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Justice Department prosecutors had recommended sentencing McGonigal to a prison term of two years and six months for the Washington case alone. McGonigal was scheduled to report to prison next month to begin serving his sentence in the New York case. McGonigal was separately charged with concealing his ties to the former Albanian official, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was living in New Jersey. McGonigal pleaded guilty last September to concealing material facts, a charge punishable by a maximum prison sentence of five years. McGonigal didn't need more prison time beyond his 50-month sentence in New York “to serve the ends of justice,” Ducharme argued.

Persons: —, Charles McGonigal, Colleen Kollar, McGonigal, ”, Kollar, “, Oleg Deripaska, didn't, McGonigle, Elizabeth Aloi, Seth Ducharme, ” Ducharme Organizations: WASHINGTON, FBI, U.S, Justice Department, Albanian Locations: New York, U.S, Albanian, Washington ,, Washington, Russia, Crimea, New Jersey, Albania, Russian, Europe

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn star Paige Bueckers and coach Geno Auriemma both say they will be back at the school next season. A senior academically, Bueckers made the announcement during senior night ceremonies at Gampel Pavilion following the team's 85-44 win over Georgetown on Friday night. “I love playing here; I love being here,” she said, “I love my teammates. Edwards and Muhl did not announce their plans, saying after the celebration that their decisions will come later. Edwards, Muhl and Griffin each have one.

Persons: STORRS, —, Paige Bueckers, Geno Auriemma, Bueckers, ” Bueckers, Paige, hasn't, ”, “, Aaliyah Edwards, Nika Muhl, Aubrey Griffin, Edwards, Griffin, Azzi Fudd, Jana El, Caroline Ducharme, Annaya Patterson, Muhl, Auriemma, ” Auriemma Organizations: — UConn, Georgetown, Huskies, UConn, Muhl, — North, — North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Creighton, Villanova, AP, womens Locations: Conn, Arizona, South Carolina, Gampel, Croatia, Canada, — North Carolina, UCLA , Texas, Hartford

☆ Jam Master Jay murder jury views graphic crime scene photos in death of Run-DMC DJ
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"He died instantly," prosecutor Miranda Gonzalez told jurors, shot in the head at such close range, his hair was singed. Then, "as quickly as they came, they fled," she told jurors. AdvertisementMizell "had a tremendous amount of blood already pooled on the floor," the detective told jurors. "It was an ambush, an execution, motivated by greed and revenge," Gonzalez told jurors. AdvertisementProsecutors allege that before Mizell's death, Mizell told Washington that Washington would not be involved in the drug distribution in Maryland, which led the suspects to plot to kill Mizell.

Persons: —, Jason William Mizell —, Jay —, Miranda Gonzalez, Karl ", Jordan Jr, Ronald, Tinard, James Lusk, Lusk, Tony Rincon, Mizell, Gonzalez, Mizell's, Artie McConnell, Jay Bryant, Jason Mizell, Seth D, DuCharme, Washington, Jordan, he'd, John Diaz, Ezra Spilke Organizations: Service, Business, Queens, of, Jordan, EMS, Eastern, Prosecutors, Associated Press . Locations: New York, Washington, of New York, Jordan, Jamaica, Queens, Rincon, Maryland, Associated Press . Washington

☆ Jam Master Jay’s life and death and the long search for the Run-DMC DJ’s killers
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

With Jam Master Jay scratching the turntables as DJ, they created a new sound and street look, with their Adidas gear, leather jackets, gold chains and black Kangol hats. Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay), Joseph Simmons (Run) and Darryl McDaniels (DMC) pose at the Grammy Awards in the 1980s. The coffin of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay was carried out of Allen A.M.E Cathedral after his funeral on November 5, 2002. Seth DuCharme, acting US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced charges in August 2020 against two men in the killing of Jam Master Jay. In a statement, Jam Master Jay’s son Jesse Mizell and the Mizell family thanked those who had reached out in support.

