All news by author: Emily Saul

Convicted ex-Mayor de Blasio crony Jona Rechnitz is keeping up with the Kardashians — to run a fraud scheme involving millions of dollars in diamonds.

In a motion submitted on Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Drew Skinner suggested that individuals defrauded in the $65 billion scheme should have until February 28 to email victim coordinator Wendy Olsen-Clancy with their responses to Madoff's request

Javier Da Silva pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count related to the murder of Valerie Reyes, whose body was discovered in a suitcase by the side of the road

A witness testified Monday at lawyer Michael Avenatti's extortion trial, revealing that he kept his client completely unaware while he tried to extort around $20 million from Nike

Audio released Friday unveils the remarks that resulted in Michael Avenatti being tried for allegedly trying to extort Nike

A woman accusing Harvey Weinstein is taking legal action against the gossip website The Blast, alleging they violated a nondisclosure agreement by releasing her claims of being raped by the producer

Skelos has now completed over a year of his four-year sentence for charges such as conspiracy to commit extortion and soliciting bribes and gratuities

An attorney representing one of the prison guards charged with tampering with records on the night of Jeffrey Epstein's death had a heated argument with a Manhattan federal judge on Thursday

Hillary Clinton has now twice avoided a process server trying to deliver a defamation lawsuit brought against her by Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard filed the $50 million lawsuit last week in response to Clinton referring to her as a "Russian asset."

A 79-year-old Holocaust survivor has recently filed a lawsuit against the deceased pediatrician and alleged pedophile Reginald Archibald, accusing him of years of sexual abuse at the Madison Square Boys Club

A potential juror in Michael Avenatti's Nike extortion trial was removed from the jury pool on Tuesday after disclosing that he had previously been the general counsel for Jared Kushner

On Monday, a large number of potential jurors were dismissed from the opportunity to serve in the upcoming Nike extortion trial of Michael Avenatti

A distraught Kobe Bryant fan expressed that they were too upset by the recent passing of the NBA icon to participate in Michael Avenatti's Nike extortion trial

A split decision by the Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to impose stricter measures on public benefits recipients seeking visas and green cards

Jury selection is anticipated to commence Monday for lawyer Michael Avenatti, who is charged with attempting to extort more than $20 million from the sportswear company Nike

Stephen Zarsky, an aspiring musician and the prospective father-in-law of the former Representative Chris Collins' son, became entangled in an insider trading scandal but avoided prison time on Friday. He had pleaded with the judge to listen to his music to gain a deeper insight into his character

Last year, both Chris and Cameron Collins admitted guilt, with the Republican acknowledging that he phoned his son to relay information about an unsuccessful drug trial

"It's not as if Mr. Avenatti just appeared out of nowhere and suddenly had this massive public following," Judge Paul Gardephe remarked to the prosecutors during an almost five-hour-long hearing as they planned the logistics for next week's trial

Tulsi Gabbard, a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, has lodged a defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton for labeling her as a "Russian asset," as stated in recently submitted court documents

Because of the high-profile nature of Mr. Avenatti's case and his notoriety, his placement is intended for his own protection, writes MCC Warden M. Licon-Vitale in reaction to reports that the attorney was being housed in the notorious 10-South unit of the facility and in the former cell of the drug lord

An appeals court on Tuesday partially affirmed the latest conviction of former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who has fallen from grace

Lev Parnas, associate of Rudy Giuliani, is seeking to have Attorney General William Barr removed from his case, as stated in recently submitted court papers

According to the BBC, the twins from the island assembled at a stadium in the capital city of Colombo in an effort to surpass Taiwan's 1999 Guinness World Record

A woman who asserts that she was Jeffrey Epstein's "earliest-known victim" alleges she was sexually abused by the deceased pedophile—who referred to himself as her "Godfather"—at the age of 13 and insisted that she choose and wear girls' cotton underwear during their shopping trips

Frederick Scheinin, a 29-year-old DEA diversion investigator, is being charged at the federal level for transmitting images of his genitalia to an undercover officer who was pretending to be a 14-year-old