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Swiss investor group lawsuit to seek compensation over UBS-Credit Suisse deal
Swiss investor group lawsuit to seek compensation over UBS-Credit Suisse deal
ZURICH A Swiss investors' association is planning to file a lawsuit seeking compensation for former Credit Suisse shareholders,
2023-07-17 18:27
Jewish UFC fighter shows no mercy to white supremacist supporter in sparring match
Jewish UFC fighter shows no mercy to white supremacist supporter in sparring match
Many online trolls hide behind a keyboard, but when one supporter of white supremacist and far-right American First Foundation leader Nick Fuentes decided to come offline and fight a Jewish UFC fighter in person, it went about as well as you’d expect. Natan Levy, an Israeli professional mixed martial artist with a record of eight wins and one loss, took aim at one Twitter/X user by saying “he’s built like a chopstick” and “definitely not a threat”, only for another known only as Ben to challenge him to a fight. Ben tweeted: “I’ll drive to Vegas any day of the week to spar you on behalf of Nicholas J. Fuentes and America First. With no formal MMA training should be easy, right?” Wrong. So, so wrong… And after Levy agreed to “gladly KO your punk ass”, plans were in place and waivers were signed for the two to throw hands at a gym in Las Vegas. In a video posted to Levy’s YouTube channel, Ben can be seen saying: “[Natan’s tweets were] critical of somebody who associates themselves with America First and the political values that I value. Jewish UFC fighter destroys white supremacist supporter www.youtube.com “As a defender of that, and as a former martial arts experience trained person myself, I thought it would be fun to come spar.” He also insisted he was just “messing around” in the online exchange between him and Levy, and that he is “not a hateful person”. When challenged on his support of Fuentes – a man designated a “white supremacist” by the US Department of Justice – Ben insisted the America First founder is a “revisionist” when it comes to the Holocaust. “Whether it would be numbers that might have been different over the years … I mean, they say six million. “The six million number puts more faces to the name, because a lot of people know people who are Jewish,” he said. In pretty brutal fight scenes, Ben ends up taken to the floor and beaten into submission, stressing he was “tapping” out and even letting out an “I’m sorry” at one point. After their fight, Ben addresses the camera and finally acknowledges that “six million Jews were … murdered in the Holocaust” and admits he needs to “be more well-researched”. Levy added: “He came in and was like, ‘oh, I’m not a hateful person, I was just trolling online’. “Like, OK, so you’re not a neo-Nazi but you’re still a troll.” The pro fighter also summed it up well by saying the session was a “classic case of f*** around and find out”. Ben’s defeat to Levy has since been branded “beautiful” on Twitter/X, with the Jewish sportsman praised for “doing the Lord’s work”: And the video didn’t end there, either, as another troll entered the gym and got into the cage with another professional fighter - Shimon Smotritsky – and that ended with the troll, named Cee-Jay, with a bloody mouth and blood-splattered T-shirt. Ouch. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-20 00:24
California man admits to hiding mother’s death and collecting $830k in benefits
California man admits to hiding mother’s death and collecting $830k in benefits
A California man pleaded guilty last week to hiding his mother’s death from the federal authorities for over 30 years, collecting more than $800,000 in benefits under her name. Donald Felix Zampach, 65, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of Social Security fraud, according to the Justice Department. “This crime is believed to be the longest-running and largest fraud of its kind in this district,” US Attorney Randy Grossman said in a statement. “This defendant didn’t just passively collect checks mailed to his deceased mother. This was an elaborate fraud spanning more than three decades that required aggressive action and deceit to maintain the ruse.” All told, beginning in 1990, the Poway man collected $830,238. He could face up to 25 years in prison, though US sentencing guidelines suggest it will more likely be a sentence of 30 to 37 months. “He is overwhelmed with regret,” Knut Johnson, Zampach’s lawyer, told The New York Times. As