Greece extradites oligarch to Moldova in $1bn fraud case
BBC News | 9/25/2025 | Jaroslav Lukiv

A Moldovan oligarch and former senior politician has been extradited from Greece accused of involvement in the theft of $1bn (£748m).

Vladimir Plahotniuc, 59, was flown from Athens to Chisinau on Thursday morning and then taken to a detention centre in Moldova’s capital, local officials said.

… The tycoon is one of the main suspects in the disappearance of $1bn from three Moldovan banks in 2014 – a case known as the “theft of the century.”

“Moldova Moldovan, tell Czechoslovakia the news.”

So he had eleven years to buy stuff and chase skirts. Were they really worth it for prison time?

Kamala Harris’ Alternate Reality Book Tour
Politico | 26 Sep, 2025 | Alex Bronzini-Vender

“Bronn–zini!! Get your Bronzini here!”

… the crowd assembled Wednesday at the cavernous Town Hall auditorium in New York City for an 8 p.m. “Conversation with Kamala Harris,” a book talk …

Here, the audience buzzed with excitement at the prospect of seeing Harris up-close, and the mood was festive. The event’s “featured cocktail” was the Madam VP, a tall drink made with gin, cassis, cardamom, honey and lemon. It was priced at $24, a likely reference to the campaign year. The audience members seated around me traded campaign stories, reminiscing. One had spent much of his summer door-knocking; another had been a delegate at the Democratic National Convention. The only indication that all was not well was the intermittent thump of pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ drums just beyond the venue’s doors, which persisted throughout the event. Soon, the mere sight of the failed presidential candidate and her husband, Doug Emhoff, prompted a standing ovation. Beside me, a woman shouted, “That’s my first gentleman!”

… and probably your last.

Another, just behind us, chimed in: “We love you, Dougie!”