Promises..

 

Italy’s most famous influencer, Chiara Ferragni, has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing in a 2-million-euro ($2.33 million) fraud case involving Christmas cakes, Easter eggs and children with cancer.
Ferragni partnered with Italian confectioner Balocco to market limited edition Pandoro “Pink Christmas” cakes in Italy for the festive season in 2022 and 2023, and later, fancy “Dolci Preziosi” chocolate Easter eggs. 

The marketing campaign suggested proceeds would go to the Regina Margherita children’s hospital in Turin to support pediatric cancer research, boosting sales.

Ferragni’s problems began after an investigative journalist revealed that Balocco had made a 50,000-euro donation to the children’s hospital.

Before long, it emerged that the proceeds of the cakes would go directly to Ferragni, in addition to the 1 million euros, and not the hospital.

A judge in Milan ruled that aggravated fraud charges against Ferragni relating to her alleged promise to donate proceeds from sales of a limited edition, pink-boxed “pandoro” Christmas cake to a children’s cancer charity were not admissible in court.
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A promise is a promise.  Just a thought 

Indicted..

Karen Bennett, a Democrat, resigned from the position she has held since 2012, in which she represented portions DeKalb and Gwinnett counties.

The second Georgia state House member accused of fabricating claims to collect federal unemployment benefits during the pandemic has announced her retirement as she faces charges.

Karen Bennett of Stone Mountain – located roughly 20 miles from Atlanta – is facing one count of making false statements to collect $13,940, according to the Associated Press.

In an initial court appearance, Bennett opted to waive indictment and was released on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty to the charge. In federal court, the decision to waive indictment often precedes a guilty plea.

Prosecutors allege Bennett, who works as a physical therapist, lied when she claimed that in 2020, she was unable to work for her company, Metro Therapy Providers, due to quarantine restrictions.

However, Bennett allegedly served in an administrative role within the company and worked from a home office, rather than providing therapy to clients, according to prosecutors.

Affordability..

 

Sanctions on Russia by US and the allies have contributed to global price volatility, especially in energy and food markets. 

The sanctions exacerbated pre-existing inflationary pressures in the US that had already pushed the annual rate to a nearly 40-year high.

The Island..

 

Crying..

 

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) distanced himself his own administration official’s past claim that “home ownership” is a “weapon of white supremacy.”

Mamdani joined PIX11’s Henry Rosoff this week where he was confronted with the “home ownership” declaration from Cea Weaver, Mamdani’s pick to lead the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants.

Weaver has come under scrutiny over her past comments and social media posts from a now-deleted X account. In a 2017 post, she called home ownership a “weapon of white supremacy.”

The New York Post reported earlier this week that Weaver broke down “crying” when confronted this week over a $1.6 million home owned by her mother in Nashville.

In an interview with Spectrum News, she said she regrets “some” of her past posts when asked about former New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) accusing her of being “out of her mind.”

“I don’t think I’m out of my mind,” she said. “Some of those things are certainly not how I would say things today, and are regretful.”

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Wreck..

Huang Yisong, 54, crossed the US-Mexico border in 2023 and was released under Biden administration policies, eventually ending up in Brooklyn and snagging a commercial driver’s license from the state, federal homeland security and transportation officials said.

The Chinese national charged in a deadly tour bus wreck on a Tennessee highway had entered the US illegally but was still issued a driver’s license by New York state, The Post has learned.

Far too many innocent Americans have been killed by illegal aliens driving semi-trucks and big rigs,” Homeland Security Secretary Kirsti Noem said in a statement to The Post.

And yet, sanctuary states around the country have been issuing illegal aliens commercial driver’s licenses.”

Unstabilized..

 

A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday rejected an attempt by Mayor Zohran Mamdani's A administration to delay the sale of thousands of rent-stabilized apartments owned by the real estate firm Pinnacle Group, complicating a citywide tenants union's mission to steer their homes to what it sees as a more responsible owner and delivering Mamdani an early setback.

Hours after taking office last week, Mamdani instructed the city’s law department to intervene in the looming bankruptcy sale of more than 90 buildings with a combined 5,100 rent-stabilized apartments all owned by Pinnacle. 

The properties had fallen into disrepair and amassed thousands of housing code violations under the company, which declared bankruptcy after defaulting on its loans totaling more than $560 million last year.

Results..

 

A woman named Tatyana Remley, convicted in a murder-for-hire plot targeting her estranged husband, died by suicide in December 2025 shortly after her release from prison.   

NBC San Diego reported that she pleaded guilty to solicitation to commit murder, and she was sentenced to serve three years and eight months in state prison.

An investigation into the matter was launched after a house fire was set at the couple’s ranch property in Del Mar, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. An arson unit was called to the scene, and Remley was arrested for alleged firearms-related offenses after authorities found three firearms and ammunition at the home.

Remley was involved in a plot to hire a hitman to kill her estranged husband, Mark Remley. Following a suspicious fire at their California property, an investigation began. 

She pleaded guilty to solicitation to commit murder and was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison in late 2023. 

In December 2025, shortly after her release, Remley died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in San Diego, which the medical examiner ruled a suicide. 

Besides the case of Tatyana Remley, there are other instances of individuals involved in spousal abuse or murder plots who later died by suicide.

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