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A former JPMorgan Chase foreign exchange trader was sentenced Thursday to eight months in prison, following his November 2019 conviction for conspiring with traders at other banks to rig currency trades. Akshay Aiyer, 37, was also sentenced to two years supervised release and fined $150,000 by Manhattan Federal Judge John Koeltl. Prosecutors had sought up …
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The president was inside a closet just off the Oval Office with a random blond woman when his wife appeared in the hallway just outside. Suspicious that something was up, the wife demanded entry into his office. The Secret Service agent standing guard, however, refused, telling the missus she’d have to go around to the …
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Ellen DeGeneres’ celebrity friends are defending the talk show host amid reports that she has been “mean” to her staff and others behind the scenes. Katy Perry, who has appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” many times, took to Twitter on Tuesday to show her support. “I know I can’t speak for anyone else’s experience …
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Portia de Rossi is “standing by” her wife, Ellen DeGeneres, amid reports of the talk show host’s alleged bad behavior behind the scenes. “To all our fans….we see you. Thank you for your support,” de Rossi, 47, captioned a quote that said “I Stand By Ellen” in the host’s signature white and baby blue show …
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Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to jail Tuesday in the first criminal trial linked to the massive 1MDB financial scandal. A judge in Kuala Lumpur found Najib guilty of seven charges he faced for allegedly receiving about $10 million from a former unit of 1Malaysia Development Berhad, …
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Goldman Sachs has reached a $3.9 billion settlement deal with Malaysia over its role in the massive 1MDB financial scandal, officials said Friday. The American investment bank agreed to pay $2.5 billion in cash and guaranteed the recovery of at least $1.4 billion in assets stemming from three bond sales tied to the embezzlement scam, …
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Rio Tinto on Friday launched a board-led review into how the miner destroyed two ancient and sacred Aboriginal caves in Western Australia, stepping up its response to the blasts after weeks of public criticism and shareholder dismay. With state government approval, the world’s biggest iron ore miner destroyed two caves at Juukan Gorge, one of …
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Herbert Stempel, the contestant on NBC’s “Twenty-One” who helped uncover the quiz show rigging scandals of the 1950s, died on April 7 at the age of 93. His death, which had not been publicly announced, was confirmed by a former stepdaughter, Bobra Fyne, according to the New York Times. Stempel was portrayed by John Turturro in …
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The new Amazon series “El Presidente,” premiering Friday, lays bare the 2015 FIFA soccer scandal that exposed the international organization’s wide-ranging corruption, resulting in the ouster of its president, Sepp Blatter, and the arrests of top-tier members — including US officials. The gripping eight-episode series, created by Oscar-winning screenwriter Armando Bo (“Birdman”), tells a tale …
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Here’s one Charles and Diana scandal you’ve probably never heard about. The three-part series “Quiz,” premiering Sunday (10 p.m. on AMC), chronicles the real-life cheating incident that nearly destroyed Britain’s version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” in 2001 — when Major Charles Ingram (Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”) and his wife, Diana (Sian Clifford, “Fleabag”), …
A former JPMorgan Chase foreign exchange trader was sentenced Thursday to eight months in prison, following his November 2019 conviction for conspiring with traders at other banks to rig currency trades. Akshay Aiyer, 37, was also sentenced to two years supervised release and fined $150,000 by Manhattan Federal Judge John Koeltl. Prosecutors had sought up …
