Harbinger shrinking at Times Nov 20, 2009
Harbinger and fund manager Philip Falcone had spent about a half-billion dollars to buy some 20 percent of the Times Co's public shares in late 2007 and early 2008, rivaling the amount of publicly traded shares held by the Sulzberger family that controls the company ... Harbinger and fund manager Philip Falcone had spent about a half-billion dollars to buy some 20 percent of the Times Co's public shares in late 2007 and early 2008, rivaling the amount of publicly traded shares held by the... (New York Post -- Business)
* France sentences power players in Angolagate to jail Oct 29, 2009
French businessman Pierre Falcone, 55, was also sentenced to six years in jail for his role in the illegal trade and was immediately taken into custody by police at the courtroom, despite his plans to appeal. Former interior minister Charles Pasqua, 82, was ordered jailed for a year, plus two more years suspended, and fined 100,000 euros (US$150,000). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Godmothers Rise On Naples Crime Turf Aug 24, 2009
" said Zaccaria.Even when the Camorra woman doesn't pack a pistol, they seem to pump their offspring with pride for bloody deeds which further their crime family's prestige.Take Concetta Prestieri, matriarch of a family in the long-powerful Di Lauro clan. A son-turned-informant told investigators how, in 1981, the clan eliminated a rival by "bringing him into a basement, torturing him, killing him and cutting him into pieces," said Castaldi, the Naples prosecutor.After the killing, the... (CBS News -- World)
NAMIC to Present More Than 50 of the Entertainment Industry's Top Business Leaders at the 2009 NAMIC-Southern California West Coast Creative Summit Scheduled for Friday, April 17th Apr 14, 2009
Shirley Black, VP, Human Resources, Home Box Office; Joy Branch, Associate, Human Resources, Home Box Office; Eric Brown, EVP, Distribution, WealthTV; Jackie Brown, VP, Human Resources, Fox Filmed Entertainment; Todd Brown, Division Vice President, Comcast Networks; Ivan Cevallos, CEO, Luminacion; George Chen, Director, Business Development, Disney/ABC Television Group; Kim Congdon, Regional VP, Human Resources, Time Warner Cable, West Region; Rio Cyrus, VP, Marketing, 20th Century Fox Home... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Culture: Underbelly's hit squad Feb 8, 2009
For retired police officer Peter Lamb, Italian judge Giovanni Falcone is a "real hero". The magistrate publicly pursued and prosecuted the mafia in the '80s and, in 1992, was murdered in a car explosion in Palermo, Sicily. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
