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☆ NYC priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York AP —The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video was stripped of his duties Monday after church officials said an investigation revealed other instances of mismanagement. Released on October 31, 2023, the “Feather” music video revolves around men behaving badly toward Carpenter before meeting grisly deaths. Among them is an ongoing investigation into Gigantiello’s use of a church credit card for “substantial” personal expenses, he said. Meanwhile, the commotion set off by her music video hasn’t been lost on Carpenter. She made light of it during a concert at Madison Square Garden in late September, just days after Adams became the first New York City mayor indicted while in office.

Persons: Sabrina Carpenter, Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, ”, Bishop Robert Brennan, Gigantiello, Eric Adams ’, Brennan, “, Alvarez, Cromwell, Bishop Witold Mroziewski, Mroziewski “, Adriana Rodriguez, Carpenter, monsignor, Frank Carone, Adams, Carone, hasn’t, cheekily Organizations: York AP, Roman Catholic Diocese of, New York City, Marsal, Sullivan, New, Disney Channel, Federal, Madison, Garden Locations: New York City, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, Carmel, ”, Parish, Queens, “, Manhattan

☆ More than half of workers say they've faced a 'bait-and-switch' in the hiring process: ‘This is a flaming red flag’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Though the job was remote, she was asked to commute an hour into the office for her first week of onboarding. Why companies bait-and-switch job candidatesExperiencing a bait-and-switch during job interviews is a frustrating candidate experience and highlights one of the many breakdowns in today's hiring process, says Jon Stross, president and co-founder of Greenhouse. For the most part, these experiences say more about the hiring team than you as a candidate, he says. How to confront a bait-and-switch job interviewAs far as confronting the experience as a job candidate, Stross says your best defense is to ask plenty of questions throughout the hiring process. "This is not a normal red flag — this is a flaming red flag."

Persons: Alexis Byrd, Byrd, —, I'd, it's, Jon Stross, Stross, It's, Pynes, Weston Davis, Davis, I'm Organizations: CNBC, Greenhouse, Fox Rothschild LLP, Dell, Walmart Locations: Detroit, U.S, Los Angeles, San Francisco

☆ Halloween shoppers are cutting back — and Spirit Halloween, the spooky season giant, is betting big on Christmas
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Halloween spending is forecast to drop by 5% this year, as inflation hits household spending. AdvertisementHalloween shoppers are tightening their wallets this year, but the season's biggest retailer is eyeing America's next big holiday — Christmas. As consumers are forecast to spend less on Halloween, spooky season retail giant Spirit Halloween is seeking to capture a slice of the much-larger Christmas market. AdvertisementSpirit Halloween CEO Steven Silverstein said on Wednesday that the company, which has over 1,500 Halloween locations, is opening "Spirit Christmas" stores. AdvertisementWhile inflation looms over Americans' Halloween budgets, winter holiday spending is expected to rise by 7% this year, per a PwC report.

Persons: —, Steven Silverstein, Silverstein, Kym Sarkos, Erica Weisgerber, Plimpton, Jerry Murray Organizations: Service, National Retail Federation, The New York Times, New York, Debevoise, Plimpton LLP, Bloomberg, University of, Business Insider Locations: Cheddar, Atlantic City, Albany, Poughkeepsie , New York, The

☆ A Tesla trader turned $65,000 into $306 million before losing it all, according to a lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Canadian trader turned $65,000 into $306 million by betting on Tesla during the pandemic. The trader is suing RBC and Grant Thornton, claiming he received "inadequate advice" that led to huge losses. AdvertisementA trader from Vancouver Island, Canada, minted a fortune betting on Tesla stock before losing everything, according to a lawsuit filed against RBC and tax advisory firm Grant Thornton LLP last week. But when Tesla stock plunged in 2022, DeVocht was forced to sell Tesla stock at depressed prices to pay back those margin loans. RBC and Grant Thornton LLP told media outlets that they do not comment on active lawsuits before the courts.

