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Ivy League graduate arrested over CEO’s New York murder
Luigi Mangione was taken into custody after he was spotted eating at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, police said. He had a gun and a silencer in his bag.
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- Ed Shanahan
Yesterday
Murderer of health insurance boss becomes folk hero
Authorities have pleaded for help in finding the person who murdered Brian Thompson. But some seem more interested in rooting for the gunman.
- Hurubie Meko
Plenary CEO avoids conviction after guilty plea
Two charges related to resisting and assaulting police were withdrawn after David Lamming’s guilty plea was accepted by the local court.
- Max Mason and Zoe Samios
This Month
Ex-NSW Liberal leader’s son gets community service for drug dealing
Mark Chikarovski, 38, will serve a 35-month sentence in the community for supplying a range of drugs via the dark web.
- Max Mason
Manhattan murder frightens executives everywhere
Many companies view investor meetings such as the one that the UnitedHealthcare boss was walking to as security risks because they are highly publicised.
- Adam Geller and Cathy Bussewitz
‘Delay’, ‘depose’ inscribed in bullets in CEO murder
The inscriptions loosely echo the book title “Delay, Deny, Defend”, which describes tactics allegedly used by insurers to deny claims.
- Myles Miller, John Lauerman and Robert Langreth
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- Healthcare
CEO shot dead in New York in targeted attack received ‘threats’
UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson was killed outside a New York City hotel by a gunman who appeared to have been waiting for him.
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- Michael Wilson, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Maria Cramer
Sex offenders to be booted from military
A major overhaul of how Defence deals with sexual misconduct and justice will be embraced to tackle suicide rates among current and former personnel.
- Andrew Tillett
Tough new dirty money rules to disrupt $60b in criminal activity
The head of Australia’s financial crime watchdog says gaps in anti-money laundering and terror financing rules have been exploited by criminals for too long.
- Tom McIlroy
November
Biden calls ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu ‘outrageous’
The ICC decision was met with outrage in Israel, which called it shameful and absurd. The US said it “fundamentally rejects” the move.
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- Stephanie van den Berg and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Rare hit-and-run attack in southern China kills 35
Police said a man drove a small off-road vehicle into a large group of people exercising outside a sports centre, killing and injuring dozens of people.
- David Kirton
October
Canada accuses Indian minister over Sikh murder plot
The Canadian government has accused Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah over a campaign targeting Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.
- Kanishka Singh
Menendez brothers could be freed for murders after Netflix expose
The two brothers were jailed for shooting dead their parents in 1989 in their Beverly Hills home in a case of wealth and privilege that captivated the US.
- Daniel Trotta
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO charged with sex trafficking
A US indictment alleges Mike Jeffries often recruited male models for sex with the promise of appearing in the retailer’s ads.
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- Jennifer Peltz
Labor, Coalition clash over laws for lawyers, accountants, realtors
Shadow attorney-general Michaelia Cash roundly criticised plans to expand anti-money laundering laws to the three professions.
- Ronald Mizen
September
The hot topic poised to swing a dozen Labor seats in Queensland
The opposition Liberal National Party has committed to its path to winning the coming state election using one burning issue.
- James Hall
Ex CBA banker Jon Waldron jailed for bribery
The former CBA technology executive was sentenced to a maximum of six years and eight months prison on Friday, following a conviction in May.
- James Eyers
Real estate agents face costs to meet new money laundering rules
Australia is at the bottom of a global compliance ranking to halt dirty money flows. Fixing that will raise costs for real estate agents.
- Michael Bleby
Meet the retirees hunting down cold cases
A global network of do-it-yourself detectives is on a mission to solve the mysteries that police won’t. Like, who is “D. Malan”, discovered on a hillside in 1979 and still never identified?
- Emma Jacobs
August
- Analysis
- Education
British statisticians worry a murder conviction doesn’t add up
Nurse Lucy Letby’s guilty verdict raises troubling questions about the numerical skills of judges, politicians and other leaders.
- The Economist
