Title Insurance Company Owner Charged in $1.7 Million Fraud Scheme

In federal court in Brooklyn last Thursday, July 2nd, Jonathan Boxman, an owner and operator of real estate title insurance companies, was charged with defrauding clients of title companies he controlled of more than $1.7 million. According to the criminal complaint, Boxman stole money that was entrusted to those companies and used it to pay [...]

BBC America goes HD, “Torchwood” Returns with Comic-Con Panel (Preview |Spoilers)

BBC Worldwide launches BBC America HD on July 20 with the high-definition simulcast of BBC America programming and highly anticipated sci-fi U.S. premieres, including the return of the channel’s highest rated series, “Torchwood.” “Torchwood” will return to U.S. airwaves in the form of a five part miniseries, “Children of Earth” starting Monday, July 20, 9:00 [...]

“The Prisoner” Panel Announced for Comic-Con 2009

AMC will host a Comic-Con panel for its highly anticipated mini-series “The Prisoner,” a re-imagination of the 1960s cult classic premiering this November on AMC. “The Prisoner” panel will include Jim Caviezel (“The Passion of the Christ,” “Thin Red Line,” “Pay It Forward”), Jamie Campbell-Bower (“Sweeney Todd,” “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”), Lennie James (“Jericho”), [...]

Canadian Pleads Guilty to EPA, Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies

A former executive of Bennett Environmental Inc. (BEI), a Canadian-based company that treats and disposes of contaminated soil, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks and commit fraud at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site, Federal Creosote, located in Manville, N.J. The former executive also pleaded guilty to participating in [...]

Comedienne Kathy Griffin to Host “Comedy Central Roast Of Joan Rivers”

Double Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated comedienne Kathy Griffin has been tapped as Roast Master for this year’s “Comedy Central Roast Of Joan Rivers,” in honor of one of comedy’s most trailblazing female performers, comedy icon Joan Rivers. “It will be my distinct pleasure to honor a true comedy legend. The One and Only, The Great, [...]

TV One to Air Live Coverage of Michael Jackson Memorial Service

TV One will air live, uninterrupted coverage of Michael Jackson’s Memorial Service from the Staples Center in Los Angeles Tuesday, July 7 beginning at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT. TV One’s coverage will be co-anchored by veteran journalists Art Fennell and Jacque Reid, who also co-anchored TV One’s award-winning 2008 Democratic convention and election night [...]

New Show ‘Bill Maher: The Decider’ Skewers Conservative America

Comedian Bill Maher has a new cable show: “ Bill Maher: The Decider” debuting Monday, July 13 at 12:00 a.m. on Comedy Central. In this one-hour special, Bill Maher intends to use satire to roast conservative America, leaving no topic untouched as he attacks the most controversial subjects of the day including war, sexuality, drugs [...]