By Joseph Campbell | BEIJING BEIJING A Chinese court on Thursday jailed a prominent civil rights lawyer for 12 years on fraud charges, his lawyer said, a punishment rights advocates called retaliation for his defence of high-profile clients who had challenged the government. Xia Lin, detained by Beijing police in November 2014, is the latest…
John Tiedemann illustrates Simon Benson’s opinion piece about Australia’s rising debt problem. A bad credit rating can have a big impact on your plans to get a mortgage. LIKE many young Australians, Amy loved the idea of getting married, settling down and buying a house with her fiance. But when they applied for a home…
Businessman and former brothel owner Eddie Hayson has admitted he once owed former Newcastle Knight Luke Davico almost $1 million. He says he has repaid the money. CONTROVERSIAL gambler and former brothel owner Eddie Hayson has confirmed he borrowed almost $1 million from retired Knights forward Luke Davico, but says he repaid the debt. Two…
PUBLISHED: September 14, 2016 08:00 The former treasurer of a Shropshire netball association has admitted stealing £50,000 from the organisation after succumbing to personal debt and gambling. Chartered accountant Hannah ONeill, of Station Road, Donnington, Telford, was responsible for collecting club fees and paying the bills for Shrewsbury and District Netball Association. The 38-year-old admitted five…
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A professional poker player who has won six World Series of Poker event championships since 1993 and millions of dollars in tournaments is fighting felony theft and bad check charges in Las Vegas, where a casino accuses him of failing to repay $215,000 in gambling debts. William “Ted” Forrest’s defense attorney, Chris Rasmussen, said Friday…
Stakes could be reduced to as little as £2 a spin The review will consider the advertising of betting sites on TV Gamblers can currently wager £100 every 20 seconds on the machines There are more than 35,000 fixed odds betting terminals in the UK By James Slack And Ian Drury For The Daily Mail…
An evidence blunder has scuppered a disciplinary hearing into a GMP inspector who has accused by his bosses of deceiving colleagues to pay off his gambling debts. Jon Percival, A Tactical Aid Unit officer, is alleged to have concealed the true extent of his financial crisis – being more than £100,000 in debt – when…
An evidence blunder has scuppered a disciplinary hearing into a GMP inspector who has accused by his bosses of deceiving colleagues to pay off his gambling debts. Jon Percival, A Tactical Aid Unit officer, is alleged to have concealed the true extent of his financial crisis – being more than £100,000 in debt – when…
A police inspector is facing the sack after allegedly deceiving friends and colleagues into lending him thousands of pounds to pay off huge gambling debts. Jon Percival, a Tactical Aid Unit officer, is accused of concealing the true extent of his financial crisis – being more than £100,000 in debt – when he repeatedly asked…
