Trump's hush-money trial is almost over. Deliberations could begin as early as Thursday — unless Trump testifies.
The hush-money trial is almost over. Judge Merchan could get the case to the jury before Memorial Day — unless Trump takes the stand.
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Heiress' lawyer accused of embezzling millions, using her like a 'human ATM'
David Sutherland, a lawyer for Carhartt heiress Gretchen Valade, is accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the woman's trusts.
Michael Cohen testifies it would be better for him financially if Trump gets acquitted: 'It gives me more to talk about'
Donald Trump not getting convicted would give Michael Cohen more to talk about on his podcast, he testified.
Trump's election-law witness Bradley Smith is getting $1,200 an hour to testify — and spin reporters
Bradley Smith, a former FEC commissioner, was previously barred from testifying in the trial of fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried.
A massive remote-work scam fooled 300 US companies into hiring North Koreans, prosecutors say
An Arizona woman aided North Koreans in find remote-work US jobs, funnelling their wages back to them in violation of US sanctions, prosecutors said.
As Michael Cohen's testimony droned on, the real hush-money show moved outdoors with crude balloons and a 'Beetlejuice' chant
As Michael Cohen testimony droned on, the show moved outside, where pro-Trump penis-shaped balloons competed with anti-Trump chants of "Beetlejuice!"
How prison in Putin's Russia actually works, according to a former penal colony inmate
Vladimir Pereverzin tells Business Insider about life in Russian jails and prisons, including details about solitary confinement and forced labor.
Jeffrey Epstein's 'little black book' is now for sale
An address book from 1997 belonging to sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is up for sale.
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A former Facebook and Nike DEI manager got 5 years in prison for stealing $5 million to fund her luxury lifestyle
Barbara Furlow-Smiles was sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing millions from Facebook and Nike using fake vendors and invoices, and kickbacks.
An Iowa sheriff's department spent some of its $600K income from jail fees on a cotton-candy machine and laser tag: lawsuit
A lawsuit accuses an Iowa sheriff's department of using jail fees to fund laser tag, ice cream, and a cotton candy machine, among other things.
A $1.35 billion lottery winner's own father turned against him in a messy family lawsuit
A $1.35 billion lottery winner is suing his ex partner, saying she broke an NDA and told family members. His father says the son broke the news.
2 sisters sued their insurer after it offered $5,000 to fix their wrecked home after a storm. They won $18 million.
A jury awarded sisters $18 million in damages from an insurance company after their home was flooded and they were offered just $5,000 for repairs.
A woman whose husband died snorkeling in Hawaii is suing its tourism board, saying it failed to warn them of the risk
A Michigan woman is suing Hawaii's tourism board over the snorkeling death of her husband in Maui, saying it failed to warn them of the risks.
The biggest bombshells from Michael Cohen's testimony were all in Trump's own words
In his long-awaited hush-money trial testimony, Michael Cohen supplied damning testimony by quoting what he said were Donald Trump's words at key moments.
Eric Trump, in the front row of his dad's hush-money trial, bashed Michael Cohen on X while he was on the witness stand
"I have never seen anything more rehearsed!" Eric Trump, who was seated in the courtroom's front row, posted about Michael Cohen's testimony.
'A big family': At trial, Michael Cohen recalls when he and Trump arranged hush-money as co-conspirator besties
Back before the two men hated each other, Michael Cohen and Donald Trump were co-conspirator besties, the former "fixer" told a New York jury.
A law firm that boasts of being the 'most-feared' in the world is boosting pay for newly qualified London lawyers to $225,500
The global law firm has announced that young lawyers will be paid $225, 500. The 18% increase comes as competition heats up in London's legal circle.
Drake and Kendrick Lamar could sue each other for defamation over accusatory slurs exchanged in their diss tracks, says lawyer
The two rappers have leveled potentially career-ending accusations at each other, which could see their war of words turn into a courtroom battle.
Trump's 'multitasking' defense is falling apart in court
Donald Trump's lawyers say he didn't pay attention to his checks reimbursing Michael Cohen for hush money because he was too busy running the country.
Scammers pretending to be Phillies shortstop Trae Turner stole $50,000 from a 70-year-old woman
A 70-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease says scammers pretending to be Trea Turner stole $50,000 from her bank account.
Trump could face a $100 million tax bill after the IRS says he tried to write off the same losses twice on his Chicago skyscraper
In Trump's 2008 tax return, he reported that he lost up to $651 million on his Chicago tower project, according to The New York Times and ProPublica.
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Paul Pelosi attacker could go away for 40 years — on enhanced charges of terrorism
Prosecutors are pursuing a 40-year sentence, including a terrorism enhancement, in their case against David DePape for his 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi.
The hush-money trial is just the latest where a woman made Trump look bad. It drives him to the brink of jail each time.
Trump's been threatened with fines, jail, or removal from 3 NYC courtrooms. But he just can't stop flipping out over women who oppose him in court.
A Norwegian Cruise Line worker is accused of stabbing people on board with scissors
A cruise ship worker was arrested after allegedly stabbing a passenger and crew with a pair of scissors.
Cold Stone Creamery is being sued because its pistachio ice cream has no pistachios in it
A judge allowed a case against Cold Stone Creamery's parent company to proceed after a customer complained that her pistachio ice cream had no nuts.
