NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ top aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin surrenders to authorities on bribery charges
Ingrid Lewis Martin, a top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, turned herself in to authorities early Thursday morning to face potential bribery charges. This makes him the most high-profile city official to face charges since Mayor Adams was indicted on federal corruption charges in late September. . Lewis Martin, who appeared in […]
Hochul responds to Luigi Mangione indictment on terrorism charges
Democratic New York Gov. Cathy Hochul vowed Thursday to bring United Healthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione to New York to face newly announced terrorism charges. Mangione remains jailed in Pennsylvania after days of manhunt, but he is already facing murder charges in the Dec. 4 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the […]
Dollar charges ahead on hawkish Fed outlook, yen awaits BOJ – Yahoo Finance
Written by Lei Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar hit a two-year high on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled a slower pace of interest rate cuts in 2025, while the yen weakened ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision. It fell to its lowest price in a month. (Bank of Japan) later […]
Luigi Mangione, accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, expected to face fed charges in coming days: sources
Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione is expected to face federal charges in the coming days, in addition to the New York state first-degree murder charge he received Tuesday, law enforcement officials said. Federal prosecutors have filed a grand jury investigation into the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a midtown Manhattan street on […]
Eric Adams believes federal charges against him are politically motivated
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has hypothesized that he drew the ire of the Justice Department for speaking out against the Biden administration's immigration policies. Adams was indicted by a federal grand jury in September and charged with five crimes, including bribery, solicitation of campaign contributions from foreign nationals, wire fraud, and conspiracy. He […]
U.S. Deports Gulf Cartel Supreme Leader-Los Zetas Founder; Faces Charges in Mexico
Federal authorities in the United States have deported the Gulf Cartel's top leader and founder of Los Zetas. The former kingpin completed his sentence in the United States. He is currently being held in a Mexican prison and is scheduled to stand trial on several drug trafficking, murder, weapons, and organized crime charges in Mexico. […]
Bolivia’s Ex-Narcotics Director Extradited to U.S. on Gun, Cocaine Charges
Maximiliano Dávila Pérez, former head of Bolivia's Special Forces for the Fight against Drug Trafficking (FELCN), has been extradited to the United States to face federal charges of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States. He is also charged with conspiracy to use and possess an automatic weapon in connection with the cocaine importation […]
Judge rejects Trump request to toss Bragg charges in New York on basis of presidential immunity
Judge Juan Marchan on Monday rejected a request by Trump's lawyers to dismiss the charges filed against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, citing presidential immunity. The ruling follows President-elect Trump and his team's decision in July to vacate the guilty verdict in New York v. Trump, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that […]
Louisiana Rapper NBA Youngboy Gets Nearly 2 Years in Jail for Gun-Related Charges
LOGAN, Utah (AP) – A federal judge in Utah has sentenced Louisiana rap artist NBA YoungBoy to prison on gun-related charges after he admitted possessing a weapon despite being a convicted felon. He was sentenced to just under two years. The rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Golden, reached an agreement to resolve charges against […]
Cantor Fitzgerald to pay $6.75M to settle SEC charges
Cantor Fitzgerald, the Wall Street firm that President-elect Donald Trump nominated for secretary of commerce, will pay a $6.75 million civil penalty after the incident. He was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with violating disclosure laws. The SEC said the global financial services company violated laws governing disclosure related to so-called “blank check […]