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Rolex watch Manual or Self Winding
Which Rolex to Get?So you are thinking of getting a Rolex. Whether you are a first time buyer or a seasoned Rolex veteran, there are things to consider in terms of what type of Rolex to get.
But first things first. Do you know enough about the Rolex Company?
Rolex was founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf, a young twenty four year old German whose company Wilsdorf Davies was a distributor of time pieces based in London. It was Wilsdorf's vision to have a watch worn on the wrist that had many faults, unreliable and not aesthetically attractive to the eye. He took it upon himself to gather small mechanisms with precise movements from a Swiss manufacturing company in Bienne. Wilsdorf wanted to start making wrist watches that not only had the precision to tell the right time but also the luxury to wear it in your hands. Thus he started making wrist watches that had manual winding, wherein the crown of the watch is wound by hand every day to operate the watch continuously. The reason for this is because the power comes from manual winding makes the internal spiral mainspring which turns the gears to move the hands of the watch. When the spring loses energy as the watch runs through the day, the seconds or mechanism behind the watch face will stop moving. Usually, the manual winding will store energy for about two days, allowing the watch to keep running through the night while at rest or stationary.
Three years after embarking on the idea of wrist watches, it is said that Wilsdorf juggledrandom letters in the alphabet butcould not get it to sound right. He kept in mind that the name had to be short, easy to remember and fit the watch dials in the face. But the story goes that while ridingthrough Cheapside,Londonon the upper deck of a horse drawn carriage "a genie whispered 'Rolex' in my ear."
In 1910, Rolex had earned its reputation for quality movements focusing on the movement of chronometric precision and became one of the leading watch companies. It is considered to be the first wrist watch tobe awardedthe Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision granted by the Official Chronometer Certificationof the Bureau Officiel in Switzerland. Four years later, Rolex was given another award, the Class A Precision from the Kew Observatory in Great Britain, previously reserved for marine chronometers stamping it place in the watch industry for its brand's precision. Registered in Geneva.
Rolex Oyster, the first manual winding waterproof anddustproof wristwatch was then launched in 1926. It had a sealed case for optimal protection and the Rolex makers took the challenge to prove that this watch was waterproof. They made a youngEnglish swimmer named Mercedes Gleitze wear the Oyster while crossing the English Channel in ten hours. The watch functioned perfectly at the end of the swim. It was in this instance that Wilsdorf recognized the importance of marketing and advertising to gain prestige and publicity.
By 1931, Rolex now energized with the reputable background of precision, waterproof casing and prestige went on to invent andthen patented theperpetual rotor, considered the first self windingmechanism ever made in the world. Also known as perpetual winding, the automatic watch uses an internal moving weight that winds or rotates when the person moves the arm. This transfers energy to a power reserve that keeps the watch working. Inside a self winding watch is a semicircular piece that hasa bit of weight and affected by gravity. As you move your wrist, the piece will move because it is almost always pointed toward the ground. As you walk with the arm swinging back and forth, the piece follows the same movement inside the watch. To the watch aficionados, this became the heart of every modern automatic watch, true to its art form and ingenious system.
In 1933, the Oyster by Rolex was used by the crew to fly over Everest over an expedition and was very satisfied with the performance on high altitude surface. Two years after, Rolex set up a living laboratory to fine tune and test the technical performance of the Rolex Oysterself windingwatch in different settings and in sports, be it in motor racing, aviation, and various expeditions. In 1935,van arpels and cleef necklace fake, Sir Malcolm Campbell known as the king of speed and one of the fastest drivers in his time gave his stamp of approval when he wore his watch in his various car races using his Bluebird.
The model Rolex Datejustself winding chronometer watch with a date window in the watch dial was launched in 1945. Rolex chose to use the Jubilee bracelet with fluted bezel to distinguish this as the pillar of the Oyster collection.
Rolex went beyond the function of telling time for aself winding wristwatch by adding functions that would aid the wearer during their sports and professional activities. Scientific explorations, aviation, mountain climbing and deep sea diving are some of the outdoor activities that were tried and tested with the Rolex.
The year 1953 became a busy year for testing theRolex Oyster Perpetual. In the Sir John Hunt Expedition in 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay reached the Mount Everest summit and celebrated the success by launching the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer that was catapulted to iconic status. The same year launched the first diver's self winding watch, the Rolex Submariner. With the rotatable bezel that allows the divers to read the immersion time and a guarantee of waterproof depth of one hundred meters or three hundred thirty feet.
Meanwhile, international flights that would cross several time zones in different parts of the world push Rolex to answer the demand of the jet age time. In 1955, the dual time zone Rolex GMT Master self windingwatch with the two tone bezel to mark the daytime from nighttime hours was developed for the airline pilots and became the official watch of several airlines; one of them is Pan American World Airways.
Noting the demand for wristwatches for the ladies in 1954,van cleef necklace alhambra fake, the firstRolex Oyster Perpetual Ladydateself winding watch was released, then in 1957 the RolexLady Datejust with the date chronometer in a smaller size to fit the lady's wrist.
The Rolex OysterPerpetual Day Date self winding watch was introduced in 1956. Using a more luxurious material, the eighteen carat gold or platinum with the signature President Bracelet had the date and day of the week spelled out in two windows of the face of the watch along with its number dials. This is considered one of Rolex's top of the line models and remains in high demand for influential personalities. In the same year, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss self winding watch made with ferromagnetic alloys that had two components. Its major feature of withstanding magnetic fields of up to one thousand gauss with its shield protection toresist magnetic interference. Tested by European Organization for Nuclear Research or CERN engineers, the Milagauss was classified as a perfect magnetic shield and able to meet the demands of the scientific community.
After the death of HansWilsdorf on July 1960, Andre Heiniger took over the company and continued the Rolex legacy.
The Rolex CosmographDaytona self windingwatch was in1963 as a new generation chronograph designed for racing drivers and baptized in the iconic name Daytona. It is made to be sturdy, waterproof, and robust and has a featured tachymetric scale on the bezel for calculating average speed.
Four years after in 1967, the Rolex Sea Dwellerself winding watch with helium escape valve in its case for the long decompression phases in hyperbaric chambers. It became the choice of professional deep sea divers because the helium from the gas mixtures during decompression was no risk to damage the watch along with its waterproof guarantee of six hundred ten meters.
In 1971,van cleef & arpels alhambra necklace fake, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer IIself windingwatch with a twenty four hour hand which is valuable to distinguish night from day when one is beneath ground. Seven years after, theRolex Sea Dweller 4000 self winding watch was launched in 1978 with a waterproof depth of one thousand two hundred twenty meters.
After more than a decade, in 1992 two watch models were launched. TheRolex Pearlmaster which is an updated Lady Datejust. Rolex involved itself with yachting and became sponsor to many renowned offshore races. Thus the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht Master self winding watch was launched in three sizes to fit different wrist bands.
In 2007, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht Master II regatta chronographself winding watch was launched as the first watch with a programmable countdown with mechanical memory. The innovation lies in the rotable ring command bezel that allows an interaction of the movement and the case giving the yachtsmen the signal when the line is crossed after the starting gun.
The next year 2008, the Rolex Deepseaself winding watch for deep sea exploration with a technical innovation where the ring lock system allows the watch to withstand water pressure as heavy as the weight of three tons crystal.
The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sky Dweller self winding watch was launched in 2012 for world travelers who rely on dual time zones with an annual calendar that needs only one date adjustment in a year. In the same year,van cleef onyx necklace replica, the Rolex OysterPerpetual Deepsea Challengeself winding watch was presented to the public as an experimental diving watch. It is certified twelve thousand meterswaterproof and built to resist extreme pressures in the deepest reaches of the oceans, setting the record for this watch to be the deepest diving watch in the world.
These are important rules to follow when one needs to maintain a Rolex self wind watch:
Place the watch on a flat stationary surface to reduce the risk of a Rolex self winding watches to slip from your fingers or accidentally fall.
Hold on to the crown and slowlyunscrew it to loosen from the watch. Turn the crown counterclockwise until you feel it release from the watch body. You will notice it will pop out slightly from the side of the watch.
Wind your Rolex by using your thumb and index finger to slowly turn the crown clockwise 360 degrees or a full rotation. You have to do this at least 30 to 40 times to fully wind the Rolex watch. If you do this a few time, the watch will not fully wound. Do not worry to overwind a Rolex as there is a device built in to prevent this.
Screw back the crown into the body of the Rolex by returning to its normal position. Gently pushing the crown towards the watch and screw itback by turning it clockwise. Your Rolex watch is now wound.
