Trump “hush money” trial to begin Monday – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Trump is set to stand trial Monday in the “hush money” case in which he is alleged to have falsified business documents in order to cover up a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. More than 500 potential jurors are … Read more
Lan’s husband Eric Chu was on Thursday sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for violating banking regulations, according to state media, with scores more defendants still awaiting their sentences. Communist-run Vietnam is one of the last Asian countries to carry out death penalties. But Lan has the right to appeal against the sentence. It comes as … Read more
Former Los Angeles deputy mayor Raymond Chan was convicted on Wednesday of racketeering, bribery, fraud and giving false statements to investigators in a sprawling pay-to-play corruption scandal at City Hall. The federal jury reached the guilty verdict less than 24 hours after lawyers finished closing arguments, the Los Angeles Times reported. Sentencing was set for … Read more
Former China Football Manager Li Tie (Credit: AFP) Local journalists gathered in front of the court in Hubei province where the 46-year-old Li’s case will be heard. Former China coach and ex-Everton midfielder Li Tie went on trial Thursday on allegations of bribery, state media said, part of a broader crackdown on corruption in football … Read more
A number of senior Chinese sports officials have been jailed for corruption, including a former chairman of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) who was given a life sentence. The sentences are the result of an investigation into sports corruption that began in 2022 and has snared a number of senior figures. As well as the … Read more
By Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Clare Foran | CNN Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey announced Thursday he will not run for reelection in the Democratic primary for his US Senate seat, but left open the possibility that he could run as an independent candidate. “I will not file for the … Read more
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, at his office at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. Woohae Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported. Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 presidential … Read more
A defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery scandals in U.S. military history is expected to face additional charges following his return to the United States from Venezuela as part of a broader prisoner swap between the two countries, a federal prosecutor said Thursday. Leonard Glenn Francis, who is nicknamed “Fat … Read more
By Stephanie Halasz and Tamar Michaelis | CNN The corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restarted Monday after a two month pause that followed the state of emergency declared after the October 7 Hamas attacks. Israeli Minister of Justice Yaris Levin lifted the state of emergency effective December 1. Netanyahu’s corruption trial first … Read more
