Yesterday
High-risk junkets accounted for 14pc of Star’s revenues for five years
Documents filed with the Federal Court show the casino giant admitting high-roller trips which raised money-laundering issues were a huge part of its business.
This Month
Sexual predator or #MeToo ‘poster boy’? Weinstein retrial nears end
The majority-female jury is expected to start deliberations at some point on Wednesday, inheriting a case that was seen as a watershed five years ago.
Colorado attack suspect’s family being held for deportation
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said officials were looking into whether the family of Mohamed Soliman was involved in the June 1 attack.
Suspect yelled ‘Free Palestine’ before Colorado firebomb attack
Several people were injured after the incident in Boulder in which a man targeted a peaceful pro-Israel demonstration.
May
Ex-Goldman banker gets two-year prison sentence in 1MDB case
Tim Leissner pleaded guilty in 2018 for his involvement in a multibillion-dollar scandal involving Malaysia’s sovereign fund 1MDB.
Kidnappings, severed finger: Violent crime sweeps crypto industry
A new trend of physical violence around the world is targeting the industry as the largely unregulated currency surges in value.
Trump pardons reality-show couple convicted of $56m fraud
The pardon is the latest instance of the president using his clemency power to settle grievances over what he calls the political weaponisation of the justice system.
Another suspect arrested in bitcoin kidnapping and torture case
The man, who has connections to Switzerland and Miami, has been identified as William Duplessie, 33. He had spent days negotiating his surrender with police.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘kidnapped aide’ in plot to kill rapper Kid Cudi
Capricorn Clark’s account of violence launched the third week of testimony at the hip-hop mogul’s Manhattan federal sex-trafficking trial.
Police say final toll from Liverpool attack is 65 people injured
A 53-year-old UK man has been charged with attempted murder after driving his minivan into a crowd of soccer fans celebrating Liverpool’s premiership victory.
Four still ‘very, very ill’ after car ploughs into Liverpool crowd
Police believe the incident, in a packed city centre, was isolated and not an act of terrorism, but have not said why or how a man was able to drive at crowds.
Suspected killer of Jewish diplomats posted ‘armed action’ manifesto
Pro-Palestinian activist Elias Rodriguez has been charged over the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington who were about to be engaged.
Abuse, blackmail: ‘Diddy’ jurors told of dark side of star’s relationship
Sean Combs’ former girlfriend is testifying about the underside of a relationship that played out publicly of the couple on red carpets and at celebrity events.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend says ‘freak offs’ became a job
Singer Cassie told Coombs’ sex-trafficking trial that the star forced her into elaborate sexual marathons with male sex workers, which he called “freak offs”.
‘I need to live’: Kim Kardashian testifies at Paris robbery trial
The celebrity said she was bound, gagged and feared for her life during the 2016 jewellery heist that raised questions about flaunting personal wealth online.
‘Kidnapping, drugs, sex crimes’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial begins
Lawyers for the three-time Grammy winner say prosecutors are wrongly trying to make a crime out of a party-loving lifestyle that may have been indulgent, but not illegal.
Return to Alcatraz: Trump wants to reopen historic prison
The president’s directive to rebuild and reopen the long-closed penitentiary is the latest salvo in his effort to overhaul how federal prisoners are locked up.
April
‘Grandpa robbers’ go on trial for $14m Kardashian heist
The reality TV star and entrepreneur was tied up and held at gunpoint at a luxury residence in Paris nearly a decade ago.
Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre has died
The victims’ advocate accused the royal of abuse as part of the sex-trafficking allegations against Jeffrey Epstein.
Dutton to create a child sex offender register
The 12-month sex offender register trial is part of a $750 million package from the Coalition, as it tries to shift the election campaign’s focus to law and order.