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Unions representing federal employees have sued the Trump administration over Elon Musk's email demanding that workers explain their accomplishments or face termination. The unions argue that there are no existing rules requiring employees to provide such reports to the Office of Personnel Management, and not all federal agencies were enforcing compliance with Musk's email. The unions seek a court order to protect employees who do not respond to OPM's instructions, amidst broader controversies surrounding Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team and its actions since President Trump took office. [Extracted from the article]

Federal employees have filed a lawsuit against the government in response to Elon Musk's email demanding that they report their accomplishments or face termination. The employees argue that there are no existing rules or programs mandating such reports to the Office of Personnel Management, and not all federal agencies are enforcing compliance with Musk's email. Some agencies, including the FBI, have instructed their employees not to respond to the email. Musk defended the move as a way to assess employee engagement, while the White House and OPM have not yet commented on the situation. [Extracted from the article]

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, aged 80, is reported to be suffering from dementia and late onset Alzheimer's Disease, according to his lawyers. They are seeking a competency hearing to determine if Jeffries is fit to stand trial on sex-trafficking charges. Federal prosecutors allege that Jeffries used his wealth and power to traffic men for encounters with him and his partner, Matthew Smith. Jeffries has pleaded not guilty to the charges and remains free on bond. The company, Abercrombie, has not been accused of any wrongdoing in this case. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Luigi Mangione was formally indicted in New York on first-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel.©2024 Bloomberg L.P.By Anthony AaronsReported by Author [Extracted from the article]

The article from Bloomberg.com reports that billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives have been indicted on bribery charges, accused of paying over $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials and hiding them from US investors. American prosecutors allege that the defendants engaged in illegal payments to secure solar energy contracts with the Indian government, defrauding investors in the process. The investigation into Adani Group's potential bribery activities and the conduct of its founder has been ongoing, with authorities looking into possible improper payments for favorable treatment on an energy project. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were charged with paying more than $250 million in bribes to Indian government officials and concealing them from US investors.Between 2020 and 2024 the defendants agreed to make the allegedly illegal payments to obtain lucrative solar energy supply contracts with the Indian government, US prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, said in a statement.©2024 Bloomberg L.P.By Anthony AaronsReported by Author [Extracted from the article]

Former Vitol Group oil trader Javier Aguilar has pleaded guilty to two cases of bribery in federal court, potentially facing up to 40 years in prison and forfeiting over $7.1 million. Aguilar had already been convicted in Brooklyn for orchestrating a scheme to bribe Mexican and Ecuadorian officials, and he pleaded guilty to a second set of charges in Texas. Prosecutors alleged that Aguilar gave cash payments in various locations as part of a scheme to secure $500 million in business. Vitol, the world's largest independent oil trader, settled with the US Justice Department in 2020 for $160 million over bribery allegations. [Extracted from the article]

Former Vitol Group oil trader Javier Aguilar has pleaded guilty to two US bribery cases and could face up to 40 years in prison. Aguilar had already been convicted in Brooklyn for orchestrating a scheme to bribe Mexican and Ecuadorian officials, and he pleaded guilty to a second set of charges in Texas. The charges include conspiracy, foreign bribery, and money laundering. Aguilar's guilty plea resolves all pending charges against him, and his lawyer expressed confidence in a fair sentence. Vitol, the world's largest independent oil trader, reached a $160 million settlement with the DOJ in 2020 over bribery allegations. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Manhattan District Attorney said Donald Trump's July 11 sentencing in the New York hush-money case can be delayed after a US Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.Prosecutors said in a letter Tuesday that Trump's request to toss his conviction on 34 felonies should be fully briefed for the court by July 24.©2024 Bloomberg L.P.By Anthony AaronsReported by Author [Extracted from the article]

Donald Trump's sentencing in his New York hush-money case, scheduled for July 11, is likely to be delayed due to the US Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity in criminal cases. Prosecutors have stated that they will not oppose a delay and are prepared to respond to Trump's request to overturn his conviction by July 24. The Supreme Court's decision, which grants presidents some immunity for official acts while in office, may impact the evidence and testimony in the hush-money case. The final decision on the delay rests with Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the trial. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Twelve jurors and one alternate have been selected for Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York.Another 100 potential jurors will be called in Friday to fill the remaining five alternate slots. Opening arguments could start in the case as soon as Monday.©2024 Bloomberg L.P.By Anthony AaronsReported by Author [Extracted from the article]

