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Halim admitted to shooting Malcolm X, but he insisted his co-defendants were not involved. Prosecutors believed Aziz and Islam had been used as muscle for the Nation of Islam, Black Muslims' predominant organization. Malcolm X, reviled by some white leaders for embracing "any means necessary" in the fight for civil rights, had had had a falling out with the group just before he was assassinated, after a trip to Mecca. Malcolm X started to soften to the concept of racial unity. In early 2020, as Netflix began streaming the documentary series, "Who Killed Malcolm X?"

☆ Right-wing operatives plead guilty to 2020 election robocall scheme
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A pair of right-wing provocateurs pleaded guilty on Monday to telecommunications fraud stemming from robocalls made shortly before the 2020 election. Jacob Wohl, 24, and Jack Burkman, 56, each pleaded guilty to one felony count, a spokesperson from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed. Both men were indicted in October 2020 on eight counts of telecommunications fraud and seven counts of bribery in connection with trying to influence voters through robocalls on Aug. 26, 2020, that contained disinformation about mail-in voting ahead of the November election. The remaining charges were dismissed Monday, according to Wohl’s attorney, Mark Wieczorek, who declined to comment on his client's guilty plea. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney James Gutierrez said Burkman and Wohl were "held accountable" for infringing on voters' rights.

☆ Ding Xuexiang: from Xi staff chief to ruling elite
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Brenda Goh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SHANGHAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday made his chief of staff, Ding Xuexiang, one of the most powerful men in China, in a move party watchers say underscores the importance Xi puts on trust and loyalty. "Ding is effectively Xi's chief-of-staff and is almost always by his side. It is clear that Xi has trusted Ding's loyalty and ability," he said. It is possible that Ding has influenced Xi to promote more technocrats to leadership positions at the ministerial and vice-ministerial level," Thomas said. In speeches this year Ding repeatedly urged party cadres to demonstrate loyalty and unity as well as rectify problems to ensure the smooth execution of the Party Congress.

☆ Trump company set for criminal trial in an off-books pay scheme
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

If convicted, the Trump Organization could be fined more than $1 million — but that's not the only potential fallout. The Trump Organization has said it did nothing wrong and that it looks forward "to having our day in court." The former Trump Organization chief financial officer must also pay nearly $2 million in taxes, penalties and interest and complete five years of probation. When the Trump Organization and Weisselberg were indicted in 2021, prosecutors called the tax scheme "sweeping and audacious" and said it was "orchestrated by the most senior executives." "The purpose of the scheme was to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was 'off the books,'" the indictment said.

☆ FBI official was warned after Jan. 6 that some in the bureau were 'sympathetic' to the Capitol rioters
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The next month, he was named deputy director, the highest-ranking official under FBI Director Christopher Wray. But sources close to the investigation have told NBC News that there have been some special agents in the country who have resisted Jan. 6 cases. Many special agents have been very proactive, while others in various field offices have engaged in half-hearted investigative efforts and seem content to let things peter out, the sources said. After receiving support from 30 former FBI special agents, Friend joined Trump’s Truth Social platform this week, where he was welcomed by Kyle Seraphin, another suspended FBI special agent who joined Truth Social and did an interview with conservative firebrand Dan Bongino after his suspension. A tip the FBI received about the Proud Boys ahead of Jan. 6, highlighted by the committee, was even starker.

☆ Former Los Angeles Angels executive sentenced to 22 years in overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A former Los Angeles Angels baseball executive was sentenced to 22 years in prison Tuesday after he was convicted of providing fentanyl-laced pills that contributed to the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. "We are very grateful to everyone who worked so hard to investigate and prosecute Eric Kay," Skaggs' family said in a statement. Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws during the second inning of the game against the Oakland Athletics on June 6, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. Mark J. Terrill / AP fileCody L. Cofer, Kay's attorney, said the former Major League Baseball executive will appeal. They said the executive dealt pills, including the "blue boys" that contributed to Skaggs' death, to multiple players at Angel Stadium. "One fentanyl pill can kill," the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Chad E. Meacham, said in a statement.

☆ Ding Xuexiang: from Shanghai party cadre to Xi gatekeeper
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Brenda Goh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Alongside China's top diplomats was Ding Xuexiang, who has risen from Communist Party cadre in Shanghai to become Xi's private secretary and gatekeeper. Ding, 60, is considered a leading candidate for promotion this month to the Politburo Standing Committee, the party's seven-member ruling echelon, despite lacking experience as a provincial-level party secretary or governor. He eventually succeeded the General Office's then-head, Li Zhanshu, who is currently China's top legislator and at 72 is expected to retire from the Standing Committee. Given the opacity of Chinese politics and Ding's roll as a background player, there is even less known about him than other leading Standing Committee prospects. In speeches this year Ding repeatedly urged party cadres to demonstrate loyalty and unity as well as rectify problems to ensure the smooth execution of the Party Congress.

