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Olmert faces another corruption scandal
The 18 have all been informed that, subject to hearing, they may stand trial, a justice ministry statement said. In August 2010 the police, wrapping up an investigation in the so-called “Holyland affair”, after the name of the real-estate project,
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:47P
FDIC too slow to sue officers and directors at failed banks, critics say
At this pace, critics say, the FDIC is falling short of what banking regulators did a generation ago in the US savings-and-loan crisis, when they sued officers and directors at about one-quarter of the more than 1000 institutions that failed.
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:47P
2 men guilty in electrocution death at CTA station
Evans briefly buried his face in his hands and shook his head when the verdict was announced. Hours later, Thompson remained expressionless as his verdict was read aloud. Attorneys for the two argued that McKenzie and his group had instigated a fight
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:46P
Tribune Co-President Testifies Noteholder Plan Will 'Scare Away' Partners
US Bankruptcy Judge Kevin J. Carey in Wilmington, Delaware, is conducting a hearing in which he is faced with choosing between two reorganization proposals for Tribune. Hartenstein was the final witness in support of Tribune's proposal to reorganize
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:46P
Tribune Co-President Testifies Noteholder Plan Will `Scare Away' Partners
The noteholders' plan would put as much as 65 percent of the company's stock in a trust overseen by a court until a lawsuit related to Tribune's 2007 leveraged buyout was resolved, according to court documents. “It's the proverbial man behind the
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:46P
Tribune Co-President Testifies Noteholder Plan Will `Scare Away' Partners
The noteholders' plan would put as much as 65 percent of the company's stock in a trust overseen by a court until a lawsuit related to Tribune's 2007 leveraged buyout was resolved, according to court documents. “It's the proverbial man behind the
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:46P
Quapaw Tribal Members Say No to Settlement Money
A lawsuit was filed, and a settlement was made. $3.4 billion dollars, but Quapaw tribal members aren't rushing to take it. Goodeagle says, "When we found out the Cobell suit includes any claims on land that's when we were not happy with it.
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:45P
Lawsuit: Shoreham, Dai-ichi plants similar
That claim was made by Long Island's dominant electric utility in a lawsuit filed a year before the Shoreham plant... newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online ® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:45P
DUI on St. Paddy's: Amid the Green Beer, Beware the Blue Line
The MVPD along with the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office will beef-up its DUI patrols as "a counter-measure to all the 'green beer' on sale," the Sheriff's Office Department said Monday. It and its law enforcement partners will deploy additional
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:44P
Legal wrangle snarls Lansdowne construction start
A group that opposes redevelopment plans for the site has submitted an application to the Superior Court of Justice seeking a court order to quash further work on the project. The group known as Friends of Lansdowne claims bylaws and resolutions
Updated: 03/14/2011 08:44P
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