Persons: Grant Thornton, —, Christopher DeVocht, DeVocht, Tesla Organizations: Tesla, RBC, Service, Royal Bank of Locations: Vancouver Island, Canada

☆ Celebrities who partied with Diddy may want to contact their lawyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Celebrities who partied with Combs may want to consult their lawyers, entertainment attorneys told BI. AdvertisementCelebrities who attended Sean "Diddy" Combs' parties should consider lawyering up, even if they attended one of his more high-profile soirees. "He's had many legitimate parties over the years and, chances are, most celebrities and guests were not aware of his sex parties." AdvertisementThe "Freak Offs," prosecutors say, occurred regularly, often in hotel rooms, and sometimes lasted multiple days. "Sean Combs' white parties and other events were iconic, a true convergence of hip-hop, Hollywood, and Black excellence.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, —, Wayne Dennison, Brown Rudnick, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Dennison, Neama Rahmani, they're, Rahmani, Stuart Morton, Camron, Mills Sadat Dowlat, Tre Lovell, Lovell, He's, Marc Agnifilo, Jane Rosenberg, Sean Combs, Johnny Nunez, WireImage, Adria, Jonathan Davis Organizations: Service, Hamptons, West, Trial, Getty, Los, Lovell, Reuters, White Party Locations: Beverly Hills, St, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Miami

☆ Domino's Pizza is not growing as much as it claims, investor says in new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAn investor has filed a class action lawsuit against Domino's Pizza, claiming the restaurant chain "overstated" its business and financial prospects. AdvertisementSpecifically, the company's annual global net store growth. The complaint says Domino's hosted its 2023 Investor Day that December, during which it discussed the long-term guidance for the annual global net store growth between 2024 and 2028. The class action lawsuit against Domino's Pizza Inc. is about its annual global net store growth. Despite investor concerns over its global net store growth, revenues at Domino's has grown.

Persons: —, Pizza, Bernstein Lierbhard, Russel J, Weiner, Sandeep Reddy, Justin Sullivan, Domino's, Matt Cardy, Stringer Organizations: Service, Pizza Enterprises, Business, Domino's, BI, Domino's Pizza Enterprises, Domino's Pizza, U.S, Company Locations: Michigan, Domino's

☆ Will Caroline Ellison get jail time for her role in the $11 billion FTX fraud scheme? Here's what the judge must weigh.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, a judge will decide what sentence to give Caroline Ellison, who pleaded guilty to conspiring with Sam Bankman-Fried in an $11 billion fraud scheme. Ellison's sentencing sets up a high-stakes balancing test. She still participated in a massive fraud scheme, after all, the value of which he put at $11 billion. Ellison was the SBF trial's star witnessEllison pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering for her role in the FTX scandal. Because the Bankman-Fried case went to trial, Kaplan has a lot of information at his disposal when deciding Ellison's sentence.

Persons: —, Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman, Lewis Kaplan, Bankman, Fried, Ellison, Kaplan, FTX, cooperators, Sarah Krissoff, Cozen O'Connor, Joshua Naftalis, That's, Naftalis, Fried JANE ROSENBERG, John J, Ray III, Ryan Salame, Salame's, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, Ellison's, Krissoff Organizations: Service, Business, Alameda Research, LLP, Prosecutors, Fried JANE ROSENBERG Prosecutors, Securities Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Government, MIT, Bankman Locations: Bankman, Manhattan, Alameda, New York, Brooklyn

The Fed cut interest rates in its September meeting, which is the first cut in years. Experts say not to rush to action with your cash savings — but start doing some research. But, the Fed finally cut interest rates by 50 basis points at its meeting on September 18 — the first rate cut since March 2020. This is true now, but it will be just as true if the Fed continues to drop the federal funds rate in the future. However, interest rate increases could lead to having to sell the note on the secondary market at a loss.

Persons: Robert Farrington, Paul Miller, Andrew Crowell, D.A, Davidson, Joseph DiSanto, DiSanto, doesn't, Holly Johnson Freelance, Holly Johnson, Johnson Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed, The, Investor, Miller & Company, Barclays, U.S . News, Club Locations: U.S

☆ Diddy's 'attack the accuser' defense could easily backfire — but it may be all he has
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementBut as ugly as it is, going on the attack may be Combs' only defense, former federal prosecutors told Business Insider. Related storiesThose limits are set down in a section of the federal evidence statute known as "Rule 412." AdvertisementAgnifilo also mentioned a recorded conversation in which Ventura's lawyer asked Combs' lawyer for $30 million to keep the R&B star from publishing a tell-all book about the relationship. "That conversation, I guess, didn't go so well for her and the lawyer," Agnifilo said. Attacking the accuser can backfire at trialIf a judge does allow Combs to air his blame-the-accuser defense, it may backfire before a jury.

