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Don’t call it a Ponzi scheme

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A local businessman and former UVA football player accused of bilking investors out of millions has sought to prevent federal prosecutors from using a certain 5-letter word in the courtroom.

Downtime: From GLOW to VDOT – and back

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Before Sandy Manley was a fiscal technician with the Virginia Department of Transportation, she was Gremlina – one of the more feisty and vocal “heel” characters of the 1980s TV series “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.” Now, nearly 30 years after her six-month run on GLOW, the Highland Springs native and resident has had the curtain… Read more »

Local firm’s stock hits $1,000 mark

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While internet giants Amazon and Google parent Alphabet were earning headlines last month as their stocks reached $1,000 per share, a Henrico-based company was climbing toward that milestone to much less fanfare.

Bankrupt financial advisor hit with criminal charges in Richmond

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Already on the hook for a $6 million civil judgement, a Charlottesville businessman now faces a federal prison sentence for defrauding the widow of a Richmond investment banker, a western Virginia bank and a UVA fraternity. Victor M. Dandridge III pleaded guilty Wednesday to three criminal charges: two counts of wire fraud and one count… Read more »

Judge: Former HDL execs can still sue LeClairRyan

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The blame game isn’t yet over in the saga of Health Diagnostic Laboratory. A judge’s ruling last week in the former Richmond-based blood testing company’s two-years-and-counting bankruptcy case officially leaves open the door for its former executives to sue downtown law firm LeClairRyan, which was HDL’s legal counsel for years prior to its collapse. The… Read more »