Ex-WWE superstar Enzo Amore has broken his silence about allegations he raped a woman back in October — claiming his accuser is lying and he’s working with cops in an effort to clear his name. Amore has lawyered up and his attorney issued a…
Showing posts with label Authorities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Authorities. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Monday, October 30, 2017
Paul Manafort: Former Trump Campaign Chairman Indicted By Federal Authorities
Greasy political operative and rejected Goodfellas extra Paul Manafort has turned himself in to the FBI after being indicted on a number of federal charges.
The indictments against Manafort are the first to result from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Manafort’s former business associate Rick Gates was also charged this morning.
Mueller obtained grand jury indictments on Friday, but until today, it was not known which members of the Trump campaign would be instructed to turn themselves over to authorities.
The indictments are set to be unsealed momentarily.
Manafort joined the Trump campaign in March of 2016.
Three months later, Manafort, Donald Trump Jr., and Jared Kushner met with Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya, who informed them he was holding information that he claimed would prove beneficial to the efforts to sabotage Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
In August of 2016, Manafort’s ties to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych became a source of controversy, as it was revealed that he had illegally received $ 12.7 million in off-the-books funds from the Party of Regions.
That same week, Manafort resigned from the campaign.
Details regarding the charges against Manafort and Gates are unknown at this time.
Several media outlets are reporting that they’ve reached out to both men’s attorneys for comment, but have received no response.
Whatever the case, the indictments signal the start of a new phase in Mueller’s investigation of the Trump campaign.
At the heart of the investigation is the question of whether or not Trump’s firing of former FBI director James Comey amounts to obstruction of justice.
Mueller is taking a wide-ranging approach to the matter, probing the Trump campaign’s financial dealings with Russia in order to determine if the president and his team had incentive to try and silence Comey.
In July, the FBI raided Manafort’s Alexandria, Virginia, seizing a number of financial and tax documents.
We will have further details about this developing story as more information becomes available.
UPDATE: The Manafort and Gates indictments have been unsealed. We niw know that the charges include “conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false and misleading FARA statements, false statements, and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.”
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Kevin Hart Extortion Case, Authorities Now Confident They"ll Catch the Culprits
Authorities who are on the hunt for the Kevin Hart extortionists now believe they will catch the culprits … based on a treasure trove of evidence they’ve just seized. TMZ broke the story, search warrants have already been executed and now we know…
Monday, September 11, 2017
Blac Chyna & Rob Kardashian, Authorities Move in to Protect Baby Dream
The L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services is concerned about the well-being of Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian’s baby … so much so they’ve gone to court to make sure she’s protected. TMZ has learned the Dept. has gone to L.A. County…
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Mel B Says Abuse by Husband Stephen Belafonte Seen By Many, Authorities Not Called
Mel B says she has been the victim of horrific brutality at the hands of husband Stephen Belafonte for nearly a decade, and lots of people around her saw her injuries but it appears most of them bought her stories that made no sense. TMZ broke the…
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