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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investigators say 10 or more people associated with imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff could face criminal charges in the coming months, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday. The source, who asked not be identified because of the continuing investigation into the multibillion-dollar Madoff fraud, said the FBI was "closer to the beginning than the end" of the probe. Disgraced financier Madoff, 71, was handed a 150-year prison sentence Monday. He was arrested in December and pleaded guilty in March to orchestrating Wall Street's biggest investment fraud of as much as $65 billion. He has not named accomplices in his classic "cash in, cash out" Ponzi scheme. The only other person charged criminally so far is his outside accountant, David Friehling. "There will probably be more people charged," the... [read full story]
The number of H1N1 flu cases is "levelling off" in some parts of the country but the peak of the second wave of the pandemic has not been reached yet and Canadians should not become complacent, federal officials said Wednesday.
By Shannon Proudfoot, Canwest News ServiceNovember 25, 2009 6:02 PM A Statistics Canada report released earlier this year found that 18 per cent of women are now their families' primary breadwinners in terms of hourly earnings,...
Cutting a sausage a day from the average British diet is necessary to save the planet, scientists claim. Their controversial report, which partly blames meat-eaters for climate change, was backed by Environment Secretary Hilary...
President Barack Obama speaks as he pardons a turkey, Courage, the day before Thanksgiving, during a ceremony in the North Portico of the White House in Washington Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By H. JOSEF...
