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Lancelot Investment accused of aiding Ponzi scheme

Jul. 10, 2009
Lancelot Investment Management and its owner have been accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of aiding a multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme. According to the SEC, Lancelot Investment and owner Gregory Bell invested more than $2 billion with...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch