Florida police smash through glass to rescue woman from car inferno
The Tampa Police Department responded to reports of a car on fire and flipped on its side on Sunday afternoon (29 June).
Bodycam footage shows officers running to the car as smoke and flames rose from the vehicle.
The officers can be seen using their batons to smash the windshield and using their bare hands to peel the glass back, before safely pulling the unnamed woman from the car as the fire spreads.
The police department said the woman and two of the officers suffered only minor injuries.
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Hero dad left with no SKIN: Horror photo reveals scars of man who ran into burning building to save his step kids
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Gia Giudice faces backlash as she seeks presidential pardon for her father Joe
Gia Giudice is now seeking a presidential pardon for her father Joe Giudice, six years after he was deported to Italy following his fraud conviction. In 2014, Gia's parents Joe and Teresa Giudice were sentenced to prison after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and three types of bankruptcy fraud. While Teresa was released after serving 11 months behind bars, Joe - an Italian citizen who was brought to the U.S. as a one-year-old - was deported back to his home country in 2019 following his release from prison. He now lives in the Bahamas and has been asking Trump for a second chance so he can reunite with his daughters. Inspired by the pardon Todd and Julie Chrisley were recently granted, Gia, 24, is hopeful Trump will offer her father the same lenience. On July 4th, Gia shared video of her writing and mailing character letters to Trump, hopeful it would lead to a pardon. But Gia quickly faced backlash for her request, with followers calling her efforts amid recent ICE raids 'tone deaf' and another dubbing it 'privilege at it's finest.' 'Hi guys, my name is Gia Giudice. I'm the daughter of Joe Giudice and today I'm using my voice for something deeply personal,' she began in the video. 'My dad was deported over four years ago. Since then, our family has lived in an emotional limbo. No matter how strong we try to be, the absence of a father, of a parent, it's something that never stops hurting. 'Growing up, my dad was present at every cheer competition, every dance recital, holiday. He was our provider, our protector, and he still is, just now from thousands of miles away. 'Watching the Chrisley family receive a second chance inspired me. It showed me that people can be forgiven, that families can be restored and that sometimes the justice system has room for grace. 'That gave me hope. Hope that maybe my dad could come home too. A pardon would mean more than just legal forgiveness. It would mean healing for my sisters, for my mom, for my family, and for me. We've missed birthdays, graduations, even the small moments that matter the most. 'This isn't just about one man. It's about a family who deserves to be whole again. I'm using my platform to speak not just as a public figure, but as a daughter who deeply misses her dad. We are not asking for sympathy, we're asking for a second chance. So, let's bring Joe home together. 'President Donald J. Trump, I really hope you receive these character letters about my dad Joe Giudice.' Gia's post sparked mixed and heated response from followers. 'This is rather tone deaf considering your father committed a white collar crime and got deported but people are getting deported and sent God Knows Where without even having criminal records. Your fans want you to use your influence to help the less fortunate and I don't blame anyone for not having sympathy for your father who is dealing with consequences based off of choices he MADE,' one wrote. 'Are you currently aware of whats going on with immigration at the moment in this country? Smh,' another asked. 'Wasn't he in the US for years and didn't pursue citizenship?!? With everything going on, your family is asking for a pardon!?! Y'all are beyond tone deaf…This is utterly ridiculous…' another wrote. 'Gia. Your dad had YEARS to become a citizen and didn't. He broke laws and this is his consequence. Why is he any different from anyone else who was deported for criminal behavior? Because he has daughters? Because he had money? The laws apply to everyone. I know you miss him & want him here-I get it. But hes only a flight away-and at least you can afford to visit. Regardless-if he gets an exception then why shouldn't everyone else? Maybe work on changing the laws for everyone instead of your dad getting special treatment.' 'mind u, this is an ACTUAL convicted felon. but go off,' another said. 'Next you can write various letters on behalf of all the families being ripped apart across the United States. Individuals that have not committed any crimes but are still being deported with no judicial process or judicial review. Your video is incredibly insensitive considering everything that is going on. Please do better,' one wrote. 