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Galleon’s Rajaratnam free from prison after almost eight years
NEW YORK CITY: Raj Rajaratnam (pic), the mastermind of what prosecutors said was one of the largest hedge-fund insider- trading rings in US history, is out of prison – almost two years early.
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Ex-Attorney General In Hot Water For Favouring Ravi Karunanayake In Money Laundering Case
In an affidavit filed along with the letter, Kodituwakku said that he had ‘credible evidence’ against the ex-Attorney General in favouring Karunanayake, in the US $ 3 million money laundering case ...
The Tokenist26d
Mosaic Theory 101
Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of The Galleon Group was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2011 on 14 counts of insider trading. His lawyers did attempt to argue that it wasn’t insider trading and that ...
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Sukanya Rajaratnam Explains How the Art World Rediscovered Lynne Drexler
Lynne Drexler, Burst Blossom, 1971; oil on canvas, 59 ½ x 48 in. (151.1 x 121.9 cm.). © The Lynne Drexler Archive. Photo © White Cube (Frankie Tyska) A partner at ...
The Conversation29d
States that impose severe prison sentences accomplish the opposite of what they say they want
Before the early 1990s, people who were sentenced to 10 years in prison might be released after serving roughly half that long. That’s because of policies that allowed incarcerated individuals ...
Los Angeles Times26d
Federal prison officer ‘alarmed’ about ‘inhumane’ handling of migrants; 2 U.S. senators want hearing
Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, raised concerns about the treatment of the detainees, citing a letter from an unnamed prison employee who described conditions at the federal lockup in Los Angeles ...
CNN10d
What we know about the El Salvador ‘mega prison’ where Trump is sending alleged Venezuelan gang members
El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison was notorious long before the Trump administration’s recent decision to deport hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members there. The Center for Terrorism ...
USA Today5d
Shackles, shock troops, windowless cells: How bad is Trump's favorite Salvadoran prison?
Fresh from the United States, they were shoved onto buses and hauled into the prison under blinding klieg lights. They were forced to their knees and guards shaved their heads and faces with blunt ...
The New Indian Express23d
State to celebrate Panchayati Raj Divas on April 24, not on March 5, Biju Babu’s birthday
The Panchayati Raj Divas will be observed on April 24 in line with the National Panchayati Raj Day. The Mohan Majhi government has also scrapped the state holiday on March 5, though it has ...
Time27d
Imran Khan Writes From Prison: Why the World Must Pay Attention To Pakistan
Imran Khan is the founder of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. In jail since 2023, he has been ...