Trump just got a huge 62% discount on his bond. That's extremely rare, legal experts say.

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Former president Donald Trump speaks to the media after a pre-trial hearing at Criminal Court on March 25, 2024 in New York City.

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A millennial who'd bought 3 houses got scammed out of $60,000 buying her fourth — and it's more common than you might think

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The FBI reported that $350,328,166 was lost in real-estate scams in 2021.

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An AI-generated rat with a giant penis highlights a growing crisis of fake science that's plaguing the publishing business

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This AI-generated figure from a scientific paper seems... off. (Green annotations were added by Business Insider.)

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The 6 Reasons Prosecutors Want Sam Bankman-Fried to Spend 40-50 Years in Prison

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Prosecutors in New York asked a court on Friday to sentence crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for defrauding crypto investors and extracting billions of dollars from his companies

A Jacksonville Jaguars ex-employee was given 78 months in prison after stealing $22 million that his lawyers said he later lost on Draft Kings and FanDuel

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Jacksonville Jaguars fans cheer during an NFL game against the Indianapolis Colts at EverBank Field on October 15, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Jacksonville Jaguars fans cheer during an NFL game against the Indianapolis Colts at EverBank Field on October 15, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida.

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A con artist told George Santos and Danny Masterson that he could get their criminal charges dropped for a price, prosecutors say

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George Santos, left, and Danny Masterson, right, were targeted in the scheme.

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Scammers Sent Fake iPhones 'For Repair' to Get $3 Million in Authentic Phones From Apple

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Two men in Maryland who sent thousands of counterfeit iPhones to Apple for repairs to get authentic replacement iPhones in return were found guilty by a federal jury on Tuesday, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. The men now face up to 20 years in prison.

Billionaire Joe Lewis says he's 'embarrassed' by knowingly committing securities fraud after pleading guilty to the crime

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Joe Lewis, owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, arrives at Manhattan Federal court.

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A woman raised $42,000 on GoFundMe saying she was a victim of a brick attack. Police allege she lied.

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Police said Roda Osman told another woman to set up a GoFundMe page for her recovery.
Police said Roda Osman told another woman to set up a GoFundMe page for her recovery.

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INTERPOL Arrests 3,500 Suspects in Sweeping Cybercrime Operation

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Interpol, an international police organization, has arrested nearly 3,500 people allegedly connected to cybercrime in a sweeping operation announced on Tuesday.

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