Persons: —, Sean Combs, Cassandra, Cassie, Ventura, Marc Agnifilo, Combs, Agnifilo, he'd, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Depp, Ephraim Savitt, Savitt, Agniflo, Diddy, — Combs, Andrew Carter, Jennifer Beidel, Sean, Jane Rosenberg, didn't, Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic, Elizabeth Geddes, Kelly, Geddes Organizations: Service, Business, Prosecutors, Combs, FBI, Shihata, Geddes LLP Locations: Manhattan, besmirching, Dykema, Ventura, Brooklyn, Geddes

☆ Beijing suspends PwC's China unit for six months in record penalty over Evergrande audit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Chinese regulators on Friday hit PwC's auditing unit in mainland China with a six-month business suspension and a record fine of 441 million yuan ($62 million) over the firm's audit of troubled property developer China Evergrande Group . "PwC has seriously eroded the basis of law and good faith, and damaged investors' interest," said the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in a statement. PwC Zhong Tian, the registered accounting entity and the main onshore arm of PwC in China, was the country's top-earning auditor in 2022, according to the latest official data. "The cost is enormous in reputation, affecting the ability to get new business in China beyond the fine. PwC also deliberately excluded properties that Evergrande marked as "not allowed to visit" from audit samples, it added.

Persons: Zhong Tian, PwC, Gary Ng, PwC Zhong Tian, PwC Zhong, Daniel Li, Hemione Hudson, CSRC Organizations: China Evergrande Group, Big, China Securities Regulatory Commission, China's Ministry of Finance Locations: China, PwC, Asia, Pacific, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, New York

☆ The illegal maneuvers the rich use to get richer
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewTax evasion, insider trading, and money laundering. "There are routine categories of illicit acts that wealthy individuals often endeavor out of sheer greed," Matthew Barhoma, a Los Angeles defense attorney, told Business Insider. Insider trading is 'rampant' among some wealthy circlesAnother common unlawful method that some of the rich use to get richer is insider trading, according to the attorneys. Like insider trading, money laundering — a process used to conceal the source of illegally obtained cash — is another illicit tactic used by some wealthy individuals, according to the defense attorneys. "Having dealt a lot with people who devise these kinds of fraudulent financial transactions, I will say that many of them are absolutely brilliant," said Ressler.

Persons: —, Todd, Julie Chrisley, Chrisley, Mike, Matthew Barhoma, Barhoma, Tama Kudman, they've, Mark Ressler, he's, Uncle Sam, Kasowitz Benson Torres, it's, Kudman, Ressler Organizations: Service, Business, United States Treasury Department, Treasury Department, Defense, New Locations: —, Los Angeles, Switzerland, Cayman, New York City

☆ China fines PwC a record $62 million for its role in the Evergrande collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese regulators have hit PwC’s auditing unit in mainland China with a six-month business suspension and a record fine of 441 million yuan ($62 million) over the firm’s audit of troubled property developer China Evergrande Group. “PwC has seriously eroded the basis of law and good faith, and damaged investors’ interest,” said the China Securities Regulatory Commission in a statement. PwC Zhong Tian, the registered accounting entity and the main onshore arm of PwC in China, was the country’s top-earning auditor in 2022, according to the latest official data. The ministry also imposed a fine of 116 million yuan ($16 million) on PwC Zhong Tian for its auditing failure of Hengda in 2018, according to an MOF statement. The CSRC said in a separate statement that it had confiscated PwC Zhong Tian’s revenue involved in the Evergrande case totalling 27.7 million yuan and fined the unit 297 million yuan.

Persons: Zhong Tian, “ PwC, ”, PwC Zhong, Daniel Li, Hemione Hudson, CSRC, PwC Organizations: China Evergrande Group, Big, —, China Securities Regulatory Commission, China’s Ministry of Finance, Bank of China Locations: China, PwC, Hong Kong, New York

New York Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban speaks during the first quarter crime briefing press conference Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Manhattan, New York City. NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday from his post helming the country's largest police department amid a federal investigation into its nightclub enforcement, according to a memo obtained by News 4. I have therefore decided it is in the best interest of the Department that I resign as Commissioner." Caban, who was appointed to the job in July 2023, became the first Latino to serve as commissioner of the NYPD in its 179-year history. Several sources tell NBC New York federal investigators want to know if James Caban profited from his ties to his powerful brother and the NYPD.