Persons: Jay, Ronald Washington, Karl Jordan Jr, Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Aerosmith, ” Jay, Tricky, ”, ’, “ King, wasn’t, “, Allen A.M.E, Hanny Ray Abrams, Jordan, Mizell, Seth DuCharme, Brendan McDermid, Seth D, DuCharme, ” DuCharme, Jesse Mizell, Jay Bryant, Bryant, Cesar de Castro Organizations: CNN, Prosecutors, Queens, Adidas, Stone, DJ Times, Duo, Hulton, Hall of Fame, MTV, of Fame, Allen A.M.E Cathedral, Getty, Eastern, of, Reuters Locations: New York City, Brooklyn, Jamaica, Queens, Allen, AFP, of New York, Washington, Jordan, Reuters Jordan

Now Jay’s case is the first of those killings to go to trial. Opening statements are set for Monday in the federal murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, who were arrested in 2020. Jay, born Jason Mizell, formed Run-DMC in the early 1980s with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Joseph Simmons, known as DJ Run and Rev. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThey were the first rappers with gold and platinum albums and a Rolling Stone cover. He considered Jay to be family, since the DJ grew up across the street from Jordan's father, his defense wrote.

Persons: Jay, Karl Jordan Jr, Ronald Washington, “, ”, Seth DuCharme, gunning, Jason Mizell, Darryl “, ” McDaniels, Joseph Simmons, Aerosmith, ” Jay, people's, Tricky, Tupac Shakur, Prosecutors, Washington, Jordan, wasn't, Susan Kellman, Jay —, Judge LaShann DeArcy, Jordan's, Mark DeMarco, Jordan “ Organizations: Brooklyn U.S, Adidas, MTV, Roll Hall of Fame, Police, Prosecutors, DJ, Playboy, Authorities, New York Daily News Locations: Washington, Jordan, Hollis, Queens, York, Angeles, Shakur’s, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, indicting Washington, Maryland, Jordan's

☆ A sales practice at American Express is under scrutiny. Here's what we know about the investigation.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

It's not clear how much scrutiny the company is under for management's role in developing and training employees to sell the product. Subpoenas are issued to compel parties such as company executives and employees, or former employees, to appear for interviews or turn over documents. In July, the OCC assessed a $15 million civil penalty against American Express National Bank. The IRS is also involvedBrooklyn attorneys are coordinating their criminal investigation alongside the IRS's criminal-investigation unit, the people BI spoke with said. Sinking morale among some sales employeesThe investigations are taking a toll on Amex's results-driven culture, current and former sales employees told BI, because compliance staff have gotten more involved in the sales process.

Persons: Amex, hadn't, salespeople, It's, Adam Isserlis, Isserlis, John Marzulli, Brian Morris, Hiral Mehta, Morris, Boies, Boies Schiller Flexner, Seth DuCharme, Charles Blazer, he's, Mehta, Hiral, Brian Organizations: American Express, Business, Justice, New York State Department of Financial Services, BI, Brooklyn, Eastern, of, OCC, American Express National Bank, Consumer Financial, Justice Department, Department of Financial Services, Department of Justice, IRS, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, FDIC's, Government, Costco, Securities, Eastern District, Department of Homeland Security, Boies Schiller, FIFA, Taco Bell Locations: Brooklyn , New York, of New York, Eastern, Brooklyn

[1/2] A Tesla electric vehicle is plugged to a charger in a parking lot in Teia, north of Barcelona, Spain, October 31, 2023. High interest rates and a subdued market are putting customers off, they warned, with Volkswagen's EV order intake half what it was last year. Reuters GraphicsFALLING BEHINDCritics have long warned that a lack of affordable EVs would eventually stall the steep sales growth boosted by early adopters and corporate fleets. A weaker performance in September, consumer sentiment surveys and bleak commentary from carmakers and dealers indicates that low growth era may have arrived. "We call it the valley of death, which we will be going through in 2024 to 2027: low residual values, high supply, and low demand," Nothard added.

Persons: Albert Gea, EVs, Thomas Niedermayer, Flavia Garcia, Tom Carvell, Martina, AutoTrader, Garcia, We'll, Critics, Felipe Munoz, Alistair Bedwell, Langston, Ben DuCharme, Philip Nothard, Nothard, Victoria Waldersee, Nick Carey, Giulio Piovaccari, Paul Lienert, Sumanta Sen, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Tesla, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Benz, Reuters Graphics Dealers, Toyota, HK, Reuters Graphics, Ford, GM, United Auto Worker, JATO Dynamics, Langston, Cox Automotive, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Spain, LONDON, Europe, Germany, Italy, Bavarian, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, BYD, Nio, U.S, Rome, Detroit

☆ My autoimmune disease made traveling a challenge, but accessible tech in the hospitality industry is making tourism more inclusive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Shayna Conde | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Some hospitality businesses are becoming more inclusive with accessible tech for disabled travelers. Digital and physical tech has helped improve accessible travel experiences, but more can be done. Lawrence Sumulong/Lincoln CenterImproving accessible tech for the future of travelThe hospitality industry has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility. Two of the biggest issues with increasing accessible tech in this field are documentation of its benefits and the price of acquiring and integrating the tech. Many hotels and destinations either have trouble notating, or simply do not document, how much revenue they've made because of the accessible tech and services they provide.

