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I’ve known Polymarket’s CEO for years — here’s why the FBI raid is a scandal

The FBI raid on the founder of online gambling site Polymarket shows that the Lawfare era under the Biden-Harris administration was not over after Donald Trump's decisive victory on Election Day. Instead, the “deep state” chose a quarry that is less famous, less powerful, less wealthy, shorter in stature, and noisier than the next president. […]

SCOTUS hears Facebook bid to toss shareholder suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed in on Meta Inc.'s Facebook's bid to quash a federal securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders who accused the social media platform of misleading about its misuse of user data. The justices heard arguments in Facebook's appeal of a lower court's decision to allow a 2018 class action […]

'Fat Leonard' Francis sentenced to 15 years in massive military bribery scandal

Former Navy contractor Leonard Francis, also known as “Fat Leonard,” who masterminded one of the U.S. military's largest bribery scandals, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for his role in the scheme, federal prosecutors said. Ta. U.S. District Judge Janice Sammartino sentenced Francisco to 164 months in prison for bribery and fraud and […]