Hang "Cody" Sun is a Chinese legal permanent resident in the U.S., originally from Hangzhou. He founded Hangzhou Zhijian Holding Group and operated Quadrant Magnetics. Sun faced charges for conspiracy, wire fraud, and violations of export laws related to technical data and magnets manufactured in China. He has a substantial academic background in thermal processing technology.
Paulette Thompson biography: 10 things about Maple Grove, Minnesota physical therapist
Paulette “Pauley” Reveiz Thompson is an American physical therapist with expertise in rehabilitation. Her husband, Brian Robert “B.T.” Thompson, was tragically shot in Manhattan on December 4, 2024. They lived apart in Maple Grove, Minnesota, and had two sons. Pauley graduated from the University of Iowa with a master's degree in physical therapy.
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Georgette Musrie biography: 22 things about Miss Intercontinental South America 2024
Georgette Musrie is a Syrian-Venezuelan beauty queen from Venezuela, known for her achievements in various beauty pageants, including being crowned Miss Intercontinental South America 2024. She holds a degree in social communication and speaks three languages. Musrie has traveled extensively and has participated in competitions like Miss Aragua 2023 and Miss Venezuela 2023.
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Andrea Farias biography: 10 things about Miss Intercontinental Norway 2024
Andrea Farias is a Norwegian beauty queen from Kristiansand, born in 2003. Notably, she is Miss Norway 2023 first runner-up and the first contestant to compete with a feeding tube. Diagnosed with gastroparesis in 2020, she advocates for awareness of the condition and represented Norway in international pageants in 2024.
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Kexin Xu biography: 10 things about Miss World China 2023
Kexin "Arabella" Xu is a Chinese athlete, model, and beauty queen who was born in 1998 in Beijing. Standing 5'8" tall, she speaks Chinese and English. A Miss World China 2023 finalist, she has a passion for table tennis, boxing, and the arts, studying performing arts at Tiangong University.
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Krystyna Sokolowska biography: 13 things about Miss World Poland 2023
Krystyna Sokolowska is a Polish-Russian entrepreneur and beauty queen, fluent in several languages. She has a background in rhythmic gymnastics, holding titles such as Miss Polonia 2022 and a Miss Earth 2019 finalist. With experiences spanning modeling and hosting, she represented Poland at Miss World 2024.
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Maria Cepero biography: 18 things about Miss Intercontinental 2024
Maria D. Cepero Jimenez, a Puerto Rican entrepreneur and beauty queen, is known for her work empowering women through her non-profit, the Flowers Fund Project. She has competed in various beauty contests, representing Puerto Rico and Connecticut. Cepero holds degrees in business administration and accounting, speaks four languages, and promotes wellness.
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Alyssa Redondo biography: 13 things about Miss Intercontinental 2024 second runner-up
Who is Alyssa Redondo? Alyssa Marie de la Cruz Redondo is a Filipino-American licensed vocational nurse, model and beauty queen from Long Beach, California, United States. She is 5'8" tall. Raised in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines, Redondo attended Colegio de Santa Rosa de Lima in Santa Rosa, Elizabeth Hudson Elementary School in Long Beach and … Continue reading Alyssa Redondo biography: 13 things about Miss Intercontinental 2024 second runner-up
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Las Vegas, Nevada’s Mykalai Kontilai ordered to pay $6.1 million in restitution
Mykalai Kontilai, formerly Michael Contile, defrauded investors out of $23 million through misleading claims about his company, Collector’s Coffee Inc. He misappropriated $6.1 million for personal use. Investigated by the SEC, he fled to Russia but was arrested in Germany in 2023. In 2024, he pleaded guilty to wire fraud and received a 51-month prison sentence.
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How New York’s Victor Valdez served as courier for grandparent scam based in Dominican Republic
Victor Valdez, a 40-year-old from the Bronx, was a courier in a scam targeting elderly individuals, operating from Dominican Republic call centers. Between August 2020 and August 2021, he reportedly attempted to collect large sums from victims. Valdez pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and will be sentenced on April 9, 2025.
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