U.S. debt collector gets five years in prison for fraud scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The owner of a Georgia-based debt collection company was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for engaging in what prosecutors said was a scheme to shake down more than 6,000 financially-strapped consumers nationwide into …
How Hillary Clinton’s white voters melted away
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – The unraveling of the coalition that was supposed to carry Hillary Clinton to the White House had a lot to do with voters like Jim McAndrew in counties like Northampton, Pennsylvania.
Rights group monitoring reports of attacks on U.S. minorities since Trump win
(Reuters) – A U.S. Muslim civil rights group said on Thursday it was monitoring reports of several incidents targeting Muslims in the United States since Republican Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday and called on the president-elect to denounce the att…
Brooklyn man ensnared in New York corruption probe pleads guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Brooklyn volunteer neighborhood safety patrol member pleaded guilty on Thursday to bribing police officers to expedite gun license applications, becoming the latest person to admit wrongdoing in a wide-ranging corruption probe in…
Cook County, home to Chicago, approves sugar tax in growing trend
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chicagoans and other residents of Cook County will see soft-drink prices rise after a new tax on sugary beverages was narrowly approved by county officials on Thursday, aimed at both addressing health issues linked to sugar consump…
U.S. charges Florida man in case linked to JPMorgan hacking probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida man is the latest individual to face criminal charges in connection with what U.S. prosecutors say was an illegal bitcoin exchange owned by an Israeli accused of being behind hacking attacks on companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Key U.S. lawmaker says Obama war funding request too low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry, the chairman of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, said on Thursday he would review President Barack Obama’s request for $11.6 billion in supplemental war-related funding bu…
Spa owner who catered to ‘Real Housewives’ stars pleads guilty over Botox
(Reuters) – The owner of a medical spa frequented by stars on Bravo’s hit television show “Real Housewives of Orange County,” has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge that she purchased Botox with foreign labels, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
California budget watchdog boosts Los Angeles Olympic bid
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s budget watchdog on Thursday gave its blessing to Los Angeles’ bid to host the 2024 Olympic games, saying its a “low-cost, low-risk” approach will not require building major new venues and will not subject the stat…
U.S. judges probe spoofing in convicted trader’s appeal
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A panel of U.S. appeals court judges sought answers on Thursday about how widespread spoofing is in U.S. financial markets and whether it represents an advancement in trading, as they considered whether to overturn the nation’s firs…
