XRP soars as Ripple Labs fined just 6% of SEC's request The token has climbed 23% after a federal judge dealt its issuer, Ripple Labs Inc., a softer blow than investors had feared. Fortune · Aug 8, 2024
SEC vs Ripple Case Ends With $125M Penalty; Experts Pick Their Winner A judge has finally put an end to the nearly four-year-long legal fight between the SEC and Ripple, with the latter being ordered to pay $125 million in civil penalties – a figure much lower than the regulator's $2 billion demand. International Business Times · Aug 8, 2024
Judge rules Terra ‘stablecoin’ and other tokens are securities in victory for the SEC and departure from Ripple case The doomed crypto project created by Do Kwon still faces fraud-related charges. Fortune · Dec 28, 2023
SEC drops charges against Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen in ongoing XRP litigation The case is one of the most closely watched legal battles in crypto. Fortune · Oct 19, 2023
XRP has erased almost all of its gains following the landmark SEC v. Ripple ruling. What happened? The cryptocurrency doubled in value and then almost halved in price in just one month. Fortune · Aug 23, 2023
SEC will seek to appeal the landmark Ripple decision on whether XRP is a security The agency is pushing back on a judge's ruling that programmatic sales of XRP did not represent a securities sale. Fortune · Aug 9, 2023
Steve Bannon co-conspirator jailed for over five years for ‘We Build The Wall’ fundraiser fraud A Colorado businessman convicted of fraudulently siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from an online fundraiser to build a wall along the U.S. southern border has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023
Man sentenced to prison for defrauding US border wall supporters Timothy Shea receives the longest prison sentence yet for his participation in the ‘We Build the Wall’ scheme. Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2023
Colorado businessman gets over 5 years in prison for 'We Build The Wall' fundraiser fraud A Colorado businessman convicted of fraudulently siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from an online fundraiser to build a wall along the U.S. southern border has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023
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FTC Investigates OpenAI Over Inaccurate Information From ChatGPT Plus: Few Americans support full abortion bans, a win for cryptocurrency in Ripple case, and more... Reason · Jul 14, 2023
Experts are calling the Ripple ruling a win for the industry and XRP. Here's how lawyers—and Crypto Twitter—are reacting A roundup of reactions from top lawyers and voices on Crypto Twitter. Fortune · Jul 14, 2023
Ripple’s Partial Victory Propels Cryptocurrencies To New Heights Bitcoin and other major digital assets surge as XRP ruling sparks bullish sentiment Zenger · Jul 14, 2023
Ripple effect: Coinbase and Kraken among exchanges to relist XRP after court ruling vs. SEC Following Judge Analisa Torres’s decision, the value of XRP soared more than 75%. Fortune · Jul 13, 2023
Fortune · Jul 13, 2023 Ripple's open market sales of XRP cryptocurrency aren't securities, court rules in landmark decision XRP soared as high as 30% in response, with crypto onlookers declaring an early victory.
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023 US appeals court rejects bail for Chinese businessman awaiting fraud trial A U.S. federal appeals court has rejected a bid for bail by a self-exiled Chinese businessman awaiting trial in a $1 billion fraud case
WEKU · Apr 26, 2023 Founder of the We Build The Wall group linked to Steve Bannon is sentenced to 4 years Brian Kolfage previously pleaded guilty for his role in siphoning donations a campaign that promised to help Donald Trump construct a wall along the southern U.S. border.
Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2023 Veteran sentenced to prison for US border wall fraud scheme Brian Kolfage has received a four-year sentence for pocketing donations raised to help build Donald Trump’s border wall.
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023 We Build The Wall founder sentenced to 4 years in prison The co-founder of a fundraising group linked to Steve Bannon that promised to help Donald Trump construct a wall along the southern U.S. border has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison
Reuters · Apr 20, 2023 U.S. judge denies bail to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui in fraud case An exiled Chinese businessman charged by U.S. prosecutors with leading a more than $1 billion fraud will remain in jail after a federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected a proposed $25 million bail package.
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023 Judge nixes bail for Chinese businessman in $1B fraud case A New York federal judge says a self-exiled Chinese businessman charged in a $1 billion fraud case will remain behind bars after she rejected a proposed $25 million bail package
Fortune · Mar 21, 2023 Ripple's XRP jumps 20% on hopes of beating SEC in court Ripple has been in a court battle with the SEC for more than two years.
Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022 Mistrial declared in ‘We Build the Wall’ fraud case against Bannon associate, days after holdout juror alleges ‘government witch hunt’ and liberal bias NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the case against a Steve Bannon associate accused of siphoning donations from the “We Build the Wall” fund — after a deadlocked jury said it couldn’t overcome ideological differences.
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022 'We Build The Wall' trial ends in mistrial; jury deadlocked The trial of a Colorado businessman on charges that he ripped off thousands of donors who contributed to a campaign to build a wall along the southern United States border has ended in a mistrial after jurors deadlocked
Reason · Jun 7, 2022 Court Rejects RICO and Fraud Claims Against Reputation Management Company From Murrey v. Minc, decided Friday by Judge Analisa Torres (S.D.N.Y.): Plaintiff pro se, Stewart Murrey, brings claims against Defendants Aaron Minc, Minc Law, Domingo J. Rivera, Rivera Law Group, PLC, PRVT L.L.C., Elizabeth Jordan, Internet Reputation Control, Anthony Will, Digital Revolution LLC, Brandyourself.com, Inc., Tom Vitolo, Christian Tyron, and…