By M. Sriram (Reuters) – Blackstone Inc. will sell its entire 23.59% stake valued at $833 million in India’s largest real estate investment trust Embassy Office Parks, four years after …
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CINCINNATI—From December 1-7, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati were vigilant intercepting 11 shipments containing counterfeit jewelry ahead of the holidays. If the 11 shipments of jewelry–which …
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Berkshire’s PacifiCorp to pay $250 million to timber companies over Oregon wildfires
by Reutersby ReutersBy Clark Mindock (Reuters) -PacifiCorp, an Oregon electric utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, has agreed to pay $250 million to logging companies whose commercial timber burned during …
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BlackRock to invest up to $400 million in Dubai decarbonisation firm Positive Zero
by Reutersby ReutersBy Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) -BlackRock has agreed to invest up to $400 million in Dubai-based decarbonisation company Positive Zero through a diversified infrastructure fund, Positive Zero said in a …
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BAY SHORE, NY – A $1,000,000 Powerball second-prize ticket for the December 13 drawing was sold at Parkway Express, located at 1460 Brentwood Road in Bay Shore. This announcement was …
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HEWITT, NJ – A lucky lottery player in Passaic County, New Jersey, won a $1,000,000 prize in the Powerball drawing on December 13. The winning ticket matched five white balls, …
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British man accused of swindling nearly $100 million in wine fraud case pleads not guilty
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – A British man accused of allegedly defrauding investors of nearly $100 million through a Ponzi-like scheme involving nonexistent luxury wines pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on …
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Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million to Georgia Election Workers
NEW YORK, NY – In a recent verdict, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay a hefty sum of $148 million to two Georgia election …
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Jury Determines Rudy Giuliani Owes Nearly $150 Million In Damages In Defamation Case
Jury Determines Rudy Giuliani Owes Nearly $150 Million In Damages In Defamation Case Katelynn Richardson on December 15, 2023 A jury determined that former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani owes nearly …
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Activision to pay $50 million to settle workplace discrimination lawsuit
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Activision Blizzard will pay roughly $50 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit by a California regulator that alleged the videogame maker discriminated against women employees, including denying them promotion …
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Greek-yogurt maker Chobani buys coffee company La Colombe for $900 million
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Greek-yogurt maker Chobani said on Friday it had bought ready-to-drink coffee maker La Colombe for $900 million to expand its beverage business. Chobani said it bought the Philadelphia-based …
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Maryland Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $2 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelNEWARK, N.J. – A Maryland man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for illegally obtaining more than $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger …
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Bronx Woman Convicted At Trial For Laundering Over $2 Million In Funds From Victims Of Romance Fraud Schemes
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that a jury returned a guilty verdict against NADINE JAZIMNE WADE on all four counts …
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Brooklyn Lawyer Charged with Stealing Over $1.5 Million from Clients
by Leo Canegaby Leo CanegaBROOKLYN, N.Y. – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the arraignment of Salvatore Strazzullo, a 51-year-old lawyer, on charges of grand larceny and scheme to defraud. Strazzullo, based in Bensonhurst, …
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CBP officers discover more than $10 million worth of narcotics in jalapeno paste shipment
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility discovered over $10 million worth of hard narcotics hidden in a shipment of jalapeno …
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Mexico’s Nuevo Leon state gives Tesla $153 million in incentives for factory
by Reutersby ReutersMEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s northern state of Nuevo Leon approved $153 million in incentives for Tesla as the carmaker prepares to build a factory, the state government said in a …
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Brooklyn Lawyer Charged with Stealing $1.5 Million from Clients
by Adam Devineby Adam DevineBROOKLYN, NY — Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the arraignment of lawyer Salvatore Strazzullo for allegedly stealing nearly $1.5 million from three clients. Strazzullo, 51, faces charges including first-degree …
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Toronto Stock Exchange operator TMX buys remaining stake in VettaFi for $848 million
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – TMX Group, the owner of the Toronto Stock Exchange, said on Wednesday it had acquired an around 78% stake in U.S. data analytics company VettaFi Holdings for $848 …
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Two Additional Defendants Charged in $26 Million Real Estate Scam
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelTwo more defendants have been charged for scamming Chinese investors out of more than $26 million, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Stephen Wall, 65, …
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By Rich McKay (Reuters) – The family of a Black man in Alabama who died in July after police stunned him with a Taser 13 times has filed a $36 …
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Two Indicted in Scheme that Allegedly Laundered over $2 Million Generated by ‘Grandparent Scams’ Targeting Elderly Victims
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelLOS ANGELES – FBI agents this morning arrested a West Los Angeles man who is one of two defendants charged in a federal grand jury indictment alleging a scheme that …
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Pilot Allegedly Offered $15 Million By China To Steal Helicopter During Major Military Drill
Pilot Allegedly Offered $15 Million By China To Steal Helicopter During Major Military Drill Harold Hutchison on December 11, 2023 A Taiwanese pilot is under arrest after he allegedly planned …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department said Monday it plans to award $35 million to BAE Systems to quadruple production in New Hampshire for key semiconductor …
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Clothing Wholesaler Ordered to Pay Nearly $10.4 Million for Violating U.S. Drug Trafficking Sanctions and for Customs Fraud
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelLOS ANGELES – A Paramount-based clothing wholesale company was fined $4 million, ordered to pay $6,390,781 in restitution, and placed on probation for five years for undervaluing imported garments in …
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Two McLean Companies and CEO Ordered to Pay $1.1 Million for Defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program
by Indira Patelby Indira PatelALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered IT Services Now LLC and O@sis Group LLC, located in McLean, and their CEO, Mustafa Khabir, 51, …