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Published on April 12, 2012
CAFESJIAN ACCUSES FORMER EMPLOYEE IN THEFT
- The former head of West Publishing Company Gerard Cafesjian accused his longtime employee of stealing millions of dollars from him and his company, American Star Tribune reports.
Gerard Cafesjian, 86, who lives in Naples, Fla., filed a federal lawsuit in St Paul. This was a response lawsuit to former employee John J. Waters Junior, 55.
It is stated in Waters' lawsuit that Casesjian became more paranoid, mean and vindictive by age and deprived him $5 million from his salary.
Cafesjian on his turn states in his lawsuit that Waters stole from him $3 million taking advantage from the fact that Cafesjian trusted him.
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Headlines for April 12, 2012CAFESJIAN ACCUSES FORMER EMPLOYEE IN THEFT
The former head of West Publishing Company Gerard Cafesjian accused his longtime employee of stealing millions of dollars from him and his company, American Star Tribune reports.
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Kim Kardashian once again recalls her Armenian origin, this time to justify herself after a cosmetic company filed a lawsuit against her.
Radiant Company filed a lawsuit against Kim, assuring that by ...ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT ELABORATES PROJECT PROMOTING MILITARY INDUSTRY
YEREVAN. - Armenian MOD presented on Government's Wednesday session a project of developing military industry in Armenia.
The project aims to secure production of military weapons, which will help establishing ...ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES WANT TO RUIN JOINT HEADQUARTERS - ARFD
YEREVAN. - Armenian authorities make great efforts to ruin the joint headquarter, which will control over the upcoming parliamentary elections, ARF Dashnaktsutyun MP Artyusha Shahbazyan told Armenian ...TURKISH COURTS DO NOT MAKE DECISIONS IN FAVOR OF ARMENIANS AND KURDS - KURDISH MP
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Photographic materials ...ARMENIAN DISABLED CHILDREN ARE ADOPTED FROM ABROAD
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"Even though we asked everyone, no one ...ARMENIAN POLICE ISSUE FINES ON "PARTLY INSTALLMENTS" - NEWSPAPER
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The underground shocks in Banda-Aceh city ...ARMENIA'S CITIZENS MOST SATISFIED BY TECHNICAL CHECKUP OF VEHICLES - MONITORING
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At the beginning of the Government's session ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA MAY JOIN COALITION IF IT ENTERS PARLIAMENT
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During the Government's session on Thursday the "Technical Procedures of the Rules ...YEREVAN HOSTS CSTO SESSION
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Head of the Armenian Communist Party Ruben ...WORLD COMMUNITY CONSIDERS AZERBAIJAN'S POSITION UNACCEPTABLE - ARMENIAN OFFICIAL
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The aforesaid proposal was received from the Argentinean side.
The ...YEREVAN SESSION DISCUSSANTS EXAMINE TERMS FOR MILITARY-ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA
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Head of ANC Levon Ter-Petrosyan said the opposition bloc ...INCREASED DOLLAR FINDS NO BUYER AT ARMENIA'S STOCK EXCHANGE
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Monitoring ...SIGNIFICANT VIOLATION AT THE POLLING STATION WILL COME OUT IF COMMITTED - PACE OBSERVER
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