U.S. law firm Dechert has hired Kaplan Hecker & Fink to defend it in a lawsuit by a former Wall Street Journal reporter who accused the firm of working with hired hackers to tarnish his reputation and force him out of his job. Lawyers from New York-headquartered Kaplan Hecker entered the case for Dechert late…
DetailsThe 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the criminal conviction of assisted living community and skilled nursing facility owner Philip Esformes in a healthcare fraud case that the federal government valued at $1.3 billion and described as “the largest healthcare fraud scheme charged by the US Justice Department.” Esformes’ 20-year prison sentence…
DetailsRolls-Royce on Monday reported record sales last year despite an average price tag of around $534,000 for its luxury cars and a drop in Chinese demand, with orders stretching into 2023. The British carmaker, which began as Rolls-Royce in Manchester, England, nearly 120 years ago and is now owned by Germany’s BMW, said that it…
DetailsThe husband of a Massachusetts woman missing since New Year’s Day was seen on surveillance video buying $450 worth of cleaning supplies at a home improvement store the day after his wife was last seen, a prosecutor said Monday at his arraignment on a charge of misleading investigators. Police also found a broken knife and…
DetailsA Georgia woman has been charged with murder for allegedly killing an elderly married couple at a Florida senior living community on New Year’s Eve. Vickie Williams, 50, appeared in court remotely Saturday and was ordered held in the Lake County Jail without bond for the killings of Darryl Getman, 83, and his 80-year-old wife,…
DetailsAs winter rages, 74-year-old real estate mogul Mohamed Hadid, father to modeling sisters Bella and Gigi, is keeping warm in the arms of his new girlfriend, with girl being the operative word. Gigi is known in Israel, for her unequivocal critic of the Israeli government’s policy towards Palestinians. But despite her Palestinian-Jordanian family roots, was…
DetailsAn Israel Police officer was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of accepting a bribe, illegal bugging and disrupting a police investigation, according to a report from the Israel Police’s Internal Affairs department. The man was arrested as the result of an undercover investigation by the police and is currently also being investigated for potential drug…
DetailsThe Iranian citizen had obtained cyanide and ricin in order to carry out a major attack Israel’s spy agency, the Mossad, provided information that led to the arrest of an Iranian who planned a major attack in Germany, a report said on Sunday. German police detained a 32-year-old Iranian citizen suspected of obtaining deadly poisons,…
DetailsA fugitive on the FBI’s most wanted list who is being sought for his alleged involvement in a murder plot was caught in Mexico Saturday, according to reports. Jose Rodolfo Villarreal-Hernandez was arrested in Mexico City south of the border Saturday, according to Mexican prosecutors. Also known as “El Gato,” Villarreal-Hernandez is wanted for his…
DetailsPrince Harry has revealed that in the decades-long wake of his mother Princess Diana’s death, he turned to “drinking heavy” and — and sampled a series of mind-altering hard drugs. During an interview with Anderson Cooper Sunday night on “60 Minutes,” Harry, 38, answered questions about his tell-all book, “Spare,” which comes out Tuesday. All week, Harry has been…
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