'Wait.. she posted this on july 4th? The entitlement is absurd,' another pointed out. 'Privilege at its advice would you give all the other young people who are having their families torn apart for far less reasons? Im curious,' one posted. Another called Gia a 'mini' Savannah Chrisley, the woman who lobbied for her parents Todd and Julie to receive a pardon after they were found guilty in 2022 of defrauding banks out of $30 million. 'Okay mini Savannah Chrisley. Chill out,' they wrote. The comments section did contain several supporters, including Gia's mother (and Joe's ex-wife) Teresa Giudice. She posted a string of red heart emojis. One said: 'Get out of her comments with the negativity it's her Father for goodness sake.' Teresa and Joe were married from 1999 to 2020 and share four daughters together Gia, Gabriella, 20, Milania, 19, and Audriana, 15. She is now married to Luis Ruelas. Joe has been pleading his case to the president on Instagram as of late. 'I'm Joe Giudice. I served my time, and I've been deported from the U.S. for nearly a decade,' he recently wrote on the platform. 'I was raised in Jersey, I'm a father of four amazing daughters, and I just want to be allowed to visit them again.' 'President Trump, I respect you and I'm asking for a second chance.' Giudice's former Real Housewives colleague Siggy Flicker, who Trump appointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council earlier this year, commented that she's working on it. Flicker wrote: 'I'm trying. Joe should be back home with his beautiful daughters!!!!!!' Giudice's criminal conviction and subsequent deportation also ended his marriage – with ex-wife Teresa also sentenced to 11 months inside. At the time of their conviction, the Justice Department released a statement that made an example of the former couple and highlighted the risks of 'cheating the government' by failing to pay taxes. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said: 'The Giudices together deceived financial institutions with patently false loan applications; were dishonest when they sought the protection of the bankruptcy court and hid assets and income from the trustee; and Giuseppe [Joe] Giudice cheated the government by failing to pay taxes on years of significant income. 'When they pleaded guilty, both admitted swearing to statements they knew were lies. Prison is the appropriate penalty for these serious financial crimes.' Giudice said in 2023 that he still doesn't believe he did much wrong – and slammed the US for dumping him 'like a dog' in Italy. He said: 'I got thrown into a country that I knew nothing about. All right, basically, just dumped there like, like, like, I don't know, like, I guess a dog, you know what I mean. Not even a dog gets dumped like that. 'And, you know, thank God, Italy took me in and, and basically took care of me. You know, they actually treated me like a person, not like the US. 'The US treats you like garbage. I mean, they treat their own citizens like garbage. You know what? I mean, it's ridiculous the way they treat people there when you get involved in, you know, certain things like this.' An audibly angry Giudice also complained he would never have been charged with fraud in the Bahamas or Italy – and claimed murderers get treated better than fraudsters in the US. The dad-of-three continued: 'I mean, my charges don't even exist here. You know, tax things don't exist in The Bahamas. 'Tax things don't exist in, in Italy. You know what I mean, you know, you, you just don't go to jail for that stuff. You know what I mean, you get a fine, you get whatever. 'But, I mean, you don't go to jail. You don't break your you know, they don't break families up in, you know, like they do over there. 'I mean, they throw people behind bars there for years for that stuff. You know what I mean? And it's ridiculous, you know what I mean? A fine, you know, a slap on a wrist, six months. 'You know, anything you do as a first offense should be more than a fine, not 15-years, or whatever the hell they give by, you know, for certain things like this, which I've seen them all in there. 'You know what I mean? Who had 20 years. Who had 30 years. For tax things? You know what I mean? I'm not talking about, you kill somebody. 'Murderers get out before people like do tax frauds in the states. You know what I mean? First time, you should get a slap on a wrist, a fine. All right, take the money away, do whatever you gotta do. 'But, you know, to break up a family and, you know, destroy their lives over one mistake. I don't think it's fair.' Despite being furious over his jail sentence and deportation, Giudice said - as he did on Instagram - he hopes to overturn his deportation order and return to the US to be closer to his daughters.
