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Criminals gained access to past tax returns of more than 100,000 people and used personal information to claim $50 million in fraudulent refunds, the agency said.
The Broadway season that just ended was the highest-grossing ever and drew more than 13 million people, the Broadway League said.
Accused of accounting tricks to defraud lenders, three former executives instead blamed “greedy” lawyers who took clients, hastening the firm’s demise.
As FIFA leaders gathered for a meeting, Swiss law enforcement officials arrived unannounced and made arrests at the Justice Department’s request on charges including racketeering and money laundering.
Hours after indicting 14 people, the Justice Department and prosecutors for the Eastern District of New York pledged to rid the international soccer organization of systemic corruption.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 27, 2015, covering May 27, 2015.
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Mumford & Sons
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David Guetta
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2015Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver (born 1929)[†]
Erik Hilding Carlsson was a Swedish rally driver for Saab. He was nicknamed "Carlsson på taket" as well as Mr. Saab.
2015Nils Christie, Norwegian sociologist, criminologist, and author (born 1928)[†]
Nils Christie was a Norwegian sociologist and criminologist. He was a professor of criminology at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo. Considered a leading figure of his field, Christie is one of two Norwegian social scientists covered in the book 50 Key Thinkers in Criminology, alongside sociologist Thomas Mathiesen.
2015Andy King, English footballer and manager (born 1956)[†]
Andrew Edward King was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 350 appearances and scored 92 goals in the Football League in the 1970s and 1980s, and also played abroad. He was capped twice by England at under-21 level. After retiring as a player, he had a lengthy career in management.
2015Michael Martin, American philosopher and academic (born 1932)[†]
Michael Lou Martin was an American philosopher and former professor at Boston University. Martin specialized in the philosophy of religion, although he also worked on the philosophies of science, law, and social science. He served with the US Marine Corps in Korea.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]