Miami developer Sergio Pino this week told friends and professional contacts he’s innocent in the FBI’s investigation into threats made against his wife and said he’s been frustrated by not being able to tell his side of the story after the probe became public last week. “As some of you already know, certain allegations have […]
A judge has dismissed allegations in a lawsuit against former Miami City Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla accusing him of attempting to “shake down” the longtime operator of the Rickenbacker Marina by pressuring him to take on one of the commissioner’s associates as a business partner. In a June 27 order, Miami-Dade Circuit Court […]
By Urvi Dugar, Shankar Ramakrishnan and Jayshree P Upadhyay (Reuters) -Hindenburg Research refuted allegations on Monday from India’s securities regulator accusing the company of colluding with a U.S. asset manager to use non-public information to set up its short bet against Adani Group last year. In a statement posted to its website, U.S.-based short-seller Hindenburg […]
VIRGINIA BEACH — As parents drove through the “drop-off lane” at St. John the Apostle Catholic School one morning last month, they were approached by a woman carrying a stack of flyers. The woman was the mother of a student at the private school, and the paper she passed through their car windows contained a […]
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil-Retail-Fraud The former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas, Miguel Gutierrez, was arrested Friday in Madrid, accused of participating in a 25 billion reais ($4.5 billion) fraud scheme. Brazil’s Federal Police added his name to Interpol’s red notice list after determining the company falsified financial results to inflate cash flow and […]
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil-Retail-Fraud The former CEO of Brazilian retail giant Americanas, Miguel Gutierrez, was arrested Friday in Madrid, accused of participating in a 25 billion reais ($4.5 billion) fraud scheme. Brazil’s Federal Police added his name to Interpol’s red notice list after determining the company falsified financial results to inflate cash flow and […]
By Ellen Zhang and Joe Cash DALIAN, China (Reuters) -China’s Premier Li Qiang used his address at a World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian to hit back at accusations from the U.S. and EU that Chinese firms benefit from unfair subsidies and are poised to flood their markets with cheap green technologies. Li’s comments come […]
A federal appeals court has vacated Julie Chrisley’s sentence over fraud allegations. According to court documents obtained by Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said “After careful consideration, and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court on all issues except for the loss amount attributed […]
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — The Blue Springs School District on Wednesday announced the resignation of Dr. Bobby Hawk as school board president following claims he behaved inappropriately with a young girl. “The Blue Springs Board of Education is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards ofintegrity and trust in our leadership. It is with a profound […]
BOSTON — Former mayor Jasiel Correia II is not giving up on his bid for early release from his six-year prison sentence, doubling down in a response to prosecutors’ opposition and continuing to argue that he’s the victim of ineffective assistance of counsel by his defense attorney, Kevin Reddington. Correia filed a motion for reduction […]
Former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz, who was accused by four female officers in the department of discrimination, harassment and maintaining a hostile work environment, said the allegations against him are false. He also said publicly for the first time that he is gay. Diaz, who was removed from his post last month and reassigned, […]
DALLAS — The pastor of a Texas megachurch has resigned after a woman said he had sexually abused her on multiple occasions in the 1980s, beginning when she was 12. Gateway Church’s board of elders said in a statement Tuesday that they’d accepted the resignation of Robert Morris, the church’s senior pastor and founder. The […]