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Trump Frees NY Financier In Billion-Dollar Fraud, Blasts Case As ‘Weaponization Of Justice’ Trump Frees NY Financier In Billion-Dollar Fraud, Blasts Case As ‘Weaponization Of Justice’
Trump Frees NY Financier In Billion-Dollar Fraud, Blasts Case As ‘Weaponization Of Justice’ President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of a New York private equity executive convicted in a massive fraud scheme involving more than 10,000 investors. David Gentile, 57, of Manhasset, the former CEO and owner of GPB Capital Holdings, had been serving a seven-year federal sentence after his 2024 conviction on securities and wire fraud charges, as Daily Voice reported. The White House on Monday, Dec. 1, confirmed the commutation, which does not appear to apply to his co-defendant, Jeffry Schneider of Ascendant Capital. Gentile and Schneider were convicted in August 2024 followi…
Spirit Airlines Files For Second Bankruptcy In Less Than A Year: What To Know Spirit Airlines Files For Second Bankruptcy In Less Than A Year: What To Know
Spirit Airlines Files For Second Bankruptcy In Less Than A Year: What To Know Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year, underscoring the financial crisis facing the nation's largest budget carrier. Spirit announced the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in a news release on Friday, Aug. 29. The Dania Beach, Florida-based airline previously emerged from bankruptcy in March, after Spirit shed nearly $800 million in debt and secured $350 million in new equity. The filing came less than three weeks after Spirit executives admitted there is "substantial doubt" about the company's ability to survive another 12 months without…
FCC Clears Paramount-Skydance Deal, Critics Slam 'Cowardly Capitulation' To Trump FCC Clears Paramount-Skydance Deal, Critics Slam 'Cowardly Capitulation' To Trump
FCC Clears Paramount-Skydance Deal, Critics Slam 'Cowardly Capitulation' To Trump The Federal Communications Commission has approved Skydance Media's $8 billion takeover of Paramount Global, which critics have blasted as a move to appease President Donald Trump. The FCC cleared the deal in a 2-1 partisan vote on Thursday, July 24, officially creating the Paramount Skydance Corporation. The approval comes about three weeks after Paramount agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit from Trump that many legal experts called frivolous. In approving the deal, the FCC said Skydance has committed to what the two Republican commissioners consider to be "unbiased journali…