arrest in 2009 he has spent three years in detention after being denied bail. Allen Stanford’s Ponzi scheme centred on his banking operation based in the Caribbean island nation of Antigua. Some 30,000 individual investors were swindled, it was alleged. Prosecutors failed to find as much as 92% of the assets Stanford International Bank claimed to have. In his statement in court on Thursday,…
citizens “into the mainstream”. But opposition parties have accused the government of “bribing the voters” ahead of the 2014 general elections. The government plans to disburse 3,200 billion rupees ($58 billion) under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme. Under the scheme, money meant for recipients of 29 welfare programmes – mainly related to scholarships –…
Cricket tycoon Allen Stanford has been found guilty by a court in Houston, Texas, of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme. Allen Stanford, 61, was convicted on 13 of the 14 charges. He had pleaded not guilty to defrauding some 30,000 investors with bogus investments through his Stanford International Bank in Antigua to fund a lavish lifestyle. Allen Stanford faces a sentence of up to 20 years in pri…
…m are accused of doing anything wrong,” John Pappas, executive director of advocacy group Poker Players Alliance, said in a statement. Until now, defense lawyers declined to comment. Since April 2007, Full Tilt Poker distributed nearly $444 million to owners and directors, with much of it going into overseas accounts, according to the new claims in the civil suit that accuses it of money lau…
Standard Chartered bank illegally “schemed” with Iran to launder as much as $250 billion for nearly a decade, a US regulator says. The New York State Department of Financial Services said that the bank hid 60,000 secret transactions for “Iranian financial institutions” that were subject to US economic sanctions. Standard Chartered bank illegally "schemed" with I…
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…tiations. New rules on prudent banking are seen as vital to bolster the euro, as bank failures triggered the financial crash. Under the deal expected to take effect in March 2014, banks with more than 30 billion euros ($39 billion) in assets will be placed under ECB oversight. The ECB would also be able to intervene with smaller lenders and borrowers at the first sign of trouble. Speaking after th…
…tinational corporations to shift profits offshore”. Some large firms in the US have come under fire for their reluctance to repatriate their foreign earnings as they could face a top tax rate of 35%. US corporation tax is one of the highest in the world at 35%. However, companies typically pay far less, thanks to numerous deductions and exemptions. In its report into Apple, committee chairma…
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…da. It said he did not fall and simply woke up with the discoloration. Prince Philip, 91, has been admitted to hospital three other times in the past two years after suffering health scares. In August 2012, he was treated at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for a bladder infection. The Duke of Edinburgh spent four days in hospital over Christmas 2011, following an operation to clear a blocked heart artery…
Grimilda Figueroa, the mother of Ariel Castro’s children, repeatedly went to authorities with accusations he was beating, abusing and threatening her. However, her complaints never reached the point where Ariel Castro was imprisoned or triggered additional police investigations. The late Grimilda Figueroa’s accusations against Ariel Castro began in 1989 and the last came in 2005, thre…
…chnology blog TechCrunch said it confirmed the change by speaking with three separate manufacturers, although Apple has not commented on the plan. Current iPhones, and all previous models, have used a 30-pin connector for power and to plug in accessories. However, reports claim the next iPhone will use a smaller 19-pin version, rendering all current accessories useless. Leaked pictures claiming to…
Hilary Neiman, a former lawyer from Maryland has been jailed for five months for her part in an international baby-selling ring that paid women to have babies to sell. Hilary Neiman, 32, is one of three women who pleaded guilty to the scheme and she was sentenced on Thursday and condemned for preying on couples. The woman was ordered by U.S. District Judge Anthony Battaglia to forfeit $133,000 &#…
…hich electronic devices pose the least risk to the environment. CIO Journal reported the ban was designed to encourage Apple to reconsider. It noted local officials spent $45,579 on Apple equipment in 2010. The sum is a fraction of the firm’s $65 billion net sales the same year, but the fact that its Cupertino headquarters is about 70 km away from San Francisco (43 miles) and many of its sta…
Junior Bradshaw and Kevin Liverpool have been convicted of plotting to kill British singer Joss Stone. Junior Bradshaw, 32, and Kevin Liverpool, 35, both from Longsight, Manchester, UK, were found guilty of planning to rob and murder Joss Stone at her home in Devon. Both men had travelled to Devon in June 2011 armed with weapons and notes detailing their plans to behead the singer. Kevin Liverpoo…
ation campaigner. She is recovering in the UK after she and two others were shot in October. Saturday has been declared a global day of action in Malala’s name aimed at getting school places for 32 millions girls around the world who are not attending classes. The Waseela-e-Taleem programme was announced in Islamabad by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and special UN envoy for global edu…
Volunteers armed with drums and whistles are being used under a new scheme to shame people going to the toilet in public in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, officials say. The scheme was launched on Monday in 34 villages in Jhunjhunu district. Four to five people will “shout, beat drums or blow a whistle” if they see anyone urinating or defecating in the open, said an official….
