A Los Angeles federal jury cleared Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk of all charges in an alleged murder-for-hire plot, but federal prosecutors say they will get another chance when his racketeering trial begins in October. Durk Devontay Banks, the 32-year-old rapper known as Lil Durk, walked away from every count against him Friday after three […] The post Federal jury acquits rapper Lil Durk in Los Angeles murder-for-hire case, but a second trial looms appeared first on American Almanac .
A Los Angeles federal jury cleared Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk of all charges in an alleged murder-for-hire plot, but federal prosecutors say they will get another chance when his racketeering trial begins in October. Durk Devontay Banks, the 32-year-old rapper known as Lil Durk, walked away from every count against him Friday after three days of jury deliberation, CBS News reported . The charges, conspiracy, stalking resulting in death, and murder for hire, carried a potential life sentence. The jury rejected all of them. The verdict did not end the case entirely. Two co-defendants, Deandre "OTF Dede" Wilson and David "Browneyez" Lindsey, were convicted on stalking-related charges, including conspiracy to commit stalking,…Open
Anand Shah, a Prospect Park councilman, has pleaded guilty to racketeering and money laundering for his role in an illegal gambling operation linked to the Lucchese crime family, forcing his resignation and a lifetime ban from holding public office in New Jersey. Shah’s downfall came after prosecutors revealed he ran an illegal gambling ring across […] The post New Jersey councilman Anand Shah pleads guilty, banned from public office over gambling ring with mob ties appeared first on American Almanac .
Anand Shah, a Prospect Park councilman, has pleaded guilty to racketeering and money laundering for his role in an illegal gambling operation linked to the Lucchese crime family, forcing his resignation and a lifetime ban from holding public office in New Jersey. Shah’s downfall came after prosecutors revealed he ran an illegal gambling ring across several New Jersey counties, pocketing nearly $1 million over six years. The operation, which spanned Morris, Passaic, and Bergen counties from 2017 to 2023, relied on backroom poker games and a network of subagents, with Shah collecting over $900,000 in “rakes”, the cut taken from each game. Authorities said Shah didn’t just break the law for personal gain. He used a significant…Open
Indictment accuses 28-year-old Ian Nathaniel Grice of interstate travel in aid of a racketeering enterprise and arson.
AI:Tennessee resident Ian Nathaniel Grice has been indicted on federal charges including arson and interstate travel in aid of a racketeering enterprise following an incident in Florida. The 28-year-old faces prosecution for what authorities characterize as politically motivated destruction, marking another instance where ideological extremism is driving criminal activity across state lines.Open
Live: Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the former head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, is sentenced in federal court on criminal enterprise and racketeering charges.
Miles Guo was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on June 29 in a Manhattan Federal courtroom. Outside the courthouse, hundreds of his supporters gathered, waiting for a man who had tried to delay his sentencing by claiming illness. To those he defrauded, he will forever be the man who promoted fraudulent cryptocurrencies and […] The post Rise and Fall of Miles Guo: Bannon’s Former Chum Gets 30 Years in $1 Billion Fraud appeared first on StoneZone .
Miles Guo was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on June 29 in a Manhattan Federal courtroom. Outside the courthouse, hundreds of his supporters gathered, waiting for a man who had tried to delay his sentencing by claiming illness. To those he defrauded, he will forever be the man who promoted fraudulent cryptocurrencies and investment schemes on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast and who was now ordered to forfeit $889 million in proceeds from his illegal schemes. To his followers, Guo was a fearless fighter against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In private, quite the opposite. According to reporting by Art Voice , the man who built a public empire denouncing communism was heard praising the CCP in…Open
The fallout from the Teamsters ' affiliation with organized crime in the 20th Century is poised to end after President Trump's prosecutors agreed to cease federal monitorship of the union. Why it matters: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been subject to oversight since 1989, when it signed a consent decree aimed at eliminating the mob's influence in the union. - "Being the general president of the Teamsters, if I even think it, they want to indict me over it," Teamsters president Sean O'Brien joked on his podcast in early 2025 about the union's lingering image. Driving the news: The Teamsters and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday filed a joint motion to end the monitorship. -…
Michael Franzese, who served as a capo in the Colombo crime family, joins “Jesse Weber Live” in Las Vegas to talk about the mobbed-up history of Sin City. The reformed racketeer says the place was more efficiently run back in the heyday of organized crime. #LasVegas #MichaelFranzese #Crime "Jesse Weber Live" brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpected take on the day’s headlines, diving into the biggest stories through the lens of legal expertise.
Trump’s war on Iran, Max says, was engineered by Israel-linked power brokers, not “America First” logic.
The ceasefire was sabotaged in Lebanon, the MAGA coalition is cracking, and the entire Trump orbit looks captured by a foreign policy racketeering operation.Open
