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Killed Florida TV reporter's parents claim his employer failed to provide for his safety in lawsuit
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a local TV journalist who was fatally shot while reporting on a killing in central Florida in 2023 have filed a negligence lawsuit against their son's former employer, claiming the media company didn't do enough to protect him. The parents of...

Colombian customs official pleads guilty in money laundering case tied to DEA misconduct
TAMPA, Florida (AP) — A Colombian customs worker admitted his role Tuesday in taking bribes and funneling more than $1 million in drug proceeds in a case that threatened to expose dirty dealings between U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and their informants. Omar...

Woman gets more than 3-year prison term for helping pregnant Chinese women get to US
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California woman was sentenced Monday to more than 3 years in prison in a long-running case over a business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States to deliver babies who automatically became American citizens. U.S. District Judge R. Gary...

Corporate Transparency Act still on hold after Supreme Court lifts injunction
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses are still not required to register with an agency called the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN — for now. The registration is part of the Corporate Transparency Act, an anti-money laundering statue passed in 2021. Under the CTA, the...

Recording captured ex-interpreter impersonating Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say
A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani 's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 for what he describes as a car loan, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The recording...
Terrorism and drones are top concerns for maritime security companies, UN officials say
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Terrorism and the use of new technologies like weaponized drones against merchant shipping has superseded piracy as the top concern for maritime seccurity and it’s up to private companies to employ specific countermeasures to neutralize such threats, United Nations...

Supreme Court allows small business registration rule to take effect, aimed at money laundering
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register with an arm of the Treasury Department charged with fighting money laundering and other financial crimes. The justices granted an emergency plea made by the...

White House would have many ways to upend lives of Trump's enemies
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the many people considered enemies by President Donald Trump, his return to the White House has sparked anxiety about how much power he has to upend their lives. The White House has ways to reward friends or punish foes, putting aside the long expectation that...

Mozambique’s ex-finance minister gets another 2.5 years behind bars in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case
NEW YORK (AP) — Mozambique’s former finance minister has been sentenced to serve another two-and-a-half years in prison by a U.S. court for his role in the “ tuna bond ” scandal that triggered a financial crisis in the struggling African nation. Manuel Chang, 69, was...
Italy's tourism minister ordered to stand trial over false accounting charges at former job
ROME (AP) — A Milan judge has ordered Italy’s tourism minister to stand trial on false accounting charges at her former publishing company, her lawyer said on Friday. Daniela Santanche was among 17 people indicted on Friday over alleged false corporate communications. Her partner...
