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Donald Trump’s financial statements were key to getting loans, ex-bank official tells fraud trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in loans using financial statements that a court has since deemed fraudulent, a retired bank official testified Wednesday at the former president’s New York civil fraud trial.Trump’s statements of financial condition were key to his approval for a $125 million loan in 2011 for his Doral, Florida, golf resort and a $107 million loan in 2012 for his Chicago hotel and condo skyscraper, former Deutsche Bank risk management officer Nicholas Haigh testified.They also helped Trump secure bigger loans and lower interest rates, said Haigh, who headed the risk group for the bank’s private wealth management unit from 2008 to 2018.A judge last month ruled that Trump and his company, the Trump Organization, committed years of fraud by exaggerating the value of Trump’s assets and net worth on the financial statements he gave to banks, insurers and others to make deals and secure loans.Trump’s longtime finance chief, Allen...

Man, 19, pleads guilty to third-degree murder in death of teen shot in Pittsburgh school van

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to third-degree murder in the death of a 15-year-old student shot last year in a school van outside a Pittsburgh school while waiting to go home.Eugene Watson also pleaded guilty in Allegheny County Court to criminal conspiracy and two firearms charges in the January 2022 shooting death of Marquis Campbell. Watson, who was 17 at the time of the. shooting, was charged as an adult. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 25. His attorney declined to comment on the pleas outside the courtroom. Prosecutors withdrew charges against another teenager who they said was adjudicated delinquent in juvenile court on one conspiracy count.Authorities said classes had just been dismissed at Oliver Citywide Academy, a special education center on the city’s North Side for students in grades three through 12, when two people approached the school van and fired into it. Campbell was hit and afterward was pronounced dead at a hospital.D...

Body parts stolen from mausoleum at Crown Hill Cemetery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A private mausoleum at Crown Hill Cemetery was broken into overnight and body parts were stolen, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.Deputies were dispatched to the cemetery in Jefferson County around 7:20 a.m. Wednesday about damage to a mausoleum, the sheriff's office said in a release. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox They found severe damage to the crypt front on the mausoleum and damage to the crypt and casket inside.According to the sheriff's office, it appeared someone entered the cemetery overnight, forced entry into the crypt and accessed the casket. The casket was pried open and parts of the body were removed.Investigators searched the area and processed the crime scene for evidence, the sheriff's office said.Anyone with information on the incident was asked to contact the Jefferson County tipline at 303-271-5612.

WHIP LIST: Scalise races to lock down votes for Speaker

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT

House Republicans on Wednesday officially nominated Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) to be Speaker. But almost immediately, members started expressing their reluctance to vote for him on the House floor — or simply remaining noncommittal.In the House GOP's narrow majority, just a handful of Republican holdouts could set up a floor fight.See who those members are below, and check back as this list will be updated.Voting for someone other than Scalise (5)Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) — voting for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) — voting for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — voting for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) — voting for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) — voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)Not yet supporting Scalise and undecided (5)Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas)Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas)Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) No comment (2)Rep. Dan Bish...

These Colorado ski resort towns will get snow this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Ski season is still a bit of away, but that doesn't mean you can't get excited when your favorite spot gets a few inches of snow for the first time this season. Colorado weather: Where will it snow this week? A storm is headed toward the north and central mountains, and the National Weather Service has projected snow in many areas with popular ski resort towns.Ski resort towns under Winter AdvisoryA Winter Weather Advisory was issued for a lot of the north and central mountains.According to the NWS, between 6 to 12 inches of snow is expected in certain areas, with locally higher amounts possible at higher elevations. Download the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather Many popular ski resort towns are included in the advisory:BreckenridgeAll of Breckenridge is included in the advisory.Fraser/Winter ParkFraser, for the most part, is not part of the advisory, but most of Winter Park, including the area of Winter Park Mountain Lodge, is.KeystoneSitt...

