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The Southern Glazer’s Settlement: Are you serious?

A joke of a settlement: There is no gray area in these laws — Southern willfully and actively violated the law. The company illegally bribed retailers and developed strategies to conceal its crimes. Yet the federal government decided to give it a pass. The $12.5 million fine is essentially tip money to a company with $25 billion in revenue. Figures aren’t available on how much revenue Southern generated through these illegal programs, but I’m confident crime paid off here. (Irish Liquor Lawyer).

Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests. (ProPublica)