Nov 02 FTX founder Sam-Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A New York jury has convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of fraud charges. The 31-year-old California man was convicted Thursday in Manhattan federal court by jurors who rejected his testimony that he didn't defraud customers. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Judge orders Ivanka Trump to testify in father’s civil fraud trial In our news wrap Friday, a New York judge ordered Ivanka Trump to testify in her father's civil fraud trial, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried began testifying and denied he defrauded anyone with his cryptocurrency exchange, Acapulco remains largely cut off… Continue watching
Oct 20 Judge fines Trump $5,000 after post disparaging court staffer is found on campaign website By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding Trump in contempt, for now, but reserved the right to do so — and possibly even put him in jail — if he continued to violate a gag order barring parties in the case from… Continue reading
Oct 18 Judge warns Trump to keep quiet as witness testifies against him in civil fraud trial By Jennifer Peltz, Michael Sisak, Associated Press A judge has warned Donald Trump and others at his New York civil fraud trial to keep the volume after the former president threw up his hands in frustration and spoke aloud to his lawyers while a witness was testifying… Continue reading
Oct 17 Trump employee and appraiser testify against him in civil fraud trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Trump company accountant Donna Kidder testified that she was told to make some assumptions favorable to the firm on internal financial spreadsheets. Outside appraiser Doug Larson said he didn't suggest or condone a former Trump Organization comptroller's methods of valuing… Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump civil fraud trial resumes with ex-CFO Weisselberg testifying By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Weisselberg has laid low since leaving a New York City jail six months ago after serving 100 days for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in job perks, including a Manhattan apartment, luxury cars for him and his wife and his… Continue reading
Oct 06 Court rejects Trump request to pause fraud trial amid fight over real estate empire ruling By Michael Sisak, Associated Press Judge Arthur Engoron ruled last week that former President Donald Trump committed years of fraud as he built the real estate empire that vaulted him to fame and the White House. Continue reading
Oct 05 Trump business fraud trial continues with accountant testimony on 4th day By Michael Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press An accountant who prepared Donald Trump's financial statements is back on the witness stand for a fourth day in the New York civil trial examining whether the former president exaggerated his wealth. Continue reading
Oct 04 Trump fraud trial explores who was responsible for his financial statements By Michael R. Sisak, Bobby Caina Calvan, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press With accountants on the witness stand and Donald Trump at the defense table, his attorneys tried to pin blame on accounting firms. Lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James sought to show that the accountants relied entirely on information… Continue reading
Oct 03 Trump uses fraud trial as campaign stop to rally supporters By Jill Colvin, Associated Press While some rivals had once thought Trump's long list of legal woes might dissuade Republican voters from choosing him as their nominee, his standing in the GOP primary has only improved since before the indictments and helped him raise millions… Continue reading