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The Day In News Corp: Lawyering Up, Cartoonish Ploy For Sympathy

The Day In News Corp: Lawyering Up, Cartoonish Ploy For Sympathy

News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch may be two days removed from his testimony (and the pie throwing incident) in front of a Parliamentary hearing about the phone-hacking scandal at his now-closed British tabloid, The News of the World, and, sure, maybe people just think he's really clueless and old and sounds like Crocodile Dundee... but that hasn't stopped News Corp. from hiring criminal lawyers here in the U.S.! more ›

Nightclub May Face Criminal Probe After 17-Year-Old's Death

Nightclub May Face Criminal Probe After 17-Year-Old's Death

After the 17-year-old daughter of the U.S. Ambassador to Thailand fell to her death from a Midtown building on Friday, attention has been on Tenjune, where she had been partying earlier. The Post reports that the Manhattan DA's office is opening up a criminal probe: "Investigators plan to interview owners, bartenders, cocktail waitresses and bouncers about how Nicole John, 17, was allowed entry to the hotspot with a bogus ID and what she did while inside the club on Little West 12th Street." more ›

Today In Pedro Espada Jr. News: Grand Jury, Westchester Home, Slamming Smith

Today In Pedro Espada Jr. News: Grand Jury, Westchester Home, Slamming Smith

While State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. and Republican senators are researching whether Espada really can seize two votes as Senate president pro tempore, let's look at what else is going on with Espada, shall we? First up: The Bronx DA's office has convened a grand jury to investigate him! more ›

With No More Criminal Probe, Sharpton Works on Tax Settlement

With No More Criminal Probe, Sharpton Works on Tax Settlement

Yesterday, federal prosecutors confirmed to the Daily News that they dropped the criminal probe into the finances of the Reverend Al Sharpton and his non-profit, the National Action Network. The feds, which had been investigating since December, has left the matter to the IRS, which estimates the non-profit owes "between $2 and $9 million" in back taxes (Sharpton has already paid back $1 million to the IRS). And he still owes a lot in city and state taxes. Sharpton told the Daily News, "I have learned that everybody is not necessarily out to get you. And, I hope [prosecutors] have learned that everybody who questions the system is not trying to beat the system." more ›

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