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Central America demands billions in climate damages
Central American nations will demand 105 billion dollars from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region's representatives said on Friday.
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Democrats move toward crucial vote on Senate version of health care overhaul
Democratic senators called an overhaul of the U.S. health care system long overdue as historic legislation advanced toward a crucial first vote Saturday night, an early test of party unity on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative Democratic leaders are optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and both independents to vote ...
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Chicago cop accused of stealing $600,000 from fellow sergeants
Weis calls detective the 'Bernie Madoff' of the sergeants union; cash allegedly used for Vegas trips, dinners Comments November 21, 2009 The president of the Chicago Police Sergeants' Association was charged Friday with using fellow sergeants' union dues as a personal piggy bank, allegedly stealing more than $600,000 and spending it on a home, ...
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Bernie Madoff Auction in Syracuse? The Real Deal
You may have started seeing ads for a "Bernie Madoff" auction happening Monday in Syracuse.
With the global warming scandal- will Al Gore now be brought up on charges?
With all of the breaking news regarding the global warming/climate change scam- is there a possibility Al Gore could be imprisoned the way Bernie Madoff was? I don't see much difference in what the two men have done.
Feds: Investment figure ran Ponzi scam
Federal prosecutors accuse investment banker Hassan Nemazee of being a miniature version of swindler Bernard Madoff, but in political circles Nemazee was a giant.
U.S. Charges Bernie Madoff computer programmers
His System I programmers? Or programmers on a different platform? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870368380457453348360030113 4.html U.S. Charges Madoff Programmers BY AMIR EFRATI Federal prosecutors in Manhattan brought criminal charges Friday against two men for allegedly being the technological brains behind Bernard Madoff's ...
Sultan offers to help Zsa Zsa financially
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, August 1965. The Sultan of Brunei has offered to take care of movie icon Zsa Zsa Gabor's tax problems, according to the reclusive actress' husband.
Case of SC's '3 Hebrew Boys' heads to jury
Three South Carolina men accused of bilking people out of more than $80 million lied about how they would invest their money, so it doesn't matter if investors knew it was risky, prosecutors said Thursday.
SEC watchdog says agency must tighten process for picking which investment advisors to inspect
The Securities and Exchange Commission must tighten its process for deciding which investment advisers to inspect if it is to avoid colossal breakdowns like the one that allowed Bernard Madoff's multibillion-dollar fraud to go undetected for 16 years, the agency's inspector general says.
Daily Economic Crisis News Capsule: What's Next For Prosecuting ...
Business Insider assess the impact of the not guilty verdict for those two bear Stearns Hedge Fund managers: And what does the acquittal mean for the rest of Wall Street? We asked white collar defense expert David Douglass, a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon and chair of the Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance committee of DRI, the voice ...
SEC accuses 4 people in alleged Ponzi scheme
Federal regulators have accused four people and two companies of fraud in an alleged $30 million Ponzi scheme that lured 300 investors nationwide in purported eco-friendly investments.
New task force targets financial fraud in US
The Obama administration has announced a new law enforcement panel to target anything from mortgage fraud to insider trading.
Two Madoff computer programmers who authorities say made the whole decades-long $65 billion Ponzi scheme possible were arrested Friday and brought up on criminal charges of conspiracy, falsifying the books and records of a broker-dealer and falsifying the books and records of an investment advisor.
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Clifford BaAagale :: Bruno's boy toy
Deborah Martin stars as a photographer who moves with her husband and son into a home with a dark past.
Madoff's Jacket, Watch Auctioned Off
It was about fascination with big money -- and the life of a couple at the center of the biggest financial fraud case in U.S. history.
U.S. To Unveil Anti-Fraud Task Force Tuesday
The U.S. government plans to announce on Tuesday an interagency task force to ferret out fraud, a source briefed on the announcement said.
Obama orders task force to fight financial crime
The Obama administration created a new task force on Tuesday vowing to crack down on financial fraud following a rise in mortgage scams and high-profile Wall Street trading scandals.
Top Madoff deputy DiPascali released from jail
Frank DiPascali, a former top deputy to imprisoned Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, has been released from prison after having previously been denied two bail requests.
Madoff property heads to auction block in Fla.
Almeida Virrisimo of National Liquidators prepares the " Sitting Bull ," for auction, Monday, Nov.
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