Tag: criminal charges

In-depth: Trump Indictment Unsealed, Breakdown of All 37 Felony Counts | Facts Matter

The indictment in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case has officially been unsealed. According to this indictment, Trump is facing 37 criminal counts—including 31 counts of gathering, transmitting, or losing defense information; one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice; one count of withholding a document or record; one count of corruptly concealing a document…


Special Counsel Jack Smith Briefs Press on Trump’s Indictment

The U.S. special counsel Jack Smith, who has pursued criminal charges against former President Donald Trump over retention of classified government records, speaks to reporters at 3:00 p.m. ET on June 9. …


Newsom Says Florida Could Face Criminal Charges After Flights of Illegal Immigrants Land in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said again on Tuesday that criminal charges could be pressed against Florida after two recent flights carrying illegal immigrants from Florida landed in California, and after Florida’s admission that it sent the flights. Newsom said in an interview with Politico that criminal charges could be pressed against Florida after an investigation,…


Executive Behind PwC Tax Scam Referred to Police Over Release of Confidential Information

Peter-John Collins, the former Australian head of the international tax department at consulting firm giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has been referred to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) over the improper use of confidential government information. In a statement released on May 25, the Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Steven Kennedy, said that the emails from the Tax…


Australian State Coy on New Age of Criminal Responsibility

Raising the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria to 12 rather than 14 would make no sense and ignore best practice, human rights, children and Indigenous advocates say. Currently, children as young as 10 can be arrested, held on remand and jailed across the nation for committing crimes. Australian states and territories have agreed to…


Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal Seeks Dismissal of Charges Due to Lack of Evidence

A former Liberal MP is in Ontario court today to seek the dismissal of two criminal charges connected to his time in office. Raj Grewal’s lawyer is expected to argue that prosecutors have not presented enough evidence to find him guilty of breach of trust. The Crown has sought to prove that Grewal used his…


Sam Bankman-Fried Highly Likely to Escape Conviction on Most Serious Charges, Former Banker Says

News Analysis Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who recently pled not guilty to a slew of charges related to FTX’s implosion, is unlikely to be convicted of the most serious charges when the case goes to trial in October or to serve a lengthy prison term, a former investment banker has told The Epoch Times….


Sam Bankman-Fried Issues First Response to FTX Case: ‘I Didn’t Steal Funds’

The founder and former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, promised that customers could get their money back in his first statement since his arrest in the Bahamas. “I didn’t steal funds, and I certainly didn’t stash billions away,” Bankman-Fried said in a Jan. 12th statement on his Substack blog, titled “FTX Pre-Mortem Overview.” “No funds were…


Self-Exiled Hong Kong Democrat Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Jail in Absentia

HONG KONG—A court in Hong Kong on Thursday sentenced a pro-democracy activist and former lawmaker, Ted Hui, to 3.5 years in jail for “criminal contempt” after he failed to show up for trial in several criminal cases. Hui, 40, fled Hong Kong in December 2020, several months after the Chinese regime imposed a sweeping national…


Texas Anesthesiologist Arrested, Implicated in Hospital Death, Surgical Emergencies

A Texas anesthesiologist faces criminal charges for allegedly injecting a lethal concoction of drugs into patients’ IV bags, resulting in one death and several cardiac emergencies. The Dallas Police Department arrested 59-year-old Dr. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr. on a federal warrant in Plano, Texas, on Sept. 14. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Ortiz…