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☆ Meet Allison Greenfield, the law clerk driving Trump bonkers at his fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

In Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, however, his attorneys have spent a disproportionate amount of time — and ire — on Allison Greenfield, the judge's principal law clerk. Notes and whispersDuring the trial, Greenfield is quiet. AP Photo/Seth WenigBecause of the enormous public interest in the Trump trial, it's held in the New York civil court's large ceremonial courtroom. AdvertisementEarly in the trial, Engoron issued a gag order forbidding Trump — and later his attorneys — from disparaging his staff, including Greenfield, citing numerous threats. A New York Law Department representative said a list of her cases was "not readily available."

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☆ Alfredo Martinez, Who Fused Art World and Underworld, Dies at 56
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Alex Traub | More About Alex Traub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Alfredo Martinez lived on New York City’s margins, a squatter who shook off one eviction after another. He was an artist who usually lacked a gallery and sometimes put on exhibits in a storage locker. Yet Mr. Martinez was also a player in the world capital of culture and media. Mr. Martinez synthesized those qualities into an idiosyncratic strategy as a bohemian provocateur: Use prison to supercharge an art career. He did that in the early 2000s, after he pleaded guilty to art forgery.

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☆ Let the guessing game begin! Elon Musk's cryptic Twitter CEO tweet drives speculation — and plenty of joke theories
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk offered few clues about Twitter's next CEO, besides that "she" will take over in weeks. The cryptic post drove plenty of people on Musk's platform to suggest possible contenders. One serious guess came from tech journalist Kara Swisher, who laid out her case and observations in a Twitter thread. An NBCUniversal spokesperson told Insider that Yaccarino was preparing for the Upfronts, an event where media companies pitch advertisers. Guesses included famous tech names, some quickly debunkedYou didn't have to look far on Twitter to see some famous tech names like Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Mayer, or Susan Wojcicki being floated.

☆ A gag order for Donald Trump is 'extremely likely' once he's before a judge, legal expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But once he's arraigned, it's "extremely likely" he'll be put under a gag order, one expert said. But the judge is likely to issue a gag order on the lawyers from both sides, along with Trump, he said. If there's a gag order, Levin said Trump will be "very limited" in what he's able to say, even if there may be proxies who speak for him. Former Indiana Attorney General Jeff Modisett said he also expected that a judge could narrowly craft a gag order that could survive an appeal. "Theoretically, a litigant who breaks a gag order could be thrown in jail," he said.

☆ Infamous fake German heiress Anna Sorokin wins contempt case against ex-lawyer after landing guest speaking gig with Harvard MBA students
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Jordan Hart | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, reportedly spoke with a class of MBA students at Harvard University on Feb. 14. Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, confirmed to Insider that this semester she was set to make a virtual live appearance in front of MBA students at the top business school on February 14. In September, the 32-year-old spoke at an "Intro to Reporting" class for Columbia University students from her ICE detention facility. In September, the 32-year-old filed a lawsuit against Thomas for an alleged court order violation over transferring Sorokin's court files. In January, Harvard MBA students had the chance to hear from another unconventional source.

☆ Infamous fake German heiress Anna Sorokin plans to speak with Harvard MBA students
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Jordan Hart | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, is preparing to speak with a class of MBA students at Harvard University. Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, confirmed to Insider that this semester she is set to make a virtual live appearance in front of MBA students at the top business school on February 14. In September, the 32-year-old spoke at an "Intro to Reporting" class for Columbia University students from her ICE detention facility. She pretended to be a German heiress and sought to bilk banks and other institutions for money in order to build a project she called the Anna Delvey Foundation. In January, Harvard MBA students had the chance to hear from another unconventional source.

☆ George Santos' ex-roommate called him 'the Anna Delvey of Queens' for lying his way into Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

George Santos' former roommate compared him to the fraudster Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey. Sorokin was jailed in 2019 after posing as a heiress to gain access to New York's social elite. "George Santos is whoever you want him to be at whatever time you want him to be. I called him the Anna Delvey of Queens," said Gregory Morey-Parker, speaking to CBS News. Delvy is the name Sorokin used while enacting her con.

☆ I styled Anna Sorokin while she was on house arrest. She was way funnier than her 'Inventing Anna' character, and her taste in fashion and art is incredible.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He styled Anna Sorokin for an interview from her home, where she is on house arrest. Anna Sorokin, or Anna Delvey, as she was known as in her scamming days, is different from the character on "Inventing Anna." At the time, I had watched only the first half of "Inventing Anna" — just bits and pieces here and there. When we got there, there was a whole glam team of makeup artists and hairstylists who got to work on Anna and Kenneth. Pop culture has the ability to make anyone into an entire brand, and Anna has pop culture's attention.

