A troubled genius working to save lives or a compulsive liar who defrauded investors? A US jury heard closing arguments Thursday in the securities fraud trial of Martin Shkreli, a pharmaceutical executive dubbed “The Most Hated Man in America.” The 34-year-old, who hunched over in his chair and fiddled with his hair, risks up to … Read more
Closing arguments got underway Thursday in the securities fraud trial of Martin Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical executive label “The Most Hated Man in America.” The 34-year-old, who hunched over in his chair and fiddled with his hair, risks being jailed for up to 20 years if convicted of lying to investors … Read more
A former leading federal prosecutor in New York has revealed he was sacked by Donald Trump after receiving several unusual phone calls from him. Preet Bharara told ABC News’ This Week he felt the calls from Mr Trump had crossed the usual boundary separating the executive branch and independent criminal investigators. Mr Bharara said he … Read more
Tapped by Donald Trump as the new head of the FBI, Christopher Wray is a high-flying criminal lawyer who represented Trump ally Chris Christie in a New Jersey political scandal and once worked under fired FBI director James Comey. If confirmed by the Senate to a 10-year term as the bureau’s director, Wray will succeed … Read more
President Donald Trump tapped respected lawyer Christopher Wray to be his new FBI director Wednesday, on the eve of potentially explosive testimony on alleged Russian election interference by the agency’s ousted chief James Comey. The former federal prosecutor was nominated to fill the post left vacant one month ago by Comey, who is set to … Read more
Vladimir Putin has waded into the growing row surrounding US President Donald Trump and his links to Russia. US media say Mr Trump passed on classified information to Russian officials last week, but Mr Putin says this is not the case. He said he would release a record of the meeting to the US Congress … Read more
President Donald Trump said Saturday he would act quickly to appoint a new FBI director following his controversial dismissal earlier this week of James Comey — a move that was still reverberating around Washington. Trump’s administration — embroiled in a deepening crisis over the sacking and its shifting explanation of events — will interview the … Read more
Donald Trump sent a shockwave through Washington by firing James Comey, the FBI’s powerful director since 2013 who played an outsized role in American politics during and after the US election. Democrats suspect the Republican leader of seeking to hamper an FBI investigation into the possibility Trump’s campaign colluded with what US intelligence says was … Read more
German police have detained a suspect with “Islamist links” following a bomb attack on the bus of the Borussia Dortmund football team. Prosecutors also said one of the three explosive devices contained metal strips. Two letters claiming the attack on Tuesday evening were being investigated, they said. Prosecutors are treating the blasts as a terrorist … Read more
Former Israeli fugitive Jacob “Kobi” Alexander was finally sentenced to prison for securities fraud dating from the last century, ending a decade-long saga, the US Department of Justice announced Thursday. The sentence of 30 months in prison ended a case that underscored the difficulties US authorities sometimes face in winning the extradition of defendants accused … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he has nominated Alexander Acosta to be the US secretary of labor, the first Hispanic American chosen for his cabinet. Acosta is a former federal prosecutor in Florida and now the dean of the law school at Florida International University (FIU). He has also served on the National Labor Relations … Read more
The Berlin market attacker, Anis Amri, has been shot dead by police in Milan. The Tunisian criminal fired on police who asked him for ID during a routine patrol in the Sesto San Giovanni area in the early hours of Friday. German authorities say fingerprints they provided have confirmed the dead man is Amri. They … Read more
Federal investigators have secured a warrant to examine newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton’s private server, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday, as a prominent Democrat accused FBI Director James Comey of breaking the law by trying to influence the election. The warrant will allow the Federal Bureau of Investigation to … Read more
Kickass Torrents — the world’s top website for illegally sharing movies, TV shows and music — has been taken down by the U.S. government. The website’s alleged owner, Artem Vaulin, a 30-year-old Ukrainian man, was arrested in Poland on Wednesday. The international bust is a massive blow to the online torrent community, where millions of … Read more