All articles tagged with #criminal contempt
Silvio Scaglia faces a 14-day jail sentence and criminal charges after a New York judge ruled he willfully violated court orders during his divorce from Julia Haart. Despite finalizing a $90 million settlement where Haart secured 100% of Elite World Group, Scaglia remains in Italy and has not surrendered to authorities.
A U.S. appeals court blocked District Judge James Boasberg from pursuing criminal-contempt proceedings against the Trump administration over two March 2025 deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, ruling the judge’s order was not explicit and would be intrusive into high-level deliberations; the 2-1 decision, authored by Judge Neomi Rao and joined by Judge Justin Walker, was along party lines, highlighting the ongoing clash over the use of the Alien Enemies Act in deportations and the March 2025 operation involving 137 Venezuelans.
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit halted a district court’s criminal-contempt probe into whether Trump-era officials violated an order to turn around two deportation flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, ruling the inquiry would intrude on executive branch autonomy and raise separation-of-powers concerns; Judge Neomi Rao wrote the majority, with Judge J. Michelle Childs dissenting.
Legal experts suggest that Donald Trump's recent social media posts about the jury in his hush money trial may have violated a gag order imposed by the judge, prohibiting him from making public comments about jurors, witnesses, or prosecutors. Prosecutors have already accused Trump of violating the gag order three times and have requested a $3,000 fine. If found to have breached the order, Trump could face charges of criminal contempt of court, with potential penalties including a 30-day imprisonment and a $1,000 fine. The trial, which will determine whether Trump falsified business records over payments to Stormy Daniels, is ongoing, with the jury still being selected.
Attorney David Kenner, who represented Fugees rapper Pras Michel in a federal conspiracy case, pleaded guilty to leaking grand jury information to reporters and was sentenced to one year of probation. This action led to the publication of articles containing confidential materials. Michel's spokesperson criticized Kenner's actions, stating that they breached ethical lines and cost him dearly. Michel was convicted of money laundering, illegal lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations in April 2023, with charges tied to his relationship with Malaysian financier Jho Low. His new lawyers are seeking a new trial.