In a civil fraud case, ex-President Donald J. Trump paid a lowered bond of $175 million in New York. Despite his known wealth, another billionaire covered the amount.
Two private islands in the Caribbean previously owned by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been bought by an investment firm led by billionaire Stephen Deckoff.
Non-Texas resident and billionaire Timothy Mellon has donated around 98 percent of a privately raised fund for the $54 million border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott is planning.
Guzman was arrested on Saturday, February 22, 2014, without gunfire being exchanged –despite having a military-style assault rifle on his person. Guzman did not speak, and looked subdued as he made his first public appearance in years, then quickly vanished into the cargo bay of a helicopter waiting to take him to prison.