Times
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- Times
The playboy, the Goldman banker and the biggest scam in history
The Las Vegas Strip, November 2012. Inside a colossal tent, a private world of extreme indulgence had been constructed for one night only. An indoor ferris wheel spun under a glittering roof, its gondolas carrying celebrity guests high above the dancefloor. A 24ft bar sculpted entirely from solid ice gleamed, serving endless streams of champagne and premium spirits. The air thrummed with a dizzying mix of hip-hop beats and laughter. Guests, including the reality TV star Kim Kardashian, the actor Robert De Niro and the Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps, moved through the lavish space observing the unfolding spectacle, a display of wealth so over the top that Robin Leach, a longtime chronicler of celebrity excess, declared it the most expensive private party ever held in Vegas. This was the 31st birthday of a mysterious Malaysian businessman called Jho Low, whose immense fortune was, to many, an enigma. Later in the night, the pop star Britney Spears burst from a giant cake, belting out Happy Birthday to a bemused-looking Low, amid a blizzard of confetti. Leonardo DiCaprio, seemingly drunk, took to the stage, rapping along with Q-Tip. Performances by the Korean pop sensation Psy and the hip-hop artist Swizz Beatz added to the bling. Among the crowd that surreal night was Tim Leissner, a partner at the investment bank Goldman Sachs, a little out of place among the who's who of Hollywood. Many of the guests, including some of the world's most famous celebrities, had received payments from Low, who in 2015 was revealed to be the mastermind of one of the largest financial crimes in history. But none of them had received more than Leissner. Last month, almost 13 years after this infamous party, a Brooklyn federal judge sentenced Leissner, a 53-year-old German national, to two years in jail for helping Low steal $4.5 billion from Malaysia's 1MDB, a state fund set up in 2009, purportedly to help develop the southeast Asian nation's economy. Instead, Low used it to create a fantasy world: he personally financed the hit movie The Wolf of Wall Street (starring DiCaprio), funded extravagant parties where he was photographed with Paris Hilton among other celebrities, and acquired superyachts, private jets, luxury homes in big cities and priceless artworks. He also made secret payments to officials in Malaysia and Abu Dhabi who gave him cover, as well as bankers such as Leissner, who used his share of the loot — about $60 million — to buy a 170ft yacht, real estate in London and New York, as well as a stake in the football club Inter Milan. A flurry of recent legal developments has refocused global attention on this epic theft, a decade after its true scale became apparent. As well as Leissner's imprisonment, a historic first for a Goldman partner, Malaysia's jailed former prime minister, Najib Razak, 71, who protected Low, is now fighting a legal battle for house arrest, while his wife navigates her own appeals. For years Low has been a ghost, moving secretly between countries — he has been wanted by Interpol since 2016. Recently, the whereabouts of the 43-year-old fugitive have finally been revealed through bombshell testimony in Malaysian court proceedings. He is in China, and is said to be untouchable not least because of what he knows about state corruption there. Beyond these headlines, Malaysia is aggressively seeking the return of stolen funds from American celebrities such as Swizz Beatz, many of whom were guests at the party in Las Vegas, highlighting the absurd reach of this fraud. Whether justice is served, years after the crimes were committed, is a critical test for our global systems of finance, justice and democracy. The fight for justice over 1MDB is showing us exactly how strong — or weak — the foundations of those systems are. Born Low Taek Jho in Penang, Malaysia, in 1981, Low came from a moderately wealthy family. A transformative moment in his life and ambitions came in the late 1990s when he was sent to board in Britain, at Harrow School. Suddenly he was studying alongside the mega-rich — the children of Arab businessmen and Brunei royalty. While he was in England he met Riza Aziz, who would prove to be a key contact — he was the stepson of the Malaysian politician Najib, who would later serve as the country's prime minister. Low went on to study at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania — though reportedly he did not graduate. For Low, an inveterate name-dropper, building his network was more important. In 2009 he positioned himself as an unofficial adviser to a newly established sovereign wealth fund for Malaysia's Terengganu state. Soon after Najib became prime minister in 2009, the Malaysian federal government took over the fund and changed its name to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). It quickly became a political slush fund for Najib. Through a series of complex fraudulent transactions involving shell companies and illicit joint ventures, Low siphoned billions of dollars from the fund. This included a joint venture with a Saudi oil company, the issuance of bonds by Goldman Sachs, and other seemingly legitimate investments that were, in fact, conduits for theft. While many people were implicated, only Low knew the true, full extent of the money he was stealing. The money was then laundered through various international financial institutions and used to fuel his extravagant lifestyle and bribe officials. He used these stolen funds to build a Hollywood empire, financing hit movies and positioning himself as a bona fide businessman. He lavished gifts on the stars who came into his orbit — giving DiCaprio a Picasso painting and a Basquiat collage. Testifying in court in 2023, the actor said he had understood Low to be a 'prodigy in the business world' and that Low was vetted by his team before his investment in The Wolf of Wall Street. In 2014 Low briefly dated the Australian model