Trump lawyer calls Stormy Daniels' testimony 'a dog whistle for rape' in failed mistrial bid
Stormy Daniels testified that condoms were always used on her pornography shoots, but that Donald Trump didn't use one during their encounter.
Trump's 'Access Hollywood' tape prompted RNC to discuss replacing him as a candidate, his former assistant testifies
Donald Trump's ex-executive assistant Madeleine Westerhout described the top-of-the-ticket tumult on Thursday at his criminal hush-money trial.
Tyler Boebert still hasn't gotten a lawyer for his theft case: 'I've gotten a lot closer on working things out'
The teenage son of GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert told a Colorado judge Thursday that he only applied for a public defender "a couple days ago."
CCTV footage from a British museum shows thieves on e-scooters making off with Bronze Age artifacts worth $275,000
Cambridgeshire police are investigating the theft of a Bronze Age gold torc neclace and bracelet from the Ely Museum worth more than $275,000.
Stormy Daniels gives hush-money jury a tutorial in porn: 'The sex is very real — just like what happened to me in that room'
Trump's lawyer questioned Daniels about making phony sex look real. "If that story was not real I would have written it a lot better," she said.
Jailing Trump on contempt would likely mean locking him up for an hour or 2 behind the courtroom, experts predict
If Trump misbehaves again, he could find himself locked in the same grimy room where Harvey Weinstein ate lunch while on trial four years ago.
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How counterfeit Rolexes are produced and distributed, according to an investigator
Rob Holmes is a private investigator. He works with major luxury-watch brands to track down fakes and stop them from getting to market.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' prison time gets shortened — again
The Theranos founder was sentenced to 11.25 years in a Texas prison, but she's now projected to get out more than two years earlier.
Former students say a California school district 'ignored and concealed' sexual abuse
Lawsuit accuses administrators at a Southern California high school of tolerating educator sexual abuse and failing to protect students.
Japan's yakuza — once powerful organized crime figures — are reduced to stealing Pokémon cards
The once powerful yakuza, feared for their ferocity, are dwindling in numbers. And their crimes are now as frivolous as stealing Pokémon cards.
Judge threatens Trump with contempt for 'cursing audibly' during Stormy Daniels testimony, new trial transcript shows
In a private sidebar conversation, the judge said Donald Trump was "cursing audibly" and had "uttered a vulgarity" while Stormy Daniels testified.
'You hate Donald Trump!' Stormy Daniels accused of vendetta, extortion in scorching cross-examination
During a fiery cross-examination in the hush-money trial, Stormy Daniels fought back against accusations that she has a vendetta against Donald Trump.
Stormy Daniels — normally quick-witted and confident — described being scared, ashamed, and shaking after her night with Trump
Daniels presents herself confidently. On Tuesday, the jury in Trump's hush-money trial saw a different side of her.
Trump's Mar-a-Lago document trial has been delayed again. He now has a chance to dodge it entirely.
The judge previously set a May 2024 trial date, but it has long been clear the lawyers wouldn't be ready to bring the case to a jury by then.
Hush-money judge denies mistrial and says Trump's lawyers should have raised more objections to Stormy Daniels testimony
The judge in Trump's hush-money trial denied his request for a mistrial, saying his lawyers should have objected more to Stormy Daniels' testimony.
A man charged with killing his hospitalized wife told police he couldn't afford her medical bills
Ronnie Wiggs reportedly told police he killed his wife while she was in the hospital because he couldn't afford her medical bills.
A US soldier detained in Russia on theft charges was visiting a girlfriend there, officials say
Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was visiting a woman he was romantically involved with when he was detained on theft charges, US officials told NBC News.
Jurors in Trump's hush-money trial finally see the 34 allegedly falsified documents in accounting-heavy day of testimony
Prosecutors allege former President Donald Trump falsified records to cover up hush-money reimbursements to Michael Cohen.
Trump hit with 10th gag violation and a warning: next time, jail
The judge in Donald Trump's New York hush-money trial found the former president violated his gag order a tenth time and warned he could face jail.
Stormy unchained: Lawyers for Trump and porn star struggled to control her after hush-money story broke in 2018
Years-old text messages between attorneys for Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels were entered into evidence in Trump's hush-money trial.
Hope Hicks broke down in tears on the witness stand during Trump-damaging testimony at hush-money trial
Hope Hicks, who was one of Donald Trump's most trusted advisors, took the witness stand on Friday in his Manhattan criminal trial.
Top aide admits to $1 billion fraud conspiracy ahead of Chinese mogul's trial
Yvette Wang, the former chief of staff to Guo Wengui, pleaded guilty to fraud weeks before her former boss is set to stand trial.
Hear the tapes: DA's theory of Trump as the hush-money mastermind takes a hit in newly-released defense recordings
Tapes newly released by Trump's defense cast doubt on whether Trump was truly the mastermind of a hush-money scheme.
Sex tapes! Celebrity rehab! Trump hush-money trial goes full National Enquirer as Hulk Hogan, Lindsay Lohan, Charlie Sheen are name-dropped.
Trump's hush-money trial went into supermarket tabloid overdrive Thursday, with cameo mentions of Hulk Hogan, Lindsay Lohan, and Charlie Sheen.
The future of Google — and Big Tech — hangs in the balance at trial
How Google fares in the landmark antitrust trial will have huge regulatory implications for fellow tech giants Amazon, Apple, and Meta.