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A New York state judge is expected to rule on Friday in a $370 million civil fraud case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is accused of inflating his net worth to dupe bankers into giving him better loan terms.

One witness in the trial of Adam Montgomery, accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony, needed to be arrested in order to take the stand.

WASHINGTON - Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor supervising the election interference case against Donald Trump, is due to testify again on Friday after rebuking defense lawyers for suggesting that she improperly benefited from a romantic relationship with a colleague.

Rose Smith testified Thursday that she witnessed Adam Montgomery’s rage and abuse toward his wife, Kayla, before driving them to one of their appointments at a methadone clinic in Manchester in March 2021.

A former Manchester police detective who worked on the investigation into the killing of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery testified Wednesday about what he saw and smelled while checking a ceiling vent at the Families in Transition family shelter.

Christina Lubin got cut off during her testimony Tuesday afternoon in the murder trial of Adam Montgomery after a prosecutor asked her why police wanted to seize a red cooler from her apartment.

Kayla Montgomery testified Monday that she still cares for her estranged husband Adam Montgomery, but she knew it was the right thing to “betray” him by telling police he beat his daughter, Harmony, to death in December 2019.

A Massachusetts judge has dismissed civil lawsuits filed against Harvard University by families alleging its medical school mishandled and desecrated bodies donated to its anatomical gift program.

A Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling millions of dollars from teak farms backed by a New Hampshire-based investment company, prosecutors said this week.

Ian Freeman has been ordered to pay more than $3.5 million in restitution to 29 victims and forfeit other assets seized during an investigation into a money laundering scheme and other internet fraud, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

ATLANTA — Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Monday cleared the way for an evidentiary hearing later in the week that will probe whether District Attorney Fani Willis improperly benefited from her relationship with the top prosecutor in her election interference case.

Lawyers for a Dover man indicted on charges he threatened to kill Vivek Ramaswamy and two other presidential candidates are seeking to have one count dismissed, claiming some of the threats are protected under the First Amendment.

LANCASTER — As his murder trial began Monday, Craig Keville’s defense team agreed with prosecutors that there is a lot of evidence in the case, but said little of it links him to the shooting deaths of Holly Banks and Keith LaBelle in Gorham in 2022.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Monday asked the Supreme Court to put on hold a judicial decision rejecting his claim that he is immune from being prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that without such a shield “the presidency as we know it will cease to exist.”

A federal judge ordered Elon Musk to testify again in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe of his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, giving the regulator and the billionaire a week to agree on a date and location for the interview.

Kayla Montgomery broke down in tears as she testified Friday about her 5-year-old stepdaughter, Harmony, being brutally beaten to death by her father in December 2019.

Adam Montgomery’s lawyers pointed the finger at his estranged wife, Kayla Montgomery, on Thursday during the second day of his trial for the murder of his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony.

Adam Montgomery agreed on Wednesday to admit guilt on charges of abuse of a corpse and falsifying evidence after not showing up for the first day of his trial for the murder of his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony.

Tyler Cook, who has been charged with manslaughter for “recklessly causing” the death of Sophia Bonfiglio, by shooting her with a handgun is seeking to be released as the case against proceeds. 

A judge said Friday that attorneys for accused murderer Adam Montgomery can raise the issue of marital privilege during his trial in cases she has not already ruled on.

Prosecutors face an added challenge in the high-profile trial of Adam Montgomery, who is accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony, and then going to great lengths to cover it up:

MANCHESTER — The attorneys for accused murderer Adam Montgomery can raise the issue of marital privilege during his trial starting next week for items not already ruled upon, a judge said Friday.

LONDON — Donald Trump lost his London lawsuit against an ex-British spy after a court dismissed his claim linked to the notorious dossier about alleged ties between the Kremlin and the former U.S. president’s successful run to the White House.

A distraught Jennifer Crumbley told a police detective that her son was "a good kid" who was "mellow and laid back" before he carried out the Oxford High School mass shooting on Nov. 30, 2021 — killing four students and injuring seven others by gunfire.

The lead prosecutor in the Georgia election-interference case against former president Donald Trump and his allies settled a contentious divorce dispute on Tuesday, avoiding a hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning that could have included testimony about allegations of an improper relation…

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s decision in favor of Chester Arms in Derry and the state Department of Safety in a lawsuit filed against them by two Manchester police officers shot and wounded eight years ago.