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Judge Dismisses Charges Against NJ Insurance Exec Norcross

In a prosecution that local news outlets had called “stunning,” a New Jersey judge has made an equally stunning dismissal of corruption and racketeering charges against insurance executive and Democratic power broker George Norcross III and five co-defendants New Jersey …

Norcross Defense Team Pans Racketeering Case as ‘Crime Thriller With No Crime’

Lawyers for New Jersey insurance executive and political power broker George Norcross III say the state’s 111-page indictment against him and others for alleged racketeering is a “crime thriller with no crime.” In calling for dismissal of the charges, Norcross …

Musk Beats Suit Over Promoting Dogecoin ‘Pyramid Scheme’

Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming they pumped up the price of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin into a $258 billion “pyramid scheme.” Investors who lost tens of thousands of dollars investing in the cryptocurrency faulted Musk …

Florida Injury Attorney Begins Prison Time for Defrauding Former Players in NFL Lawsuit

A Florida injury attorney who led a class-action lawsuit on behalf of former NFL players, then defrauded his clients out of millions of dollars, is in federal prison after he was sentenced to 14 years. Phillip Timothy Howard, 62, who …