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The pawnshops help them out by taking as collateral real estate, luxury cars, stocks and bonds. But the shops are flexible, if all you have is a stamp collection, computer equipment or even abstract paintings you drew yourself.
"People who make millions come to me for help because, hey, even the emperor has a bad day once in a while," said Ma Ding, manager at a Shanghai pawnshop.
The second oldest profession on Earth owes much of its rebirth in China to the problems plaguing the Communist banking system. Private businesses have virtually no access to commercial loans from state banks, which are struggling with mountains of bad debt from lending to poorly operated state owned industries.
"The No. 1 challenge facing small and medium enterprises is funding," said Zhang Lingxiao, a manager at the business service center run by the Bank of China. "Banks are reluctant to lend to them because they have little credit history and little appropriate collateral. It's very hard for them to qualify."
In the early years of Communist China,van cleef and arpel replica necklace, pawnshops were attacked as a symbol of class oppression. Beijing shut them down in the 1950s, along with all other forms of private enterprise.
The doors to pawnshops didn't reopen until 1987, and demand was so great that the number of brokers nationwide climbed to more than 4,000. But with the healthy demand came shady operators who used the shops to launder money and stolen goods.
To stop the proliferation, Beijing placed pawnshops under the jurisdiction of the central bank in the 1990s. The number of shops shrank to about 1,200, and no new ones were allowed to open.
Then, last August, Beijing switched gears again, releasing pawnshops from the grip of the central bank.
"China's pawn industry has explosive growth potential, but, like the stock market, it is just beginning to open up," said Ma, the 37 year old manager at Heng Tong Pawnshop in Shanghai.
From the marquee to the service counter, pawnshops in China's major cities are visual copycats of modern state banks. Large marble counters and clear glass dividers have long replaced hard to reach small windows with metal bars, which were trademarks of traditional Chinese pawnshops.
Ordinary citizens go to pawnshops to obtain loans to pay for emergency hospital bills, school fees, job search expenses, even vacations. Such a step was unthinkable during Mao Tse tung's era, when the state paid for everything, assigned jobs and restricted travel.
Entrepreneurs looking for a hassle free bailout are regulars at the shops.
"They are a huge help to private businessmen like myself," said Jiang Hua,van cleef alhambra replica necklace, owner of a Shanghai printing shop who frequently pawns his diamond ring and Rolex watch to solve cash flow problems.
"There are still a lot of people who don't know about us and are shocked to find out that a Communist country has pawnshops," Ma said.
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More than 60% of his clients run a business of some sort. One man, Ma remembers,van cleef arpel knock off necklace, was desperate to buy fancy utensils and pay chefs so that he could open his restaurant in time for Christmas Eve. He arrived at the pawnshop in his Mercedes Benz. Ma gave him $7,000 on the spot.
Then there was the optometrist who needed a few hundred bucks to pick up merchandise from an out of town factory. All he had was a digital camera. Ma made him a deal.
But when a 70 year old retired Communist Party cadre asked for $2,400 to open an art gallery in northern China, Ma wasn't so sure. The man gave him a bunch of homemade calligraphy scrolls and abstract paintings that no other pawnshops wanted.
The paintings still hang in Ma's shop. He knew that there would be no takers, but he was moved by the old man and gave him a few hundred dollars anyway.
The majority of his clients, however, are able to reclaim their property within weeks, paying about 5% interest for a monthlong loan. In California, by comparison, the maximum monthly interest rate that banks can charge on loans exceeding $1,650 is 1%.
SHANGHAI In China's land of economic contradictions,van cleef alhambra knock off necklace, pawnshop visitors aren't just the down and out. They're also the up and coming entrepreneurs spearheading the country's long march toward market reforms.
The pawnshops help them out by taking as collateral real estate, luxury cars, stocks and bonds. But the shops are flexible, if all you have is a stamp collection, computer equipment or even abstract paintings you drew yourself.
"People who make millions come to me for help because, hey, even the emperor has a bad day once in a while," said Ma Ding, manager at a Shanghai pawnshop.
The second oldest profession on Earth owes much of its rebirth in China to the problems plaguing the Communist banking system. Private businesses have virtually no access to commercial loans from state banks, which are struggling with mountains of bad debt from lending to poorly operated state owned industries.
"The No. 1 challenge facing small and medium enterprises is funding," said Zhang Lingxiao, a manager at the business service center run by the Bank of China. "Banks are reluctant to lend to them because they have little credit history and little appropriate collateral. It's very hard for them to qualify."
In the early years of Communist China,van cleef and arpel replica necklace, pawnshops were attacked as a symbol of class oppression. Beijing shut them down in the 1950s, along with all other forms of private enterprise.