☆ Send Sam Bankman-Fried to prison, Elon Musk suggests, while Binance's boss calls him a 'master manipulator'. 8 top figures weigh in on the disgraced FTX founder.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Zahra Tayeb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is racking up critics after the implosion of his crypto exchange. Here's what top voices like Elon Musk, Bill Ackman and Binance boss CZ have said, in 8 top quotes. Now the crypto CEO is under fire from all sides, from Elon Musk and Bill Ackman to "Shark Tank" investor Mark Cuban. Given that, the crypto exchange boss said he feels like the mainstream media has given Bankman-Fried softball interviews. The crypto bull believes Bankman-Fried will probably end up in jail, but doesn't think he was acting alone.

☆ Anna Sorokin says Sam Bankman-Fried's media apology tour is a scam: 'He's just trying to save himself'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sam Bankman-Fried has been on a media apology tour following the collapse of his crypto firm. Convicted scammer Anna Sorokin (AKA Anna Delvey) thinks "he's just trying to save himself." 'He's just looking for pity'Through his media interviews, Bankman-Fried is trying to cultivate a more innocent image in the public eye, Sorokin speculated. Sorokin acknowledged that Bankman-Fried's narrative that he was blindsided, rather than willfully preying on FTX's customers, may be legitimate. "I don't know which one is worse — that he actually was not in control, or if he's trying to cover it up now.

☆ Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin is hosting exclusive invite-only dinner parties at her Manhattan apartment while on house arrest
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Con artist Anna Sorokin is making her way back into the NYC social scene by hosting dinner parties in her apartment, Eater reports. Sorokin was released from ICE custody in October, but remains under house arrest in her Manhattan apartment. Sorokin, now 31, is currently under house arrest in her East Village apartment, but the ankle monitor hasn't stopped her from hosting invite-only dinner parties, Fortune reports. Sorokin is required to wear an ankle monitor during her house arrest, but it hasn't stopped her from expressing her fashion sense. The former fake heiress will remain under house arrest, which includes a social media ban, until her battle with ICE to remain in the US is settled.

☆ Equifax fired at least two dozen employees after it used its own tool to suss out if workers had a second job
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Four of the big six US banks (JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo) all report their Q3 earnings today. Our friends over at Markets Insider will have the immediate reaction to all the revenue numbers as they're posted. That's clearly the message at Equifax, which fired at least 24 workers for secretly having second jobs, Insider reported Thursday. "I'm not sure how Equifax can be trusted with data when it uses it to spy on its own employees," an Equifax employee told Insider. Read our full story on how Equifax used its own tool to figure out if employees were working second jobs.

☆ Anna Sorokin, of 'Inventing Anna' fame, goes out and about for the first time since release from jail
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Anna Sorokin was released from ICE custody Friday and went out for the first time Wednesday to see her parole officer. Although she is under house arrest and banned from social media, Sorokin says 'wait and see' what's next for her. Sorokin's exploits prompted a Netflix series, "Inventing Anna," released in February 2022. She was taken to the FBI's lower Manhattan headquarters to complete paperwork before arriving at a residential building in the East Village, the New York Post reports. Sorokin gained infamy thanks to a 2018 New York Magazine piece detailing her crimes, which was followed by a 2022 Netflix series titled "Inventing Anna."

☆ Anna Sorokin: Real-life 'Inventing Anna' released from jail
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Anna Sorokin, the fake heiress Netflix’s “Inventing Anna” is based on, was released from ICE detention on Friday. The judge’s ruling also said ICE may use an ankle monitor to keep tabs on Sorokin. A spokesman for ICE said Sorokin was being released Friday after the judge’s ruling. Sorokin was released from jail in February 2021 after serving nearly four years on theft and larceny charges. Earlier this year an attorney representing Sorokin told NBC News that he feared her deportation when he couldn’t reach her, but word later emerged that she was still in ICE custody.

Kardashian, who is reportedly worth $1.8 billion, agreed to pay $1.26 million to settle the charges over a promotion on Meta 's Instagram for EthereumMax's crypto asset, the SEC said. She will also cooperate with an ongoing investigation, and has agreed to not promote crypto securities for three years, the regulator added. Kardashian had already felt regulatory heat over her EthereumMax promo, which she posted on Instagram in June of last year. She started the post by asking her approximately 250 million Instagram followers, "ARE YOU INTO CRYPTO??? Her failure to disclose the payment was a violation of federal securities laws, the SEC said.

☆ Legal consequences are murky for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after he flew migrants to Martha's Vineyard
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Former federal prosecutors say criminal laws may have been broken during the transport of migrants. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyFormer federal prosecutors say Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may have broken criminal laws when he sent Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard. Levin said one possibility is human trafficking laws, even though he said those statutes are intended for cases of sex trafficking or human trafficking for profit. "Whether a federal prosecutor's office or a state prosecutor's office is going to go forward with that kind of charge against a sitting governor, we'll see," she said.

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