Stock promoter pleads guilty in U.S. to $250 million scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A microcap stock promoter pleaded guilty on Monday to engaging in a scheme to launder $250 million obtained by manipulating the shares of more than 40 companies, including the little-known Cynk Technology Corp whose value was drive…
ACLU files lawsuit over Mississippi anti-LGBT law
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union said it filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday to block a Mississippi law allowing people to deny wedding services to same-sex couples based on religious objections.
Former fugitive sports gambling employee avoids U.S. prison term
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American who spent over 13 years as a fugitive from U.S. authorities for his role as an employee at an Antigua-based online sports betting enterprise was sentenced on Monday to six months probation.
Escaped convict caught on Day 7 of New Jersey manhunt
NEW YORK (Reuters) – After a weeklong manhunt, an escapee from a prison unit of a New Jersey psychiatric hospital was taken into custody on Monday in the state’s desolate Pine Barrens wilderness.
U.S. urges colleges to limit hurdles for those with criminal records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education urged colleges and universities on Monday to remove obstacles that can keep the 70 million Americans with criminal records from seeking higher education.
Quarter of passengers on British cruise ship fall sick with norovirus
(Reuters) – A stomach bug causing vomiting and diarrhea has spread to more than a quarter of the 919 passengers aboard a British cruise ship, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said, as the ship docked in Maine over the weekend.
Police probe bomb threat, car fire at Tufts University near Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) – Police were investigating a bomb threat made at Tufts University just outside Boston on Monday as fire officials extinguished a car fire on campus, the university said on its website.
Movie theater chain goes on trial over 2012 Colorado massacre
DENVER (Reuters) – Jury selection was due to begin on Monday in Colorado for the first civil trial of wrongful death and personal injury claims stemming from a 2012 mass shooting in which 12 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suburban Denver mo…
Swiss court clears extradition of ex-Nicaragua soccer boss Rocha to US
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss Federal Court has cleared the way for former Nicaraguan soccer official Julio Rocha to be extradited to the United States after rejecting his appeal to be sent to his home country, the court said in a statement on Monday.
Penn State president ‘appalled’ by media reports on Paterno
(Reuters) – The president of Penn State said on Sunday he was appalled by the media coverage surrounding allegations the university’s late head football coach Joe Paterno knew about child sex abuse by his assistant coach as far back as the mid-1970s.
