Ernst & Young To Be Prosecuted – Ernst & Young faces being charged with civil fraud by New York prosecutors for allegedly helping Lehman Brothers Holdings to mislead investors, reports said yesterday. The state’s attorney-general was ready to file the charges, which were based on alleged transactions by Lehman meant to make the bank’s liabilities look less, citing people familiar with the matter. [businessday]

Billy The Kid Might Receive Pardon – Billy the Kid, the Wild West outlaw who is reputed to have killed 21 men and whose exploits have been widely chronicled in U.S. popular culture, is under consideration for a pardon. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said on Thursday he was reviewing a pardon petition based on the widespread belief that New Mexico territorial Governor Lew Wallace promised the 19th century gunman a pardon in exchange for his testimony in a murder trial. [reuters]

Madoff’s Assistant To Explain $14 Million – Bernie’s unassuming assistant allegedly pocketed $14 million, and today must show where her loot is hidden—or face jail. Almost as soon as Bernie Madoff’s massive fraud was revealed two years ago, authorities moved to gain the cooperation of someone they felt was a linchpin in the operation: Annette Argese Bongiorno, the short, fat, now 62-year-old executive assistant who had served the Ponzi King for 40 years. [dailybeast]

Shania Twain Ends Up With Home-Wrecker’s Husband – After Shania Twain was burned by her husband of 14 years, Grammy-winning producer Robert “Mutt” Lange, who left her for her former BFF Marie-Anne Thiébaud, the devastated singer turned to Marie’s broken-hearted hubby, Frédéric Thiébaud, for support. So now Shania and Frederic are ready to get hitched! Brilliant! [eonline]

LSD Helped Jerry Hall Become A Model – It’s quite a confession, but in a candid interview with US Harper’s Bazaar magazine, the Texan supermodel has revealed how taking LSD as a teenager gave her the motivation to exploit her good looks. “I locked myself in the bathroom and spent the whole night staring in the mirror, going, ‘Oh, my God.'” She runs her fingers over the contours of her face. “All of a sudden, I thought, Wow!” [telegraph]

Pope Reckons Level Of Abuse ‘Unimaginable’ – Pope Benedict XVI said Monday that the continuing sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church had reached a “degree we could not have imagined” this year, and that the church must reflect on its failures, help the victims and prevent abusers from becoming priests. Yes, I think that would be a good start. Well done, Benny. [nytimes]

Author Of Pedophilia Book Arrested – Florida sheriff’s deputies have arrested on obscenity charges a Colorado man who wrote a guide for pedophiles. Sheriff Grady Judd says his office was able to arrest Greaves on Florida obscenity charges because Greaves sold and mailed his book, “The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover’s Code of Conduct,” to Polk deputies. Judd says Greaves even signed the book. [miamiherald]

Armani Appoints Megan Fox As Official ‘Face Of Beauty’ [Video] – Playing the part of sultry seductress is all in a day’s work for Megan Fox.The 24-year-old actress is making her debut as the new face of Giorgio Armani Beauty, with a just-released video spot that combines a hypnotic beat with equally mesmerizing close-up shots of the bombshell. [popeater]

Santa Claus Robs Yacht Club – ​With the yachtsmen of Rhode Island poised to steal the America’s Cup from San Francisco, someone else is stealing from Rhode Island’s yachtsmen — Santa Claus. A gunman knocked over the bar at the East Providence Yacht Club yesterday. That gunman, incidentally, was described as “a large man wearing a red suit, red hat, white beard and carrying a sack.” Ho, ho, ho, indeed. [sfweekly]

UK Judge Allows Twitter In Court – It’s the tweet smell of success for courtroom microbloggers. The head of the judiciary in England and Wales has ruled that there is no ban on using Twitter in court. Lord Chief Justice Igor Judge said on Monday that the use of “unobtrusive, hand held, virtually silent” equipment to give live text updates is unlikely to interfere with the administration of justice. [news24]

Teenage Golf Sensation Makes History – Teenage golf sensation Noh Seung-Yul has entered the sport’s record books as the youngest player to top the Asian Tour’s money list. The 19-year-old, who won $822,361 on his way to becoming the Asian Tour’s No. 1, was honored for his achievements at an award ceremony in Thailand following the conclusion of the 2010 season. [cnn]

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