If you've wound your watch and it doesn't immediately start working, leave it alone for a little while or you can wear the watch in your wrist and rotate it back and forth. It may need a little motion for the watch to start working.
Which Rolex to Get?So you are thinking of getting a Rolex. Whether you are a first time buyer or a seasoned Rolex veteran, there are things to consider in terms of what type of Rolex to get.
But first things first. Do you know enough about the Rolex Company?
Rolex was founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf, a young twenty four year old German whose company Wilsdorf Davies was a distributor of time pieces based in London. It was Wilsdorf's vision to have a watch worn on the wrist that had many faults, unreliable and not aesthetically attractive to the eye. He took it upon himself to gather small mechanisms with precise movements from a Swiss manufacturing company in Bienne. Wilsdorf wanted to start making wrist watches that not only had the precision to tell the right time but also the luxury to wear it in your hands. Thus he started making wrist watches that had manual winding, wherein the crown of the watch is wound by hand every day to operate the watch continuously. The reason for this is because the power comes from manual winding makes the internal spiral mainspring which turns the gears to move the hands of the watch. When the spring loses energy as the watch runs through the day, the seconds or mechanism behind the watch face will stop moving. Usually, the manual winding will store energy for about two days, allowing the watch to keep running through the night while at rest or stationary.
Three years after embarking on the idea of wrist watches, it is said that Wilsdorf juggledrandom letters in the alphabet butcould not get it to sound right. He kept in mind that the name had to be short, easy to remember and fit the watch dials in the face. But the story goes that while ridingthrough Cheapside,Londonon the upper deck of a horse drawn carriage "a genie whispered 'Rolex' in my ear."
In 1910, Rolex had earned its reputation for quality movements focusing on the movement of chronometric precision and became one of the leading watch companies. It is considered to be the first wrist watch tobe awardedthe Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision granted by the Official Chronometer Certificationof the Bureau Officiel in Switzerland. Four years later, Rolex was given another award, the Class A Precision from the Kew Observatory in Great Britain, previously reserved for marine chronometers stamping it place in the watch industry for its brand's precision. Registered in Geneva.
Rolex Oyster, the first manual winding waterproof anddustproof wristwatch was then launched in 1926. It had a sealed case for optimal protection and the Rolex makers took the challenge to prove that this watch was waterproof. They made a youngEnglish swimmer named Mercedes Gleitze wear the Oyster while crossing the English Channel in ten hours. The watch functioned perfectly at the end of the swim. It was in this instance that Wilsdorf recognized the importance of marketing and advertising to gain prestige and publicity.
By 1931, Rolex now energized with the reputable background of precision, waterproof casing and prestige went on to invent andthen patented theperpetual rotor, considered the first self windingmechanism ever made in the world. Also known as perpetual winding, the automatic watch uses an internal moving weight that winds or rotates when the person moves the arm. This transfers energy to a power reserve that keeps the watch working. Inside a self winding watch is a semicircular piece that hasa bit of weight and affected by gravity. As you move your wrist, the piece will move because it is almost always pointed toward the ground. As you walk with the arm swinging back and forth, the piece follows the same movement inside the watch. To the watch aficionados, this became the heart of every modern automatic watch, true to its art form and ingenious system.
In 1933, the Oyster by Rolex was used by the crew to fly over Everest over an expedition and was very satisfied with the performance on high altitude surface. Two years after, Rolex set up a living laboratory to fine tune and test the technical performance of the Rolex Oysterself windingwatch in different settings and in sports, be it in motor racing, aviation, and various expeditions. In 1935,van arpels and cleef necklace fake, Sir Malcolm Campbell known as the king of speed and one of the fastest drivers in his time gave his stamp of approval when he wore his watch in his various car races using his Bluebird.
The model Rolex Datejustself winding chronometer watch with a date window in the watch dial was launched in 1945. Rolex chose to use the Jubilee bracelet with fluted bezel to distinguish this as the pillar of the Oyster collection.
Rolex went beyond the function of telling time for aself winding wristwatch by adding functions that would aid the wearer during their sports and professional activities. Scientific explorations, aviation, mountain climbing and deep sea diving are some of the outdoor activities that were tried and tested with the Rolex.
The year 1953 became a busy year for testing theRolex Oyster Perpetual. In the Sir John Hunt Expedition in 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay reached the Mount Everest summit and celebrated the success by launching the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer that was catapulted to iconic status. The same year launched the first diver's self winding watch, the Rolex Submariner. With the rotatable bezel that allows the divers to read the immersion time and a guarantee of waterproof depth of one hundred meters or three hundred thirty feet.
Meanwhile, international flights that would cross several time zones in different parts of the world push Rolex to answer the demand of the jet age time. In 1955, the dual time zone Rolex GMT Master self windingwatch with the two tone bezel to mark the daytime from nighttime hours was developed for the airline pilots and became the official watch of several airlines; one of them is Pan American World Airways.
Noting the demand for wristwatches for the ladies in 1954,van cleef necklace alhambra fake, the firstRolex Oyster Perpetual Ladydateself winding watch was released, then in 1957 the RolexLady Datejust with the date chronometer in a smaller size to fit the lady's wrist.
The Rolex OysterPerpetual Day Date self winding watch was introduced in 1956. Using a more luxurious material, the eighteen carat gold or platinum with the signature President Bracelet had the date and day of the week spelled out in two windows of the face of the watch along with its number dials. This is considered one of Rolex's top of the line models and remains in high demand for influential personalities. In the same year, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss self winding watch made with ferromagnetic alloys that had two components. Its major feature of withstanding magnetic fields of up to one thousand gauss with its shield protection toresist magnetic interference. Tested by European Organization for Nuclear Research or CERN engineers, the Milagauss was classified as a perfect magnetic shield and able to meet the demands of the scientific community.
After the death of HansWilsdorf on July 1960, Andre Heiniger took over the company and continued the Rolex legacy.
The Rolex CosmographDaytona self windingwatch was in1963 as a new generation chronograph designed for racing drivers and baptized in the iconic name Daytona. It is made to be sturdy, waterproof, and robust and has a featured tachymetric scale on the bezel for calculating average speed.
Four years after in 1967, the Rolex Sea Dwellerself winding watch with helium escape valve in its case for the long decompression phases in hyperbaric chambers. It became the choice of professional deep sea divers because the helium from the gas mixtures during decompression was no risk to damage the watch along with its waterproof guarantee of six hundred ten meters.
In 1971,van cleef & arpels alhambra necklace fake, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer IIself windingwatch with a twenty four hour hand which is valuable to distinguish night from day when one is beneath ground. Seven years after, theRolex Sea Dweller 4000 self winding watch was launched in 1978 with a waterproof depth of one thousand two hundred twenty meters.
After more than a decade, in 1992 two watch models were launched. TheRolex Pearlmaster which is an updated Lady Datejust. Rolex involved itself with yachting and became sponsor to many renowned offshore races. Thus the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht Master self winding watch was launched in three sizes to fit different wrist bands.
In 2007, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht Master II regatta chronographself winding watch was launched as the first watch with a programmable countdown with mechanical memory. The innovation lies in the rotable ring command bezel that allows an interaction of the movement and the case giving the yachtsmen the signal when the line is crossed after the starting gun.
The next year 2008, the Rolex Deepseaself winding watch for deep sea exploration with a technical innovation where the ring lock system allows the watch to withstand water pressure as heavy as the weight of three tons crystal.
The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sky Dweller self winding watch was launched in 2012 for world travelers who rely on dual time zones with an annual calendar that needs only one date adjustment in a year. In the same year,van cleef onyx necklace replica, the Rolex OysterPerpetual Deepsea Challengeself winding watch was presented to the public as an experimental diving watch. It is certified twelve thousand meterswaterproof and built to resist extreme pressures in the deepest reaches of the oceans, setting the record for this watch to be the deepest diving watch in the world.
These are important rules to follow when one needs to maintain a Rolex self wind watch:
Place the watch on a flat stationary surface to reduce the risk of a Rolex self winding watches to slip from your fingers or accidentally fall.
Hold on to the crown and slowlyunscrew it to loosen from the watch. Turn the crown counterclockwise until you feel it release from the watch body. You will notice it will pop out slightly from the side of the watch.
Wind your Rolex by using your thumb and index finger to slowly turn the crown clockwise 360 degrees or a full rotation. You have to do this at least 30 to 40 times to fully wind the Rolex watch. If you do this a few time, the watch will not fully wound. Do not worry to overwind a Rolex as there is a device built in to prevent this.