Miranda Kerr and gave her gifts including £6 million in jewellery. Both stars co-operated with the authoritiesand relinquished Low's gifts. • The Goldman banker, the whale and 'the biggest scam in history' Low also sought to acquire leading brands such as Reebok and Tom Ford, the maker of James Bond's suits, before his scheme came crashing down after a cache of documents were leaked to the media in 2015, sparking a number of investigations. Many think Goldman Sachs, whose brand had already been damaged by the 2008 subprime crisis, has got off lightly. The bank helped 1MDB raise $6.5 billion in bonds issued on global markets in 2012 and 2013, making $600 million in profits — a huge figure that raised eyebrows at the time. Goldman has always claimed Leissner and another employee called Roger Ng acted as lone wolves. They circumvented Goldman Sachs's internal compliance systems and bribed officials in Malaysia and Abu Dhabi to secure the 1MDB bond deals. Leaders at the bank said they had no knowledge the money was being stolen. In a letter to the court, Goldman's chief lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, said that Leissner had 'deceived many people'. Ruemmler argued that Leissner deceived Goldman's compliance department, senior management and the bank's external legal counsel, leading them to believe the 1MDB transactions were legitimate. However, Judge Margo Brodie, overseeing Leissner's sentencing, pointed out that others at Goldman knew what Leissner was doing but 'looked the other way because everyone was getting rich'. Prosecutor Drew Rolle sharply criticised Goldman's stance, comparing the bank's arguments to 'a getaway driver showing up at a co-operator's sentencing and saying, 'You know, judge, we wouldn't be in this mess if he hadn't decided to rob a bank' '. Leissner's decision to plead guilty in 2018 was crucial, admitting to conspiring to launder money and violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. As a highly influential partner at Goldman Sachs, serving as chairman of southeast Asia and managing director, Leissner orchestrated and facilitated the fraudulent 1MDB bond deals. He admitted to paying bribes to foreign officials to secure these lucrative deals for Goldman, and then using the bank's systems to move the illicit proceeds, which constitutes money laundering. His co-operation gave prosecutors key information, helping to convict Ng, a more junior Goldman employee, of conspiring to launder money and break an anti-bribery law. In court, Leissner apologised to the people of Malaysia. He had lost his career, freedom, financial independence and family, he said. 'I lost my will to live,' he added. 'I tried to take as many pills as I could to end it … it was absolute rock bottom.' But Malaysia's plantation and commodities minister, Johari Abdul Ghani, said Leissner's sentence was 'too short', calling him 'one of the masterminds'. Despite missed red flags and internal warnings about Low at Goldman Sachs — he was denied a private bank account there, for instance, because the bank could not verify the source of his wealth — none of Goldman's high-ranking individuals were implicated in any wrongdoing. Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive, retired. His former second-in-command, Gary Cohn, later became an economic adviser in the Trump administration. David Solomon, who was co-head of the investment banking division during the 1MDB scandal, is now Goldman's CEO. The US government ultimately reached a deferred prosecution agreement with Goldman. In addition, a Malaysian branch of Goldman pleaded guilty to breaking anti-bribery laws. The bank paid a huge $2.9 billion penalty in the US and also agreed to a $3.9 billion settlement with the Malaysian government. The combined almost $7 billion was the largest fine ever in US history against a bank for foreign bribery. This certainly hurt Goldman. But for a global banking giant, such fines are increasingly seen as just the cost of doing business. Goldman reported net profits of $9.5 billion in 2020, an astonishing $21.6 billion in 2021 and $11.3 billion in 2022. The massive profits from high-risk activities often make even these record penalties seem small. The fact that the main bank wasn't criminally charged leads to a frustrating conclusion: some institutions are simply 'too big to jail'. Beyond Leissner and Goldman, the 1MDB scandal continues to lead to legal battles and efforts to claw money back around the world — including from the celebrities Low courted. DiCaprio, 50, and Kerr, 42, have co-operated with the US Department of Justice and returned millions in gifts. But others who received presents or payments have held on to them. Among them is Kasseem Dean, 46 — aka the American hip-hop producer and artist Swizz Beatz — who, along with his companies, allegedly received more than $7.3 million from Low and his associates. This sum included direct transfers to Dean and his companies Swizz Beatz Productions and Monza Studios, which allegedly facilitated Low's lavish lifestyle and art acquisitions. While Dean has previously surrendered an Andy Warhol painting given to him by Low, he is facing a lawsuit filed by the joint liquidators of the defrauded 1MDB shell companies in a New York federal court. Dean's legal team has moved to dismiss the claim, asserting that he had only a 'passing acquaintance' with Low and denying involvement in any fraudulent activity. Other celebrities, such as Kim Kardashian, 44, and Pharrell Williams, 52, have been drawn into Malaysia's efforts to retrieve funds. A financial fraud investigator testified in Malaysian court proceedings last year that hundreds of thousands of dollars went from a shell company controlled by Low to Kardashian. The FBI later interviewed Kardashian, who told them how she had won $350,000 on one occasion in Vegas, betting with Low's money, Bloomberg reported, citing FBI documents. Kardashian told investigators that she flew back to Los Angeles with a trash bag full of $250,000 in $100 bills. Williams received more than $2 million