Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, ex-lover seek to overturn fraud convictions
Lawyers for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and its president, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to overturn the couple’s convictions for misleading investors in the collapse of the blood-testing startup that was once valued at $9 billion. Holmes’ lawyer, Amy Saharia, told a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court […]
‘It’s time for the city to cough up my guns’: Mark McCloskey throws down after judge expunges convictions against him, wife
A St. Louis judge this week expunged misdemeanor convictions against Mark McCloskey and his wife, Patricia, following a high-profile incident in June 2020 in which the couple stood with guns outside their home and confronted a mob of Black Lives Matter protesters. McCloskey is now asking for his firearms to be returned, saying in an […]
Week After Phony Felony Convictions, Trump Still Leads Biden
It’s been a week since a fascist platypus court in Manhattan convicted former President Trump of 34 bogus crimes, and he’s still leading the polls. On May 30th, the conspiracies, plots and collusions between the Biden Administration and the justice system all came together to create the story that Donald Trump is a convicted felon. […]
Democrats see risks in focus on Trump convictions
Vulnerable Democrats are avoiding talking about former President Trump’s shocking conviction last week on 34 felony counts, fearing political backlash in their base states and districts. Frontline Democrats representing battleground states where trust in the criminal justice system is low and Trump’s legal problems have only galvanized their base have warned that focusing on New […]
Senate Republicans pan Trump convictions: ‘Real verdict will be Election Day’
Senate Republicans on Thursday broadly denounced former President Trump’s conviction for falsifying business records, calling it a “disgrace” and a “sham” and arguing that the true sentence will come in November. Republicans were quick to criticize the verdict after the jury found Trump guilty on all 34 charges. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is seeking […]
Felony convictions dismissed for US Navy officers who shared military secrets
Leonard Glenn Francis, better known as “Fat Leonard,” is a 6-foot-3, 350-pound former Malaysian defense contractor who bribed hundreds of naval officers for classified information over two decades. He ultimately defrauded the U.S. government and U.S. taxpayers of at least $35 million before being arrested in a sting operation in 2013. After Francis’ arrest, nearly […]
Ex-Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions
A former top prosecutor in Baltimore City is scheduled to be sentenced this week on charges of lying about his personal finances to gain unauthorized access to retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sentencing of former Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby is scheduled to begin Thursday in federal court in Greenbelt, a Maryland suburb […]
As Trump’s Trial Sucks Up Air Time, Hunter Biden Could Be Hurtling Toward Multiple Felony Convictions
Just a few hours south of the Manhattan courthouse where Democratic District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team is attempting to secure a guilty verdict in the first criminal trial of a former president, another high-profile trial is slated to begin this summer. That trial could also deliver a seismic verdict ahead of the 2024 election: a […]
NM high court upholds man’s convictions in 2018 triple homicide
The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a man’s murder conviction in the 2018 shooting deaths of three people near the community of Dixon. The state high court concluded in a unanimous decision Monday that there was sufficient evidence to support John Powell’s 2020 convictions of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of […]
Trump Convictions Wouldn’t Be Disqualifying, Voters Think Trials Are ‘Reality TV’
Sununu: No, no. STEPHANOPOULOS: You’re an elected official. I’m asking if they are influenced by that. Sununu: Yes. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that a Republican governor supports a Republican president. Do you know what the real story is? The average American who went from Biden back to Trump, the average American who feels the problems […]