Disgraced crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried unleashed a wild, wide-ranging interview in which he appeared to shift blame for the collapse of his company FTX to the trading firm run by his ex-girlfriend, Caroline Ellison. Bankman-Fried is under intense pressure to address his decision to funnel $10 billion in FTX client funds to prop up Alameda…
A criminal described by South African media as Israel’s “most wanted gang leader” was arrested near Johannesburg on Thursday. The suspect, a 46-year-old man, was not initially identified by name but numerous reports later identified him as notorious fugitive Yaniv Ben Simon, a close associate of jailed crime boss Yitzhak Abergil. Simon, who is known as the world’s…
There are several barometers indicating just how much trouble FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing after incinerating billions of dollars of client money — his company’s balance sheet from hell, the deeply sketchy-sounding back channel for moving his customers’ funds around, the reported SEC and Bahamian probes. But the best measurement might just be his…
A federal grand jury in Chicago has charged 23 people with participating in an insurance fraud scheme that allegedly bilked 10 life insurance carriers out of at least $26 million in benefits. The defendants allegedly submitted fraudulent applications in order to obtain life insurance policies in the names of various individuals, according to the Department…
An Astoria woman was discovered dead in Queens Village last month and her family is seeking information about a man who was allegedly seen wheeling her lifeless body on a dolly and then dumping her on the side of the road hours earlier – with a $35,000 reward being offered for the information. Claire McKenna,…
NEWARK, N.J. — The alleged former Dominican girlfriend of a wealthy donor on trial for bribery with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez testified Tuesday that her visa application was initially denied and then approved expeditiously after the donor told her he would “fix it” by reaching out to “the senator.”
A big-time donor to Mayor de Blasio, expected to testify in an upcoming public corruption trial, is more deeply involved in criminal activity than the government lets on, new court papers claim.
Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim announced Monday a man who led an international money laundering business pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court.
A Dallas Cowboys watch party in Texas turned deadly Sunday night with Eight people being gunned down in cold blood by man who barged in with an “automatic” weapon, reports say.
A Pilot was charged on cocaine distribution, money laundering and other conspiracy charges related to his role in a scheme to import large quantities from Guyana to New Jersey and New York, in exchange for $7.5 million, authorities announced.