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☆ Veteran who admitted faking disability to obtain more than $660,000 in benefits gets prison time
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Fabiana Chaparro | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A US military veteran who admitted he faked being unable to walk for more than 20 years while claiming several hundred thousand dollars in disability benefits has been sentenced to prison time. Stultz had pleaded guilty to making false statements by faking the impairment that prevented him from walking to obtain veteran’s disability benefits, according to the US attorney’s office. In addition to his prison sentence, Stultz was ordered to pay $662,871.77 in restitution, which is the total amount he is said to have gained from veteran’s disability benefits. “The defendant lied to the VA for 20 years to obtain disability benefits he was not entitled to. According to court documents, Stultz has been in regular counseling since March 2020 along with physical therapy for several physical ailments.

Persons: Christopher Stultz, Stultz, ” Jane Young, “, ” Prosecutors, ”, Dorothy Graham Organizations: CNN, US Navy, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Prosecutors, ”, Disorders, ” CNN Locations: Antrim , New Hampshire, New Hampshire, “, Boston

☆ Canada’s gold heist: Inside one of the biggest thefts in the annals of crime
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“One which we jokingly say belongs in a Netflix series.”A truck driver with a fraudulent waybill for a seafood shipment picks up the container. Instead of a load of farm-raised seafood, the truck driver pulled away from the loading dock with loot. “They needed people inside Air Canada to facilitate this theft,” Peel Regional Police Det. In its legal response to the Brink’s lawsuit, Air Canada has denied it was “careless” and its security lax. Canadian police had identified him as the truck driver early in the investigation but had not been able to locate him.

Persons: ”, Nishan Duraiappah, Nando Iannicca, Canada “, ” Duraiappah, ’ ” Patrick Brown, –, Mike Mavity, Mavity, couldn’t, “ We’re, ” Mavity, “, it’s, Brink’s, Eric, “ They’re, Nick Milinovich, Duraiappah, CNN’s Paula Newton, Fabiana Chaparro Organizations: CNN, Toronto Pearson International, Air Canada, ” Peel Regional Police, Netflix, Peel Regional Police, Peel, Canadian, CSI, Vancouver Bullion & Currency Exchange, Air, Police, ” Air Canada, Authorities, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, ” Police, Investigators, Court, Middle, Middle District of Pennsylvania, ” Peel Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Canada, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, Brampton, Toronto, Air Canada, United Kingdom, Dubai, India, Franklin County , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Middle District, Atlanta

On Monday, a grand jury indicted him on that charge, as well as two new counts of felony murder, according to court records. Brock was arrested and charged as police saw no active threat presented by Hall during the encounter, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office previously said the original scam remains under investigation. William Brock Clark County Sheriff’s OfficeAccording to the news release, she made no demands of Brock other than to ask about the package she was sent to retrieve. CNN has reached out to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for more information.

Persons: Uber, William Brock, Loletha, Brock, Paul Kavanagh, Daniel P, Driscoll, Hall, Brock’s, William Brock Clark, Loletha’s, ”, “, ” Uber, Hall’s Uber, it’s Organizations: CNN, Sheriff’s, Police, Authorities Locations: Ohio, Clark, South Charleston

‘I’m not on trial,’ Willis saysWillis seized several opportunities to defend herself. She said at the beginning of her testimony that she was “very anxious” to defend herself, “so I ran to the courtroom.”“You think I’m on trial,” Willis said, in her sharpest pushback of the day. Video Ad Feedback Hear what legal expert thinks about Fani Willis' testimony 03:39 - Source: CNNWhen did the relationship start? Bryant-Yeartie said she observed “hugging, kissing, close affection” between Willis and Wade prior to 2022, when they claimed their romantic relationship began. Trump lawyer Steven Sadow asked Willis about the breakup, eliciting an answer that revealed sexist remarks that Wade allegedly made to Willis in the past.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Scott McAfee, Trump’s, Willis, Nathan Wade, Trump, Willis ’, Wade, Willis didn’t, McAfee, ” Willis, “ You’ve, Ashleigh Merchant, ‘ I’m, ’ Willis, “, “ I’m, ”, Michael Roman, Robin Bryant, Bryant, Yeartie, Clinton, salaciously, ” Wade, reimbursements Wade, there’s, smirking, Craig Gillen, ” Gillen, Gillen, Steven Sadow, ’ ” Willis, Sadow, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, CNN’s Zachary Cohen, Jason Morris, Nick Valencia, Hannah Rabinowitz, Maxime Tamsett, Shirin Faqiri, Jim Rogers, Sarah Davis, Eva Roytburg, Fabiana Chaparro Organizations: CNN, Trump, Electoral College, Trump –, GOP Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, San Francisco, Miami, Belize, Bahamas, New York, Atlanta, York