☆ Michael Cohen says Trump's downfall will resemble Al Capone's: 'You're not going to get them on murder, extortion, or racketeering. You're gonna get them on tax evasion.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Cohen said he thinks Trump will get indicted on tax charges. Speaking to MSNBC, Cohen predicted Trump would face the "Al Capone effect." Capone, a notorious gangster, was indicted in 1931 on tax evasion charges. "Like the Al Capone effect, you're not going to get him on murder, extortion, racketeering. During his MSNBC appearance, Cohen commented on Trump's legal troubles and predicted that the former president would use a "playbook" — which Cohen helped create — in response to them.

☆ Michael Cohen is selling t-shirts depicting Trump in prison to 'celebrate the fall of the Mango Mussolini'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Michael Cohen is selling t-shirts depicting Trump behind bars. Cohen said the shirts were meant to "celebrate the fall of the Mango Mussolini." "BREAKING: I am excited to announce my new Mar-a-Lardo clothing line during Milan Fashion Week as we celebrate the fall of the Mango Mussolini," Cohen wrote. BREAKING: I am excited to announce my new Mar-a-Lardo clothing line during Milan Fashion Week as we celebrate the fall of the Mango Mussolini. I mean, this guy is out of his mind," Cohen quipped.

☆ Donald Trump will fight hard against Letitia James' lawsuit. Ex-AG insiders say these are his top 5 defenses.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Donald Trump has 5 ways to fight Letitia James' lawsuit, ex-NY AG prosecutors told Insider. James filed a 220-page lawsuit against Trump, his family, and the Trump Organization on Wednesday. Trump Defense No. Still, the judge must at least weigh any "I just signed what they gave me" defense, Morian said. "There's a yawning silence" from the banks Trump allegedly tricked into lending to him, he noted.

Keep up to date on the latest of Trump's legal travails, both criminal and civil, with this guide to the ever-evolving Trump docket. The Issues: Trump's real estate and golf resort business is accused of giving its executives pricey perks and benefits that were never reported as income to taxing authorities. The issues: They say Donald Trump sicced his security guards on their peaceful, legal protest outside Trump Tower in 2015. Donald Trump, right, sits with his children, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on July 23, 2014, in Washington. The Issues: Donald Trump is accused of promoting a scam multi-level marketing scheme on "The Celebrity Apprentice."

☆ New York AG Letitia James is asking the feds to investigate Trump after finding his business practices 'plausibly' violated federal law
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Sonam Sheth | C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NY AG Letitia James said her office will ask federal prosecutors to probe Trump's business practices. James' office filed a sprawling civil lawsuit against the Trumps accusing them of fraud and seeking $250 million in penalties. The AG said she believes the conduct outlined "also violates federal criminal law," including bank fraud and false statements. AG Letitia James made the announcement earlier Wednesday after filing a sprawling civil lawsuit against Trump, his three eldest children, and the Trump Organization. James on Wednesday said her office believes the conduct outlined in the civil suit "also violates federal criminal law, including issuing false statements to financial institutions and bank fraud."

☆ How Mar-a-Lago figures into New York AG Letitia James' lawsuit against Donald Trump, his business, and his children
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New York AG Letitia James said Mar-a-Lago was part of an alleged yearslong fraud scheme by Trump. Trump claimed Mar-a-Lago was worth $739 million, nearly 10 times its actual worth of $75 million, James said. In this aerial view, former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen on September 14, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. James' lawsuit brought a new intensity to just one of the many areas of legal jeopardy for the former president. In an appeal, the Justice Department said the decision would cause "irreparable harm" to efforts by the intelligence community to protect national security.

A Texas sheriff said Monday that his office has opened a criminal investigation into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ unprecedented move to send nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week. The group of mostly Venezuelan asylum-seekers were then taken to the posh Massachusetts island “for little more than a photo op or a video op, and they were unceremoniously stranded in Martha’s Vineyard,” Salazar said. Attorneys representing 30 of the 48 migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard have asked the Massachusetts attorney general and the federal government to open criminal investigations. Doug Ducey, a Republican, also began transporting migrants to Washington, D.C.Desantis sent two planes carrying migrants to Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday.

