Army Sergeant Indicted for Trading Classified Venezuela Mission Intel on PolymarketMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Army Special Forces Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke for allegedly using classified intel on a Venezuela mission to profit on Polymarket.
Federal Indictment Targets Ship Operators in Key Bridge CollapseMay 12, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Synergy Marine, Synergy Maritime, and superintendent Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair over the 2024 Key Bridge collapse that killed six workers.
Army Sergeant Indicted for Trading Classified Intel on PolymarketMay 11, 2026Law and PolicyA federal indictment charges Army Master Sgt. Gannon Van Dyke with using classified intel on Operation Absolute Resolve to profit $409,881 on Polymarket.
Superseding Indictment Expands Federal Case Against Massachusetts Rep. FlanaganMay 11, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury expanded its case against Massachusetts state Rep. Chris Flanagan, adding money laundering and tax fraud to earlier wire fraud charges tied to a $43,000 theft scheme.
30 Charged in Global M&A Insider Trading Scheme Tied to Elite Law FirmsMay 11, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors charged 30 people, including M&A attorneys from Sidley Austin, Latham & Watkins, and Goodwin Procter, in a decade-long insider trading scheme.
Missouri Man Indicted on Federal Fentanyl Charge Tied to Overdose DeathMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted Mark A. Foster of Independence, Missouri, on a fentanyl distribution charge tied to an overdose death in rural Jamesport, Missouri.
Federal Indictment Unsealed Against Chicago-Area Businessman in $4 Million Fraud CaseMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyA federal indictment unsealed in Chicago charges Raed Naser with 11 wire fraud and 4 money laundering counts tied to two schemes totaling roughly $4 million.
Army Master Sergeant Indicted for Trading on Classified Venezuela Operation IntelMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyDOJ indicted Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Gannon Van Dyke for using classified Venezuela operation intel to profit on Polymarket, netting roughly $410,000.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Minnesota Family for Assault on Journalist at Anti-ICE ProtestMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted three Minnesota family members for assaulting a Turning Point USA journalist at an anti-ICE protest on federal property in St. Paul.
Federal Prosecutors Charge 30 in Decade-Long M&A Insider Trading RingMay 10, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors in Boston charged 30 people, including M&A attorneys from Sidley Austin and Latham & Watkins, in a decade-long global insider trading scheme tied to merger deal leaks.