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The FBI raided the Orlando Museum of Art on Friday and seized 25 paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat following questions about their authenticity. The New York Times reports investigators obtained a search warrant to access Basquiat’s “Heroes and Monsters” exhibit, which opened in February and had been set to close on June 30. The feds claim […]
Rudy Giuliani continues to face consequences for his role in the 2020 Trump campaign. According to the Associated Press, the disciplinary branch of the D.C. bar filed ethical charges against the disgraced lawyer on June 6, alleging he had violated Pennsylvania’s Rules of Professional Conduct while trying to overturn the 2020 election. The filing, which became public Friday, points to Giuliani’s statements […]
Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison after stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The disgraced attorney received the sentencing in a Manhattan federal court Thursday, about three months after he was found guilty of one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Avenatti, who […]
Nearly two years after Kanye West’s failed presidential bid, Ye’s 2020 committee claims they fell victim to a fraud scheme that resulted in thousands of dollars being stolen from the campaign’s bank account. TMZ reports West’s campaign committee filed a letter with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, alleging that someone with access to the committee’s bank […]
A former University of Southern California water polo coach has been sentenced to four months in prison for his role in the the massive college admissions scandal. Reuters reports Jovan Vavic, 60, was found guilty on Friday of conspiracy and fraud for soliciting and accepting bribes, with prosecutors alleging he accepted more than $200,000 in bribes for designating […]
Former President Donald Trump and his two sons have agreed to sit for depositions in a class action lawsuit alleging they worked with a fraudulent marketing company. CNN reports the 2018 lawsuit alleges that Trump accepted payments in exchange for the use of his show The Celebrity Apprentice to promote ACN Opportunity, a telecommunications marketing company linked to a […]
A dentist in Wisconsin was convicted on five counts of healthcare fraud last week after he was found guilty of intentionally damaging several patients’ teeth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. According to the indictment, Scott Charmoli, 61, would show his patients an X-ray of their teeth and lead them to believe that an innocuous line or spot meant their […]
The artist formerly known as Kanye West may soon take the witness stand. According to the Chicago Tribune, the 44-year-old artist has been subpoenaed to testify in the upcoming trial of Arjun Dhillon, a former employee of West who is facing federal fraud charges. West—who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021—was initially identified as “Musician A” in […]
The retired California nun and elementary school principal who stole over $800,000 from her school to fund her gambling habit has been sentenced to one year in federal prison, according to CBS News. 80-year-old Mary Margaret Kreuper plead guilty back in June to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering for stealing $835,000 […]
An entrepreneur who doubles as a rapper is being charged along with her husband for allegedly laundering billions following a cryptocurrency exchange breach. Heather Rhiannon Morgan, 31, and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, 34, were arrested in NYC on Tuesday on accusations of laundering $4.5 billion following a 2016 breach. They allegedly helped “wash” 119,754 Bitcoins before reportedly transferring them to Lichtenstein’s digital […]
