corporate crime

Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 40 years for stealing from clients, firm

U.S.
Amanda Smith

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit he used to ...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

Business
Jessica Roberts

NEW YORK (AP) — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud on hundreds ...

Donald Trump avoids ‘corporate death penalty,’ but his business will still get slammed

U.S.
Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t face the corporate death penalty after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the ...

US releases ally of Venezuela president in a swap for jailed Americans

World
David Turner

MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a swap for jailed Americans, ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu convicted of embezzlement in Vatican ‘trial of the century’

World
David Turner

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5½ years in prison ...

Under Biden, Prosecutions Of Corporate Wrongdoers Near A Historic Low

Politics
Amanda Smith

Attorney General Merrick Garland at a press conference on Oct. 3, 2023. Attorney General Merrick Garland at a press conference on Oct. ...