ROME (AP) — Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested on Monday at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, Read more
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Genesis, Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto venture charged by U.S. securities regulators
U.S. securities regulators on Thursday charged Genesis Global Capital LLC and Gemini Trust Company LLC for the unregistered offer and sale of securities to retail investors through the companies’ Gemini Read more
Whitmer abduction plot co-leader sentenced to 16 years in federal prison
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat Read more
Shooting at Kurdish cultural center in Paris leaves two dead
PARIS (AP) — A shooting targeting a Kurdish cultural center in Paris on Friday left two people dead and four others wounded, authorities said. A 69-year-old suspect was wounded and Read more
FTX co-founder Gary Wang, ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison plead guilty to federal charges
On the same day that that the Bahamas extradited FTX co-founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to the U.S. to face criminal charges, two former executives at FTX and Alameda Read more
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried extradited to U.S. to face criminal charges
NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamian authorities said Wednesday that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been extradited to the United States, where he faces criminal charges related to the collapse of Read more
Wells Fargo ordered to pay $3.7 billion for alleged mismanagement of auto, mortgages and deposit accounts
The Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) on Tuesday said it is requiring Wells Fargo & Co. to pay $3.7 billion for alleged widespread mismanagement of auto loans, mortgages and deposit Read more
House Jan. 6 select committee expected to advise Justice Department to hit Trump with criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, with lawmakers expected to cap one of the most exhaustive Read more
SEC charges Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors in now-bankrupt FTX
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday charged Samuel Bankman-Fried with committing fraud after raising $1.8 billion from investors, as the U.S. government hammer came down on the founder and Read more