Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners has invested more than $1.2 billion, much of it in firms abroad, drawing new scrutiny as his father-in-law, Donald Trump, again seeks the presidency.
Category: Ethics and Official Misconduct
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Has Fashion Canceled Canceling? Balenciaga, Ye and John Galliano Suggest It Has
The recent history of John Galliano, Dolce & Gabbana and even Ye suggests the answer may be yes.
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The Psychedelic Evangelist
A Johns Hopkins scientist was known for rigorous studies of psychedelics. Was he a true believer?
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Prosecutors Say Sam Bankman-Fried Should Get 40 to 50 Years in Jail
Mr. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy, faces a maximum penalty of 110 years.
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How Trump’s Justice Dept. Derailed an Investigation of a Major Company
The industrial giant Caterpillar hired William Barr and other lawyers to defuse a federal criminal investigation of alleged tax dodges.
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Center for Public Integrity Weighs Merger or Shutdown Amid Dire Financial Straits
The nonprofit had a budget shortfall of roughly $2.5 million last year amid a difficult market for fund-raising.
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Wayne LaPierre: Dapper as Charged
His financial misdeeds may have led to conviction, but his extravagant sartorial tastes proved little help to the former NRA chief’s case.
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FirstEnergy Ex-C.E.O. and 2 Others Are Indicted in Bribery Scandal
Ohio’s attorney general accused a former chairman of the state’s Public Utilities Commission of taking more than $4.3 million in bribes from FirstEnergy executives.
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Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong Acquitted in Stock, Accounting Fraud Case
Lee Jae-yong’s case had raised questions about the immense power that chaebol leaders wield and the legal system holding them to account in South Korea.
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Morgan Stanley to Pay $249 Million in Block Trading Investigation
Federal prosecutors found at least one employee at the Wall Street firm had committed deceptive practices in handling trades of large blocks of stock from 2018 to 2021.
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U.S. Diet Panel Adds Another Researcher With Alcohol Industry Ties
After dropping two Harvard experts who had received industry support, the National Academies turned to a colleague with a similar background.
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Chaebol Families Dominate South Korea’s Economy: What to Know
Conglomerates that sprawl across the society trace their roots to the nation’s rise into a world power and have been tightly controlled for generations.