The doors to pawnshops didn't reopen until 1987, and demand was so great that the number of brokers nationwide climbed to more than 4,000. But with the healthy demand came shady operators who used the shops to launder money and stolen goods.
To stop the proliferation, Beijing placed pawnshops under the jurisdiction of the central bank in the 1990s. The number of shops shrank to about 1,200, and no new ones were allowed to open.
Then, last August, Beijing switched gears again, releasing pawnshops from the grip of the central bank.
"China's pawn industry has explosive growth potential, but, like the stock market, it is just beginning to open up," said Ma, the 37 year old manager at Heng Tong Pawnshop in Shanghai.
From the marquee to the service counter, pawnshops in China's major cities are visual copycats of modern state banks. Large marble counters and clear glass dividers have long replaced hard to reach small windows with metal bars, which were trademarks of traditional Chinese pawnshops.
Ordinary citizens go to pawnshops to obtain loans to pay for emergency hospital bills, school fees, job search expenses, even vacations. Such a step was unthinkable during Mao Tse tung's era, when the state paid for everything, assigned jobs and restricted travel.
Entrepreneurs looking for a hassle free bailout are regulars at the shops.
"They are a huge help to private businessmen like myself," said Jiang Hua,van cleef alhambra replica necklace, owner of a Shanghai printing shop who frequently pawns his diamond ring and Rolex watch to solve cash flow problems.
"There are still a lot of people who don't know about us and are shocked to find out that a Communist country has pawnshops," Ma said.
Majority of Patrons Own a Business
More than 60% of his clients run a business of some sort. One man, Ma remembers,van cleef arpel knock off necklace, was desperate to buy fancy utensils and pay chefs so that he could open his restaurant in time for Christmas Eve. He arrived at the pawnshop in his Mercedes Benz. Ma gave him $7,000 on the spot.
Then there was the optometrist who needed a few hundred bucks to pick up merchandise from an out of town factory. All he had was a digital camera. Ma made him a deal.
But when a 70 year old retired Communist Party cadre asked for $2,400 to open an art gallery in northern China, Ma wasn't so sure. The man gave him a bunch of homemade calligraphy scrolls and abstract paintings that no other pawnshops wanted.
The paintings still hang in Ma's shop. He knew that there would be no takers, but he was moved by the old man and gave him a few hundred dollars anyway.
The majority of his clients, however, are able to reclaim their property within weeks, paying about 5% interest for a monthlong loan. In California, by comparison, the maximum monthly interest rate that banks can charge on loans exceeding $1,650 is 1%.
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February 3, 2000By Richard Truett of The Sentinel Staff
Last weekend the University of Central Florida's football program got a major shot of prestige when the St. Louis Rams won the Super Bowl. Rams starting center Michael Gruttadauria is a 1995 UCF grad.
This weekend, UCF's engineering department could get a boost. Sunday. The race could cover up to 2,700 miles more than five Daytona 500s.
A cadre of University of Central Florida engineering students will be working on the Gunnar Racing team's pit crew. Six of the students are undergraduates enrolled in the school's mechanical engineering program and members of the Student Society of Automotive Engineers. The other two are graduate students in UCF's unique Precision Engineering of High Performance Engine program.
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If the car develops a technical glitch, the UCF students will plug in their computers, download information from the car and suggest ways to make the quickest repair.
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Gunnar will be enrolling at UCF in the fall to study mechanical engineering. But Jeannette says that will be training for his son's goal of becoming a professional race car driver.
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If Gunnar Racing does win the Rolex 24 Sunday, there won't be any gold rings. There are small cash prizes awarded to the top finishers, depending on how many cars are entered and the position in which they finish. The pit crew does get paid, but the owner receives a Rolex watch.
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February 3, 2000By Richard Truett of The Sentinel Staff
Last weekend the University of Central Florida's football program got a major shot of prestige when the St. Louis Rams won the Super Bowl. Rams starting center Michael Gruttadauria is a 1995 UCF grad.
This weekend, UCF's engineering department could get a boost. Sunday. The race could cover up to 2,700 miles more than five Daytona 500s.
A cadre of University of Central Florida engineering students will be working on the Gunnar Racing team's pit crew. Six of the students are undergraduates enrolled in the school's mechanical engineering program and members of the Student Society of Automotive Engineers. The other two are graduate students in UCF's unique Precision Engineering of High Performance Engine program.
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Most of the UCF students will be on the relief pit crew, meaning they'll fill the fuel tank, change the tires, assist the driver and make repairs and adjustments sometime during the night of the race.
