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☆ DOJ charges 'Bitcoin Jesus' with $48 million tax fraud, seeks extradition
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

(Photo by Danny Lee/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)The Justice Department unveiled criminal tax fraud charges this week against a prolific bitcoin investor named Roger Ver. He came to be known as "Bitcoin Jesus," for getting in early on the digital currency and making a fortune. The DOJ alleges that in preparing those tax filings, Ver underrepresented his bitcoin holdings and evaded taxes on them. The United States is seeking his extradition to face trial on eight counts related to tax evasion, mail fraud and filing false tax returns. According to the indictment, the IRS used a strategy called "clustering analysis" to track the blockchain and identify Ver's bitcoin transactions.

Persons: Roger Ver, Danny Lee, Ver, Bryan Skarlatos, bitcoin Organizations: South China Morning, Getty, Justice Department, Internal Revenue Service, DOJ, CNBC, eBay, IRS Locations: South, California, Caribbean, St, Kitts, Nevis, U.S, Spain, United States, Pest

☆ Crypto investor 'bitcoin Jesus' arrested and charged by the Justice Department with $48 million tax evasion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Yuheng Zhan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Bitcoin Jesus" Roger Ver was arrested in Spain on charges of tax evasion this week. An early crypto enthusiast, he's been a long-time bitcoin evangelist, earning him the "bitcoin Jesus" nickname. AdvertisementVeteran crypto trader Roger Ver, also known as "bitcoin Jesus," was arrested in Spain and charged by the US Department of Justice with evading $48 million in taxes. Ver faces three charges of mail fraud, two charges of tax evasion, and three charges of subscribing to a false tax return. Ver, who was an early cryptocurrency evangelist, has been avidly promoting bitcoin for years, earning him the "Bitcoin Jesus" moniker.

Persons: Jesus, Roger Ver, Ver, he's, —, Agilestar —, Ver didn't, Binance's, Changpeng Zhao, Sam Bankman, Fried Organizations: DOJ, Service, Veteran, US Department of Justice, Justice Department Locations: Spain, St, Kitts, Nevis, US

BERLIN (AP) — Ground staff for Lufthansa walked off the job at five major German airports on Wednesday, causing the airline to cancel hundreds of flights. Lufthansa said ahead of the strike that it expected to be able to operate around 10-20% of all planned flights. It said tickets could be rebooked free of charge, and tickets for German domestic flights could be converted to rail vouchers. In Frankfurt, the company canceled 80-90% of the planned 600 departures and arrivals by Lufthansa itself and subsidiary Air Dolomiti ahead of the strike, German news agency dpa reported. All Lufthansa departures from Berlin and Hamburg were canceled, as were most domestic flights from Duesseldorf.

Persons: Eurowings Organizations: BERLIN, —, Lufthansa, Frankfurt, Wednesday, Air, Munich Locations: Munich, Berlin, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Germany

The Ver.di service workers' union called for a “warning strike,” a common tactic in German contract negotiations, on Monday. Its deputy chair, Christine Behle, said that “the time has now come to exert more pressure on employers” as talks on new pay contracts for about 90,000 people employed by over 130 local transport operators have failed to make progress. In Berlin, workers with the local transport authority walked off the job until 10 a.m.; in Hamburg, Cologne, Hannover and elsewhere, the strike was to last all day. The dispute centers on demands for better working conditions, such as a shorter working week and extra compensation days for shift and night work. Coinciding contract negotiations in the rail, airport and local transport sectors have made for a frustrating few weeks for German travers and commuters.

Persons: Christine Behle, ”, German travers, Ver.di Organizations: BERLIN, — Locations: Germany, Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Hannover, Bavaria

☆ Liz Cheney says Nancy Pelosi didn't care about any of the bad things she said about Pelosi before she appointed Cheney to the Jan. 6 committee
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Liz Cheney said she had barely talked to then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi before a critical phone call. Pelosi, Cheney wrote in her new book, called to ask her to serve on the January 6 committee. AdvertisementFormer Congresswoman Liz Cheney says she never had a lengthy conversation with Nancy Pelosi before the then-House Speaker asked her to join the House January 6 committee. While it's not clear what was on the list, Cheney had taken a number of shots at Pelosi over the years. Pelosi, whose office did not respond to a request for comment, has repeatedly praised Liz Cheney.

