Friday, July 5, 2013

Daily News: Odd News - Lover of late Hong Kong tycoon jailed 12 years for forging will

Thursday, Jul 04, 2013 10:56 PM PDT

Lover of late Hong Kong tycoon jailed 12 years for forging will 
Thursday, Jul 04, 2013 10:56 PM PDT
Former feng shui practitioner Chan arrives at Supreme Court in Hong KongBy Grace Li and Brian Yap HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong judge on Friday jailed for 12 years a former lover of late billionaire tycoon Nina Wang, for forging a will naming him the sole beneficiary of her estate, one of Asia's largest fortunes, estimated at $4 billion. Justice Andrew Macrae handed down the sentence to Peter Chan, formerly known as Tony Chan, in the city's High Court a day after a jury found him guilty on charges of forgery and using a forged document. Chan had pleaded not guilty to a number of charges. ...
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Smitten spies? Snowden gets proposal tweet from Russian agent 
Thursday, Jul 04, 2013 09:59 AM PDT
A demonstrator holds a sign with a photograph of former U.S. spy agency NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the word "HERO" during Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations in BostonBy Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - A tabloid says Vladimir Putin is Russia's most eligible bachelor, but the president may have competition from an American half his age: Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor believed to be holed up at a Moscow airport. Snowden, 30, has received a marriage proposal of sorts in a tweet from Anna Chapman, the glamorous redhead who was one of 10 Russian agents arrested in the United States and deported in a Cold war-style spy swap in 2010. ...
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Hong Kong tycoon's lover found guilty of forging multi-billion dollar will 
Thursday, Jul 04, 2013 06:55 AM PDT
Former feng shui practitioner Chan arrives at Supreme Court in Hong KongHONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong jury found the lover of the late billionaire tycoon Nina Wang guilty on Thursday of forging a will naming him the sole beneficiary of her estimated $4 billion estate. After more than 20 hours of deliberations, the jury voted 6 to 2 in the High Court to convict Peter Chan, formerly known as Tony Chan, on a charge of forgery. Chan had pleaded not guilty to a number of charges, including forgery and using a forged document. ...
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