(Reuters) - Former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma said the government is impeding his ability to defend against criminal insider trading charges by trying to link him to an alleged long-running conspiracy for which it has only "vague" details.Full story
(Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. Full story
(Reuters) - Passengers aboard a high-speed commuter ferry that crashed while docking near Wall Street in January have filed 37 lawsuits against boat owner Seastreak LLC, seeking as much as $45 million each. Full story
A court artist's rendering of Manssor Arbabsiar, an Iranian-born used car salesman from Texas, who has pleaded guilty in a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, appearing at a pre-sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in New York May 8, 2013. Arbabsiar faces a maximum of 25
State Senator John Sampson
An artist sketch shows Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a militant who appeared in videos as a spokesman for al Qaeda after the September 11, 2001 attacks, appearing at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan March 8, 2013. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Detroit Police block off the street from traffic in front of the U.S. District Court as the jury announces the verdict in the corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, in Detroit, Michigan March 11, 2013. Kilpatrick and his friend Bobby Ferguson, a city contractor, were convicted Mo
Bernard Kilpatrick , father of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, arrives at the U.S. District Court to hear the verdict in the corruption trial of his son and co-defendant Bobby Ferguson in Detroit, Michigan March 11, 2013. Ferguson, a city contractor, and his friend Kilpatrick were convicted M
