Trump fraud trial live updates: Trump’s lawyers appeal sanctions imposed before trial Tuesday, October 24 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House.Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and Trump... Read More.
New York AG seeks legal sanctions against Trump as part of $250M lawsuit Tuesday, September 5 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday asked a judge to impose legal sanctions against Donald Trump and the other defendants in her $250 million civil lawsuit against the former president and his company.James last year brought the $250 million lawsuit... Read More.
Biden critic Gal Luft charged with failing to register as foreign agent and sanctions violations Tuesday, July 11 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A dual U.S.-Israeli citizen who has accused President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, of corruption has been charged by federal prosecutors in New York with failing to register as a foreign agent while working to advance the interests of China.Gal... Read More.
World’s second-largest tobacco company to pay over $600 million for violating sanctions against North Korea Tuesday, April 25 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The world's second-largest tobacco company has agreed to pay what the Department of Justice is saying is "the single largest North Korean sanctions penalty in the history of the Department of Justice."The British American Tobacco subsidiary pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bank... Read More.
US charges alleged Hezbollah financier with evading sanctions through art and diamonds Wednesday, April 19 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Tuesday charged a Hezbollah financier and eight others with evading sanctions and laundering almost $160 million, in some cases through artwork and diamonds.Prosecutors alleged that Nazem Ahmad continued to acquire high-level artwork and diamonds through U.S. entities and... Read More.
Businessman charged with conspiracy to evade sanctions for aiding Ukrainian oligarch Tuesday, April 18 by ABC News(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- The Orlando-based import export company Metalhouse LLC touts itself as a “highly reputable global trading partner for steel products” but federal prosecutors said the company’s president was anything but reputable.The U.S. Department of Justice arrested businessman John Can Unsalan on charges that... Read More.
US sanctions alleged Russian ransomware hackers known as Trickbot Thursday, February 9 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. is sanctioning what is says are seven members of a Russian hacker group who have targeted the hospitals, companies and the U.S. government, the Treasury Department announced Thursday."Cyber criminals, particularly those based in Russia, seek to attack critical infrastructure, target... Read More.
US sanctions Iranian officials for crackdown on protests Friday, October 7 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- While Iran's brutal attempts to put down nationwide protests -- sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of its so-called morality police -- have done little to stop domestic dissent, the crackdown has dire implications for the regime... Read More.
Russian billionaire charged with violating US sanctions Friday, September 30 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska was charged Thursday with violating U.S. sanctions, according to an indictment unsealed in the Southern District of New York as part of the United States' efforts to crack down on Russian oligarchs.Deripaska, an aluminum magnate, was among... Read More.
GOP lawmakers seek to codify Trump’s Iran sanctions amid ongoing nuclear talks Wednesday, September 21 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A new bill from a pair of Republican lawmakers would prevent the Biden administration from lifting key sanctions on Iran over the country's alleged support of efforts to assassinate high-profile Americans and critics on U.S. soil.The bill, set to be introduced Wednesday... Read More.