But the two students in the high performance engine program will be wielding some impressive performance equipment of their own: diagnostic computers that can quickly locate problems with the car's engine, electrical or fuel systems.
If the car develops a technical glitch, the UCF students will plug in their computers, download information from the car and suggest ways to make the quickest repair.
Jeannette stocked his pit crew with UCF students because he was impressed with the school's engineering program.
Speaking from his office in West Palm Beach, Jeannette said he visited UCF last year with his 17 year old son,van cleef necklace fake wholesale, Gunnar, who is the team's test driver. Jeannette said he was looking for a university that offered engineering students classes in the design of chassis and engines.
We went to orientation, took a tour of the campus and thought it was a really neat campus. We went and took a peek on a Saturday and saw guys working on a Formula 1 project,van cleef fake alhambra necklace, an open wheel race project,'' Jeannette said.
Gunnar will be enrolling at UCF in the fall to study mechanical engineering. But Jeannette says that will be training for his son's goal of becoming a professional race car driver.
The whole idea is to groom him as an engineering type of driver. We are trying to have Gunnar trained as an engineer, which will help his driving skills,'' Jeannette said. Drivers need the mechanical skills to communicate with the engineers who build and tune the car,van cleef alhambra fake necklace, he added.
If Gunnar Racing does win the Rolex 24 Sunday, there won't be any gold rings. There are small cash prizes awarded to the top finishers, depending on how many cars are entered and the position in which they finish. The pit crew does get paid, but the owner receives a Rolex watch.
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Alisha was in the perfect spot onstage to retrieve Chris' watch. Although the piece is worth a lot, Alisha's main concern was preventing it from getting damaged.
"I was actually on the stage right behind where the trampoline was," Alisa recalled. "You can see me right behind the trampoline. on TV [and] you can see where he takes off his watch and throws it. I guess he did it on purpose. There's the watch flying in the air, I just picked it up and put it on my wrist. I was afraid it was gonna get broken."
Chris has rewarded Alisha with concert tickets to his September 21 concert in Ohio and a special backstage VIP meet and greet session. Alisha still hasn't fully comes to terms with the situation.
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Alisha was in the perfect spot onstage to retrieve Chris' watch. Although the piece is worth a lot, Alisha's main concern was preventing it from getting damaged.
"I was actually on the stage right behind where the trampoline was," Alisa recalled. "You can see me right behind the trampoline. on TV [and] you can see where he takes off his watch and throws it. I guess he did it on purpose. There's the watch flying in the air, I just picked it up and put it on my wrist. I was afraid it was gonna get broken."
Chris has rewarded Alisha with concert tickets to his September 21 concert in Ohio and a special backstage VIP meet and greet session. Alisha still hasn't fully comes to terms with the situation.
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Receipts for the wedding of the Honey Jones' totalling 40,000 were discovered and various family holidays to Mexico, Dubai, Maldives and Florida also costing around 40,000.
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Meanwhile Harding's children, Laura Harding, 31, and David Owens, 41, became involved following the raids.
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Prosecutor Ian Wright QC said the pair lived the kind of lavish lifestyle reserved for the rich and famous jetting off to all inclusive trips to the Maldives and even paying for a family trip to Lapland.
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They drove around in a top of the range Audi and BMW, both with private number plates, and lived in a suburban four bedroomed home while still in minimum wage jobs and claiming thousands in benefits.
Mr Honey Jones, described by a judge as the "inept" head of his family run conspiracy, even got his father in law Brian Harding on the act with the 58 year old mixing cocaine with cutting agents in his garage.
Also caught out was the 31 year old's cousin Matthew Jones, who was stopped by police while driving an expensive Mercedes which had thousands of pounds in the boot.
And 32 year old Mrs Honey Jones' brother and sister inadvertently shopped themselves after calling the police after receiving threats from gangsters.
Judge Paul Thomas said the Honey Jones' operation which saw large quantities of cocaine brought from Liverpool to Swansea was motivated by greed.
He said: "Carl Honey Jones you were the dealer principle and in your case it financed a extravagant lifestyle of foreign holidays, a lavish wedding and luxury cars.
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The drugs network was taken apart after police raided 11 addresses in Swansea last year.
Cocaine with a potential street value of 750,000, and almost 60,000 in cash was seized along with expensive jewellery including a genuine Rolex watch as well as cars and quad bikes.
Detectives also found a notebook detailing drug deals with the amounts described in court as "eye watering".
Receipts for the wedding of the Honey Jones' totalling 40,000 were discovered and various family holidays to Mexico, Dubai, Maldives and Florida also costing around 40,000.
