Crime

Finance 2024-03-28T21:30:27Z

Sam Bankman-Fried apologized for wrecking the lives of FTX customers while still trying to shift the blame for their losses

At his sentencing hearing Thursday, Sam Bankman-Fried expressed the most remorse for his former FTX colleagues and customers.
Finance 2024-03-28T18:31:34Z

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison. SBF was previously found guilty of fraud and money laundering through his FTX crypto exchange.
Finance 2024-03-28T17:26:00Z

Judge thrashes Sam Bankman-Fried for claiming FTX customers didn't lose any money before handing down 25-year sentence

SBF's legal team claimed FTX customers suffered "zero" losses when the crypto exchange collapsed. The judge rejected the argument "entirely."
Travel 2024-03-25T13:12:54Z

A family is suing Delta Air Lines after a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted when she was separated from her parents on board

Brian Patrick Durning was sentenced to five years in prison last September for the sexual assault. The lawsuit says Delta did not restrain him.
Finance 2024-03-24T11:00:02Z

FTX's victims may get all their money back. The judge sentencing Sam Bankman-Fried might not care.

As Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing approaches, the judge is weighing billions of dollars in losses and the former FTX CEO's autism diagnosis.
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Politics 2024-03-24T10:00:01Z

Trump's lawyers dance for him when he's in the courtroom. At a criminal trial, that could torpedo his chances of winning.

When Donald Trump shows up to his trials, his lawyers tend to act out. In his criminal trial, the 2024 presidential candidate will be there every day.
Retail 2024-03-22T13:48:04Z

NYC condo owner accused Burger King of turning neighborhood into 'drug haven.' Locals say it's beyond the restaurant.

A New Yorker filed a $15 million dollar lawsuit against Burger King, claiming a NYC store allowed a drug den. Locals say it's not just there.
Play Icon A triangle pointing right. It indicates that this type of media can be played or that the linked content is playable. How Crime Works 2024-03-22T13:14:25Z

How the MS-13 gang actually works, according to a former member

Alex Sanchez was involved in the origins of MS-13, one of the most notorious American gangs. Now Sanchez works to prevent gang affiliation in LA.
Finance 2024-03-21T14:37:26Z

A Chinese takeaway worker who had 61,000 bitcoin worth $1.8 billion seized by police found guilty of money laundering

Jian Wen was convicted of money laundering in a London court on Wednesday after police seized 61,000 bitcoin from wallets linked to her in 2021.
Retail 2024-03-21T12:30:23Z

A camera hidden in a Starbucks restroom recorded 'extremely graphic' footage of over 90 people using the restroom, police say

A 35-year-old man was arrested on charges including possessing child pornography and installing a hidden camera, police said.
Travel 2024-03-21T06:30:22Z

A 26-year-old Texas man took pictures of Delta passengers' tickets to sneak onto a flight, prosecutors say

This is at least the third instance this year of passengers boarding planes without valid tickets. 
Economy 2024-03-20T15:52:55Z

A delivery driver bit off a man's thumb while bringing him pizza, exposing a scary loophole in app safety

A shocking incident involving a Deliveroo rider biting off a customer's thumb exposes a worrying loophole in the safety of delivery apps.
Real Estate 2024-03-19T11:28:29Z

Beijing says Evergrande and its tycoon founder committed a $78 billion fraud. That would rank it as one of the biggest financial frauds ever.

Fraud allegations deepen crisis for Chinese real estate giant Evergrande, which is already in liquidation.
Travel 2024-03-18T12:17:54Z

A Frontier passenger was jailed for charging at a flight attendant with a box cutter he got through security — even though the TSA found it in his bag

TSA officers had confiscated William Allen Liebisch's box cutter but gave it back to him mistakenly thinking they'd disabled it.
Law 2024-03-18T07:11:27Z

A student persuaded by his friend to get his legs amputated for a $1.3 million insurance scam wound up getting only $7,200 that he now has to return: prosecutors

Zhang, 23, soaked his feet for more than 10 hours in dry ice so they'd get so badly frostbitten that he'd need a double amputation, prosecutors said.
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Law 2024-03-14T06:03:39Z

A Montana man trying to illegally create a 'giant sheep hybrid' went on a hunt for sheep parts and testicles, the authorities say

Arthur Schubarth, 80, sought to create offshoots of a prized Central Asian sheep to sell them on the hunting market for high prices, per the DOJ.
Retail 2024-03-13T12:52:16Z

A Taco Bell franchisee has shut the dining rooms of at least 3 restaurants in Oakland over crime fears

Only one of Taco Bell's five restaurants in Oakland still has an open dining room, information from its website shows.
Law 2024-03-12T20:43:28Z

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers ask judges to overturn her conviction, arguing Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal shields her

A deal Jeffrey Epstein struck with Florida federal prosecutors should have blocked criminal charges against Ghislaine Maxwell, her lawyers say.
Markets 2024-03-01T14:00:06Z

'Pig-butchering' scams have netted criminals $75 billion in stolen crypto, study says

Pig-butchering scams involve sending a wrong-number text and then building trust with a victim, who is lured into making fake crypto investments.
Law 2024-02-29T21:34:25Z

A countdown timer for the threatened release of Trump court documents disappeared from hacker website before it ticked down to zero

The ransom countdown timer for Fulton County disappeared from a hacking group's website before it was set to expire Thursday morning.
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