J. David Ake / Getty ImagesCommentary Professional Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding IRS of $145 Million - This Is Why They Call Him 'The Magician' One New York Tax preparer was busted for a 10-year scheme that earned him the nickname "The Magician" with his customers. By Samuel Short December 23, 2024
@ColinRugg / X screen shot; Dominic Gwinn - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary CNN Drops Bomb on Tim Walz, Releases Blistering Segment Over Big Scandals in His Own State Only three days after his mediocre showing in the vice-presidential debate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz finds himself outed for another scandal. By Samuel Short October 4, 2024
@MyDesert / X screen shot Skydiving Instructor Jailed After 28 Deaths at Parachuting School A tandem skydiving instructor has been sentenced to prison following the deaths of two people directly linked to his fraudulent teaching. By Jared Harris October 3, 2024
Alex Kormann - Star Tribune / AP Woman Pleaded Guilty to Cash Bribe for Juror in COVID-19-related Fraud Case A Seattle woman pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for an acquittal. By The Associated Press September 5, 2024
Ringo Chiu - AFP / Getty Images Hunter Biden Surprises Prosecutor by Suddenly Changing Plea Just Before Trial Begins Hunter Biden makes a last-ditch attempt to avoid a public trial on his tax charges as prosecutors claim no deal has been made. By Jack Davis September 5, 2024
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Viral 'Chase Bank Glitch' That Was Supposed to Provide Free Money Causes Nightmare for Those Who Participated Some people seemingly had to be taught the hard way that real life is not a video game, and you cannot simply defraud a bank. By Bryan Chai September 3, 2024
Michael Liedtke - File / AP HP Refuses to Drop Claim Against Tech Mogul Who Died in Superyacht Disaster Hewlett Packard Enterprise said Monday it won't drop its U.K. claim for damages against the estate of British tech mogul Mike Lynch. By The Associated Press September 2, 2024
G.M. Andrews - Press-Register, File / AP US Navy Shipbuilder Agrees to Pay $24 Million After Admitting to 'Years-Long Scheme' The U.S. DOJ announced Tuesday that Austal USA, an Alabama-based shipbuilder that makes vessels for the U.S. Navy, has admitted wrongdoing. By The Associated Press August 27, 2024
Salvatore Cavalli - Photo / AP Rescuers Remove Final Body from Superyacht Wreckage Italian rescuers on Friday brought ashore the last of seven bodies from a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily earlier this week. By The Associated Press August 23, 2024
Salvatore Cavalli - Photo / AP Rescuers Recover Another Body from Superyacht Wreckage as Search Continues The Bayesian, a 184-foot British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early Monday as it was moored about a half a mile offshore. By The Associated Press August 22, 2024