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Celebrity · ⚖️ Donald Trump hush money conviction: 34 counts, $130K, appeal
No jail, no fine: Merchan imposed an unconditional discharge. Trump calls the case a witch hunt; his state appeal was pending in August. ⏳
Sports · ⚖️ NBA betting cases: Porter banned, Rozier and Billups indicted
Porter pleaded guilty and is banned for life. Rozier pleaded not guilty; Billups faces poker charges. Porter's sentence is unconfirmed. ⏳
Business · 💰 Biggest FTC settlements ranked: Facebook $5B, Amazon Prime
Facebook's $5B leads; Amazon's Prime order is a $1B penalty plus $1.5B in refunds, filed as a proposed order. Approval unconfirmed. ⏳
Money · ⚖️ Biggest charity fraud cases ranked, from $65,564,360 judgment
Proposed FTC orders suspend big judgments for payments of $75K or less. Final approval isn't in the records read. ⏳
Royals · 📺 Martin Bashir used fake bank statements, Dyson report finds
The BBC accepted the findings. Bashir calls the fake statements 'a stupid thing to do' but says they did not sway Diana. 🗣️
Reality TV · ⚖️ Todd and Julie Chrisley convicted of bank fraud, then pardoned
Convicted in 2022, pardoned in 2025. Their lawyer says the prosecution was tainted by political bias; prosecutors cited $30M in loans. 🗣️
Royals · ⚖️ Michael Fawcett cash-for-honours: £1.5M donor, nobody charged
Police took no further action in 2023; no arrests. Mahfouz denies wrongdoing. Scottish regulator found no evidence of misconduct by Fawcett. 🗣️
Sports · ⚖️ Biggest NCAA court losses ranked: House settlement tops $2.75B
O'Bannon, Alston, House: the NCAA lost or settled each. Final court approval of the House deal is not confirmed here. ⏳
Business · 💸 Biggest foreign bribery settlements ranked: Siemens $1.6B
Siemens paid $1.6B across US and German cases in 2008 and pleaded to accounting charges. Ranked from filings read here, not a full table. 📌
Sports · 💸 Purdue fires DC Kevin Kane; On3 says $1M still owed for 2027
On3 reports a $1M figure for 2027; no report read gives Kane's buyout terms. Odom is due to speak Monday. ⏳
Business · 🤖 Congress presses Nvidia's Jensen Huang over Megaspeed claims
House chairs want a Nov 11 answer on a closed-door briefing. Nvidia calls it a normal customer contact; no charges are filed. 🗣️
Money · 🏦 TD Bank pleaded guilty in U.S. money-laundering case: $3.09B
TD admitted conspiracy to launder money and took a U.S. asset cap. Sen. Warren says the penalties did not go far enough. 🗣️
Celebrity · 💰 Mötley Crüe song rights: from Elektra to BMG's reported $150M
The band took its masters back from Elektra, then sold to BMG. Mick Mars lost a 2026 arbitration; the band seeks court confirmation. ⏳
Celebrity · ⚖️ Varsity Blues: Huffman $15K, 14 days; Loughlin $500K, 2 months
Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli pleaded guilty. Fines run $30,000 to $250,000; Giannulli got five months. 📌
Money · 💸 Biggest college football buyouts ranked: Jimbo Fisher $77M
Texas A&M owes Jimbo Fisher $77,562,500, USA Today reports, and his deal has no job-offset clause. Holgorsen's has one. 📌
Sports · 🏈 NFL fines Jaquan Brisker $17,911 for hit on Deshaun Watson
Brisker called the flag wrong and said he didn't expect a fine. The NFL's report lists a blow to the head or neck area. 🗣️
Sports · ⚖️ Man arrested at LeBron James' LA home on stalking suspicion
LAPD arrested a man Friday night; sources told NBC Los Angeles he said he was James' son. No name or charge is public yet. ⏳
Influencer · 🥊 Dana White to meet Trump Monday on press secretary job offer
A source tells CNN he declined; White says only he has "a lot of jobs already." The White House has not answered. ⏳
Sports · 🏈 Nebraska fires Dana Holgorsen as OC after fourth straight loss
Coach Matt Rhule made the change Saturday, saying the offense is 'simply not working.' No contract or buyout terms in the reports read. 🗣️
Sports · 🏈 NFL fines Roquan Smith $17,911 for facemask on Josh Allen
Ravens linebacker also fined $17,911 for a hit on DJ Moore: $35,822 in all. No Smith response in the reports read. ⏳
Reality TV · ⚖️ Joe Exotic got 21 years for murder-for-hire; Baskin won $1M
A jury convicted him in 2019. He maintains his innocence, and Baskin's trademark judgment was $1 million. 🗣️
Money · ⚖️ Investors sue Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen over FTX promotion
Who paid what is not in the record we read. Bundchen's representative declined to comment on the suit. ⏳
Celebrity · ⚖️ Wesley Snipes sentenced to 3 years for not filing tax returns
A jury cleared Snipes of fraud and conspiracy; he says bad advisers misled him. The judge still gave the 3-year maximum. 🗣️
Celebrity · 💸 Kevin Spacey ordered to pay House of Cards producer MRC $31M
Two juries ruled for Spacey, yet a judge upheld MRC's $31M arbitration award. His lawyers call the conduct 'innocent horseplay.' 🗣️