Persons: Edward Caban, Caban, Eric Adams, Adams, Tom Donlon, James Caban, Caban's, Russell Capone, Rebekah Donaleski Organizations: New York Police, NYPD, News, NYPD –, Department, U.S, Attorney's, Southern, of, IRS, NBC New, New York City Police Department, Cooley Locations: Manhattan , New York City, of New York, NBC New York, Midtown, Queens

WASHINGTON — The Harris campaign has tapped Yohannes Abraham for a top role in the presidential transition team, according to a source familiar with the planning. Covington and Burling LLP, the law firm where former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder works, will help the transition team get set up. Abraham's appointment comes as the General Services Administration prepares to engage the Harris and Trump campaigns in the presidential transition process. Federal law related to presidential transitions stipulates Sept. 1 as the deadline for GSA to enter into formal agreements with presidential transition teams. Several former Trump administration staffers are part of the groups behind Project 2025, but McMahon and Lutnick haven’t been connected to the effort.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Harris, Yohannes Abraham, Abraham, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Covington, Burling, Eric Holder, Holder, Biden, Rod Lamkey, Trump, Linda McMahon, Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald, McMahon, Lutnick Organizations: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, U.S, Burling LLP, State Department, National Security Council, General Services Administration, Trump, GSA, Foreign Relations, Reuters, Washington , D.C, Small Business Administration, Trump White House, Democrats Locations: U.S, Indonesia, Jakarta, Asia, Dirksen, Washington ,, USA

☆ Israeli-born Intel executive sues, says he was fired for blowing a whistle on boss' 'horrific' pro-Hamas social media activity
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAn engineering executive who has served as an Israeli soldier says in a new federal lawsuit that he was fired from his job at Intel in April for complaining about his boss' "horrific and troubling" pro-Hamas social media posts. A dozen of the X posts "liked" by the boss are included in the lawsuit filed in Manhattan Tuesday. AdvertisementThe plaintiff "nearly lost his entire family to a missile strike by Hamas" earlier this year, the lawsuit says. John Doe says he was fired in retaliation for speaking out against his boss.

Persons: —, Alaa Badr, Badr, Gazans, Douglas Wigdor, Rather, John Doe, Wigdor Organizations: Service, Intel, Business, Court Southern District of New, Israeli Defense Force, Wigdor LLP, Court Southern District of, IDF, Israel Defense Force Locations: Manhattan, Seattle, Court Southern District of New York, New York City, Israel

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to reveal her vice presidential pick Tuesday, ahead of their first rally together in Philadelphia in the evening, according to two sources familiar with the plan. The rollout Tuesday will likely look similar to past major announcements, including digital video and social media components, as well as a fundraising appeal, these sources said. The Harris campaign will also disseminate various text messages to its supporters throughout the day, as has been a common practice in the past around big moments. The highly anticipated decision comes after Harris met in person Sunday with three of the contenders who have been under consideration as her vice presidential pick — Pennsylvania Gov. On Friday, Harris secured a majority of support as part of a virtual roll call from Democratic National Committee delegates needed to win the party’s nomination for president.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris, Harris, Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Tim Walz —, JB Pritzker, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Eric Holder, Burling Organizations: Pennsylvania, Minnesota Gov, Illinois Gov, Kentucky Gov, Burling LLP, Naval, Democratic National Committee Locations: Philadelphia, Arizona, Kentucky, Covington, Chicago

Inside the sole unit without air conditioning at Mississippi’s largest prison, inmates hang wet sheets from their cell ceilings to dampen the air and lay drenched towels strategically across their bodies. It remained unclear how severe the temperatures inside Unit 29 have been this summer. “But if they need to have air conditioning, they ought to have air conditioning. Lawmakers in Texas and other states without universal air conditioning have balked at the cost of installing it. At Parchman, inmates said heat is but one factor that leaves them feeling forgotten.

Persons: “, Parchman, Jay, Yo Gotti, ”, Burl Cain, MDOC, Roc, Jordan Siev, Reed Smith, Marcy Croft, Department’s, Tate Reeves, Otis Anthony, Cain, ” Anthony, Brown, Nicole Montagno, ” Montagno Organizations: Mississippi, Penitentiary, U.S . Justice Department, Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, Justice Department, of Corrections, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Justice, Mississippi Today, NBC News, Mississippi State, MJ, Republican Gov, Democratic, State Rep, Democrat, Initiative, Harvard, Lawmakers Locations: Parchman, Mississippi, New York, South, Texas, Boston, U.S

