tycoon
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The disgraced tycoon is serving a life sentence for embezzling from a major Vietnamese bank and has been ordered to return $27bn in reparations.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Jonathan Andic, 43, was detained by Catalan police on Tuesday as part of a renewed investigation into the death of the fashion tycoon, which was initially treated as an accident but was later reopened.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The high-profile media tycoon was also a philanthropist and U.S. landowner; “I’ve won more than most.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The tycoon cites an email from Altman in 2017 claiming that he remained "enthusiastic about the non-profit structure" of their AI venture after Musk threatened to cut off funding for the lab.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
As a result of the scam, Woodhull tricked the seventy-four-year-old tycoon into believing she and her sister had mystical powers.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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