Ex-President Moon of South Korea Is Indicted on Bribery Charge
|

Ex-President Moon of South Korea Is Indicted on Bribery Charge

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former President Moon Jae-in of South Korea was indicted on a bribery charge on Thursday, becoming the latest ex-leader to face a criminal trial in a country where subjecting former leaders to criminal investigations has become a recurring pattern. Mr. Moon, who left…

Nadine and Bob Menendez Were ‘Partners in Crime,’ Prosecutor Says
|

Nadine and Bob Menendez Were ‘Partners in Crime,’ Prosecutor Says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Nadine Menendez, the wife of New Jersey’s disgraced former senator, Robert Menendez, played a central role in a yearslong plot to trade her husband’s political influence for bribes of cash, gold and a luxury car, a prosecutor told jurors on Monday at the…

Nadine Menendez, Wife of Ex-Senator, Goes to Trial on Bribery Charges
|

Nadine Menendez, Wife of Ex-Senator, Goes to Trial on Bribery Charges

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Less than two months after former Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was sentenced to 11 years in prison on federal corruption charges, the trial of his wife, Nadine Menendez, begins on Tuesday in Manhattan. Ms. Menendez, 58, was charged with her husband…

4 Takeaways From the Hearing on Dismissing Charges Against Eric Adams
|

4 Takeaways From the Hearing on Dismissing Charges Against Eric Adams

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Wednesday afternoon questioned Mayor Eric Adams of New York, Mr. Adams’s lawyer and a top Justice Department official over the department’s decision to seek the dismissal of corruption charges against Mr. Adams. It was the latest episode in a…

In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis
|

In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The threat of a mass firing was unspoken but loomed over the videoconference call. Summoning the staff of the Justice Department’s public integrity section on Friday morning, the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove III, was matter-of-fact. Two lawyers needed to step forward…

How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams
|

How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump had just taken office when lawyers for Mayor Eric Adams of New York went to the White House with an extraordinary request: They formally asked in a letter that the new president pardon the mayor in a federal corruption case that…

Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law
|

Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Monday ordered a pause in the enforcement of a federal law aimed at curbing corruption in multinational companies, saying it creates an uneven playing field for American firms. The law, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, makes it illegal for companies…

Top Justice Department Officials Meet Lawyers in Adams Case
|

Top Justice Department Officials Meet Lawyers in Adams Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Justice Department lawyers in Washington were meeting on Friday with Manhattan federal prosecutors and defense lawyers representing Mayor Eric Adams of New York City to discuss dropping the corruption case against him, people with knowledge of the matter said. Details of the meeting,…

Menendez Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison as Ex-Senator Awaits Fate
|

Menendez Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison as Ex-Senator Awaits Fate

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two of former Senator Robert Menendez’s co-defendants were sentenced on Wednesday to lengthy prison terms, after being convicted last year of participating in a brazen scheme of bribery and corruption. Fred Daibes, a New Jersey businessman, was sentenced to seven years in prison…

Eric Adams, With Pardon Talk Swirling, Meets With Trump Near Mar-a-Lago
|

Eric Adams, With Pardon Talk Swirling, Meets With Trump Near Mar-a-Lago

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams of New York City met with President-elect Donald J. Trump near his Mar-a-Lago compound on Friday afternoon in an unusual display of political, and perhaps personal, outreach. The men had lunch in the main dining room at the Trump International…