Persons: Liz Cheney, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, Cheney, —, Dick Cheney, Margaret Thatcher, musing, Dick Cheney's, Kevin McCarthy, Adam Kinzinger of Organizations: Service, Fox, British, House, GOP, Republicans, Capitol Locations: Adam Kinzinger of Illinois

☆ Where the Flavors of the Amazon Rainforest Delight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Seth Kugel | More About Seth Kugel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

While the broader region offers these and other rainforest-based adventures, the top three attractions in urban Belém are breakfast, lunch and dinner. Marcos Antônio Gonçalves Bastos, known by a childhood nickname, Medici, has documented the local cuisine on his Instagram account. He compares Belemenses to Italians in how they care for and protect local tradition. Real tacacá is cloudy yellow because its base is tucupi, perhaps the region’s most defining and addictive flavor, created centuries ago by Indigenous groups. The result is not so much sweet and sour as sour and sweet, and it pairs magically well with rice and fish, and stars in the local duck dish, “pato no tucupi.”

Persons: Marcos Antônio Gonçalves Bastos, Medici, Belemenses, ” Medici, “ pato, ” Organizations: das Locations: Brazil, Combu

☆ World War Two veterans eye 80th anniversary of D-Day as Europe salutes war dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Thirty of us went out, 16 including my brother got back, five of us got captured and nine got killed," Hay said. He is now an active ambassador for the nearby British Normandy Memorial, overlooking Gold Beach in the UK sector. Until two years ago, Britain was alone among allies on the Western front in not having a dedicated Normandy memorial. The 30-million-pound ($37 million) memorial was financed by fines levied on banks by the British government, as well as private donations. In a forest near Regensburg, Germany, guns approached from the West and the German commanding officer accepted the war was over.

Persons: Ken Hay, Tim Hepher, Hay, Britain's King Charles III, Emmanuel Macron, Sacha Marsac, Thomas Hardwyre Milligan, Sidney Bates, VIII, I've, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Normandy, Juno, Royal International Air, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Normandy, Fairford, Britain, France, Nazi, English, Essex, Gold, Ver, Mer, British, Hay, Czech Republic, Regensburg, Germany

☆ A grape soda fountain, a moonbounce and an electric fan: Is this modern art?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London CNN —The 20th annual installment of Frieze — London’s biggest and most influential art fair — has officially begun. A grape soda fountainAdam Farah-Saad's debut at the Public Gallery booth included a steel 6-person fountain pumping KA grape soda. Courtesy of Public GalleryLondon artist Adam Farah-Saad’s first solo exhibition presented by Public Gallery featured a large reworked steel drinking fountain similar to those seen at children’s parks or playgrounds. This version would probably prove more popular with those under 18, too, since it exclusively pumps out KA Black Grape Soda instead of H2O. Placed 20 inches away is a rotating electric fan causing the pages of the pad to flutter between drawings.

Persons: Regent’s, Barbara Sturm’s “, ”, Elizabeth Peyton’s, Adam Farah, Saad’s, Farah, Mariah Carey’s, Caballero Alto, Bruno Ruiz, Débora Delmar, “ Caballero Alto, Beuys, Linda Nylind, Wantanee, Siripattananuntakul, Joseph Beuys, Gillian Wearing, Maureen Paley's, Haricot, Shilpa, Shilpa Gupta Organizations: London CNN, Gallery, Public, Llano Gallery, Young British, Frith Locations: Gallery London, Mexico City, Llano, London, Chapultepec Castle, Thai, New York, United Kingdom

☆ ‘Sigue tu pasión’ podría ser un mal consejo
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Alina Tugend | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“La gente empieza a considerar el trabajo como simplemente un trabajo y esa es una buena señal”. Antes de la década de 1970, la pasión no era una prioridad para quienes buscaban trabajo, aseveró Cech, autora de The Trouble With Passion: How Searching for Fulfillment at Work Fosters Inequality. Lo importante era tener un sueldo decente, horarios y seguridad laboral y, si había satisfacción, llegaba más tarde, a medida que adquirías más destreza en el trabajo. Eso empezó a cambiar en la década de 1970, con la creciente inestabilidad laboral de los profesionales y un énfasis cultural cada vez mayor en la autoexpresión y la autosatisfacción, un cambio plasmado en el muy popular libro de 1970 ¿De qué color es tu paracaídas? En particular, preocuparte por si el trabajo te va a satisfacer aplica sobre todo al privilegiado mundo de los oficinistas.

