A former CIA officer who was arrested after authorities found hundreds of gold bars stashed in his home has admitted to defrauding the US government in a sprawling $200m (£151m) scam involving fake contracts and real estate. David Rush, 49, is required to pay restitution to the government and forfeit luxury real estate, cars, watches
NEW YORK — A Florida woman who was paid $750,000 by a fund for people sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to falsifying records she used in her application for the money. Jennifer Percival, a scholar who has written books on autism, entered the plea in federal court in New York on Monday,
Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan official and aide to ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in the US. The US case against Saab has been closely watched as Maduro and his wife, former First Lady Cilia Flores, face trial next year in New York on weapon and drug charges, which
A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges that he sexually abused two boys in Haiti, reaching an agreement with prosecutors that could lead to a prison sentence of at least 25 years. Jeriah Mast, 45, of Millersburg, Ohio — who told police in 2019 he had molested more than
Dolly Parton’s sister has issued a plea to fans over “fake AI garbage” posted on social media in the wake of the singer’s death. Tributes to the late country legend have appeared online and at locations including the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, after Parton died on 25 August at the age of
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico accused of diverting millions of dollars meant for vocational education in the state’s largest school district to businesses and charities in which she had an interest has pleaded guilty to state charges that include fraud and money laundering. Sheryl Williams Stapleton changed her plea
