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Sumner Redstone paid millions to mistresses and others who gave him ‘sexual favors,’ legal filing says

That must have been a hell of a flight.

Media titan Sumner Redstone gave out many millions of dollars to multiple women — mistresses, a flight attendant and that attendant’s sister — according to legal documents filed Monday by his 45-year-old ex-girlfriend.

The CBS corporate jet flight attendant alone got $18 million — and her sister, whom Redstone allegedly bedded, received a cool $6 million from the randy billionaire, court filings claim.

The explosive allegations by former Redstone paramour Sydney Holland were accompanied by a warning that she “may be forced” to seek testimony from the 93-year-old mogul’s celebrity friends as well as from executives from Viacom and CBS, whose shares he controls, to substantiate her salacious claims.

Redstone’s legal team, in an emailed statement to CNBC, said, “Ms. Holland’s cross-complaint is a work of fiction punctuated by not-so-subtle threats of extortion and an overwhelming stench of greed.”

In her Los Angeles Superior Court filing, Holland said Redstone “gave tens of millions of dollars to various other women — who he had no intention of marrying and was not in love with — at the time he was engaged to marry” Holland.

Full Article – http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/12/redstone-allegedly-paid-millions-to-mistresses-and-others-while-getting-sexual-favors.html

MAFIA MADNESS: 400,000 BOTTLES OF ITALIAN SPARKLING WINE DUMPED

Produced by / @nickolaushines
Updated on December 12, 2016.

Some 400,000 bottles worth of sparkling Italian wine will never see the bottle this year. An unidentified crew of miscreants with a mysterious motive snuck onto the grounds of the historic Italian winery Conte Vistarino and emptied steel tanks filled with Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, and other white wines from the 2016 harvest. The staff came to work the morning after the act of vandalism to find $530,000 worth of grape juice and skins on the floor.

The perpetrators didn’t damage any other equipment or steal anything from the winery though, which leaves some to speculate that this act was committed out of spite, The Telegraph writes.

“If you have no idea why, you don’t sleep at night,” Ottavia Giorgi di Vistarino, the countess who manages the winery, told The Telegraph. “The team is shaken, but we won’t let it stop us. We’ll just have to roll up our sleeves and get back to work.”

Italian wine producers, not just Conte Vistarino, have been having a rough couple of years. Mafia members have infiltrated parts of the wine business and are bringing a mafia sensibility to the wine business, a 60 Minutes piece revealed in early 2016. Mafia-tainted olive oil, wine, and cheese — all of which fall under the term “Agromafia,” 60 Minutes reports — is a $16 billion-a-year business. In terms of wine, the Agromafia is notorious for mixing a lesser quality wine with a famous brand and selling it as the famous brand.

Read Full – http://vinepair.com/booze-news/italian-wine-drained/

Venezuela closes border with Colombia ‘to destroy mafia’

Venezuela has closed its border with Colombia for 72 hours in the latest measure to combat smuggling gangs.

President Nicolas Maduro says the “mafia” operating in border areas is causing huge damage to the economy.

Many items subsidised by Venezuela’s socialist government, including diesel and petrol, are sold at a huge profit over the border in Colombia.

On Sunday, he announced that the country’s highest denomination bank note would be taken out of circulation.

‘Destroy the mafia’

President Maduro said the move would stop gangs hoarding the currency.

“Let’s destroy the mafia before the mafias destroy our country and our economy,” he said on national television.

“This measure was inevitable, it was necessary,” he added. “The mafias will go bust.”

Venezuela last closed most border crossings with Colombia in August 2015. The border was partially reopened a year later.

In 2015, the Colombian government complained that it had not been consulted or informed.

Full Read – http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38297927

Best Criminal Defense Lawyers In Nashville, TN

Here is a list of the top rated and best criminal defense lawyers in Nashville, TN. These criminal defense attorneys in Nashville, Tennessee that we have listed below may also practice other areas of law besides criminal defense as some of the Nashville lawyers practice personal injury for example. Our best lawyers of Nashville list below is strictly on their criminal defense reviews and felony court case records. We have located and found the best defense lawyers of Nashville based upon their reviews on Nashville Yelp, AVVO, Super Lawyers, as well as the US News report about lawyers in Nashville, Tennessee.  If you are searching to find the best rated criminal defense attorneys in Nashville, you have come to the correct place. These are the top lawyers in Nashville, TN. When hiring a Nashville, TN criminal defense attorney, you should evaluate the experience and fee structure of the Nashville attorney. Some offer a free consultation to discuss your case.

Here are the top rated defense lawyers in Nashville, TN

  1. Thomas Overton
  2. Rob McKinney, Brittney S. Hollis
  3. Patrick McNally
  4. Andrew C. Beasley, Nicholas Clifford, Robin Oquindo
  5. Don Himmelberg
  6. Bryan Stephenson
  7. David G. Ridings
  8. Russell Thomas
  9. Matthew Dunn, Sasha Qualkenbush, Ryan Johnson
  10. Kimberly S. Hodde

If you have any questions about hiring a Nashville defense lawyers give Wise Laws a call at 800-270-8184 as they currently work with some of these top 10 lawyers.

Best Criminal Defense Lawyers In Houston, TX

Here is a list of the top rated and best criminal defense lawyers in Houston, TX. These criminal defense attorneys in Houston, Texas that we have listed below may also practice other areas of law besides criminal defense as some of the Houston lawyers practice personal injury for example. Our best lawyers of Houston list below is strictly on their criminal defense reviews and felony court case records. We have located and found the best defense lawyers of Houston based upon their reviews on Houston Yelp, AVVO, Super Lawyers, as well as the US News report about lawyers in Houston, Texas.  If you are searching to find the best rated criminal defense attorneys in Houston, you have come to the correct place. These are the top lawyers in Houston, TX. When hiring a Houston, TX criminal defense attorney, you should evaluate the experience and fee structure of the Houston attorney. Some offer a free consultation to discuss your case.

Here are the top rated defense lawyers in Houston, TX

  1. Zack Fertitta
  2. Hunter Simmons
  3. Alan Cohen
  4. Philip M. Gommels
  5. Fred Dahr
  6. Jed R. Silverman, Trinidad Zamora III
  7. David A. Breston, Alma Garcia
  8. Ed Chernoff
  9. John T. Floyd, Christopher M. Choate
  10. Neal Davis, Tyler Brock

If you have any questions about hiring a Houston defense lawyers give Wise Laws a call at 800-270-8184 as they currently work with some of these top 10 lawyers.