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What’s occupancy fraud, and why is Trump targeting federal officials over it?  Axios Trump accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud. That can be hard to prove, experts say  CNBC Trump’s Fed Feud Spotlights Mortgage Data Privacy: Is Your Information Public?  The New York Times The Trump administration’s new weapon against foes: Mortgage filings  The Washington Post Commentary: Why are all these leading …

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man with the same name as Yankees legend Babe Ruth is facing charges alleging that he used the names of hundreds of dead or retired pro baseball players to make phony claims for payouts in class action settlements. George Herman Ruth is charged with 91 counts in the indictment handed down in U.S. District Court …

Lisa Cook, member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, attends a Federal Reserve Board open meeting discussing proposed revisions to the board’s supplementary leverage ratio standards at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according …

President Donald Trump is removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook effective immediately, according to a letter he posted to Truth Social on Monday night. In the letter, Trump writes: “Pursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the United States and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, you are hereby removed from your position on …

Aug 25, 2025, 05:24 PM ET GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man with the same name as New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth is facing charges alleging that he used the names of hundreds of dead or retired pro baseball players to make phony claims for payouts in class action settlements. George Herman Ruth is charged with 91 counts in …

Joseph Sanberg, a 46-year-old Jewish-American fintech entrepreneur long celebrated as a “social justice warrior” and a philanthropist who gave to Jewish and Israeli causes, has admitted in a plea deal to two counts of fraud totaling more than $248 million. The man once seen on stages alongside President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris, who drew Hollywood investors such …

The state Appellate Division wisely ruled that the half-billion-dollar fine levied on President Trump for allegedly “overvaluing” his properties such as 40 Wall Street was unconstitutionally “excessive.” It ought to be the last word on the matter — but it might not be. The decision was a rebuke to state Attorney General Letitia James, who brought the malicious and politically motivated “fraud” case against …

Donald Trump and his allies have been accused of executing a “pattern of lawfare” akin to those exerted by authoritarian regimes in Hungary and Russia after adopting a new strategy to target political opponents: allegations of mortgage fraud. First it was Letitia James, the New York attorney general, then it was Adam Schiff, a California senator. Now, the president is …

Trump Appeal in Fraud Case Likely Despite His ‘Total Victory’  Bloomberg.com Letitia James to advance fraud appeal as DOJ pressure campaign intensifies  The Hill NY Appeals Court Throws Out Trump’s Half-Billion-Dollar Fine in Civil Fraud Case  The New York Times The Trump civil fraud case is a mess. Another round of appeal could clean it up.  MSNBC News What’s next after a court cut …

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump was quick to declare “TOTAL VICTORY” after a New York appeals court threw out a civil fraud penalty that stood to cost him more than a half-billion dollars. But Thursday’s ruling overturning the key punishment in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit isn’t the last word. James, a Democrat, has vowed to …