Trump tells supporters his $US355 million fraud fine is election interference
Waterford Township, Michigan/Irmo, South Carolina, US Reuters Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the New York judge who ruled he must pay $US354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, telling thousands of supporters at a campaign rally the decision was an “election interference ploy.” Addressing supporters for the […]
Trump tangles with judge as New York civil fraud trial wraps up
New York, USReuters Donald Trump on Thursday accused the New York judge in his civil fraud trial of “having your own agenda” – and the judge told his lawyer to control his client – as a months-long case that could hobble the former US President’s business empire came to an end. During a contentious final […]
Vatican spy story takes centre stage as fraud trial resumes
Vatican CityAP The Vatican’s big fraud and extortion trial resumes Friday after exposing some unseemly realities of how the Holy See operates, with a new spy story taking center stage that is more befitting of a 007 thriller than the inner workings of a papacy. According to written testimony obtained Thursday, one of Pope Francis’ […]
Vatican fraud trial sees more delay amid procedural errors
Vatican CityAP The Vatican’s big fraud and embezzlement trial, which opened to great fanfare in July, suffered another delay Tuesday as the tribunal postponed any further decisions until prosecutors finish redoing their investigation of four of the original 10 defendants. The delay means the trial, which had already been proceeding at a snail’s pace even […]