94 m. ago Hollywood director scammed Netflix out of $11 million to fund lavish lifestyle

The director was convicted of wire fraud, money laundering and other charges, according to federal prosecutors in New York when the money he was paid by Netflix was spent on personal items

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11 h. ago ICE issues deportation order for Belarusian woman extradited by FBI

Yana Leonova faces multiple charges including fraud and conspiracy for smuggling US aviation parts to RussiaAn ongoing FBI investigation into a Belarusian woman accused of smuggling US aviation parts and electronics to Russia is teetering on the brink of collapse after being caught in what one judge called a “Kafkaesque” case brought on by the Trump administration’s attempts to deport her before she faces trial.Federal prosecutors had worked for over a year to secure the extradition of Yana Leonova, who faces multiple charges including fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering. But their efforts unraveled when immigration officials abruptly issued an order to detain and deport her soon after she was flown into the US last month, a move that plunged the case into legal chaos. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Judge: Turkish student who criticized Israel can resume research at Tufts after visa revocation

A federal judge has allowed a Tufts University student from Turkey to resume research and teaching while she challenges her arrest and detention by the Trump administration

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3 d. ago Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba says she’s resigning as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

Habba’s resignation comes despite administration’s efforts to keep her in place after court rulings found she was unlawfully serving in the roleUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba says she is resigning as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, she announced on social media.Habba’s resignation came after district and appellate court rulings which found she was unlawfully serving in the role, a powerful post charged with enforcing federal criminal and civil law. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Judge blocks Trump prosecutors from accessing key evidence in Comey case

Government faces setback after judge said it likely violated Comey ally’s protections from unreasonable searchesA federal judge has temporarily blocked prosecutors from accessing materials from a key ally of James Comey on Saturday, making the already uphill criminal case against the former FBI director even more difficult.Daniel Richman, a Columbia University law school professor who has also represented Comey as an attorney, sued the government in November, saying that the government had unlawfully accessed materials from his computer as they charged Comey with lying to Congress. Richman is a close friend of Comey who worked at the FBI. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Celebrity MasterChef viewers all saying the same thing as new judge Grace Dent starts

Grace Dent, a restaurant critic and columnist, appeared as permanent judge on Celebrity MasterChef for the first time on Tuesday evening, replacing scandal-hit Gregg Wallace

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9 d. ago US Justice Department seeks to dismiss Maurene Comey lawsuit on procedural grounds

The U.S. Justice Department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit that fired former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, saying she didn't properly follow administrative complaint procedures before suing

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1 week ago Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba serving unlawfully as US attorney, says appeals court

Habba disqualified from serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, appeals court saysDonald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba, whom his administration has maneuvered to keep in place as New Jersey top federal prosecutor, is disqualified from serving in the role, an appeals court said Monday.A panel of judges from the third US circuit court of appeals sitting in Philadelphia sided with a lower court judge’s ruling after hearing oral arguments at which Habba herself was present on 20 October. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Swiss prosecutors file charges against Credit Suisse and UBS over ‘tuna bonds’ scandal

Banks accused of ‘organisational deficiencies’ relating to scam that crashed Mozambique economy nearly a decade agoBusiness live –latest updatesSwitzerland’s federal prosecutor has filed charges against the failed bank Credit Suisse and its new owner, UBS, over the long-running “tuna bonds” loan scandal that crashed Mozambique’s economy nearly a decade ago.The Swiss attorney general said on Monday that it had brought money-laundering charges against an unnamed employee of Credit Suisse, but was also taking action against the lender and its rival-turned-owner UBS. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Arnold & Porter Recruits Covington Corporate Lawyer in London, McGuireWoods Adds Former Federal Prosecutor

Arnold & Porter Recruits Covington Corporate Lawyer in London, McGuireWoods Adds Former Federal Prosecutor  Law.com

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1 week ago Strictly judges face furious backlash from GMB star over Balvinder Sopal

The Good Morning Britain presenter criticised Strictly Come Dancing judges on It Takes Two this week.

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1 week ago Richard Madeley blasts Strictly judges over ‘consistently underrated’ contestant

Richard Madeley has criticised the Strictly Come Dancing judges, claiming Balvinder Sopal has been "consistently underrated and underscored".

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1 week ago Richard Madeley unleashes furious rant at Strictly Come Dancing judges

Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley criticised Strictly Come Dancing judges on It Takes Two, saying Balvinder Sopal has been 'consistently underrated and underscored'

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1 week ago Trans woman jailed for harassing minister Ellie Reeves as judge slams civil courts for enabling abuse

District Judge Michael Snow said he is ‘appalled’ at the badly organised civil courts

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2 w. ago Art conman. Missing wife. A murder trial full of secrets. The bombshell in Brian Walshe's case picked apart in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter

Get the full interview with legal expert and former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani - and more - by signing up to The Crime Desk, the new free newsletter from the Daily Mail.

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2 w. ago What Brian Walshe's bombshell plea change means for his murder trial

Get the full interview with legal expert and former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani - and more - by signing up to The Crime Desk, the new free newsletter from the Daily Mail.

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2 w. ago Stormont Education Minister vows to maintain Christian ethos in NI schools

Paul Givan was responding to a critical judgment by the Supreme Court around the provision of Christian religious education in schools in the region.

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2 w. ago Federal prosecutors say Bondi’s comments shouldn’t affect Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case

Federal prosecutors say Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson should carry on unimpeded

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3 w. ago Judge criticizes federal prosecutors for relying on testimony by officer with credibility concerns

A federal judge has ruled that police in the nation’s capital illegally seized a gun from a man they stopped outside a laundromat

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3 w. ago Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago

Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent last month amid a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area

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