(Photo Credit: Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals, CC 2.0) As evidence of Donald Trump’s extortion against newly-elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr_Zelensky mounts, U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell ordered the Justice Department to provide The House Judiciary Committee with the redacted material in Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s 448-page … [Read more...]
Donald Trump’s Long History of Walking Out on the Check
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Hall of Fame professional golfer Isao Aoki. (Photo Credit: White House, Public Domain) Starting in the 80's and extending to his stint as host of a successful reality show in the Aughts, Donald Trump successfully branded himself as the personification of wealth. “Trump” … [Read more...]
‘Panama Papers’ Law Firm Doesn’t Want Anyone To See Upcoming Netflix Film
Mossack Fonseca is the Panamanian law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal. According to Reuters, the firm has filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court against Netflix, accusing the video streaming heavyweight of defamation. Netflix is about to release a new movie based on the case. Mossack Fonseca is seeking to stop it. The … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Whistleblowers – A Whistleblower Alleged Corruption at IRS
Arguably the longest-running arc in the darkly comic story that is Donald Trump's presidency involves Trump's tax returns. Trump broke with long-established precedent during the 2016 campaign by refusing to release his tax returns – at various points, he claimed that he was either on the verge of releasing them or unable to because they were under … [Read more...]
Citizen Trump Faces Tax Fraud Allegations and Emoluments Clause Lawsuit in Manhattan
President Donald J. Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews Air Force Base Wednesday, August 21, 2019, in Maryland, en route Kentucky. (Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead, Public Domain) When President Trump becomes citizen Trump, possibly as soon as January 20, 2021, Manhattan District Attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., is … [Read more...]
Will Trump’s Stonewalling Backfire in 2020?
Around 2500 people met at the Minnesota capitol grounds to call on Republican President Donald Trump to release his returns, divest his holdings, and disclose his conflicts of interest. (Photo Credit: Fibonacci Blue, CC 2.0) Every week seems to bring a new story of corruption and avarice from the Trump Administration, driven in large part by … [Read more...]
Manafort Enters Not Guilty Plea in New York Fraud Case
Paul Manafort made a recent appearance in New York State’s Supreme Court to enter a plea of not guilty in response to the 16 counts of fraud charged by the state. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office indicted Manafort, the former chairman of President Trump’s campaign, last May. Paul Manafort has been in federal custody since June of 2018 … [Read more...]
Fake Heiress Anna Sorokin Sentenced To Max 12 Years In Prison
A German woman who pretended to be a wealthy heiress in New York was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison on Thursday. 28-year-old Anna Sorokin was born in Russia before moving to Germany as a teenager and New York City as a young adult. In the US, she went by the name of Anna Delvey. Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s … [Read more...]
Paul Manafort Will Serve 7 1/2 Years for Conspiracy, Obstruction, and Fraud
Paul Manafort, the former chairman of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, was sentenced Wednesday in the second of two cases against him from the special counsel Robert Mueller, according to Business Insider. Last week, Manafort was sentenced in the first case, brought in Virginia, to 47 months in prison. In the second case, he pleaded … [Read more...]
Wells Fargo Denies Wrongdoing, Reaches Settlement Over Bogus Accounts
Wells Fargo executives and directors have reached a $240 million settlement with U.S. shareholders over the creation by bank employees of millions of unauthorized customer accounts, according to Reuters. It resolves claims that the officials breached their fiduciary duties by knowing about or consciously disregarding the bogus accounts, and … [Read more...]
