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US prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani

US prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss criminal fraud and conspiracy charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who had been accused of duping investors in a massive solar project in India.

US prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautaum Adani

US prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautaum Adani

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss criminal fraud and conspiracy charges against Indian billionaire Gautaum Adani, who had been accused of duping investors in a massive solar project in India.

Appeals court spares Trump from paying $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll  -  for now

Appeals court spares Trump from paying $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll - for now

NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump won't have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal, according to a court entry Tuesday.

Appeals court spares President Trump from paying $83 million defamation award, for now

NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump won't have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal, according to a court entry Tuesday.

Fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court, judge rules

Fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court, judge rules

NEW YORK (AP) -- Maurene Comey can go ahead with her lawsuit claiming she was wrongfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor because President Donald Trump dislikes her father, former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court

NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge said Tuesday that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in federal court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government's efforts to get the case moved out of court.

Dispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in court

Dispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in court

NEW YORK (AP) -- Days after Nicolas Maduro's arraignment on drug trafficking charges, a squabble has erupted over who gets to represent the former Venezuelan president in the high-stakes case.

Judge chides Ghislaine Maxwell for mentioning victim names in papers seeking to overturn conviction

Judge chides Ghislaine Maxwell for mentioning victim names in papers seeking to overturn conviction

NEW YORK (AP) -- A judge on Monday scolded Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell for including confidential victim names in court papers seeking to set aside her 2021 sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence.

Schumer urges Senate to take legal action over Justice Department's staggered Epstein files release

Schumer urges Senate to take legal action over Justice Department's staggered Epstein files release

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Senate's top Democrat urged his colleagues Monday to take legal action over the Justice Department's incremental and heavily redacted release of records pertaining to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release, citing 'new evidence'

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal judge on Wednesday to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence, saying "substantial new evidence" has emerged proving that constitutional violations spoiled her trial.

Bob Menendez's wife says she was ex-senator's 'puppet' as she gets 4 1/2  years in prison for bribery

Bob Menendez's wife says she was ex-senator's 'puppet' as she gets 4 1/2 years in prison for bribery

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's sobbing wife told a judge that her husband was "not the man I thought he was" before she was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician's influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car.

Bob Menendez's wife says ex-senator is 'not my savior' as she gets 4 1/2  years in prison for bribery

Bob Menendez's wife says ex-senator is 'not my savior' as she gets 4 1/2 years in prison for bribery

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's sobbing wife told a judge that her husband was "not the man I thought he was" before she was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician's influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car.

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife gets 4 1/2  years in prison for her role in a bribery scheme

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife gets 4 1/2 years in prison for her role in a bribery scheme

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's wife told a judge that her husband was "not the man I thought he was" before she was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician's influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car.

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife gets 4 1/2  years in prison for role in bribery scheme

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife gets 4 1/2 years in prison for role in bribery scheme

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's wife was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician's influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car.

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat has been mocked for the crimes as "Gold Bar Bob," according to his own lawyer.

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez set to report to federal prison for 11-year bribery sentence

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez set to report to federal prison for 11-year bribery sentence

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is set to report to federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat has been mocked for the crimes as "Gold Bar Bob," according to his own lawyer.