• FBI investigating Ron Meyer’s claims of extortion over Charlotte Kirk affair

    FBI investigating Ron Meyer’s claims of extortion over Charlotte Kirk affair

    The FBI is looking into allegations by ousted NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer that he was the target of an extortion plot stemming from his relationship with actress Charlotte Kirk, sources said. A source told Page Six on Wednesday, “The FBI has made calls as recently as this week about the matter.” But the source …
  • Feds probing Robert F. Smith, billionaire who pledged to pay off students debt

    Feds probing Robert F. Smith, billionaire who pledged to pay off students debt

    The billionaire financier who promised to pay off an entire college class’s student debt is under federal probe for possible tax crimes, a new report says. A web of offshore financial transactions is at the heart of the probe of Robert F. Smith, a money manager and philanthropist who is the wealthiest black person in …
  • Burglary at Ellen DeGeneres’ home was an ‘inside job’: authorities

    Burglary at Ellen DeGeneres’ home was an ‘inside job’: authorities

    Ellen DeGeneres can’t catch a break — or a break-in. A burglary that took place at the embattled talk show host’s $27 million home in Montecito, California, last month was an “inside job,” according to information obtained by The Sun. Police at the time said only that the home was burglarized on July 4 due …
  • Manhattan DA Possibly Investigating Trump and Company for Fraud

    Manhattan DA Possibly Investigating Trump and Company for Fraud

    A new federal court filing Monday from the Manhattan district attorney suggests the prosecutor’s office may be investigating President Trump and his company for bank and insurance fraud. The filing, from District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., argues that Trump’s accountants must comply with a subpoena to turn over eight years of corporate and personal tax returns, citing …
  • NBC investigating top exec Paul Telegdy over ‘toxic environment’ claims

    NBC investigating top exec Paul Telegdy over ‘toxic environment’ claims

    NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy is under investigation at the network after he was accused of “presiding over a toxic environment” in a bombshell report by The Hollywood Reporter. Telegdy has been in a public battle with former “America’s Got Talent” judge Gabrielle Union, who accused him of threatening her agent while Union was in …
  • Gov. Cuomo orders full investigation into massive Twitter hack

    Gov. Cuomo orders full investigation into massive Twitter hack

    New York is launching a “full investigation” into the massive Twitter hack that targeted big names including Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. The probe will be run through the state’s Department of Financial Services. “Foreign interference remains a grave threat to our democracy and New York will continue …
  • Justice Dept. close to wrapping up Google antitrust probe

    Justice Dept. close to wrapping up Google antitrust probe

    The feds are reportedly close to wrapping up their antitrust investigation of Google as they consider whether to bring a lawsuit against the tech giant. The US Department of Justice is waiting on a final set of documents before officials finish the probe, which is focused on Google’s dominance in online advertising, Reuters reported Friday. …
  • Bubba Wallace responds to FBI findings: ‘It’s a straight-up noose’

    Bubba Wallace responds to FBI findings: ‘It’s a straight-up noose’

    Nascar driver Bubba Wallace on Tuesday night defended his and the sport’s reaction to the “noose” found in his garage in light of FBI findings that the rope was actually a garage door pull. The FBI issued a statement earlier Tuesday that the pull rope was simply fashioned like a noose and that video evidence …
  • Rio Tinto launches board review of blasts that destroyed ancient caves

    Rio Tinto launches board review of blasts that destroyed ancient caves

    Rio Tinto on Friday launched a board-led review into how the miner destroyed two ancient and sacred Aboriginal caves in Western Australia, stepping up its response to the blasts after weeks of public criticism and shareholder dismay. With state government approval, the world’s biggest iron ore miner destroyed two caves at Juukan Gorge, one of …
  • New York regulators may punish Deutsche Bank over Epstein ties

    New York regulators may punish Deutsche Bank over Epstein ties

    The long and murky relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Deutsche Bank has caught the attention of New York regulators. Months of investigation by the New York’s financial watchdog agency, the Department of Financial Services, may spur a punishment of the German lender for its decision to keep the famous sex criminal as a client years …