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Becciu lawyers ask Vatican appeals court to halt new trial

Lawyers for Cardinal Angelo Becciu and two co-defendants asked the Vatican appeals court to halt a new trial because prosecutors failed to file complete investigative records.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• May 15, 2026

Vatican prosecutors defy court order in Becciu retrial, withhold key witness transcript

The defendants’ lawyers say prosecutors have no authority to select which documents to disclose, warning the redacted filing repeats the same procedural flaws that forced a retrial.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• May 5, 2026

California Democrats advance ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ to criminalize investigate journalists

‘Outrageous!’ California state Assemblyman Carl DeMaio declared, noting that the author of the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ ‘misrepresented contents of the bill’ and ‘lied to committee members.’

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Doug Mainwaring

• Apr 18, 2026Apr 20, 2026

California Democrats move to punish undercover journalists who expose migrant fraud

California State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio dubbed the bill the 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' after the journalist exposed migrant fraud in Minnesota and California.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Apr 16, 2026Apr 16, 2026

White House investigating Ilhan Omar as JD Vance accuses her of ‘immigration fraud’

Vice President JD Vance alleges Rep. Ilhan Omar engaged in ‘immigration fraud’ and says the White House is now exploring legal avenues to ‘get justice for the American people.’

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Virginia Grace McKinnon

• Mar 31, 2026

Black Lives Matter organizer ordered to pay back over $220k stolen through fraud

The lion's share of the restitution, approximately $181,000, came from donations that Monica Cannon-Grantion pocketed from her nonprofit, Violence in Boston Inc.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Mar 27, 2026Mar 30, 2026

Vatican court orders retrial in Cdl. Becciu case after procedural violations ruling

The appeals court ruled the ‘right to defense’ was breached amid the explosive financial crimes case, forcing a retrial.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Mar 18, 2026Mar 18, 2026

Dr. Oz says patients are being scammed to go into hospice instead of receiving medical care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator says 'systemic fraud' is taking place, notably in California, and causing people to die who aren't terminally ill.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Jan 19, 2026Jan 20, 2026

Black Lives Matter leader indicted on dozens of federal fraud charges

Another Black Lives Matter leader, Tashella Dickerson, is facing accusations of misusing donor funds and multiple federal criminal charges.

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Matt Lamb

• Dec 13, 2025Dec 15, 2025

Planned Parenthood in Pennsylvania caught advertising prenatal services it doesn’t offer: report

Eight Planned Parenthood locations in Pennsylvania say that they offer ‘Prenatal and Postpartum Services’ despite not actually having any such care.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jul 31, 2025Jul 31, 2025

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Becciu lawyers ask Vatican appeals court to halt new trial

Vatican prosecutors defy court order in Becciu retrial, withhold key witness transcript

California Democrats advance ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ to criminalize investigate journalists

California Democrats move to punish undercover journalists who expose migrant fraud

White House investigating Ilhan Omar as JD Vance accuses her of ‘immigration fraud’

Black Lives Matter organizer ordered to pay back over $220k stolen through fraud

Vatican court orders retrial in Cdl. Becciu case after procedural violations ruling

Dr. Oz says patients are being scammed to go into hospice instead of receiving medical care

Black Lives Matter leader indicted on dozens of federal fraud charges

Planned Parenthood in Pennsylvania caught advertising prenatal services it doesn’t offer: report