By Joel Schectman LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Here, in the city of glitz and promise, just a few poor plays can bury a gambler under a tower of debt. And when a player doesnt repay the loans, Las Vegas has power to employ a tool unavailable to most every other creditor: jail. Las Vegas Justice…
LAS VEGAS By the time the Las Vegas Sands Corp tried to collect on the gambling debts last year, the two women owed $6.4 million, lost during a few disastrous days of baccarat. But when the Sands asked prosecutors to press criminal charges against Xiufei Yang, 59, and Meie Sun, 52, over the bad debts, attorneys…
Deonte Jordan is being tried for a 2014 attempted murder. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON A 21 year old man from Bloomington is on trial charged with attempted murder. Deonte Jordan is also facing charges of armed robbery and aggravated battery with a firearm. At the McLean County Law and Justice center the…
BLOOMINGTON A bench trial continued Thursday for a Bloomigton man accused of shooting a man in 2014 over a gambling debt. Deonte Jordan, 21, is charged with attempted murder, armed robbery and aggravated battery with a firearm in the December 2014 incident in the 900 block of West Washington Street. In testimony Wednesday, victim Joshua…
A Chinese court has jailed a prominent civil rights lawyer for 12 years on fraud charges, his lawyer says, a punishment rights advocates called retaliation for his defence of high-profile clients who had challenged the Government. Key points: Xia Lin had represented artist Ai Weiwei Xia’s wife says sentence will be appealed Official court…
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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