Texan gets one-and-a-half years in prison for running bitcoin Ponzi scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Texas man was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison on Thursday for operating a bitcoin-related Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say resulted in the first U.S. criminal securities fraud case related to the digital currency.
Arab-American bias lawsuit against JPMorgan can proceed: U.S. judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Arab-American family whose business and personal bank accounts were closed in 2014 without explanation can sue JPMorgan Chase for racial discrimination, a federal judge in Detroit has ruled.
Texans may use postcard, affidavit for voter ID after court faults law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Some Texas voters may need to show a state postcard listing them on the election roll to cast ballots in November elections after a U.S. appeals court found the state’s voter ID was discriminatory, specialists said on Thursday…
Texan gets 10 years in U.S. prison for Russian tech export scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former owner of a Houston company was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison after admitting that he operated as an unauthorized agent of the Russian government who exported sensitive microelectronics for its military’s us…
Exclusive: White House to review ban on military gear for police – police leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House will revisit a 2015 ban on police forces getting riot gear, armored vehicles and other military-grade equipment from the U.S. armed forces, two police organization directors told Reuters on Thursday.
Florida investigators to lead probe of North Miami police shooting
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (Reuters) – The police chief in North Miami, Florida, said on Thursday he has asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to lead an investigation into a police shooting of a black behavioral therapist seen in a video with his han…
U.S. Attorney General says gathering info on Florida shooting
(Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement officials are gathering information on a video showing the moments before an unarmed black man in Florida was shot by police as he lay in the street with his hands up, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Thursday.
Investment banker Galanis pleads guilty in Gerova stock scam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An investment banker once dubbed “Porn’s New King” and accused of engineering a scheme with his father and two brothers to reap illegal profits by manipulating a reinsurer’s stock price pleaded guilty to fraud charges on Thursday.
Helping autistic man, black therapist shot by Florida police: media
(Reuters) – A video emerged online on Wednesday showing the moments before an unarmed black Florida man was shot by police as he lay in a street with his hands up next to an autistic patient whom he was trying to help, media reported.
Justice Dept. to announce significant antitrust matter on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and other Justice Department officials will make a make a significant antitrust announcement on Thursday at 11 a.m. EDT, the department said.