☆ Brazilian Police Seek Husband in Murder of Noted Art Dealer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Zachary Small | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Brazilian police investigating the murder of Brent Sikkema, a prominent New York art dealer who was found stabbed to death last month in his Rio de Janeiro apartment, are now seeking the arrest of his husband, Daniel Sikkema. It was a shocking twist in a case that has captivated the art world. A lawyer for Daniel Sikkema, Fabiana Marques, said that he was innocent and that he remained in New York, where he was “shocked” by the latest development. When Brent Sikkema was found slain in Rio, investigators said that at least $40,000 had been stolen. (The police originally identified Mr. Prevez with the surname Trevez.)

Persons: Brent Sikkema, Daniel Sikkema, Jeffrey Gibson, Fabiana Marques, ”, Alejandro Triana Prevez, Prevez Organizations: Venice Biennale Locations: New York, Rio de Janeiro, United States, Venice, Rio

☆ Youth suicide rates rose 62% from 2007 to 2021: 'People feel hopeless,' one recent grad says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Last year, suicide rates in the U.S. were the highest they had been since 1941, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2007 through 2021, suicide rates for Americans ages 10 to 24 rose 62%, according to the CDC. Young people don't think they can make 'a significant difference'Financial instability has proven to be a large contributing factor in youth suicide. In 2014 and 2015, suicide rates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology surpassed the national average, which was about 13 deaths per year, according to CDC data. Easier access to guns is linked to increased suicide rates, as well, as gun suicides reached an all-time high in 2022, according to CDC data.

Persons: Young, Katie Meyer, Ian Alexander Jr, Regina King, Ellis Lariviere, Mariana Fabiana, —, Fabiana, Gen Z, ideation, Michele Berk, Berk, Bessel, Van der Kolk, Gen, Carl Fleischer, Fleischer, Nate Bronstein, it's, It's, Carl Fleisher, Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Wallace Organizations: Stanford University, Centers for Disease Control, North Carolina State University, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, CDC, Boston Child Study, Facebook, Harvard, Yale University, University of California Locations: Brooklyn , New York, U.S, Palo Alto , California, Los Angeles, Chicago

☆ EU Drafts Rules to Cut Energy Sector Methane Emissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Fabiana Negrin Ochoa | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

European Union (EU) flags next to the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg NewsThe European Union has taken a step toward curbing methane emissions, agreeing on new rules aimed at cutting the amounts of the potent greenhouse gas produced in the energy sector. The EU Council and Parliament reached a provisional deal early Wednesday on regulation to track and reduce emissions of methane, thought to be responsible for a third of current global warming, the council said in a statement.

Persons: Simon Wohlfahrt Organizations: Union, European Commission, Bloomberg, European, EU Council, Parliament Locations: Brussels, Belgium

School board members refuse to cede any ground. One was a discordant school board meeting in September that stretched over nearly five hours. The other was a school board candidates forum that drew a full room in October. Since then, the school board has hired its own private security to stand guard at meetings. While she does not have proof, Drane thinks it was retaliation for her vocal resistance against the new school board majority.

Persons: ”, ___, Michelle Obama, Belén Rodas, that’s, Jordan Lynch, Dale Swanson, Swanson, Glenn Youngkin, distresses Frank Morgan, “, Tamara Quick, didn't, ” Rabih Abuismail, ” Kirk Twigg, Twigg, Mark Taylor, Taylor, Toni Morrison, Tom Eichenberg, Abuismail, Lisa Phelps, Fabiana Parker, Parker, Heather Drane, we’re, Drane, It's, Lynch, ” Rodas, ___ Swenson, Serkan Gurbuz Organizations: Spotsylvania School, Democratic, Republican, GOP, Spotsylvania School Board, Rappahannock Conservative Women’s Coalition, Republicans, Liberty, Republican Gov, Virginians, ”, Youngkin, NAACP, Associated Press, AP Locations: FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Spotsylvania, United States, Virginia, ”, Spotsylvania County, America, Spotsylvania ., Rockingham County, Goochland County, South Carolina, Manassas, New York

A view shows the logo of the European Central Bank (ECB) outside its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany March 16, 2023. Central banks in Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Great Britain and the United States held no rate setting meetings. That compares to September, where three major developed central banks delivered a last-gasp set of rate hikes, which took 2023 the year-to-date tally for G10 central banks to a total of 1,150 bps across 36 hikes. Emerging markets interest rate moves in Oct 2023Meanwhile, diverging rate trajectories continued to be on display in emerging economies where 12 out of the 18 central banks in the Reuters sample held meetings in October. Central banks in Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Malaysia and Czech Republic did not meet in October.

