New Jersey real estate investor and social media personality Cesar Humberto Pina, known online as “Flipping NJ,” pleaded guilty Thursday to four federal crimes arising from a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme, laundering drug proceeds and bribing a local...
Frank Carone, an advisor and chief of staff to New York City’s former Mayor Eric Adams, pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges related to a bribery scheme involving migrant housing. The Gothamist reports Carone, his brother Anthony Carone, and Chinese...
A Michigan real estate developer was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for bribing a mayor with cash and home renovations in exchange for obtaining tax-foreclosed properties from the mayor’s city. According to court documents, Shady Awad provided Richard...
A former government official in Newark, New Jersey, admitted to his role in a bribery conspiracy where he rewarded local business owners with the acquisition and redevelopment of city-owned properties after receiving cash and gifts. Carmelo G. Garcia served as deputy...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify at his own impeachment trial, which centers on his relationship with real estate developer Nate Paul, a friend and political donor. According to a report in TheHill.com, Paxton’s trial begins Sept. 5 within the Texas...
Fed Holds Rates at 3.75%–4.00% as Two Officials Call for Another Hike