part of his plea deal, Zampach will forfeit the benefit, pay restitution to various lenders, and turn over the home he took possession of in his mother’s name. The benefits scheme was an elaborate one, according to the DoJ. When Zampach’s mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, she left the US and returned to her native Japan, where she died in 1990 at age 61. Her son notified the US embassy in Tokyo of the death, but admitted to leaving blank a box for her Social Security number to avoid the government being aware of her passing, and he repeated this omission on forms for burial permits. Zampach kept up this ruse until September 2022, collecting his mother’s Social Security checks and payments from the Defense Finance Accounting Service, which pays survivors of military veterans. An audit of those over age 90 who hadn’t used their Medicare benefits helped reveal the California man’s scheme. This sort of fraud has happened in the past. In 2018, a Mexican man pleaded guilty to defrauding the government for even longer, spending 37 years collecting nearly $361,000 in government benefits after assuming the identity of a US citizen, according to The San Diego Union Tribune. In 2015, Dutch police learned that a man kept his dead mother’s body hidden for over two years and continued collecting her pension and social assistance payments. He was later caught and forced to repay 40,000 euros, according to 1 Limburg. Read More Real Housewives star Phaedra Parks reveals why she gave her son $150,000 for his 13th birthday Mastercard helping banks predict scams before money leaves customers’ accounts Vermont will pay $16.5M to settle lawsuits by foreign investors in fraudulent ski developments
2023-07-07 02:57
Chiefs rumors: Chris Jones discussions not going anywhere
Chiefs rumors: Chris Jones discussions not going anywhere
The Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions are both on a rush week with the two teams set to face off in the season opener on Thursday Night Football. With that, Sunday becomes a Wednesday, an important day in the practice lifecycle for NFL teams.
2023-09-04 01:38
Retallick to start for New Zealand in World Cup final
Retallick to start for New Zealand in World Cup final
New Zealand coach Ian Foster has made one change to his starting XV to play South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday, Brodie Retallick replacing...
2023-10-27 00:20
Bill Ackman Defends Elon Musk After Backlash Over Antisemitism
Bill Ackman Defends Elon Musk After Backlash Over Antisemitism
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman defended Elon Musk after major advertisers pulled ads from social media site X
2023-11-19 01:01
Bank records raise questions about home remodel in Texas Attorney General Paxton's impeachment
Bank records raise questions about home remodel in Texas Attorney General Paxton's impeachment
As embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fights a historic impeachment, his lawyers say they have evidence proving his innocence
2023-06-09 06:06
25-under-25: Scoot Henderson is the Blazers' new alpha
25-under-25: Scoot Henderson is the Blazers' new alpha
The Portland Trail Blazers are stuck in a transitional period, but Scoot Henderson doesn't expect to rebuild for very long. He's ranked No. 22 on our list of the best young players in the NBA.
2023-10-12 15:15
Ryanair flies back into annual profit of 1.4 bn euros
Ryanair flies back into annual profit of 1.4 bn euros
Irish no-frills airline Ryanair rebounded back into bumper annual net profits, boosted by a "strong" post-Covid recovery despite spiking...
2023-05-22 14:18
Taylor Swift's AMC Cinema Tour: Fans pour love on theater chain as it green-lights all the no-nos
Taylor Swift's AMC Cinema Tour: Fans pour love on theater chain as it green-lights all the no-nos
Taylor Swift's fans are loving it as theaters are allowing them to sing and dance in the halls during the concert movie
2023-10-15 20:28
Uday Kotak Sought to Allay RBI Concerns on Succession With an Early Resignation
Uday Kotak Sought to Allay RBI Concerns on Succession With an Early Resignation
Uday Kotak’s early resignation as Chief Executive Officer from Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., was an attempt to ease
2023-09-05 09:32
13 Geeky Gift Picks for the Tech Nerds on Your List
13 Geeky Gift Picks for the Tech Nerds on Your List
Generally speaking, tech nerds tend to be very particular about what they like and dislike,
2023-11-16 03:29