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• Former Vornado Executive Convicted in Decade Long $9.5 Million Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Real Estate Law & Taxes

  A former high ranking leasing executive at Vornado Realty Trust has been convicted on federal charges including wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Jared Solomon, the former...

• U.S. Federal Court Strips Legal Privacy From AI Chats Triggering Urgent Warnings From Defense Attorneys

  Published: Apr 16, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A landmark ruling by a New York federal judge has determined that conversations between individuals and AI chatbots are not protected by attorney-client privilege. Following the co...

• Pakistani National Pleads Guilty to Plotting ISIS-Inspired Mass Shooting at Brooklyn Jewish Center

  Published: Apr 9, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Targeted Anniversary PlotThe U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a Pakistani national residing in Canada, has formally pleaded guilty to fe...

• US Federal Prosecutors Open Preliminary Criminal Investigations into Colombian President Gustavo Petro

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: Politics

  The United States Department of Justice has initiated preliminary criminal investigations into Colombian President Gustavo Petro, with federal prosecutors in Manhattan and Brooklyn...

• Poughkeepsie Repeat Offender Sentenced to 15 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl and Firearms While on Federal Release

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Joseph Crocco, 49, received a 15 year prison sentence for distributing lethal narcotics and loaded handguns from his New York residence. The sentencing follows a June 2025 convicti...

• Bravo Star Tracy Tutor Files Lawsuit Against Oren Alexander Citing 2014 Sexual Assault

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Celebrity News

  Tracy Tutor, a prominent real estate broker and star of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, has initiated a civil lawsuit against Oren Alexander, accusing the real estate mogul of...

• Halkbank and US Justice Department Reach Landmark Deferred Prosecution Agreement to End Decade Long Legal Standoff

  Published: Mar 9, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Turkish state lender Halkbank has entered a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice, effectively terminating a nine-year criminal case involving Iran sanct...

• Below Deck Alum Files Massive $633 Million Lawsuit Against NBCUniversal Over Alleged Abuse

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Celebrity News

  Former reality television personality Emile Kotze has initiated a federal lawsuit seeking $633 million from NBCUniversal, citing a decade of professional and psychological fallout...