A Cuban music promoter charged with playing a small part in a big scheme involving the sale of millions of dollars worth of “misbranded” psychiatric, cancer and HIV medications to pharmacies wasn’t released from a federal lock-up Wednesday because a judge found that he might flee to his native Cuba. In late January, Boris Arencibia […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A crowded primary contest to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing again that money matters in notoriously expensive California while testing whether the state’s long-squabbling Republicans can unite behind a single candidate for an outside chance at the seat. Voting is […]
SJC: Hearings for alleged clients of Mass. sex ring catering to prominent clientele will be public Probable cause hearings that were halted last month for several people accused of paying for sex in a commercial sex ring that authorities said catered to “wealthy and well-connected clientele” will now be public, according to a Supreme Judicial […]
ATLANTA (AP) — A once-prominent Atlanta attorney who fatally shot his wife in 2016 as they rode in an SUV pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to eight years in prison as part of a plea deal. Claud “Tex” McIver, 81, had been convicted of felony murder and sentenced […]
By Alexandra Ulmer and Tim Reid (Reuters) – A prominent donor to Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley will stop funding her campaign, declaring that former President Donald Trump has effectively won the party’s nominating race after he defeated Haley in New Hampshire. Metals magnate Andy Sabin said in an interview late on Wednesday that the […]
A group of Ukrainian business leaders met with senior government officials on Jan. 22 to address concerns over the perceived escalation of law enforcement pressure on businesses, following the recent detention of influential investment banker Ihor Mazepa, Forbes Ukraine reported. Mazepa, who was a vocal critic of state pressure on business, was detained on Jan. […]
Probable cause hearings initially scheduled for this week have been halted by the court for several people accused of paying for sex in a commercial sex ring that authorities said catered to “wealthy and well-connected clientele.” Elected officials, doctors, lawyers, professors, accountants, and military officers were reportedly among a group of “high-end” clients who paid […]
Yurii Nikolov, one of Ukraine’s prominent investigative journalists who revealed procurement wrongdoing in the Defense Ministry under its previous leadership, said on Jan. 15 that he received a visit from unidentified people threatening him. Nikolov, a co-founder and an editor of the Nashi Hroshi investigative media project, is known for articles exposing corruption in Ukraine’s […]
Terry Beachler, the second-generation owner of Beachler’s Vehicle Care and Repair in Peoria, has died at 77. Beachler was a fun-loving, gregarious and outgoing business owner in Peoria who was adored by his customers, his son, Brett Beachler, told the Journal Star. Terry Beachler made a name for himself in Peoria for not just running […]
Top Democrats have begun voicing concerns following reports that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for several days before informing the White House. Republicans, meanwhile, are stepping up calls for the Pentagon chief to resign or be fired. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, has joined the panel’s […]
(Bloomberg) — Bearish wagers against the Adani Group and Icahn Enterprises Inc. have rounded out another remarkable year for activist short seller Hindenburg Research. Most Read from Bloomberg The US firm kicked off 2023 with allegations of accounting fraud and stock manipulation against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate that led to a market value erosion […]