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is nearing a final decision in choosing her running mate and plans to meet with some of the top contenders in person over the next 72 hours, a source familiar with the process said. Josh Shapiro is among the top contenders for the vice presidential spot. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is among the contenders to be Harris' running mate. It's unclear if all of them have advanced to the final in-person interviews with Harris herself this weekend. Andy Beshear is one of the six vice presidential contenders, NBC News has reported.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris, Harris, Josh Shapiro, Ryan Collerd, Manuel Bonder, “, ” Bonder, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Burling, Pete Buttigieg, Houston Cofield, Shapiro, Tim Walz, JB Pritzker, Andy Beshear, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, Jon Cherry Organizations: Washington , D.C, Pennsylvania, Getty Images Pennsylvania, Hamptons, PAC, Burling LLP, Transportation, Bloomberg, Getty, NBC, Minnesota Gov, Illinois Gov, Kentucky Gov, NBC News, Concordia Locations: Washington ,, AFP, Covington, Minnesota, Illinois, Kentucky, Arizona, Philadelphia, Wisconsin, Detroit, Raleigh , North Carolina, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Savannah , Georgia

☆ Family offices are giving top staff equity and profit shares in battle for talent
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Family offices, the private investment arms of single families, are also shifting to profit shares as a way to better align the incentives of the staff with the family. "Family offices are competing for talent against each other, and against traditional private equity, hedge funds and venture capital." Family offices are increasingly offering lucrative shares of equity and deal profits to staff amid a growing battle for talent, according to a top family office attorney. They often pair co-investments with profit shares to create both upside and potential downside to staff. Because they serve a single family, family offices have more flexibility than many companies when it comes to designing pay plans.

Persons: McCurry, Patrick McCurry, McDermott Will, Emery, they're, Robert Frank, that's Organizations: UBS, Office Locations: Chicago

☆ The best Delta customers can hope for is a simple refund
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The best Delta customers can hope for is a refund. AdvertisementCompensation policies for cancellations and delays are in the fine print of contracts between airlines and customers buying tickets. For airline customers in the US, Green recommended keeping receipts for tickets, cabs to connecting flights, and other expenses that Delta may reimburse for rebooked flights. Ordinary airline customers, he said, ought to consult their travel insurance policies.

Persons: —, They're, Pete Buttigieg, Mary Schiavo, Schiavo, Motley Rice, Justin T, Green, Mark Dombroff, Fox Rothschild, CrowdStrike, Buttigieg, Delta Organizations: Service, Business, Federal Aviation Administration, US Department of Transportation, Transportation, Falcon, Microsoft, Department of, Airlines, Kreindler LLP, Fox, of Transportation's, of Aviation, Protection, Delta Locations: FlightAware, Federal, Europe, Delta

☆ Rudy Giuliani scores rare legal win as judge dismisses bankruptcy case — but a countdown timer is ticking
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy granted him a rare legal win. But there's a catch: Giuliani isn't allowed to file for bankruptcy again over the next 12 months. AdvertisementOver the past few months, Giuliani has filed inconsistent financial statements and appeared to squirrel away streams of income, his creditors have complained. AdvertisementThe draft order provided by Giuliani's legal team included a line that would forbid the 80-year-old from filing for bankruptcy again for one year. But the legal team representing the so-called "unsecured creditors" — including Dominion Voting Systems and Dunphy — objected to dismissing the bankruptcy case.

Persons: —, Rudy Giuliani's, Giuliani, Noelle Dunphy, Ruby Freeman, Wandrea Moss, Sean H, Lane, we've, — Giuliani, Freeman, Moss, Eric J, Snyder, Wilk Auslander, Dunphy, Dunphy —, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Chip Somodevilla, Dunphy's, Justin Kelton Organizations: Service, New, New York City, Business, of, Wilk, Dominion Voting Systems Locations: New York, Washington, DC, Georgia, Manhattan, Florida, of New York, Washington ,, Arizona

☆ Alec Baldwin trial: Key people in the case
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It was so unnecessary,” Baldwin said of Hutchins’ death in a 2022 interview with CNN. Morrissey took over the case in 2023, dropped the charges against Baldwin and then later refiled them, citing “additional facts” in the case. She presided over the high-interest trial of Hannah Gutierrez Reed, during which she kept to a succinct schedule. Hannah Gutierrez Reed“Rust” movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed in March. “It felt like someone had taken a baseball bat to my shoulder, I remember that distinctly,” Souza testified in the Gutierrez Reed trial.

