Jonathan Stempel

U.S. appeals court voids Florida welfare drug testing law

August 18, 2019 at 11:22 p.m.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday said a Florida law requiring applicants for welfare benefits to undergo mandatory drug testing is unconstitutional, a decision that could affect efforts to enforce...

Coal miner boots and lunch pail sit on the stage of the New Life Assembly church during a Sunday service dedicated to the memory of the coal miners that died, April 11, 2010, in Whitesville, West Virginia. On April 5, a methane gas explosion killed 29 coal miners at the Massey Energy Company's Upper Big Branch Coal Mine.

Massey ex-CEO indicted for conduct linked to mine blast that killed 29

June 20, 2019 at 11:19 a.m.

Donald Blankenship, a former chief executive of Massey Energy Co, was indicted on Thursday on charges he violated federal mine safety laws prior to the April 2010 explosion that killed...

Robert Redford sues New York over Sundance Channel tax bill

June 18, 2018 at 1:59 p.m.

The actor and director Robert Redford has sued New York state to stop it from trying to collect $1.57 million in personal income taxes over his 2005 sale of a...

Ex-California pension fund CEO pleads guilty in federal conspiracy case

November 4, 2021 at 2:00 a.m.

(Reuters) - A former chief executive of the largest U.S. public pension fund pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud as part of a federal conspiracy case on Friday. Fred Buenrostro...

Ex-California pension fund CEO pleads guilty in federal conspiracy case

December 24, 2018 at 12:34 a.m.

(Reuters) - A former chief executive of the largest U.S. public pension fund pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud as part of a federal conspiracy case on Friday. Fred Buenrostro...

HSBC settles U.S. fraud charges over foreclosure fees

August 25, 2021 at 6:07 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to pay $10 million to settle U.S. government charges that it defrauded taxpayers by submitting inflated bills to process residential foreclosures. The...

House committee ordered to hearing as SEC probes insider trading

May 23, 2019 at 9:40 p.m.

By Nate Raymond, Jonathan Stempel and Sarah N. Lynch NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday directed the House Ways and Means Committee and a staffer to appear...

Zuckerberg y otros directivos de Facebook, demandados por el plan salarial

August 25, 2021 at 5:40 a.m.

Por Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Mark Zuckerberg y otros miembros de la junta directiva de Facebook fueron demandados por un accionista que afirma que la pol -tica que les permitir...

Gupta makes last-ditch bid to U.S. Supreme Court to avoid prison

December 24, 2018 at 12:09 a.m.

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let him stay free while he appeals his insider...

Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe to pay $325 million to settle hiring lawsuit

August 25, 2021 at 5:02 a.m.

(Reuters) - Four major Silicon Valley companies have formally agreed to pay $324.5 million to settle claims brought by employees who accused them of limiting competition by colluding not to...

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