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U.S. judge rules search warrants extend to overseas email accounts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet service providers must turn over customer emails and other digital content sought by U.S. government search warrants even when the information is stored overseas, a...

Judge strikes down NY limits on donations to ‘super PACs’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday reluctantly struck down New York's limits on donations to independent political action committees as unconstitutional, potentially ushering in a new era...

U.S. music labels sue Pandora over royalties for golden oldies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several major U.S. music companies sued Pandora Media Inc on Thursday, accusing the online streaming service of cheating them out of royalties by playing thousands of...

Ex-bin Laden ally turns key witness in U.S. terrorism cases
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A British shoe bomb-plotter-turned-government informant, who once conspired with Osama bin Laden, has become a key witness for U.S. prosecutors seeking to give American juries a...

Former Madoff aides seek to have convictions tossed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five former Bernard Madoff aides have asked a federal judge to throw out their convictions, three weeks after a jury found them guilty of fraud and...

Bitcoin promoter Shrem indicted in NY for money laundering
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prominent bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem has been indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on charges of funneling cash to the illicit online marketplace...

Bitcoin promoter Shrem indicted in NY for money laundering
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prominent bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem has been indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on charges of funneling cash to the illicit online marketplace...

Debt settlement firm pleads guilty in first CFPB referral
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A debt settlement company and its operator on Tuesday pleaded guilty in New York to conspiracy charges of mail and wire fraud, capping the first criminal...

Bond manager featured in ‘The Big Short’ breaks down on stand
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wing Chau, an investment adviser made infamous in the "The Big Short," a best-selling book about the financial crisis, wept on the witness stand during his...

Lululemon prevails in lawsuits over yoga pants recall
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit accusing Lululemon Athletica Inc of defrauding shareholders by hiding defects in some yoga pants that led to a costly recall and caused the retailer's...