Persons: Heiko Becker, Fabiana Fedeli, Barnaby Martin, Karin Strohecker, Sumanta Sen, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: European Central Bank, REUTERS, Bank of Japan, Reserve Bank of Australia, Reserve Bank of New, Bank of Canada, Fed, Bank of England, G Investments, U.S . Federal, Reuters, BofA Securities, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, Central, America, Europe, Asia, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Great Britain, United States, Chile, Hungary, Poland, Indonesia, Philippines, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Malaysia, Czech Republic

Investors were also excited by Tuesday's approval of an additional 1 trillion yuan ($136.76 billion) of sovereign bond issuance. Drawing investors back into China's $10.5 trillion stock market, particularly the foreign buyers that have fled in droves this year, would stem further slides in a market which fell to its lowest since 2019 earlier this week. "China's central government is endorsing the stock market," said Qi Wang, chief investment officer of UOB Kay Hian's wealth management division in Hong Kong. Huijin last bought ETFs during the 2015 stock market crash, and during the money market liquidity crunch in 2013. Still, China's stock markets have to overcome earlier heavy selling from foreigners, burnt by Xi's previous crackdowns on internet companies and other sectors, and its earlier stringent zero-COVID policy.

Persons: China's, Huang Yan, QiuYang, Huang, Pan Gongsheng, Qi Wang, UOB Kay, Huijin, Fabiana Fedeli, Fedeli, Goldman Sachs, Samuel Shen, Ankur Banerjee, Brigid Riley, Vidya Ranganathan Organizations: Central Huijin Investment, Shanghai QiuYang, People's Bank of China, Sino, CSI, Huijin, China Asset Management Co, Singapore's United Overseas Bank, G Investments, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, Shanghai, China, Hong Kong, Tokyo

CNN —Polls have closed in Argentina’s presidential elections, with the leading candidates highlighting sharp contrasts between the country’s political center and its margins amid a severe economic crisis. Inflation in Argentina has soared to 138%, Reuters reports, piling pressure on ordinary people trying to manage the cost of living. Bullrich holds up her marked ballot before putting it into the ballot box during primary elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Massa speaks to the press after voting at the polling station in Tigre, Buenos Aires, during the presidential election on October 22, 2023. Milei greets supporters before voting during general elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.

Persons: Javier Milei, Patricia Bullrich, Sergio Massa, “, ” Laura Celiz, Alberto Fernández, ”, Bullrich, Gustavo Garello, Fabiana Cantilo, Massa, Emiliano Lasalvia, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Milei, Rodrigo Abd, Milei’s Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Getty, International Monetary Fund, Milei Locations: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Tigre, AFP

☆ Kenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case, implicates Trump in fake elector conspiracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Marshall Cohen Nick Valencia Maxime Tamsett Fabiana Chaparro | Marshall Cohen | Nick Valencia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It comes one day after former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell also pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Fulton County prosecutors recommended that he serve 5 years of probation and pay $5,000 in restitution, and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee imposed that sentence at Friday’s hearing. Three defendants have now pleaded guilty in the sprawling racketeering case: Chesebro, Powell and Georgia-based bail bondsman Scott Hall. Powell and Hall both admitted their roles in the January 2021 breach of election systems in rural Coffee County, Georgia. At a hearing earlier this week, Fulton County prosecutors and attorneys for Chesebro haggled over how many politically charged questions should be included.

Persons: Kenneth Chesebro, Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Trump, Sidney Powell, Chesebro, Scott McAfee, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Powell, Mike Pence, Joe Biden’s, “, Daysha Young, bondsman Scott Hall, Hall, McAfee, misapplied, Jack Smith, Steve Sadow, ” Sadow, Jan, impartially, MAGA, Donald Trump’s, ”, “ MAGA, “ MAGA Republicans ”, Chesebro’s Organizations: Atlanta CNN, Trump, Fulton, Giuliani, Eastman, Prosecutors, Hall, Justice, CNN, “ MAGA Republicans Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, Powell, Coffee County , Georgia, Washington , DC

☆ Shein plans to ship Brazil-made products around Latin America from 2026
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Andre Romani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The firm started manufacturing clothes in Brazil earlier this year, its first production center outside China. "The idea is that by 2026 Brazil will be ready to serve Latin America," Magalhaes told reporters on Wednesday at an event at Shein's Sao Paulo office. She did not specify which Latin American countries Shein could ship products to from Brazil. Brazil is one of its five main markets and the largest in Latin America, the company said. In addition to Brazil, the company started manufacturing in Turkey this year and plans to build a factory in Mexico.

