Ex-Flextronics Manager Wins Bail in Trading Case

Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Walter Shimoon, the former Flextronics International Ltd. manager jailed since his Dec. 16 arrest in an insider-trading probe, was granted release on $150,000 bail.

Ex-Flextronics Manager Wins Bail in Trading Case

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Ex-Flextronics Manager Accused of Leaking Apple Tips Wins Bail

Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The former Flextronics International Ltd. manager accused of leaking details about Apple Inc.’s iPad and iPhone 4 won release on $150,000 bail in the insider-trading case.

Ex-Flextronics Manager Accused of Leaking Apple Tips Wins Bail

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Judge doubles bail for band members who blocked freeway as a stunt

I'm obsessed with news about the The Imperial Stars, the self-described "hard core hip hop band" from Orange County who jammed the 101 freeway in Hollywood for hours to play a set of their songs atop a truck parked across three lanes. Their stunt wasted millions of dollars of people's time and money. (For a taste of these gentlemen's music, watch the video above. The fake adoring audience is a great touch!).

Judge doubles bail for band members who blocked freeway as a stunt

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Wikileaks: Assange bail hearing in UK today, statement from jail

(PHOTO contributed to the Boing Boing Flickr pool by BB reader Mark Burban, aka pixelwhip.) • Lawyers for Julian Assange will today attempt to gain bail for the Wikileaks founder, who is currently being held in a UK prison. • Anonymous may target UK websites if bail is denied. • Assange issued a statement from jail by way of his mother, which said in part, "We now know that Visa, Mastercard and Paypal are instruments of US foreign policy. It's not something we knew before." • Assange's attorney: "We have heard from the Swedish authorities that there has been a secretly impaneled grand jury in Alexandria (Virginia)."...

Wikileaks: Assange bail hearing in UK today, statement from jail

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Assange Bail Shouldn’t Be Influenced by WikiLeaks, Lawyer Says

Julian Assange’s bid for bail shouldn’t be influenced by the ongoing controversy over WikiLeaks’ posting of thousands of classified U.S. diplomatic communications, his lawyer said.

Assange Bail Shouldn’t Be Influenced by WikiLeaks, Lawyer Says

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