Dershowitz in for TWC & Weinstein
18 February, 2019
Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan M. Dershowitz has joined Harvey Weinstein’s legal defense team to consult on constitutional issues, according to a Feb. 15 court filing. The suit Dershowitz is involved in is a class action lawsuit against Weinstein’s former production companies the Weinstein Company and Miramax; the Walt Disney Company; and Weinstein himself, among others. The lawsuit alleges that Weinstein violated federal sex trafficking laws.
Justice James Burke and prosecutors agreed to the new Manhattan Supreme Court trial date of June 3. Baez and Sullivan are slated to start a 10-week trial Feb. 19 in Brooklyn federal court.
[February 15 2019 Weinstein NYC: Ronald Sullivan Out? ]

Judge approved his request for a new defense team: Jose Baez (center) and Ronald Sullivan (left) with Weinstein, 66, [and retiring Ben Brafman] during the hearing January 25 2019
A growing chorus of Harvard students are demanding that Ronald Sullivan, Jr., — the university’s criminal justice institute director and faculty dean at Harvard’s Winthrop House residence — resign from Harvey Weinstein’s New York defense team ASAP. Protests and petitions have started popping up questioning his association with Weinstein. The office of Cyrus Vance, jr., Manhattan D.A., declined comment on anything to do with a possible delay in the Weinstein case.
[January 26 2019 why was the switch made? ]
Weinstein has tapped Jose Baez and Ronald Sullivan Jr. of the Orlando, Florida-based Baez Law Firm and Pamela Mackey of Denver-based Haddon, Morgan and Foreman for his new defense team. “I think it’s bizarre given who he is replacing and given how well the defense appeared to be doing,” Mark A. Bederow said. “But ultimately it’s his choice to proceed how he wants and none of us know the reason why the switch was made.” https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2019/01/23/harvey-weinstein-assembles-high-profile-non-ny-lawyers-for-new-defense-team/
[January 22 2019 New York Weinstein pretrial conference March 7 ]
Benjamin Brafman “withdrawing” from the Harvey Weinstein case.
Sources close to Weinstein said he wants an “older woman” on his defense team and has made overtures to lawyers Susan Necheles and Isabelle Kirshner.
He also wants to hire former Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein as a trial consultant,
[January 14 2019]
A pretrial conference has been scheduled for March 7, Weinstein stands accused of two counts of predatory sexual assault, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, as well as counts of first-degree criminal sexual act, first-degree rape and third-degree rape.
[January 12 2019 trial on May 6 ]
Spokesman Juda Engelmayer did not flat out deny that Harvey Weinstein was looking to hire new lawyers, but disputed that Ben Brafman was being replaced as the lead attorney. Brafman’s bid to dismiss the other five criminal charges was denied in December, and Weinstein is set to go on trial on May 6 in New York State Court, where he’ll be accused of sexually assaulting one woman and raping another. “There is nothing rock solid about that. If Harvey’s going to do anything, he’d augment it not reduce it,as it currently stands that’s not the case.”
[December 20 2018 Weinstein’s motion to dismiss Manhattan DA case denied ]
After a brief discussion with the lawyers, the judge denied a motion to dismiss the case.
https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/12-12-18-letter-to-judge-burke-wm.pdf
[November 30 2018 Weinstein moves to dismiss remaining 5 counts ]
Harvey Weinstein by his attorney Benjamin Brafman has moved a Manhattan judge to dismiss the five remaining criminal charges against him, providing additional details to support his claim that police misconduct tainted grand jury proceedings and that prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that he had a consensual relationship with one of his alleged victims. “Simply put, because of the unprecedented and outrageous misconduct already documented in this case, this court should properly give serious consideration to dismissal of this deeply flawed indictment, either for the legal reasons we have provided or so that the integrity of the criminal justice system can be restored,” Brafman wrote in the 51-page document.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office dropped one of six charges in the case earlier, amid revelations that New York City Police Detective Nicholas DiGaudio, who led the investigation against Weinstein, did not tell prosecutors that a witness had provided him with an account that contradicted that of Lucia Evans, who claimed that Weinstein forced her to give him oral sex in 2004.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/20/entertainment/weinstein-case-unraveling-questions/index.html
[October 23 2018 Harvey Weinstein to make “important, brilliant films” ]
Benjamin Brafman, the lawyer representing Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, claims the 66-year-old could return to the entertainment industry and make “important, brilliant films”.
[ September 3 Weinstein removed condom and continued to rape – LA complaint ]
Luciano Silighini Garagnani, a Conservative D-list Italian casting director turned filmmaker, proudly paraded a t-shirt which read “Weinstein is Innocent”
The 42-year-old’s latest film, which was released in Italy earlier this year, provided a positive angle on Mr Berlusconi’s notorious “bunga-bunga” sex parties.
Emma Loman is suing for violation of human trafficking laws, assault, battery and false imprisonment and seeking compensatory damages of no less than $75,000 as well as punitive damages.During the alleged rape, the suit claims Weinstein “bragged that he had recently received a negative result from an HIV test. Then, over Loman’s continued protests, he removed the condom he had been wearing and continued to rape Loman.”
[August 2 Harvey Weinstein’s indictment, Brady rule, naughty emails ]
“They are endearing, intimate, present, friendly, flattering, emails between her and Mr. Weinstein,” the lawyer said to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath. The defendant must prove that there is a “reasonable probability” that the outcome of the trial would have been different, had the evidence been disclosed by the prosecutor. See Kyles, 514 U.S. at 433 (1955).
[ Harvey Weinstein NOT under house arrest in light of new charges ]

Harvey Weinstein living in his oceanfront estate
A judge denied a request from prosecutors July 9 to place Harvey Weinstein under house arrest in light of new charges against the movie producer that carry a penalty of life in prison if he is convicted.
Brought into the courtroom in handcuffs, Weinstein, 66, was released on bail after pleading not guilty in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2006.
Three women have now accused him of forcing them to have sex against their will over the last 14 years, and the new indictment includes two counts of predatory sexual assault, opening him up to a life sentence.
Fully Autonomous Weapons
14 February, 2019
[December 31 2018 Gen. David Petraeus says not in for Mattis ]

Spotted at the White House Hanukkah party: Jill Kelley.
“I think there does have to be policy alignment [with Trump,] and I’m not sure that exists, I’m afraid,” Petraus said on BBC Four when asked if he’d be willing to replace Jim Mattis as Defense Secretary, as first reported by Time Magazine.
[March 20 2018 for H.R. McMaster at NSC? ]
Former CIA director and retired Gen. David Petraeus is among those mentioned to succeed Gen. H.R. McMaster in his position as national security adviser to the president. John Gizzi is chief political columnist and White House correspondent for Newsmax.
[January 30 Jill Kelley at Executive Mansion ]
Friends in high places:Jill Kelley was at the inauguration January 20, and posted a photo of herself with billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4147900/Sorkin-Clooney-want-rights-David-Petraeus-story.html
[March 19 2016 Lawyers dump Jill Kelley ]

Petraeus confirmed he has spoken with the Trump administration about being secretary of state [December12 2017]
The withdrawal request followed a proposal from the Kelleys’ side that the U.S. government pay $4.35 million to settle the suit reported arch 18. The feds apparently rejected the offer.
[March 4 2015 John Allen says the United States has not ruled out a no-fly zone or protected corridor in Syria ]

a man with four stars on his collar leading U.S. forces in Afghanistan just one year ago
The retired Marine general in charge of mobilizing an international coalition against the group that calls itself the Islamic State (IS) says that the United States has not ruled out a no-fly zone or protected corridor in Syria to safeguard the thousands of fighters it intends to train to help defeat the militant group.
“All those things are under consideration,” John Allen told an audience the evening of March 2 at the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank. On 13 September 2014, The United States appointed General Allen as Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
One would think a man with four stars on his collar leading U.S. forces in Afghanistan just one year ago would have no problem working with military leadership in the fight against militants of the so-called Islamic State at present.
One derides Allen as “a boy scout.” Another, noting his new role as a quasi-diplomat though he’s never been one, said “I don’t know how that’s going to work.”
For many of the military’s top leaders it seems, having a retired general like Allen outside of the military chain-of-command reporting to Obama is a sign of White House “micromanagement.” It also offers the possibility of conflicting messages between State and the Pentagon in the fight against ISIL. more below
[March 3]