Persons: Chen Lin, Fabiana Magalhaes, Magalhaes, Chris Xu, Shein, Andre Romani, Peter Frontini, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, SAO PAULO, Shein's Sao Paulo, Thomson Locations: Singapore, Brazil, Latin America, China, Nanjing, Turkey, Mexico

☆ Ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone pleads guilty to tax fraud charge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, where he is charged with fraud by false representation over an alleged failure to declare £400 million of overseas assets to the Government. Ex-Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone pleaded guilty in a London court on Thursday to one count of fraud for making dishonest representation to Britain's tax authority. The 92-year-old appeared at Southwark Crown Court and pleaded to one count of fraud by false representation, just over a month before he was due to stand trial. Prosecutors said Ecclestone made untrue or misleading representations to HM Revenue and Customers at a July 2015 meeting, when he said he "established only a single trust" in favour of his daughters. Ecclestone, accompanied by his wife Fabiana, spoke only to confirm his name and to enter his plea.

Persons: Bernie Ecclestone, Prosecutors, Ecclestone, Fabiana Organizations: Formula, Southwark Crown, Government . Ex, Revenue Locations: Southwark, London

CNN —Six people who identified themselves as members of a religious group called the ‘Soldiers of Christ’ have been arrested in connection to the death of a South Korean woman who was beaten and starved in Georgia, authorities said. The South Korean consulate in Atlanta declined to comment on the case when contacted by CNN. This photo of a crime scene, with areas of blood redacted, was released by Gwinnett County Police. Gwinnett County PoliceOne of the suspects is a South Korean citizen visiting on a visa, authorities said, while the others are American citizens. Authorities did not release the name of the victim, pending notification of her death to her family in South Korea.

Persons: Christ ’, malnourishment, Eric Hyun, Hyun, Christ ”, Gawom Lee, Joonho Lee, Hyunji Lee, Juoonhyum Lee Organizations: CNN, Gwinnett County Police Department, Census Bureau, Gwinnett County Police Law, Authorities, Police, South, Gwinnett County Police Locations: Korean, Georgia, Jeju, Duluth, Atlanta, United States, South Korea, Duluth , Georgia, Gwinnett, South Korean

CNN —A 100-year-old African tortoise named Biscuit has been reunited with his family after being rescued from a canal, according to the Parish of Ascension in Louisiana. Animal control officers Curt Trepagnier and Isreal Millet “humanely contained, loaded into the truck, and safely transported” Biscuit to Cara’s House-Ascension Parish Animal Shelter, the post detailed. Biscuit was rescued by Animal Control in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. “We are happy to report that Biscuit has been reunited with his family! A video on the shelter’s Facebook page showed the centenarian tortoise slowly walking in front of his owner toward Howard’s pickup truck.

Persons: Curt Trepagnier, Isreal Millet “, Lamoine Howard, “, Howard, ” Howard, ” Organizations: CNN, Cara’s, Animal Control, ” CNN Locations: Ascension, Louisiana, New, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Ascension Parish , Louisiana

☆ Varied earnings season shows investors need to focus on company specifics, strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailVaried earnings season shows investors need to focus on company specifics, strategist saysFabiana Fedeli, CIO equities, multi-asset and sustainability at M&G Investments, discusses the latest round of earnings and what investors can glean from the quarter's corporate results.

Persons: Fabiana Fedeli Organizations: G Investments

☆ Danish painters in the 19th century used beer brewing leftovers to prepare their canvases, scientists found
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The masters used the byproduct of beer brewing to prep their canvases so paint wouldn't seep through, new research found. That suggests painters were turning to byproducts from local breweries to prepare canvases, they reported Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. "Then, by surprise, we found something completely different," said Andersen, a paintings conservator at the Royal Danish Academy. Instead, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, which prepared canvases for its artists, likely bought leftover mash from local breweries. This kind of recycling wasn't uncommon, Andersen added: Artists also used bits of sails for their canvases and boiled leather scraps for their glue.

☆ 'Make volatility your friend': CIO highlights attractive sectors amid market fluctuations
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'Make volatility your friend': CIO highlights attractive sectors amid market fluctuationsFabiana Fedeli, chief investment officer at M&G Investments, says market volatility is here to stay, but notes that there are certain sectors including tech and utilities, as well as particular geographies like Japan and the U.K., that look attractive.

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