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Lawyers Accuse Argentina’s Donald Trump of Crypto Fraud

HOLY S**TCOIN!

President Javier Milei stands accused of a digital currency “rug pull” just weeks after his U.S. counterpart magicked $14 billion out of thin air with the launch of his memecoin.

Will Neal | Published Feb 17, 2025

Trump Backs Musk’s ‘Geniuses’ by Naming Random Fed Expenses

PAYBACK!

The president said Elon Musk and his “12 geniuses” could uncover $1 trillion in “fraud.” So far, there’s little context for the claims.

David Gardner | Published Feb 12, 2025
opinion

Trump’s Tax Man Will Be Sheriff of Rottingham–Not Robin Hood

IR-MESS

“He’s just as bad as RFK Jr. but nobody is paying attention,” one tax expert says of the pick to run the IRS.

Eleanor Clift | Published Jan 10, 2025

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Donald Trump’s Criminal Sentencing Postponed Indefinitely

SURPRISE SURPRISE

Consequences for those 34 fraud convictions seem unlikely to arrive soon, if ever.

Claire Lampen | Published Nov 22, 2024

‘Bear Attack’ Exposed as Insurance Fraudster in Costume

BEARLY BELIEVABLE

Four people were arrested after they said a bear had damaged their cars—turns out the “bear” was a human in a costume.

Liam Archacki | Published Nov 14, 2024

Will Donald Trump Now Pardon Himself?

DÉJÀ VU

In theory Donald Trump cannot self-pardon his fraud convictions, but in practice there may be little stopping the president.

Janna Brancolini | Published Nov 06, 2024

Feds Launch ‘Interagency Operation’ on Diddy’s Infamous Jail

‘HORRIFIC CONDITIONS’

The action was pre-planned and is not responding to an active threat, the Bureau of Prisons said.

Janna Brancolini | Published Oct 28, 2024

Trump’s Truth Social Riddled With Scammers Ripping Off Users

CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH

New documents reveal Donald Trump’s social media platform is a hotbed of online fraud, with swindlers conning users out of enormous sums of money.

Lily Mae Lazarus | Published Oct 05, 2024

Judge Calls Trump’s $454M Civil Fraud Judgement ‘Troubling’

FRAUD FIGHT

Judges on a New York appeals court panel grilled prosecutors over the large penalty Trump was ordered to pay after being found liable for civil fraud.

Zachary Folk | Published Sep 26, 2024

Heckler Cuts Off Eric Adams: ‘This is Not a Black Thing’

‘UNCONSCIONABLE’

The New York City mayor struggled to speak over a heckler during his first press conference after being criminally charged for fraud and bribery.

Liam Archacki | Published Sep 26, 2024

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