A Christmas trip to Lapland had been booked, but never went ahead as the Honey Joneses had been arrested.
Prosecutor Mr Wright said the pair were "living the high life" despite their limited means.
The court heard Donna was working a 6,000 a year minimum wage job, while her husband was working on a "pay as you earn" basis on a 5,van cleef necklace replica wholesale,000 salary.
"In that same year they went on to claim state benefit", Mr Wright said in his opening.
The Honey Joneses both pleaded guilty to money laundering, while Carl also confessed to conspiring to supply Class A drugs.
Harding admitted he was a "willing conspirator" in the enterprise and mixed cocaine with cough drop agent Benzocaine to make the amounts of the drug they had go further therefore increasing the profit margin.
The court heard Harding also used a "heavy duty press" in this process so give the appearance of their product being a higher purity than it actually was.
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Meanwhile Harding's children, Laura Harding, 31, and David Owens, 41, became involved following the raids.
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An art thief named Paul (no last name, yet) provided Joshua Knelman with an overview of art theft during a three year period beginning in early 2008 in Brighton, England. Paul's thieving ways present a knowledgeable link to this shadowy subject that Knelman relates in the thief's deadpan, quirky Brit humour spiked occasionally with crude street talk.
Paul learned his trade as a teenager in Brighton from "knockers." Born poor in England's vacation spot of the wealthy, he had only one chance to live like them, and that was to steal from them. Hence he "joined the fraternity of knockers," petty thieves who knock on doors offering a pound or two for granny's old glass beads, or a thief may con his way inside and snag a painting off the wall. He then scurries off to one of the numerous antique dealers on Brighton's famous Lanes where a dealer buys the stolen loot and sells it to an unsuspecting collector.
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Knelman asked Paul if he had ever "stolen any famous paintings from a museum." Paul laughed. "Do you think I'm a moron?" The big stuff is what he called "headache art," because it gives everyone involved a headache. It is easy to steal, but hard to unload. Paul dealt in the $10,000 art range, which does not attract attention from the police or the media.
In the 1980s, stolen art grew to an estimated $4 billion to $6 billion, the fourth largest black market in the world after drugs, money laundering and weapons, according to Interpol and UNESCO. The Art Loss Register, founded in London in the 1990s, lists more than 100,000 works of stolen art. Only 2 per cent have been recovered. In 2001, the register listed as missing or stolen 659 Picassos, 397 Miros, 347 Chagalls, 313 Salvador Dalis, 216 Warhols and 199 Rembrandts. Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Stolen Art File is small by comparison, with only 6,500 listings.
Toronto lawyer Bonnie Czegledi became one of the early investigators into stolen art. In 2006, she said, "There are only a handful of detectives who have the experience to investigate art theft properly." Yet countries worldwide were being looted of their art for markets in New York and London. FBI agent Robert K. Whitman estimated that art market in New York alone is worth an estimated $200 billion annually. "That's everything antique markets, art fairs, auction house revenue, gallery sales." And he added, "That market is totally unregulated."
Organized crime has entered the lucrative field of stolen art. Knelman covers Montreal's Hells Angels' involvement with stolen art in the style of a detective novel. and Canadian city police forces in their efforts to recover stolen art. Too often, however, Knelman assumes a novelistic tone in which extraneous detail slows the pace.
Disappointing for me, Knelman gives short shrift to historic stolen art and wartime plunder. There is nothing about a notorious shipment of looted treasures from Cuba that came to Toronto after the Cuban revolution. And, significantly, nothing about art that goes missing, lost or stolen when left with an art dealer, auction house or art patron at the time of the artist's death.
An art thief named Paul (no last name, yet) provided Joshua Knelman with an overview of art theft during a three year period beginning in early 2008 in Brighton, England. Paul's thieving ways present a knowledgeable link to this shadowy subject that Knelman relates in the thief's deadpan, quirky Brit humour spiked occasionally with crude street talk.
Paul learned his trade as a teenager in Brighton from "knockers." Born poor in England's vacation spot of the wealthy, he had only one chance to live like them, and that was to steal from them. Hence he "joined the fraternity of knockers," petty thieves who knock on doors offering a pound or two for granny's old glass beads, or a thief may con his way inside and snag a painting off the wall. He then scurries off to one of the numerous antique dealers on Brighton's famous Lanes where a dealer buys the stolen loot and sells it to an unsuspecting collector.
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In 2008, the art world was rocked by two spectacular heists, both in Switzerland, five days apart. On Feb. 6, two Pablo Picasso paintings valued at $10 million were stolen from a small Swiss art gallery. And on Feb. 11, a famous Impressionist museum in Zurich was hit by armed thieves who stormed off with four major works by Cezanne,fake van cleef and arpels earrings, Degas, Monet and Van Gogh.
