Albert Snyder, whose son was killed in Iraq, is being ordered to pay the legal fees of the church that sent anti-gay protesters to his son's funeral. added by: DefenderOfPants
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Filed under: Paparazzi Video , Sandra Bullock , Jesse James Add this to the list of things Jesse James’ alleged mistress Melissa Smith would do that wife Sandra Bullock wouldn’t: Enter a boxing tournament for free breasts. Smith participated in something called the Pimpit.com “Boxing for Boobs” event back in … Permalink
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Jesse James Alleged Mistress — Boxes for Boobs
Filed under: TMZ Sports , Dirty Divorces Frank McCourt’s lawyer says there’s a reason Jamie and her entourage weren’t allowed into Dodger Stadium yesterday — because “when the circus comes to town, it goes to Staples Center.”Frank and his legal team were leaving court today in L.A., where … Permalink
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Band’s former bassist denies allegations on his Web site. By Eric Ditzian KC and the Sunshine Band Photo: Gilles Petard/ Redferns Richard R. Finch, co-founder and former bassist of disco/ funk group KC and the Sunshine Band , was arrested after reportedly admitting to authorities that he had sex with teenage boys, according to The Associated Press. Finch, 56, a former member of the 1970s band that produced #1 Billboard hits like “Get Down Tonight” and “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty,” allegedly acknowledged to Licking County, Ohio, authorities that he’d had sexual contact with a 17-year-old, who reported the incident to police. According to authorities, Finch admitted during his police interview that he’d had sex with boys ranging in age from 13- to 17-years-old. He was charged with gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony, according to a local newspaper, the Officials have requested a grand jury consider filing additional charges of sexual imposition, gross sexual imposition, importuning and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. He is being held at the sheriff’s office on $250,000 bond. A statement posted on Finch’s Web site disputes the allegations. “We will let due process happen through the legal system and through that, we are sure Mr. Finch will be vindicated from these unfounded allegations,” the statement reads. The original accuser reportedly told authorities that he and Finch had sexual contact over several months and had met through music connections. “[The victim] had heard of his successful career and met him through music contacts,” Licking County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Chris Slayman told the Advocate . Founded in the early 1970s, KC and Sunshine Band produced a string of hit funk and disco singles, including “That’s the Way (I Like It),” “I’m Your Boogie Man,” “Keep It Comin’ Love” and “Please Don’t Go.” Finch reportedly told Advocate that he moved to Newark to concentrate on mentoring young musicians. Related Artists K.C. & the Sunshine Band
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Phil Spector has already been roughed up by the legal system. Now the convicted killer and certified creep is receiving a new taste of jail house justice! The hot-tempered music legend is minding his tongue after having several teeth knocked out by a fellow inmate at the state prison in Corcoran, Calif. “Phil has quite a mouth on him,” says longtime pal Steven Escobar. “Not everyone understands his humor. He said the wrong thing to the wrong inmate.” Lacking any of his trusty firearms, poor Phil Spector wound up with a bruised nose, a black eye and the loss of a couple of caps, according to Escobar. This is Phil Spector. This is just terrifying . “He mouthed off to a big guy, who punched him,” a source says of Phil, who’s serving 19 years to life for shooting Lana Clarkson in the mouth in 2003. “At first, Phil said that he fell down a flight of stairs,” says Escobar of his incarcerated buddy. “Later, he told family and friends what really happened.” A spokesman for Spector’s wife, Rachelle, initially corroborated that there was a jail house incident in November, telling the N.Y. Daily News: “There are safety concerns.” “We don’t want the people who put him in this position to retaliate.” Rachelle did a 180, saying: “Phil was not assaulted. Absolutely not.” Mmm hmm.