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., vetoed a proposal to ban filters that simulate plastic surgery effects on Facebook and Instagram, despite concerns about the potential harm to girls' mental health, according to a lawsuit filed by over 30 US states. The lawsuit also alleges that Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms and targeted young users. Meta has stated that it is committed to keeping teens safe online and has implemented tools to support them. The lawsuit adds to the growing scrutiny of social media giants and their treatment of young users. [Extracted from the article]

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., vetoed a proposal to ban filters that simulate plastic surgery effects, despite concerns about the potential harm to girls' mental health, according to a lawsuit filed by over 30 US states. The lawsuit also alleges that Meta misrepresented the safety of its Facebook and Instagram platforms and set goals for user engagement despite public statements to the contrary. Meta has stated its commitment to keeping teens safe online and has introduced tools to support young users and their families. The case is ongoing in federal court. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of a massive fraud that led to the collapse of his FTX exchange, following a monthlong trial that pitted the testimony of the former crypto king against that of some of his closest friends. Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy after jurors in Manhattan deliberated for less than five hours Thursday. [Extracted from the article]

The verdict will be read out shortly. (Bloomberg) -- Jurors have reached a verdict in the Sam Bankman-Fried case, a court official said. [Extracted from the article]

Judge Lewis Kaplan said he wanted to decide whether Bankman-Fried's anticipated testimony on legal advice he received while head of FTX was relevant to the case. (Bloomberg) -- Sam Bankman-Fried's testimony to the jury was delayed at the last minute by a judge who wanted to review some issues before it was presented to the panel. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A visiting Brazilian attorney who was working at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in the US has been charged with insider trading for buying and selling shares of a company represented by the law firm. Costa was a lawyer in Brazil who had been working in the US as a visiting attorney since September 2022. [Extracted from the article]

Costa was a lawyer in Brazil who had been working in the US as a visiting attorney since September 2022. (Bloomberg) -- A Brazilian attorney who was working at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has been charged with insider trading for buying and selling shares of a company represented by the law firm. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A former biodiesel trader at Greenergy has been charged with fraud and money laundering by U.K. prosecutors as part of its probe into sustainable fuel trading. The SFO opened its investigation into certain aspects of biodiesel trading at Greenergy and various third parties in December 2018. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A former biodiesel trader at Greenergy has been charged with fraud and money laundering by U.K. prosecutors as part of its probe into sustainable fuel trading. The SFO opened its investigation into certain aspects of biodiesel trading at Greenergy and various third parties in December 2018. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s top data-protection regulator told lawmakers that millions of people have stopped using WhatsApp in favor of alternative messaging services such as Telegram and Signal. The latest update "includes new options people will have to message a business on WhatsApp, and provides further transparency about how we collect and use data", a WhatsApp spokesperson said in an email. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s top data-protection regulator told lawmakers that millions of people have stopped using WhatsApp in favor of alternative messaging services such as Telegram and Signal. WhatsApp delayed the introduction of a new privacy policy announced earlier this month after confusion and user backlash forced the messaging service to better explain what data it collects and how it shares that information with its parent company. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's lawyer, was sued by Dominion Voting Systems Inc. over claims he made after the November election. The case is Dominion v. Giuliani, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 1:21-cv-00213. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The last-minute Brexit deal gave some guarantees that U.K. lawyers will still be able to practice in Europe and maintained some cooperation on law enforcement issues. "Because they're not in the club, there's certain information the U.K. won't be given access to", Peters & Peters lawyer Nick Vamos, who led the U.K. Crown Prosecution Service's extradition team for four years, said before the deal was announced. [Extracted from the article]

Ex-Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Files Election Suits in "DISTRCOICT" Court (Bloomberg) -- A lawyer who was dropped from President Donald Trump's legal team filed typo-strewn lawsuits in Michigan and Georgia alleging massive election fraud. Trump Pardons Michael Flynn, Ex-National Security Adviser Both of Powell's latest lawsuits were riddled with typographical errors. [Extracted from the article]

