NEW YORK — A Bronx restaurateur ordered his
associate in an organized crime ring to break the knees of a panhandler supposedly bothering people near his eatery as part of a massive racketeering conspiracy, according to a
federal court
indictment.
► «Last week,
federal prosecutors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, announced the
indictments of biomedical researchers Yu Xue and Lucy Xi, as well as three
associates, for trade secrets theft, wire fraud, and other charges,» Mara Hvistendahl reported Tuesday at ScienceInsider.