Los Angeles art dealer gets jail for bilking clients out of $1 million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Los Angeles art dealer who prosecutors say embezzled more than $1 million from clients including former Walt Disney Co President Michael Ovitz was sentenced on Monday to six months in jail.
Boston art heist solved? Nope, just fraud attempt, prosecutors say
BOSTON (Reuters) – A West Virginia man was arrested on Monday and charged with fraudulently claiming he could sell some of the $500 million in artwork stolen from a Boston museum a quarter century ago, even though he had no access to the long-sought ma…
Ex-employee of U.S. defense firm pleads guilty in espionage case
(Reuters) – A former employee of a U.S. defense contractor has pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to sell sensitive satellite information to a person he believed was a Russian intelligence agent, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.
Three teenagers denied bail in Mississippi boy’s shooting death
(Reuters) – Three Mississippi teenagers charged in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy killed last week after his mother’s car was stolen from a grocery store parking lot were denied bail on Monday, local media reported.
Mississippi lawmaker ‘sorry’ he urged lynching for statue removal
(Reuters) – A Mississippi state lawmaker who called for the lynching of Louisiana officials for removing pro-slavery era monuments apologized on Monday after his comments sparked a firestorm of criticism.
Texas House passes ‘bathroom bill’ targeting public schools
(This version of the May 22 story was corrected to clarify details of the bill in paragraph four to show that it requires schools to provide alternative facilities)
U.S. to release grant funds for California rail project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday it will release grant funds for a project to electrify a northern California commuter rail system.
Scandal-plagued Fox News hit with more lawsuits in U.S. court
(Reuters) – Fox News was hit with new sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits on Monday, adding to the catalog of complaints that has rattled the U.S. cable news network and its corporate parent 21st Century Fox Inc .
Father of tourist killed in NYC attack: ‘She loved Times Square’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A framed tribute from the father of an 18-year-old Michigan woman killed last week in New York’s Times Square appeared on Monday morning near the spot where a driver intentionally hit her, circled by a rain-soaked mound of flowers …
Alcoholics Anonymous sues to recover original manuscript
(Reuters) – The original manuscript that became the basis for Alcoholics Anonymous is the subject of a new lawsuit by the organization, which wants to reclaim it before it can be auctioned next month.