Screw back the crown into the body of the Rolex by returning to its normal position. Gently pushing the crown towards the watch and screw itback by turning it clockwise. Your Rolex watch is now wound.
If you've wound your watch and it doesn't immediately start working, leave it alone for a little while or you can wear the watch in your wrist and rotate it back and forth. It may need a little motion for the watch to start working.
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35K reward being offered in unsolved
Five years ago, Maurice J. Spagnoletti a well known executive in New Jersey banking circles recruited to turn around a troubled financial institution in Puerto Rico left his office in San Juan and headed to his beachfront condo.
As he sat in traffic approaching the Minillas Tunnel on one of San Juan's busiest roads, police said another car pulled alongside his and a series of shots rang out. Spagnoletti's car veered off the road and into a guardrail, where police found him dead hit by at least three bullets to the head. Nothing was stolen, including the expensive Rolex watch on his wrist. No one was ever arrested.
On Tuesday, the FBI in San Juan announced a $20,000 reward for information that could help solve the mysterious June 15,van cleef butterfly fake necklace, 2011, killing. At the same time, his widow,clover replica necklace van cleef, Marisa, who still lives in New Jersey, said she was contributing an additional $10,van cleef arpels fake necklace,000 of her own money toward the reward. She also raised $5,000 in small dollar amounts from family and friends, while asking others to contribute to a fund to help find her husband's killers.
"We hope that this reward will encourage more people to come forward to share what they know about my husband's murder," she said.
A mysterious death and no answers
Police have long said they believed the killing was professionally orchestrated.
While a move for the murder was never established, the bank where Spagnoletti worked Doral Financial has been the target of a long running investigation into its financial dealings in recent years. FBI agents raided the bank's information technology offices in December 2014.
In court papers filed by Spagnoletti's wife, she charged that her husband was targeted after he learned of a series of "potentially fraudulent or improper transactions involving Doral Financial and various third parties." The lawsuit against the bank was later dismissed.
Beset by financial problems, the bank was shut down by regulators last year.
In a press conference in San Juan, the FBI and the police said they have gathered "substantial physical and digital evidence, conducted hundreds of interviews," and followed up on scores of leads.
Spagnoletti, a New Jersey native who was born in Hoboken and graduated from St. Peter's College,van cleef knock off necklace wholesale, worked in top levels jobs at banking institutions across the country, including Summit Bank in New Jersey, where he served as regional president and CEO.
He later moved to Indiana, after Spagnoletti was offered a position at Fifth Third Bank as president and CEO, and then to South Carolina, when he took a job heading up mortgage operations with Carolina First Bank.
Recruited in 2009 by Doral Financial as a consultant, Spagnoletti began working for the company as executive vice president in September 2010, commuting between Doral's offices in New York and San Juan to head up mortgage and banking operations at the time of his death.
His wife, who established a charitable foundation in his name, has set up a reward fund to accept further contributions at the Wells Fargo Bank, 1689 Route 10 in Morris Plains. In addition, she set up a GoFundMe Page where people can also make contributions.
"My husband always did the right and honorable thing, and I am asking people to contribute so that the FBI will use it to obtain more information about my husband's murder," she said.
Five years ago, Maurice J. Spagnoletti a well known executive in New Jersey banking circles recruited to turn around a troubled financial institution in Puerto Rico left his office in San Juan and headed to his beachfront condo.
As he sat in traffic approaching the Minillas Tunnel on one of San Juan's busiest roads, police said another car pulled alongside his and a series of shots rang out. Spagnoletti's car veered off the road and into a guardrail, where police found him dead hit by at least three bullets to the head. Nothing was stolen, including the expensive Rolex watch on his wrist. No one was ever arrested.
On Tuesday, the FBI in San Juan announced a $20,000 reward for information that could help solve the mysterious June 15,van cleef butterfly fake necklace, 2011, killing. At the same time, his widow,clover replica necklace van cleef, Marisa, who still lives in New Jersey, said she was contributing an additional $10,van cleef arpels fake necklace,000 of her own money toward the reward. She also raised $5,000 in small dollar amounts from family and friends, while asking others to contribute to a fund to help find her husband's killers.
"We hope that this reward will encourage more people to come forward to share what they know about my husband's murder," she said.
A mysterious death and no answers
Police have long said they believed the killing was professionally orchestrated.
While a move for the murder was never established, the bank where Spagnoletti worked Doral Financial has been the target of a long running investigation into its financial dealings in recent years. FBI agents raided the bank's information technology offices in December 2014.
In court papers filed by Spagnoletti's wife, she charged that her husband was targeted after he learned of a series of "potentially fraudulent or improper transactions involving Doral Financial and various third parties." The lawsuit against the bank was later dismissed.
Beset by financial problems, the bank was shut down by regulators last year.
In a press conference in San Juan, the FBI and the police said they have gathered "substantial physical and digital evidence, conducted hundreds of interviews," and followed up on scores of leads.
Spagnoletti, a New Jersey native who was born in Hoboken and graduated from St. Peter's College,van cleef knock off necklace wholesale, worked in top levels jobs at banking institutions across the country, including Summit Bank in New Jersey, where he served as regional president and CEO.
He later moved to Indiana, after Spagnoletti was offered a position at Fifth Third Bank as president and CEO, and then to South Carolina, when he took a job heading up mortgage operations with Carolina First Bank.
Recruited in 2009 by Doral Financial as a consultant, Spagnoletti began working for the company as executive vice president in September 2010, commuting between Doral's offices in New York and San Juan to head up mortgage and banking operations at the time of his death.
His wife, who established a charitable foundation in his name, has set up a reward fund to accept further contributions at the Wells Fargo Bank, 1689 Route 10 in Morris Plains. In addition, she set up a GoFundMe Page where people can also make contributions.
"My husband always did the right and honorable thing, and I am asking people to contribute so that the FBI will use it to obtain more information about my husband's murder," she said.
Cooper City Official In Plea Deal
A key figure in the Cooper City Building Department kickback scandal on Monday agreed to plead guilty and testify about his employer's role in the shakedown of a local homebuilder.
Building inspector Ronald Oldakowski agreed to plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy, one count of bribery and one count of extortion, as well as testify against city Building Official Glenn Russell.
Oldakowski's attorney, Hilliard Moldof, was unavailable for comment. District Judge Wilkie D. Ferguson.
The third defendant in the scheme, private homebuilder James Socci, of Fort Lauderdale, is dying of pancreatic cancer and will not be tried. Socci hasn't officially entered a plea, but is offering limited cooperation from his deathbed, said attorney David Bogenshutz.
Russell's trial is tentatively set to start on Nov. 16.
This is the case of last man standing,'' said Russell's attorney Fred Haddad.
The government's case is built in large part on informant Robert Curbelo Jr., a west Kendall homebuilder who approached the FBI and offered to work undercover to stop the shakedowns. Oldakowski and Socci are captured on all of the video and many of the audiotapes.
I figured these two guys [Oldakowski and Socci) were going to roll over all along,'' Haddad said. Those tapes are so strong. Any jury that sees those are going to be so angry.''
Curbelo was developing a 33 unit subdivision called Natalie's Cove that had been the focus of several building and zoning complaints and routine follow up hearings and inspections.
According to court records,van cleef replica necklace wholesale, Oldakowski approached Curbelo in September 1997 and told him to pay Socci $5,000 for preinspection'' assistance to guarantee future hassle free inspections, even though Socci worked for a competing Cooper City homebuilder.
Curbelo made a partial payment of $3,000, and Socci examined some of the units. But by March, City Hall was holding up key approvals until Curbelo paid the full $5,000, the feds say.
During a City Hall confrontation in March _ which is not on tape _ Curbelo said Russell intimated in front of several employees that the builder should be putting on his knee pads'' and performing oral sex to get the approvals. He also said that later, Russell took an expensive Rolex watch and Mont Blanc pen from Curbelo; he eventually returned the watch but kept the pen.
That's when Curbelo went to the FBI,van cleef arpels alhambra replica necklace, offering to wear a wire.
Several subsequent shakedown meetings were audiotaped and videotaped at Curbelo's job site office in April and May, including one at which Oldakowski explained that it would take $10,000 to pass inspections without further trouble.
The FBI followed Socci on May 4 as he took $10,000 from Curbelo and left for his own job trailer. A few minutes later, Oldakowski showed up at Curbelo's office and told him on tape that all the money was going to Russell. Then Oldakowski went to Socci's trailer.
