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Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign. He reported to Federal Correctional Institution in Fairton, in southern New […]

October 17, 2025

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Trump accused Lisa Cook, Letitia James of mortgage fraud — but his own Cabinet did the same

President Donald Trump and his administration have targeted his perceived political enemies in recent months, accusing them of committing fraud for listing multiple mortgages as their primary residences. The alleged actions resulted in Bill Pulte, Trump’s director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, issuing criminal referrals to the U.S. Department of Justice. “Fraud will not be tolerated in President Trump’s housing market,” Pulte previously warned. On the Trump administration’s hit list is Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, whom the […]

September 5, 2025

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Trump pardons ‘white celebrities’ who committed tax and fraud crimes. Here’s why critics say that’s scary.

After issuing a series of high-profile pardons to individuals accused of committing tax and bank fraud, among other offenses, President Donald Trump is being accused of using the presidency to extend favors to friends and supporters, normalizing white-color crimes similar to those he himself has been convicted of or accused of committing. On Tuesday, President Trump pardoned reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted in 2022 for financial fraud and tax evasion. Their daughter, Savannah Chrisley, was […]

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Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft

Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he heard his punishment. Santos, who pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, appealed for mercy, telling a court through tears that he was “humbled” and “chastised” and realized he had betrayed his constituents’ trust. “I offer my deepest apologies,” he said, adding: “I cannot rewrite the past, but I can control […]

April 25, 2025

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Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case

Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to duping donors who gave money to a private effort to build a wall along the U.S. southern border — a case the conservative strategist has decried as a “political persecution.” Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to one scheme to defraud count as part of a plea agreement that spares him from jail time in the “We Build the Wall” scheme. He received a three-year conditional discharge, […]

February 11, 2025

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Brooklyn preacher who boasted of ties to NYC mayor gets 9 years in prison for multiyear fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — A flashy Brooklyn preacher who has played up connections to New York City’s mayor was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for multiple frauds. Lamor Miller-Whitehead, 45, of Paramus, New Jersey, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court by Judge Lorna G. Schofield, who said she didn’t see meaningful remorse from the Rolls Royce-driving bishop convicted of fleecing one parishioner out of $90,000 in retirement savings, among other scams. In a rambling statement, Miller-Whitehead claimed he […]

June 19, 2024

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Marilyn Mosby to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced this week for lying about her personal finances so she could improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sentencing for former Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby is set to open Thursday at a federal courthouse in Greenbelt, a Maryland suburb of the nation’s capital. Two juries separately convicted Mosby of perjury and mortgage fraud charges after trials involving her personal finances. Mosby, […]

May 25, 2024

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Marilyn Mosby sentenced to year of home detention for mortgage fraud and perjury

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former Baltimore city prosecutor who achieved a national profile for charging police officers in a Black man’s death was spared prison time in her sentence Thursday for perjury and mortgage fraud. Democratic former State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby‘s sentence includes 12 months of home confinement, 100 hours of community service and three years of supervised release. After the sentencing hearing, Mosby hugged her supporters, some of whom applauded when the judge announced the sentence. “I’m just […]

May 25, 2024

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Advocates warn of danger as Trump seeks immunity from Supreme Court in election fraud case

Advocates are warning of potential danger if the U.S. Supreme Court grants former President Donald Trump immunity from a federal criminal case against him for his alleged involvement in trying to overturn the 2020 election. Trump requested that the high court halt his election interference trial set for next month on the basis that he is “immune” from criminal prosecution. Markus Batchelor, national political director at People For the American Way, told theGrio that this is “another classic attempt by […]

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