AZ Supreme Court Says No to Sweetheart Deals for Private Companies
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes In a major victory for taxpayers, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that the city of Peoria violated the state Constitution’s Gift Clause when it gave away nearly $2.6 million to two private businesses who promised nothing in return to the public, but only to run their own businesses for their own private […]
‘Sweetheart Deal:’ Boeing Faces $243M Fine After Agreeing to Plead Guilty to Criminal Fraud in 737 Max Crash Case
Boeing has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud charges related to the deadly 737 Max crashes, a move that will brand the aerospace giant a felon but avoid a trial. The company is likely to be fined $243 million, a tiny fraction of the company’s $78 billion in annual revenue, and victims’ lawyers […]
DOJ to offer Boeing plea agreement amid potential fraud charges — crash victims’ families slam ‘sweetheart’ deal
The Justice Department is preparing to propose a plea deal that would require Boeing to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration in connection with two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. Reuters report. The Justice Department is alleging that Boeing violated a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement […]
Fox News Legal Analyst Warns Weiss, Garland Could ‘Conjure’ Another ‘Sweetheart Deal’ To Save Biden
Fox News legal analyst Greg Jarrett warned Tuesday that special counsel David Weiss and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland could “come up with” another “sweet deal” ahead of Hunter Biden’s upcoming trial to save President Joe Biden from corruption allegations. Jarrett appeared on “Hannity” to discuss Hunter Biden’s conviction on all three felony charges related […]
Tesla Shares Rise 15% After Sweetheart Deal with Chinese Government
Shares in Elon Musk’s Tesla rose 15% on Monday after the electric car maker reached a key milestone in rolling out its advanced driver-assistance technology, Fully Self-Driving (FSD), in China. For years, Tesla has offered FSD functionality (an “upgrade” to the dangerous Autopilot driver assistance feature) in China, but it was a limited version of […]
Judge Rejects Claim that Hunter Biden’s ‘Sweetheart’ Plea Agreement Is Enforceable
U.S. District Judge Mark Scalsi of the Central District of California rejected Hunter Biden’s legal argument that a previous plea deal was enforceable to keep the tax charges out of court. The plea agreement exempts Hunter Biden from future charges. in particular, able to afford Hunter is entitled to probation rather than jail time after […]
Facebook Gave Netflix Access to Private User Messages, Scuttled Video Service for Sweetheart Ads Deal
Newly released court filings in Mark Zuckerberg’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta reveal that Facebook’s short-lived streaming service Watch was allegedly shut down to protect its advertising deal with Netflix. . The heartwarming agreement between the two Silicon Valley giants also includes giving the streaming platform access to Facebook analytics and even private user messages. gizmodo […]
Apple iPhone Sales in China Crash 24% Despite Tim Cook’s Sweetheart Deal with Communists
Apple is no longer China’s best-selling smartphone maker. The tech giant has lost its top spot and now lags behind Chinese companies Vivo, Huawei, and Honor. This is especially bad for Tim Cook, who signed a secret $275 billion agreement with the Communist government to “cooperate and grow with Chinese companies to achieve mutual benefits […]
Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ dishes on filming ‘Jersey Shore’ with Ronnie
This lover is not sour. Filming season 7 “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation”Although co-starring with former Ronnie Ortiz-Magro was not ideal, Sammy “Sweetheart” Giancola She said she knew what she was getting into by returning to the show. “I mean, no one wants to work with their ex,” she told The Post ahead of the Feb. […]