Whether art is stolen by petty thugs or armed professionals, the cycle is consistent. The thief steals a painting, fences it to a dealer who sells it, and with that transaction the case goes cold. A stolen $6,replica van cleef lotus earrings,000 Rolex watch is traceable,van cleef black earrings replica, but a million dollar painting is not; it has no serial number. One of the world's most famous stolen works of art, a priceless Vermeer taken from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990, is still missing.
Knelman asked Paul if he had ever "stolen any famous paintings from a museum." Paul laughed. "Do you think I'm a moron?" The big stuff is what he called "headache art," because it gives everyone involved a headache. It is easy to steal, but hard to unload. Paul dealt in the $10,000 art range, which does not attract attention from the police or the media.
In the 1980s, stolen art grew to an estimated $4 billion to $6 billion, the fourth largest black market in the world after drugs, money laundering and weapons, according to Interpol and UNESCO. The Art Loss Register, founded in London in the 1990s, lists more than 100,000 works of stolen art. Only 2 per cent have been recovered. In 2001, the register listed as missing or stolen 659 Picassos, 397 Miros, 347 Chagalls, 313 Salvador Dalis, 216 Warhols and 199 Rembrandts. Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Stolen Art File is small by comparison, with only 6,500 listings.
Toronto lawyer Bonnie Czegledi became one of the early investigators into stolen art. In 2006, she said, "There are only a handful of detectives who have the experience to investigate art theft properly." Yet countries worldwide were being looted of their art for markets in New York and London. FBI agent Robert K. Whitman estimated that art market in New York alone is worth an estimated $200 billion annually. "That's everything antique markets, art fairs, auction house revenue, gallery sales." And he added, "That market is totally unregulated."
Organized crime has entered the lucrative field of stolen art. Knelman covers Montreal's Hells Angels' involvement with stolen art in the style of a detective novel. and Canadian city police forces in their efforts to recover stolen art. Too often, however, Knelman assumes a novelistic tone in which extraneous detail slows the pace.
Disappointing for me, Knelman gives short shrift to historic stolen art and wartime plunder. There is nothing about a notorious shipment of looted treasures from Cuba that came to Toronto after the Cuban revolution. And, significantly, nothing about art that goes missing, lost or stolen when left with an art dealer, auction house or art patron at the time of the artist's death.
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The program, which is produced by Jupiter Entertainment, is aired like a documentary through interviews with family, friends, police, lawyers and journalists who had a tie to each case.
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John and Judy Parker met selling Kirby vacuum cleaners. They married and worked six day weeks to build up their sales, service and training enterprise. The victim's mother, Marlene Parker, said during court testimony that even though John adored his wife, their marriage was rocky.
Marlene Parker said if they had divorced, Judy would have gotten only half of the lucrative business. But with her husband gone, she would get their entire estate, including a $1 million insurance policy on his life.
Merrillville police Officer Robert Wiley, Sgt. Jeff Rice and former Merrillville Detective Donald Toth testified during court hearings that friends of the victim's stepchildren, who attended Crown Point High School, told stories the defendants made at least three unsuccessful attempts to hire someone to kill John Parker.
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At the time of the shooting, Parker told police her husband was outside the car and she was in the passenger seat and unable to get a good look at the gunman.
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At the time the conspiracy began, the family, which included two younger daughters, lived together in the Ellendale Farms subdivision in Crown Point.
GARY A 25 year old Griffith man was killed and four other people were injured from gunshot wounds early Sunday morning.
The incident occurred in the 1700 block of Grant Street, the release states.
The Gary Police Department responded to a call with active shooters, according to a release from Gary police Lt. Dawn Westerfield. During the incident numerous shots were fired and five individuals suffered gunshot wounds. Wright was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Lake County Gary Metro Homicide Unit at 219 755 3855 or the Crime Tip Line at 866 CRIME GP.
The 2003 murder of Merrillville businessman John Parker Jr., planned by his wife, Judy Parker, and aided by his two stepchildren, will be the focus of a television show airing Sunday. in an episode titled "Judy Parker." It's on the Oxygen Network.
The program, which is produced by Jupiter Entertainment, is aired like a documentary through interviews with family, friends, police, lawyers and journalists who had a tie to each case.
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John and Judy Parker met selling Kirby vacuum cleaners. They married and worked six day weeks to build up their sales, service and training enterprise. The victim's mother, Marlene Parker, said during court testimony that even though John adored his wife, their marriage was rocky.
