LOS ANGELES — One of the drivers of a Brink’s tractor-trailer was asleep inside the big rig, parked near a remote Southern California rest stop earlier this summer, when thieves broke a lock and stole...
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Trump PAC paid lawyers almost $1 million amid Georgia, New York probes
Former President Donald Trump‘s political action committee, Save America, paid nearly $1 million to civil and criminal defense attorneys in July alone as investigations into him and the Trump Or...
Uniswap Censors 253 Crypto Addresses Blacklisted for Crime, Sanction Associations – Defi Bitcoin News
According to a recently published report, the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap has blocked roughly 253 cryptocurrency addresses allegedly tied to crimes or government sanctions. The information wa...
3M Unit Defends Request to Shield Parent From Mass Earplug Lawsuits
Lawyers representing 3M Co. ’s bankrupt Aearo Technologies LLC subsidiary defended its request to a bankruptcy judge to extend a litigation stay to the parent company to resolve mass earplug lawsuits,...
What are ghost guns? Dealers rush to sell untraceable firearms as crackdown nears
With new federal regulations set to take effect on so-called “ghost guns” next week, businesses that sell the untraceable firearms are racing to offload inventory. The new regulations from...
Smith & Wesson CEO faces backlash after he blamed politicians for gun violence
Convention goers look at weapons at the Smith and Wesson booth last April at the 2015 NRA Annual Convention in Nashville, Tenn. Karen Bleier | AFP | Getty Images After releasing a statement earlier th...
Crypto crime report- Know this to keep your wallets safe
The crypto market has seen its fair share of attacks and scams since its inception with Bitcoin. But over the last year, the rapid growth has been acting as a catalyst for cyber criminals making the c...
Statistics in this crypto crime report might give you goosebumps
The total crypto scam revenue year-to-date currently stands at $1.6 billion as recorded by a recent Chainalysis report. This purports a near 65% decline from the previous year’s period which appears t...
Developers could be punished for code created to commit crime, says Dutch regulator
“Tornado Cash was routinely used for legitimate purposes. While we are still waiting for the specific charges against the developer to be released, one thing must remain clear. Writing and publishing ...
Weighed Down by Opioid Litigation, Endo International Files for Bankruptcy
Text size Dreamstime The generic drugmaker Endo International , which faces thousands of lawsuits related to its alleged role in the opioid crisis, filed for bankruptcy late Tuesday morning, while ann...
If The Government Cannot Say What You Did Wrong, It Shouldn’t Take Your Stuff
Jeni Pearsons was never charged with a crime, but she almost lost the precious metals in her … [+] security deposit box to the federal government. Institute for Justice Innocent until proven gui...
J&J Unit Tells Appeals Court Only Bankruptcy Can Settle Talc Claims
A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary urged a federal appeals court to uphold the controversial legal strategy it used to move to bankruptcy roughly 38,000 lawsuits linking its talc-based products to can...
Endo International Files for Bankruptcy to Weather Opioid Lawsuits
Endo International PLC became the latest pharmaceutical company to file for bankruptcy under the weight of lawsuits alleging it played a role in fueling the opioid crisis. The drugmaker, domiciled in ...
Crypto Crime Dropped by 15% in 2022 Due to Bear Market: Report
It’s been a bad year for crypto so far – between large companies going under, a slew of cyberattacks, and – most importantly – the value of assets taking a nosedive, overall legitimate volumes have pl...
Trump SPAC has another setback, delays earnings report
The social media app will be developed by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Digital World Acquisition Group, the special purpose acquisition company...
WWE Says Probe of Vince McMahon Is ‘Substantially Complete’
By Joe Palazzolo and Ted Mann Aug. 15, 2022 8:29 pm ET An investigation by World Wrestling Entertainment board of directors into allegations of sexual misconduct against former chairman and chief exec...
Judge Knocks 3M Bankruptcy Strategy for Military Earplug Lawsuits
A federal judge criticized 3M Co. ’s attempt to use the protections of chapter 11 to resolve mass injury claims by U.S. military veterans, but will allow a bankruptcy court to decide whether to shield...
Sinema took Wall Street money while killing tax on investors
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party’s longtime goal of raising taxes on wealthy investors, received nearly $1 million over the past year from private equit...
Netherlands Crime Agency Nabs Developer Behind Now-Blacklisted Tornado Cash ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Barely two days after the U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted Tornado Cash, Dutch authorities arrested a 29-year-old man suspected of developing the...
Sears and creditors reach $175 million deal with Eddie Lampert to settle litigation over allegations of self-dealing
After four years stuck in bankruptcy limbo, Sears Holdings and its creditors have reached a settlement with former Chief Executive and majority shareholder Eddie Lampert and other investors, clearing ...
DOJ plans to retry Philip Esformes despite Trump commuting sentence
Philanthropist Philip Esformes attends the 15th annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on August 7, 2015 in Century City, California. Tiffany Rose | Getty I...
Trump faces investigations, lawsuits as he weighs White House run
Former US President Donald Trump raises his fist while walking to a vehicle outside of Trump Tower in New York City on August 10, 2022. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images As Donald Trump considers whether ...
Netherlands Crime Agency Arrests “Suspected Developer” of Tornado Cash
Key Takeaways Dutch authorities have detained a 29-year-old “suspected developer” of Tornado Cash in Amsterdam. The Fiscal Information and Investigation Service published a statement sayin...
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Will Implement Crime Report Policy
Popular non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea announced changes to its crime reporting policy. Via their Twitter account, the team behind the platform addressed the issues with their old stolen...
Justice Department asks to unseal Trump raid search warrant
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department asked a federal judge Thursday to unseal a search warrant that was used by FBI agents to raid the Florida home of former President Donald T...