Georgia environmental manager sentenced to prison for $1.2 million fraud scheme targeting employer
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Michael Mayfield, a former environmental manager at the Mars Wrigley factory in Flowery Branch, Georgia, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for defrauding his employer of…
Jury Says White Starbucks Manager Was Fired For Her Race, Awards Her $25 Million
Jury Says White Starbucks Manager Was Fired For Her Race, Awards Her $25 Million Laurel Duggan on June 14, 2023 A jury ordered Starbucks to pay $25.6 million Tuesday to a former…
Odenton property manager who fired rifle at trespassing dirt bike riders arrested
ODENTON, MD – Today, at approximately 6:15 p.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in a wooded clearing just south of Woodwardville. Ryan Christopher Gerald, 38, of Odenton, Maryland, confronted…
Lakewood Strand Theater seeking new manager
by Fran Kirschner LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Strand Theater of Lakewood is seeking a new manager to assist in managing operations at the historic theater. The board of the Strand Theater, 400…
Ciattarelli did not endorse Gilmore candidate for mayor, campaign manager says
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A recent visit by defeated 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli was passed off by the now-decertified Toms River Republican Club as a sort of endorsement by…
Couple wanted after shooting store manager in face over dispute at Philadelphia discount store
PHILADELPHIA, PA – A couple is being sought by police after shooting the store manager at the Save A Lot discount store located at 6305 Chew Avenue in Northwest Philadelphia’s Germantown section.…
Hedge fund manager Chris Hohn demands Airbus drop Atos deal – letter
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Christopher Hohn has written to Airbus demanding it drop a deal to purchase a minority stake in French IT consulting firm Atos’ soon-to-be…
Actor Tom Sizemore of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ hospitalized from brain aneurysm -manager
(Reuters) – Tom Sizemore, an American actor known for his roles in “Saving Private Ryan” and “Black Hawk Down,” has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a brain aneurysm early Saturday…
U.S. asset manager Van Eck to abort mutual fund plan in China -sources
By Selena Li and Samuel Shen HONG KONG (Reuters) – American investment manager Van Eck will terminate a plan that has been in the works for over two years to establish a…
‘Big Short’ manager Burry, Farallon among hedge funds making bets on China
By David Randall and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – “Big Short” investor Michael Burry, Farallon Capital Management, and Coatue Management were among the prominent hedge fund managers who took large bets…
Nestle to pay ex manager $2.2 million over bullying case – Tages-Anzeiger
ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle will pay a former manager 2 million Swiss francs ($2.2 million) compensation after a Swiss court upheld her claim of bullying while working at the company, newspaper Tages-Anzeiger…
NY Fed names Piper Sandler’s Roberto Perli as System Open Market Account manager
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday that Roberto Perli will next month become the manager of its massive portfolio of securities and cash…
Fast-food worker wins $50k on lottery scratch-off ticket
Leonardtown, MD – A St. Mary’s County fast food worker who has been playing the lottery for 18 years finally hit paydirt. She won $50,000 on a scratch-off ticket sold at the…
Hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein bets market is wrong on Credit Suisse
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein doesn’t believe Credit Suisse will default on its debt but if it does, the derivatives trade he has on the bank…
BlackRock, World’s Largest Asset Manager And Woke Investor, Set For Major Layoffs: REPORT
BlackRock, World’s Largest Asset Manager And Woke Investor, Set For Major Layoffs: REPORT John Hugh DeMastri on January 11, 2023 BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager and possibly the most high-profile of…
Former Bank Manager in Orange County Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud for Stealing $1.2 Million from Elderly Customers’ Account
SANTA ANA, California – A former Orange County-based bank manager pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for stealing $1.2 million in savings from elderly customers by using one the…
Restaurant manager sentenced to prison for embezzling $300,000 from employer
ATLANTA – Scott Spilberg has been sentenced to prison for embezzling over $300,000 from his employer by using his company charge card for personal visits to adult entertainment clubs. “Spilberg was trusted…
Deutsche Post eyes takeover of Deutsche Bahn’s Schenker – Manager Magazin
BERLIN (Reuters) – Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL is interested in buying Schenker, the logistics subsidiary of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn, Manager Magazin reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.…
Physician and Office Manager Agree to Pay More Than $420,000 to Settle Kickback Allegations Involving New Jersey, Texas, and South Carolina Laboratories
NEWARK, N.J. – A Texas doctor and his office manager, who was also his wife, have agreed to pay more than $422,789 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they received illegal…
Google Ad Manager outage costs big websites ad sales
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – A Google service relied upon by many large websites to sell and display ads was down for about three hours Thursday, denying major news publishers…
NYC building manager beaten with a chair by marijuana-smoking suspects
NEW YORK, NY – After receiving complaints regarding three individuals smoking marijuana inside a vestibule in his building, a New York City building manager approached the suspects and asked them to leave.…
Monmouth County union manager avoids going to prison for embezzling funds
An administrative manager of a carpenters’ union pension fund was sentenced today to six months of home confinement and three years of probation for embezzling approximately $140,000 and falsifying a U.S. government…
BofA’s global fund manager survey shows stagflation and recession angst
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A closely-watched survey of global investor views published on Tuesday showed a growing angst that recessions and stagflation episodes will be stalking the world economy next…
Former Owner and General Manager of Oregon Dump Truck and Concrete Companies Pleads Guilty after Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
PORTLAND, Ore.—The former owner and general manager of dump truck hauling and concrete companies based in Damascus, Oregon pleaded guilty today to willfully failing to pay employment taxes despite withholding them from…
‘Big Short’ fund manager Burry buys another prison stock
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Scion Asset Management’s Michael Burry, known for his timely bets against housing ahead of the 2008 financial crisis, added five new companies to his portfolio…
SEPTA Video Surveillance Manager, Equipment Vendor Indicted for Extensive Bribery and Extortion Scheme
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that James Stevens, 69, of Somerdale, NJ, and Robert Welsh, 59, now living in Arizona, were charged by Indictment with conspiracy, bribery, extortion,…
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