Persons: —, neuromyelitis optica, Conde, Terrell Lopez, that's, Isabelle Ducharme, Ducharme, Rod Stewart, Kéroul, it's, Simon Clark, Steve Freihon, Miranda Hoffner, Lincoln Center . Lawrence Sumulong, Lincoln Center Miranda Hoffner, Hoffner, Lawrence Sumulong, Brian Brennan, Brennan Organizations: Service, Kéroul, Ministry of Tourism, Tourism, Quebec Ministry of Tourism, Bonjour, Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center ., Lincoln, MMGY Global Locations: Quebec, Mexico, Stoneham, Playa Del Carmen, Atlantic City , New Jersey, New York, York City

☆ A new docuseries follows Juul’s catastrophic crash and burn
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

If you were a millennial, brought up amid secondhand smoke in homes and restaurants in the ’80s and ’90s (like this writer), Juul’s rise might not have felt so alarming. But if you were a teenager, Juul’s impact was immediately striking — and likely unnerving for your parents — as explored in a new Netflix docuseries. “Big Vape” neither neatly ties up Juul’s troubles nor addresses the company’s motives. Bulls***t.”“Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul” is out now on Netflix. Watch: “Thank You for Smoking” (2005)This Jason Reitman-directed black comedy follows Big Tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), who spins, spins, spins the narrative by any means necessary, his job at odds with his role as parent to a 12-year-old.

Persons: R.J . Cutler, “, Juul, Gabby Jones, James Monsees, Adam Bowen, David Pierce —, Pierce, Juul’s splashy, “ James, Adam, ”, Jamie Ducharme, — Bella Hadid, Dave Chapelle, Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, ” Chase Amiratta, Spencer Platt, ‘, ’ ”, Erica Halverson, Jamie Ducharme’s, Stanford grads ’, —, Jason Reitman, Nick Naylor, Aaron Eckhart, Pets.com ”, Pets.com, Anna Lembke, Dr Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Juul Labs, Food and Drug, Apple, Bloomberg, Getty, Washington D.C, Bulls, Stanford, ., Big Tobacco Locations: “, New York , California , Massachusetts, New Mexico , Illinois, Colorado, Washington, Juul

☆ Former F.B.I. Spy Hunter Pleads Guilty to Aiding Russian Oligarch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Michael Rothfeld | More About Michael Rothfeld | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Under the plea deal, the maximum prison term Mr. McGonigal could serve is five years, instead of the sentence of up to 20 years he might otherwise have faced. In court, Mr. McGonigal told the judge that he had known he could not legally perform services for Mr. Deripaska, who was placed on a U.S. sanctions list in 2018. The plea brings the prosecution of Mr. McGonigal, 55, in New York to a relatively speedy conclusion after fewer than seven months. agents in January at John F. Kennedy Airport upon his return from an overseas business trip. Mr. McGonigal has pleaded not guilty to those charges but is in talks to resolve them; his lawyer, Seth D. DuCharme, told the judge overseeing the Washington case that he expected to provide an update on the talks after Labor Day.

Persons: McGonigal, Deripaska, Vladimir Potanin, Potanin, John F, Seth D, DuCharme Organizations: Mr, Kennedy, Washington, Labor Locations: Cyprus, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Eastern Europe

☆ Disgraced former FBI agent Charles McGonigal pleads guilty to working with a sanctioned Russian oligarch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty on Tuesday to working with a sanctioned Russian oligarch. He admitted to money laundering and violating sanctions. McGonigal pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and conspiracy to violate sanctions. Insider previously reported that federal prosecutors charged McGonigal with money laundering and making false statements in his mandatory employee disclosures to the FBI. In court, McGonigal admitted he took money to collect information about Deripaska's business competitor in order to get him sanctioned.

