Juror in fraud case has $120,000 bribe delivered to her door
A juror in a Minneapolis trial over the theft of $250 million in pandemic relief funds was told he received a bag delivered to his home containing $120,000 in cash, along with a note promising him even more if he voted not guilty. The bribes were delivered to the jurors’ homes on Sunday evening, just […]
Fraud trial juror claims she received $120K payment, was promised more to acquit
The jury was dismissed Monday after a woman reported leaving a bag with $120,000 in cash in her home and offering to pay more if she voted to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from programs meant to feed children during the pandemic. “This is completely outrageous,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph […]
Rapper Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail in $1 million fraud case
Rapper and singer Sean Kingston has been indicted along with his mother on charges of fraud of more than $1 million and is serving time in a Florida prison. The 34-year-old man, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, was extradited from California following his arrest last month and was booked into Broward County Jail on […]
Crypto billionaire Michael Saylor pays $40M to settle DC tax fraud case
Billionaire bitcoin bull and MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor will pay $40 million to settle a lawsuit alleging he lied to authorities about his residency for years and committed massive tax evasion, the Washington, D.C., district attorney’s office announced on Monday. Washington, D.C., prosecutors allege that MicroStrategy helped Saylor evade more than $25 million in local […]
Biden abets climate fraud – Washington Examiner
When the world’s wealthiest people meet in exotic locations to promote drastic government action to cut carbon emissions, they face the public relations challenge of justifying the private jets they flew to the conference where they then call on lesser mortals back home to save the planet by limiting their own travels. What they use […]
Giuliani recommended for disbarment in DC over 2020 election fraud claims
The District of Columbia Bar’s Board on Professional Responsibility recommended Friday that former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani be stripped of his license to practice law in Washington. The board cited claims Giuliani made about election fraud in a Pennsylvania lawsuit after Joe Biden defeated then-President Donald Trump in 2020. Among the allegations he made was […]
Covid Fraud: A Staggering $600 Billion
Editors’ Note: Looking back at the Covid lockdowns, the overall response looks even worse than before. At the time they were being imposed, The Prickly Pear opposed them on a variety of grounds; medical, economic, and because they violated human rights and freedom. Now in hindsight, it is clear lockdown, mask requirements, and forced immunizations, […]
Treasury: NFTs 'Highly Susceptible' to Fraud and Scams – PYMNTS.com
of Ministry of Finance Warning to NFT fans: use at your own risk. Department store The evaluation was announced A study published on Wednesday (May 29) found that while non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have little to no connection to terrorism financing or other such activities, they are “highly vulnerable” to theft and fraud. “Furthermore, criminals are […]
James Biden associate Keaton Langston pleads guilty to $51M Medicare fraud
WASHINGTON — A former business partner of James Biden has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicare of $51 million through a testing company with ties to Biden’s brother. Keaton Langston, 39, admitted to using pharmacies, durable medical equipment companies and financially-interested laboratories to bill for unnecessary tests and orders. Department of Justice […]
Election Fraud Database Tops 1,400 Cases
The Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Database now includes 1,412 proven instances of election fraud, and our legal center is monitoring many other ongoing prosecutions. The database, which provides a sampling of recent election fraud cases, demonstrates the vulnerabilities within the electoral process and the need for reforms to secure free and fair elections for the […]