BetOnSports.com founder sentenced to 4 years, 3 months in prison

BetOnSports.com founder gets 4-plus years

ST. LOUIS — The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison, ending a lengthy investigation and prosecution into one of the world's largest offshore sports gambling companies.

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Obituaries in the news

Obituaries in the news

Stephen Gately

PORT D'ANDRATX, Mallorca (AP) — Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, died Saturday. He was 33.

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Lawsuit accuses Mavericks owner Cuban of diverting profits from Dallas arena to his team

Suit accuses Mavericks owner of diverting profits

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is accused of wrongfully diverting millions of dollars from the NBA franchise's home arena to help make up for cash shortfalls incurred by the team, according to a lawsuit filed by a company controlled by the team's former owner.

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Judge dismisses SEC complaint against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban

Judge dismisses SEC complaint against Cuban

DALLAS — A federal judge dismissed a civil insider-trading lawsuit against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on Friday, dealing the Securities and Exchange Commission a rare high-profile setback.

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Mark Cuban sues SEC for access to insider trading documents after filing FOI requests

Mark Cuban sues SEC over insider trading documents

DALLAS — Mark Cuban sued the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for access to documents detailing the insider trading case against the Dallas Mavericks owner. The Dallas billionaire filed requests for records in December under the Freedom of Information Act. That was a month after the SEC brought a civil action against Cuban, accusing him of selling shares of Internet search engine company Mamma.com after receiving confidential information about a private offering.

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