$31M Ponzi schemer prison bound

A New York City man has been sentenced to prison for stealing more than $31 million through a Ponzi scheme.Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced the sentence of six to 18 years Wednesday for Joseph Greenblatt of Queens.The Ponzi scheme was run through Maywood Capital, a real estate investment company originally based in New Jersey.Greenblatt...

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Small Business Saturday: the anti-Black Friday

Don’t want to brave the Black Friday craziness? You can get a head start on your holiday shopping, snag some deals and support local merchants by participating in Small Business Saturday.Nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is focused on promoting small business owners nationwide. Since it was started in 2010 by American Express, the promotional...

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North Miami widow in suspect’s killing claiming self-defense in court

Four years ago, Janepsy Carballo gunned down a suspect in the killing of her husband and the wounding of her toddler son.Did she lure the man there, in cold blood, to shoot him in the back? Or was she defending herself when she killed Ilan Nissim in May 2008?A Miami-Dade judge on Tuesday will consider whether Carballo, 34, acted in self-defense and should be immune from prosecution....

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Amazing Race's James & Abba Talk Moscow Misfortune

The Amazing Race bid farewell to long-haired music industry veterans James LoMenzo and Mark "Abba" Abbatista on Sunday night, and ETonline caught up with the pair to find out how hard it was to have their bags stolen in Moscow, if they ever made it out of Russia, and what they thought of two other teams taking their cash, in an interview filled with lots of laughs.James: (Plays the ET theme song on...

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Mystery man ruled out in Brooklyn serial killer investigation

APPolice have ruled out a person of interest seen in this sketch from the Aug. 2 murder in Bensonhurst.Cops have ruled out a person of interest in one of the murders committed by the Brooklyn serial killer, saying that the subject of a police sketch released in August has no connection to the slayings. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said the man in the sketch...

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Opa-locka may give businesses four years to eliminate pole signs

Opa-locka businesses may soon have to replace giant pole signs with discreet, ground-hugging “monument” signs if the city passes a new law as part of an effort to make the community look better.According to Howard Brown, the city’s community development director, the ordinance would mainly affect pole signs, wall signs and window signs. “We’re trying to bring about a uniform...

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Who Are the ‘Anti-Israel’ Press Behind Rupert Murdoch’s Twitter Attack?

Rupert Murdoch can apologize (as he sort of did) about his “Jewish-owned press” tweet, but he still can’t take it back. And because that tweet is out there, the big question now—after “Why is he still on there?” and “Wow, that’s really offensive, right?”—is which press, exactly, he was referring to. Here’s the tweet that Murdoch sent out on Saturday night: Why...

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Hitchcock Exclusive Featurette

More than 30 years after his passing, Alfred Hitchcock is once the rage, once again.VIDEO - Tippi Hedren's Notorious Birds Screentest2012 has already seen the premiere of one biopic, HBO's The Girl, and November brings a second as Hitchcock hits the silver screen.RELATED -  Toby Jones' Hitchcock Hang UpsStarring a dazzling cast of A-list talent (Sir Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson,...

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Growing middle class feeds spirits business in Latin America

Diageo executive Randy Millian is proud of the fact that eight out of every 12 times someone pours a standard or premium whiskey in the Latin American and Caribbean region, they’re drinking one of his company’s brands.That kind of dominance is why the spirits giant is bullish on its future in Latin America, which recently has been the fastest growing region for Diageo worldwide....

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Men’s Health editor Zinczenko is leaving Rodale

Men’s Health editor-in-chief and best-selling author David Zinczenko is leaving Rodale, the family-owned magazine and book empire headed by Maria Rodale.Steve Perrine, the head of Rodale Books, is also exiting. The two men are said to be teaming up on a new venture. Neither could be reached for comment. Zinczenko’s departure is seen as a loss to Rodale....

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