A court on Thursday ordered two high-level figures suspected in a massive graft scandal over submarine purchases to remain behind bars for several days, as a judge said investigators were continuing to uncover the scandal.
A federal appeals court has overturned the corruption conviction of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
A total of 14 people were charged for their alleged roles in a $147 million stock manipulation scheme involving publicly traded companies on Wednesday.
HSBC, one of the biggest banks in the world, won a major victory on Wednesday when a New York federal appeals court reversed a lower court’s decision to release a potentially damaging report detailing the bank’s money-laundering practices.
In the aftermath of the drowning of Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans, leader of the “Jewish Taliban” cult Lev Tahor in Mexico, the ultra-Orthodox press in Israel has been rife with reports regarding the location of his funeral and burial, and speculation as to which member of the cult will succeed him as leader of the reclusive…
For seven months, State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan has blocked the opening of a disciplinary investigation of Mossad head Yossi Cohen on suspicions he received improper gifts.
Two former NYPD cops and a retired detective pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a bribes-for-weapons scheme that forced the NYPD to redo the way it handles gun permits.