The surveillance ended on June 1 after Russell frisked Curbelo in search of a hidden microphone, and later warned by Oldakowski never to discuss their arrangement at City Hall because the walls have ears.''
Oldakowski, who earned $45,303 a year, and Russell,van cleef and arpels butterfly knock off necklace, who earned $76,000,van cleef replica necklaces, have been suspended without pay since their arrests in mid June. Cooper City officials said on Monday they are unsure what Oldakowski's guilty plea _ rather than a jury conviction _ would have on his job status. City Manager Chris Farrell said he will be discussing the latest developments with the city's labor lawyers.
If that's his decision, I'm disappointed in him,'' Farrell said of Oldakowski. It's a situation . . . which the city regrets being in. It's just a sad state of circumstances'' that will affect many people's reputations. It's a shame.''
A key figure in the Cooper City Building Department kickback scandal on Monday agreed to plead guilty and testify about his employer's role in the shakedown of a local homebuilder.
Building inspector Ronald Oldakowski agreed to plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy, one count of bribery and one count of extortion, as well as testify against city Building Official Glenn Russell.
Oldakowski's attorney, Hilliard Moldof, was unavailable for comment. District Judge Wilkie D. Ferguson.
The third defendant in the scheme, private homebuilder James Socci, of Fort Lauderdale, is dying of pancreatic cancer and will not be tried. Socci hasn't officially entered a plea, but is offering limited cooperation from his deathbed, said attorney David Bogenshutz.
Russell's trial is tentatively set to start on Nov. 16.
This is the case of last man standing,'' said Russell's attorney Fred Haddad.
The government's case is built in large part on informant Robert Curbelo Jr., a west Kendall homebuilder who approached the FBI and offered to work undercover to stop the shakedowns. Oldakowski and Socci are captured on all of the video and many of the audiotapes.
I figured these two guys [Oldakowski and Socci) were going to roll over all along,'' Haddad said. Those tapes are so strong. Any jury that sees those are going to be so angry.''
Curbelo was developing a 33 unit subdivision called Natalie's Cove that had been the focus of several building and zoning complaints and routine follow up hearings and inspections.
According to court records,van cleef replica necklace wholesale, Oldakowski approached Curbelo in September 1997 and told him to pay Socci $5,000 for preinspection'' assistance to guarantee future hassle free inspections, even though Socci worked for a competing Cooper City homebuilder.
Curbelo made a partial payment of $3,000, and Socci examined some of the units. But by March, City Hall was holding up key approvals until Curbelo paid the full $5,000, the feds say.
During a City Hall confrontation in March _ which is not on tape _ Curbelo said Russell intimated in front of several employees that the builder should be putting on his knee pads'' and performing oral sex to get the approvals. He also said that later, Russell took an expensive Rolex watch and Mont Blanc pen from Curbelo; he eventually returned the watch but kept the pen.
That's when Curbelo went to the FBI,van cleef arpels alhambra replica necklace, offering to wear a wire.
Several subsequent shakedown meetings were audiotaped and videotaped at Curbelo's job site office in April and May, including one at which Oldakowski explained that it would take $10,000 to pass inspections without further trouble.
The FBI followed Socci on May 4 as he took $10,000 from Curbelo and left for his own job trailer. A few minutes later, Oldakowski showed up at Curbelo's office and told him on tape that all the money was going to Russell. Then Oldakowski went to Socci's trailer.
The surveillance ended on June 1 after Russell frisked Curbelo in search of a hidden microphone, and later warned by Oldakowski never to discuss their arrangement at City Hall because the walls have ears.''
Oldakowski, who earned $45,303 a year, and Russell,van cleef and arpels butterfly knock off necklace, who earned $76,000,van cleef replica necklaces, have been suspended without pay since their arrests in mid June. Cooper City officials said on Monday they are unsure what Oldakowski's guilty plea _ rather than a jury conviction _ would have on his job status. City Manager Chris Farrell said he will be discussing the latest developments with the city's labor lawyers.
If that's his decision, I'm disappointed in him,'' Farrell said of Oldakowski. It's a situation . . . which the city regrets being in. It's just a sad state of circumstances'' that will affect many people's reputations. It's a shame.''
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In this Oct. 31, 2009, file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, hugs his wife, Maureen, during a rally in Richmond, Va. McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, on corruption charges after a federal investigation into gifts the Republican received from a political donor.
By Larry O'Dell, Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, once viewed as a rising star in the GOP, and his wife were indicted Tuesday on federal corruption charges accusing the couple of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in loans, shopping sprees, money for their daughter's wedding and even a joyride in a Ferrari from the owner of a company that makes health supplements.
The 14 count indictment portrays the former governor as deeply entrenched in credit card debt even before he took office and willing to accept lavish gifts from Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams, who hoped the first couple's endorsement for his products would yield big profits for his company.
McDonnell appeared Tuesday night at a hastily called news conference in Richmond to strongly deny any wrongdoing and denounce what he said was an "unjust overreach" by federal prosecutors.
"I did nothing illegal for Mr. Williams in exchange for what I believed was his personal friendship and his generosity," said McDonnell, who was flanked by his wife, daughter and son in law as he read from prepared remarks.
McDonnell vowed to "use every available resource and advocate" to fight the charges.
While still in office, McDonnell apologized for accepting the gifts and repaid thousands to Williams. Limited to a single term by state law,van cleef clover knock off necklace, McDonnell left the executive mansion earlier this month in disgrace, his approval numbers low and his political future in tatters. At one time, McDonnell had been considered a possible running mate for Mitt Romney, and the governor's seat has opened the door to higher office since Thomas Jefferson held the post from 1779 to 1781. McDonnell delivered the 2010 Republican response to the State of the Union Address, and became chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2011.
Twelve of the counts are punishable by up to 20 years in prison each, and two are punishable up to 30 years. Fines can range from $250,000 to $1 million.
The 43 page indictment portrays a cozy relationship between the McDonnells and Williams that began even before he took office, with many of their interactions initiated by Maureen McDonnell. In 2009, just before the governor's inauguration, first lady Maureen McDonnell wrote to a senior staffer for her husband: "I need answers and Bob is screaming about the thousands I'm charging up in credit card debt. We are broke, have an unconscionable amount in credit card debt already, and this inaugural is killing us!"
Even before they took up residence in the governor's mansion, Williams was offering the family money. He was known as a donor who allowed the McDonnells use of his private jet on the campaign trail. In December, he was willing to pay for an Oscar de la Renta dress that the cash strapped first lady could wear to the inauguration. Although she was the one who asked for the dress, she later refused the offer at the staffer's urging. But the partnership between Williams and the McDonnells was already underway.
However, the indictment says Maureen McDonnell cut a deal with Williams about two years later: if he bought her dresses and accessories for her daughter's wedding and the couple's anniversary, she would make sure he had a prime seat next to her husband at a political event in New York City.
Williams paid her nearly $20,000 tab at stores like Oscar de la Renta and Louis Vuitton, the indictment says. As promised, Williams was seated next to the governor at the event on April 13, 2011.
The indictment also details a $50,van cleef clover replica necklace,000 loan Williams made to the McDonnells in May 2011, along with $15,000 for their daughter's wedding. The money was later used to pay for catering costs for the wedding, as well as payments totaling nearly $20,000 for the family's credit cards.
Then, in June, Star Scientific began jockeying for grant money that could be used for researching the potential health benefits of one of its products, Anatabloc. The grants could not be given to for profit entities; but Star Scientific was financially strapped, so company officials began reaching out to state research universities, asking them to apply for the grants to conduct the research. And the company held up two of the state's most visible figures in asking the universities to do its bidding: the governor and his wife, who supported researching the company's products.
The next month, the McDonnells enjoyed a lavish vacation at Williams' multimillion dollar home on Smith Mountain Lake, which included free reign over Williams' personal Ferrari and a boat rented just for the occasion. Williams arranged for a staffer to deliver the luxury sports car from his Richmond home to the vacation estate 160 miles away, and Maureen McDonnell snapped a photo of her husband driving the car and emailed it to Williams on July 31.
The very next day, Williams was in a meeting with the McDonnells and a senior adviser in the state health department, pitching Star Scientific products and even suggesting that government employees could serve as a control group for research studies.
That same day, Maureen McDonnell asks Williams to buy her husband a Rolex watch. Even Williams is hesitant at first, asking if a senior government official would actually wear such a thing. But Williams acquiesced, buying a Rolex with "71st Governor of Virginia" engraved on the back that McDonnell later received as a Christmas gift.
