the southern border. we have seen a rogues gallery of foreign terrorist organizations call for attacks against americans and our allies. increasingly concerning is the potential for a coordinated attack here in the homeland. not unlike the isis-k attack we saw at the russian concert hall back in march. john: just a week after fbi director christopher wray warned of a similar isis attack, one in russia come on american soil, i.c.e. arrested tajikistan nationals with suspected isis ties after they illegally cross into the united states. how is that for good news on a wednesday? sandra: what a way to kick it off. john: john roberts, good to be with you. sandra: gillian turner in for sandra smith today, this is america reports periods eight tajikistan nationals, all men, nabbed in a coordinate operation that spanned three sanctuary cities, one source telling fox news they were released into the country after initial i.c.e. screenings at the border failed to raise any re
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CEO who blamed his cancer on short sellers gets a year in prison
âPrison time sends a deterrence message that can not be sent by any other punishment,â Judge Jed S. Rakoff said
By Anders Melin and Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg
24 Feb 2021 08:48
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Parker H. Petit, the former MiMedx Group Inc. chief executive officer convicted last year of securities fraud, was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison.
âPrison time sends a deterrence message that can not be sent by any other punishment,â Judge Jed S. Rakoff said at a hearing in federal court in Manhattan.
(Bloomberg) Parker H. Petit, the former MiMedx Group Inc. chief executive officer convicted last year of securities fraud, was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison.“Prison time sends a deterrence message that can not be sent by any other punishment,” Judge Jed S. Rakoff said at a hearing in federal court in Manhattan.Still, given that Petit is 81, suffers from recurring bladder cancer and has done much good throughout his life, “I don’t think that this requires years and years of punishment,” Rakoff said.For Petit, it’s the end of a business career that spanned more than five decades before it unraveled. He left the medical device company in June 2018 and was indicted a year later, accused of bribing customers, falsely recognizing revenue and lying to the board and auditors.He was found guilty on one of the two counts he faced, which carried a potential maximum sentence of 20 years. Prosecutors had asked for a “substantial” i
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