By Associated Press | PUBLISHED: March 19, 2019 at 11:03 am | UPDATED: March 19, 2019 at 11:09 am PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Wells Fargo Securities has agreed to pay an $800,000 civil penalty to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over Rhode Island’s failed $75 million deal with former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company. Wells Fargo and the SEC announced the proposed settlement in filings Monday with the U.S. District Court in Providence. A federal judge must approve it. According to details of the agreement, Wells Fargo does not admit or deny wrongdoing. If approved, the company would be permanently barred by the judge from violating certain municipal securities and other laws. A Wells Fargo spokeswoman said she would not comment because the matter is still pending and has not yet been approved. The case represents the final legal battle over 38 Studios. Schilling struck a deal in 2010 to move his company from Massachusetts … [Read more...] about Wells Fargo agrees to pay $800K in Curt Schilling video game deal
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Steve Bannon, Curt Schilling, and other Trump diehards are trying to make the viral GoFundMe campaign to privately fund the border wall a reality
Michelle Mark, provided by Published 1:29 pm PST, Friday, February 8, 2019 Associated Press/Jeffrey T. Barnes A group of President Donald Trump's most outspoken allies have jumped aboard the non-profit that intends to privately fund a border wall. The non-profit started out as a viral crowd-funding campaign, which raised $20 million before GoFundMe refunded all the donations. Now, Trump supporters like Steve Bannon, former baseball star Curt Schilling, former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, ex-Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke, and Blackwater founder Erik Prince have signed on to help, Politico reported. Bannon was set to headline a town hall meeting in Green Valley, Arizona, to discuss the plans on Friday. A group of President Donald Trump's most hardcore allies reportedly visited the US-Mexico border last week to brainstorm construction plans for a private border wall. They apparently want to fund the wall with the millions of dollars raised through a viral … [Read more...] about Steve Bannon, Curt Schilling, and other Trump diehards are trying to make the viral GoFundMe campaign to privately fund the border wall a reality
Baseball Hall of Fame Denies Curt Schilling Once Again
Famed Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has once again been denied entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame, after inductees were announced for 2019. The Baseball Writers Association of America released the results of its annual vote for players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Ohio. This year the association announced that pitchers Mariano Rivera, Roy Halladay, and Mike Mussina, and designated hitter Edgar Martinez were to be included in the gallery of the best players in baseball history.The voting was notable in that Rivera received 100 percent of the vote, the first player to ever earn that honor. “Beyond my imagination,” Rivera said of receiving the first ever unanimous vote. But the latest slate of inductees is notable for another thing that seems to have become an annual result: Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was again left out by the Baseball Writers Association. Schilling retired in 2009 after 20 seasons in the pros. The storied pitcher … [Read more...] about Baseball Hall of Fame Denies Curt Schilling Once Again
President Trump: ‘Curt Schilling Deserves to Be in the Hall of Fame’
Curt Schilling’s Hall of Fame candidacy got a public show of support on Sunday from someone who knows about being a candidate for something, and winning. Late Sunday evening, President Trump took to Twitter and gave the Breitbart podcast host and MLB Hall of Fame candidate a solid vote of support:Schilling, who amassed over 200 major league wins in a career spanning 20 years, is set to hear whether he will win acceptance into baseball’s hallowed hall on Tuesday. Also up for induction are fellow baseball legends Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Mike Oz, Schilling, along with Clemens and Bonds, should not expect to get approval from Hall of Fame voters this time around. “With the results of this year’s vote coming Tuesday, it seems like a safe bet that neither Bonds, Clemens nor Schilling should be waiting by the phone,” Oz explained. “This won’t be their year unless everything we think we know about Hall of Fame … [Read more...] about President Trump: ‘Curt Schilling Deserves to Be in the Hall of Fame’
Donald Trump stumps for Curt Schilling to make Hall of Fame
By Scott Chiusano | PUBLISHED: January 21, 2019 at 7:11 am | UPDATED: January 21, 2019 at 7:14 am Donald Trump doesn’t want there to be any walls keeping Curt Schilling out of the Hall of Fame. In the middle of a shutdown that has lasted weeks and has left government workers missing out on paychecks, the President took some time Sunday night to stump for staunch conservative Schilling to make the baseball Hall of Fame. Curt Schilling deserves to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Great record, especially when under pressure and when it mattered most. Do what everyone in Baseball knows is right! @marklevinshow — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 21, 2019 “Curt Schilling deserves to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Great record, especially when under pressure and when it mattered most. Do what everyone in Baseball knows is right!” Trump tweeted. In his sixth time on the ballot last year, Schilling received 51.2% of the vote, still well short of the 75% … [Read more...] about Donald Trump stumps for Curt Schilling to make Hall of Fame