Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against More
July 8, 2021
Financial crimes may involve fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, bribery, or other types of illegal activity that involve financial transactions.
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against More
July 8, 2021
Michael Avenatti faces sentencing over a year after a jury concluded he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike by threatening the company with... More
July 8, 2021
By KEN SWEET, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Companies give perks to their employees all the time.... More
July 2, 2021
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in... More
July 1, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday postponed until July 9 the sentencing of Michael Avenatti for the once More
June 24, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors did not find Michael Avenatti's seventh request to delay sentencing a charm, saying More
June 22, 2021
Prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to impose a “very substantial” prison sentence on Michael Avenatti for trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike. More
June 17, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti should spend no more than six months behind bars after a jury concluded he... More
June 10, 2021
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Epic Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff is dead. But the effort to untangle his... More
June 2, 2021
Tammi Smith has been charged with forgery, custodial interference and conspiracy to commit custodial interference in the case of missing baby Gabriel. More
April 15, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme, died in a federal prison early Wednesday, a More
April 14, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German More
April 2, 2021
Girl Scout troop leader Jill Gauthier is accused of stealing $125,000 from cookie sales and event fees. More
March 24, 2021
BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli’s request to serve the remaining three months of his prison term in the college admissions bribery scheme More
January 26, 2021
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as More
January 20, 2021
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli asked Thursday to serve the remainder of his five-month prison More
January 15, 2021
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying More
December 29, 2020
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maybe Olivia Jade Giannulli had hoped for kid-glove treatment in choosing the family vibe of... More
December 9, 2020
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials More
December 2, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli reported to prison on Thursday to begin More
November 19, 2020
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man accused of performing illegal autopsies has been indicted on 10 counts of federal wire fraud and the government... More
November 19, 2020
BOSTON (AP) — A California couple got prison time Tuesday for paying $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a More
November 17, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman charged with cheating investors in a southern border wall fundraising scam along with a More
November 6, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal More
October 30, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York court on Thursday upheld a decision dismissing state mortgage fraud charges against... More
October 23, 2020
MIAMI, Fla. (Court TV) -- A Miami attorney is accused of multiple bank robberies that took place over the course of three weeks. Aaron Patrick... More
October 22, 2020
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging More
October 20, 2020
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman on Thursday with a $2 billion tax fraud More
October 16, 2020
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer BOSTON (AP) — A former tech executive was sentenced Monday to one year of home confinement for paying $300,000... More
October 6, 2020
BOSTON (AP) — A former employee of the mastermind of the college admissions bribery scheme pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in the scam. Mikaela More
October 2, 2020