Tag Archives: Indictment

William Melhado, The Texas Tribune A third person with ties to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s bribery case has pleaded guilty, according to a recently unsealed plea agreement, after the South Texas Democrat was accused of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank. Irada Akhoundova pleaded guilty …

Jimmy Williams In a significant development, an Arizona grand jury has handed down indictments against 18 associates of Donald Trump, including high-profile figures like former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Boris Epshteyn, and several others. The charges include conspiracy, fraud, and forgery, with the …

Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty — for the second time — when he appeared in court Monday to respond to new federal corruption charges in a superseding indictment federal authorities filed two weeks ago. Investigators say Menendez, a Democrat, acted as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government …

Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor Federal authorities unveiled a superseding indictment Thursday against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez accusing the senator of acting as a foreign agent for Egypt while serving as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York alleges Menendez, …

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have issued an updated indictment against Rep. George Santos, adding ten new federal charges to the initial 13 counts he faced. The Long Island Republican now faces a total of 23 charges, reflecting the ongoing investigation into his alleged fraudulent activities. According to prosecutors, Santos is …

Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor Federal authorities indicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez for the second time Friday, charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery and related offenses over his alleged aid to a North Jersey businessman and an attempt to disrupt criminal probes into allies. Menendez, a Democrat and New Jersey’s …

Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch As former President Donald Trump faces his fourth indictment in Georgia, his previous running mate former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday disputed Trump’s claims that the Georgia election was “stolen” while still criticizing the federal justice system. Pence is one of many candidates competing …

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says she’s aiming to start a trial against Donald Trump and his allies within six months of a grand jury’s Monday indictment on charges of a multi-state criminal conspiracy to overturn the former president’s narrow defeat to Joe Biden in …

Dozens of House Democrats on Thursday urged the policy-setting body of the federal judiciary to authorize live broadcasts of former President Donald Trump’s upcoming court proceedings as he faces charges stemming from his effort to overturn the 2020 election. Cameras are usually barred from federal courtrooms, but 38 House Democrats …

In a courtroom in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges related to his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election and incitement of the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump, who is the frontrunner in the Republican primary …

Jacob Fischler, Washington State Standard The federal indictment accusing Donald Trump of trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 presidential election includes detailed accusations of Trump and his alleged co-conspirators’ pressure on individual state officials. The central plot to overturn the election, as described in the indictment a federal grand …

Former President Donald Trump’s former Attorney General Bill Barr broke with the GOP narrative Sunday to say the government acted responsibly in its indictment of the former president. Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Barr said the contents of the indictment were “very, very damming.” “If even half of it’s true, …

The criminal indictment against Donald Trump for mishandling classified government records was unsealed on Friday. The 37-count indictment became public after a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Miami charged the former president. The indictment accuses Trump of various offenses, including showing classified documents to unauthorized individuals in 2021, …

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges related to the mishandling of classified national security records. Trump stated on social media that he has been summoned to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday. The federal indictment is the second time that Trump has been charged criminally …

Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch A federal judge in Florida unsealed an indictment that accuses former President Donald Trump of hiding classified national security documents after he left the White House, improperly storing them and sharing sensitive information with people who lacked security clearance. Though he’s not the only former …