Tag Archives: Corruption

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans city councilmember Helena Moreno was elected mayor Saturday in the race to succeed LaToya Cantrell, who is ending a turbulent second term shadowed by federal corruption charges. Moreno, 48, secured an outright victory with 55% of the vote with all precincts reporting, according to preliminary results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. The Democrat …

FBI shuts down corruption group, fires agents after they monitored GOP lawmakers  Axios Sen. Josh Hawley falsely says FBI ‘tapped’ senators’ phones during Jack Smith probe  Politico Jack Smith investigation into January 6 obtained phone records of GOP lawmakers, Republicans say  CNN FBI fires agents, dismantles corruption squad after probe unveils monitoring of GOP senators, Patel says  Fox News FBI analyzed Republican lawmakers’ phone …

Tom Homan, the White House border czar, allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives during a sting operation last year, according to MSNBC. The payment was made after Homan implied that he could help the agents secure government contracts in a second Trump administration. In layperson’s terms, this is what bribery looks like: officials …

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday for the first time since the Democrat was indicted on corruption charges stemming from an alleged romantic relationship with her bodyguard. She is expected to enter a plea in response to conspiracy, fraud and obstruction charges in what prosecutors described as a yearslong scheme …

In what Public Citizen called “the greatest corruption in presidential history,” US President Donald Trump and his family added $5 billion in cash to their fortunes this Labor Day as his new cryptocurrency was opened to the public market. The currency, known as WLFI, is owned by World Liberty Financial, a company founded by the president’s sons, Donald Trump, Jr., …

Ex-press secretary accuses California Assembly Speaker of wrongful termination, political corruption  KCRA Source link

Phison releases test report on Windows 11 SSD corruption issue  Neowin Phison squashes reports of Windows 11 breaking SSDs — says it was unable to reproduce issues despite 4,500 hours of testing, recommends users deploy heatsinks just in case  Tom’s Hardware Phison Posts Latest Update on SSD Controller Stability  TechPowerUp KB5063878 linked to SSD failures — what Windows 11 users should know  Windows Central …

NYC mayoral hopefuls shrug off latest corruption allegations engulfing Adams team  Politico Former top Adams advisor, donors charged in bribery case; Cuomo mocks with potato chip stunt  Fox News Across 5 Indictments, Prosecutors Paint a Picture of a City for Sale  The New York Times Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin among 7 facing new charges in City Hall corruption probe  ABC7 …

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams was hit Thursday with a second wave of bribery charges in a swirling corruption investigation of City Hall, with prosecutors alleging she exchanged political favors for cash, home renovations and a speaking role on a TV show. Sen. Jesse Hamilton, D-Brooklyn, right, stands in the …

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Top Adams Adviser, Faces Fresh Corruption Charges  The New York Times READ IT: The Argentos Bribed Lewis-Martin to Halt McGuinness Bike Lane, DA Says  Streetsblog New York City What to Know About the Charges and Scandals Surrounding Eric Adams  The New York Times Two former Eric Adams advisers accused of bribery in separate schemes  The Guardian New criminal charges coming soon against …