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The former chief operating officer and chief credit officer of a California-based bank that went bust must spend more than eight years in prison, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. ... Read full article

Three native surfers ride their boards with ease at Waikiki Beach, with Diamond Head in the background, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920s. ... Read full article

A judge “strongly” recommended that Patriot Coal Corp.’s buyer and its miners’ union keep engaging in bargaining talks, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports via The Wall Street Journal . ... Read full article

Melanie Cohen Just more than a year since his 11th-hour move to resurrect Crumbs Bake Shop Inc., investor and television personality Marcus Lemonis announced that he’s selling his stake in the bakery. ... Read full article

Phil Heath, who won the Mr. Olympia in 2012, poses for a portrait Sept.18, 2013, in Los Angeles. ... Read full article

The Cathedral of St. Paul in St. ... Read full article

Getty Images Junior creditors of the former RadioShack are suing hedge fund Standard General LP to try to get repaid, Daily Bankruptcy Review ... Read full article

Duck Commander Family Foods and Chinook USA A Kentucky beverage maker is protesting a $250,000 bill that “Duck Dynasty” stars charged for appearance fees, arguing that Si Robertson (aka “Unc ... Read full article

Construction of the Baha Mar resort on the beach in the Bahamas. ... Read full article

Bloomberg Cash-starved oil-and-gas companies are getting a lot of mileage out of their assets these days. ... Read full article

Next week in bankruptcy, Patriot Coal Corp. will kick off a series of hearings on Monday, including a request to sell off its remaining mines and a trial over its bid to reject the labor agreements governing its union members. Patriot has asked Judge ... Read full article

A judge’s ruling Thursday paves the way for a trial in a lawsuit over Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s debt guarantees of its operating unit in bankruptcy, Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Daily Bankruptcy Review reports via The Wall Street Journal . ... Read full article

The top executive at Ultimate Nutrition Inc., which makes protein powder for bodybuilders, says he destroyed millions of dollars of the shake supplement ingredients and other raw materials before putting the company into bankruptcy last year. Executives ... Read full article

Defunct for-profit educator Corinthian Colleges Inc. won approval of a liquidation plan that will set aside some money for former students looking to discharge of loans, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports via The Wall Street Journal . ... Read full article

Supporters of the bankrupt Apache Railway in rural Arizona face a Nov. 30 deadline to find $7.2 million to pay off investors who they say will pull the railroad’s steel tracks out of the ground and sell them for scrap. ... Read full article

Retailer USA Discounters Ltd., which has been accused of misleading U.S. service members, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to wind down, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports via The Wall Street Journal . ... Read full article

Getty Images On Monday, bond investors may have said we-told-you-so , but they also tacitly gave investors ... Read full article

An affiliate of Elliott Management wants to delay Relativity Media LLC ‘s sale hearing, Daily Bankruptcy Review reports via The Wall Street Journal . ... Read full article