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ce, perhaps none was as galling to his critics, government watchdog groups and even some of his allies as the pardon of his former chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon," who was "charged with conspiring to swindle donors to a private fund to build a wall along the Mexican border, siphoning off more than $1 million

to build a wall along the Mexican border, siphoning off more than $1 million for personal and other expenses, the indictment said." The Times adds Bannon's pardon "also left three other men who were indicted with Mr. Bannon in an unusual and unenviable predicament. None of them received pardons and so

as to what's best for American national and economic security." INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Ghislaine Maxwell Seeks Dismissal Of Case. Reuters (1/26, Stempel) reports Ghislaine Maxwell requested the dismissal of the case accusing her of recruiting teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. Her a

& CORPORATE SCANDALS • New York To Convene Special Grand Jury Over Investigation Into Former President Trump. • Judge Dismisses Fraud Case Against Bannon. • Former Wisconsin Financial Adviser Sentenced For Fraud Scheme. • Connecticut Lawmaker Pleads Guilty To Campaign Fraud. CYBER DIVISION • TSA Se

se Against Bannon. The Washington Post (5/25, 10.52M) reports US District Judge Analisa Torres on Monday "formally dismissed the fraud case against Stephen K. Bannon, the conservative provocateur and ex-adviser to President Donald Trump, ending months of litigation over how the court system should handle his par

ency of a global semiconductor shortage." CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION' Judge Approves Deal To Allow Epstein's Jail Guards Avoid Prison. Reuters (5/25, Stempel) reports US District Judge Analisa Torres on Tuesday approved a deferred prosecution agreement for "two jail guards who admitted to falsifying recor

/25, Solender), USA TODAY (07/25, Herszenhorn), NBC News (07/25, Concepcion), Reuters (07/25, Morgan), The Guardian (07/25, Sainato), Forbes (07/25, Bohannon), Politico (07/25, Carney), NPR (07/25, Walsh), Al Jazeera (07/24, Staff Writer), The Daily Beast (07/25, Uebelacker), The Hill (07/25, Crisp), and

than $25 million from hundreds of thousands of donors. Two other defendants, who pleaded guilty, received shorter prison terms. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was also charged in the case, but Trump pardoned him in the final hours of his presidency. NASA Employee Admits to Using COVID-19 Relief Loans to F

rmation to insiders, including his girlfriend, private pilots, and friends, to trade on it. The Wall Street Journal (07/25, Ramey), Reuters (07/25, Stempel, Cohen), CNN (07/25, Delouya), NBC News (07/25, Richards), Forbes (07/25, Pequeno IV), Axios (07/25, Falconer), Independent (07/25, Marcus), The Tim

s expansive, according to people familiar with the probe and public disclosures made during related litigation." Judge Dismisses Fraud Case Against Bannon. The Washington Post (5/25, 10.52M) reports US District Judge Analisa Torres on Monday "formally dismissed the fraud case against Stephen K. Bannon

se Against Bannon. The Washington Post (5/25, 10.52M) reports US District Judge Analisa Torres on Monday "formally dismissed the fraud case against Stephen K. Bannon, the conservative provocateur and ex-adviser to President Donald Trump, ending months of litigation over how the court system should handle his pard

ency of a global semiconductor shortage." CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS Judge Approves Deal To Allow Epstein's Jail Guards Avoid Prison. Reuters (5/25, Stempel) reports US District Judge Analisa Torres on Tuesday approved a deferred prosecution agreement for "two jail guards who admitted to falsifying recor

deral court in July. He faces decades in jail when sentenced in November. The article noted that Guo, a pal of former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, admitted to having worked for China's Ministry of State Security, but also claimed to be a victim of CCP harassment, according to the New Yorker.

al of former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon, admitted to having worked for China's Ministry

BBC (09/17, Walsh), the Guardian (09/17, Betts), ABC News (09/17, Katersky), Fox News (09/17, Whitten), Independent (09/17, Marcus), Reuters (09/17, Stempel), the Times (09/17, Ensor), and the New York Daily News (09/17, Wilkinson) also reported on the story. Continued Reporting: Schools Reopen as Searc

Barrabi), Bloomberg (11/20, Voris, Dolmetsch, Benny-Morrison), BBC (11/20, Silva), Fortune (11/20, Hetzner), Law 360 (11/20, Bishop), Forbes (11/20, Bohannon), and CNBC (11/20, Video) also reported on the story. Continued Reporting: Start-Up Founder Who Sold A.I. Chatbot to Schools Is Charged With Fraud

1/20, Natta) also reported on the story. Billionaire Gautam Adani of India's Adani Group Charged in U.S. With Bribery, Fraud Reuters (11/20, Cohen, Stempel) reported that Indian businessman Gautam Adani, one of the world's richest individuals, has been indicted in the U.S. on charges of securities fraud

ting on the story was provided by CBS News (05/08, Jacobs, may, et al.), Daily Caller (05/08, Richardson), Daily Mail (05/08, Poleo), Forbes (05/08, Bohannon), Fox News (05/08, Schemmel), The Guardian (05/08, Lowell), National Review (05/08, Lynch), Newsmax (05/08, Swanson), Newsweek (05/08, Gooding, Whis

r four months, all after dark, according to the records. Founder Of Celsius Sentenced To 12 Years For Fraud And Market Manipulation Reuters (05/08, Stempel) reported that Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former chief executive of bankruptcy cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, was sentenced on Thursday