NYC lawyer charged with tax evasion related to shelters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York lawyer has been criminally charged with failing to report to the Internal Revenue Service more than $3 million of fee income from tax shelter and other transactions he handled at the law firm Herrick Feinstein, where he …
Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star vandalized on video
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was defaced by a vandal wielding a sledgehammer and a pick-axe on Wednesday in an act captured on video, police said.
Chicago school board approves $1 bln bonds for junk-rated district
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Board of Education gave final approval on Wednesday to the sale of up to $1 billion of new and refunding bonds for the junk-rated district.
U.S. government worker pleads guilty in plot to steal rice for Chinese
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A geneticist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture pleaded guilty on Monday to making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation when questioned about plans to send U.S. rice samples to China, the Justice Department …
Top executive behind Dakota Access has donated more than $100,000 to Trump
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top executive at the company behind the embattled Dakota Access Pipeline has donated more than $100,000 to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump since June, according to campaign finance disclosure records.
Pentagon halts effort to recover Guard enlistment bonuses
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday suspended a Pentagon order that California National Guardsmen repay thousands of dollars in enlistment bonuses and tuition assistance they had received by mistake more than …
Connecticut man who ran Ponzi scheme as teen gets prison: U.S.
(Reuters) – A Connecticut man was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison after being convicted of bilking investors out of nearly $500,000 in a failed Ponzi scheme he ran while still a teenager, federal prosecutors said.
Pro-immigrant protesters snarl New York City morning commute
(Reuters) – Pro-immigrant protesters chained themselves together and blocked lanes on the George Washington Bridge between New Jersey and New York City on Wednesday, briefly halting traffic during the morning rush on the busiest U.S. bridge.
California Chrome, Arrogate head Breeders’ entries
LOS AMGELES (Reuters) – California Chrome, North America’s all-time leading money earner, and Travers Stakes winner Arrogate headed an impressive list of 14 pre-entries announced on Wednesday for next week’s Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Former Detroit City Council president pleads guilty to sex crimes
(Reuters) – A former Detroit City Council president pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges stemming from a sexual relationship with a teenage boy, according to his lawyer, capping the three-year political downfall of the once-powerful local politician….
