A Brazilian couple whose visa fraud scheme allowed more than 1,000 people to enter the United States illegally was sentenced to federal prison Thursday.
Valeria Barbugli, 57, was sentenced to two years; Wilson Barbugli, 63, to 18 months. The Barbuglis pleaded guilty in Orlando to charges of conspiracy, visa fraud and alien-smuggling.
U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven also ordered the couple to forfeit $55 million to the government.
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Friday, October 15, 2010
Folding towels into profit
When it comes to entertaining his kids, John Pullum's philosophy is simple: Don't throw in the towel — fold it. Pullum is a corporate speaker and entertainer, as well as a former TV host, and does a lot of traveling. One perk he enjoyed at hotels and on cruise ships was when the maids folded room towels to resemble a bird, fish or other animal. That's something, Pullum thought, he'd like to try at home for his kids.
Goldman’s £107m hotel deadline
Pressure was mounting this week from creditors on Goldman Sachs’ Whitehall Street fund management arm ahead of refinancing a £230m hotel portfolio.
A £107m loan secured on a portfolio of 14 Queen’s Moat House hotels bought by Whitehall in 2005 matures in February. Whitehall is attempting to refinance the portfolio and has appointed Cairn Capital to advise it.
The £107m loan was provided
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A £107m loan secured on a portfolio of 14 Queen’s Moat House hotels bought by Whitehall in 2005 matures in February. Whitehall is attempting to refinance the portfolio and has appointed Cairn Capital to advise it.
The £107m loan was provided
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Cab drivers protest at Disney-area hotel
ANAHEIM – About two dozen taxi drivers marched in protest outside the Anaheim Hilton on Thursday, demanding that hotel management give equal treatment to all permitted cab drivers and allow them to pick up guests. The cab drivers chanted and held signs with slogans such as, "Say No to Corruption, Boycott Hilton."
The protesters claim that while three cab companies hold city franchises in the Anaheim Resort area, only Anaheim Yellow Cab Co. is allowed to pick up guests in front of the Hilton and Marriott hotels.
That has been the case for at least six months, said cab driver and protest leader Solomon Kedebe, 51, of Anaheim. But while negotiations are ongoing with the Marriott, he said, Hilton officials have refused to talk with them – which led to Thursday's protest.
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Protesting taxi drivers claimed that while three cab companies hold franchises in the Anaheim Resort area, only Anaheim Yellow Cab Co. is being allowed to pick up guests in front of the Hilton and Marriott hotels.
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That has been the case for at least six months, said cab driver and protest leader Solomon Kedebe, 51, of Anaheim. But while negotiations are ongoing with the Marriott, he said, Hilton officials have refused to talk with them – which led to Thursday's protest.
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Prestigious law firm sues burger joint over smell
It's a classic David and Goliath story: A white-shoe law firm staffed with hundreds of D.C.'s most-powerful lawyers has moved to shutter a hamburger eatery on the grounds that the lawyers didn't like the aroma of cooking meat wafting into their offices.
So far, Goliath is winning.
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So far, Goliath is winning.
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