Persons: CNN —, Alec Baldwin, Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins, Hutchins, Halyna Hutchins Halyna Hutchins, Fred Hayes, Hollywood ”, Matthew, Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin, Andrew Kelly, Reuters Baldwin, ” Baldwin, Luke Nikas Nikas, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart, Sullivan, Nikas, Kari Morrissey Kari Morrissey, Gabriela Campos, Morrissey, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, Mary Marlowe Sommer, Marlowe Sommer, Bill Richardson, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, Hannah Gutierrez Reed “ Rust, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, “, ”, ” Joel Souza Joel Souza, Pool Souza, “ Rust, ” Souza, Gutierrez Reed, Souza, ‘, ” David, Dave Halls, “ Rust ” Organizations: CNN, BBC, UCLA, “, Hollywood, YouTube, Colt, ” Prosecutors, Sullivan LLP, Harvard Law School, Court, New, New Mexico Gov Locations: New Mexico, Ukraine, British, Europe, New York City, Los Angeles, New York, “

☆ Even in bankruptcy, Rudy Giuliani keeps his financial picture hidden. Now he might lose control of it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read previewWhen Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy late last year, it gave him some room to breathe. They all flowed into a federal bankruptcy court, where creditors could negotiate for whatever funds the aging former New York City mayor had left. But if the judge were to agree with the creditors and appoint a Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee, Giuliani would lose control of his own financial life. AdvertisementA bankruptcy trustee would control all of Giuliani's assets and would be able to sell his two homes unimpeded. Giuliani's creditors have formed a supergroup to try to dig into his finances.

Persons: —, Rudy Giuliani, Sean H, Lane, Giuliani, hasn't, mismanaging, Eric Snyder, Wilk Auslander, They've, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, Noelle Dunphy, Akin Gump, Freeman, Moss, Joe Biden, didn't, TrustPoint, Smartmatic, Jacquelyn Martin, Donald Trump, Snyder, Maria Ryan, Rudy Giuliani's, Ryan couldn't, Matt Rourke Giuliani, John Catsimatidis, Biden, Barrett Prettyman, Shane Moss, Drew Angerer, isn't Organizations: Service, Systems, Business, New, New York City, Department, Dominion, Giuliani, Trump's Saving America, Rudy's, Towers Foundation, Giuliani Communications, Republican, Trump, AP, WABC, America's, Washington , DC Locations: New York, New York City, Florida, Georgia, Smartmatic, WASHINGTON, DC, Washington ,, Fulton County, Fulton, Arizona

☆ These employees moved across the country for work, then Disney canceled the project. Now they’re suing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Two employees are suing the Walt Disney Company, saying the company moved their jobs from California to Florida, only for Disney to cancel the project and move them back, hurting them financially and emotionally. But in May 2023, after CEO Bob Iger returned, the company canceled the $1 billion Lake Nona office complex amid a legal and political battle with Republican Gov. The plaintiffs, Maria De La Cruz and George Fong, both work for Disney’s product design division. The complaint alleges that Disney misrepresented and concealed its true plans for the Lake Nona project, hurting – financially and otherwise – at least 250 employees who had made the move from California to Florida. De La Cruz, Mr. Fong and many others dutifully moved to Florida because they love their jobs, they love the people they work with, and they love Disney,” Attorney Jason Lohr said.

Persons: They’re, Bob Chapek, Bob Iger, Ron DeSantis, Maria De La Cruz, George Fong, De La Cruz, Fong, Lohr Ripamonti, Disney, –, Disney “, De, Ms, Jason Lohr Organizations: CNN, Walt Disney Company, Disney, Republican Gov, Lohr, Superior Court of, Lake, Florida Locations: California, Florida, Nona, Superior Court of Los Angeles, De La, Southern California, Central Florida

☆ Giant Loophole May Protect Trump Liquor Licenses Despite His Felonies
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Laura Italiano | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New Jersey officials revealed this week that they are looking at the licenses at his three golf courses there. AdvertisementThese states prohibit felons or people convicted of "moral" offenses such as fraud from holding a liquor license. Say Trump is landlord to the bar operators at one of these properties, and it's the bar operators who hold the liquor license, Pierce said. If Trump is charging the bar a flat rent, his felony status won't impact that liquor license. Trump would still have options, though, even if his hush-money conviction voided one or more of his liquor licenses.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, William Fay, Fay, he's, Aaron H, Pierce, Trump, Kwok Organizations: Service, Trump, New, New Jersey Attorney, Business, ABC Locations: ., Jersey, Colts Neck, Bedminster, Pine Hill, New Jersey, New Jersey , New York , Florida, California, United States, Manhattan, New York

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