Marlene Parker said if they had divorced, Judy would have gotten only half of the lucrative business. But with her husband gone, she would get their entire estate, including a $1 million insurance policy on his life.
Merrillville police Officer Robert Wiley, Sgt. Jeff Rice and former Merrillville Detective Donald Toth testified during court hearings that friends of the victim's stepchildren, who attended Crown Point High School, told stories the defendants made at least three unsuccessful attempts to hire someone to kill John Parker.
Wiley said one of the hit men said he even told Parker of the plot on his life but he didn't take it seriously. When that failed, Parker gave the teens money to buy a pistol and followed up by buying dark clothes and a mask,van cleef black earrings replica, which Hicks wore while shooting his stepfather in the back of the head.
At the time of the shooting, Parker told police her husband was outside the car and she was in the passenger seat and unable to get a good look at the gunman.
Police early on discounted robbery because after John Parker was shot he still was wearing a Rolex watch and expensive gold and diamond jewelry.
At the time the conspiracy began, the family, which included two younger daughters, lived together in the Ellendale Farms subdivision in Crown Point.
GARY A 25 year old Griffith man was killed and four other people were injured from gunshot wounds early Sunday morning.
The incident occurred in the 1700 block of Grant Street, the release states.
The Gary Police Department responded to a call with active shooters, according to a release from Gary police Lt. Dawn Westerfield. During the incident numerous shots were fired and five individuals suffered gunshot wounds. Wright was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call the Lake County Gary Metro Homicide Unit at 219 755 3855 or the Crime Tip Line at 866 CRIME GP.
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can a person become so bedazzled by material possessions that she can no longer see the difference between what appropriate and inappropriate, Spencer said.
McDonnell said can remain free on bond while she appeals the convictions, the judge said.
Her husband, former Gov. Bob McDonnell, convicted of 11 counts, was sentenced to two years in prison last month. Circuit Court of Appeals, which will hear arguments May 12.
A jury in September found the McDonnells guilty of taking more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams in exchange for promoting his company nutritional supplements primarily the tobacco derived anti inflammatory Anatabloc. Among the gifts were about $20,000 in designer accessories and clothing for Maureen McDonnell and a $6,500 Rolex watch she gave her husband for Christmas.
Bob McDonnell, who was widely considered a possible Mitt Romney running mate before the scandal broke, testified during the six week trial. His wife did not.
Maureen McDonnell is likely the first modern day spouse of a governor convicted on felony charges arising from her occupancy in an executive mansion, according to scholars and research conducted by The Associated Press. First spouses of the states have had lesser brushes with the law, such as a former West Virginia first lady who was acquitted more than a century ago on charges of forging her first husband signature, but none has confronted the prospect of a prison term for a felony conviction.
Lewis L. Gould, a University of Texas professor emeritus who wrote a research paper in the 1980s on the spouses of governors, said state first ladies borrow heavily from the public service example of the spouses of presidents. But they generally have little guidance on the demands of the largely ceremonial job, he said.
Maureen McDonnell lawyers said in court papers that she was never comfortable in the role of first lady, and she cracked under the pressure and the fear of letting her husband down.
Gould said he envisions discussions among the first ladies in years to come along the lines of, have to watch out. Look what happened to one of us in Virginia. testified Friday that Maureen McDonnell is a thoughtful woman devoted to her family, but she was overwhelmed by her role as first lady.
Friend Lisa Kratz Thomas said Maureen has barely left her house since she was convicted last September and has little social interaction outside of a Bible study.
lost her dignity, Thomas said. really become a prisoner in her own home. Rachel McDonnell said the scandal surrounding her parents has driven her family apart and that her mother feels alone. character witnesses asked that Maureen McDonnell be spared prison time.
The third of nine children of an FBI agent, Maureen McDonnell became a Washington Redskins cheerleader in the early 1970s. She met her husband to be in 1973, when he was attending Notre Dame on an ROTC scholarship, and they were married in 1976.
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would ask in your sentence today that you consider the punishment I already received, she said. marriage is broken, my family is hurting and my reputation is in shatters. the judge called the case and bizarre, saying there appeared to be two Maureen McDonnells the loving mother and devoted wife and the first lady belittled and terrorized employees at the Executive Mansion.
can a person become so bedazzled by material possessions that she can no longer see the difference between what appropriate and inappropriate, Spencer said.
McDonnell said can remain free on bond while she appeals the convictions, the judge said.
Her husband, former Gov. Bob McDonnell, convicted of 11 counts, was sentenced to two years in prison last month. Circuit Court of Appeals, which will hear arguments May 12.
