Criminal charges

Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, is expected to pay fines totalling $US4.3 billion ($6.6 billion) and its chief is planning to step down, a US media report said on Tuesday.In a deal with US authorities that could allow…

Peter Dutton has called on Labor to fast-track new laws to ban the display of Nazi symbols after a parliamentary committee recommended the federal government act with urgency on the matter.The opposition introduced its own Bill in the…

Former US first lady Melania Trump was noticeably absent from her husband’s side as he surrendered himself to authorities in New York to face charges related to “hush money” payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.Former first daughter Ivanka…

The man who blew the whistle on “intimidating” debt collection tactics by the Australian Taxation Office is not protected from criminal action because he failed to disclose crucial evidence at the right time, a court has ruled. On Monday,…

A former Australian Taxation Office employee who blew the whistle on the “intimidation tactics” of his employer during debt collection will face a criminal trial for speaking out. On Monday, Richard Boyle, 47, learned his fate in the…

A Chinese food blogger that filmed herself chopping up a great white shark, covering it in seasoning and eating it has been fined nearly $20,000.The content creator, known online as Tizi, posted the video to Chinese streaming channel Douyin…

The parents of a nine-year-old Florida girl who was videoed being mercilessly beaten by two boys aboard a school bus plan to pursue criminal charges against her attackers, according to reports.Footage of the stomach-churning assault shows…

The ex-girlfriend of disgraced crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried and a co-founder of FTX pleaded guilty to fraud charges in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange and are both co-operating with federal prosecutors.Caroline Ellison, the…

A $1.5 billion merger between two Australian investing apps that was set to create a powerhouse that would allow cryptocurrencies, shares, and superannuation to be managed in the one place has seen the deal collapse.Brisbane-based crypto…

A building company that collapsed suddenly leaving $10 billion worth of government projects up in the air was owed $350 million by its parent company, which could be hard to recover, according to administrators.Perth-based Clough Group went…