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Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) sexually exploited men at events he hosted across the globe. A civil lawsuit against Mike Jeffries and his British partner also claimed that they operated a sex-trafficking business, according to a report published by BBC. Currently, the federal investigating agency is interviewing and issuing subpoenas to potential witnesses.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse took shots at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair (SEC), Gary Gensler, during an appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 

A Japanese fire department says a Korean Air plane carrying 289 people hit a parked Cathay Pacific aircraft while being pushed by a vehicle from a parking spot at northern Japan’s New Chitose Airport

Ram Temple stands about three kilometers away from the disputed site of Babri Masjid. The opposition further slammed the BJP that if the intention was not to build the temple on the controversial site, then why the Masjid was demolished? Shiv Sena leader (Uddhav Thackeray faction) Sanjay Raut questioned, Why is the temple being built 3 kilometers away from there? Why was Hindu-Muslim communal hatred spread? On a similar note, Congress leader Digvijay Singh that the Majid was demolished only to make the issue communal “BJP, VHP and RSS wanted to demolish the mosque, not build a temple.

The niece and nephew of murdered billionaire Barry Sherman are suing his other heirs over a trust they say may be worth more than $500 million, the latest twist in a bitter family drama that’s erupted in the six years since the crime.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The wife of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez on Monday sought to sever the government's corruption case against her from her husband, according to a court document.

Bar and Bench reported. The bench has now referred the matter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI). The plea filed by Chandrababu Naidu had challenged the high court order refusing to quash the FIR against the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) in the Skill Development Corporation scam case.

chargesheet against former Indian Rail Finance Corporation (IRFC) chairman and managing director Amitabha Banerjee for alleged irregularities in the purchase of gift items at exorbitant prices, officials said on Tuesday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitted its findings to a special court here after nearly three months of probe against Banerjee, they said, adding that the agency has invoked provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act against him.

Chinese law enforcers say they have shut down a gang that was using digital yuan wallets to launder money.

CBI), the Enforcement Directorate (ED), and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to the United Kingdom, in a bid to speed up the extradition of Indian fugitives, including the likes of diamond trader Nirav Modi and Kingfisher's Vijay Mallya. According to a Times of India report, sources told the publication that a senior officer from the foreign ministry is heading the team, which is set to meet with UK authorities via the Indian High Commission in London.

Chinese prosecutors say the former chairman of state-owned Chinese bank China Everbright Group has been arrested on suspicion of corruption and bribery

Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to soon conclude its arguments in a special court over framing of charges against former railways minister Lalu Prasad, his wife and former Bihar CM Rabri Devi and son and current deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav among others in the IRCTC case, said people in the know. The federal agency has commenced its arguments almost seven years after it booked Lalu Prasad and others on corruption charges. «The endeavour is to conclude the arguments this month so that the trial can be kick-started at the earliest,» said a senior official. The special CBI court has said that the hearing needed to be «expedited» and «adjournments are to be avoided».

Kerala High Court that it has issued an order under the Companies Act for an investigation into the alleged irregularities by the software firm of Veena T, the daughter of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Orders have been issued under section 210 (investigation into affairs of company) of the Companies Act and the same will be produced on record by the next date of hearing, it said.

Boeing told employees Monday that it plans to increase quality inspections of its 737 Max 9 aircraft, following the failure of emergency exit door panel on an Alaska Airlines flight last week

Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested Congress leader and former Punjab forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot under the anti-money laundering law in an investigation linked to an alleged forest scam in the state, official sources said. The agency took the 64-year-old politician into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Jalandhar. The ED had raided the premises of Dharamsot, another forest minister of the state Sangat Singh Giljian, some forest department officials and others in November last year. The investigation pertains to charges of «bribery» in the state forest department against the issuance of permits for tree felling and for transfer/posting in the department, among other allegations. Dharamsot has been a five-time MLA and was also arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau last year in a case linked to alleged possession of disproportionate assets. He has represented the Nabha assembly seat while Giljian has been an MLA from the Urmar seat in Hoshiarpur district. The money laundering case, filed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, stems from an FIR of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau into alleged irregularities in the forest department and allegations of taking bribes by the ministers and officers concerned for issuing permits for felling of Khair trees, transfer/posting in the department, issuance of NOC from the department and purchase of tree guards.

₹50 lakh to the very bank that turned her away. It was a clerical error, officials of the bank claimed. However, the truth emerged when she got a copy of the property’s encumbrance certificate, which establishes if the title is free, from the local village office.

Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, a man allegedly killed his newborn son while under the influence of alcohol. The accused, identified as Anil Uikey, expressed disappointment as he was hoping for a daughter since he already had two sons, according to the police.

The fallout from the mid-air blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines flight last week adds to the already “checkered history” for Boeing’s MAX jets, experts say, and puts the company’s once-sterling commercial aircraft reputation further at risk.

CBS News. The US Department of Justice on January 11 pronounced the verdict that eBay had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement after being charged criminally with two counts of stalking through interstate travel, two counts of stalking through electronic communications services, one count of witness tampering, and one count of obstruction of justice. A US couple, Ina and David Steiner, claimed that in August of 2019 they received strange gifts and threats.

Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun sought to rally employees reeling from a manufacturing setback, this time involving wrongly drilled holes in a crucial aircraft section — yet another blow to a company that once enjoyed a sterling reputation for building awesome flying machines. “I have heard those outside our company wondering if we’ve lost a step. I view it as quite the opposite,” Calhoun wrote in a company memo, going on to tout the “rigor around our quality processes” at the US aircraft manufacturer. “I am proud of the team, and confident we’ll look back on this time period as when we took the necessary steps that set Boeing on the right course for the future.”

Quebec police are investigating the death of a 15-year-old following a Friday night fall from a ski lift in the town of Morin-Heights, about 70 kilometres northwest of Montreal.