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Fashion Importer To Pay $118M Over Laundering Scheme

A Los Angeles fashion company under-invoiced imported clothes as a way of avoiding customs tariffs and laundering money, federal prosecutors said Wednesday as they announced Ambiance Apparel and its owner had agreed to plead guilty to the scheme and pay $118 million…

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Kanye West Accused Of Swiping Tech For ‘Sunday Service’

Kanye West promised a business partnership with a Black-led company, but instead stole its technology for his “Sunday Service” video and e-commerce platform, the company alleges in a suit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court…

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Howard Stern Alum ‘Stuttering John’ Sues Sirius Over Replays

“Stuttering John” Melendez, who gained prominence as a comedian and performer on “The Howard Stern Show,” sued Sirius XM Radio Inc. on Wednesday in New York federal court, alleging the satellite broadcaster is replaying clips from the show’s archive that feature Melendez without his permission…

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