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☆ An Alaska Airlines passenger stabbed an off-duty law enforcement officer with an improvised weapon made from pens, affidavit says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A man stabbed a fellow passenger with several pens bundled together, an affidavit says. It adds that Julio Alvarez Lopez told FBI agents he believed he was being followed by the mafia. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAn Alaska Airlines passenger stabbed an off-duty law enforcement officer with an improvised weapon, an FBI agent's affidavit says. The affidavit says Lopez admitted he made the weapon before the flight, by bundling pens together with a rubber band.

Persons: Julio Alvarez Lopez, —, Lopez Organizations: FBI, Service, Alaska Airlines, Business Locations: Nevada

CNN —An Alaska Airlines passenger accused of attacking another traveler with pens wrapped in rubber bands in late January has been charged in federal court with assault with a dangerous weapon, according to court documents filed in the US District Court of Nevada on Wednesday. Lopez is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court in Las Vegas on March 1, court documents said. The other passenger, who was seated across the aisle from Lopez, is a sworn law enforcement officer, court documents say. He also said that he felt the mafia had been chasing him for months, court documents said. One witness described Lopez as “fidgety” and said he was putting on and taking off gloves during the flight, court documents said.

Persons: Julio Alvarez Lopez, Lopez, “, ”, Aden Kahssai, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, An Alaska Airlines, Court, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, FBI, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Nevada, Seattle, Las Vegas, Lopez, Aden

☆ A better way to handle layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Out of everything that happens in the workplace, nothing underscores the harshly transactional nature of employment more than the way companies terminate their employees. To be sure, there are times when layoffs are necessary for the health — and even survival — of a company. In other words, the pitiless and coldhearted way businesses handle dismissals isn't just destructive to those who get dismissed. Is there a better way to handle layoffs? For starters, Herd says, managers should look the employees they're dismissing in the eye, rather than reading from a script.

Persons: TikTok, Brittany Pietsch, she'd, isn't, Pietsch, they're, you've, — they're, Slack, it's, Sandra Sucher, Sucher, pare, Ashley Herd, Herd, —, Reagan, Aki Ito Organizations: Mafia, Harvard Business School, Nokia, Business

☆ Ex-Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández, former US ally, to stand trial in NY for alleged cocaine smuggling empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Noah Hurowitz | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández will stand trial in New York on drug trafficking charges. Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández in 2020. Juan Orlando Hernández, center in chains, is shown to the press at the Police Headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. In this courtroom sketch, Juan Orlando Hernández, center, speaks into a microphone while pleading not guilty to drug trafficking and weapons charges in 2022. Juan Antonio "Tony" Hernández, the brother of Juan Orlando Hernández.

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☆ Why the tech downturn could be a boon for startups
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | 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 EmailWhy the tech downturn could be a boon for startups"It's the jockey, not the horse," when it comes to venture investing according to Thiel Capital's Jack Selby. How the so-called "PayPal Mafia" member decides the entrepreneurs he'll back and what he's learned from the likes of Elon Musk.

Persons: Thiel, Jack Selby, he's, Elon Musk Organizations: PayPal

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in blaming the reported death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government. Navalny was “brutally murdered by the Kremlin,” said Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Other Russian opposition activists echoed him. “If it is confirmed, the death of Alexei is a murder. Organized by Putin,” opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov said on social media.

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☆ Opinion: Don’t misread Trump’s loss in his civil trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Opinion David Orentlicher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Even among all Americans, Trump seems to be doing better. Instead of leading many voters to distrust Trump, the legal cases are leading voters to distrust the legal system. It’s important for the public to feel that the Trump prosecutions are legitimate. For many Americans, all of these distortions validate their sense that the Trump prosecutions are partisan. As they erode public trust, public officials solidify Trump’s support.

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☆ Russia could be at war with NATO "within the next decade," intelligence report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia may be preparing for a "confrontation with the West," says Estonia's intelligence service. "Russia has chosen a path which is a long-term confrontation," said Estonia's intelligence chief. AdvertisementNATO may find itself at war with Russia in the next 10 years, says Estonia's foreign intelligence service. The intelligence agency said in a report on Tuesday that Russia may be preparing for a "confrontation with the West." "Russia has chosen a path which is a long-term confrontation," Rosin said during the report's launch, per Reuters.

