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New York filed suit against ten national gun distributors Wednesday, alleging they illegally sold so-called “ghost gun” frames and receivers to the public. The lawsuit , filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James , alleges that the defendants sold the “unfinished” frames and receivers without a background check or traceable record of sale. The defendants allegedly violated federal law of selling firearms without a serial number in order for law enforcement to trace them during a crime scene. The 10 distributors include Blackhawk Manufacturing Group, Salvos Technologies, Brownells Inc and Indie Guns LLC, according to the suit. “In Defendants’ own words, the products they sell are ‘ridiculously easy’ to convert into fully operable and completely untraceable firearms. Nonetheless, despite their illegality, Defendants continue to sell these products into New York State,” the lawsuit said. “Defendants persist in endangering the health and safety of the public by delivering … [Read more...] about New York Sues 10 Gun Companies Over Alleged ‘Ghost Gun’ Parts Distribution

A jilted mum -of-three tried to ruin a leading lawyer's life after she began a relationship her ex-boyfriend , a court heard. Kayleigh Gordon claimed she had “intimate videos” of Beth Mantel and businessman Richard Buggy, Gordon’s ex-partner who she shares a child with. She also sent an email to Miss Mantel's employer alleging she was involved in substance misuse. Her actions had caused "substantial distress" to both Miss Mantel a criminal defence lawyer who specialises in defending clients accused of drug dealing and Mr Buggy, 38, a solar panel expert who is dating the solicitor. Beth Mantel ( Image: Beth Mantel/ Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd) Richard Buggy with his ex-partner Gordon ( Image: Kayleigh Gordon/ Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd) In a statement Miss Mantel of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, said she had "struggled" and had been "embarrassed" about the email which had been sent to her former employer as she had recently taken up a new … [Read more...] about Jilted mum ‘tried to ruin lawyer’s life after she started relationship with ex’

Attorneys representing Clinton Foundation donor and Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss are seeking his pound of flesh from Jacqueline Long, a woman who has publicly accused him of sexual abuse. The high-profile Democratic donor’s attorneys filed a petition Aug. 4 seeking “harsh sanctions” against the Colorado woman following a June 8 The Daily Caller News Foundation article that reported her allegations. They claim Long violated the confidentiality provision of a $1.5 million settlement agreement the two signed in May 2013. The Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia has scheduled a hearing this morning to determine the next step in the long-running saga. The latest chapter began last December when Wyss gave a $5 million commitment to the Clinton Foundation’s No Ceilings project to help women and girls, an effort personally championed by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. At the time, no one knew that Wyss had executed a $1.5 million settlement, in part over Long’s … [Read more...] about Clinton Foundation Donor Wants His $1.5M Back In Sex Abuse Case

Six of the G7 countries are members of NATO, while the seventh, Japan, is dependent on its defence on the United States. All, including Japan, can be broadly classified as the West. If the narrative in recent years has been that political and economic power has decisively shifted towards Asia and the West no longer dominates the world as it did traditionally, that recognition seems to be missing from the inordinately long communiqué that the G7 summit in Germany has issued. It is imperial in tone, carrying a sense that the G7 has the power to decide and dispense. After the 2008 financial crisis the G7 led by the US felt the need to enlist the cooperation of major economic powers outside the West to stabilise the global financial system through coordination of national policies. Besides India, China, the second largest economy, was included in a G20, which was raised from the existing Finance Minister to Summit level. Today, China is treated as an adversary, and the harshness of G7 … [Read more...] about As G7 Nations Come Together to Corner Russia, PM Modi Bats for Dialogue and Diplomacy

Swiss billionaire and Clinton donor Hansjorg Wyss sat in a packed Washington State courtroom Monday to face his first trial over unsuspecting patients who died when his company used an illegal medical substance. Ultimately, five people died. Four of Wyss’ executives went to prison in the federal case, but Wyss walked free. A woman who accompanied Wyss to Lisbon, Portugal in July 2010 told The Daily Caller News Foundation the Swiss citizen collapsed when he received a phone call from his lawyers telling him the Department of Justice would not indict him.  She reported he was “deliriously happy” at a dinner after the call. At the time he told the woman the government didn’t have enough evidence on him. “They do not have enough on me.  They don’t have enough emails on me,” he reportedly said. Her riveting account about Wyss’ state-of-mind during the Justice Department investigation was given several years ago in a private meeting with this reporter. Interest in the case has … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Clinton Donor ‘Deliriously Happy’ He Escaped Indictment