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'RHOBH' star Lisa Rinna shades Bravo in cryptic post hinting at reason for leaving 'stupid show'
'RHOBH' star Lisa Rinna shades Bravo in cryptic post hinting at reason for leaving 'stupid show'
Lisa Rinna claims that she left 'RHOBH' because her deceased mom asked her to in a dream
2023-06-17 11:35
Switzerland’s Top Party Wants Fewer People — Employers Need More
Switzerland’s Top Party Wants Fewer People — Employers Need More
Switzerland’s biggest party has decided that the country only has room for 10 million people — just as
2023-09-29 15:00
Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains
Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains
Austrian rail operator OeBB on Saturday unveiled its new generation of sleeper trains -- a response to demands from travellers for less pollutant alternatives to planes...
2023-10-01 02:28
Europe wants to ban Russian diamond imports. Will it hurt?
Europe wants to ban Russian diamond imports. Will it hurt?
The European Union is poised to impose a ban on imports of Russia's diamonds — cutting off the world's biggest diamond producer from one of its key markets.
2023-05-20 01:15
In 'Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning,' Tom Cruise accomplishes 'Part One' of his mission
In 'Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning,' Tom Cruise accomplishes 'Part One' of his mission
After his save-the-movie-business heroics with "Top Gun: Maverick," saving the world seems like a relatively simple task for Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning Part One." Happily, he has some splendid help this time around, in that rare 2023 summer movie that has the scope and heft -- with a timely AI threat -- to support its "To be continued" framework.
2023-07-12 22:46
China's factory activity extends declines, firming case for stimulus
China's factory activity extends declines, firming case for stimulus
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's manufacturing activity fell for a fourth straight month in July, albeit at a slower pace, an official
2023-07-31 09:51
Millie Bobby Brown cries over Instagram beauty pictures
Millie Bobby Brown cries over Instagram beauty pictures
Millie Bobby Brown has admitted she often cries over Instagram beauty pictures because she fears she will never look as perfect as the people she sees online
2023-10-18 16:15
Packers debate term 'rebuild' as they adjust to life without QB Aaron Rodgers
Packers debate term 'rebuild' as they adjust to life without QB Aaron Rodgers
The exit of four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers has led to some debate among the Green Bay Packers regarding exactly what constitutes a rebuild
2023-06-01 06:11
Alex Murdaugh’s longtime friend and alleged accomplice is sentenced to 10 years for financial fraud crimes
Alex Murdaugh’s longtime friend and alleged accomplice is sentenced to 10 years for financial fraud crimes
Former attorney Corey Fleming was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges that he conspired with his longtime friend Alex Murdaugh to steal millions of dollars from trusting clients. Fleming previously pleaded guilty to the financial fraud charges that stem from Murdaugh’s alleged scheme to steal money from the estate of his dead housekeeper Gloria Satterfield. Satterfield died in a fall on the Murdaugh property in 2018. He was also involved in stealing money from the family of Hakeem Pinckney – a man whose family Murdaugh represented after he was killed in a car crash in 2009. While Fleming knew Murdaugh was asking him to do wrong, he previously said he didn’t realise the depth of his old friend’s depravity. The sentencing was handed down on the same day Fleming’s longtime friend Murdaugh appeared in court for his own hearing on financial fraud charges for the first time since he was sentenced to life in prison in the murders of of his wife Maggie and son Paul. Judge Clifton Newman set a trial date for 27 November. On 15 August, Fleming pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges and was sentenced to nearly four years (46 months) in federal prison. He is housed at the Charleston County jail awaiting a prison assignment. On 23 August, he pleaded guilty to all state charges. Judge Newman scheduled Fleming’s sentencing for today in Beaufort so that the court could hear from friends and family members, as well as victims. At the hearing on Thursday, prosecutor Creighton