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Monthly Archives: December 2014
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard hiring 715 workers
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Amazon launches 1-hour shipping in Manhattan
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Amazon says it is offering one-hour delivery of thousands of basic products to its Prime customers in Manhattan.
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Ex-billionaire due before judge for contempt hearing
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One-time billionaire Tim Blixseth is due in federal court Thursday to explain why he failed to comply with an order to pay $13.8 million to the creditors of an ultra-luxury Montana resort.
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Twitter Launches New Mobile Targeting Tools for Advertisers
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Twitter recently released two new advertising tools that will take your mobile strategy to the next level.
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How Your Job Affects How Much Sleep You Get
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Early morning start times, working late hours, holding multiple jobs and having long commutes are the activities most Americans are giving up sleep for.
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Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro Review: Is It Good for Business?
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Lumia 635: Is It Good for Business?
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The Lumia 635 comes with Windows Phone 8.1, productivity tools, a fast processor and plenty of security features for business users.
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Avon $135 Million Fine For Bribing Chinese Officials
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Avon Products Inc. (AVP)’s Chinese subsidiary bribed local officials with Gucci bags and foreign travel in order to sell products directly to the nation’s consumers, the U.S.A. said as the company ended a six-year federal investigation with a guilty plea and $135 million in fines.
Avon is also subject to a deferred prosecution agreement requiring it to adopt “rigorous” internal controls and avoid further violations for three years before the case will be dropped. The plea, which includes an outside monitor, was announced at a hearing today in Manhattan federal court.
The world’s largest door-to-door seller of cosmetics had said in May it would settle the probe. Its Chinese unit pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate U.S. anti-bribery law by falsifying records of a four-year scheme to pay off Chinese authorities, who ended a direct sales ban in 2006.
“For years in China it was ‘Avon calling,’ as Avon bestowed millions of dollars in gifts and other things on Chinese government officials,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Bharara today. “Avon China was in the door-to-door influence-peddling business and for years its corporate parent, rather than putting an end to the practice, conspired to cover it up.”
Avon China provided gifts and entertainment to Chinese officials, “and falsified these
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Dutch Justice Closes Down Pyramid Game PlanB4You
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Justitie legt voor miljoenen beslag op rekeningen PlanB4you uit Den Bosch om piramidespel
DEN BOSCH – Justitie heeft beslag gelegd op de bankrekeningen van PlanB4you en van de directeur. Dat bedrijf, dat voor kort een kantoor in Den Bosch had, zou zich voor 2,5 miljoen euro schuldig hebben gemaakt aan oplichting en witwassen.
De FIOD, de opsporingsdienst van de Belastingdienst, doet strafrechtelijk onderzoek naar het bedrijf. Het vermoeden bestaat dat PlanB4you zich schuldig maakt aan een piramidespel, dat ook wel ponzifraude heet. Hierbij betaalt het bedrijf deelnemers met de belegging van de inleg van nieuwe klanten. De oprichter eigent zich dan meestal een bijzonder hoog rendement toe.
‘Makkelijk geld verdienen’
Via YouTube en bijeenkomsten probeert PlanB4you nieuwe klanten te strikken. Het bedrijf houdt ze daarbij voor dat ze makkelijk geld kunnen verdienen door dagelijks tien keer op advertenties te klikken. Daarnaast zouden potentiële klanten makkelijk geld kunnen verdienen door anderen over te halen deel te nemen aan het project.
“Deze deelnemers komen dan als het ware onder de aanbrenger te hangen wat weer extra inkomen oplevert voor de aanbrenger. Naast het klikken op de banners heeft PlanB4you ook nog een webshop waar goederen tegen ‘hoge’ kortingen kunnen worden aangeschaft”, aldus justitie.
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