☆ Amazon workers in Leipzig start 48-hour strike for higher wages
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A flag of German united services union Ver.di is pictured in front of the logo of Amazon on a warehouse in Bad Hersfeld May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Lisi NiesnerJune 26 (Reuters) - Workers at Amazon's (AMZN.O) warehouses in Germany's eastern city of Leipzig started a 48-hour strike on Monday to press for higher wages, the country's public sector union ver.di said. The workers want a collective labour agreement that includes a 2.5 euro ($2.73) per hour wage increase for a 12-month period, a 250-euro wage hike for apprentices and for the labour agreement to be binding for the company. Amazon is not bound by collective agreements and doesn't take part in these negotiations. "The converted starting wage in Germany is 13 euros gross per hour upwards (in Leipzig 13.43), including bonus payments," the world's biggest online retailer said.

Persons: Lisi Niesner, ver.di, Ronny Streich, Andrey Sychev, Matthias Williams, Emelia Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Bad Hersfeld, Germany's, Leipzig, Germany

Berlin CNN —Nationwide strikes in Germany — the biggest the country has seen in decades — are causing disruption at the country’s biggest port, airports, and on public transport Monday. The walkouts have been called by two major transport unions in Europe’s biggest economy. Flights at eight major airports, including those in Munich, Frankfurt and Hamburg, have been affected by the strikes. And some hubs such as Munich Airport closed their doors entirely, with 200,000 passengers impacted by the two-day closure that started Sunday. Sina Schuldt/dpa/picture alliance/Getty ImagesIn Munich, the local transport operator MVV has announced the suspension of nearly all trains, underground and tram lines.

☆ Analysis: Wage catch-up to prolong Europe's inflation battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Balazs Koranyi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

"Part of the wage increase is understandable," said Jens Ulbrich, chief economist at Germany's Bundesbank. Yet the rapid wage growth underway now will hamper the European Central Bank's efforts to get inflation back to its 2% target, and possibly force it to keep interest rates high for longer. "We are taking a first step, but much more is needed to reverse the years of lopsided wage growth," Kager added. "The inflation trend, food and especially energy prices are tearing deep holes in our workers' budgets," ver.di Chairman Frank Werneke said. "The high levels of wage growth projected for 2023 and 2024 can be expected to make wages an increasingly dominant driver of underlying inflation in the euro area," Lane says.

☆ Travel nightmares in Europe continue after a strike at German airports leads to thousands of cancellations Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Workers at airports including Munich, Hamburg and Frankfurt went on strike Friday. After an IT outage Wednesday, this is the latest nightmare for German airline Lufthansa. Workers at seven German airports, including Munich, Frankfurt, and Hamburg, took collective action Friday, according to CNN. The full-day strike halted Lufthansa's operations in Frankfurt and Munich Friday, affecting thousands of would-be passengers. In all, more than 2,000 flights were canceled on affected airlines, according to CNN, interrupting travel for more than 295,000 people.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond just missed another debt payment. See the full list of stores it will close, including Harmon and Buybuy Baby locations.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

In addition to 87 more Bed Bath & Beyond stores, the company now says it will close all of its remaining Harmon health and beauty stores, and five Buybuy Baby stores. San Leandro: 15555 East 14th St., Suite 24015555 East 14th St., Suite 240 Burbank: 201 East Magnolia Blvd. Marina: 117 General Stilwell Drive117 General Stilwell Drive Vallejo: 105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107 * Palm Desert: 72459 Highway 11172459 Highway 111 * Visalia: 3125 South Mooney Blvd. Arterial * Coralville: 2515 Corridor Way Suite 5Kansas:Lawrence: 3106 S. Iowa St., Suite 2153106 S. Iowa St., Suite 215 Manhattan: 425 3rd Place425 3rd Place * Olathe: 15335 W. 119th St.Kentucky:Elizabethtown: 1998 N. Dixie Ave.1998 N. Dixie Ave. New Hartford: 4805 Commercial Drive4805 Commercial Drive Kingston: 1187 Ulster Ave.1187 Ulster Ave. Plattsburgh: 73 Centre Drive, Suite 10073 Centre Drive, Suite 100 Farmingdale: 251 Airport Plaza Blvd.

