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Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $38 Million and Tax Evasion

22nd November 2024
Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $38 Million and Tax Evasion. A former official from Santa Cruz County, Arizona, has pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges, including embezzlement, money laundering, and tax evasion, after misappropriating over $38 million in county funds from 2014 to 2024. Elizabeth Gutfahr, 62, who served as the […]
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KP Law Leads Fight for Justice and Compensation in UK Johnson & Johnson Talc Cancer Cases

21st November 2024
KP Law Leads Fight for Justice and Compensation in UK Johnson & Johnson Talc Cancer Cases. Johnson & Johnson is now facing the possibility of legal action in the UK after accusations that its talcum powder products may have caused cancer. Thousands of women in the UK are preparing to sue Johnson & Johnson over […]
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Mirror Group Newspapers Faces 101 Lawsuits Over Phone Hacking Involving Celebrities and High-Profile Figures

21st November 2024
Mirror Group Newspapers Faces 101 Lawsuits Over Phone Hacking Involving Celebrities and High-Profile Figures. Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), the publisher behind popular tabloids like the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, and Sunday People, is currently facing 101 lawsuits related to phone hacking. These lawsuits involve high-profile public figures, including actors Kate Winslet, Sean Bean, Gillian Anderson, […]
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Two Individuals Charged with Fraudulently Acquiring COVID-19 Relief Funds.

21st November 2024
Two Individuals Charged with Fraudulently Acquiring COVID-19 Relief Funds. Kimberly VanKline, 56, from Hyattsville, Maryland, and Rhonda Brown-Moore, 64, from Brooklyn, New York, have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy for illegally obtaining funds under the COVID Relief Act., according to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld. The indictment claims that the defendants worked […]
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University of Colorado Boulder Settles $4.5 Million Gender Equity Lawsuit, Will Provide Backpay to 386 Female Faculty Members

21st November 2024
University of Colorado Boulder Settles $4.5 Million Gender Equity Lawsuit, Will Provide Backpay to 386 Female Faculty Members. The University of Colorado Boulder has reached a $4.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit addressing gender pay disparities among its female faculty. As part of the agreement, 386 female faculty members will receive backpay, and […]
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Joanna Smith-Griffin Charged with Defrauding Investors of $10 Million in AllHere Education Fraud

21st November 2024
Joanna Smith-Griffin Charged with Defrauding Investors of $10 Million in AllHere Education Fraud. Joanna Smith-Griffin, 33, the founder and CEO of AllHere Education, Inc., was arrested in North Carolina on Tuesday, facing multiple charges of securities fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft. The indictment, made public on the same day, claims that Smith-Griffin misled investors […]
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The Eldest Son of Norway's Crown Princess Appears in Court After Arrest on Rape Allegations

21st November 2024
The Eldest Son of Norway's Crown Princess Appears in Court After Arrest on Rape Allegations. Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has made a court appearance following his arrest on allegations of rape. The 27-year-old contested a police request for preventive detention as authorities continue their investigation into the serious […]
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Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail for US Fraud

21st November 2024
Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail US Fraud. Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang has received an 18-year prison sentence following the downfall of Archegos Capital Management, which resulted in over $10 billion in losses for Wall Street banks. On Wednesday, United States District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan handed […]
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US Seeks to Break Up Google to Curb Search Monopoly

21st November 2024
US Seeks to Break Up Google to Curb Search Monopoly. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has put forward a set of measures aimed at curbing Google's monopoly in online search. In a court document submitted late Wednesday, the DOJ suggested that the tech giant should divest its Chrome web browser. Additionally, government attorneys urged […]
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Billionaire Gautam Adani, Adani Group Founder, Faces US Bribery and Fraud Charges

21st November 2024
Billionaire Gautam Adani, Adani Group Founder, Faces US Bribery and Fraud Charges. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been accused of fraud in the United States, where he faces allegations of orchestrating a $250 million bribery scheme and hiding it to secure funding in the country. The criminal charges, which were filed on Wednesday in New […]
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