Persons: —, Rosin, Donald Trump, Trump, he'd, didn't, Trump's, Ben Hodges, Hodges Organizations: NATO, Service, Reuters, US Army, British, Times, Business Insider Locations: Russia, Estonia, Estonian, Ukraine, Russian, South Carolina, US Army Europe

☆ Elon Musk says the US should stop sending aid to Ukraine as there's 'no way in hell' Putin will lose
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Musk said Putin risked being "assassinated" if he were to back off the fight in Ukraine. The world's richest person told US Republican senators during an X Spaces "there is no way in hell" Vladimir Putin was going to lose the war with Ukraine. Musk said Putin risked being "assassinated" if he were to back off the fight in Ukraine. Musk provided access to the SpaceX satellites to allow civilians retain internet access amid Russia's attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. In October, Musk tweeted his idea for restoring peace in Ukraine , which parroted Kremlin talking points and suggested Ukraine cede territory to Russia.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Putin, —, Vladimir Putin, Sen, Ron Johnson, JD Vance, Mike Lee, Vivek Ramaswamy, wasn't, Reid Hoffman Organizations: Republican, Service, Bloomberg, SpaceX, Kremlin, RIA, Paypal, Representatives, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Elon

☆ Temu is trying to win over America. Good luck.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

During the game’s commercial breaks, Temu managed to grab several 30-second ad slots estimated to cost $7 million each . Temu is spreading across AmericaSigns so far suggest US consumers are buying the Temu hype. AdvertisementResults published this month from a survey of around 600 consumers, carried out by investment bank Jefferies, found that almost one in three, or 31%, had used Temu. Temu lacks US-based apparel brands, the bank said, making online window shopping on the site less appealing to Americans, for now. That said, Temu looks ready to put its all into America.

Persons: —, Taylor, Travis Kelce, didn’t, Temu, Shein, Jefferies, TikTok Organizations: Service, Super, Business, Bernstein Research, Bowl, Jefferies, Amazon, Bloomberg Locations: Tokyo, China, America, Europe, Beijing

☆ A former US Army general says Trump wants the US to abandon NATO because he's a 'mafia type' that 'hates alliances'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA former US Army general says Donald Trump's animosity toward NATO has nothing to do with its members not spending enough on their own defense. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. While some GOP officials have downplayed Trump's remarks as a negotiating tactic, Hodges told The Times that he believed Trump was "absolutely prepared" to abandon Europe if he was elected president again. "We would be foolish not to take at face value exactly what he says," Hodges told the newspaper. AdvertisementRepresentatives for Trump and Hodges did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Trump, Ben Hodges, Trump's, Hodges, Michael Cohen, Cohen, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, US Army, NATO, British, Times, Business, Washington Post, Capitol, Trump, Business Insider Locations: US Army Europe, South Carolina, Russia, Europe

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers called on Thursday for an independent investigation into allegations of vote-rigging in Serbia and demanded that EU funds be cut off if the authorities in Belgrade fail to cooperate with the inquiry or are found to be implicated in election irregularities. The governing Serbian Progressive party of populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić won the Dec. 17 parliamentary and municipal elections, securing 129 seats in the 250-seat assembly. The opposition Serbia Against Violence coalition finished a distant second with 65 seats. The resolution has angered Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić. Vučić’s ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his failure to enforce EU sanctions on Moscow have dismayed many.

Persons: Aleksandar Vučić, watchdogs, “, ”, Ana Brnabić, ” Brnabić, Vladimir Putin, ___ Dusan Stojanovic Organizations: —, Union, Serbian Progressive, Serbian, Violence, Organization for Security, Cooperation, Parliamentary, of Europe, Serbia’s National Assembly Locations: BRUSSELS, Serbia, Belgrade, Europe, Strasbourg, France, Moscow

☆ The real 'Mob Wives' aren't offended that you want to dress like them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But has anyone bothered to ask what real mob wives think? If you want to talk about the mob wife aesthetic, who better to do it than a Sicilian mob princess?" 'The perfect mob wife looks like she's going to a funeral'Renee Graziano has always loved the mob wife aesthetic. AdvertisementThe mob wives aren't offended that you want to dress like themThe "Mob Wives" stars hope the mob wife trend is here to stay. Nothing lasts forever, especially on TikTok, but the "mob wife" trend will never die for the real "Mob Wives."

