Trump ordered to pay $9K for ‘repeated’ breaches of gag order
Donald Trump has been ordered to pay a $9,000 fine for repeated violations of court orders prohibiting him from insulting jurors or witnesses in his hush money trial in New York. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Marchand fined Trump at the start of the trial Tuesday morning for multiple violations of Marchand’s previously issued gag […]
William-Sonoma Inc. ordered to pay over $3 million in civil penalthy
Jeremy Andrus talks about the high costs of the grilling business as the company positions itself for long-term success on “Claman Countdown.” Williams-Sonoma was ordered to collect more than $3 million in civil penalties for falsely claiming its products were made in the United States when they were actually made in China. “Williams-Sonoma claimed that […]
Trump attorney, Supreme Court justice clash on whether a president who ‘ordered’ a ‘coup’ could be prosecuted
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer clashed with Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan during a presidential immunity hearing over a hypothetical question about whether a president who “ordered” a “coup” could be prosecuted. President Trump’s lawyer John Sauer argued in the Supreme Court on Thursday, “If it’s an official act, there has to be impeachment and […]
Seizure of $440M in JPMorgan funds ordered in suit over US-Russia sanctions
A Russian court has ordered the seizure of $439.5 million in funds from Russian bank accounts frozen by JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest US financier, after the invasion of Ukraine, according to court filings. Wednesday’s court ruling came after state-owned VTB Bank filed a lawsuit with the St. Petersburg Arbitration Court after the Russian […]
Todd Chrisley ordered to pay tax investigator $755,000 for defamation after losing lawsuit while in prison
Todd Chrisley’s legal and financial woes are compounded because he was convicted of federal bank fraud and tax evasion and is serving a 10-year sentence in federal prison. On April 4, a Georgia court awarded Chrisley, 55, $755,000 after Amy Dougherty-Heinze lost a defamation lawsuit brought by an IRS agent in July 2021. ordered to […]
Chiefs Fan Ordered To Pay Over $10 Million For Assaulting Bank Teller During Robbery
A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as the “Chiefs Aholic” was ordered to pay $10.8 million for assaulting a bank teller during a robbery, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Xavier Bubdar, 29, gained notoriety for his elaborate Chiefs-themed wolf costume at NFL games, but now faces a high price tag for his actions in a […]
Montecito millionaires ordered to remove boulders blocking public access to hot springs
They’re giving them a cold rock. Billionaires living in a California celebrity enclave are at a standstill with city officials over public access to a boardwalk to a popular hot springs nearby. Residents of tony Montecito, home to Oprah, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle, have left rocks placed along the road to prevent hikers from […]
Retired Philadelphia detectives ordered to stand trial in perjury case
Three long-retired Philadelphia police detectives will go on trial after being accused of lying under oath in the 2016 retrial of a man a jury acquitted of a 1991 rape-murder case. If this case goes to trial in November, it will be an unprecedented situation in which police and prosecutors face criminal charges for flawed […]
Boyfriend of Eljah Vue’s mother ordered to stand trial on neglect charge
A man who cared for a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy when he disappeared in late February was ordered Thursday by a judge to stand trial on child abandonment charges in the child’s disappearance. After hearing testimony from two law enforcement officers, a Manitowoc County judge found enough to move forward with the case against Jesse Vann, […]
Mother of boy found dead in suitcase in southern Indiana ordered held without bond
SALEM, Ind. (AP) — The mother of a 5-year-old Atlanta boy whose body was found in a suitcase in Indiana in 2022 was released on bail Tuesday during an unusual first court appearance in which she claimed to be under federal law. He was ordered to be detained without charge. She was under surveillance for […]