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Ex-White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets

August 30, 2026 World Justice News 0

A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to pay more than $172,000 (£127,000) for using inside information to bet on Donald Trump’s speeches. Gabriel Perez was found to have made trades concerning what the […]

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US special forces soldier charged with Polymarket betting on Nicolas Maduro raid

April 24, 2026 World Justice News 0

A US special forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Nicolas Maduro has been charged with allegedly betting on the raid. Gannon Ken Van Dyke used his access to classified information to make […]

Logan Paul accused of misleading fans over crypto investments

November 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

Logan Paul, the massively popular social media personality, is facing fresh questions over his cryptocurrency dealings amid ongoing concerns he may have profited from misleading fans. The BBC has seen new evidence suggesting he promoted […]

Billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading

January 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

UK billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns Tottenham Hotspur football club, has pleaded guilty to insider trading in a US court. Lewis, 86, was accused of passing on information about his companies to his […]

Joe Lewis: Tottenham Hotspur owner charged over alleged insider trading

July 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis has been charged in the US with hatching a “brazen insider trader scheme”. New York prosecutors accuse the billionaire of tipping off friends, associates and employees with non-public information about […]

Richard Burr: US senator probed for alleged insider trading

March 31, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US justice department is investigating alleged insider trading by lawmakers who sold stocks just before the coronavirus pandemic sparked a major market downturn, according to US media. Republican Senator Richard Burr is said to […]

Coronavirus: US Senators face calls to resign over ‘insider trading’

March 21, 2020 World Justice News 0

Four US senators are under scrutiny over claims they used insider knowledge about the impending coronavirus crisis to sell shares before prices plummeted. Republicans Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler face calls to quit after selling […]

Christopher Collins: Congressman accused of insider trading

August 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

A US congressman has been accused of using inside information to make illicit stock trades. Christopher Collins, 68, allegedly told his son to sell shares in a pharmaceutical company before news of a failed trial […]

Bitcoin Cash deals frozen as insider trading is probed

December 20, 2017 World Justice News 0

One of the US’s leading crypto-currency exchanges is carrying out an insider trading investigation. Coinbase fears its own workers may have exploited its move into Bitcoin Cash – a spin-off of the original Bitcoin. The […]

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Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

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Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

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All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]