Judge to city: Why not save stripper messages?

A federal judge told the City of Detroit on Thursday to explain why he shouldn’t order a telecommunications firm to preserve the text messages of 34 city employees who may know something about the investigation of the killing of a stripper who may have danced at a long-rumored party at

New subpoenas planned in investigation of stripper’s death

The attorney for the son of a stripper whose killing is still unsolved plans to file new subpoenas Monday in the case. Attorney Norman Yatooma has already subpoenaed e-mails and text messages from 34 city officials, including Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, in the case. Yatooma said Saturday he could not

4 hours of texting from City of Detroit employees sought by lawyer for slain stripper’s son

A lawyer is seeking access to any text messages sent by any City of Detroit employee during a 4-hour period on the morning a stripper nicknamed Strawberry was shot to death. In addition, Norman Yatooma, a Birmingham attorney who represents the son of the slain stripper, wants global positioning system

Relatives of slain stripper want justice

Nearly five years after the slaying of stripper Tamara Greene, family and friends aren’t sure how to interpret the new publicity surrounding her killing. But their desire for justice hasn’t changed. “It’s still a very raw issue for us,” said Greene’s grandmother Bertha Powell of Columbus, Ohio. “It still hurts

SkyTel waits for court to rule on city messages in stripper’s case

SkyTel stands ready to comply with subpoenas for telecommunications of 34 city employees in a lawyer’s quest for information about the investigation of the killing of a stripper who may have danced at a long-rumored party at the mayoral Manoogian Mansion in 2002. In a Feb. 8 e-mail to lawyers

Norman Yatooma comments about the cover up of the Manoogian Mansion party

(Jan. 25) – Norman Yatooma, Attorney, comments about the cover up of the Manoogian Mansion party. http://www.wjr.net/Article.asp?id=558834&spid=6525

Foul on fairway? Membership for life is cut short

When Anne Lynas bought her lifetime membership at Beaver Creek Links Golf in 1990, she envisioned spending her retirement years happily golfing the 18-hole course in Oakland Township. But that dream took a dogleg, and today Lynas and more than 230 fellow golfers are suing, saying that two years ago,

Text Messages Of City Officials Sought In Greene Lawsuit

DETROIT – The attorney for the son of an exotic dancer killed in a drive by shooting after she allegedly danced at a rumored Manoogian Mansion party hopes a ruling by a judge on Friday could help solve her killing. Tamara Greene’s son, Johnathan Bond, has filed a lawsuit alleging

18,000 City Officials’ Records Subpoenaed

DETROIT — The attorney for Tamara Greene’s family said he is determined to solve her killing and has filed subpoena requests for all 18,000 city employees working the night Greene was killed. Greene was an exotic dancer shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in 2003 after she danced at

Messages sought in stripper’s death

An attorney representing the son of a slain stripper known as Strawberry is seeking text messages from 34 people, including Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, key members of his security team and the city’s police chief. Attorney Norman Yatooma filed a motion Friday in U.S. District Court in Detroit seeking preservation

Lawyer seeks text messages from night of stripper’s 2003 death

DETROIT — An attorney is seeking text messages and other electronic communications for about 18,000 city of Detroit employees in a lawsuit filed on behalf of the son of a slain stripper. Subpoenas also were filed Monday in U.S. District Court for text messages, instant messages, e-mails and telephone messages

Art Van Million Dollar Charity Challenge: Yatooma’s Foundation For The Kids

Art Van Million Dollar Charity Challenge For The Kids Foundation Bringing Tenderness To Tragedy and turning tragedy to triumph for the families of kids who have lost a parent by providing practical, professional, and personal assistance at each stage of the grieving and recovery process. This Foundation is dedicated in

Twelve Days of Volunteering: Yatooma’s Foundation For The Kids

Dec. 13: Yatooma’s Foundation For The Kids The Yatooma’s Foundation For The Kids, a nonprofit organization that helps children overcome the loss of a parent, is looking for volunteers to help with its Extreme Christmas Makeover. This year, Yatooma have partnered up with Art Van Furniture to bring Christmas miracles

Fore a great cause – Golfers coaches get together to aid foundation

BLOOMFIELD HILLS – It was an opportunity to play one of the greatest golf courses in the world and to also make a difference in a family’s life by doing it. For The Kids Foundation presented the Coaches For The Kids golf tournament July 10 at Oakland Hills Country Club.

Panel finds fraud by Thomas Kinkade company, awards $860,000 to gallery owners

LOS ANGELES – Arbitrators awarded $860,000 to two former Thomas Kinkade gallery owners who accused the artist and his company of hiding business risks and using Christian themes to win their trust. Ruling 2-1, the arbitration panel Thursday found that Kinkade’s Media Arts Group and one of its executives, Richard

Kinkade Art Colored by lawsuits

On the flip side of the dreamlike cottages and warm lighthouses in Thomas Kinkade’s paintings is a business world of aggressive marketing, brand names and a string of lawsuits from franchise owners who accuse the popular artist of saturating the market. Artist Kinkade, who is visiting Tucson today as part

Not a Pretty Picture

Thatch cottages, gardens and gazebos, all wreathed in a gentle haze: The paintings of Thomas Kindade offer a happy landscape for an anxious age. That quality – and Kinkade’s devout Christianity – helps make him, by some estimates, the most collected American artist alive. Reproductions of his work appear in

In Rust They Trust: In a Change of Direction, Ziebart Touts its Rustbusting Past

Ziebart Corp. isn’t running from history any longer. In fact, the company is now trumpeting its rustproofing past in a national advertising campaign that one franchisee said is long over due. The initial six-week campaign began airing two weeks ago on ESPN, the Speed Channel and other sports-oriented channels, said

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