☆ Strike over pay at Berlin airport grounds all flights -operator
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] A view shows empty check-in counters and kiosks, during a general strike by employees over pay demands, at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Michele TantussiBERLIN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Staff at Germany's BER airport in capital Berlin went on strike to press their pay demands on Wednesday and the airport operator said all regular passenger flights were cancelled as a result. The Ver.di union called on airport staff in ground services, aviation security and at the airport company to strike in the wage dispute. It called the one-day work stoppage over what it said was insufficient progress in wage talks. Reporting by Klaus Lauer; Writing by Paul Carrel; Editing by Tom HogueOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Strike over pay grounds all flights at Berlin airport, operator says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - All flights were cancelled at Germany's BER airport in the capital Berlin on Wednesday, the operator said, as staff went on strike for the day to press pay demands. The Ver.di union called on airport staff in ground services, aviation security and at the airport company to strike in the wage dispute. It called the one-day work stoppage over what it said was insufficient progress in the three parallel wage talks. [1/7] Demonstrators hold a banner during a general strike by employees over pay demands, at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany January 25, 2023. A source told Reuters that a draft of this report forecast 6% inflation this year and 2.8% for 2024.

☆ Bankrupt crypto lender Genesis wants 'Bitcoin Jesus' to pay $20.9 million over expired options trades
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A unit of Genesis Global says a trader known as "Bitcoin Jesus" has yet to settle all his crypto options trades. Genesis filed for bankruptcy this month after being impacted by the bankruptcies of FTX and Three Arrows. That's one of the names included in Genesis' bankruptcy filing. So-called Bitcoin Jesus was an early advocate for the world's most popular token, but has also been a polarizing figure within the crypto and blockchain communities. Meanwhile, crypto lender Genesis had been facing issues long before the recent collapse of FTX, as Insider previously reported.

☆ Strike at Berlin airport to ground flights on Wednesday, operator says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The operator of Germany's BER airport in the capital Berlin expects a strike planned for Wednesday to ground all regular passenger flights, the airport operator told Reuters on Monday. Around 300 takeoffs and landings were planned for Wednesday, when 35,000 passengers were to travel via the airport. "The airport company must assume in this situation that no regular passenger flights can take place at BER on this day," a spokesperson said. The Ver.di union has called on airport staff in ground services, aviation security and at the airport company to strike in a wage dispute. The union said it expects many workers to participate and all air traffic to and from Berlin to be affected by the all day strike.

☆ Why tech is holding up better than the rest — listen to 'The Homestretch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

THERE WAS A FUNNY MOMENT WHENPEOPLE WERE TRYING TO SAY THATTRADING AND -- AND JAMES GORMANSAID WE'RE NOT A TRADING FIRM. TECH IS LEADING AND NVIDIA,BECAUSE THE CHINESE WILL SITDOWN WITH JANET YELLEN BUT ITCOULD BE A PURE BOUNCE BACK. AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT ISNECESSARY -- WE DID SELL SOMEBUT I'M NOT SURE WHETHER TO GETRID OF A POSITION LIKE THAT. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND MOREMONEY ON INSTRUMENTATION, MAKINGNEW DRUGS AWAY FROM COVID. BUT OVERALL, I DON'T THINK CALLTHIS A MOVE INTO THAT GROUP.

☆ Thousands protest in Germany demanding solidarity in energy relief
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Demonstrators take part in a protest to promote energy independence from Russia, amid skyrocketing energy prices, in Berlin, Germany, October 22, 2022. Police said about 1,800 protesters gathered in Berlin. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"We want to show that we urgently need financial relief for citizens that is socially balanced. Germany's parliament on Friday approved the government's 200 billion euro ($195 billion) rescue package which aims to protect companies and households from the impact of soaring energy prices. German inflation in September hit its highest level in more than a quarter of a century at 10.9%, driven up by higher energy costs.

