Comverse Ex-CEO Jacob ‘Kobi’ Alexander Sentenced To 30 Months
Former Comverse CEO Kobi Alexander, who was convicted in New York of securities offences, was sentenced today.
Swiss Investigate Private Bank Lombard Odier Over Uzbek Money Laundering
ZURICH – Swiss federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into whether the private bank Lombard Odier failed to prevent money laundering involving the daughter of the former Uzbek president, they said on Thursday.
Investigators Now Have DNA Of Vanessa Marcotte’s Killer
PRINCETON, Mass. — Authorities investigating the death of a New York City woman killed while out running near her mother’s Massachusetts home last summer now have a DNA profile of a person of interest, a district attorney said Thursday.
Judge Throws Out Plea Deal, Jails Ex-Chief Rabbi For 4.5 Years
In a rare move, a Jerusalem judge on Thursday rejected a plea deal for former chief rabbi Yona Metzger, handing down a harsher sentence of four and a half years in prison on a slew of bribery and corruption charges.
Israeli Arrested At Colombia Airport After Claiming He Has A Bomb
An Israeli national was arrested on Wednesday at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota after claiming he had a bomb, according to media reports in Colombia.
LAPD Cop Pulls Gun On Teens Walking On His Lawn, Fires A Shot During Scuffle
An off-duty Los Angeles cop pulled out his gun and fired a shot during an altercation with several teens this week and some of the fight was captured in a cell phone video posted online Wednesday, authorities said.
Avrohom Margolis, Fled To Israel After Sexually Assaulting Child
A Brooklyn man charged with repeatedly having sex with a child relative fled to Israel after plea talks fell apart following more than two years of negotiations, authorities said in court.
#WhatTheWorldHasComeTo: Vigil Held For Cow Shot and Killed In Queens
JAMAICA, Queens – There was an unusual candlelight memorial Wednesday night in front of a slaughterhouse in Queens.
What Killed Kim Jong Nam, Who Did It And Why Still Not Known
Seoul – More than a week has passed since the North Korean leader’s estranged half brother died in Malaysia, but what killed him, who instigated it and why are still unknown. Malaysian authorities have identified several suspects in the death of Kim Jong Nam, but many questions remain.