Persons: Jennifer Graziano, Renee Graziano, Natalie Guercio, —, TikTok, Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Renee's, Graziano, Renee, Jennifer's, Anthony Graziano, Bonanno, Hector Pagan Jr, Jennifer, Veronica Graziano, Carmela Soprano, Adriana La Cerva, Kayla Trivieri —, TikTok —, Peggy Bundy, Josh Ryan, Sophia Loren, what's, I've, Sofia Richie's, Gucci, Versace, they've, Guercio, aren't Organizations: Service, Vogue, VH1, American, FBI, Huffington, Bravo, HBO, Fox Locations: Sicilian, Staten Island, New York City, Renee's, South Philadelphia

☆ Marco Raduano: Italian mafioso who escaped prison by tying bedsheets arrested during romantic dinner in France
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Rome CNN —An Italian mafia boss who escaped from a maximum security prison last year by using bed sheets to scale the walls has been captured in France, authorities say. Marco Raduano, the 40-year-old boss of the Gargano Mafia in the southern Italian region of Puglia, was caught Thursday outside a luxury restaurant in Bastia, Corsica, where he was dining with a female companion. Also apprehended was his right-hand man, Gianluigi Troiano, who fled house arrest in 2021 after detaching his electronic bracelet. Raduano’s escape by tying bed sheets from his prison window just under a year ago was caught on the penitentiary’s surveillance cameras. The escape lasted 16 seconds and he fled on foot with no guards noticing or giving chase, which led to an internal investigation of the maximum security prison.

Persons: Rome, Rome CNN —, Marco Raduano, Matteo Messina Denaro, Rauduona, Gianluigi Troiano, Raduano, Omar Trott Organizations: Rome CNN, Gargano Mafia, Anti, Mafia, The Spanish Guardia Civil, French Gendarmerie Nationale Locations: Italian, France, Puglia, Bastia, Corsica, Granada, Spain, Bari, Foggia, The Spanish, Vieste, Italy

BLYTHE, Calif. (AP) — Eight corrections officers and an incarcerated man were injured in a riot involving around 200 inmates in the recreational yard of a Southern California prison, authorities said Thursday. The Jan. 31 riot at Ironwood State Prison in the Riverside County city of Blythe started when an estimated 200 prisoners rushed corrections officers, attacking them with fists and rocks. Eight prison staff members and one incarcerated person were hospitalized with injuries, and later released. The riot began around 10 a.m. when an incarcerated man head-butted a corrections officers who had detained him as part of a contraband investigation. The head butting — which occurred as staffers were escorting the man across a prison yard — prompted 200 inmates to attack the officers.

Persons: headbutted, Michael “ Mosca ” Torres Organizations: California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, Authorities, Sierra Conservation Center, Mafia Locations: BLYTHE, Calif, Southern California, Ironwood, Blythe, Los Angeles, California, Riverside County, Jamestown, Sacramento

☆ TikTok’s ‘Mob wives’ aesthetic is fueling a resurgence of fur
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Yola Mzizi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This year may bring even more demand due to the explosion of the “mob wives” aesthetic on TikTok. In 2021, Israel became the first country in the world to enact a ban on new fur sales, while Italy and Norway announced they would stop fur farming. ‘Mob wives’ influenceOn TikTok, trends can rise and fall within a matter of weeks, if not days, and “mob wife” is no exception. In the coming months, Spiber said they will partner with a number of brands to develop custom fur products. Leopard print is another key tenet of the 'mob wife' style.