☆ From Jay-Z to Elon Musk: Inside the rise of Quinn Emanuel partner Alex Spiro, one of the lawyers helping the billionaire break out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Elon Musk has fired many lawyers but hired Alex Spiro for at least five cases, with a mixed record. But there's at least one lawyer who Musk seems to get along with: Alex Spiro. Spiro had been working behind the scenes for the billionaire when he was trying to buy Twitter. But they are hardly the "hardcore street fighters" Musk wants in a lawyer, according to a recent tweet of his. It's not clear how Spiro and Musk connected in the first place, but they seem to operate on the same wavelength.

☆ I went from doctor to venture capitalist in less than 3 years — here's how I broke into the industry without studying finance
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-22 | by ( Ellen Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here's her advice for making a career change into venture capital, as told to Ellen Nguyen. I started my career as a doctor at the NHS, then moved into consulting at McKinsey, and now I'm an early-stage investor at Octopus Ventures. I know many people think you have to have a financial background to get into venture capital, but it's not true. Here's my best advice for anyone wanting to break into venture capital. She also shares open opportunities in venture capital, and she's very transparent, which I find very helpful.

☆ October 24 trial date set for Trump Organization and its former top money man Allen Weisselberg
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-12 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Manhattan judge has set an October 24 trial date for Donald Trump's business and his former CFO. Before learning their trial date, Weisselberg and lawyers for the Trump family business first learned a string of bad, though likely expected, news. If convicted of the grand larceny charge, Weisselberg, 74, would have to serve a mandatory minimum of one year in jail; the charge allows for the unlikely maximum sentence of 15 years. Also at the prosecution table was Gary Fishman, who is leading New York Attorney General Letitia James' probe into Trump and the Trump Organization; he is cross-designated as a Manhattan prosecutor. The prosecution of Weisselberg and the Trump Organization is the only indictment to come out of Manhattan.

☆ Witter Family Office bets big on crypto, 'still believes' in blockchain technology
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-11 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sherry Pryor Witter, CEO of the Witter Family Office, said crypto and blockchain accounted for about 40% of the office's assets at their peak. "I think this is a great time to get into the better projects of crypto," said Witter, who started buying crypto tokens in 2018. A recent survey of family offices in a BNY Mellon Wealth Management and Harris poll found that 77% of family offices were exploring or investing in crypto. Family innovation Witter said innovation has always been at the heart of the Witter family. Witter admits, however, that her broader strategy of becoming a "crypto and blockchain" family office has had to shift.

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☆ Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt on why in-office work is better: 'I don't know how you build great management' virtually
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-05 | by ( Jade Scipioni | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Schmidt, who served as Google's CEO from 2001 to 2011, helped transform the then-young Silicon Valley start-up into today's $1.9 trillion global tech behemoth — and credits in-office work for much of that growth. Younger employees, particularly those between the ages of 25 and 35, can also use in-office settings to more effectively develop their management styles, Schmidt says. "If you miss out [on that] because you are sitting at home on the sofa while you're working, I don't know how you build great management. Still, Schmidt says, a largescale movement to permanently work remotely would deny at least 30 to 40 years of workplace experience. Don't miss:Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt on working with Steve Jobs, handling criticism and finding his management style

NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Two prosecutors who had been leading the Manhattan district attorney's criminal probe into former U.S. President Donald Trump and his business practices have resigned, the district attorney's office said on Wednesday. Neither the Trump Organization nor its lawyer Alan Futerfas immediately responded to requests for comment. The criminal probe resulted last July in tax fraud charges against the Trump Organization and its longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg. A new grand jury was convened in September to examine how the Trump Organization valued its assets. Pomerantz, a former federal prosecutor, had been on leave from the law firm Paul Weiss while working on the Trump probe.

☆ Trump family member had 'personal' relationship with dossier author Christopher Steele, report says — it may have been Ivanka
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-09 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ivanka Trump is a senior White House advisor, as is her husband, Jared Kushner. "They suggest Ivanka Trump and Steele stayed in touch via emails over the next several years. In one 2008 exchange they discussed dining together in New York at a restaurant just blocks from Trump Tower." "He stated that if anything he was favorably disposed toward the Trump family before he began his research because he had visited a Trump family member at Trump Tower and 'been friendly' with [the family member] for some years," according to the report, which redacted the name of the Trump relative. "He described their relationship as 'personal' and said that he once gifted a family tartan to the family member," the report said.

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