Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, pleads guilty in sports betting case
A former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud and tax evasion, admitting to stealing about $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off sports betting debts. Mizuhara Ippei’s crime shocked the baseball world and shattered his image as Ohtani’s shadow in stadiums across the United […]
Envigo Pleads Guilty, Incurs $35 Million Fine After DOJ Rescues 4,000 Dogs From Facility Over Welfare Concerns
A research company that breeds and supplies lab animals pleaded guilty to animal welfare violations and contamination-related charges on Monday and was hit with a huge $35 million fine, two years after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) rescued more than 4,000 beagles from a facility in central Virginia, according to a statement. Envigo RMS […]
‘You Just Killed Our Country’: Trump Supporters React To Guilty Verdict Outside Courthouse
Trump supporters screamed furiously outside of the courthouse after a Manhattan jury convicted the former President on 34 counts of falsifying business records, a video the Scooter Caster NY account posted to Twitter shows. “Motherfuckers! Piece of shit! The judge is a piece of shit!” one supporter wearing a “Gays For Trump” shirt yelled. (RELATED: […]
Trump Campaign Received $141M in Donations in May Despite Guilty Verdict
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised $141 million in May, even after a Manhattan jury convicted the former president. The Trump team statement The $141 million raised came from “more than 2 million donations, averaging $70.27 each,” the report said, and about 25% of donors in May “were not […]
‘Punched Me In My Chest’: ‘The View’ Co-Hosts Says Guilty Verdict Is A ‘Somber Day’ For America
“The View” co-hosts said Friday that former President Donald Trump being found guilty was a “somber” moment for America. The jury found Trump guilty on all counts of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 hush money payment to former porn actress Stormy Daniels to keep allegations of an affair undisclosed ahead of the […]
Here’s where Trump stands in public opinion after guilty verdict in ‘hush money’ case
Public opinion of former President Donald Trump has changed little since his conviction last week in a Manhattan hush-money case, two new polls show. After Thursday’s verdict, Trump’s approval rating stood at 31%, the pollster said. ABC News/Ipsos Poll The numbers, released Sunday, are statistically unchanged from March, when the 77-year-old Trump’s approval rating was […]
Trump says guilty verdict ‘tougher on’ Melania and Barron
Former President Donald Trump said the historic conviction had been especially brutal for his family, especially his wife, Melania, and their 18-year-old son, Barron. “I think in a lot of ways it’s harder on them than it is on me,” Trump, 77, said. He spoke to Fox & Friends on Sunday. He spoke in his […]
Trump’s attacks on US justice system after guilty verdict encourage Putin, other autocrats: experts
Following his historic conviction in the hush money case, Donald Trump has attacked the US criminal justice system with unfounded claims of a “rigged” trial, echoing the Kremlin. “If they can do this to me, they can do this to anybody,” Trump said Friday from his eponymous tower in New York. Thousands of miles away, […]
‘I’ll Donate To You!’: UFC Fighters Shower Trump In Praise, Embrace Him After Guilty Verdict
Several fighters paid homage to former President Donald Trump, showering him in praise and support during UFC 302 in New Jersey on Saturday, just days after a New York jury indicted him on 34 counts of falsifying business records. The former President emerged to a raucous round of applause from the event’s attendees before the […]
Trump Guilty Verdict ‘Validation of the American Judicial System’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the conviction of former President Donald Trump in New York’s business documents trial was “a vindication of the American system of justice.” Guest host Peter Alexander said, “I want to start by asking about this historic ruling. President […]