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FBI arrested Christopher Chaney from Florida after he had allegedly accessed Scarlett Johansson and other 50 celebrities’ phones and email accounts. Several n**e photos of Scarlett Johansson appeared on an Internet site earlier this year and TMZ.com reported that hackers stole them from her cellular phone. Christopher Chaney, 35, from Jacksonville was arrested this morning on charges that stem fr…
…crew launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After lift-off at 20:43 GMT, the Soyuz capsule then entered orbit and, using intricate ballistics manoeuvres, succeeded in cutting out around 30 orbits and 45 hours from the flight time to the ISS. Prior to the flight, the shortened route had been successfully tested three times by Russian Progress cargo ships, which are unmanned versions…
timate subjects of criminal investigation or security planning. Frank Sinatra, for example, was rumored to have mob ties, and his son was kidnapped at one point. The bureau compiled a relatively brief 34-page file on guitarist Jimi Hendrix following his arrest in 1969 by Toronto police on a drug charge. “If he is found innocent of the charge, Canadian Immigration would like to deport him any…
Egypt’s stock market sees a plunge in its shares of almost 10% on Sunday, days after President Mohammed Mursi granted himself sweeping new powers. Protests against Mohammed Mursi’s decision have continued in Cairo, while the Muslim Brotherhood is planning rallies backing him later. Trading was suspended for 30 minutes as shares slumped in the first session since the president’s…
Australian police have seized drugs worth over $500 million dollars and broken up a Hong Kong-based drugs ring. Four Hong Kong nationals and three Australian residents were also arrested in raids in Sydney on Monday. Over half a ton of drugs, including 306 kg (674.61 lb) of crystal methamphetamine – also known as ”ice” – and 252 kg of heroin, were seized. The haul is the l…
Chrysler recalls 2.7 million Jeeps at risk of fuel tank firesChrysler has finally agreed to voluntarily recall 2.7 million Jeeps that could be at risk of fuel tank fires, after initially refusing a government request to do…
G8 leaders agree deal on tax evasionG8 leaders have agreed new measures to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders. Governments agreed to give each other automatic access…
Eunice Huthart: Angelina Jolie double sues News Corp over phone hackingEunice Huthart, former Hollywood stunt double, has sued News Corp, accusing the company of hacking into her phone. The suit, the first such claim from the US, was filed by…
G8 leaders close to agree on Syria dealLeaders at the G8 summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, are close to signing a joint statement on Syria, despite their differences. Russia and the US are backing opposite…
Brazil protests over new bus fare and 2014 World Cup spendings spread in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and Sao PauloAt least 200,000 people have marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities, as protests over rising public transport costs and the expense of staging the 2014 World…
NATO forces hand over control of security operations to AfghanistanNATO has handed over security for the whole of Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban were ousted in 2001. At a ceremony in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai…
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