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N.Y. lawyer charged for alleged role in scheme over Maxim magazine
2015-04-01 22:55:05| Trucking - Topix.net
A New York lawyer was arrested on Wednesday for his alleged role in a scheme by the son of a former United Parcel Service Inc executive to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars to finance the purchase of Maxim magazine, the lawyer's counsel said. Harvey Newkirk, a former lawyer at the law firm Bryan Cave LLP, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court with conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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Eden Project scheme preserve coast redwood trees future generations
2015-03-22 17:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: At the moment they are whippy saplings needing the support of canes to stand straight. Over hundreds and hopefully thousands of years, they will soar high into the Cornish sky. Clones of some of the oldest and biggest coast redwoods have been flown in from the western seaboard of the USA to the Eden Project in the far south-west of Britain as part of a hugely ambitious scheme to preserve the magnificent trees for future generations. Coast redwoods are the tallest living things on Earth,...
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Auto dealer among 4 guilty in fraud scheme involving luxury car loans
2015-03-21 10:31:55| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
A Chicago-area auto dealer and three other people have been convicted in a $1.6 million scheme involving dozens of fraudulent loans for luxury cars. Chicago resident Precious W. House, 47, was convicted of five counts of bank fraud Friday during a jury trial before U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's office.
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Florence jury finds man guilty of money laundering for bogus lottery scheme
2015-03-12 16:21:20| Food - Topix.net
A 36-year-old man was found guilty by a federal jury in a Florence County court of conspiracy to commit money laundering for wiring proceeds from a bogus lottery fraud. Woody Graham was wiring the proceeds to Jamaica on behalf of the group running the bogus lottery scheme that targeted elderly victims around the country, according to the office of the United States Attorney.
Merck cancer drug is first approved under UK early access scheme
2015-03-11 18:18:18| Biotech - Topix.net
Merck & Co's cancer drug Keytruda, which works by boosting the immune system but has yet to be licensed in Europe, is the first medicine to be made available to patients in Britain under a new early access scheme. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said on Wednesday that the treatment had been cleared to treat adults and children from 12 years of age with advanced melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, after other drugs had failed.
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