Michael Balsamo

Michael Balsamo

December 18, 2024 | The Recorder

US to pay nearly $116M to settle lawsuits over rampant sexual abuse at California women's prison

“I hope this settlement will help survivors, like me, as they begin to heal – but money will not repair the harm that BOP did to us." — Aimee Chavira, plaintiff and former inmate at now-closed prison in Dublin, California.

By Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo

5 minute read

July 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Disgraced Sports Doctor Larry Nassar Stabbed by Another Inmate at Federal Prison

Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar admitted to sexually assaulting athletes when he worked at Michigan State University and at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics.

By Michael Balsamo and Michael R. Sisak

5 minute read

June 09, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Trump Indicted in Classified Documents Case in Historic First for a Former President

The indictment carries unmistakably grave legal consequences, including the possibility of prison if Trump's convicted.

By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin and Michael Balsamo | The Associated Press

7 minute read

September 16, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Phony Document Lands on Court Docket in Trump Search Case

The document, sprinkled with spelling and syntax errors, read, "The U.S. Department of Treasury through the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Marshals Service have arrested Seized Federal Securities containing sensitive documents which are subject to the Defendant Sealed Search Warrant by the F.B.I. arrest."

By Michael Balsamo

5 minute read

August 22, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Trump's Turbulent White House Years Culminate in Florida Search

John Bolton, who served as Trump's third national security adviser, said that, before he arrived, he'd heard "there was a concern in the air about how he handled information. And as my time went on, I could certainly see why."

By Jill Colvin and Michael Balsamo

6 minute read

August 08, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Trump Says FBI Conducted Search at His Mar-a-Lago Estate

Trump did not elaborate on the basis for the search, but the Justice Department has been investigating the potential mishandling of classified information after the National Archives and Records Administration said it had retrieved from Mar-a-Lago 15 boxes of records containing classified information earlier this year.

By Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo

4 minute read

July 26, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Maxwell's New Digs: Florida Prison Known for Yoga, Music, Abuse

Ghislaine Maxwell and her lawyers complained that jail officers were flashing a light into her cell every 15 minutes, interrupting her sleep, and subjecting her to hundreds of searches and pat downs.

By Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo

3 minute read

July 25, 2022 | BenefitsPro

Feds Sue Poultry Producers, Alleging Unfair Worker Practices

The Justice Department says the companies have been engaged in a multiyear conspiracy to exchange information about the wages and benefits of workers at poultry processing plants to drive down employee competition in the marketplace.

By Michael Balsamo

4 minute read

June 06, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Firm Proposes Taser-Armed Drones to Stop School Shootings

The product idea had been kicked around at Axon since at least 2019 and the company has been working to try to figure out whether a drone with a Taser was even a feasible idea.

By Matt O'Brien and Michael Balsamo

6 minute read

November 24, 2021 | Daily Business Review

US Sues to Halt Sugar Merger, Says It Would Harm Competition

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to block a major U.S. sugar manufacturer from acquiring its rival, arguing that allowing…

By Michael Balsamo

3 minute read