Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Rev. Moon Regains Control As Washington Times Is Bought For $1

Ryan J. Reilly | September 1, 2010, 8:45AM

Rev. Sun Myung Moon

A Unification Church company controlled by leader Rev. Sun Myung Moon is buying back The Washington Times -- the conservative newspaper he started in the 1980s -- for the price of $1 and the assumption of the company's debt, according to an internal memo obtained by U.S. News & World Report.

Insiders at The Washington Times told U.S. News & World Report they were happy about the deal because they expect that church industry funds -- which unexpectedly stopped in July 2009 -- will resume and will keep the paper afloat. "It will turn the spigot back on," one insider said.

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Bernard Kerik

Ex-Commissioner Kerik's Mug Shot Released; NYC Tabloids Revel

Justin Elliott | October 21, 2009, 5:48PM

Fmr. NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik

Former New York Police commissioner, Homeland Security secretary nominee, and beefsteak dinner honoree Bernie Kerik is now inmate 210717 at the Westchester County jail, after a judge revoked Kerik's bail yesterday.

The New York Post declares, "Bernie Kerik in the clink." The Daily News blows up the mug shot to grotesque pixelation.

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Bernard Kerik

Bernie Kerik Jailed As Judge Revokes Bail In Corruption Case

Justin Elliott | October 20, 2009, 1:48PM

Fmr. NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik

A federal judge has revoked $500,000 bail for former NYC police commissioner Bernard Kerik in his corruption case and ordered him to jail, Fox reports.

Prosecutors allege that Kerik got renovations on his co-op in the Bronx in exchange for recommending the construction company for city contracts. The trial in the case is set to begin Monday.

Fox 5 in New York reports:

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