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...Justice Department are likely to be more cautious about pursuing such cases now, having been warned against prosecutorial overreach. One prominent white-collar litigant, former financier Frank Quattrone, above left, is appealing his conviction on similar grounds and has argued that he did not mean to commit a crime when he had documents destroyed...
...Cemex, based in Monterrey, Mexico, was looking to kick-start sales after Mexico's mid-1990s financial crisis, it founded Patrimonio Hoy, a combination builder's "club" and financing plan that targets homeowners who make less than $5 a day. It recruited 510 promoters to persuade new customers to commit to building additions to their homes. The customers paid Cemex $11.50 a week and received building materials every 10 weeks until the room was finished (about 70 weeks - customers were on their own for the actual building). Patrimonio Hoy attracted 42,000 new customers and is expected to turn...
CHARGED. ANNA AYALA, 39, Las Vegas woman who was arrested last month for attempted grand larceny after claiming she found a finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili; with conspiracy to commit fraud; in San Jose, Calif. The conspiracy charge was added after the mother of a construction worker told reporters that her son, who is now cooperating with police, lost part of his finger in a work accident and gave it to Ayala's husband to settle a $50 bet. Ayala faces nearly 10 years in prison and possible liability for the $2.5 million that Wendy's claims...
...University said it would commit $5 million a year for the next decade to the reports’ proposals, and in an interview this afternoon, Summers said additional funding would be allocated as the recommendations are implemented...
...University said it would commit $5 million a year for the next decade to the reports’ proposals, and in an interview this afternoon, Summers said additional funding would be allocated as the recommendations are implemented...