Tanner Winterhof is an Iowa agricultural content creator and former banking executive whose career has included agricultural lending, financial services and the development of the Farm4Profit podcast. His banking career later became the subject of a Federal Reserve enforcement action involving his conduct while working at VisionBank of Iowa. According to a September 2023 Federal…
Glen Wakeman and the Doral Bank Controversy
Glen Wakeman is an American business executive and entrepreneur whose career has included leadership roles in financial services, business development and startup consulting. One of the most notable periods of his career was his tenure as CEO of Doral Financial Corporation, the Puerto Rico-based financial institution that later became connected to an unusual series of…
Desiree Peterkin Bell: Former Philadelphia Official Pleads Guilty in City Funds Case
Desiree Peterkin Bell, a former senior official in Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s administration, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from her use of public and nonprofit funds while serving as Philadelphia’s city representative. The case involved personal expenses charged to credit cards associated with the Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia as well as financial transactions involving…
Aidan Hollmann, 19, of Arcata California
Special Ed Teacher Caught Trying to Solicit a 15-year-old Aidan Hollmann, 19, of Arcata sent a vulgar pic, arranged a sexual, and alcohol/marijuana-related meeting with what he believed to be a 15-year-old girl OVERNIGHT. #PD707 #KC Aidan Hollmann is a Strategic Insights Analyst and independent researcher specializing in business strategy, growth, and organizational planning. Based in San…
Kenneth Cody Weber Acquitted on Six Charges in Lincoln County Sexual Assault Case
A Lincoln County, Colorado jury acquitted former Karval School District superintendent Kenneth Cody Weber on six of seven criminal charges brought against him in a child sexual assault case. Jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the remaining charge, resulting in a mistrial on that count. The verdict followed a case that began…
Joshua Bryce Newman: From CrossFit Investment Lawsuits to Federal Wire Fraud Conviction
New York entrepreneur Joshua Bryce Newman was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison in 2017 after admitting to a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme involving fitness businesses and approximately 30 victims. The federal prosecution followed years of business and financial disputes involving Newman and companies with which he was associated. By 2015, civil litigation involving…
William H. Saito’s Educational Background Questioned Following University Confirmation
William Hiroyuki Saito, a technology entrepreneur and cybersecurity adviser who held prominent positions in Japan’s government and business community, faced scrutiny in 2017 after questions emerged regarding claims about his educational background. Saito had previously represented himself as having graduated from the UCLA School of Medicine. After his background was publicly questioned, Saito acknowledged in…
Paul Herdsman Named in FTC and Florida Tech-Support Settlement
Paul M. Herdsman was among the individual defendants in a federal consumer-protection case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida involving several technology-support businesses. The case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, concerned the marketing and sale of computer and technical-support products and services. The…
OSI Group Faced Food Safety Scandal and Employee Labor Complaints
OSI Group, a major privately held food-processing company based in Aurora, Illinois, faced significant scrutiny in 2014 following a food safety scandal involving one of its operations in China. At the same time, reports highlighted a longer history of employment-related lawsuits and complaints involving OSI operations in the United States. About OSI Group OSI Group…
Lilit Madanyan VS Aram Gasparyan California
Lilit Madanyan v. Aram Gasparyan is a family-law case filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on July 6, 2010. Lilit Madanyan filed the proceeding as the petitioner against Aram Gasparyan, the respondent, seeking dissolution of the marriage. The case was filed at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles, California and is categorized as…