from Low's shell company, the court heard. Low wanted Pharrell to produce music for a Taiwanese singer whom Low was dating at the time. It remains unclear whether Malaysian authorities have sought the return of these funds from Kardashian and Low's strangest celebrity friendship was with Pras Michel, 52, of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees. Michel was recently found guilty in the US for his part in a complex conspiracy to bribe officials in the first Trump administration, aiming to halt ongoing investigations into 1MDB andLow himself. His conviction on charges of illegal campaign contributions and acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China without notifying the US government highlights the audacious and elaborate measures taken by Low to protect his ill-gotten gains and maintain his freedom. Michel faces up to 20 years in jail. One of the biggest mysteries has been the whereabouts of Low, the only person who knows where all the money is buried. But recent, reliable testimony by Jasmine Loo — a former 1MDB lawyer who was on the run for several years and has been giving important testimony in Malaysia as part of Najib Razak's ongoing trials — has clearly placed Low in China. Why is an international fugitive, wanted by many countries for one of the world's biggest financial crimes, seemingly untouchable in China? The answer appears to lie in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a massive global infrastructure development strategy launched by the Chinese government in 2013, aiming to connect Asia with Africa and Europe through land and maritime networks. Low possesses highly sensitive and potentially damaging information about corruption within the BRI, according to official Malaysian government papers that detailed the corruption. When the first media stories about Low's fraud came out in 2015, he fled to China. With Najib still in power in Malaysia, Low was able to operate as an unofficial government minister for him and he began to negotiate for Chinese state spending on Malaysian infrastructure projects such as railways. The idea was for Low and Chinese officials to share the stolen money skimmed off these projects. But in 2018 Najib lost power and was sentenced to 12 years in jail in 2020, ending the scheme. Even though some Chinese officials involved in those corrupt dealings have faced their own reckoning and gone to jail, Beijing still doesn't want Low to be sent back to Malaysia. If he testified in a public trial, it could reveal state secrets and cause great embarrassment for the Chinese government. Even Malaysia's current prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, has acknowledged this, saying recently that bringing Low back would 'ruffle some feathers' and that some quarters may not want him returned as he 'would probably expose more'. Ten years after the crime was exposed, it still remains unclear exactly how much was stolen. The US Justice Department's often-cited $4.5 billion in stolen funds is widely regarded as a floor for the size of the scandal. The DOJ has returned $1.4 billion to Malaysia — the proceeds of the sales of seized mansions, artworks, private planes, yachts and other baubles. Together with the $2.5 billion paid to Malaysia so far by Goldman, the country has recovered a large chunk of its lost funds. But Malaysia says the DOJ's number doesn't include the interest it continues to pay on the Goldman bonds, as well as losses related to inflated infrastructure project costs. Meanwhile, Goldman has refused to pay the remaining $1.4 billion, claiming Malaysia has violated its obligations under the original settlement. The matter is under arbitration proceedings in London. Malaysia is going after other banks too, including BSI, a now defunct Swiss private bank that Low used to move stolen funds. Last month Malaysia achieved a significant win in asset recovery efforts in Singapore: a court allowed 1MDB and its subsidiary Brazen Sky to proceed with a $394 million claim against BSI over alleged misconduct, dismissing BSI's appeal to strike out the lawsuit. Ten years ago, when the 1MDB crime was first unearthed, it seemed unlikely anyone would be held accountable. The idea that a sitting prime minister would ever face consequences seemed impossible. Najib appeared untouchable. But surprisingly, after losing Malaysia's 2018 election — where he considered calling out the army to declare a state of emergency and nullify the results — he eventually went to jail on charges of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering related to 1MDB. He received a 12-year sentence. But last year it was cut in half by Malaysia's pardons board. This means he could be released in August 2028 if he pays a fine of approximately $10.6 million. His 73-year-old wife, Rosmah Mansor, is still not in jail despite being found guilty in her own related corruption case. She was convicted of soliciting and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts related to solar power projects for rural schools. She has been granted a delay while she appeals. Najib is engaged in a legal battle to serve his reduced sentence under house arrest, claiming a 'royal addendum' from the former king entitles him to this — a claim denied by the pardons board's secretariat, sparking legal challenges at the federal court. Recent surveys indicate a majority of Malaysians oppose his pardon, but he remains a political force in the country. Justice in the 1MDB case is far from a complete picture. The biggest unresolved issue, the most glaring missing piece of justice, is the continued freedom of Jho Low. While parts of his network havebeen dismantled and his assets seized, his freedom — supposedly protected by a secret deal with a leading global power — highlights the limits of traditional justice. Until Low faces his punishment,the cloud of impunity will hang over the billions still missing, and the story of 1MDB will remain Wright is the co-founder of Brazen, a film and TV production company, and publisher of the Whale Hunting podcast
