The former chief financial officer and treasurer of the National Rifle Association on Friday testified that he was paid $30,000 a month after stepping down from his job for what the New York attorney general claims was a bogus consulting gig for the gun rights group, which also awarded a $1.36 million contract to his ex-girlfriend's company.
Counsel for a former Vitol oil trader accused of funneling bribes to Mexican and Ecuadorian officials to secure over $500 million in state contracts on Friday told a New York federal jury that he was just following orders in what he believed to be legitimate business dealings, as the latest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial got underway.
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday rested his defense case in the civil trial over New York Attorney General Letitia James' claims that he defrauded banks and insurers for years by lying about his wealth, while both sides scrapped over last-minute documentary evidence and expert testimony as the 2½-month bench trial nears its end.