Later that month, Star Scientific made an important announcement in a press release: The company was launching its signature product at a reception at the governor's mansion, with university research scientists in attendance.
For months afterward, Maureen McDonnell frequently appeared at events held by Star Scientific and discussed the company's virtues. Later that year, however, she sold more than 6,500 shares of stock she owned in the company, wanting to avoid having to report it on public disclosure forms.
Then, in February 2012, the McDonnells discussed transferring 50,000 shares of Star Scientific stock that they could use as collateral for a loan for their failing real estate business, MoBo. However,van cleef arpel replica necklace, to avoid having to disclose the stock on public forms, Williams instead loaned the McDonnells $50,000. To avoid raising suspicion that Williams was loaning them the money, he told his assistant to void a check that listed Maureen McDonnell in the memo line and to write a new check.
As the gifts piled up, the governor's endorsements appear to have become more blunt. In March 2012, the governor pulled a bottle of Anatabloc from his pocket during a meeting with the secretary of administration during a discussion of reducing health care costs. He told her that he personally took the supplement,van cleef alhambra fake necklace, and that it worked.
By February 2013, the scheme began to unravel. The indictment says Maureen McDonnell lied about being longtime friends with Williams, even though he was only an acquaintance even as late as 2009. She and Bob McDonnell then tried to cover up the $50,000 loan. Maureen McDonnell also returned the clothes Williams had bought for her, suggesting his daughter could use them or that he donate them to charity.
In this Oct. 31, 2009, file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, hugs his wife, Maureen, during a rally in Richmond, Va. McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, on corruption charges after a federal investigation into gifts the Republican received from a political donor.
By Larry O'Dell, Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, once viewed as a rising star in the GOP, and his wife were indicted Tuesday on federal corruption charges accusing the couple of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in loans, shopping sprees, money for their daughter's wedding and even a joyride in a Ferrari from the owner of a company that makes health supplements.
The 14 count indictment portrays the former governor as deeply entrenched in credit card debt even before he took office and willing to accept lavish gifts from Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams, who hoped the first couple's endorsement for his products would yield big profits for his company.
McDonnell appeared Tuesday night at a hastily called news conference in Richmond to strongly deny any wrongdoing and denounce what he said was an "unjust overreach" by federal prosecutors.
"I did nothing illegal for Mr. Williams in exchange for what I believed was his personal friendship and his generosity," said McDonnell, who was flanked by his wife, daughter and son in law as he read from prepared remarks.
McDonnell vowed to "use every available resource and advocate" to fight the charges.
While still in office, McDonnell apologized for accepting the gifts and repaid thousands to Williams. Limited to a single term by state law,van cleef clover knock off necklace, McDonnell left the executive mansion earlier this month in disgrace, his approval numbers low and his political future in tatters. At one time, McDonnell had been considered a possible running mate for Mitt Romney, and the governor's seat has opened the door to higher office since Thomas Jefferson held the post from 1779 to 1781. McDonnell delivered the 2010 Republican response to the State of the Union Address, and became chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2011.
Twelve of the counts are punishable by up to 20 years in prison each, and two are punishable up to 30 years. Fines can range from $250,000 to $1 million.
The 43 page indictment portrays a cozy relationship between the McDonnells and Williams that began even before he took office, with many of their interactions initiated by Maureen McDonnell. In 2009, just before the governor's inauguration, first lady Maureen McDonnell wrote to a senior staffer for her husband: "I need answers and Bob is screaming about the thousands I'm charging up in credit card debt. We are broke, have an unconscionable amount in credit card debt already, and this inaugural is killing us!"
Even before they took up residence in the governor's mansion, Williams was offering the family money. He was known as a donor who allowed the McDonnells use of his private jet on the campaign trail. In December, he was willing to pay for an Oscar de la Renta dress that the cash strapped first lady could wear to the inauguration. Although she was the one who asked for the dress, she later refused the offer at the staffer's urging. But the partnership between Williams and the McDonnells was already underway.
However, the indictment says Maureen McDonnell cut a deal with Williams about two years later: if he bought her dresses and accessories for her daughter's wedding and the couple's anniversary, she would make sure he had a prime seat next to her husband at a political event in New York City.
Williams paid her nearly $20,000 tab at stores like Oscar de la Renta and Louis Vuitton, the indictment says. As promised, Williams was seated next to the governor at the event on April 13, 2011.
The indictment also details a $50,van cleef clover replica necklace,000 loan Williams made to the McDonnells in May 2011, along with $15,000 for their daughter's wedding. The money was later used to pay for catering costs for the wedding, as well as payments totaling nearly $20,000 for the family's credit cards.
Then, in June, Star Scientific began jockeying for grant money that could be used for researching the potential health benefits of one of its products, Anatabloc. The grants could not be given to for profit entities; but Star Scientific was financially strapped, so company officials began reaching out to state research universities, asking them to apply for the grants to conduct the research. And the company held up two of the state's most visible figures in asking the universities to do its bidding: the governor and his wife, who supported researching the company's products.
The next month, the McDonnells enjoyed a lavish vacation at Williams' multimillion dollar home on Smith Mountain Lake, which included free reign over Williams' personal Ferrari and a boat rented just for the occasion. Williams arranged for a staffer to deliver the luxury sports car from his Richmond home to the vacation estate 160 miles away, and Maureen McDonnell snapped a photo of her husband driving the car and emailed it to Williams on July 31.
The very next day, Williams was in a meeting with the McDonnells and a senior adviser in the state health department, pitching Star Scientific products and even suggesting that government employees could serve as a control group for research studies.
That same day, Maureen McDonnell asks Williams to buy her husband a Rolex watch. Even Williams is hesitant at first, asking if a senior government official would actually wear such a thing. But Williams acquiesced, buying a Rolex with "71st Governor of Virginia" engraved on the back that McDonnell later received as a Christmas gift.
Later that month, Star Scientific made an important announcement in a press release: The company was launching its signature product at a reception at the governor's mansion, with university research scientists in attendance.
For months afterward, Maureen McDonnell frequently appeared at events held by Star Scientific and discussed the company's virtues. Later that year, however, she sold more than 6,500 shares of stock she owned in the company, wanting to avoid having to report it on public disclosure forms.
Then, in February 2012, the McDonnells discussed transferring 50,000 shares of Star Scientific stock that they could use as collateral for a loan for their failing real estate business, MoBo. However,van cleef arpel replica necklace, to avoid having to disclose the stock on public forms, Williams instead loaned the McDonnells $50,000. To avoid raising suspicion that Williams was loaning them the money, he told his assistant to void a check that listed Maureen McDonnell in the memo line and to write a new check.
As the gifts piled up, the governor's endorsements appear to have become more blunt. In March 2012, the governor pulled a bottle of Anatabloc from his pocket during a meeting with the secretary of administration during a discussion of reducing health care costs. He told her that he personally took the supplement,van cleef alhambra fake necklace, and that it worked.
By February 2013, the scheme began to unravel. The indictment says Maureen McDonnell lied about being longtime friends with Williams, even though he was only an acquaintance even as late as 2009. She and Bob McDonnell then tried to cover up the $50,000 loan. Maureen McDonnell also returned the clothes Williams had bought for her, suggesting his daughter could use them or that he donate them to charity.
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Everyone's heard of audits and civil penalties, but the very serious folks at the with help from the and the court system also send some taxpayers and accomplices to federal prison. This can include tax preparers, individuals who cheat, folks who fail to file, people in business who don't pay what they should, and criminals who don't pay taxes on their ill gotten gains.
It's happened to the rich, famous and infamous. Hotelier , baseball player , from TV's Survivor and mobster have been to prison for tax crimes. Movie star Wesley Snipe is appealing a prison term on charges he failed to file taxes.
There are recent local examples of people sentenced to or facing prison terms.
One man was sentenced to prison here for not paying taxes on gains from alleged brothels. A woman now faces a prison term for pocketing taxes she held out of employee checks. A tax preparer was sent away for making up fake deductions to impress her clients. And a local man accused of bilking folks out of investment funds went to prison for tax cheating, as well.
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He said tax evasion can get you five years in prison and tax perjury can get you three.
Townsend also warned that when the IRS flags a tax preparer as being improper or criminal, all those clients come along for the ride at least for the audit and payment and penalties.
He said the IRS can't look at everyone so they pick some cases to publicize as a way to put fear in all taxpayers.
, special agent in charge of the Houston IRS office, said many cases start with informants, though an internal review that looks for problem patterns such as overuse of a deduction also highlights problems.
