US attorney
How Two Former Employees Scammed Amazon Out Of $10 Million
Two former Amazon employees pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud against the company.
The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Fired by Trump Was Investigating Health Secretary Tom Price, Report Says
Preet Bharara was apparently looking into the controversial stock trades Price made during his time as a Georgia congressman.
How the Feds Blew a Case Against an Alleged South American Drug Money Launderer
Experts and former drug warriors say the debacle represents a stunning blow against the US government's efforts to punish those who profit from the global drug trade.
Why Did the Feds Bust Rentboy?
Last week's raid of the gay escort site led to accusations that the authorities were motivated by homophobia or simply wasting resources.
How an FBI Informant Sent a Radical Environmentalist to Prison, and How He Got Out Again
The true story of a failed bomb plot, an 18-year-old informant, and a massive fuck-up by the US government.
One of the Most Powerful Politicians in New York Just Got Arrested for Corruption
On Thursday, Sheldon Silver, who has been state assembly speaker for two decades, turned himself in to the FBI.
How the FBI Busted Someone Trying to Buy the Deadly Poison from 'Breaking Bad'
Cheng Le got busted by a narc operating on the dark web.
The Feds Are Suing New York City Because Rikers Island Is a Hellhole
US Attorney Preet Bharara says Mayor Bill de Blasio is taking too long to reform the notoriously horrific collection of jails.
Master Painter Accused of Forging Rothko, Pollock, and Others in $33 Million Art Scam
Artist Pei Shen Qian, who remains at large, has been implicated with two Spanish brothers in a sophisticated hustle in New York.
Wall Street Brokers Caught Bribing Venezuelan Banker
A federal indictment details an elaborate conspiracy to make a killing trading bonds for Venezuela's development bank.