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Los Angeles prosecutors reviewing sex assault allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

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Los Angeles prosecutors are investigating sexual assault allegations made against disgraced artist and music executive Sean “Diddy” Combs, an official said Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. When asked if Combs was the target of a probe concerning alleged attacks against a male victim in … Read more

Google engineer made $1.2M by placing bets on Polymarket using confidential info, prosecutors allege

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A Google software engineer was accused Wednesday of allegedly using confidential company information to make over $1.2 million on Polymarket, marking the second significant criminal case tied to trades on the prediction market platform. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Michele Spagnulo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen … Read more

Body found stuffed in barrel linked to police chief, Belgrade prosecutors say

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Serbian police on Thursday found the body of a man stuffed in a barrel following his organized crime-linked shooting in a restaurant that led to the arrest of Belgrade’s police chief, prosecutors said. Serbian police and army were searching for Aleksandar Nesovic, known as “Baja”, who disappeared last week after Belgrade police chief Veselin Milic … Read more

Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for nonprofit leader at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case

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MINNEAPOLIS — The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role at the center of a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite a federal immigration crackdown should spend 50 years in prison, prosecutors argued in a court filing. Aimee Bock, who ran the organization Feeding our Future, which claimed … Read more

Minneapolis daycare owner charged with fraud tried to flee country days after closing center, prosecutors allege

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Federal fraud charges were unsealed Wednesday against a Minnesota daycare owner who prosecutors allege tried to flee the country just two days after shutting the daycare center down.  Federal prosecutors said Future Leaders Early Learning — a site sponsored by Feeding Our Future — pretended to feed children during the pandemic, but pocketed much of … Read more

Owner of daycare in viral Nick Shirley video charged in $4.6M daycare fraud scheme, prosecutors say

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DHS ramps up investigation into Minnesota fraud following viral video Fox News correspondent Garrett Tenney and Fox News contributor Hugh Hewitt join ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the allegations of mass fraud in Minnesota daycare centers following a viral video from YouTuber and independent journalist Nick Shirley, which sparked backlash against the seemingly empty daycare centers. … Read more

Federal prosecutors open new criminal probe into Maduro, sources say

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Federal prosecutors in Miami were ordered to open a new criminal investigation targeting detained former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro amid some concerns that the pending prosecution against him is weak, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. The new probe comes as Alex Saab, a close business associate of Maduro who served as … Read more

U.S. prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman

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The Department of Justice said Monday that it would drop its criminal fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani, marking a significant reversal in a high-profile case. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Trump administration asked a federal judge to permanently throw out the … Read more