He also serves as a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College, and as a Judge Widney Professor at the Univ of Southern California
“The criminal Information charges the defendant with one count of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1924,” Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi said in a statement. “The plea agreement and corresponding statement of facts, both signed by the defendant, indicate that he will plead guilty to the one-count criminal Information.” General David Petraeus is arguably the most consequential U.S. military leader since World War II.
[January 10 Feds recommend arresting David Petraeus, no final decision]
Holder said during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “The determination has yet to be made. And we will just see how things play out before any final decision is made.”
Federal prosecutors are recommending felony charges against retired Gen. David Petraeus over classified information they say he provided to his biographer and mistress, Paula Broadwell

55 Author follows General through Afghanistan

He also serves as a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at CUNY’s Macaulay Honors College, and as a Judge Widney Professor at the Univ of Southern California
[September 26 2014 General David Petraeus advises on Iraq fight, 773 days until 2016 Presidential race, Iowa caucus Feb.1,2016]
The U.S.-led fight against Islamic State will take years and will need ground forces to succeed, retired General David Petraeus said. Petraeus, 61, served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2011 to 2012 and is now chairman of KKR Global Institute, an investment management firm. Under General (Ret.) David Petraeus as Chairman and Vance Serchuk as Executive Director, KGI integrates the macroeconomic analyses of KKR’s Global Macro and Asset Allocation Team led by Henry McVey and the Public Policy & Public Affairs, stakeholder engagement, and environmental, social, and governance work of KKR’s Global Public Affairs Team led by Ken Mehlman. KKR Co-Chairman and Co-CEO Henry Kravis, KKR Co-Chairman and Co-CEO George Roberts. In 1987, Jerome Kohlberg, Jr. resigned from KKR over differences in strategy, and Henry Kravis and George Roberts assumed full leadership of the firm.
[Earlier buzz] Roger Ailes suggested that Petraeus run for President. .. General David Petraeus was seen as a real future presidential candidate until he was hidden at the CIA until the day after the election when it was leaked he was having an affair and unceremoniously fired.
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[September 16 Jill Kelley can go to trial against FBI and Defense Department]

Gen. John R. Allen, who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was in line to become supreme allied commander in Europe
U..S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson denied the Motion to Dismiss and Kelley can press her claim that the FBI and Defense Department violated her privacy when officials allegedly leaked information about her to the news media.According to court filings by Kelley’s attorneys, the government falsely told one news outlet the emails between Allen and Kelley were the equivalent of phone sex. The lawyers argued that given the prurient nature of the investigation and the “other woman” narrative propounded by the leakers, it was likely that Kelley’s treatment was motivated by sexual discrimination. The Pentagon’s inspector general exonerated Allen, who subsequently retired.
[January 6 Jill Kelley’s suit gains support]

Mrs. Petraeus and Kelleys
Kelley was banned from the Tampa Air Force base and stripped of her honorary title as consul to South Korea.
“Just because you’re stalked by a mistress doesn’t mean you are one,” Kelley told the New York Times. “It’s not contagious.”
Kelley and her attorneys said the lawsuit touched on an array of issues: what the government can access, how it disseminates information about private citizens, whether it protects people who report crimes, what constitutes leaking and the laws governing public records.
“Here, the government did not adhere to its own standards for avoiding electronic intrusion into innocent citizens’ lives,” said Alan Charles Raul, an attorney for the Kelleys. “Instead, they turned around and blamed the victim.”
In a lawsuit that is half legal document and half news release, Kelley seeks damages and a formal apology from the government for revealing her identity after she reported to the FBI what she assumed was a crime: threatening emails sent by a woman with whom Petraeus, then director of the CIA, was having an affair. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is also an attempt by Kelley to tell her side of a story she says was distorted, leaving her family as collateral damage.
A spokesman for the FBI, Michael P. Kortan, declined to comment on specifics of the case, citing the continuing litigation. But the government has asked the court to toss the suit.
[September 25]
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration September 24 sought dismissal of a privacy lawsuit by Tampa socialite Jill Kelley, whose complaint to the FBI unwittingly led to Gen. David Petraeus’ ouster as CIA director.
If a federal judge eventually allows Kelley’s lawsuit to proceed, the case could delve into the roles played in the scandal by the FBI, the Pentagon and other parts of the administration.
Kelley had hosted military officials from MacDill Air Force Base — including Petraeus while he led Central Command — at her Bayshore Boulevard mansion.
The Justice Department said that Kelley has failed to present any facts suggesting that the FBI and the Pentagon flagrantly disregarded her privacy rights.
“A bare allegation” that information was retrieved from government files is insufficient, the Justice Department saidThe FBI and the Pentagon have exempted several of their record systems from the Privacy Act. Kelley and her husband, Scott, also a plaintiff in the case, fail to say whether the leaked information was in a system subject to the Privacy Act, the government said.
TAMPA — Attorneys had gathered in a conference room to question the Tampa socialite who had unwittingly triggered the scandal that ended the career of CIA director David Petraeus.
Jill Kelley’s house is in foreclosure, and Kelley appeared at a June 26 deposition in the case.
But Kelley refused to be sworn in, a Regions Bank attorney said. Then she refused to testify, departing with her attorney.
“They’re actually leaving the room now and not even listening to me on the record,” said Regions attorney Peter Hargitai at the deposition, according to a transcript.
Kelley and her husband, Dr. Scott Kelley, have refused to testify in the foreclosure case on their posh Bayshore Boulevard home. The couple say a Regions lawyer is threatening to question them about the Petraeus scandal and then release a transcript to the media.
Jill Kelley said in court papers that Hargitai told her, “This deposition is going to be all over the news.” The lawyer denied making any threats.
“Plaintiff appears determined to try this matter in the media,” a motion by the Kelleys’ attorney said.
The couple have demanded that opposing counsel agree to keep any transcript of their testimony sealed, providing no copies to the media or any third party.
Hargitai has refused, though he told the court he has no intention of giving it to the media. But if the deposition is filed in court, it would become available to anyone who wants a copy.
“A deposition is a public record,” Hargitai told the Tampa Bay Times in a brief interview.
The attorney said a Hillsborough Circuit Court judge is soon expected to file an order compelling the Kelleys to sit down for a deposition by Sept. 15. Neither the Kelleys nor their attorney, Benjamin Hillard, returned messages seeking comment.
An order has not yet been issued, according to the online docket of the case. The next court hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
Kelley inadvertently ended Petraeus’ career as CIA director.
A $2.1 million foreclosure case involving an office building formerly owned by Tampa socialite Jill Kelley and her husband, Scott, was settled Monday, according to the judge overseeing it.
The case had been scheduled to go to trial Aug. 12 before Hillsborough Circuit Judge Christopher Sabella. Settlement terms were not disclosed, which is typical in civil cases, and attorneys for the parties could not be reached for comment.
A pretrial hearing had been scheduled Monday, but the Kelleys and attorneys did not appear as settlement talks concluded.
The Kelleys bought the property using their corporation, Kelley Land Holdings. Jill Kelley is currently listed as the corporation’s managing partner.
The bank said the fair market value of the property is about $1.4 million. Once that is applied to the loan, the Kelleys owed the bank more than $700,000 with interest adding $109 per day, according to a September 2011 court filing. The balance due currently was not immediately clear Monday.
That figure also did not include attorney fees.
[September 12]
Retired Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, former CIA director under President Barack Obama, called strongly Saturday for Congress to back the White House on Syria, declaring that military action against the regime is “necessary” to deter “Iran, North Korea and other would-be aggressors.”
Jill Kelley Complaint v. FBI et al
Jill Kelley, the Tampa socialite entangled in the scandal that toppled former CIA director David Petraeus.
The Justice Department has asked for a 30-day extension, until Sept. 4, to respond to her lawsuit against the government for violating her family’s privacy, rifling through her e-mails and leaking confidential information about her.
And Kelley is fine with the extension, says her lawyer, Alan Raul.
[May 20]