Persons: CNN — Edwards, Edwards, Lowell Furs ’, —, Paul Matsumoto, Natalie Bloomingdale, Raymond Hall, ”, Matsumoto, it’s, Porter, Versace, Prada, Neiman Marcus, Michael Kors, Israel, François, Henri Pinault, Angela Raiola, Drea de Matteo, Adriana La Cerva, Victoria Gotti, John " Junior, Gotti, Ray Tamarra, Mary Altaffer, Mandy Lee, Lee, Emmanuel Dunand, Kayla Marci, “ We’ve, Spiber, Victor Virgile, Callie Clayton, PJ Smith, Smith Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, Lowell, HBO’s, Everett, Dolce, Gabbana's, Humane Society of, Business Locations: California, Beverly Hills, Edwards, Dua Lipa, New York, Bloomingdale, Canada, Italy, Norway, Paris, AFP, Zara, Milan, Spiber, United States

☆ Meta's continued rally could hinge on the fortunes of upstart retailers Temu and Shein
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Temu is owned by PDD Holdings , a Chinese company that moved its principal office to Ireland last year. Meta is expected to report revenue growth of 22% for the quarter to $39.2 billion, according to analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly Refinitiv. JMP analysts estimated that Temu and Shein spent roughly $600 million and $200 million, respectively, on Facebook and Instagram ads in the third quarter. In December, Temu sued Shein, alleging questionable business practices and a "mafia-style intimidation of suppliers," according to legal documents. Meta isn't the only U.S. internet company effected by the speedy growth from Temu and Shein.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Ma, Shu Zhang, Victor Lee, Lee, who's, Shein, Meta, Pavlo Gonchar, Temu, didn't, Susan Li, data.AI, It's, Chris Mack, Harding Loevner, they've, Mack, Shein confidentially, Mike Gallagher, Gallagher, Brian Wieser, Josh Silverman, Silverman Organizations: Alibaba, China Development Forum, Reuters, Facebook, Hasbro, Unified Commerce, Amazon, PDD Holdings, U.S, Mobile, Meta, LSEG, Getty, CNBC, Cyberspace Administration, China, Street Journal, Google Locations: Beijing, China, Ireland, Singapore, UKRAINE, U.S, United States, Wall, Asia, Pacific, Temu, Meta

☆ 'The Traitors' star Janelle Pierzina thinks fellow 'Big Brother' legend Dan Gheesling is making a big mistake by underestimating these 2 players
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

On why Dan is making a big mistake in underestimating Peter and BergieDan underestimating Pete and Bergie might be his downfall on "The Traitors." I think she's super stealth when she needs to be. I think she's going to continue to work with Parvati and she'll continue to protect the Faithfuls that she can. AdvertisementAs far as the best Traitor game — hands down, Phaedra. Oh, I want Peter, Bergie, Trishelle, or John to win, of course.

Persons: Janelle Pierzina, Alan Cumming's Scottish, Janelle, Dan Gheesling, Peter, Euan Cherry, Pete, we're, let's, Peter's, Bergie, Dan, Let's, Parvati, underestimating Peter, Bergie Dan underestimating Pete, Peacock, Johnny Bananas, I'm, Trishelle, we've, Dan didn't, Larsa, Larsa Pippen, Alan, Phaedra, Parks, John, it's Sandra, It's, Sandra, it's Phaedra, CT, it's Sandra Diaz, she's, she'll Organizations: Service, Reality, Business, Nation, Parvati, NBC

☆ Pope Francis takes on vested interests to speak out on humanitarian crises
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Analysis Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Pope Francis received an emotional welcome on the island during a visit showing solidarity with migrants fleeing war and poverty. ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis confesses in St. Peter's Basilica during the Vatican's Penitential Celebration on Friday, March 4, 2016. Alessandro Di Meo/AP Pope Francis arrives for his visit with prisoners in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on Friday, July 10, 2015. Franco Origlia/Getty Images Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I address the faithful in Istanbul on Sunday, November 30, 2014. Gokhan Tan/Getty Images Pope Francis speaks during the feast-day Mass while on a one-day trip to Italy's Calabria region in June 2014.

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☆ Corporate America's loyalty problem is on display in Big Tech
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In today's big story, we're looking at how there's no more loyalty in corporate America between employers and their workers. Business Insider's Aki Ito, who has covered workplace trends better than anyone, dove into the deterioration of loyalty in corporate America. The best example of the deterioration of loyalty in corporate America these days is in Big Tech. AdvertisementOne year later, Big Tech's layoffs are back and could become the new normal, Business Insider's Peter Kafka writes. However, the best representation of the growing employee-employer chasm in Big Tech is at Google.

