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NY Man Gets Jail Time For $390K Card Skimming Scheme

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A New York man, 39-year-old Bogdan Rusu, was sentenced to 60 months in prison on charges of using credit card skimming tactics to steal $390,141 from various New Jersey banks, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) report. Rusu, along with all of the other people involved in the scheme, pled guilty to the crimes.

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DraftKings Hopes To Score On April IPO Despite Live Sports Desert

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The Boston-based company will go public through a reverse merger, under terms of a deal made last December with gaming technology provider SBTech and sports acquisition company Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., The company also has offices in New York, New Jersey, San Francisco and Las Vegas.

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DraftKings To Merge With Other Companies, Go Public

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Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston.

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DraftKings To Merge, IPO At A $3.3B Market Value

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Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston.

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Warehouses Aren’t Keeping Up With eCommerce

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Construction of new warehouses is occurring in areas such as California, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Atlanta. are in areas such as New Jersey, Boston, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. However, some of the oldest warehouses in the U.S.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Amazon first solicited proposals for its new HQ2 in September 2017. Boston, Massachusetts. Newark, New Jersey. New York City, New York. all made the cut, as did some surprises like Columbus, Ohio. Austin, Texas. Chicago, Illinois. Columbus, Ohio. Dallas, Texas.

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Why The Government Now Cares About International Students

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With more the 8,600 certified schools nationwide, as reported by The Boston Globe , the federal government is increasing oversight of international students coming to the United States to receive an education. Following the Sept. From 2014-15, nearly 975,000 foreign students were studying at colleges and universities in the U.S.,

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