Paula Lavigne, ESPN Investigative ReporterApr 11, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Close Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Open Extended Reactions In their complaint filed Thursday,…
DetailsThe Australian Taxation Office has moved swiftly to try and instigate a wholesale restructure of its mammoth Service Delivery Group (SDG), as the revenue agency tries to consolidate and simplify overlapping or duplicated functions in its main customer-facing arm amid a big push to call in debts. Tax employees and unions this week moved into…
DetailsIn short: The state government will inject $1.5 million into the Dolphin Discovery Centre at Bunbury. The centre went into voluntary administration in February following several resignations. What’s next? WA’s regional development minister says the centre’s future is now more certain. A major WA tourist attraction that allows visitors to interact with wild dolphins has…
DetailsFederal prosecutors charged Ippei Mizuhara, longtime interpreter and close friend of Shohei Ohtani, with bank fraud Thursday, saying that he stole more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to pay off gambling debts. The indictment appeared to vindicate Ohtani in the scandal that has dominated sports headlines since the beginning of the…
DetailsApril 11 (UPI) — Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani with bank fraud, alleging he stole more than $16 million to pay off gambling debts. Ippei Mizuhara allegedly stole over $16 million from Ohtani to “finance his voracious appetite for illegal sports betting,” U.S. attorney Martin…
DetailsWith inflation rising yet again, for many Americans it may be time to explore debt relief options. Getty Images At the end of 2023, hope was high that the worst of this inflationary cycle was over. The inflation report released in December showed inflation cooling in the month prior, and many hoped it would continue…
DetailsIt seems so obvious: Relieve people of medical debt burdens and their mental health and financial profiles will improve. Well, that isnt always the case, according to a study released April 8 by economists who worked with RIP Medical Debt, the fields leading nonprofit. (Founded in 2014 by two former collections industry executives, RIP rose…
DetailsEXCLUSIVE: Zig Zag, the 25-year-old UK producer behind shows including Foxs I Wanna Marry Harry, is shutting its production arm after being hit by the unscripted commissioning drought. Zig Zag is putting Zig Zag Productions Limited into insolvency as part of a financial restructuring that has resulted in six employees being made redundant. More from…
DetailsBefore its demise, Enron was a large energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. Its collapse affected over 20,000 employees and shook Wall Street. At Enrons peak, its shares were worth $90.75. When it declared bankruptcy on Dec. 2, 2001, shares traded at $0.26. Key Takeaways Enrons accounting method was revised from a…
DetailsThe simplified debt restructuring process was largely successful although the number of companies involved was small. By Keeli Cambourne 19 January 2023 8 minute read ASIC has outlined its findings on all the small business restructuring practitioner appointments for the 18-month period to 30 June 2022 in the first assessment of the scheme. Youre out…
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