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☆ Meet the OpenAI mafia: These 19 former employees left the AI juggernaut and founded startups that have collectively raised nearly $8 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Samantha Stokes | Riddhi Kanetkar | Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dario Amodei, Daniela Amodei, Tom Brown, Jack Clark, Jared Kaplan, and Sam McCandlish, cofounders of AnthropicAnthropic's Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, and Daniela Amodei. Since then, the company has received billions in funding from both Google and Amazon in what some have termed an "AI arms race." CEO Dario Amodei, a former Google Brain researcher with a Ph.D. in computational neuroscience, has been writing about the cataclysmic potential of AI since 2016. Constitutional AI is partly the brainchild of two other OpenAI alums and Anthropic cofounders, Tom Brown and Jared Kaplan. Both Kaplan and Brown have worked on Anthropic's efforts to "red team" the company's flagship language model, Claude, probing for misuse possibilities.

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☆ A shirtless Jason Kelce appeared to have more fun than anyone else at the Bills vs. Chiefs matchup in Buffalo
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

And, boy, did the elder Kelce brother make the most of his visit. With the temperature in Buffalo hovering right around 25°F, the 36-year-old spent the early parts of the day tailgating with Bills Mafia. Kelce was spotted inside a suite alongside several family members: his wife, Kylie, mom, Donna, and dad, Ed. Kelce may be something of a good luck charm for his brother and the Chiefs, who came away with a thrilling 27-24 road victory Sunday night. Kansas City will now travel to Baltimore to take on the top-seeded Ravens in the AFC Championship Game Sunday at 3 pm ET.

Persons: —, Jason Kelce, Travis Kelce —, Josh Allen's, Kelce, Kylie, Donna, Ed, Taylor Swift, Travis, Cara Delevingne, Brittany Mahomes, Patrick Mahomes, JASON KELCE, KKOmoiuEvq, rother, ake Organizations: Service, Business, Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, of Famer, Kansas City, Chiefs, Bills Mafia, Highmark, Buffalo, Cincinnati Bearcats, Kansas City's, CBS, NFL, FC, hampionship Locations: Buffalo, Kansas, Orchard Park

☆ Jason Kelce: Drinking and shirtless, Eagles star steals the show at brother Travis’ playoff game
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce could potentially be heading towards retirement, but right now, he appears to be focused on having the time of his life. The seven-time Pro Bowl center was in attendance in western New York on Sunday in support of his younger brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Kelce was also seen in among the action before the game as well. Kelce and Swift are spotted in the suite ahead of the game. All in all, while it might have been a Kelce family day to remember, Jason definitely seemed to be the one in the best spirits.

Persons: Jason Kelce, Travis Kelce, Kelce, Taylor Swift, Travis, Patrick Mahomes, Jason, Adrian Kraus, ” Kelce, ’, –, – Swift, Swift, Mark J Organizations: CNN, Philadelphia Eagles, Pro, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, AFC, Kansas City, Bills, Buffalo, Eagles, ‘ Bills Mafia, NFL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kelce, USA, Sports, Reuters Locations: New York, Buffalo

The world also said goodbye to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died Nov. 29. Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesAnother political figure who died this year was former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Nov. 19. Among the entertainers who left the world this year was singer Tina Turner, who died May 24. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2023 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Fred White, 67. A Hall of Fame forward who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final.

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☆ The inmate accused of stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times was nearing the end of his current sentence
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An inmate was charged Friday with stabbing ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd and was serving his sentence in a federal prison in Arizona. The inmate, who nearing the end of a 30-year sentence, was accused of planning the attack. John Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson and said he would have killed Chauvin had correctional officers not responded so quickly, federal prosecutors said. He became an FBI informant in 1997, providing information about the gang and recordings of conversations he had with other Mexican Mafia members and associates.

Persons: Derek Chauvin, Chauvin, George Floyd, —, John Turscak, Turscak, Eric Nelson, Nelson, Floyd, Black Organizations: Service, FBI, Federal Correctional Institution, Mexican Mafia, Prisons, FCI Tucson, Mafia Locations: Minneapolis, Arizona, Tucson, Minnesota, Los Angeles

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