Persons: Charles McGonigal, McGonigal, Oleg Deripaska, Judge Rearden, Rearden, Seth DuCharme, He's Organizations: FBI, Service, Washington DC —, Russia, Washington DC, UN Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, New York, Washington

☆ Former head of FBI intelligence pleads guilty to conspiracy in connection to scheme working for sanctioned Russian oligarch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy in connection to a scheme working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch in 2021. In court on Tuesday, McGonigal answered a series of questions about the illegal scheme for Deripaska and his mental competency before District Judge Jennifer Rearden accepted his guilty plea. “Mind is clear,” he told the judge, saying he feels “great.”In court, McGonigal, 55, said he is “deeply remorseful” for his actions. “I agreed with another party to collect open source derogatory information about a Russian oligarch named Vladimir Potanin who was a business competitor of Oleg Deripaska,” he said. McGonigal now could face up to a maximum five-year term in prison for the one count he pleaded guilty to Tuesday, Rearden said in court.

Persons: Charles McGonigal, John F, Oleg Deripaska, Seth DuCharme, McGonigal, Jennifer Rearden, ”, “, Vladimir Potanin, Deripaska, Rearden Organizations: CNN, FBI’s, FBI, Emergency Economic, US, Office, Southern, of, Kennedy International Airport Locations: York, Russian, of New York, New York, Washington, Albanian, Albania, McGonigal, United States

[1/3] Charles McGonigal, a former FBI official who has been charged with working for sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, arrives at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2023. At the time, McGonigal pleaded not guilty to four criminal counts including sanctions violations and money laundering. McGonigal told the court he was "deeply remorseful" for his actions. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rearden is scheduled to sentence McGonigal on Dec. 14. U.S. prosecutors charged McGonigal as they ramped up efforts to enforce sanctions on Russian officials and police their suspected enablers following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Persons: Charles McGonigal, Oleg Deripaska, Brendan McDermid, McGonigal, Vladimir Potanin, Seth DuCharme, Jennifer Rearden, Matthew Olsen, Washington, Jody Godoy, Grant McCool Organizations: FBI, Court, REUTERS, Prosecutors, Deripaska, U.S . Department of Justice's National Security Division, Kremlin, Thomson Locations: Russian, New York City, U.S, New York, Manhattan, Russia, Cyprus, New Jersey, Ukraine, Nornickel

☆ Charles McGonigal: Ex-FBI counterintelligence chief in talks to plead guilty over work he did for Russian oligarch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The former head of counterintelligence at the FBI’s New York office is in talks to plead guilty to charges relating to work he allegedly did for a sanctioned Russian oligarch after leaving the government, according to a court order. Charles McGonigal was indicated earlier this year on charges, including violating US sanctions, conspiracy, and money laundering for working in 2021 with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who was sanctioned for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. The same day McGonigal was charged in a separate case in Washington for concealing $225,000 he allegedly received from a former Albanian intelligence employee. McGonigal, who is one of the highest-ranking former FBI officials to be charged with a crime, has pleaded not guilty to both indictments. No further details were included in the brief court order setting the plea proceeding.

Persons: Charles McGonigal, Oleg Deripaska, McGonigal, Jennifer Reardon, ”, Seth DuCharme Organizations: CNN, Labor Locations: York, Russian, Washington, Albanian, Albania

☆ McDonald's locations in Pennsylvania broke child labor laws, with kids under 16 operating deep fryers, Labor Department says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

McDonald's locations in Pennsylvania employed more than 150 teenagers at hours prohibited by federal law. Children under the age of 16 were operating deep fryers, according to the US Department of Labor. In 2022, more than 3,800 children were found to be employed in violation of federal law; in 2012, that number was just over 1,600. Nine children were also found to be operating deep fryers before the legally required minimum age of 16. "The bottom line is that there is no excuse for jeopardizing young workers' safety or hindering their educational opportunities."

☆ The Paradox of Prosecuting Domestic Terrorism
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( James Verini | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +52 min

The preventive approach to domestic terrorism goes back even further than the 1990s and it begins with the basic police work and surveillance of the joint terrorism task forces. In fact, there is no section of the U.S. Criminal Code that criminalizes domestic terrorism as such. The absence of clear law around domestic terrorism, and the imperatives of prevention, mean that investigators and prosecutors who work domestic terrorism cases must focus on more common charges: weapons violations, illegal drug possession, burglary, aiding and abetting and so forth. But this was not enough to overrule the fear of domestic terrorism that was gripping the nation and that hung in the courtroom. It reflected the legal paradoxes of the case and domestic terrorism law in general or, maybe more accurately, the absence of it.