☆ DOC/ CSJ anulează hotărârea CA cu privire la repunerea în funcție a judecătorului Melniciuc și o remite la rejudecare
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-23 | by ( Borodin Victoria | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +6 min

Cauza a fost remisă la rejudecare la Curtea de Apel Chișinău, conform unei decizii dictate la 23 septembrie 2020. Printre cei trei judecători care au decis să anuleze hotărârea CSM se numără și Vladislav Clima, care a fost coleg cu Melniciuc la Facultatea de Drept de la USM. Dosarul penal în care Melniciuc este bănuit de îmbogățire ilicită a fost dechis în vara anului 2017 la solicitarea procurorului general și a fost trimis pe masa magistraților de la Judecătoria Chișinău, acolo unde activa și Melniciuc, deși era în concediu pentru îngrijirea copilului. Oleg Melniciuc a fost președintele Judecătoriei Râșcani din iunie 2013, atunci când a fost numit, după mai multe controverse, prin decret prezidenţial, de preşedintele Nicolae Timofti. Melniciuc este finul de cununie al lui Mihai Poalelungi, fostul preşedinte al Curţii Supreme de Justiţie și fost președinte al Curții Constituționale.

Persons: de Justiție, Oleg Melniciuc, Melniciuc, Vladislav, Eduard Harunjen, Harunjen, Supremă de Justiție, Elena, Oleg Melniciuc, preşedintele, Timofti, acesta, Mihai Poalelungi Organizations: Magistraturii, CSM, Apel, Apel Chișinău, Judecătoria, Supremă de Locations: CA, Chișinău, Apel Chișinău, CA Chișinău, Justiţie, Judecătoria Chișinău, Anenii Noi, sect, Chişinău, Judecătoriei Râșcani, Anterior

☆ Raport privind activitatea Apă Canal Hâncești pe anul 2017
▼ + stars: | 2018-06-25 | by ( ) hn24.net time to read: +9 min

La compartamentul cheltuieli, pentru perioada de gestiune a an.2017, au fost înregistrate în total 12.468,3 mii lei, din care: – costul vânzărilor 9.727,0 mii lei, – cheltuieli generale și administrative 2.147,0 mii lei, – alte cheltuieli operaționale 317,7 mii lei, -cheltuieli din activitatea de investiții 276,6 mii lei. Au fost achitate contribuții de asigurări sociale de stat obligatorii 817,7 mii lei, prime de asigurare obligatorie de asistență medical 160,0 mii lei. Pe parcursul anului 2017, S.A.„Operator Regional Apă-Canal Hîncești” a achitat 1.296,9 mii lei la rambursarea creditului și 80,9 mii lei la dobănzi. Datoriile debitoriale la situația din 01.01.2018 constituie 544,2 mii lei, din care : -de la consumatorii casnici 438,3mii lei -de la consumatorii noncasnici 105,9 mii lei. – datorii la buget 14,6 mii lei, – datorii privind asigurările sociale și medicale 95,4 mii lei, -datorii comerciale 334,1 mii lei, – datorii față de personal 230,0 mii lei, – alte datorii curente 46,8 mii lei.

Persons: noncasnici, Sergiu, Luca Caragiale, Lică Gheorghe, Alexandru, Sevastian, Sergiu Brăguță, Nina Cotovanu, Botnari.Alina, Crina Ciobanu, Alina Vivat, Svetlana, Luminița, Ion, Doina, Ana Cichi, Nicolae, Cristina Iusco Locations: Canal Hîncești, Bozieni, Mereșeni, Logănești, S.A, 01.01.2018, BERD, Plugușorului, Hîncești, 17.12.2010, Fîrlădeni, Buțeni

☆ BNM organizează concerte de muzică clasică și jazz.
▼ + stars: | 2016-08-26 | by ( ) subiectulzilei.md time to read: +1 min

Banca Națională a Moldovei (BNM) invită oamenii la un concert. „La 3 și 4 septembrie 2016, Banca Națională a Molodvei organizează două concerte – de muzică clasică și jazz – cu prilejul aniversării a 25-a de la înfiiințarea instituției și a Zilei Independenței R. Moldova. Locul desfășurării concertelor este strada pietonală E. Doga, Chișinău. Concertele vor începe la ora 18:00”, este mesajul postat pe pagina oficială a BNM-ului. Menționăm că Banca Naţională a Moldovei a fost înfiinţată prin Decretul Preşedintelui Republicii Moldova la 4 iunie 1991, cu desemnarea guvernatorului – Leonid Talmaci.

Persons: . Moldova, Alex Calancea Band, . Doga, Concertele Organizations: Banca Locations: Națională, Chișinău, Decretul

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