Two sons of former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli were released from prison in the United States Wednesday after serving sentences for corruption linked to the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, authorities said. Luis Enrique and Ricardo Martinelli were released slightly ahead of completing their three-year terms because of good behavior, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau…
Gautam Adani, the world’s third-richest man, is pulling “the largest con in corporate history” through his India-based conglomerate Adani Group, according to scathing allegations published this week by influential short seller Hindenburg Research. Hindenburg — whose previous targets have included electric-truck makers Nikola and Lordstown Motors — revealed in a research note late Tuesday it…
Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger is reportedly being investigated by Major League Baseball after he was accused of domestic violence and child abuse, according to The Athletic. According to Olivia Finstead, who shares a 10-month-old daughter with Clevinger, he allegedly committed multiple offenses of physical, verbal and emotional abuse. The report is described as…
A British man who is wanted by the US authorities for allegedly helping a Russian oligarch evade sanctions relating to his $90m (£73m) superyacht has been arrested in Spain. The Briton, named by the US Department of Justice as Richard Masters, 52, has been charged with facilitating a sanctions-evasion and money-laundering scheme involving Tango, a…
The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday released to house arrest a modeling agent who is charged with the sexual assault of two women, and is facing accusations of similar offenses from dozens of others. However, prosecutors asked that Shai Avital’s release be delayed while they file an appeal against the decision. If eventually released…
On Monday, the traveler, who is from New York but was away in Florida on a business trip together with his family, boarded the plane, Delta flight 1541, carrying a single suitcase and hat box. His attorneys say that the packages were well within Delta’s restrictions for carry-on luggage in size and weight. Moments after…
An Amarillo man was sentenced in January for threatening to execute three prominent Jewish rabbis. Christopher Stephen Brown placed threatening calls to Chabad Lubavitch, a Jewish organization in New York that has provided spiritual guidance and assistance to Jewish people since before the Holocaust, said U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.…