NEW ORLEANS — A former Louisiana Democratic Party leader who resigned from the state Senate earlier this year, citing depression and a gambling addiction, pleaded guilty Monday to a federal wire fraud … Read More
A woman who claimed Bob Dylan sexually assaulted her when she was 12 years old in 1965 dropped her federal lawsuit against the legendary singer and songwriter on Thursday, his attorney … Read More
The Vatican authorized secret wiretaps on an Italian financial broker based in London who has been charged with defrauding the Holy See of hundreds of millions of dollars, according to … Read More
A Rhode Island woman posed as a US Marine Corps veteran with lung cancer in order to bilk good Samaritans out of $250,000 in donations and services, prosecutors said. Sarah … Read More
Rapper Nuke Bizzle is headed to prison fo’ shizzle. The rapper, whose real name is Fontrell Antonio Baines, 33, agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud and firearms charges after … Read More
Two men pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for their role in international sweepstakes that were allegedly scams. Maurice Levy and Derrick Levy, 51 and 54, respectively, committed … Read More
“Cousin Eddie” is back behind bars in South Carolina — but no one’s saying why. Curtis “Eddie” Smith, who was accused of trying to shoot the now-infamous former attorney Alex … Read More
A Georgia judge denied bond Thursday evening for Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO Act and participation in a criminal street gang. Fulton County Judge Ural … Read More
The authorities in EU member states aren’t showing enough of an appetite to claw back the tens of billions in funds lost to fraud each year, according to the head … Read More
A prominent Florida art dealer has been accused of selling fake works from the likes of Jean Michel-Basquiat and Banksy for hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a federal … Read More
