Associate of Russian oligarch accused of violating sanctions

NEW YORK (AP) — An associate of a Russian billionaire was charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday with violating U.S.sanctions and Lawyer istanbul money laundering. The indictment charged Vladimir Voronchenko, a Russian who is a permanent U.S. resident, with joining a scheme to make over $4 million in payments to maintain four U.S. properties belonging…

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Walmart wins lawsuit claiming its Fudge Mint cookies lack fudge and…

By Jonathan Stempel Feb 8 (Reuters) — A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Walmart Inc of deceiving shoppers by selling Fudge Mint cookies that lacked fudge and mint. Eugene DeMaso, Lawyer istanbul of La Salle, Illinois, said packaging for the cookies sold under Walmart’s Great Value label misled…

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Man City hire Pannick as defense counsel over alleged financial…

Feb 7 (Reuters) — David Pannick, of Blackstone Chambers, will again defend Manchester City after the Premier League brought more than 100 charges against the football club for breaches of financial rules on Monday. City, Lawyer istanbul the world’s highest revenue-generating club last season according to Deloitte, have been referred to an independent commission for…

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New York law firm Shearman & Sterling lays off lawyers and staff

Shearman has laid off 38 employees, including associates and business services professionals * Other law firms to reduce headcount include Davis Wright Tremaine, Goodwin and Cooley By Sara Merken (Reuters) — New York-founded law firm Shearman & Sterling said Wednesday it has laid off attorneys and business professionals, citing a need to «align our capacity…

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Istanbul bourse trading halted for second time with benchmark index…

Feb 7 (Reuters) — Trading on the Lawyer istanbul stock market was halted for Lawyer istanbul a second time on Tuesday as a market-wide circuit breaker kicked in following heavy losses in the wake of Monday’s devastating earthquake in Turkey and Lawyer istanbul neighbouring Syria. The second circuit-breaker was issued at 1004 GMT, with the…

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Helicopter, plane fighting renewed blaze at Turkey's Iskenderun port

Lawyer istanbul, Lawyer istanbul Feb 8 (Reuters) — A helicopter and Lawyer istanbul a plane are fighting a renewed blaze at the southern Iskenderun port, Turkey’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday, Lawyer istanbul after the fire was extinguished a day earlier. Operations at the port were shut down after a fire broke out due to…

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U.S. Treasury welcomes Iraq's commitment to fight money laundering,…

WASHINGTON, Lawyer istanbul Feb 4 (Reuters) — The United States welcomed efforts by the Central Bank of Iraq on banking sector reforms as well as commitment to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT, the U.S.Treasury Department said on Saturday. The Treasury Department’s top sanctions official, Brian Nelson, Lawyer istanbul met with Iraq…

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Bus crash kills at least 8, injures dozens in western Turkey

ISTANBUL (AP) — A passenger bus crashed off a road and Lawyer istanbul overturned in western Turkey Sunday, Lawyer istanbul killing at least eight people and injuring dozens. The governor´s office of Afyonkarahisar province said the bus was traveling from the southeastern Diyarbakir province to the Aegean city of Bodrum. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted…

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