A jury in September found the McDonnells guilty of taking more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams in exchange for promoting his company nutritional supplements primarily the tobacco derived anti inflammatory Anatabloc. Among the gifts were about $20,000 in designer accessories and clothing for Maureen McDonnell and a $6,500 Rolex watch she gave her husband for Christmas.
Bob McDonnell, who was widely considered a possible Mitt Romney running mate before the scandal broke, testified during the six week trial. His wife did not.
Maureen McDonnell is likely the first modern day spouse of a governor convicted on felony charges arising from her occupancy in an executive mansion, according to scholars and research conducted by The Associated Press. First spouses of the states have had lesser brushes with the law, such as a former West Virginia first lady who was acquitted more than a century ago on charges of forging her first husband signature, but none has confronted the prospect of a prison term for a felony conviction.
Lewis L. Gould, a University of Texas professor emeritus who wrote a research paper in the 1980s on the spouses of governors, said state first ladies borrow heavily from the public service example of the spouses of presidents. But they generally have little guidance on the demands of the largely ceremonial job, he said.
Maureen McDonnell lawyers said in court papers that she was never comfortable in the role of first lady, and she cracked under the pressure and the fear of letting her husband down.
Gould said he envisions discussions among the first ladies in years to come along the lines of, have to watch out. Look what happened to one of us in Virginia. testified Friday that Maureen McDonnell is a thoughtful woman devoted to her family, but she was overwhelmed by her role as first lady.
Friend Lisa Kratz Thomas said Maureen has barely left her house since she was convicted last September and has little social interaction outside of a Bible study.
lost her dignity, Thomas said. really become a prisoner in her own home. Rachel McDonnell said the scandal surrounding her parents has driven her family apart and that her mother feels alone. character witnesses asked that Maureen McDonnell be spared prison time.
The third of nine children of an FBI agent, Maureen McDonnell became a Washington Redskins cheerleader in the early 1970s. She met her husband to be in 1973, when he was attending Notre Dame on an ROTC scholarship, and they were married in 1976.
Her lawyers say in court papers that she dedicated her adult life to raising the couple five children and supporting her husband political career. She worked off and on in a variety of jobs, including selling nutritional supplements from home.
The trial exposed details of the McDonnells strained marriage as defense attorneys tried to show that the couple could not have conspired to extract bribes from Williams because they were barely communicating. Several witnesses testified about Maureen McDonnell erratic behavior and angry outbursts, which nearly prompted a mass walkout by the Executive Mansion staff. Bob McDonnell testified that he began working later than necessary to avoid his wife wrath.
Maureen McDonnell attorney,van cleef and arpel necklace fake, William Burck, told jurors that his client developed a on Williams as her time with her increasingly busy husband dwindled. Some witnesses described the former first lady relationship with Williams as inappropriate, but nobody suggested it was physical.
Williams,vca butterfly necklace replica, who testified under immunity for the prosecution, denied any romantic connection and said he only gave the McDonnells loans and luxury goods to get their help as he sought state backed research of Anatabloc.
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DAYTONA BEACH For the past two years, Rolex has awarded a Daytona cosmograph to the Daytona 200 pole winner. Scott Russell won the inaugural Rolex watch, and his new teammate, Pascal Picotte, took last year's.
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''I'm still hungry,'' Russell said. ''I'm not by any means ready to stop racing.''
Racing has been good to Russell, who lives in the same Atlanta subdivision as Braves pitcher Tom Glavine and Falcons wide receiver Andre Rison.
''I'm sure they're all wondering, 'How in the hell did he get in here?' '' said Russell, who bought a Dodge Viper sports car while testing at Daytona in 1993. ''They don't even allow motorcycles in my neighborhood.''
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Racing has been good to Russell, who lives in the same Atlanta subdivision as Braves pitcher Tom Glavine and Falcons wide receiver Andre Rison.
''I'm sure they're all wondering, 'How in the hell did he get in here?' '' said Russell, who bought a Dodge Viper sports car while testing at Daytona in 1993. ''They don't even allow motorcycles in my neighborhood.''
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At least he still knows what time it is.
The Orlando 500, NASCAR style mini racing, returns to downtown Orlando for the second annual event on Jan. The field of 33 has 30 cars entered. The fee for a race car and team sponsorship is $3,000. The money benefits the American Diabetes Association. Call 660 1926 or 1 800 741 5698.
NASCAR Winston Cup driver Ken Schrader will make his SuperTruck Series debut Sunday. The event will be the second of three races for NASCAR's newest racing series on the eight week TNN series. Races for the NASCAR Winston West Series and NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour will be featured in other weeks. Rick Carelli won the first SuperTruck Series race on Nov. 20.
