Sex, lies, videotape featured in Atlantic City corruption case

October 13th, 2009 Jurors at AC corruption trial watch sex tapeMAYS LANDING, N.J. — Kristyn Haino had qualms about luring a stranger to a motel room and having sex with him at the behest of some acquaintances who would pay her for doing it.

October 9th, 2009 Sept. revenue declines 5.8 percent at NJ casinosATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Revenue is still falling for Atlantic City's 11 casinos, but at least the plunge is slowing down.

September 30th, 2009 NJ jurors quizzed on willingness to watch sex tapeMAYS LANDING, N.J. — Potential jurors in a video blackmail case involving an Atlantic City councilman and his political rivals are being asked if they are willing to watch a sex tape as part of the evidence.

September 17th, 2009 Trump Plaza dealers seek to scrap unionATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Two and a half years and more than a million dollars later, the United Auto Workers has little to show for its costly effort to unionize dealers at Atlantic City's casinos.

September 15th, 2009 A look at Atlantic City's casino labor situationWHAT: Two unions — Local 54 of UNITE-HERE, representing 15,000 room cleaners, beverage servers and other workers at all 11 Atlantic City casinos, and the United Auto Workers, which represents about 3,000 dealers, technicians and other workers at four casinos — are bargaining with the gambling houses. WHAT'S AT STAKE: Local 54 is seeking a new two- or three-year contract and is farther along in talks than the UAW, which is seeking first-ever dealer contracts with the Tropicana Casino and Resort, Bally's Atlantic City, Caesars Atlantic City and Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino.

September 11th, 2009 Hartford mayor pleads not guilty to extortionHARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford, Conn., Mayor Eddie Perez has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he tried to extort $250,000 from a real estate developer.

September 10th, 2009 Chinese gov't to finance rest of Revel's AC casinoATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Revel Entertainment has turned to the Chinese government for financing to finish its lavish Atlantic City casino.

September 10th, 2009 August another doggone bad month for AC casinosATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — If the nation's second-largest gambling market was to have a good month this year, August would have been it: The rain finally stopped and visitors flocked to Atlantic City's 11 casinos.

July 14th, 2009 Jailed pol wants Atlantic City to pay legal billsATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — According to Atlantic City's jailed former city council president, sex, lies and videotape were all in a day's work.

July 11th, 2009 Sands Bethlehem impact not as bad as feared in ACATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For months, Atlantic City has been dreading the opening of a new casino in Bethlehem, Pa., a short drive from some of its best markets in northern New Jersey and New York.

July 10th, 2009 AC revenues take hit from Sands Bethlehem casinoATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For months, Atlantic City has been dreading the opening of a new casino in Bethlehem, Pa., a short drive from some of its best markets in northern New Jersey and New York.

June 12th, 2009 Icahn investor group gets AC Tropicana for cheapCAMDEN, N.J. — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is back in the Atlantic City casino business.

June 2nd, 2009 NJ casino halts table games to honor slain workerATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — An Atlantic City casino is shutting down its table games for part of the day to honor the memory of a slain worker.

February 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A city court Friday found former union minister Sukh Ram guilty of having amassed assets worth Rs.42.5 million between 1991 and 1996 that were disproportionate to his known sources of income. Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge V.K.

February 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A city court Friday found former union minister Sukh Ram guilty of having amassed assets worth Rs.42.5 million between 1991 and 1996 that were disproportionate to his known sources of income. Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge V.K.