A Vietnamese tycoon is scrambling to raise $9B to avoid execution

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Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (C) at a court in Ho Chi Minh city on April 11, 2024.
Truong My Lan saw her bid to appeal a death sentence rejected by a court in Vietnam.

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Eric Adams has the SCOTUS supermajority to thank as he challenges his bribery charge

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrives for his arraignment outside Manhattan Federal Court on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Manhattan, New York.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted, Tells FBI He Forgot His Phone Passcode

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams talks to the press outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor of New York City, on September 26, 2024.

A pandemic fraud trial took a 'mob movie' twist when a juror got a bag filled with $120,000 in cash

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The Diana E. Murphy federal courthouse in Minneapolis, MN.

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A retired US Navy 4-star admiral arrested in connection with an alleged bribery scheme

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Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke, 62, was arrested in connection with an alleged bribery scheme.

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A top US admiral got a $500,000 job for steering a firm a sole-source contract, prosecutors allege

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Adm. Robert P. Burke, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, gives remarks during the opening ceremony for Exercise Obangame Express, March 19, 2021.
Robert P. Burke, the former commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa, was charged by federal prosecutions in a bribery case.

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Rep. Henry Cuellar's indictment has the GOP comparing him to George Santos. Here's what to know about the Texas Democrat's bribery scandal.

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Rep. Henry Cuellar at a hearing on Capitol Hill last month.
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas at a hearing on Capitol Hill last month.

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A top Democrat's indictment could be a game-changer for 2 troublesome allies seeking US fighter jets

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Sen. Bob Menendez, left, and Sen. Ben Cardin on Capitol Hill in April 2018.

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How Nadine Arslanian went from relative obscurity to the center of Bob Menendez's political corruption scandal

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How Nadine Arslanian went from relative obscurity to the center of Bob Menendez's political corruption scandal

Gold bars, cash found in home of senator charged with bribery

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 Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is facing federal charges of bribery. The three-term lawmaker faced similar accusations in 2017, costing him his position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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