Petraeus will serve in a consultant’s role
Retired army general David Petraeus will take a new job with investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. KKR did not detail terms of its agreement with Petraeus, but a spokeswoman said he will serve in a consultant’s role
[November 27 2012]

Former Prime Minister of South Korea Han Duk Soo
The state Department of Motor Vehicles has been informed by the U.S. Department of State that Jill Kelley no longer qualifies for an honorary consul license plate, according to a spokesman.
“We received word from the U.S. Department of State that her status” as an honorary consul for South Korea “has been terminated,”
The South Korean official who made it possible for Jill Kelley to be appointed honorary consul was Han Duk-soo, currently head of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and South Korean ambassador to the United States until February.
The official categorically denied that there was any inappropriate relationship between Han, a former Prime Minister and Jill Kelley. He said Kelley showed Han in their meetings a strong willingness to work for the improvement of U.S.-South Korean economic relations. He didn’t elaborate.
Han Duk-Soo was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) from 2007 until February 2008. He is currently serving as Chairman of the Korea International Trade Association.
Just before leaving the United States, he asked the South Korean consulate office in Atlanta to consider appointing Kelley honorary consul, citing her active role in organizing public events promoting an ambitious, hard-fought free trade agreement between Seoul and Washington and in arranging meetings between the ambassador and influential politicians and businessmen in Tampa.
[November 21]
[Nov 17]

Jill Kelley, “honorary ambassador” to the coalition in Tampa Florida

Talya Khawam and host
In emails with her ex-husband, Khawam wrote that Senator Kerry asked about the son and whether he would be coming to Martha’s Vineyard in the summer of 2012.
She also wrote that Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island invited the son to a summer clambake in the state, and that the son “would greatly appreciate attending this family clambake.”
Included in the court file is what appears to be a handwritten note from Whitehouse, writing, “I am excited to hear that you, Natalie and (the son) may be coming to the family clambake. That would be terrific!”
The Whitehouse note was addressed to Gerald Harrington.
Harrington served as national vice chairman of finance for Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign, according to a biography posted on the website of Harrington’s lobbying firm, Capitol City Group.
A spokeswoman for Kerry said Kerry was introduced to Khawam by Harrington, whom the spokeswoman described as Khawam’s boyfriend.
A spokesman for Whitehouse also said Whitehouse knew Khawam through her relationship with Harrington, whom Whitehouse has known since college. “Ms. Khawam attended the Senator’s clambake fundraiser this summer as Mr. Harrington’s guest, and he was glad to see them there,” the spokesman said.
[November 16]
Jill Kelly offered to broker a deal with the South Korean government for
Adam Victor, president and CEO of TransGas Development Systems, “that they were essentially doing a favor for General Petraeus, and that she had access solely because of her relationship with General Petraeus.”
Victor said he thought it made sense that Petraeus would want to put a trusted aide in charge of promoting free trade. When Kelley named her fee for brokering the deal, however, Victor balked. The coal gasification plants under discussion were worth $4 billion, said Victor — and Kelley wanted a two percent cut. “That’s an $80 million fee,” he said. “And I mean that is problematic . . . No broker gets $80 million. I mean that’s two whole orders of magnitude higher than what they would get.”
Victor said he “terminated the relationship” after Kelley asked for $80 million
[November 15]
it turns out the FBI agent who started the investigation sent topless photos of himself to Jill Kelley, the alleged other woman. The agent in question was apparently a friend of Kelley’s.
General John Allen has been in Afghanistan as the top American commander since July 2011, although before that he lived in Tampa as the deputy commander for Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the Middle East.
The defense official said that the Pentagon had received the 20,000 to 30,000 pages of documents from the F.B.I. and was currently reviewing them. Some of the e-mails may have prompted suspicions among FBI investigators because Allen sometimes used words such as “sweetheart” to refer to her, the senior official said.
An official said the coalition countries represented aty Central Command gave Kelley an appreciation certificate on which she was referred to as an “honorary ambassador” to the coalition, but she has no official status and is not employed by the U.S. government. Kelley, 37, hails from a Lebanese family that emigrated to Philadelphia in the mid-1970s.
Her parents, John and Marcelle Khawam, had businesses in the area, including a restaurant in Voorhees. The couple still live in Washington Crossing, Bucks County, according to public records, and Kelley’s older brother, David, is a lawyer in South Jersey. His office also lists lawyer Jill M Tribulas, in practice 11 years
Jill Khawam and her twin sister, Natalie, were the youngest of four children. Born in Lebanon, Jill is of Maronite Christian descent and speaks Arabic. Maronite Christians were allies of Israel in the Lebanese Civil War/Lebanon invasion.)
About a decade ago, both women moved to Tampa, where Jill’s husband, Scott Kelley, works as a surgeon.
Natalie Khawam, a lawyer and single mother, lives with them, according to a bankruptcy petition she filed earlier this year.
Just three months after they posed with David and Holly Petraeus, strands of Gasparilla beads hanging from their necks, the Kelleys were hit with a foreclosure lawsuit.
The suit, brought by Central Bank against Maronite Christians were allies of Israel in the Lebanese Civil War/Lebanon invasion.) Kelleys and Kelly Land Holdings, centered on a three-story office building at 300 E Madison St. in downtown Tampa. Court records show they owed the bank nearly $2.2 million, including attorney fees
Since the Kelleys have been in Tampa, records show, one or both have been subjects of lawsuits nine times — including an $11,000 judgment against them that originated in Pennsylvania.
Ongoing cases, the court records show, include an indebtedness case from Chase Bank; a foreclosure case from Regions Bank; and a credit card case from FIA Card Services.
The Kelleys have hired Abbe Lowell, a Washington lawyer who has represented clients such as former presidential candidate John Edwards and lobbyist Jack Abramoff. And the couple are employing crisis PR person Judy Smith, who has represented big names like Monica Lewinsky, Michael Vick and Kobe Bryant.
[November 10]