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Phil Spector Receives Ass-Kicking in Jail
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This is Resolution AR No. 2010-91, which Harriet Drummond, this liberal bloggers favorite Anchorage Assembly member, just submitted for consideratin on March 23. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA AR NO. 2010–91 A RESOLUTION OF THE ANCHORAGE MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY TO AUTHORIZE ENGAGING THE SERVICES OF INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL TO REVIEW AND REPORT TO THE ASSEMBLY ON THE LEGAL AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, IF ANY, AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE ASSEMBLY, IF ANY, REGARDING PAYMENT OF $193,000 IN MUNICIPAL FUNDS TO THE GEORGE M. SULLIVAN IRREVOCABLE LIFE INSURANCE TRUST, AND PROVIDING FOR AN APPROPRIATION. WHEREAS, pursuant to Assembly Memorandum No. AM 76-2010, the Assembly was requested by and on behalf of the Mayor to appropriate One Hundred Ninety Three Thousand Dollars ($193,000.00) from the Areawide General Fund (Fund 101) for disbursement to the George M. Sullivan Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust; and WHEREAS, Assembly Memorandum No. AM 76-2010 declared that disbursement would be made under a life insurance contract; and WHEREAS, Assembly Memorandum No. AM 76-2010 did not disclose that the George M. Sullivan Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust was administered by the Mayor in his private capacity as the son of George M. Sullivan and Trustee of the life insurance trust; and WHEREAS, Assembly Memorandum No. AM 76-2010 did not disclose that no life insurance policy was in place and no written life insurance contract existed; and WHEREAS, AR 2010-33 was passed and approved by the Assembly, on February 16, 2010, authorizing disbursement subject to receipt of proper documentation from the George M. Sullivan Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust; and WHEREAS, the full circumstances purporting to legally obligate the Municipality to make a payout of $193,000.00 in public funds are more complicated than provided in the summary under AM 76-2010; and WHEREAS, the payout of $193,000.00 in public funds for life insurance without a life insurance policy in place has raised many concerns in the mind of the public and one or more Assembly Members, including these questions: • What is the legal basis for asserting the existence of a life insurance policy or contract? • What is the legal basis for asserting a contractual obligation in the absence of a written contract? • What is the legal authority of the Salary and Emoluments Commission to authorize an employee benefit after employment has terminated? • Were the legal requirements, procedures and process under Charter Section 5.08 (c) properly followed? • What, if any, is the extent of a municipal obligation to make payment of $193,000 in life insurance without a life insurance policy? • What is the current Assembly’s authority to approve or disapprove a life insurance payment in the absence of a life insurance policy? • Is this disbursement recognized in the FY 2010 General Government Operating Budget? • What process should be used under the Ethics Code to ensure that an elected public official does not sit on both sides of a municipal transaction? • Under what public purpose are public funds being disbursed as life insurance? and WHEREAS, the current Mayor is also actively serving as Trustee of the George M. Sullivan Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust, creating a situation in which he serves on both sides of a significant financial transaction involving public funds; and WHEREAS, as Mayor, the incumbent is required to represent and act in the Municipality’s best interests; and WHEREAS, as Trustee of the George M. Sullivan Life Insurance Trust, the Trustee has a fiduciary duty to the Trust to represent and act in the best interests of the Trust and its beneficiaries; NOW, THEREFORE, the Anchorage Assembly resolves: 1. Because the events surrounding the creation and administration of a special benefit for the Honorable George M. Sullivan occurred after he was no longer in office and over the course of several mayoral successions without a full and public review before the Assembly, the Assembly authorizes an independent legal review to include the following: • The authority of the Salary and Emoluments Commission, after the mayor or other elected official has left elected office, to authorize a special life insurance benefit; • Whether a special life insurance benefit was legally effectuated for George M. Sullivan, when, and by whom or under what actions; • The legal obligations and risks to the Municipality concerning the special life insurance benefit (prior to payment); • The authority of the Mayor to request an appropriation when the Mayor also currently serves as Trustee of the George M. Sullivan Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust, without disclosure of the potential for conflict of interest; • The public purpose under which disbursement of public funds is allowed as life insurance proceeds, without a fair market life insurance policy or premium payments. • The authority of the Anchorage Assembly to approve an appropriation of public funds for this purpose. 2. The services of independent legal counsel shall be selected by the Internal Auditor, the Municipal Clerk and Assembly Counsel under a small procurement contract not to exceed [$5,000 – $10,000], and an appropriation of [$ 10,000] for this purpose is approved. 3. Until the Assembly is assured by independent legal counsel that payment of $193,000.00 in public funds is legally appropriate, the Mayor, in his private capacity as Trustee for the George M. Sullivan Irrevocable Trust, is respectfully requested to return any funds disbursed under AR 2010-33 to a special account to be held by the Municipality. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Anchorage Assembly this ______day of ____________, 2010. ______________________________ Chair ATTEST: ____________________________ Municipal Clerk Damn! It is about time SOMEBODY took Sullivan to task for emptying the city’s cash reserves while cutting services to its citizens! If you are late to the party and a little confused by this resolution just go here , here , and here and you will soon know why Anchorage residents are so angry. By the way, is it too early to draft Harriet Drummons to run for mayor of Anchorage? State Senator? How about Lisa’s job? (H/T to my friend, and fellow Alaskan blogger Phil Munger )
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Assembly member Harriet Drummond just sent the posse after Dan "the desperado" Sullivan to retrieve the money he stole from our city’s treasury.
