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Judge to hear arguments for summary judgment in New York AG's $250M lawsuit against Trump

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Attorneys for former President Trump and his co-defendants in the New York AG's $250 million fraud lawsuit are appearing in court Friday for a pre-trial conference. Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the New York attorney general's $250 million fraud lawsuit are scheduled to appear in New York Supreme Court Friday for a pre-trial conference. Judge Arthur Engoron is expected to hear arguments on a motion for summary judgment . MORE: Trump inflated his net worth by $3.6 billion, NY attorney general says New York Attorney General Letitia James is accusing Trump, his children and his company of "grossly" i NFL ating the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheating lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements. Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives on stage to speak during a 2024 presidential campaign rally, Sept. 20, 2023, in Dubuque, Iowa. Scott ...

Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried's arguments to dismiss cryptocurrency charges are meritless

New York prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers made meritless arguments in a bid to convince a judge to toss out criminal charges alleging that the FTX founder stole from investors in his multibillion dollar cryptocurrency fund NEW YORK -- Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers made meritless arguments in a bid to convince a judge to toss out criminal charges alleging that the FTX founder stole from investors in his multibillion dollar cryptocurrency fund, federal prosecutors said Monday. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors responded to early May filings in which Bankman-Fried’s lawyers insisted that the United States overreached in its case against Bankman-Fried, making federal crimes out of regulatory issues. “These motions are meritless,” prosecutors wrote in a nearly 100-page filing. “The charges track the relevant statutes and the defendant’s alleged misconduct falls within the heartland of what these statutes prohibit.” Bankman-Fried, 31, has been living with h...