Author follows General through Afghanistan
General David Petraeus is arguably the most consequential U.S. military leader since World War II. Broadwell’s excellent biography portrays him as a modern exemplar of the soldier-scholar-statesman and one who has exerted a profound influence on the American military establishment
Petraeus emerges from Broadwell’s book as an educated, committed, competitive, driven, and inspiring figure.
Foreign Affairs
“This is the best book yet on General David Petraeus, written by a remarkable former Army officer who spent months on the ground in Afghanistan herself. Paula Broadwell captures his basic tenets of counterinsurgency and basic approach to leadership-as well as Petraeus’s personal qualities and character-in a highly readable and pithy fashion. No one gives a truer picture of the war, or of the finest general of this era and one of the greatest in modern American history.”
(-Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution )
“All In vividly demonstrates the influence General David Petraeus has had on a whole generation of military officers-showing by the force of his personal example what it means to be tough, loyal, committed, and smart. Paula Broadwell takes readers into the briefing rooms and onto the battlefields to better understand the lessons and sacrifices of America’s wars.”
(-Nathaniel Fick, New York Times bestselling author of One Bullet Away )
1MDB scandal may cost Blankfein his bonus
11 February, 2019
On February 11, 2019, Najib Razak’s team of eight lawyers filed an application for the trial to be delayed, pending an appeal on a technical matter, and the court of appeal agreed unanimously to postpone. No new date for the trial has been set. There are 1MDB investigations taking place in 12 countries. “His behaviour fits with that broad pattern where you consolidate power at the expense of the ruling elite,” said Lee Morgenbesser, an expert on authoritarian governments at Australia’s Griffith University.
[February 2 2019]
The board of Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on February 2 it is withholding a bonus worth at least $7 million from former chief executive Lloyd Blankfein until investigations into the bank’s involvement in the 1MDB[1Malaysia Development Berhad] scandal are resolved. Blankfein received $20.5 million in annual compensation in 2018, down $3.5 million from 2017. It paid Chief Executive David Solomon $23 million in total compensation in 2018, a 9.5 percent jump from his 2017 compensation.
[ Mahathir Mohamad seeking to arrest financier Low Taek Jho ]
U.S. investigators have accelerated their probe into the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund set up by former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and are exchanging more evidence with Malaysian authorities since Najib lost last month’s election, While U.S. prosecutors have considered the possibility of charging Najib or his associates, they would prefer Malaysia be the one to file criminal charges against any Malaysian official. Najib’s successor, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, said Malaysia was also seeking to arrest financier Low Taek Jho, a central figure in the scandal who advised on investments and negotiated deals for 1MDB
[May 18 Many Malaysian economic figures are false – new Prime Minister ]
Najib Razak’s coalition [former Malaysian prime minister] secured only 79 of Malaysia’s 222 parliamentary seats while Anwar Ibrahim’s People’s Justice Party (PKR) won 50 seats. An alliance between the two could have secured Najib’s return to power. “From my discussion with the PM (92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad) this morning, that seems to be the sentiment … we will have to deliver,” he said.
“I have given that message. We don’t want UMNO 2.0.” United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) used race-based politics and patronage system.
In response to a request for a fresh forecast on Malaysia’s economic growth, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday, May 17, “Regarding the numbers indicating our financial position, I realize many of these figures are false.” Leave aside …some hundred billion of missing ringgit on his watch.
Malaysia’s economy continues to perform strongly, with higher than anticipated growth at 5.8 percent in 2017, and projected growth of 5.3 percent for 2018, according to the IMF.
Malaysia ranks 25th in oil ptoduction; the first quarter of 2018 witnessed the strongest year-over-year increase in global oil demand in seven years.
Police entered the house of Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak late on Wednesday, May 16, an extraordinary scene that thousands watched unfold as it was streamed live.
Najib tried to leave the country Saturday, May 12, apparently for Indonesia. The search covered the prime minister’s office and a residence he had used, as well as two apartments owned by his family. The government’s immigration department said they were blacklisted from leaving Malaysia.
Najib may soon face increased government scrutiny over he created a state fund called 1MDB, 1Malaysia Development Berhad. The fund sent hundreds of billions of dollars in Najib’s personal accounts, prompting investigations in the U.S., Switzerland and Singapore. The country’s attorney general tried to issue an arrest warrant for Najib three years ago, the prime minister fired him.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that about US$4.5 billion was misappropriated from 1MDB, which was founded by Mr Najib
Lindsey Vonn bronze star in SG at Are
10 February, 2019
[February 9 2019 Lindsey Vonn will do SG at Are ]
ragged edge between speed and madness – Nathaniel Vinton

Lindsey Vonn received medical attention after crashing on February 5 2019 at the world championships. She ultimately went down the hill on her own and said she was looking forward to Sunday’s downhill competition, which will be her final race.
[February 1 2019 , Tiger ties for 20th ]

Sam Alexis Woods, born June 18, 2007
“I will compete at the World Championships in Downhill and SG (super-G) next week in Are, Sweden and they will be the final races of my career.”
Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines finished with a 67 to tie for 20th
[January 26 2019 Lindsey Vonn, 34, dnf at Cortina; Tiger, 43, at Torrey Pines ]
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy After failing to finish a World Cup super-G, Vonn said leaving the sport immediately “is a possibility.” “I’ve had four surgeries on my right knee. I’ve got no LCL (lateral collateral ligament) on my left knee. I’ve got two braces on. There’s only so much I can handle and I might have reached my maximum,” Vonn said. “I’m not sure. I’ve got to take a couple days’ time and really think about things.” Vonn wasn’t the only top skier who failed to finish. More than a third of the 61 starters also DNF’d on a course set by Vonn’s longtime coach Alex Hoedlmoser. Mikaela Shiffrin, Vonn’s American teammate, won Sunday’s race.
Tiger Woods’ ex-wife Elin Nordegren was born on Jan. 1, 1980. [39]
[January 26 2019] He will still enter Sunday out of contention. But it’s nice to get on the board. The golf star was one-over-par through four holes in the first round of the tournament on January 24 2019.
Tiger Woods will make his 2019 US PGA debut on January 24 at Torrey Pines. Tiger Woods won this U.S. Open over Rocco Mediate in a 19-hole Monday playoff in 2008. Torrey Pines Golf Course is a 36-hole municipal public golf facility on the west coast of the United States, owned by the city of San Diego, California.
[December 29 2018 Tiger Woods skips Maui TOC ]
Tiger Woods will skip the January Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. Woods qualified to play in the TOC by virtue of his win at the Tour Championship in September. It was his first PGA Tour victory since 2013. This would have been his first start in the TOC since 2005.
The deadline to commit for the event that begins Jan. 3 is the close of business on December 28. The decision means Woods will likely begin his 2019 PGA Tour season at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines starting Jan. 24.
[April 9 2018: Never threatening to win, but finishing with a 69 ]
The real Tiger Woods is back. Never threatening to win, but finishing with a 69 to suggest that he may yet – at the age of 42 and after much surgery – add to his 14 major titles.

Kristen Smith
[April 5 Tiger Woods tees off at 10:42 a.m. Eastern ]
Even now that he’s 42, and after he’s been through many unexpected career twists and turns, it’s tough to make a talent like Tiger’s go away quietly
For Vonn, who has four World Cup championships and raced in more World Cup events than any other American in addition to her Olympic medals, monetary success came in the form of lucrative endorsements.
Lindsey Vonn remains the most human of champions, going about her trade with an emotional transparency almost unheard of among athletes of her caliber.”Getting paid through ski racing is very, very difficult, if you are not in the top five or 10 in the world, you are struggling to not have to get a second job,”The superstar athlete has signed on with Red Bull, Rolex, Head and Under Armour among others. (Vonn also earned more than $200,000 in prize money in the 2018 season, according to the International Ski Federation’s website.)
Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods’ ex-wife, was cited for doing 95 in a 65 on the freeway in her 2015 Cadillac on Super Bowl February 4 around 3 PM and fined $356.
[ Tiger fifth, Lindsey wins downhill ]

Erica Herman
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tiger Woods tied for fifth, “I hit the ball better than I did last week.” Lindsey Vonn closed out her alpine skiing season with another world cup podium finish when she took third in the women’s super-G on March 14 in Are, Sweden. Vonn won her 82nd career world cup in the downhill on March 13.
[March 12 a true favorite in the Masters? Elin asking 49.5M]
Tiger Woods shot a final-round one-under 70 on Sunday, March 11 to finish tied for second, one stroke behind the Englishman Paul Casey.
Elin Nordegren, the ex-wife of golfer Tiger Woods, is listing her North Palm Beach. Fla., home for $49.5 million.
[March 9 Tiger has Friday lead, Lindsey at Oscars ]
Friday Tiger Woods took the lead at the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Fla. As Woods, who began the day three shots off the lead, played his round and surged to the lead, the crowds following him swelled to a huge gallery, making it look like a major championship.

