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US jails Fat Leonard in Navy's biggest bribery scandal
The businessman had previously pleaded guilty to bribing senior officials with cash and sex parties.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
"Fat Leonard" sentenced to 15 years in massive Navy bribery case
Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," masterminded an unprecedented bribery and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Navy.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
'Fat Leonard,' Navy contractor behind bribery scheme, sentenced to 15 years
Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S.Top stories - NBC News - November 5 -
'Fat Leonard' Francis sentenced to 15 years in massive military bribery scandal
Former Navy contractor Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," the mastermind of one of the largest U.S. military bribery scandals, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for his role in ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
‘Fat Leonard’ gets 15 years for plotting one of the US military’s biggest scandals
Leonard Francis also ordered to pay $20m restitution to the navy, after pleading guilty to bribery and fraud. Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250mn bribery scheme
Prosecutors accuse tycoon and others of lying to investors and offering millions in bribes to land lucrative contractsWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250m bribery plot
Indian chair of Adani Group, worth about $85bn, accused of agreeing to pay bribes to obtain solar energy contracts. Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest men, has been indicted in New York over ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
US Charges Gautam Adani With Fraud Over Bribery Scheme
Gautam Adani and his associates were accused of paying more than $250 million in bribes to obtain lucrative solar energy contracts.Tech - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
US charges Indian billionaire Adani over alleged $250m bribery scheme
The Adani Group has denied the allegations of bribery and fraud, calling them "baseless".Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Who is Gautam Adani, the Indian billionaire charged in the US over bribery plot?
Adani, widely regarded as one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in India, has close ties to Modi’s government. Gautam Adani is widely regarded as one of the most powerful men in India, as ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
FirstFT: Trump picks Pam Bondi as US attorney-general after Gaetz withdraws
Also in today’s newsletter, McKinsey closes in on $600mn opioid settlement, and why the lesbian pay premium is narrowingWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
China’s largest coffee chain plans to take on Starbucks in US
Luckin Coffee’s expansion into rival’s home market comes five years after company was delisted from Nasdaq and finedBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
Trials, drop-outs and assassination attempts: 15 moments that defined the US election campaign
We revisit the key moments of a political struggle that holds US democracy itself in the balance. US election 2024 – live updates It has been called the most critical election in US history, ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Watch: The biggest prize battleground state - and why it matters
BBC’s Anna Foster reports from swing state Pennsylvania, explaining its crucial role in the outcome.Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
Shares in India's Adani Group plunge 20% after US bribery, fraud indictments
One of Asia’s richest men, Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, is again in the spotlightWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Trump’s fat tails
What do we really know about him and markets?World - Financial Times - November 7 -
45 pro-democracy activists are sentenced in Hong Kong's biggest national security trial
A Hong Kong court sentenced dozens of leading pro-democracy figures to prison under a national security law that critics say has been used to suppress dissent.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
US House panel keeps Gaetz sex allegation report under wraps
Democrats demand release of files on Donald Trump’s pick to be country’s attorney-generalWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
UK cuts fines for boilermakers in climbdown on heat pump sales
Shift comes after intense lobbying from industry over incoming penalties tied to net zero targetsWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Facebook asks US supreme court to dismiss fraud suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders accuses the social media platform of misleading them about misuse of user data. The US supreme court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Meta’s ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
The fat lady might not sing on election night
The 2024 presidential election is expected to be a close and contentious affair, with legal challenges and potential "Stop the Steal" protests likely to prolong the outcome, while a national ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Man who used AI to create child abuse images jailed for 18 years in UK
Judge rules in landmark case involving deepfake sexual abuse materialBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Prosecutors ordered not to use papers taken from Sean 'Diddy' Combs' jail cell for now
A federal judge has ordered prosecutors investigating Sean “Diddy” Combs not to use papers taken from the music mogul's jail cell until he rules on defense claims that they are trial preparation ...Entertainment - ABC News - 3 days ago -
English soccer's biggest grudge match is born from a controversial and resented US-style relocation
English soccer’s biggest modern-day grudge match stems from a rare, U.S.-style team relocation that harbors contempt and hatred more than two decades laterSports - ABC News - October 31 -
UK savings plans overhauled with planned pension tax changes
Advisers race to rethink approach after Rachel Reeves pledges to bring retirement pots under inheritance levy regimeBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
OpenAI brings online search to ChatGPT
Move takes aim at rivals including Google and PerplexityBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
Parents to be hit by ‘nanny tax’ after national insurance changes
Families affected will be worse off by more than £1,000 a yearBusiness - Financial Times - October 31 -
Tom Homan: Trump’s new ‘border czar’ who vowed to ‘run the biggest deportation’ the US has ever seen
Once Ice acting director and Heritage visiting fellow, Homan was called the ‘father’ of Trump’s family separation policy. In 2018, then acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Thales Faces Bribery, Corruption Probe
Thales shares fell after French and British authorities launched a joint investigation into suspected bribery and corruption at the aerospace and defense group.Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
Leonard Leo pans 'crass' Alito, Thomas retirement talk
Leonard Leo, a judicial activist who played a central role in the Supreme Court’s conservative shift, panned rumors that two of the court’s leading conservatives might retire so President-elect ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Bengals signing former Giants RB to practice squad after bringing Leonard Fournette in for workout, per report
Gary Brightwell is heading to CincinnatiSports - CBS Sports - November 11 -
UK fraud agency opens bribery investigation of Thales
Probe of defence group will be jointly conducted with France’s Parquet National FinancierBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
The abuse scandal that led to the archbishop's resignation
Justin Welby said he had to take responsibility for failures since he was notified about abuse committed by John Smyth.Top stories - BBC News - November 12