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Facebook demands Andrew Forrest hand over documents in clickbait scam battle

Facebook’s parent company Meta has issued a summons for billionaire Andrew Forrest to hand over sensitive documents amid a legal battle over an alleged Cryptocurrency clickbait advertising scam. Lawyers for the tech giant took the unusual step of issuing a summons to demand 20 categories of documents , alleging the mining magnate’s lawyers had failed to hand over papers relevant to the legal battle . The documents include some of Dr Forrest’s personal emails and communication about overseas litigation funding for the case he has launched against the social media platform in the US. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Meta also wants a copy of a draft letter sent by prosecutors to the Commonwealth attorney-general, a document that West Australia’s Magistrates Court heard was privileged. Prosecutors allege Meta was criminally reckless in allowing bogus advertisements for a cryptocurrency investment scheme using Dr Forrest’s image to appear on its site. S...

Mar-a-Lago property manager to be arraigned in special counsel's classified documents probe

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Carlos De Oliveira, a property manager at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, is scheduled to be arraigned today on charges brought by the special counsel. The newest defendant to be charged as part of the classified documents case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in court this morning, marking the latest development in the high-profile case that is set to go to trial next May. Carlos De Oliveira, a property manager at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, was newly charged in the case last week in a superseding indictment returned by a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida, adding on to the prior indictment filed against Trump and his longtime aide Walt Nauta in June. As part of the new indictment, Trump, Nauta, and De Oliveira are all facing new charges, including that they allegedly took part in an effort to delete surveillance footage at Mar-a-Lago in order "to conceal information from th...

Secret Service agents subpoenaed in special counsel's probe of Mar-a-Lago documents

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U.S. Secret Service agents connected to former President Trump have been subpoenaed in the special counsel's probe of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Multiple U.S. Secret Service agents connected to former President Donald Trump's security detail have been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith, according to a source familiar with the situation. The subpoenas are part of Smith's investigation into Trump's handling of classified information at his Mar-a-Lago estate after leaving the White House. MORE: Sources: Special counsel claims Trump deliberately misled his attorneys about classified documents, judge wrote The agents' testimony is expected in the next few weeks. The development was first reported by Fox News. The special counsel's office declined to comment to ABC News. Jack Smith, the Department of Justice's chief of the Public Integrity Section, poses for a photo at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2010. Charles Dharap...