Lindsey Vonn Oscars March 4 2018
[February 22 Tiger Woods misses cut, Lindsey Vonn gets bronze in women’s downhill ]
Woods exited PGA National with chants from young fans ringing in his ears
“I’ve been injured so many times that the fact I’m even here is a victory in itself,’’ Vonn, 33
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Lindsey Vonn won bronze behind Italy’s Sofia Goggia and Norway’s Ragnhild Mowinckel.
“I skied a great race today,” she said. “Sofia just skied better than I did.
Tiger Woods shot a 5-over 76 in Friday’s second round of the Genesis Open to miss the cut. Lindsey Vonn, skidding near the end of her Super-G, run finished tied for sixth.
[ February 4 Tiger Woods to Genesis Open; Lindsey Vonn wins two more ]
Lindsey Vonn won her second World Cup downhill of the weekend on Sunday in a perfect dress rehearsal for the Pyeongchang Olympics.
It was the American’s third straight triumph in the discipline after also winning in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, two weeks ago.
Tiger Woods will play in the 2018 Genesis Open at The Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles from Feb. 15-18.
[ January 30 Tiger Woods tie for 23rd, Lindsey Super Bowl ad ]
Tiger Woods finished inside the top 25, an even-par 72 to finish at 3 under in the Farmers Insurance Open and in a tie for 23rd. For the Super Bowl, NBC created five cinematic 60-second ads showcasing Olympic athletes to drum up excitement for the Winter Olympics. The ads showcase Americans athletes such as skier Lindsey Vonn and figure skater Nathan Chen.
[ January 27 Tiger makes cut, Lindsey takes second ]
January 26: “It’s nice to get out there and compete and play,” said Woods, who had spinal fusion surgery last April and said he’s as healthy as he’s been in years. He will start Saturday’s third round — the tournament moves to the South Course for the final two days — 10 shots behind of the pace-setting lead of Ryan Palmer. And it was the first cut he’s made on the PGA Tour since the Wyndham Championships in August 2015.
Lindsey Vonn clocked 1 minute, 36.48 seconds on the sun-drenched Cortina d’Ampezzo – Olympia delle Tofane World Cup downhill course for a massive 0.92-second win over Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein, January 20.
[January 14 Vonn at Kleinkirchheim qualifies for Olympics ]
Avoiding the risk of getting injured a month before the Olympics, Lindsey Vonn held back throughout in a cautious run and was more than three seconds off the lead in 27th, and placed ninth in Saturday’s super-G in women’s World Cup races in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria, but which ensured she will be competing next month at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.
[December 3 2017 Tiger & Lindsey Vonn both competed on December 3 2017 ]

In the lead by five hundredths of a second, Lindsey Vonn Uninjured After Crash
Lindsey Vonn less than 20 seconds into the race fell again in the women’s World Cup super-G December 3 but was able to ski to the bottom – failed to finish. Woods posted three under-par rounds for the week, including a final-round 4-under 68 that featured his eagle on No. 7 and a half-dozen birdies. His likely schedule is yet to be confirmed.
Lindsey Vonn was 12th in the women’s World Cup downhill December 2 in Lake Louise, Alta. a day after crashing in the downhill opener. A 3-over 75 dropped Tiger Woods to 10 shots from Charley Hoffman’s lead in a tie for 10th in the 18-man field of the Hero World Challenge December 2, Albany, Bahamas.
Wed,, Nov. 29 A Thomas smile followed. “I’m also looking forward to trying to kick his ass, to be perfectly honest.”
Tues., Nov. 28, 2017 “People are going to be shocked at how good his game looks,” PGA champion Justin Thomas said.
The 2010 Olympic downhill champion will not race earlier World Cup giant slaloms in Killington, Vt., on Thanksgiving weekend.
Instead, Lindsey Vonn will wait to enter the first speed races (downhill, super-G) at Lake Louise, where she has won 18 times in 41 World Cup starts. — dubbed “Lake Lindsey” because of her dominance at the Canadian resort — LADIES DOWNHILL December 1 – 2 and LADIES SUPER-G December 3 2017.
[October 30 Tiger Woods in his own Hero World Challenge ]
The Hero World Challenge runs from 30 November to 3 December.
[October 29 Lindsey Vonn no second run in the opening race of the World Cup season ]
Lindsey Vonn failed to qualify for the second run in the opening race of the World Cup season in Austria, but was just pleased to be back on skis in as she gears up for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Vonn’s first run in the giant slalom, which is not her strongest discipline, was not quick enough to ensure a second descent as Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg won from Tessa Worley of France and Italy’s Manuela Moelgg, with American Mikaela Shiffrin fifth.
[August 23 Lindsey Vonn phone pics hacked “outrageous and despicable” ]
Lindsey Vonn, who won a gold medal at Vancouver 2010, issued a statement blasting the “outrageous and despicable invasion of privacy” of having “private intimate photos” stolen from her mobile phone.
Her spokesman said: “Lindsey will take all necessary and appropriate legal action to protect and enforce her rights and interests. She believes the individuals responsible for hacking her private photos as well as the websites that encourage this detestable conduct should be prosecuted to the fullest extent under the law.” Mike Francesa, WFAN, voiced some heavy Vonn shaming — the images were hacked from her phone — and implications that she may have leaked the pictures,
[April 20 Wood`s new book, Cline`s inaugural ]
Contribution records from President Trump’s inaugural committee, released by the Federal Election Commission, show Christopher Cline, a billionaire coal magnate who owns Foresight Energy Partners, gave $1 million. Trump has vowed to bring back coal jobs.
[March 18 Vonn: No Squaw Valley]
https://mobile.twitter.com/lindseyvonn/status/840038661672521729
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (March 4, 2017) – Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CqO) finished second to lead four American women into the top 11 in Saturday’s downhill at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup test event for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Vonn , who is still progressing on her comeback after breaking her arm last November, has not won a Super-G at a World Cup event since January last year. World Cup overall leader Mikaela Shiffrin skipped the South Korean speed races to prepare for next week’s giant slalom and slalom in Squaw Valley, Calif.
[January 28]
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn avoided more serious injury when she fell and crashed into the safety netting during a World Cup downhill training session Friday.
Italian veteran Elena Fanchini fell in the same spot, also without serious consequences.
♦Vonn lost control and slammed into the safety netting in the same spot where she crashed in Friday’s training run. in the final downhill before the world championships in St. Moritz.. After collecting herself, Vonn skied down to the finish area. She had already had a small bobble earlier in her run but was 0.18 seconds ahead of winner Lara Gut at the first checkpoint just before her crash. Vonn had asked the International Ski Federation’s race director to smooth out a small lip that gave her trouble in training. “They changed it, but I still caught air,” Vonn said. “I just caught my edge and did the splits. It happens, unfortunately.”
[November 12 2016 humerus bone in my right arm compound fracture ]

Lindsey Vonn arm fracture
Unfortunately, [November 10] I crashed while training in Copper and severely fractured the humerus bone in my right arm. I had successful surgery last night in Vail and everyone took great care of me.
While I am beyond frustrated by this latest setback, at least my knees are ok and I will return to the slopes as soon as possible, as I always do!
[October 11 Tiger Woods abandons Safeway: “my game is vulnerable” ]

Game vulnerable
“After a lot of soul-searching and honest reflection I know that I am not yet ready to play on the PGA Tour or compete in Turkey,” Woods said. “My health is good, and I feel strong, but my game is vulnerable and not where it needs to be.
Sir Nick Faldo. “Tiger has been having problems getting out of his golf cart this week,” Faldo said at the conclusion of the 2016 Ryder Cup. “So I don’t know how he’s going to go out and play 72 holes.”
[October 8 Tiger Woods officially commits to Safeway ]

Vonn has new video
Tiger Woods confirms participation in Safeway Open
[October 2 Tiger Woods in 2016 Safeway Open, Oct. 13-16? ]
47-year-old Tiger Woods battling a 30-year-old Jordan Spieth for major championships? Cal Berkeley sophomore Collin Morikawa, 19, has received a sponsor’s invitation to play in the Safeway Open, The Safeway Open will be Morikawa’s second PGA Tour-sanctioned event of 2016, as he lost in a playoff at the Web.com Tour’s Air Capital Classic.
[October 2]