Waters urged the judge to not be fooled by Fleming’s claims that he was “recruited” by Murdaugh into stealing from the families of Satterfield and Pinckney. Mr Waters argued that Fleming, who was an attorney at the time, was hired to represent the families but then “behind the scenes colluded with the defendant”. “What Mr Fleming wants the court to believe is… that he was tricked and fooled by Mr Murdaugh like everyone else,” Mr Waters said. The prosecutor then pointed to the fake Forge scheme in which Murdaugh allegedly set up a firm called Forge - a fake company with the name of a real one, which was used to siphon off money from clients. Murduagh and Fleming are accused of securing payouts from insurance companies in Satterfield’s case and then sending nearly $4m in stolen money to the fake company. “It was a shakedown, plain and simple,” Mr Waters said of Fleming and Murdaugh’s treatment of the Satterfield family. At the hearing on Thursday, several people addressed the court on behalf of the victims. Tony Satterfield, the son of Gloria Satterfield, told the court, “I still forgive Mr Fleming.” Satterfield’s sister also addressed the court and said that the family forgives Fleming. “Gloria did not die in vain as her case brought out other corruption and dishonest misdeeds being done to others,” she said, adding that it brought corruption “to light”. Attorney Eric Bland, who represents the Satterfield family, spoke at the hearing and said the law profession is “stained” by Fleming’s crimes. Fleming surrendered his license to practice law in both Georgia and South Carolina, saying he dishonored the profession. “The profession we love has been stained,” he said. “Mr Fleming knew exactly what he was doing. He is a plaintiff lawyer... it is impossible.” He said the debacle involving Murdaugh, Fleming and Laffitte, has “stained our state.” Mr Bland said the judge and court will hear how Fleming is a good guy, but that “good guys can still do criminal things.” “I’ve been suing other lawyers for 30 years. Never seen a case where the lawyers took every single dollar. But that’s what Fleming and Murdaugh did. Every single dollar.” Mr Bland also went over several examples of violations and irregularities in how Fleming handled and filed the Satterfield case to show the depth of the conspiracy and the criminal behaviour. He says Fleming and Murdaugh sat on the $4.3m settlements knowing that Gloria Satterfield’s son Brian, a vulnerable adult, was being put out on the street because his mom’s trailer was being foreclosed on. Mr Bland called it “blatant thievery”. Fleming is the second Murdaugh associate ordered to prison since investigators began scrutinising every aspect of Murdaugh’s life in June 2021 after his wife and son were shot to death at their South Carolina home. Russell Laffitte, who was convicted of federal charges in November, appeared for a status conference on Thursday in his state case. One of his attorneys, South Carolina State Rep Todd Rutherford, asked the judge to delay a trial until the fall of 2024. Judge Newman said that he would make a ruling at a later date. Last month, Laffitte was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to helping Murdaugh steal money from settlements for clients after vehicle wrecks or work injuries. Laffitte is appealing his conviction and sentence. Read More Smiling Alex Murdaugh appears in court in shackles as trial date set in financial fraud case Outrage as South Carolina lawmaker stands to shake hands with convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in court Alex Murdaugh’s friend pleads guilty to helping steal from dead maid’s family
2023-09-15 04:03
National Australia Bank Will Shut Its Hong Kong Office
National Australia Bank Will Shut Its Hong Kong Office
National Australia Bank Ltd. is planning to close its Hong Kong office and consolidate operations into mainland China,
2023-09-14 10:14
Ex-Puerto Rico boxer Félix Verdejo found guilty on two charges tied to death of his pregnant lover
Ex-Puerto Rico boxer Félix Verdejo found guilty on two charges tied to death of his pregnant lover
Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo has been found guilty on two charges related to the death of his 27-year-old pregnant lover
2023-07-29 11:42
Christopher Walken Makes Surprise 'Saturday Night Live' Appearance
Christopher Walken Makes Surprise 'Saturday Night Live' Appearance
Christopher Walken returned to SNL for the first time since 2008
2023-10-29 13:43