Ex-Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Files Election Suits in "DISTRCOICT" Court (Bloomberg) -- A lawyer who was dropped from President Donald Trump's legal team filed lawsuits in Michigan and Georgia alleging massive election fraud. Sidney Powell, who has pushed some of the most extreme conspiracy theories around the election of Joe Biden, filed the lawsuits late Wednesday, according to a post on Twitter. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Chris Rokos, who runs the hedge fund that bears his name, sued Deloitte and a U.S. law firm after 39.4 million pounds ($52 million) in tax relief was thrown out by U.K. authorities. The lawsuit is another potential hurdle for Deloitte, which has been fined by regulators in recent months over its audits for companies including Autonomy Corp. and for its work on a corporate pension plan. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Chris Rokos, who runs the hedge fund that bears his name, sued Deloitte and a U.S. law firm after 39.4 million pounds ($52 million) in tax relief was thrown out by U.K. authorities. But in 2016, authorities rejected the claim and demanded payment of the full amount Rokos "had claimed as capital allowances", his lawyers said in a London court filing earlier this month. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- EasyJet Plc faces a lawsuit over a data breach disclosed last month that potentially exposed private details of 9 million passengers. "We are aware that a class action law firm has filed a claim against EasyJet in the High Court and that other firms are advertising their services to do the same", the company said in an emailed statement. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela's central bank sued the Bank of England for access to $1 billion in gold reserves to combat the coronavirus. Officials at the BOE and the Venezuelan central bank declined to comment. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela's central bank sued the Bank of England for access to $1 billion in gold reserves to combat the coronavirus. Officials at the BOE and the Venezuelan central bank declined to comment. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. police said extradition is being considered of the wife of an American diplomat who fled the country after a car crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist. A file related to Anne Sacoolas had been given to prosecutors and the case was now pending in front of the extradition unit, police in central England said in a statement. [Extracted from the article]

U.K. jury trials will resume as soon as May 18, nearly two months after the coronavirus halted most criminal cases. The bribery trial was among the first put on hold amid the outbreak of the virus. [Extracted from the article]

A woman who spit at an English police officer and later said she hoped he'd "die of corona" was sentenced to eight months in jail. Lianne Mottershead kicked one officer in the groin and then spit at another in early April, the U.K. Crown Prosecution Service said Tuesday in a statement. [Extracted from the article]

A Mumbling Assange Tells Judge That He "Can't Think Properly" (Bloomberg) -- A mumbling Julian Assange told a London judge that he didn't understand a court proceeding Monday as the WikiLeaks founder complained that his isolation in a British prison made it hard to fight the U.S. extradition case against him. After Assange said he couldn't understand, Baraitser told him that his lawyer could explain everything to him. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. Serious Fraud Office closed its seven-year investigation into the manipulation of a key interest rate that led to the conviction of five London bankers in a scandal that became an emblem for banker greed following the financial crisis. Dearlove, Stone and Storey, who were more senior than those who went on trial, remained under investigation in connection with allegations that Barclays lowered its Libor submissions to make its balance sheet appear healthier during the 2008 financial crisis. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. Serious Fraud Office has closed its seven-year investigation into the manipulation of a key interest raid which led to the conviction of five London bankers in a scandal that became an emblem for banker greed following the financial crisis. The SFO's results were mixed, however, with eight people being acquitted in various Libor-related cases. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Follow @Brexit, sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, and tell us your Brexit story. The government told the Supreme Court that it would consider suspending Parliament a second time even if it loses the current case. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy goes to the U.K.'s highest court, as judges begin three days of hearings on his decision to suspend Parliament. Boris Johnson's Brexit Plan Goes to Court With EU Talks in ChaosCan Boris Johnson Sell an All-Ireland Backstop to Save Brexit?. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Two current and one former precious metals traders were charged with manipulating the markets for precious metals futures contracts, which spanned over eight years and involved thousands of unlawful trading sequences. The U.S. Department of Justice said that the three men were engaged in a "massive multiyear scheme to manipulate the market for precious metals futures contracts and defraud market participants". [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that judge Bernard McCloskey will rule argument focusing on the impact of no-deal Brexit on Northern Ireland peace agreement. Topics discussed include Attorney Jolyon Maugham who is waiting for Edinburgh appeal court to rule suspension, declaration south by Raymond McCord whose son was killed in the region and delivery of verdict.

The article reports that judge Bernard McCloskey will rule argument focusing on the impact of no-deal Brexit on Northern Ireland peace agreement. Topics discussed include Attorney Jolyon Maugham who is waiting for Edinburgh appeal court to rule suspension, declaration south by Raymond McCord whose son was killed in the region and delivery of verdict.

(Bloomberg) -- De La Rue Plc, the more than 200-year-old bank note and passport printer, said it was being investigated by U.K. prosecutors over allegations related to corruption in South Sudan. The Basingstoke, England-based company said it couldn't predict the effect of the probe at the early stage. [Extracted from the article]