Federal mediator fails to end West Coast dock lockout
In San Francisco, talks between dockworkers and employers collapsed after armed guards appeared at mediation. The shutdown of 29 West Coast ports has crippled US trade, with NUMMI warning of potential plant shutdowns unless cargo flow resumes. The Pacific Maritime Association and ILWU remain at an impasse as union leaders demand different negotiators.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Shipping Lines Association
San Francisco Bay Area
New United Motor Manufacturing
NUMMI
Michael Damer
Pacific Maritime Association
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
Jim Spinosa
Peter Hurtgen
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Shipping Association
Joseph Miniace
Spinosa
Former Enron CFO charged with fraud and conspiracy
Andrew Fastow, former Enron CFO, is charged with fraud money laundering and conspiracy for inflating profits and siphoning off millions. He surrendered to the FBI, posted 5 million bail after providing deeds to five homes and a 3 million bond, as prosecutors froze 11 million more in assets. The case covers clandestine off the books partnerships hiding a billion dollars in Enron debt and spans 1997 to 2001.
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Houston
Andrew Fastow
Enron
Justice Department
Jeffrey Skilling
Kenneth Lay
Fastow
FBI
Andrew Weissmann
Stockbroker's assistant to testify against Martha Stewart
Douglas Faneuil, a 27 year old stockbroker's assistant, pleaded guilty to taking a payoff to hide an insider trade deal connected to ImClone Systems. He agreed to testify against Martha Stewart and others, admitting he misled regulators and the FBI.
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Martha Stewart
New York
Queen of Home Entertaining
Douglas Faneuil
Stewart
ImClone Systems
Tippee
Faneuil
Giuliani signs Leadership in Manhattan bookstore event
Fans queued for up to nine hours to meet Rudolph Giuliani and obtain signed copies of his book Leadership. The former mayor spent nearly four hours greeting the public at a mid Manhattan shop, sharing how his life and career from Brooklyn childhood to federal prosecutor and two mayoral terms shaped his leadership.
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New York
Rudolph Giuliani
Giuliani
Manhattan
New Yorker
Mark Grossman
Bayside
Queens
Brooklyn
World Trade Center
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