Four convicted in mob trial St. Petersburg Times
Early edition: A jury decided that the men were guilty of extortion and racketeering, and had ties to the Gambino organized crime family.
Sold to the lowest bidder? Naples Daily News
It nearly broke the auctioneer's heart to give up the silk tapestry rug for $2,700. Measuring 8 feet by 10 feet, and woven of 260 lines of silk per square foot, the rug was worth a lot more than that, auctioneer Gavin Abadi said.
Showing forgeries on purpose in London CNN.com
LONDON, England (AP) -- Pseudo Picassos, counterfeit Chagalls and other fakes are on display in London this week, part of an effort by Scotland Yard to warn dealers about forged art that it says fuels crime gangs around the world.
Forged paintings put on display Tulsa World
The goal of the London exhibit is to make art dealers aware of the pitfalls they face from today's art fakers.
DNA may solve killing that shamed Met Guardian Unlimited
· Private detective killed by axe blow to head in 1987 · Victim may have been on trail of corrupt police
Causes of the fall The Manila Times
The 1997 East Asian financial crisis wrecked some of the corporations in which they had invested their clients’ money. The passage of the law deregulating the cost of tuition that colleges may charge their students is another culprit in the eyes of the troubled preneed companies.
Jewelers merge operations The Express-Times
EASTON | Bixler's Jewelers, a Centre Square landmark whose business dates back to the Revolutionary War era, is merging with Whitehall Township retailer Avalon, Mauer & Bash Co.rolex+dealer: rolex+dealer