bankrupt FTX exchange, a scheme orchestrated by his imprisoned former boss, Sam Bankman-Fried. Singh pleaded guilty to six felony counts of fraud and conspiracy. Last year, he…

  • Prosecutors Say Alaska Judge’s Misconduct Warrants Vacating Man’s Conviction

    Federal prosecutors in Alaska have moved to vacate Johnny-Lee Preston Burk’s assault conviction, citing undisclosed personal relationships involving the presiding judge and a prosecutor. This motion, filed on Tuesday, marks a significant development as it represents the first time prosecutors have sought to overturn a conviction in one of the 44 cases linked to now-former…

  • Los Angeles Lawyer for Rodney King to Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion

    A lawyer who represented Rodney King after Los Angeles police officers beat him in 1991 has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for failing to pay over $2.4 million in taxes. Milton Grimes will plead guilty to one count of tax evasion, resolving allegations that he did not pay taxes for nearly a…

  • States Warn Officials: Delaying, Tampering with Vote Could Bring Criminal Charges

    Some U.S. states are sending clear warnings to county and local officials who might consider illegal interventions in the upcoming Nov. 5 election. Officials face the possibility of criminal charges or significant financial penalties if they fail to fulfill their responsibilities. In at least five of the seven battleground states that could determine whether Democrat…