Bernard Madoff’s wife Ruth settles with court-appointed trustee
Ruth Madoff, the wife of imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff, agreed to pay $594,000 and surrender her remaining assets when she dies to settle claims by the court-appointed trustee liquidating her husband’s firm.
Former FBI interpreter arrested for false statements and obstruction
A Virginia man who worked as an FBI interpreter in counterterrorism cases, and whose sons were also investigated by U.S. authorities, has been arrested and charged with federal crimes, the Justice Department said in a statement on Monday.
U.S. Democrats head toward contempt citation for Barr over Russia report
Congressional Democrats moved closer on Monday to citing Attorney General William Barr for contempt of Congress over his failure to hand over an unredacted version of the Mueller report, escalating a showdown with the White House.
Ex-lawyer Cohen reports to prison after taking harsh parting shot at Trump
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, took a parting shot at his former boss – denouncing “xenophobia, injustice and lies” – before reporting to a U.S. federal prison on Monday to begin a three-year sentence.
Gun control takes center stage in 2020 Democratic presidential race
U.S. Senator Cory Booker on Monday released a sweeping plan to curb gun violence by creating a national licensing program and repealing a law that gives gun manufacturers legal immunity, becoming the latest Democrat in the 2020 presidential race to mak…
Ex-lawyer Cohen arrives at prison after taking parting shot at Trump
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, took a parting shot at his former boss – denouncing “xenophobia, injustice and lies” – before arriving at a U.S. federal prison on Monday to begin serving a three-year sentence.
U.S. Democrats move toward contempt citation for Barr over Mueller report
Congressional Democrats moved closer on Monday to citing Attorney General William Barr for contempt of Congress over his failure to hand over an unredacted version of the Mueller report, escalating a showdown with the White House.
Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen takes parting shot at Trump as he heads to prison
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, headed to a U.S. federal prison to begin a three-year sentence on Monday, taking a parting shot at his former boss in remarks to reporters as he left his Manhattan apartment building.
U.S. reports 60 new measles cases in worst outbreak since 1994
The most widespread U.S. measles outbreak in a quarter-century has infected 60 new patients in the last week, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 764, federal health officials said on Monday.
House panel issues report citing Barr for contempt
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Monday issued a report citing Attorney General William Barr for contempt over a panel subpoena seeking Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full unredacted report on his Russia investigation.
