Special Counsel indicts 13 people, Russian troll farm on conspiracy charges

Enlarge On Friday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller released a 37-page indictment against the Internet Research Agency, a well-known Russian bot and troll factory, and named 13 Russians on charges of “conspiracy to defraud the United States,” wire fraud, and bank fraud, among others. As he wrote: Defendant ORGANIZATION had a strategic goal to sow discord […]

US indicts 13 Russian nationals for alleged election tampering

Today, the office of special counsel Robert Mueller announced that a federal jury has indicted 13 Russian nationals on charges of conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to defraud the US. The charges mean that these individuals are now officially wanted by the US government, though actual arrests may […]

US indicts former SocGen managers for Libor manipulation

Published time: 25 Aug, 2017 14:31 Two former managers at the French bank Societe Generale have been accused of participating in a scheme to manipulate the global US dollar Libor benchmark interest rate. Read more According to the US Justice Department, Danielle Sindzingre and Muriel Bescond allegedly used their positions at the bank’s offices in […]

Grand Jury Indicts Former Democratic IT Staffer For Bank Fraud

A federal grand jury has charged a former IT staffer for ex-Democratic National Committee chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz with bank fraud charges, the US Attorney’s office announced Thursday. Imran Awan was arrested July 24 before getting on a plane to Pakistan. The charges against the 37-year-old involve a home loan for rental properties owned by […]

Grand jury indicts 3 Chicago cops for alleged cover-up of fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald

Multiple felony indictments have come down against one current and two former Chicago police officers. A special prosecutor says they went beyond the “code of silence” and conspired to obstruct justice after the police shooting death of Laquan McDonald. Chicago Police detective David March and patrol officers Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney each face felony […]