FTX founder Bankman-Fried avoids second trial post-fraud conviction. March 28 sentencing may bring penalties; plans for appeal. Uncertainty on additional charges due to pending Bahamas’ consent. U.S. prosecutors have decided against pursuing a second trial for Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, who was convicted last month on seven counts of … Read more
Sayfullo Saipov used a truck to murder eight people on a Manhattan bike path. The jury will reconvene later to decide if the death penalty is the proper punishment. He was found guilty of all 28 charges he was up against. In the first federal death penalty trial of US President Joe Biden’s administration, a … Read more
The Ghostface mask is drawn out on the poster by six separate NYC Subway lines. Each line represents one of the six movies in the Scream franchise. The movie Scream VI premieres on March 10, 2023. ‘Scream VI’, debuts in March on the obscene streets of New York City. Ghostface isn’t putting off ringing in … Read more
Emily Ratajkowski walked her one-year-old son, Sylvester, in Manhattan. She was dressed casually in a burgundy pullover with Prince’s face on the front and back and leopard-print leggings. Rumors have circulated that she had been dating Brad Pitt. Emily Ratajkowski spent time with her one-year-old son, Sylvester, in the West Village district of Manhattan, after … Read more
At the Tuesday night Lincoln Center showing of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime Video, The new Galadriel- Morfydd Clark made quite an impression. The 32-year-old actress was one of the first to arrive on the red carpet at the star-studded event, where she was joined by the likes … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited New York on Monday. They attended events at the United Nations in New York City. Harry was a speaker at the U.N.’s Nelson Mandela Day event. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made another trip to New York City, where they attended events at the United Nations headquarters—and got a chance to hit the town. … Read more
Wells Fargo & Co won the dismissal of one lawsuit. Much of a second accusing the fourth-largest bank. The lawsuits sought hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over Wells Fargo’s role. They are part of a slew of litigation over the last decade. Wells Fargo and Co on Tuesday won the excusal of one … Read more
The sales contracts for co-ops and condominiums in Manhattan decreased by 30% in the quarter. Wealthy purchasers are more alarmed by stock market drops. Rising borrowing rates and concerns about the economy are making consumers hold off. Manhattan apartment sales contracts fell by over a third in June as recession worries and falling stock prices … Read more
Leon Black failed to convince a court. Ex-rival Josh Harris conspired with model Guzel Ganieva to spread false charges of sexual abuse against him. Both parties agree that the billionaire paid her millions of dollars over a number of years in exchange for her silence. Leon Black, a wealthy financier, failed to convince a court … Read more
Nargis Fakhri on International Yoga Day: Yoga is not only for weight loss. Yoga is one exercise for me, which is for the body, mind and spirit. I’m doing a lot of weight training with swimming, treadmill cardio and some HIIT exercises. Nargis Fakhri is hooked on yoga for as long as she remembers. She told … Read more
The 62-year-old man arrested last month for allegedly shooting ten people on the New York subway pleaded not guilty to federal terrorism charges on Friday. Frank James was apprehended a day after the April 12 attack, which occurred as a crowded subway train approached a Brooklyn station. James is accused of detonating two smoke canisters … Read more
A US decide held former president Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday for failing to turn over documents related to an investigation of viable fraud in the Trump family’s enterprise dealings. The judge, Arthur Engoron, ruled in prefer of New York kingdom lawyer standard Letitia James who is pursuing a civil probe into the … Read more
At least 13 people were injured during a rush-hour shooting at a subway station in the New York borough of Brooklyn Tuesday, where authorities said “several undetonated devices” were recovered amid chaotic scenes. Ambulances lined the street outside the 36th Street subway station, where a New York police spokeswoman told AFP officers responded to a … Read more
WASHINGTON: She’s accused of laundering billions of dollars in stolen bitcoin with her husband, but her alleged crimes are likely to be overshadowed by an excruciating foray into rap music. Heather Morgan, also known, largely to herself, as “raunchy rapper” Razzlekhan, was arrested along with her husband Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein in Manhattan on Tuesday. The … Read more
Ride-hailing service Uber is taking to the air in the metropolis’ Manhattan area where users with cash to spare would soon be able to book helicopter flights to John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport through their apps. Uber on Thursday announced its Uber Copter offer, saying its flights to and from Lower Manhattan would become … Read more
