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An attorney for the Banc of California told a judge today that his client is seeking a default judgment against the former son-in-law of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman for allegedly defrauding the institution on a loan, and court papers show the amount sought is more than $750,000.

Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have pleaded not guilty to tax evasion and other federal charges. The “Chrisley Knows Best” stars entered the pleas at an initial court appearance Wednesday. The 12-count indictment also accuses the pair of conspiracy, bank fraud and wire fraud.

A haggard-looking Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of mortgage fraud, falsifying business records and conspiracy and scheme to defraud in Manhattan court Thursday.

The pugilistic and embattled attorney Michael Avenatti pleaded not guilty Tuesday to defrauding his most famous client, porn star Stormy Daniels, and seized the spotlight to toss a barb at President Donald Trump. Avenatti barely spoke during his three appearances before federal judges in New York, except to answer a few procedural questions.

Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, was charged Wednesday with ripping her off. Federal prosecutors in New York City say Avenatti used a doctored document to divert about $300,000 that Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal, then used the money...

Porn actress Stormy Daniels has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that accused her former lawyer of colluding with President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to have her deny having an affair with Trump.

Trade talks between the U.S. and China broke up Friday with no agreement, hours after President Donald Trump more than doubled tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports. Trump asserted on Twitter that there was “no need to rush” to get a deal between the world’s two biggest economies and later added that the tariffs “may or may not be...

The U.S. hiked tariffs against Chinese imported goods yet again, bringing duties from 10% on $200 billion to 25% on $250 billion worth of goods. Industries reliant on trade between the US and China says they will have to pass the higher fees onto U.S. consumers.

Michael Cohen took a last swipe at President Donald Trump while reporting to federal prison Monday to start a three-year sentence for crimes including tax evasion and campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made to protect his former boss. Cohen, who turned on Trump last summer after a decade as his personal lawyer, fixer and “take a bullet” loyalist,...

Former Donald Trump fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen arrived at the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, New York, to serve his three-year prison sentence—but not before taking a few slaps at Trump and his administration.

Attorney Michael Avenatti is expected to be arraigned Monday on charges that he stole millions of dollars from clients, cheated on his taxes and lied to investigators.

In a story published Sunday by the Los Angeles Times, Avenatti is accused of hiding a check for $2.5 million from Alexis Gardner – who he represented in a settlement case with Whiteside.

Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged in a 36-count federal indictment alleging he stole millions of dollars from clients, did not pay his taxes, committed bank fraud and lied in bankruptcy proceedings.

Michael Avenatti is insistent that “justice will be done” after facing fraud charges Monday in federal court in California, a week after the attorney famous for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in legal battles against President Donald Trump was arrested in New York....
After a brief hearing in the Orange County city of Santa Ana, Avenatti said he has long represented...

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under sentencing guidelines. Manafort, sitting in a wheelchair as he deals with complications from gout, had no visible reaction as he heard the 47-month sentence. While...

Legal observers were surprised by the relatively light, 47-month sentence received Thursday by President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who was convicted in August on charges of tax and bank fraud. “As a former prosecutor, I’m embarrassed,” said NBC News/MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner, speaking Thursday on MSNBC. “As an American, I’m upset … I am just as...

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has not shown remorse or taken responsibility for his crimes, federal prosecutors said in a court filing two days ahead of his sentencing hearing. Prosecutors with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office said Tuesday that Manafort “blames everyone from the Special Counsel’s Office to his Ukrainian clients for his own criminal choices.”

Paul Manafort, the longtime political consultant who once led Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, asked a federal judge for leniency Monday as he faces the potential of spending the rest of his life in prison in criminal cases stemming from the Russia investigation. In a new court filing, Manafort’s attorneys described the 69-year-old as a victim of circumstance, prosecuted by special...

Federal prosecutors filed papers in court alleging former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort violated his previous plea deal.