Elizabeth Holmes drawn as villain, underdog as trial begins
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys sketched dueling portaits of fallen Silicon Valley star More
September 8, 2021
Financial crimes may involve fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, bribery, or other types of illegal activity that involve financial transactions.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys sketched dueling portaits of fallen Silicon Valley star More
September 8, 2021
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Just six years ago, Elizabeth Holmes seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley's next More
September 7, 2021
A judge last week refused to delay the Oct. 12 trial of Lev Parnas and Andrey Kukushkin on charges that they made illegal campaign contributions... More
September 7, 2021
Jury selection fraud trial Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes cast spotlight on fallen Silicon Valley star facing felony charges alleging she duped financial backers customers and... More
August 31, 2021
A California judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the embezzlement trial of attorney Michael Avenatti who is charged with stealing millions in settlement money from... More
August 24, 2021
PHOENIX (AP) — A woman who acknowledged helping a former politician in an illegal adoption scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands was sentenced More
July 13, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan jury on Tuesday convicted a Chicago banker of criminal charges for enabling Paul Manafort More
July 13, 2021
By PAUL WISEMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Tesla founder Elon Musk took to a witness stand Monday to defend... More
July 12, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against More
July 8, 2021
Michael Avenatti faces sentencing over a year after a jury concluded he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike by threatening the company with... More
July 8, 2021
By KEN SWEET, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Companies give perks to their employees all the time.... More
July 2, 2021
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in... More
July 1, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday postponed until July 9 the sentencing of Michael Avenatti for the once More
June 24, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors did not find Michael Avenatti's seventh request to delay sentencing a charm, saying More
June 22, 2021
Prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to impose a “very substantial” prison sentence on Michael Avenatti for trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike. More
June 17, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti should spend no more than six months behind bars after a jury concluded he... More
June 10, 2021
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Epic Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff is dead. But the effort to untangle his... More
June 2, 2021
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme, More
April 14, 2021
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed More
April 2, 2021
By Ivy Brown PATASKALA, Ohio (Court TV) — An Ohio woman is facing legal woes after breaking her Scout's honor and getting caught with her... More
March 24, 2021
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli’s request to serve the remaining three months of his prison term More
January 26, 2021
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli asked Thursday to serve the remainder of his five-month prison More
January 15, 2021
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying More
December 29, 2020
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maybe Olivia Jade Giannulli had hoped for kid-glove treatment in choosing the family vibe of... More
December 9, 2020
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials More
December 2, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli reported to prison on Thursday to begin More
November 19, 2020
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man accused of performing illegal autopsies has been indicted on 10 counts of federal wire fraud and the government... More
November 19, 2020
BOSTON (AP) — A California couple got prison time Tuesday for paying $250,000 to get their daughter into the University of Southern California as a More
November 17, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman charged with cheating investors in a southern border wall fundraising scam along with a More
November 6, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal More
October 30, 2020