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Israeli Gets U.S. Prison Time for Hacking Scheme That Targeted Climate Advocates Fighting Exxon  
16Nov By adminNo Comments
World

Israeli Gets U.S. Prison Time for Hacking Scheme That Targeted Climate Advocates Fighting Exxon  

Updated Nov. 16, 2023 4:31 pm ETAn Israeli private detective was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison Thursday for his role in a hacking-for-hire scheme that involved attempts to discredit investigations into whether Exxon Mobil deceived the public about the risks of climate change. Aviram Azari pleaded guilty last year in a New York federal court to managing illegal intelligence-gathering and spear-phishing campaigns from 2014 until his arrest in 2019. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Former George Santos Aide Pleads Guilty to Fraud
14Nov By adminNo Comments
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Former George Santos Aide Pleads Guilty to Fraud

A former aide to U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday for impersonating a high-ranking House staffer while fundraising, the second known associate of the New York Republican to admit to crimes related to the congressman’s campaign activities.Samuel Miele, who worked for Santos on two campaigns, entered the plea at a Long Island federal courthouse. Prosecutors said he also admitted that he charged credit cards without authorization for contributions to the campaigns of Santos and other candidates, as well as for his own personal use.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Sam Bankman-Fried Says FTX Actions Were Guided by Lawyers
27Oct By adminNo Comments
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Sam Bankman-Fried Says FTX Actions Were Guided by Lawyers

Updated Oct. 26, 2023 6:53 pm ETFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried previewed a potential defense Thursday when he told a federal judge that he relied on the blessing of lawyers to make business decisions such as deleting communications and making loans to himself, actions that prosecutors said allowed him to commit the crimes that led to the implosion of his crypto exchange.Bankman-Fried, on trial for fraud, money laundering and other offenses, had been expected to testify in front of a Manhattan federal jury on Thursday afternoon. Instead, in what amounted to an unusual practice session after the jury was dismissed for the day, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan required the FTX founder to walk through several subjects that were in dispute so the judge could rule on what Bankman-Fried could say...
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Sam Bankman-Fried Took Risks at FTX. Will He Bet on His Own Testimony?
22Oct By adminNo Comments
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Sam Bankman-Fried Took Risks at FTX. Will He Bet on His Own Testimony?

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, known for his appetite for risky bets, is mulling perhaps his biggest gamble yet: testifying in his own defense.The onetime crypto star, on trial in New York on allegations of fraud, money laundering and other offenses, has spent nearly three weeks watching some of his former close friends and colleagues take the stand and offer what appeared to be damning testimony. Bankman-Fried, they told jurors, knowingly directed and committed an array of criminal acts that led to the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange and the loss of billions of dollars in customer funds.  Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Sen. Bob Menendez Indicted on New Charge of Aiding Egypt
12Oct By adminNo Comments
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Sen. Bob Menendez Indicted on New Charge of Aiding Egypt

Updated Oct. 12, 2023 5:46 pm ETSen. Bob Menendez was indicted Thursday on a new charge of conspiring to act as an illegal foreign agent of Egypt, adding a new criminal count to the bribery case the New Jersey Democrat already faces.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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