Elite-Impunity

SEC Drops Fraud Case Against Pardoned Nikola Founder Trevor Milton

| Importance: 8/10

The Securities and Exchange Commission moved to dismiss its civil fraud case against Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola Corporation, following his pardon by President Trump on March 28, 2025. Milton was convicted in October 2022 of securities fraud for misleading investors about Nikola’s …

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Ten Senate Democrats Demand Banking Committee Hearings on Epstein Financial Ties

| Importance: 9/10

Ten Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, called for Senate Banking Committee hearings requiring testimony from JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and other banking leaders regarding their institutions’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Reports revealed that JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank ignored red flags …

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Senator Wyden Introduces Legislation to Force Treasury Release of Epstein Records

| Importance: 9/10

Senator Ron Wyden introduced the Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act (PETRA) to compel Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to turn over Epstein-related financial records to Senate investigators after Bessent twice refused Congressional requests in 2025. The Treasury files detail transactions totaling …

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Senate Republicans Vote 51-49 to Block Full Epstein Files Disclosure

| Importance: 9/10

Senate Republicans voted 51-49 to block Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s effort to force a vote requiring full release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files, with only Senators Josh Hawley and Rand Paul breaking ranks. The vote prevents Congressional action on releasing Treasury Department …

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DOJ Moves to Conceal Names of Epstein Associates Who Received $100K and $250K Payments

| Importance: 9/10

The Department of Justice asked a federal judge to deny NBC News’ request to unseal the names of two associates who received large wire transfers from Jeffrey Epstein in 2018, totaling $100,000 and $250,000. The payments were made days after the Miami Herald began publishing investigative …

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Treasury Department Refuses to Release $1.5 Billion in Epstein Financial Records

| Importance: 9/10

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to release Epstein-related banking records covering at least $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions between 2003 and 2019. The Treasury files include suspicious activity reports detailing over 4,700 wire …

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Senators Burr and Loeffler Accused of Insider Trading After COVID-19 Briefings

| Importance: 9/10

Reports emerged that multiple U.S. Senators sold significant amounts of stock after attending classified briefings on the COVID-19 pandemic, but before the public understood the severity of the crisis and before markets crashed. On January 24, 2020, the Senate Committees on Health and Foreign …

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Rep. Aaron Schock Resigns Amid Luxury Spending and Mileage Fraud Scandal

| Importance: 7/10

Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL), once considered one of the Republican Party’s rising stars, announced his resignation from Congress effective March 31, 2015, amid mounting allegations of misusing federal funds and campaign finance violations. The 33-year-old congressman, known for his camera-ready …

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MF Global Bankruptcy: $1.6 Billion in Customer Funds Missing Under Jon Corzine

| Importance: 9/10

MF Global Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the eighth largest bankruptcy in U.S. history at that time. The firm, led by former U.S. Senator and New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, reported that up to $1.6 billion in customer segregated funds were missing. The collapse came …

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