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, convicted not disclosing income from six houses of prostitution,fake van cleef and arpels necklace price, was sentenced in May to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $15,000 restitution.
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In an attempt to build a reputation by impressing clients with big tax refunds, Houston area tax preparer submitted false deductions that got her a 27 month federal prison term in December.
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It's tax day, and for some that also means it's tax cheating day.
Everyone's heard of audits and civil penalties, but the very serious folks at the with help from the and the court system also send some taxpayers and accomplices to federal prison. This can include tax preparers, individuals who cheat, folks who fail to file, people in business who don't pay what they should, and criminals who don't pay taxes on their ill gotten gains.
It's happened to the rich, famous and infamous. Hotelier , baseball player , from TV's Survivor and mobster have been to prison for tax crimes. Movie star Wesley Snipe is appealing a prison term on charges he failed to file taxes.
There are recent local examples of people sentenced to or facing prison terms.
One man was sentenced to prison here for not paying taxes on gains from alleged brothels. A woman now faces a prison term for pocketing taxes she held out of employee checks. A tax preparer was sent away for making up fake deductions to impress her clients. And a local man accused of bilking folks out of investment funds went to prison for tax cheating, as well.
of the things you can go to jail for may not be just taxes due but some kind of lie you told, said , an attorney who teaches tax law at the law school. have to take the questions seriously and answer properly. text >Townsend said people may not realize that giving the IRS a false profession, like saying you sell shoes when you really peddle drugs, is a crime. He said it's also a crime to not disclose that you have foreign accounts, a current focus of the IRS in the UBS banking case and others.
He said tax evasion can get you five years in prison and tax perjury can get you three.
Townsend also warned that when the IRS flags a tax preparer as being improper or criminal, all those clients come along for the ride at least for the audit and payment and penalties.
He said the IRS can't look at everyone so they pick some cases to publicize as a way to put fear in all taxpayers.
, special agent in charge of the Houston IRS office, said many cases start with informants, though an internal review that looks for problem patterns such as overuse of a deduction also highlights problems.
Clarke said individuals can get in the federal cross hairs by making false claims, by not filing at all, or by going to questionable preparers who promise bigger returns and who don't have the taxpayer sign the returns.
, convicted not disclosing income from six houses of prostitution,fake van cleef and arpels necklace price, was sentenced in May to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $15,000 restitution.
Jones pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion for failing to inform the IRS of about $665,replica van cleef necklaces,962 in cash.
In an attempt to build a reputation by impressing clients with big tax refunds, Houston area tax preparer submitted false deductions that got her a 27 month federal prison term in December.
Pickens pleaded guilty and has to pay $234,000 to cover the phony breaks given her clients for false charitable gifts, fake education seminars,fake van cleef and arpel necklace, phony uniforms and faux hobby expenses.
was sentenced in November to 20 years after a jury found him guilty of fraud and lying on his taxes by claiming personal expenses such as a $29,000 Rolex watch and gambling as business expenses.
A lawyer and mortgage broker, Murray was sentenced in connection with a scam mortgage investment program.
was sentenced in February to one year and one day in federal prison for tax evasion,van cleef necklaces. He pleaded guilty to not filing or not filing timely for four years.
In his plea deal he admitted to trying to take 30 exemptions for which he was not qualified, and to falsely telling the IRS that his business had declared bankruptcy.
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The bezel is not always relegated to serving a technical function, though. Often, it is the most spectacular looking piece of a watch. In fact, many Rolex watch bezels are so ornate and bejeweled that they alone cost far more than most watches on the market.
There are a number of different diamond bezels available for different Rolex watches. Men can find 1.1ct and 1.5ct diamond bezels for between $950 and $1,200. The diamonds on these pieces are set in 18k gold. Larger diamonds (2.0ct 5.0ct) can also be found in the same style bezel. The larger cuts will often cost between $6,replica van cleef and arpels clover necklace price,000 and $7,000.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife took bribes and used their political muscle to promote a sketchy nutritional supplement because they were in deeply in debt and couldn refuse the more than $165,000 in loans and gifts, including designer dresses and a Rolex watch, prosecutors said Friday.
Defense attorneys contended in their closing arguments that McDonnell, once a rising star in the Republican party, made a bad decision but never gave any special treatment to former Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams. They said Maureen McDonnell acceptance of the gifts may have been but it was not illegal because she was not a public official.
being asked to render a legal verdict, not a moral verdict, said Bob McDonnell lawyer, Henry Asbill. didn get anything. Nothing. This case is all quid, no quo. McDonnells were charged in a 14 count indictment that accused them of conspiracy and bribery. They don dispute receiving the gifts and money, but say they were never asked to do anything in exchange for them.
Maureen McDonnell also faces an obstruction charge. If convicted, they could face decades in prison.
Bob McDonnell,fake van cleef and arpels butterfly necklace, once considered a possible running mate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was swept into office in a landslide five years ago. He is also a former attorney general and state legislator.
He earlier testified in his own defense, saying he extended courtesies to Williams like any other elected official would, putting him in touch with officials in his administration.
The five week, soap opera like trial aired the McDonnells dirty laundry with testimony about their fights, crumbling marriage and financial troubles.
The McDonnells were tried together, but had their own attorneys present to jurors, who were expected to begin deliberations Tuesday.
For the first time, Asbill said specifically what the defense has been suggesting for the last five weeks that the McDonnells marriage was so strained they could not have colluded to get gifts from Williams.
private, they were silent. In private, they certainly weren conspiring, Asbill said.
A lawyer for Maureen McDonnell, attorney William Burck, said she was operating independently of her husband in her dealings with Williams. She gaga for Jonnie and he capitalized on her vulnerability, Burck said.
made her believe he cared about her, he said. only thing he cared about was promoting his own interests. lawyers also challenged the credibility of Williams, who testified under an immunity deal that bars his prosecution not only for his dealings with the McDonnells but also possible securities fraud violations.
has been selling all his life. He good at it, Asbill said. this is his greatest con. said the government paid a hefty price for Williams testimony.
case built on the word of Jonnie Williams is the definition of reasonable doubt, he said.
Prosecutor David Harbach said the McDonnells spoke several times in favor of Anatabloc, and held a launch party for it at the governor mansion. The former first couple used their influence anyway they could it didn matter that McDonnell failed to get the state backed government research Williams needed to help legitimize Anatabloc, Harbach said.
was on the Jonnie Williams gravy train, and he and Jonnie Williams had a deal: Do what you can when opportunities arise and I keep paying, Harbach said.
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is bribery. That is corruption the real thing, Harbach said.
Harbach questioned McDonnell assertion that he knew nothing about an April 2011 shopping spree in New York City in which Williams spent nearly $20,000 on designer dresses and accessories for Maureen McDonnell to wear at her daughter wedding.
Williams also spent $15,fake van cleef flower necklace,000 on catering for a McDonnell daughter wedding and about $3,200 on golf outings for Bob McDonnell and his sons. He treated the McDonnells to a family vacation that included use of his Ferrari and issued three loans: $50,000 to Maureen McDonnell, which she used to pay credit cards bills and buy Star Scientific stock, and two checks totaling $70,000 to MoBo Realty, the money losing Virginia Beach vacation rental house owned by Bob McDonnell and his sister.
Prosecutors said a product launch event at the governor mansion was outside the norm of usual courtesies. McDonnell took time to speak briefly, even though he was dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake and an approaching hurricane.
Williams was on cloud nine, Harbach said. is exactly what he wanted. This is exactly what he was paying for. Scientific, which has since changed its name to Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals and moved its headquarters to Sarasota, Florida, said earlier this month it is voluntarily stopping sales of Anatabloc and another supplement called CigRx while it sorts out issues with the Food and Drug Administration.
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Guide To Baltimore 2017 St. Patrick Day EventsBaltimore is home to a rich Irish culture, stretching back to the early days when the city was young and Irish immigrants flooded in.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife took bribes and used their political muscle to promote a sketchy nutritional supplement because they were in deeply in debt and couldn refuse the more than $165,000 in loans and gifts, including designer dresses and a Rolex watch, prosecutors said Friday.
Defense attorneys contended in their closing arguments that McDonnell, once a rising star in the Republican party, made a bad decision but never gave any special treatment to former Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams. They said Maureen McDonnell acceptance of the gifts may have been but it was not illegal because she was not a public official.
being asked to render a legal verdict, not a moral verdict, said Bob McDonnell lawyer, Henry Asbill. didn get anything. Nothing. This case is all quid, no quo. McDonnells were charged in a 14 count indictment that accused them of conspiracy and bribery. They don dispute receiving the gifts and money, but say they were never asked to do anything in exchange for them.
