Financial regulators in the Caribbean have taken control of an Antiguan Bank owned by Allen Stanford who's been served with legal papers in the United States relating to alleged fraud.
A rescue mission was launched amid lurid stories of armed hijackers, alleged boardings, ransom notes and claims that the Russian mafia were forcing the crew to smuggle drugs or guns.
Bolivia's intern president has expel the Mexican ambassador and several Spanish diplomats in a escalating row of their alleged interference in Bolivian affairs.
His brother Whitey is on the FBI's most wanted list alleged to be a notorious gang leader in Boston, responsible for many murders and now a fugitive from justice.
Meanwhile, four sports marketing executives and an unnamed major U.S. sportswear companywidely presumed to be Nike are at the center of investigations into alleged bribes and kickbacks.
Many of those charges related to Russia's alleged interference in the election, and several people connected to the Trump campaign in some way have pleaded guilty to lying to investigators.
For his part, the associate professor says he's proud of his alleged achievement because the parents had, quote, lost hope for life, but now, the father plans to work hard and take care of his wife and two daughters.
After an investigation into alleged doping, illegally taking drugs to perform better in the 2014 Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee had banned 43 Russian athletes from ever competing again.