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We take a look at the history, population and living conditions of New York’s infamous prison. By Jayson Rodriguez Rikers Island Photo: Todd Maisel/ New York Daily News Archive/ Getty Im Lil Wayne ‘s world is filled with recording studios, frequent touring trips across the country and all the rewards his lyrical prowess provides him. But on Rikers Island, the skillful MC will just be the next in a long line of inmates at the notorious prison facility. The jail is among the biggest in the U.S. and has housed some of the most notorious criminals ever, from the “Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz to drug kingpin Larry Davis. Founded in 1884, Rikers Island — located off the southern edge of the Bronx, but accessible via Queens — was purchased by the City of New York for $180,000 from the Ryker Family, descendants of Abraham Rycken, a Dutch settler who migrated to the Big Apple in the 1600s. Over a century later, the facility has expanded in size from its original landscape of 87 acres to to its current incarnation that spans over 400 acres and houses 10 separate jails, two of which are floating jails. In total, upwards of 17,000 inmates can be housed across the separate facilities . According to a 2003 Columbia Graduate School of Journalism project, the Rikers population alone is larger than the entire prison population of 35 states. In the 1980s, during the crack epidemic, Rikers Island gained its reputation for violence that’s stuck with the prison ever since. A 1987 article published in the New York Times described the New York City jails as a “system in turmoil.” Overpopulation, mismanaged discharges and lax security efforts contributed to the chaotic atmosphere surrounding Rikers Island. Cases were being processed faster than administrators could place inmates; the facility also doubled as a holding pattern for prisoners awaiting processing. The capacity of the jails on Rikers Island swelled and population control proved to be increasingly difficult , leading to protests by prisoners. In 1986, inmates finally lashed out at the conditions and rioted for four days. A year later, in 1987, contraband was often found on prisoners; three inmates appeared in a Brooklyn courtroom after being transported from Rikers and injured 11 court officers while wielding razor blades as weapons. An editorial written by the Times in 1988 called for serious measures to be enacted to curb overpopulation and reduce the ongoing violence at the facility — during a three-month span leading up to the opinion piece officers confiscated over 345 contraband materials by inmates. “Even with population control at intake and at release, Rikers Island will remain a small city under siege until these and other sensible measures are put into place,” the Times concluded. More prison facilities were erected in upstate New York, thus beginning more shipments of city residents to facilities like Oneida. Beginning in the the 1990s and coinciding with Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s rise as a public official, with his emphasis on quality of life issues and the White House’s war on drugs efforts, violence in New York decreased dramatically. The result was less offenders going through the legal system and the prison populations, which regularly peaked at 110% capacity in the late ’80s, subsiding. And although artists like Shyne and Tupac Shakur have passed through Rikers Island, they both served out the majority of their time upstate at the Clinton Correction Facility. Wayne is expected to serve out his full sentence at Rikers Island . Related Videos Lil Wayne’s ‘Road To Rikers’ Lil Wayne Goes To Jail Related Photos Lil Wayne Heads To Rikers Island
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Filed under: Celebrity Justice , Exclusives Wayne Newton’s wife is trying to separate herself from her husband’s major money issues — she just made a legal move to keep her stuff from being seized by a man who Wayne owes in a big way. TMZ obtained court documents filed by Kathleen McCrone … Permalink
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Wayne Newton’s Wife: Get Your Mitts Off My Stuff!
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Kate Gosselin will be one of the contestants on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars , according to reports. This poses an interesting dilemma: How do they even introduce her on the show? Mother of eight? Bitchy single former reality star? Shameless, self-promoting author with awful hair? In any case, the official Dancing With the Stars cast announcement will be made this evening as a cross-promotion with The Bachelor season finale. “I want to laugh at myself. I so cannot dance. It would be a terribly sad sight,” said the grating mother of eight on the Jay Leno Show recently. Which begs the question: what would Gosselin do with her kids during the hours of grueling daily rehearsals for the reality competition show? FEAR THE PORCUPINE : Whatever that is on her head, it is a force to be reckoned with as Kate Gosselin is ready to kick ass and take names on Dancing with the Stars . She will actually prepare her routines in Pennsylvania , near where she lives, instead of in the show’s rehearsal studios on the West Coast, according to sources: “Kate’s the kind of woman who will do whatever is necessary for her children. It’s great for her to be on the show, but only in a way that benefits her family.” The show was willing to make such a concession since producers believe she will be a ratings bonanza for Dancing with the Stars , and they’re probably right. Kate is now the primary breadwinner for her brood, as the legal battle waged by Jon Gosselin against TLC ate up a big chunk of his money – and notoriety. He can’t do any more TV appearances now until they cut him loose. Which pretty much takes away his only source of revenue – being a douche, but on TV.
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Report: Kate Gosselin Joins Dancing with the Stars
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