Lindsey Vonn buys 4,000 sq ft home near Hollywood
Woods, 40, announced on Wednesday that he hopes to make his long-awaited return to golf at the 2016 Safeway Open, Oct. 13-16, at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, Calif.
“My rehabilitation is to the point where I’m comfortable making plans, but I still have work to do,” Woods said on tigerwoods.com. “Whether I can play depends on my continued progress and recovery. My hope is to have my game ready to go.” Woods’ long absence from the game – which will have reached nearly 14 months by the time the Safeway Open comes around.
I’m hoping we can get paired together,” Mickelson remarked. “That would be really fun. I would love it. It’s great to have him back, and hopefully he’s physically able to practice the way he needs.”
Olympic alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn has dropped $3.55 million on a contemporary-style home for sale in Los Angeles, CA. Vonn’s new home, built in 2016, is a four-bed, five-bath custom home Measuring 4,018 square feet,
September 12 Woods and Nordegren have a solid relationship ]
Elin Nordegren brought her ex-boyfriend Chris Cliner reunited about a month ago after the 57-year-old coal tycoon’s split from Kelly Crosby Heyniger. Kelly Crosby Heyniger is the CEO of Age Reverser LLC . The duo dated for a year before calling it quits in August 2014. It was Nordegren’s first serious relationship since her 2010 divorce from Woods, 39, in the wake of his cheating scandal.
In a recent interview with Time, Woods gushed over Nordegren, his ex-wife, revealing they currently have a solid relationship. The parents of daughter Sam, 8, and son Charlie, 6, are “best friends” now, Woods revealed. “Having the relationship that I have now with her is fantastic,” he added. “We’re able to pick up the phone, and we talk to each other all the time. We both know that the most important things in our lives are our kids. I wish I would have known that back then.”
[May 11 Elin Nordegren’s Cline needs $23.6 million before May 17 ]

Both of Tiger Woods’ exes, Elin Nordegren and former girlfriend Lindsey Vonn, were making the rounds over Kentucky Derby weekend — and party organizers were ordered to keep the two blondes apart.

A rep for Vonn insisted that she didn’t ask to be seated away from Nordegren, adding the two women are on “great terms” and spoke at different events over the weekend.
Chris Cline’s St. Louis-based coal miner Foresight Energy LP said it lost $41.7 million in the first quarter, or about 32 cents per common unit. That compared to profit of $42.3 million, or 33 cents per common unit, in the same quarter last year. It announced a tentative plan last month to restructure its debt but last week extended the deadline to finalize the agreement to May 17.
[May 2]

10 March Elin Nordegren back with Cline. Wall Street will be paying particular attention when Foresight Energy LP (NYSE:FELP) issues their next quarterly report which is anticipated to go out on or about 2016-05-05 for the period ending on 2016-03-31.
Tiger Woods has registered for the U.S. Open, which is to be played at Oakmont Country Club June 13-19, 2016. But that doesn’t necessarily mean he will tee it up at the Pennsylvania course where he tied for second in 2007. Woods was required to register by Wednesday’s deadline if he wants to play. According to the United States Golf Association, he registered at 4:33 p.m. on April 4 — three weeks ago. All 51 players who are fully exempt for the 116th U.S. Open have registered, including defending champion Jordan Spieth and Jason Dufner.
[April 13
Foresight Energy Lp Extended term of forbearance agreement that was entered into on Dec 18 with certain holders of issuers’ 7.875 pct senior notes due 2021 . As a result of extension, forbearance period runs through April 15, 2016, unless further extended – SEC filing. FELP and bondholders are near a deal in which billionaire founder Chris Cline would inject cash to repay the creditors. FELP, which is attempting to resolve the dispute with bondholders who claim they are owed more than $600M, needs an agreement to help stave off bankruptcy.

Champion’s Dinner April 5
[March 14] Billionaire Christopher Cline, 57, hailed as the savior of the Illinois coal industry, is the founder of Foresight Energy LP, which has until March 15 to pay $23.6 million of overdue bond interest.
[February 29 Vonn injury ]

Lindsey Vonn being carried off
[February 16 Lindsey Vonn perfect weekend is the first after her return to racing ]
[April 21 2015 Tiger wins $155,000 for Masters 2015]

Tiger Woods 17th place finish at the Masters 2015 Apr 9 The Masters T17 $155,000
Amanda Boyd Dufner purchased a Jupiter, Florida, three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 3,000 sq.-ft. home for $675,000 in May 2015 nine miles from Tiger Woods estate.
Woods, who won only $610,775 in an injury-plagued 2014 season, topped the list with $55.1 million in earnings.
[December 10 2015]
The indisputable speed queen, Lindsey Vonn scored World Cup career wins 68, 69 and 70 at the FIS World Cup speed season opening at Lake Louise, her perfect weekend is the first after her return to racing from a long series of injuries. Only in October, she opted out of the season kick-off on the Austrian glacier to give her ankle – injured in a training crash at a snow camp – more time to heal. With her three wins, Vonn now leads the overall World Cup rankings after six races so far this season.
Friday, Dec. 4 – Audi FIS Ski World Cup ladies’ downhill 1
Saturday, Dec. 5 – Audi FIS Ski World Cup ladies’ downhill 2
Sunday, Dec. 6 – Audi FIS Ski World Cup ladies’ Super G
[October 27 2015 Tiger Woods had back surgery on Sept. 16 and is hopeful to return to competitive golf early in 2016.]
Last night 🙂 @Audi #Emmy party wearing @aliceandolivia hair by @CharlesBStrahan pic.twitter.com/R5AQJmr1of
— lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) September 18, 2015
[August 24 Tiger Woods 10th-place finish — his first since 2013 at Wyndham]

Jason Dufner and Tiger Woods playing a practice round July 13
The 10th-place finish — his first since 2013 …a triple bogey at the 11th and a bogey at the 12th [earlier]For the first time in more than two years, Tiger Woods is in the lead at a golf tournament, Wyndham Championship. He shares the top spot — with a rookie pro, Tom Hoge
[August 20 Lindsey Vonn breaks ankle, back home]
#nofilter #sohotrightnow http://t.co/ThP1To8idr—
lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) August 17, 2015
[August 17 returning from practice in New Zealand]
” crashed today and have a small fracture in my ankle. Headed home”
[July 20 Tiger Woods:Exits british open]
76,75
http://www.cbssports.com/golf/eye-on-golf/25244893/british-open-tiger-woods-exit-at-st-andrews-was-really-sad
Woods.more‘ odds on Bovada were moved from 40-1 after the US Open to 20-1 after the Greenbrier. That’s what a 7-under score of 273 will do for you.
[Juiy 4 Greenbrier Classic July 4. Tiger in the mix – Lindsey in makeup]
Tiger Woods will play the weekend at the Greenbrier. Tiger Woods followed up his 66 in the first round with a 69 in the second at the Greenbrier Classic in round two. He’s now had as many rounds in the 60s this week as he had all season up to this point.
Lindsey Vonn nominated for two ESPY awards, July 15

Amanda Boyd (left) and Lindsey Vonn (right) watch their other halves in The Presidents Cup in 2013.
July 3
Tiger Woods dropped a 4-under 66, his lowest round of tournament golf since March 2014 at the Greenbrier Classic July 2.
[July 2 Tiger to take another endorsement slide?]

” They are not even acquaintances.” -Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg
Amanda Boyd of Millbrook, Ala. and groom
Woods, 39, is said to be dating Amanda Boyd, 27, Jason Dufner’s ex-wife
They began seeing each other after they ‘flirted’ on the tour circuit
Pair have now developed a ‘serious relationship’ according to one source
He reportedly flew her to Seattle as he prepared for last month’s US Open
But Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg says the allegations are a ‘complete lie’
In May DailyMail.com revealed Vonn dumped Woods because he cheated
Boyd and Dufner divorced in April after ‘irretrievable marriage breakdown’
Woods allegedly cheated in February, Dufner and Boyd split same month
Tiger Woods still made the most money in golf in 2014, according to the Golf Digest 50, an annual ranking of those making the most in the game.
Woods earned $55,110,775 in 2014, according to the magazine, with endorsements making up an astounding 98.8 percent of his take.
It’s the least money Woods has earned in a single year since 2000, when the magazine says he made $49 million.
Woods, who has been at the top of the list for all 12 years it has been published, had three years — from 2007 to 2009 — where he made more than double what he made last year. He pulled in $121.9 million in 2009 but took a huge slide after his extramarital affairs were revealed late that year.
here
May 3 Woods splits with Vonn, Elin Nordegren gets Florida award]

