Ohio teacher busted for paying student $250 down payment in alleged murder-for-hire plot against husband
COLUMBUS, OHIO — A substitute teacher in Ohio is facing serious criminal charges after allegedly attempting to recruit a high school student to kill her husband during a contentious divorce, authorities said.…
CEO of Medical Device Company Charged with Evading Payment of $6 Million in Federal Payroll Taxes
MINNEAPOLIS – A Mounds View man has been charged with tax evasion for failing to pay several years’ worth of payroll taxes, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents,…
G7 rejects Putin’s demand for rouble payment for Russian gas – Germany
BERLIN – Energy ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations reject demands by President Vladimir Putin that “unfriendly” countries pay for Russian gas with roubles, Germany’s Robert Habeck said after talks…
New Zealand’s NZME, Google to discuss news delivery terms amid fair payment push
– New Zealand media firm NZME said on Friday it has signed a letter of intent with Google to outline terms for news content delivery, as the country’s publishers take on digital…
Asian gas buyers puzzle over Putin’s demand for payment in roubles
By Yuka Obayashi and Heekyong Yang TOKYO – Asian importers of Russian gas were scrambling on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin said “unfriendly” countries must pay for Russian gas in roubles,…
Severstal to apply for special licence after Eurobond coupon payment frozen
– Russian steelmaker Severstal said on Wednesday it would apply for a special licence to process a Eurobond coupon payment that Citibank froze. Severstal, whose main shareholder, Alexey Mordashov, was placed under…
Evraz bond payment blocked, sees link to Abramovich sanction
LONDON – Evraz, the Russian steelmaker whose biggest shareholder is Roman Abramovich, said on Monday a bond coupon payment of nearly $19 million had not been received by its principal paying agent,…
Euroclear joins bank-backed blockchain payment system
By Huw Jones LONDON – Securities settlement house Euroclear said on Monday it had joined a consortium of banks building a payment system for tokenised assets in the latest sign of established…
Russian finance ministry says it has met coupon payment obligations in full
– Russia’s finance ministry on Friday said it had fully met its obligations on paying coupons on dollar-denominated Eurobonds due in 2023 and 2043, and said payment agent Citibank had received the…
China Evergrande meets onshore bondholders over delayed coupon payment
HONG KONG – China Evergrande Group’s flagship unit Hengda Real Estate Group Co Ltd said it will meet onshore bondholders on Friday and Saturday to delay a coupon payment due last September…
Paybotic, a Leading Provider of Affordable Payment Solutions in the Cannabis Industry and Surrounding Markets, Participating in Trade Shows Across the U.S. in March, April, and May 2022
Recognizing the Growing Need for its Cannabis Payment Solution Services, Paybotic to Showcase to Growing Number of Cannabis Business Owners WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 17, 2022 — Paybotic, a leading provider…
No confirmation yet of key Russian bond payment, bondholder says
LONDON – International bondholders were still waiting on Wednesday to see whether or not Russia would make crucial coupon payments due on two of its government bonds. One bondholder who requested anonymity…
Russia rouble payment of USD coupons would be a sovereign default -Fitch
NEW YORK – Credit ratings agency Fitch said on Tuesday that if Russia were to make two U.S. dollar bond coupon payments due Wednesday in roubles, it would constitute a sovereign default…
Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms
Tampa, FL – A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida that charges him with conspiracy to commit…
Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay $260M to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Payment of Illegal Kickbacks and Medicare Drug Rebate Underpayments
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., “Questcor,” and collectively “Mallinckrodt”), has agreed to pay $260 million as part of…
Monmouth County Brother and Sister Arrested for Conspiring to Evade Payment of $1.5 Million in Payroll Taxes
TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, brother and sister were arrested today on charges of tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Enrico Cifelli, 51, of Holmdel, New Jersey,…
CEO Of Payment Protection Program Lender MBE Capital Arrested In Connection With Fraudulent Loan And Lender Applications
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), Amaleka…
Factbox-Key Russian sovereign and corporate bond payment deadlines in coming days
LONDON – Tough Western sanctions on Russia and rhetoric from Moscow have raised doubts about whether the Russian government and the country’s companies will continue to make payments on their bonds in…
Western Leaders Split On Whether To Boot Russia From Major Payment System
Western leaders are divided on the question of whether to kick Russia out of a major international payment system, a move that could cripple the nation’s banks and ability to trade abroad,…
Chinese investors make Ukraine war bets on oil, payment firms
SHANGHAI -Shares in energy firms and payment service companies rose sharply on Chinese markets on Monday as investors bet on stocks they saw potentially benefiting from the conflict in Ukraine, while a…
Momentum grows to ban Russia from SWIFT payment system
WASHINGTON – Canada, the United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday said they could act to exclude Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system in a further round of…
Russian oil exports continue despite payment issues – sources
MOSCOW/LONDON – Russian oil exports continued to flow to Europe and onwards on Friday, even as Russian sellers and Western buyers said they struggled with payments, banking guarantees and shipping after the…
Nexi in exclusive talks to buy BPER’s retailers’ payment arm-source
MILAN -Italian payments group Nexi is in exclusive talks to buy the retailers’ payment business of BPER Banca, a person close to the matter said, confirming a report by Bloomberg News. A…
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Illegal Kickback Payment in Return for Writing Prescriptions for Compounded Drugs
A doctor licensed in the states of Oklahoma and Texas pleaded guilty Wednesday for writing and referring compounded drug prescriptions in return for illegal kickback payments, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Jerry…
Chinese developer Shimao slips on loan payment delay plans, asset freeze reports
HONG KONG – Shares of cash-strapped Chinese property developer Shimao Group eased on Thursday, after it sought to extend payments of a $947 million trust loan and reports said that a court…
China developer Yango, investors agree to delay onshore coupon payment -source
BEIJING – Chinese Developer Yango Group Co Ltd has reached agreement with investors to delay a 40 million yuan ($6.29 million) onshore coupon payment by six months, a source with knowledge of…
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