The US DOJ and EPA announced the simultaneous filing and settling of a civil lawsuit against Toyota related to violating Clean Air Act reporting rules.
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(JTA) A Jewish group based in London has launched Europe’s first Jewish streaming service, with the goal of “connecting all sorts of Jews to their culture and history.”
JEWZY.tv, which is currently available only in the United States or to a computer connecting via a US-based server on Friday announced its launch as “chicken soup for the eyes,” The Jewish Chronicle reported.
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Thousands of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme victims will be receiving their portions of the latest distribution of nearly $500 million.
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss announced that the Madoff Victim Fund will be distributing approximately $488 million to more than 37,000 of his victims involved in the fraud scheme. To date, approximately $2.7 billion has been distributed to Madoff’s victims.
Strauss said that this sixth payment will bring the victims’ total recovery to 80.05 percent of their losses.
Ultimately, more than $4 billion will be returned due to losses suffered in Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme. An additional $5 billion in assets recovered by the U.S. Attorney’s Office are being separately paid to Madoff victims a separate fund administered by the Securities Investor Protection Act Trustee.