‘Backdoor browsing’ is the commuter guilty pleasure none of us can resist
Be honest: are you a backdoor browser?
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One star sign is told to "let actions speak as loudly as words" today
Sainsbury’s loyalty card has now been rolled out on takeaway delivery app Deliveroo.
In Nottingham, 10,000 vouchers worth £100 are up for grabs
Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll
The ex-minister, who is MP for Hampstead and Highgate, strongly denied corruption claims
A LABOUR MP has been sentenced to jail in Bangladesh over corruption charges. Tulip Siddiq, 43, was slapped with a two-year prison term just weeks after her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the country's ousted prime minister, was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity. Siddiq was found guilty of abusing her status as Hasina's niece to...
Police have shared an update regarding a lost cave diver who drowned on Sunday morning.
Serena Williams turned heads in a new photoshoot as she modelled a series of standout looks for PORTER, each one showing off her incredible figure and eye-catching style.
President Donald Trump granted clemency to David Gentile, a private equity executive, after he was convicted of defrauding thousands of victims in a $1.6 billion scheme. Gentile, 59, was granted clemency just a few days into his seven-year prison sentence, according to The New York Times , and was released from prison Wednesday, according to prison records. Gentile’s conviction will not be erased. Gentile and his co-defendant, Jeffry Schneider, were convicted in August 2024 on conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and securities fraud. Prosecutors said Gentile and Schneider participated in a years-long scheme to defraud more than 10,000 investors by using Gentile’s private equity firm, GPB Capital, to misrepresent the source of the funds and how they were performing to make monthly distribution payments. The GPB funds raised more than $1.6 billion collectively from investors. Gentile was sentenced in May to seven years in prison, and Schneider was sentenced to six. It appears Schneider is still in prison. Joseph Nocella Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement at the time Gentile and Schneider built a “foundation of lies.” “The defendants built GPB Capital on a foundation of lies,” Nocella said. “They raised approximately $1.6 billion from individual investors based on false promises of generating investment returns from the profits of portfolio companies, all while using investor capital to pay distributions and create a false appearance of success. “The sentences imposed today are well deserved and should serve as a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.” FBI Assistant Director in Charge Christopher G. Raia echoed the same sentiment. “For years, David Gentile and Jeffry Schneider wove a web of lies to steal more than one billion dollars from investors through empty promises of guaranteed profits and unlawfully rerouting funds to provide an illusion of success,” he said. “The defendants abused their high-ranking positions within their company to exploit the trust of their investors and directly manipulate payments to perpetuate this scheme.” A White House spokesperson confirmed Trump issued a commutation for Gentile. “David Gentile was the CEO and cofounder of GPB Capital Holdings, which pooled investors’ funds to acquire stakes in mature companies in the automotive, retail, healthcare, housing, and other industries,” the spokesperson said in a statement to HuffPost. “Following its founding in 2013, GPB collected more than $1.8 billion in capital. “Unlike similar companies, GPB paid regular annualised distributions to its investors. In 2015, GPB disclosed to investors the possibility of using investor capital to pay some of these distributions rather than funding them from current operations. “Even though this was disclosed to investors the Biden Department of Justice claimed this was a Ponzi scheme. This claim was profoundly undercut by the fact that GPB had explicitly told investors what would happen. At trial, the government was unable to tie any supposedly fraudulent representations to Mr. Gentile. Mr. Gentile also raised serious concerns that the government had elicited false testimony and failed to correct such testimony.” Alice Marie Johnson, Trump’s pardon czar, wrote on Thursday on social media that she was “deeply grateful” that Gentile would be reunited with his young children.
Vouchers worth £1.25million have been downloaded, the building society says
Vouchers worth £1.25million have been downloaded, the building society says
Violence erupts in series based on Patrick Radden-Keefe’s award-winning book. Plus: poignant memories are evoked in The Marvellous Miniature Workshop. Here’s what to watch today 9pm, Channel 4 First shown on Disney+, this brutal, gripping drama tells the story of IRA volunteer Dolours Price. Based on Patrick Radden Keefe’s award-winning book, it begins with the abduction of Belfast mother of 10 Jean McConville in 1972. Meanwhile, as violence erupts, Dolours swears she isn’t getting involved … It stars Maxine Peake as the older Dolours, and Lola Petticrew, who recently crushed hearts in Trespasses, as the younger. Hollie Richardson Continue reading...
A MAJOR motorway has been forced to close in both directions after a horror smash last night - sparking rush hour chaos. Cops have launched an investigation after the "serious collision" occurred on the M5 near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, just after 11pm. Avon and Somerset Police said: "Emergency services are at the scene of a serious...
A mum from the West Midlands says the family courts system needs to be "overhauled".