Maureen McDonnell also faces an obstruction charge. If convicted, they could face decades in prison.
Bob McDonnell,fake van cleef and arpels butterfly necklace, once considered a possible running mate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was swept into office in a landslide five years ago. He is also a former attorney general and state legislator.
He earlier testified in his own defense, saying he extended courtesies to Williams like any other elected official would, putting him in touch with officials in his administration.
The five week, soap opera like trial aired the McDonnells dirty laundry with testimony about their fights, crumbling marriage and financial troubles.
The McDonnells were tried together, but had their own attorneys present to jurors, who were expected to begin deliberations Tuesday.
For the first time, Asbill said specifically what the defense has been suggesting for the last five weeks that the McDonnells marriage was so strained they could not have colluded to get gifts from Williams.
private, they were silent. In private, they certainly weren conspiring, Asbill said.
A lawyer for Maureen McDonnell, attorney William Burck, said she was operating independently of her husband in her dealings with Williams. She gaga for Jonnie and he capitalized on her vulnerability, Burck said.
made her believe he cared about her, he said. only thing he cared about was promoting his own interests. lawyers also challenged the credibility of Williams, who testified under an immunity deal that bars his prosecution not only for his dealings with the McDonnells but also possible securities fraud violations.
has been selling all his life. He good at it, Asbill said. this is his greatest con. said the government paid a hefty price for Williams testimony.
case built on the word of Jonnie Williams is the definition of reasonable doubt, he said.
Prosecutor David Harbach said the McDonnells spoke several times in favor of Anatabloc, and held a launch party for it at the governor mansion. The former first couple used their influence anyway they could it didn matter that McDonnell failed to get the state backed government research Williams needed to help legitimize Anatabloc, Harbach said.
was on the Jonnie Williams gravy train, and he and Jonnie Williams had a deal: Do what you can when opportunities arise and I keep paying, Harbach said.
Harbach urged jurors to focus on two questions: Why did Williams shower the McDonnells with gifts and cash, and why did the McDonnells accept?
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is bribery. That is corruption the real thing, Harbach said.
Harbach questioned McDonnell assertion that he knew nothing about an April 2011 shopping spree in New York City in which Williams spent nearly $20,000 on designer dresses and accessories for Maureen McDonnell to wear at her daughter wedding.
Williams also spent $15,fake van cleef flower necklace,000 on catering for a McDonnell daughter wedding and about $3,200 on golf outings for Bob McDonnell and his sons. He treated the McDonnells to a family vacation that included use of his Ferrari and issued three loans: $50,000 to Maureen McDonnell, which she used to pay credit cards bills and buy Star Scientific stock, and two checks totaling $70,000 to MoBo Realty, the money losing Virginia Beach vacation rental house owned by Bob McDonnell and his sister.
Prosecutors said a product launch event at the governor mansion was outside the norm of usual courtesies. McDonnell took time to speak briefly, even though he was dealing with the aftermath of an earthquake and an approaching hurricane.
Williams was on cloud nine, Harbach said. is exactly what he wanted. This is exactly what he was paying for. Scientific, which has since changed its name to Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals and moved its headquarters to Sarasota, Florida, said earlier this month it is voluntarily stopping sales of Anatabloc and another supplement called CigRx while it sorts out issues with the Food and Drug Administration.
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October 16, 1999By ERIC RICH And DWIGHT F.
As Sarah Lynch lay in a coma, her body broken and her family devastated, a scene played out in East Hampton that is familiar everywhere: Canisters bearing Sarah's image appeared in convenience stores, in the checkout aisles of supermarkets, even in the offices of town hall.
Residents dug deep how deep the Lynches can't say to help a grief stricken family recover from tragedy.
It was just common decency,'' said Linda Dzagan, a PTO president and contributor.
But the goodwill that brought this community together has since given way to suspicion, recrimination and bad feelings all around: Was the money properly used? The rumors were stoked when Sarah's father, Tracy Lynch,rolex oyster perpetual lady datejust replica, opened a drive in restaurant, bought a used truck and installed an above ground swimming pool.
Lynch blames the rumblings on local painter Fred Galvin, whom he claims fed a malicious story to a local newspaper reporter. Although Galvin was not quoted in any newspaper account, Lynch holds him responsible for putting the family through another, unnecessary ordeal.
In a slander lawsuit filed this month in Superior Court, Lynch is seeking $1.25 million in damages from Galvin. Tracy Lynch admits he'd be lucky to get a paintbrush from the local contractor, but wants to make his point nonetheless.
He's got a nickname in town,'' Lynch said. You know how there's CNN? They cll him GNN Galvin News Network.''
Lynch and his lawyer, Michael McCabe, don't dispute that some of the money was used for living expenses. Rather, they claim, the account was never intended to cover only medical costs.
The burly and gregarious Galvin denies starting any rumors, but he readily points out they have spread throughout town.
I only heard it,'' Galvin said. The painter said he had been so touched by the tragedy that he donated $50 and equipment for a fund raiser.
Sarah Lynch went home Friday,replica rolex datejust perpetual oyster, finally leaving the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, where she had stayed since July. Her medical bills are expected to top $250,000, her father said. A state subsidized health plan pays most of the costs.
Part of the bad feelings may be rooted in how the Lynches' plight was first characterized.
Before they learned of the state subsidy, the family and their supporters made it known that the Lynches had no medical insurance and the driver had no car insurance. The canisters, produced and distributed in the first frenzied days after the accident, said the donations would be used for medical expenses.
Within days, the town rallied to help Sarah Lynch.
The Boy Scouts raised money, as did seemingly every other local civic organization. When the town held its Old Home Day parade in July, the Lynch family drove their car among the procession of floats. The community response reminded Tracy Lynch, a self employed landscaper who has been trying to break into the restaurant business, of something out of the television show Touched by an Angel.''
But that changed sometime during the summer, when suspicions grew that Lynch was using the money for expenses unrelated to Sarah's treatment. Fund raising events were canceled, the canisters were pulled and Lynch eventually stopped accepting donations.
Although no one has accused Lynch of doing anything illegal, state law requires that any charitable organization soliciting donations register with the state attorney general's office.
The Lynch family did not do so until Aug. 2, several days after Tracy Lynch announced that the fund would no longer accept donations.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said his office advises people not to give large contributions in cash. The legitimacy of a charitable organization can be confirmed by calling his office, Blumenthal said. The state has no regulations that apply specifically to canisters.
Lynch acknowledged that he bought a cell phone and a pager with donations, but said he only wanted to be accessible to his family.
It's not like I went to Vegas, like I pulled up in a Corvette with a Rolex watch,'' he said.
The pool, he said, was bought on clearance for his daughter's rehabilitation,replica ladies rolex oyster perpetual datejust, and the truck he bought is more than 10 years old. He said no donated money was used for the restaurant,replica rolex oyster perpetual datejust stainless steel, a hot dog and hamburger drive in that opened in September. The lease, Lynch said, was signed a month before his daughter was injured.
I don't live high on the hog,'' Lynch said. The money was just supposed to help us through this.'' Besides, he said, no one instructed him how to use the donations, and he made no promises about how they would be spent.
Slander Suit Blames Resident For Rumors
October 16, 1999By ERIC RICH And DWIGHT F.
As Sarah Lynch lay in a coma, her body broken and her family devastated, a scene played out in East Hampton that is familiar everywhere: Canisters bearing Sarah's image appeared in convenience stores, in the checkout aisles of supermarkets, even in the offices of town hall.
Residents dug deep how deep the Lynches can't say to help a grief stricken family recover from tragedy.
It was just common decency,'' said Linda Dzagan, a PTO president and contributor.
But the goodwill that brought this community together has since given way to suspicion, recrimination and bad feelings all around: Was the money properly used? The rumors were stoked when Sarah's father, Tracy Lynch,rolex oyster perpetual lady datejust replica, opened a drive in restaurant, bought a used truck and installed an above ground swimming pool.
Lynch blames the rumblings on local painter Fred Galvin, whom he claims fed a malicious story to a local newspaper reporter. Although Galvin was not quoted in any newspaper account, Lynch holds him responsible for putting the family through another, unnecessary ordeal.
In a slander lawsuit filed this month in Superior Court, Lynch is seeking $1.25 million in damages from Galvin. Tracy Lynch admits he'd be lucky to get a paintbrush from the local contractor, but wants to make his point nonetheless.