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It may not have the wow factor of a Rolex watch or a pair of Louboutin shoes, but trust us the Subaru Outback is no outcast. A granddaddy of crossovers, the Outback has been instrumental in driving Subaru's record sales month after month.
Subaru this week reported that year to date sales are up 16 percent over the same period in 2014. last month and our shopping levels in general are at their highest levels ever" said , senior vice president of sales, Subaru of America.
There's apparently some cachet in transportation that combines creature comforts, reliability, versatility and great resale value. The 2015 Outback marks the start of the fifth generation of the 20 year old crossover and the revamp is a doozy, with cosmetic and substantive improvements making the Outback even more compelling.
It's roomier, quieter, more comfortable and uses less fuel. Those familiar with Subaru's lineup will be cheering that the quirky some would say, downright tacky infotainment gear of previous years is gone.
The 2.5 is the entry level Outback. Included with its $24,895 MSRP are Subaru's full time all wheel drive, Starlink multimedia four speaker infotainment system with 6.2 inch screen, manually adjustable driver and front passenger seats and air conditioning. The 2.5i rolls on 17 inch steel wheels with covers and 225/65R17 tires.
Moving up a notch to the 2.5i Premium (MSRP: $26,995) adds a 7 inch Starlink screen,van cleef red clover necklace replica, satellite radio,necklace van cleef fake, 10 way power adjustable driver's seat, 17 inch alloy wheels, heated outside mirrors and front seats, dual zone automatic climate control, leather wrapped steering wheel and shifter, and one touch up/down power front windows.
If you're of the "gotta have leather" camp, the 2.5i Limited is the ticket. In addition to the hide seat covers, the $29,995 Limited includes a power life gate and heated rear seats, a 576 watt, 12 speaker stereo, blind spot detection, lane change assist and rear traffic alert. Wheels are 18 inch two tone alloys shod with 225/60R18 rubber.
The 3.6R Limited is pretty much all about the bigger, more powerful six cylinder engine. The top of the line Outback, which has an MSRP of $32,cartier clover necklace replica,995, gets HID low beam headlights and dual exhaust outlets.
Built into every modern Subaru's DNA is the boxer (horizontally opposed or "flat") engine that lowers the center of gravity and enhances stability. of torque at 4,000 rpm. The 3.6 liter six boasts 256 horses at 6,000 rpm and 247 lb. ft. of torque at 4,400 rpm.
A more raked windshield and active grille shutters help fuel efficiency. Estimated mileage for the bread and butter four has increased to 25 mpg city, 33 highway and 28 in combined driving. The six's fuel efficiency has also increased to 19 city, 27 highway and 22 combined.
The Outback's symmetrical all wheel drive layout allows all drive shafts to be equal size, so the drivetrain is balanced left to right. Under most conditions,van cleef arpels clover necklace fake, the Outback's all wheel drive system sends 60 percent of the torque to the front and 40 percent to the rear. But if sensors detect changes in traction, the torque can be equally distributed front and rear.
The sole transmission with the 2015 Outback is the Lineartronic CVT (continuously variable transmission). It has been programed to emulate a six speed manual and features steering wheel mounted paddle shifters.
Standard on all new Outbacks is X mode, which optimizes engine, transmission, AWD and traction control for a more stable, confident driving experience. Hill descent control and hill start assist are also standard.
The 2015 Outback's cabin nips at the heels of some entry level luxury cars, thanks in part to an acoustic windshield, new engine mounts, more insulation and thicker panels where they count, such as the floor and inner fenders. Your mileage may vary, but we found the seats supportive and very comfortable. Our 2.5i Premium had the power driver's seat but the front passenger's seat was still manual. To get a power passenger seat (four way) buyers have to buy in to the Limited trims.
The cabin has been made more inviting and we appreciated touches like the center console being able to store a tablet computer. We think the Outback 2.5i Premium hits the sweet spot in features and price. And here's the clincher: the Premium is available with Subaru's respected EyeSight safety suite, blind spot warning, rear cross traffic alert, and power lift gate. The package is a steal at $1,695.
When equipped with the comprehensive EyeSight system, the 2015 Outlook earned the 's highest rating: Top Safety Pick Plus. EyeSight constantly monitors the traffic ahead and uses sensors to help prevent or at least reduce damages and injuries from front crashes. EyeSight bundles adaptive cruise control, lane departure and sway warning, pre collision braking and throttle management. If you haven't gone off roading, trust us, you (and your family) are missing out on (literally) many levels. The new and oh so improved 2015 Outback is a fresh way to rectify that.