Prosecutors: NYC cop paid $5K for screwdriver attack on ex-wife; he pleads not guiltyProsecutors: NYC cop arranged attack on ex-wife NEW YORK — A New York City police officer has been charged with hiring a grifter to kill his ex-wife, who survived after a screwdriver was plunged into her neck in front of her Long Island home. Ex-administrator of NY surgery clinic where man died during liposuction pleads guilty to fraudNYC clinic ex-administrator pleads guilty to fraud NEW YORK — The former administrator of a Manhattan cosmetic surgery clinic where a man died while undergoing liposuction pleaded guilty to fraud charges Friday, a decade after authorities uncovered a fraud they said cost insurance companies more than $900,000. Former New York Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman sentenced to 6 months in prison for tax evasionEx-Mets pitcher sentenced for tax evasion in Wis. MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge in Wisconsin has sentenced former New York Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman to six months in prison for not paying his taxes. Moody’s, McGraw Hill shares tumble a day after court ruling allows fraud case to continueJudge says 2 ratings agencies must face claims NEW YORK — Shares of Moody’s Corp. and McGraw Hill Cos. fell sharply Thursday, a day after a judge ruled the pair, along with Morgan Stanley, must defend themselves against fraud claims. Appeals judges question lawyers over Salinger spinoff book; one calls it ‘rather dismal’Judge’s review: Salinger spinoff a ‘dismal’ book NEW YORK — An appeals court in New York City has heard arguments on whether a Swedish author can publish a new book in America that was once promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye.” Feds ask appeals court to stay decision in baseball drug list case, players’ union won’t fightPlayers’ union won’t fight stay in drug case NEW YORK — Arguing critical evidence may be destroyed, federal prosecutors have asked an appeals court to stay its decision that government agents illegally seized drug testing records of more than 100 baseball players. Former New York City policeman charged in school gun case plans to present psychiatric defensePsychiatric defense planned in NY school gun case NEW CITY, N.Y. — A former New York City police officer accused of holding a suburban schools superintendent at gunpoint is blaming post traumatic stress for his alleged actions. Ex-rookie police officer pleads guilty to holding up same NYC bank twice with teller’s helpGuilty plea for ex-NYC police officer in bank jobs NEW YORK — A former rookie police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbing the same bank twice after a friend who worked as a teller there convinced him it would be “easy money.” NY nursing supervisor gets life for killing couple in Valentine’s Day rampage that left 4 deadKiller gets life for Valentine’s Day rampage in NY CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — A twice-fired nursing supervisor drew a life sentence Tuesday without the possibility of parole for shooting a couple to death during a Valentine’s Day rampage that left four people dead in western New York. Chevron says it will not pay damages in Ecuadorean environmental case after release of videoChevron: No payment for enviro damages in Ecuador NEW YORK — Chevron said Tuesday that it would not pay damages, as much as $27 billion, if it loses an environmental lawsuit now before a judge in Ecuador. Judge says Greenberg didn’t improperly seize AIG stock; co. to settle disputes in arbitrationAIG agrees to arbitrate disputes with Greenberg NEW YORK — A judge on Monday dealt a setback to American International Group Inc. in its legal fight with former CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, ruling that a company he ran did not improperly seize AIG stock from an executive retirement plan. Chaco indigenous people suffer forced labour, abuse: UNNEW YORK - Indigenous people of the Chaco regions in both Bolivia and Paraguay suffer forced labour, severe poverty and human rights abuses, a United Nations panel on indigenous issues said in a report released Monday. Louis Vuitton unit says it won a lawsuit against web hosting sites for copyright infringementUnit of Louis Vuitton wins lawsuit NEW YORK — Louis Vuitton Malletier SA, a unit of French luxury goods maker LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, said Monday that a federal jury in California awarded it $32.4 million in damages in a copyright infringement lawsuit against businesses that hosted Web sites selling counterfeit consumer products. Fashion designer convicted of sexually assaulting aspiring models asks LA judge for new trialFashion designer asks LA judge for new trial LOS ANGELES — A fashion designer convicted of sexually assaulting aspiring models has asked a judge for a new trial, citing alleged juror and prosecutorial misconduct. Federal ruling favors Bausch & Lomb in lens-cleaner lawsuits over non-fungal infectionsBausch & Lomb beats back lens-cleaner lawsuits ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A federal court says there’s no reliable scientific basis for linking a Bausch & Lomb contact lens cleaner to a flurry of bacterial, viral and other non-fungal infections in 2006. Fashion designer to be sentenced in LA for sexually assaulting aspiring modelsDesigner faces life sentence in sex assault case LOS ANGELES — Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander will learn what his sentence will be for sexually assaulting aspiring models he lured to Los Angeles, only to be turned around and sent to New York where he faces similar charges. |
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