FRAUD CONVICTION

Rene Benko, a former Austrian property mogul, is not backing down. His legal team announced plans to challenge a recent court decision. The court found Benko guilty of hiding assets during a financial crisis. This is not his first legal fight. He is already appealing an earlier conviction for simila

In Montgomery, a heated debate is underway about the mayor's choice to hire Donald Watkins Jr. for a high-paying city job. Watkins, along with his father, was found guilty of fraud in 2019. The mayor wants to bring him on as the small and minority business development director, offering a salary of