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‘Religious leader’ in Durham arrested in $50 million human trafficking, forced labor scheme in multi-state FBI crackdown  CBS17.com Church leaders arrested in multi-state money laundering, forced labor investigation  FOX 13 Tampa Bay Ministry leaders arrested, including self-proclaimed ‘Apostle,’ as FBI raids NW Houston campus  Click2Houston DOJ: FBI search at Avila mansion linked to church’s ‘forced labor and money laundering conspiracy’  wtsp.com Leaders of Kingdom …

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 …

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Two of Elon Musk‘s companies sued Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the pair of an “anticompetitive scheme” to thwart artificial intelligence rivals. The lawsuit, filed by Musk’s AI startup xAI …

Mesa Country clerk Tina Peters was sentenced to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race. But President Donald Trump is calling her “a brave and innocent Patriot who has been tortured by Crooked Colorado politicians.” “Let Tina Peters out of jail, RIGHT NOW. She …

Trump demands release of Colorado official sentenced in election data scheme  The Washington Post Trump threatens “harsh measures” against Colorado if Tina Peters is not freed from prison  Axios Trump warns of ‘harsh measures’ if Colorado clerk convicted of election data-breach scheme isn’t freed  PBS Why Trump Wants Election-Denying Felon Tina Peters Released  New York Magazine Trump Calls for Another Convicted Felon to Be …

Trinity Broadcasting Network, former business partner of Dr. Phil’s now-bankrupt Merit Street Media, filed a counterclaim against the TV personality — alleging he engaged in a scheme to “fleece” the Christian broadcasting company and “enrich” himself and “his associates and affiliates.” Merit Street Media, formed as a joint venture between TBN and Phil McGraw’s Peteski Productions, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy …

For decades, Miles “Burt” Marshall was the man you went to see in a stretch of upstate New York if you had some money to invest but wanted to keep it local. Working from an office in the charming village of Hamilton, down the road from Colgate University, Marshall prepared taxes and sold insurance. He also took money for what …

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — For decades, Miles “Burt” Marshall was the man you went to see in a stretch of upstate New York if you had some money to invest but wanted to keep it local. Working from an office in the charming village of Hamilton, down the road from Colgate University, Marshall prepared taxes and sold insurance. He also …

Rapper Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison in a million-dollar fraud scheme. The “Beautiful Girls” singer was convicted earlier this year, along with his mother, in a wire fraud scheme where they stole luxury items including watches, a 232-inch LED TV, a bulletproof Cadillac Escalade and furniture, exceeding $1m (£738,000). Prosecutors said …

The NCAA imposed a multimillion-dollar fine on Michigan and suspended football coach Sherrone Moore for a third game on Friday for a sign-stealing scandal that has overshadowed college football’s most successful program for nearly two years. Here’s what you need to know: Reports surfaced in 2023 of a scheme run by now-former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions. The scheme involved a …