What to expect for the 2023-24 Colorado Avalanche season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Hockey season is here, and while the Colorado Avalanche had an early exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season there is hope anew.Yes, last season the Avs were the No. 1 team in the Central Division, but in the first round of the playoffs they were beaten in seven games by the No. 4 ranked Seattle Kraken. Are Colorado sports on a winning streak? This season the Avalanche will have Valeri Nichushkin back on the ice after he missed the last five playoff games for personal reasons. The team also added a few players in the off-season including:Center Ross ColtonLeft wing Jonathan DrouinCenter Ryan JohansenRight wing Chris WagnerLeft wing Miles WoodHowever, there are also some notable departures, including the following players:Left wing J.T. CompherCenter Lars EllerDefenseman Erik JohnsonLeft wing Matthew NietoCenter Alex NewhookCenter Evan RodriguesThat's not to mention the absence of captain Gabriel Landeskog, who is expected to miss his second full season in a...

Prosecutors say Elijah McClain was just walking home, jury urged to convict officers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors seeking a conviction of two Colorado police officers in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain implored a jury during closing arguments Tuesday to remember that 23-year-old Black man was just trying to walk home the night he was put in a neck hold and and pinned down by the officers before paramedics injected him with a powerful sedative.Defense attorneys countered that the two officers from a Denver suburb had no choice but to forcefully subdue McClain after he resisted them.The case now rests in the hands of twelve jurors who will decide whether Aurora officers Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt are guilty of manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault — all felonies. An assault conviction carries the most serious penalty, up to 16 years in prison. Officers on trial ignored Elijah McClain’s pleas of ‘I can’t breathe,’ prosecutors say “His name was Elijah McClain. He was going home,” prosecutor Duane Lyons told the jury, echoing McCla...

’50 to 70′ BSO employees accused in PPP loan fraud case, Florida Bulldog reports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT

NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) — Dozens of Broward Sheriff’s Office employees are accused of an elaborate cash crime revolving around Paycheck Protection Program loans during the coronavirus pandemic, according to published reports.According to Florida Bulldog investigative reporter Dan Christensen, between 50 and 70 BSO employees will soon be charged with fraud. They are accused of fraudulently applying and receiving large PPP loans under the Federal Paycheck Protection Program that began during the COVID crisis.Christensen spoke with 7News on Wednesday.“I’ve heard- the word that’s going around at Broward Sheriff’s Office is 50 to 70 employees, mostly deputies, sworn deputies, detention deputies and other employees that are part of a PPP fraud loan investigation and that indictments are coming down,” he said. “Since I wrote the story, I’ve heard it could be as early as tomorrow.”Christensen said dozens of indictments ar...

Shrimp Tempura / Toku, Aventura

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT

The Chef: Kyle KingreyThe Restaurant: Toku, AventuraThe Dish: Shrimp TempuraIngredients:4 oz Rock Shrimp1/4 cup Shitake Mushroom.25 oz Chives, chopped fine4 oz Tempura batter2 oz Spicy Mayo   Tempura batter:1 cup all-purpose flour1 ea large egg1 cup cold water2-4 ice cubes, to make coldSpicy Mayo:1 cup Mayonnaise1/4 cup Sriracha  2 tsp Lime Juice  Method of Preparation:Tempura batter: Combine water and egg and stir in flour and ice cubes. Batter can be a little lumpy.  Spicy Mayo: Combine all ingredients and mix well.     Toss rock shrimp and mushrooms with tempura batter and fry until golden and crispy. Avoid putting ice cubes in the fryer. Drain well and season with salt. Toss with spicy mayo and chives and serve. Toku(located in Aventura Mall)19575 Biscayne Blvd #1109, Aventura, FL 33180(305) 465-8658www.tokumodernasian.com

High school teacher suspended for her OnlyFans page has resigned, official says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:49 GMT

ST. CLAIR, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri high school teacher who was suspended after officials discovered that she had performed on a subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content has resigned, a school district official said.St. Clair High School English teacher Brianna Coppage was placed on leave last month after school officials discovered her page on the OnlyFans website, which she said she joined to supplement her teaching salary. She recently tendered her resignation, Superintendent Kyle Kruse told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.The 28-year-old teacher was not asked to resign, and district officials took “all possible steps to ensure confidentiality” after Coppage’s page was discovered through social media posts, Kruse said. Last month when she was placed on leave, Kruse said in a statement that “an employee may have posted inappropriate media on one or more internet sites.”When she was suspended, Coppage told the newspaper she had joined the s...