He's got a nickname in town,'' Lynch said. You know how there's CNN? They cll him GNN Galvin News Network.''
Lynch and his lawyer, Michael McCabe, don't dispute that some of the money was used for living expenses. Rather, they claim, the account was never intended to cover only medical costs.
The burly and gregarious Galvin denies starting any rumors, but he readily points out they have spread throughout town.
I only heard it,'' Galvin said. The painter said he had been so touched by the tragedy that he donated $50 and equipment for a fund raiser.
Sarah Lynch went home Friday,replica rolex datejust perpetual oyster, finally leaving the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, where she had stayed since July. Her medical bills are expected to top $250,000, her father said. A state subsidized health plan pays most of the costs.
Part of the bad feelings may be rooted in how the Lynches' plight was first characterized.
Before they learned of the state subsidy, the family and their supporters made it known that the Lynches had no medical insurance and the driver had no car insurance. The canisters, produced and distributed in the first frenzied days after the accident, said the donations would be used for medical expenses.
Within days, the town rallied to help Sarah Lynch.
The Boy Scouts raised money, as did seemingly every other local civic organization. When the town held its Old Home Day parade in July, the Lynch family drove their car among the procession of floats. The community response reminded Tracy Lynch, a self employed landscaper who has been trying to break into the restaurant business, of something out of the television show Touched by an Angel.''
But that changed sometime during the summer, when suspicions grew that Lynch was using the money for expenses unrelated to Sarah's treatment. Fund raising events were canceled, the canisters were pulled and Lynch eventually stopped accepting donations.
Although no one has accused Lynch of doing anything illegal, state law requires that any charitable organization soliciting donations register with the state attorney general's office.
The Lynch family did not do so until Aug. 2, several days after Tracy Lynch announced that the fund would no longer accept donations.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said his office advises people not to give large contributions in cash. The legitimacy of a charitable organization can be confirmed by calling his office, Blumenthal said. The state has no regulations that apply specifically to canisters.
Lynch acknowledged that he bought a cell phone and a pager with donations, but said he only wanted to be accessible to his family.
It's not like I went to Vegas, like I pulled up in a Corvette with a Rolex watch,'' he said.
The pool, he said, was bought on clearance for his daughter's rehabilitation,replica ladies rolex oyster perpetual datejust, and the truck he bought is more than 10 years old. He said no donated money was used for the restaurant,replica rolex oyster perpetual datejust stainless steel, a hot dog and hamburger drive in that opened in September. The lease, Lynch said, was signed a month before his daughter was injured.
I don't live high on the hog,'' Lynch said. The money was just supposed to help us through this.'' Besides, he said, no one instructed him how to use the donations, and he made no promises about how they would be spent.
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A suitcase of royal memorabilia dating back to Victorian times was found at the hotel Gatwick Airport branch and a Bengal kitten called Tiger at London Docklands.
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Jon Hendry Pickup, Travelodge operations director, said: "Our customers left behinds demonstrate what a broad cross section of people stay in our hotels.
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Mr Hendry Pickup said there had been a huge rise in left behind portable computer and communication devices and accessories.
From this month, all items left behind at its hotels that have not been claimed within three months will be donated to Cancer Research UK charity shops across the UK, said the chain.
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Other items included a 50,000 diamond encrusted Rolex watch and 10,rolex oyster perpetual datejust womens replica,000 in cash left in a dustbin.
"Our lost and found departments provide plenty of revelations," a spokesperson for the hotel said.
Also on the hotel chain list of the most mysterious objects left behind during 2010 were keys to a Rolls Royce Phantom car in Chester, Cheshire, a Hermes handbag worth 8,replica cost of rolex oyster perpetual datejust,000 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and a 4ft (1.2m) tall yam (vegetable) in Cambridge.
A suitcase of royal memorabilia dating back to Victorian times was found at the hotel Gatwick Airport branch and a Bengal kitten called Tiger at London Docklands.
The firm said it found over 20,replica rolex oyster perpetual datejust blue face,000 books in its vacated hotel rooms, and said the books most commonly left behind were autobiographies of X Factor mogul Simon Cowell and TV presenters Ant and Dec.
In addition, in the last 12 months hotel staff had reunited 75,000 forgotten cuddly bears with their owners, said the chain.
Jon Hendry Pickup, Travelodge operations director, said: "Our customers left behinds demonstrate what a broad cross section of people stay in our hotels.
"The 2010 left behind inventory report also demonstrated that we are truly living in a digital world."
Mr Hendry Pickup said there had been a huge rise in left behind portable computer and communication devices and accessories.
From this month, all items left behind at its hotels that have not been claimed within three months will be donated to Cancer Research UK charity shops across the UK, said the chain.
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The veterans of the city elite undercover squad were accused of stealing money and drugs, planting evidence, beating suspects and lying in court.
Sgt. Joseph McCloskey testimony for the defense was designed to attack the government witnesses: a string of admitted drug dealers and convicted former officer Jeffrey Walker.
One drug dealer told jurors he was lifted over a balcony and threatened. But McCloskey said he was there and it didn happen.
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More than 160 of the squad drug convictions have been overturned amid the charges and scores of civil rights lawsuits filed.
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Walker,replica buy rolex oyster perpetual datejust, who was caught stealing $15,000 and planting drugs in an FBI sting, said the unit routinely searched suspects cars and homes before getting warrants. Police brass turned a blind eye because the huge seizures the squad amassed made them look good, Walker said.
McCloskey, the latest supervisor to testify for the defense, denied that his men ever took a Rolex watch or other loot described in the July 2014 indictment.
squad was there to confiscate drugs and guns. Even money was incidental, McCloskey said.
Prosecutors accused the group of stealing more than $400,000 in the course of their police work. Walker, 46, said he spent his share on clothes and women, while being careful not to attract attention.
He said he learned that rule from lead defendant Thomas Liciardello.
McCloskey attacked Walker job performance in the years before his 2013 arrest, a period when Walker admitted he was going through a divorce and drinking on the job.
had to send a message to him, so he was assigned every job that came in (one Sunday), McCloskey said.
On the day in question, Walker turned in a kilogram of cocaine he said that he and defendant Linwood Norman had seized. Walker this month told jurors that they kept three additional kilos to resell on the street.
McCloskey also described the night that Walker came to the station intoxicated and said he had lost his service weapon. The sergeant cleared a nearby bar a police hangout where Walker had been drinking to search for it. Ultimately, someone found it under the seat of Walker car, he said.
On cross examination, prosecutors noted that McCloskey upbeat annual reviews from Walker don reflect the unraveling officer the sergeant described.
McCloskey first met with the FBI in January after being assured he could not be charged over anything he said. He told jurors that he has never read the indictment, which he believes contributed to him being passed over for a promotion.
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The veterans of the city elite undercover squad were accused of stealing money and drugs, planting evidence, beating suspects and lying in court.
Sgt. Joseph McCloskey testimony for the defense was designed to attack the government witnesses: a string of admitted drug dealers and convicted former officer Jeffrey Walker.
One drug dealer told jurors he was lifted over a balcony and threatened. But McCloskey said he was there and it didn happen.
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McCloskey, the latest supervisor to testify for the defense, denied that his men ever took a Rolex watch or other loot described in the July 2014 indictment.
squad was there to confiscate drugs and guns. Even money was incidental, McCloskey said.
Prosecutors accused the group of stealing more than $400,000 in the course of their police work. Walker, 46, said he spent his share on clothes and women, while being careful not to attract attention.
He said he learned that rule from lead defendant Thomas Liciardello.
McCloskey attacked Walker job performance in the years before his 2013 arrest, a period when Walker admitted he was going through a divorce and drinking on the job.
had to send a message to him, so he was assigned every job that came in (one Sunday), McCloskey said.
On the day in question, Walker turned in a kilogram of cocaine he said that he and defendant Linwood Norman had seized. Walker this month told jurors that they kept three additional kilos to resell on the street.
McCloskey also described the night that Walker came to the station intoxicated and said he had lost his service weapon. The sergeant cleared a nearby bar a police hangout where Walker had been drinking to search for it. Ultimately, someone found it under the seat of Walker car, he said.
On cross examination, prosecutors noted that McCloskey upbeat annual reviews from Walker don reflect the unraveling officer the sergeant described.
McCloskey first met with the FBI in January after being assured he could not be charged over anything he said. He told jurors that he has never read the indictment, which he believes contributed to him being passed over for a promotion.