Place of Hope welcomed more than 600 guests to its 2015 Hope Bash, which honored local philanthropist and child advocate Elin Nordegren with the inaugural Harris L. Weinstein Hero of Hope award.
Elin Nordegren and Chris Cline May 2015
Place of Hope is a faith-based, state-licensed child welfare organization.
The Lindsey Vonn-Tiger Woods relationship that began about three years ago has ended, with each athlete citing their hectic schedules as a contributing factor. Woods’ 2010 split with Elin Nordegren cost him handsomely
[April 21 Tiger wins $155,000 for Masters 2015]
Tiger Woods 17th place finish at the Masters 2015 Apr 9 The Masters T17 $155,000
[March 16 Nordegren’s Chris Cline sells out for $1.4 Billion]
In exchange for $1.4 billion cash, billionaire Chris Cline, 57, is selling 50% of publicly traded Foresight Energy LP and an 80% interest in Foresight’s general partner. The buyer is Murray Energy, the largest privately held coal miner in the country, controlled by cantankerous, 75-year-old Robert Murray. “This is a great day for American coal,” said Cline, in a statement.
Elin Nordegren
February 24 Vonn crashes at Marbor, her surgically repaired right knee wasn’t hurt]

MARIBOR, SLOVENIA (Feb. 21, 2015)— In Vonn’s first giant slalom back on the World Cup circuit, she ran 18th and was leading in the first split by nearly six tenths before going down on her right hip and crashing back-first into the b-net. Vonn, the most successful woman skier of all-time, lay on the snow for a while, raising fears that she might be in trouble but the U.S. Ski Team later said she was alright. “She hit her back on the B-net poles pretty hard but should be all good,” Riml said after Vonn had a medical checkup, adding her surgically repaired right knee wasn’t hurt either.
[February 5 Elin’s Swedish island from Woods on the block]

Tiger Woods never completed the purchase of a Swedish island that was being developed for him and Elin Nordegren.
62-acre island has six private tees for golf practice and ultimate privacy, about an hour by boat from Stockholm.
The property in Lake Malaren features a 2,500 square-foot main house, a 900 square-foot hunting lodge, and a landing strip for a propeller plane
The Florida Woods family home near Orlando was sold to golfer Bubba Watson in 2012.
[January 25 Lindsey Vonn gets 64th World Cup victory in super-G at St. Moritz]

Lindsey Vonn won the Super-G in St. Moritz with 0.24 seconds ahead of Austrian Anna Fenninger, her 64th World Cup victory.

Lindsey Vonn won the super-G on January 19 to stand alone atop the list with win No. 63.
[ January 18 ]

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. is airborne as she clears a gate to win the women’s World Cup Downhill skiing race in Cortina D’Ampezzo January 18, 2015..
[January 15 Lindsey Vonn 10th in Cortina d’Ampezzo]

Lindsey Vonn struggled with the thick fog and finished 10th in the World Cup downhill event in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
[December 22 2014 Lindsey Vonn lands on elbow in a World Cup Super-G]

Lindsey Vonn of the USA after her crash during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women’s Super-G on December 21, 2014 in Val d’Isere, France
The four-time World Cup champion crashed out of December 21’s super-G race after entering a gate slightly too wide in Val d’Isere, France.
Although Vonn did no damage to her troublesome right knee, she landed heavily on her right elbow.
December 7
Lindsey Vonn finished second in a World Cup super-G in Lake Louise, Alberta, on Sunday, completing her first weekend of races this year with two podium results.
Vonn was .37 of a second slower than Swiss winner Lara Gut on Sunday, one day after Vonn won her first race in nearly two years in a downhill.
Slovenia’s Tina Maze finished third, increasing her World Cup overall lead. Tiger Woods shot 72, finished at even par in first tournament back.
[December 6 Lindsey Vonn won the downhill at Lake Louise in one minute 50.48 seconds]
American skier Lindsey Vonn claimed victory in just her second race back after almost a year out through injury.
The four-time overall World Cup champion won the downhill at Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada, in a time of one minute 50.48 seconds.
The 30-year-old’s time was nearly half a second quicker than USA team-mate Stacey Cook, with another American, Julia Mancuso, in third.
[December 6 Tina Maze wins Lake Louise Ladies Downhill December 5 -Lindsey Vonn finishes 8th]
Lindsey Vonn finished eighth in her first race in nearly one year, a World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta, on December 5.“I skied really well in the technical parts,” Vonn said. “I definitely can clean up some turns for tomorrow (another downhill in Lake Louise), but I think it was a really solid start. I’m happy with it.”

Alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn of US restarts to ski during a training session on the Oetztal glacier in Solden, Austria on Oct 4, 2014. US speed queen Lindsey Vonn makes her return to the World Cup circuit this season
Vonn is skipping a World Cup giant slalom race in Aspen November 29,30 to focus on training for the speed events, two downhill races and one super-G,
next week.
~2014~
LADIES DOWNHILL/DAMES DESCENTRE
December 5 – 6 Decembre
LADIES/DAMES SUPER-G December 7 Decembre
[November 14]
For months, the four-time overall World Cup champion had planned to return around the races in Lake Louise, Alberta, during the first week of December. After some solid training days, Vonn said she is considering coming back for the events in Aspen, Colo., over Thanksgiving weekend. “I’m a little more tentative still on the more difficult terrain,” said Vonn, who will wear a knee brace this season. “That just comes with time. With more training and more confidence, I’ll be good.”
FIS Alpine World Cup Ski Racing: Women’s World Cup ski racing returns to its regular spot on the Aspen events calendar this year. The giant slalom is on November 29 and the slalom is on November 30, with both events held at Aspen’s historic ski racing venue on the Lift 1A side of the mountain. The top female ski racers in the world, including Mikaela Shiffrin and Anna Fenninger, are expected to make starts over the weekend.[September 15 Coal in doldrums, Elin splits]
Speculation of Elin-Woods get riposte:Elin
Elin Nordegren 34, and 54-year-old coal tycoon Chris Cline have split after one year of dating,
Chris Cline, owner of The Cline Group, is the majority owner of Foresight Reserves, which is part of the Carlyle Group, a global assent management firm.
Foresight Energy Partners,is a subsidiary of Foresight ReservesMurray Energy Corp. sued a Foresight Energy LP (FELP) unit, claiming it used confidential information to acquire property and mineral rights directly in the path of Murray’s operations in southern Illinois.The tracts “provide no mining potential to Williamson,” Murray said. “The only economic value of these purchases to Williamson is to frustrate MEC’s ability to execute its mining plans.”In 2008, Murray disclosed its longwall strategies to Williamson as it considered selling off operations in three Illinois counties, according to the complaint. Williamson was allowed to see the information only after agreeing to not disclose it or otherwise use it to acquire mineral or property rights related to Murray’s operations for eight years, according to the complaint.
When the companies failed to reach a deal, Williamson and its affiliates allegedly started overpaying for mineral rights in Murray’s planned longwall path in 2009 and continued to do so as recently as 2013. Murray said in the complaint that the tracts aren’t sufficient to support independent mining.
Murray said those purchases have forced it to pay more for its own acquisitions, caused it to relocate equipment and threaten its ability to meet production contract requirements.
[April 25 Tiger Woods with Elin Nordegren and Lindsey Vonn]
Tiger Woods (in blue) with Elin Nordegren and Lindsey Vonn (in pink)
[January 15]
first day recovering from knee surgery
Florida for Vonn
Vonn, the reigning Olympic and World Cup downhill skiing champ, will not compete in next month’s Winter Olympics, according to a post Tuesday on her official Facebook page.
January 07, 2014
I am devastated to announce that I will not be able to compete in Sochi. I did everything I possibly could to somehow get strong enough to overcome having no ACL but the reality has sunk in that my knee is just too unstable to compete at this level. I’m having surgery soon so that I can be ready for the World Championships at home in Vail next February. On a positive note, this means there will be an additional spot so that one of my teammates can go for gold. Thank you all so much for all of the love and support. I will be cheering for all of the Olympians and especially team USA! XO Lindsey[January 5]
For the moment, there’s no question of thinking about skiing,” US women’s team head coach Alexander Hoedlmoser told the Austrian APA news agency.
[Earlier]
Vonn had another scary run during the World Cup downhill in Val d’Isere, clutching her knee in pain after losing her balance and missing a gate on December 21. But shortly afterward, she said no new damage had been done to the surgically repaired knee and her plans for the Sochi Olympics were still intact.“I didn’t hurt myself more than I’m already hurt,” said Vonn, the reigning Olympic downhill champion. “It was a small compression, and it was fully loaded on the right ski and my knee just completely gave out. I tried to pressure the ski again and it gave out again. I had no chance of making that gate, unfortunately.”
With boyfriend Tiger Woods watching from the bottom of the slope, Vonn skied out after her left ski came up in the air, putting all her weight on the troublesome right leg. There are three downhill races on the World Cup circuit in January. Her appearance in at least one of those would seem essential to Vonn the competitor. Vonn the brand, however, may be impervious.
[December 12]Lindsey Vonn will skip December 14 World Cup stop at St. Moritz, Switzerland, and is planning to return to the circuit in a downhill at Val d’Isere, France, Dec. 21.
The 29-year-old American returned to competition at Lake Louise, Alberta, December 6, ten months after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in that leg during a crash at the world championships. She also had a setback when she partially re-tore one of those surgically reconstructed ligaments in a fall during practice Nov. 19.Vonn finished 40th in a downhill December 6 in her World Cup season debut, then 11th in another downhill December 7, and fifth in a super-G on December 8.
Asked after that last event what those 72 hours of racing told her, Vonn replied: ‘‘It tells me that I do need a couple more starts. I want to make sure that I get on the podium at least once, if not win, before . . . Sochi. For me, mentally, I really want to have that in my back pocket.’
[ December 4]LAKE LOUISE, Canada – The U.S. Ski Team says Lindsey Vonn has been cleared to begin World Cup downhill training. Olympic gold medalist
[Earlier]
Lindsey Vonn is skipping the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Austria this weekend, giving herself some extra time to get back into competing form ahead of the Sochi games.
[earlier]
2010 Olympic downhill gold medalist, coming off a knee injury suffered in a crash at the World Championships last season, on September 16, Lindsay Vonn said she felt good training on snow in South America recently, is ahead of schedule with her rehab and may be able to race later this month at the World Cup opener Oct. 26-27 in Soelden, Austria.
In Chile, she eased her way back with two gentle and relaxed training runs. The next day, she revved it up a little more, taking a few gradual turns along the course in Portillo, Chile.[May 20]
Skier takes Golfer’s kids to school
Vonn married fellow 2002 Olympian, and former U.S. Ski Team athlete, Thomas Vonn on September 29, 2007, at the Silver Lake Lodge in Deer Valley, Utah.[43] In November 2011, it was announced that the couple had begun divorce proceedings after four years of marriage.[44] Their divorce was finalized on January 9, 2013.
[May 12]
Lindsay Vonn attends Players
Lindsay Vonn is following Tiger Woods’ group at the Players Championship on May 12 as she watches him try to pick up win No. 4 on the season.
Vonn and Woods, who have confirmed they are dating, made an appearance at the Met Ball earlier this week, and Vonn was spotted every day at the Masters earlier this year.
[April 11]
Lindsay Vonn gets the Enquirer spotlight [April 22]hereLindsay Vonn at Masters 2013
[March 24]
Meanwhile, Lindsay vows to return to ski team by Sochi
Soccer Mom Elin Nordegren
Meanwhile, Tiger is back Number 1
Elin Nordegren, now a soccer mom
Parents Elin & Tiger
Miners Games, 164 feet, owned by Chris Cline, Elin’s beau, Privacy, 155 feet, Tiger’s similar motor yacht
Elin Nordegren, billionare’s wife never thought he might be cheating
Tiger’s wife never had a clue, never hit him.Tiger Woods’ 33-year-old ex-wife has been dating 53-year-old billionaire Chris Cline since the holidays.
Age: 55
Source of Wealth: coal, self-made
Residence: North Palm Beach, FL
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Drop Out, Marshall University
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 4Both Nordegren and Cline — a coal magnate worth a reported $1.2 billion dollars — own homes in a North Palm Beach, Fla. oceanfront community called Seminole Landing.
The reports of Nordegren’s new romance come nearly two months after The National Enquirer claimed that Woods was trying to win back his ex by offering her a $200 million pre-nup. Woods refused to comment on the reports.
In February, the ex-couple was photographed together for the first time in years at a local youth sporting event with their two young children.
Nordegren and Woods — who were married for nearly six years — divorced in August 2010 in the wake of the golfer’s heavily publicized cheating scandal.
Tiger Woods, 33, was unconscious after he struck a fire hydrant and a neighbor’s tree about 2:30 Friday morning,November 29, 2009.
The wife of the world’s No.1 golfer Tiger Woods used one of his tools — a golf club — to smash open a window of his crashed SUV and then pulled him out of the damaged vehicle after an early-morning accident Friday outside their Isleworth mansion.By the time a Windermere police officer arrived about 2:25 a.m., Elin Nordegren Woods had dragged her husband out of his 2009 Cadillac Escalade. He was lying on the ground, dazed and bleeding from his lips and with blood in his mouth.
Elin Nordegren, the Swedish former nanny, purchased a $12.2 million beachfront mansion in North Palm Beach’s Seminole Landing enclave. Coal mogul Christopher Cline owns the property next door to Nordegren’s new digs.
Nordegren took a job in a Stockholm clothing store called Champagne, where she met Mia Parnevik, wife of Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik, who hired Nordegren as the nanny to their children, a job that required her to move to the U.S.[5] He introduced her to Woods during the 2001 Open Championship. After Woods’s subsequent infidelity was revealed, Parnevik was quoted as having said, “I’m kind of filled with sorrow for Elin since me and my wife are at fault for hooking her up with him, and we probably thought he was a better guy than he is.” [People Magazine] Previously, Woods had asked for a year to be introduced to Nordegren, who was seeing someone else at the time In November 2003, Woods and became officially engaged.The happy couple
Lindsay Vonn’s injured knee
SURGERY WENT WELL
Lindsay Vonn had surgery on her right knee on February 10 after she shredded two ligaments during a crash last week at the world championships.
The U.S. Ski Team said Dr. William Sterett, a physician for the squad, operated on the four-time overall World Cup champion in Vail, Colo., on Sunday morning.
Sterett was optimistic at a full recovery and said of Vonn: “She will do everything in her power to return as quickly as possible to competitive skiing.”
[February 9]
Lindsay Vonn may be changing her plans for knee surgery to repair the damage caused by her crash at the world alpine championships.
U.S. Ski Team physician Bill Sterett would do her surgery February 10 in Vail. Sterett has treated her since she was 13 years old.
But it was looking like she would seek a second opinion.
“I think there’s a real possibility that she’s going to have it done someplace else,” Vonn had never had a serious knee injury, which is rare for ski racers.
Lindsay Vonn’s father says she may get second opinion before surgery
Vonn tore her anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in her right knee. The broken bone was described as a lateral tibial plateau fracture.“The fracture is called an impaction fracture,” Sterett said. “It should not require any surgery. It just needs to be non-weight on crutches.”
The accident happened after Vonn landed a jump in the opening super-G race at the championships. As she hit the ground, her right leg gave way and she spun forward, throwing an arm out to protect herself. She ended up on her back as she smashed through a gate.
Tiger Woods owns a Gulfstream G550. It is a perfect business jet aircraft. Its unique feature is that it is capable of carrying up to 16 people in standard seating configurations and can fly up to 6,500 nmi (12,000 km). It is the longest range business jet ever made. Chris Cline owns one too,
[December 3, 2009]
General Motors Corp., 24 November, agreed to discontinue a marketing accord with Tiger Woods, the world’s top-ranked golfer, at year’s end as plummeting sales spur cost cuts at the automaker. The golfer was driving a Cadillac Escalade, made by General Motors, when he crashed into a fire hydrant and then a tree at 2am 27 November. A spokesman for GM said that Woods received the car as a prize for winning the Buick Open golf tournament, which was sponsored by GM.