PayPal Shares Slip On Subpoenas In Money-Laundering Probe
SEATTLE – PayPal Holdings’ anti-money laundering program received subpoenas for information from the US Department of Justice, the company said on Wednesday (Feb 8) in a filing.
Israeli Secret Service Involved In Volkswagen Diesel Scandal
Yuval Diskin, the former head of Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence service, played an important role in the Volkswagen diesel scandal, according to a report in WirtschaftsWoche.
Investigators Probing Plane That Got Too Close To Air Force One
Authorities are investigating an incident over Florida where a private plane got within two nautical miles of Air Force One, which is closer than permitted, Bloomberg reported.
NYC Law Enforcement Officers Are Using Plastic Covers To Obscure Their License Plates
Scores of NYPD cops have installed illegal flash-reflecting plastic covers on their personal-vehicle license plates that can thwart toll and traffic cameras and officials said a crackdown is under way.
Charles Oakley Arrested At Madison Square Garden After Altercation
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks’ troubles spread from the current roster and front office to one of the franchise’s legends as Charles Oakley was pulled from his seat by five security guards and arrested during Wednesday’s game.
Top Chabad Court: D.C. Is Shemtov’s Exclusive Domain
The Central Committee of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis has declared that the movement’s activities in Washington, D.C., fall entirely under the authority of Rabbi Levi Shemtov, settling a longstanding feud between the District of Columbia rabbi and Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan, who oversees Chabad programs in Maryland.
Bill Letting Israel Rabbinical Court Arbitrate Civil Suits
A bill enabling religious courts to serve as arbitrators in civil lawsuits passed its preliminary reading in the Knesset Wednesday.
German Submarine Affair Now Full-Blown Criminal Investigation
The German submarine police examination, also known as “Case 3000,” was reported on Wednesday to be reclassified by the police as a criminal investigation.
Rabbis Deny Battered Woman’s Divorce Plea: Husband Only Hit Her Because She Wanted To Leave
Rabbinical judges in Jerusalem last week rejected a motion for divorce filed by a battered woman, saying that her husband had only resorted to violence because she wanted to divorce him.