Four sitting Toledo City Council members and one local attorney were charged in a criminal complaint today for their participation in a bribery and extortion scheme that encouraged soliciting and/or accepting cash, checks, money orders, or other things of value from local business owners in exchange for their votes on City Council. Charged today were […]
Cincinnati Democrat Pleads Guilty After Attempting to Sell Council Votes for Cash…
A former Cincinnati councilwoman pleaded guilty to a charge of honest services wire fraud, according to documents filed in federal court on Monday. Tamaya Dennard, a 40-year-old Democrat, entered a plea deal after being accused of attempting to get money in exchange for her vote on certain issues before the council between August and December […]
U.S. Has ‘very serious concerns’ that Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra Could Be Misused by Terrorists…
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has concerns about Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency and its potential illicit use. In a press conference Monday, Mnuchin said Facebook’s planned digital currency “could be misused by money launderers and terrorist financiers” and that it was a “national security issue.” “Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin have been exploited to support billions of dollars […]
Mark Gerago, Attorney for Jussie Smollett & Colin Kaepernik, Charged as Avenatti Co-Conspirator…
From Russia to Hillary: Bribes, Extortion, Uranium and Lies…
U.N. Chief Admits He Removed Saudi Arabia From Child-Killer List Due to Extortion…
Ban Ki-moon cited a financial threat to defund United Nations programs, presumably by the Saudi government…