☆ Exclusive: Inside the extramarital affair and cash-fueled double life of Charles McGonigal, the FBI spy-hunter indicted for allegedly taking Russian money
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

She had dated federal law enforcement officials before. "Charlie McGonigal knew everybody in the national security and law enforcement world," Guerriero said, in an exclusive interview with Insider. One law enforcement source estimated that McGonigal stood to make roughly $300,000 to $350,000 a year, including annual bonuses. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, whom she knew from law enforcement circles, let her stay in a guest bedroom. During her relationship with McGonigal, Guerriero says, they never talked about politics.

☆ The Cienfuegos Affair: Inside the Case that Upended the Drug War in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Tim Golden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Seth DuCharme, who had returned to the Eastern District as the interim U.S. attorney after working as one of Barr’s counselors, offered a powerful defense of the prosecutors’ case. “Is it worth it?” Barr asked at one point, according to one official’s notes of the meeting. According to current and former Justice Department officials, Barr later asked one of his aides for an evaluation of the evidence against Cienfuegos. Ebrard told Barr he wanted to see the evidence against Cienfuegos. On Barr’s orders, Robotti and other Eastern District prosecutors hurriedly assembled a file of more than 700 pages of intercepts.

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Wasn’t Even Trying’ to Manage Risk at FTX, He Says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Richard Vanderford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

“I wasn’t even trying, like, I wasn’t spending any time or effort trying to manage risk on FTX,” Mr. Bankman-Fried said in an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News that was broadcast Thursday on “Good Morning America.”“I don’t know what to say,” he said. A lawyer for Mr. Bankman-Fried didn’t respond to a request for comment. Risk issues weren’t seen as a “core business driver” at FTX, Mr. Bankman-Fried said in Thursday’s interview, adding that he did a “pretty incomplete job” at oversight. Mr. Stephanopoulos questioned Mr. Bankman-Fried about speculation that he might ultimately spend time in prison in connection with the problems at FTX and Alameda. Mr. Bankman-Fried said that a lot of things worry him right now, but that he would let regulatory and legal processes play out.

☆ In DeSantis' small Florida hometown, voters see 'scumbag' or 'hometown hero' as they head to the polls
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

DeSantis is up for reelection Tuesday, and could seek the White House in 2024.Insider interviewed voters from his small hometown of Dunedin, Florida. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDUNEDIN, Florida — Florida Gov. Dunedin, Florida, has an arch in the center of town that reads, "Defending Freedom." "Ron DeSantis is a scumbag," Laura, who declined to share her last name, told Insider after exiting a polling station. Polls in Florida will close at 7 p.m., so it's not yet clear whether DeSantis will win over his hometown.

☆ Tampa Bay Lightning și-a confirmat supremația în liga profesionistă nord-americană de hochei
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Tampa Bay Lightning și-a confirmat supremația în liga profesionistă nord-americană de hochei. Formația antrenată de Jon Cooper a cucerit Cupa Stanley pentru al doilea an la rând, după ce i-a învins-o pe Montreal Canadiens cu 1-0 în al 5-lea meci al seriei finale.Singurul gol al partidei a fost marcat de Ross Colton în repriza secundă.Un alt erou al meciului a fost portarul grupării Tampa Bay Lightning, Andrei Vasilevskii, care a apărat 22 de șuturi. La final, goalkeeper-ul rus a primit trofeul "Conn Smythe", acordat celui mai bun jucător din play-off-ul Cupei Stanley.Montreal Canadiens au evoluat în finală după o pauză de 28 de ani. Chiar dacă nu au reuşit să se impună în această confruntare, gruparea antrenată acum de Dominique Ducharme rămâne în continuare cea mai titrată formație din hocheiul nord-american - de-a lungul anilor au obținut Cupa Stanley de 24 de ori.

Persons: Jon Cooper, Ross, Andrei Vasilevskii, Dominique Ducharme, Stanley Organizations: Tampa Bay Locations: Tampa Bay, americană, Stanley, Montreal, Tampa, -, american

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