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Countess Dies in Exile, Countess Ilona Teleki de Szek

Posted: April 27th, 2013 in New York by LALATE

Countess Dies in Exile, Countess Ilona Teleki de Szek


LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A Countess who died in exile, Countess Ilona Teleki de Szek aka Ilona DeVito di Porriasa, is detailed in a stunning work this weekend by Vivian Lee. The countess died in exile in New York this month. But for many, she rarely talked about her amazing background.

Countess Ilona Teleki de Szek wasn’t know by that name to friends. They knew here simply as Ilona DeVito, a market analysts on Wall Street. She married Lino DeVito di Porriasa, an Italian noble, in 1975 in the U.S. She worked for more than three decades in Merrill Lynch New York.

But with an Italian name and a Hungarian accent, she had a story that many didn’t know. She died last week at 73. And now her daughter is opening up to news about the incredible story.

Countess Ilona Teleki de Szek fled a Romanian Communist government with no money and no knowledge of English. While born in 1939 in Transylvania, she watched as her father Count Teleki escaped anti-Hungarian rebels in Romania as he sought asylum in the U.S. before the 1970s. After bribing Romanian officials, he was able to bring his family to American.

Years earlier, her father was Transylvania’s representative to Hungary. But one of her father’s cousins Pal Teleki served as prime minister of Hungary. Pal Teleki committed suicide. Winston Churchill later called the suicide “a sacrifice to absolve himself and his people from guilt in the German attack on Yugoslavia.”

He daughter tells news “She didn’t really want people to know, because people think of nobility as having something, and my mother really had nothing when she came here.” For more on the incredible story, click HERE.



Senator Arrested in NY – Malcolm Smith Denies Charges

Posted: April 2nd, 2013 in New York by LALATE

Senator Arrested - Malcolm Smith Denies Charges



LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A senator was arrested today in an alleged plot concerning the NYC Mayor race. Democratic state Senator Malcolm Smith, City Councilman Dan Halloran, Joseph Savino of the Bronx, and Vincent Tabone of the Queens were arrested on federal charges this morning. Prosecutors claim the group alleged conspired to bribe a GOP county leader to get Smith on the NYC Mayoral ballot race.

The issue stemmed from the field of Democrat and GOP candidates in the NYC Mayor race. Malcolm Smith wanted to get onto a GOP ballot. But because he was are registered Democrat, he needed approval of three of five republican county chairmen.

Officials claim that Smith used an intermediary to allegedly bribe two of three chairmen to get him on the ballot. Each person was allegedly promised $80,000. The intermediary, however, was an undercover FBI agent. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a news statement today that Smith “tried to bribe his way to a shot at Gracie Mansion.” The charges claim hat Smith came up with the plan and that Halloran “quarterbacked that drive by finding party chairmen who were wide open to receiving bribes.”

“The complaint describes an unappetizing smorgasbord of graft and greed involving six officials who together built a corridor of corruption,” U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said. Smith issued a statement denying the charges. “Malcolm Smith is a dedicated public servant who has served both the state of New York and his constituents in an exemplary fashion,” said his attorney. “He steadfastly denies the allegations that are contained in the complaint.”



Soda Ban in NY Invalidated as Arbitrary and Capricious

Posted: March 11th, 2013 in New York by LALATE

Soda Ban in NY Invalidated as Arbitrary and Capricious


LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – The soda ban in New York has been invalidated, ruled as arbitrary and capricious by a court moments ago. State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling in a blistering opinion invalidated a NYC soda ban instituted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The ban was to begin tomorrow. But Justice Tingling invalidated the ordinance which would have prohibited the NYC sale of soda drinks larger than 16 ounces. The law was to prevent the sale at any New York City food service establishment.

Bloomberg had been on a media assault against the over 16 ounce beverage for months. He had admitted, however, that he would not enforce the ordinance’s anticipated fine until June. But now, the effort is dead. Today the American Beverage Association won the motion with the court finding the ordnance was simply “arbitrary and capricious”.

Last September, the NYC Health Board had approved the ordinance. “This is the single biggest step any city, I think, has ever taken to curb obesity,” Mr. Bloomberg said at the time “It’s certainly not the last step that lots of cities are going to take, and we believe that it will help save lives.”

Others disagreed.  “This is not the end,” Eliot Hoff, a spokesman for New Yorkers for Beverage Choices, said in a news statement at the time. “By imposing this ban, the board has shown no regard for public opinion or the consequences to businesses in the city.”

Lincoln Tunnel Accident Today Prompts Traffic Delay

Posted: February 15th, 2013 in New York by LALATE

Lincoln Tunnel Accident Today Prompts Traffic Delay


LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A Lincoln Tunnel accident today February 15, 2013 has prompted traffic delays. The Lincoln Tunnel accident erupted shortly before 7 am EST, officials tell news. The accident was in right tube servicing drivers from New Jersey into New York City.

Port Authority Police tell news that the city-bound right tube suffered an accident this morning. Traffic was quickly diverted into the center tube. Local news reports that the center tube at the time was the only open tube for travelers into the City.

But FOX News claims that the accident was cleared by 7:15 am with all tubes open.

Yet traffic is still backed up to the New Jersey Turnpike, claims FOX. ABC7 News is reporting “Awful traffic at the inbound #LincolnTunnel this AM. It’ll take you almost 45 minutes to get in.” Local news also reports that the Holland Tunnel and George Washington Bridge are in better condition today.

Port Authority has yet to comment about the matter. But late yesterday, someone tweeted Port Authority a message, with Twitpic that read “Inbound tunnel tube, I just happened to glance over and saw someone sleeping in the booth.” Port Authority replied “Thanks. I’ve forwarded our conversation to Lincoln Tunnel management for action”.

Fashionista Suicide Reveals Ashley Riggitano Facebook Feuds

Posted: February 8th, 2013 in New York by LALATE

Fashionista Suicide Reveals Ashley Riggitano Facebook Feuds

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – The fashionista suicide is being further detailed today by New York news. Ashley Riggitano jumped to her death Wednesday from the George Washington Bridge. It was her twenty-second birthday.

But before her death, Ashley Riggitano was in a purported Facebook feud with several persons. Among them was Alison Tinari. Tinari fumed “Go try to kill yourself on Xanax again, you unstable l—ser. Go … yourself and never speak to me again,” Tinari wrote on Facebook to Riggitano, reports Fox News.

Ashley Riggitano left behind a suicide note inside a Louis Vuitton bag. In it, she cited people she wanted barred from her funeral. Among the persons were Teresa Castaldo, Beth Bassil, Victoria Van Thunen and Samantha Horneff. “To any funeral, these people should not be allowed based upon words and actions,” Ashley wrote.

But who were these women? Castaldo and Bassil went to school with Ashley at Laboratory Institute of Merchandising. Van Thunen was Riggitano’s business partner at a jewelry company called Missfits. And Van Thunen had a Facebook feud also with Riggitano, claims the NY Post. Thunen wrote “Those who incessantly blame others as the cause of their issues should perhaps take a step back and reevaluate these situations” reports the NY Post. “The common thread may be that ‘they’ aren’t the problem, but rather that YOU are.’”

Erica Menendez, NYC Subway Push Case Prompts Arrest

Posted: December 29th, 2012 in Erica Menendez, New York by LALATE

Erica Menendez, NYC Subway Push Case Prompts Arrest


ST LOUIS (LALATE) – Erica Menendez has been arrested in the NYC subway push case. Police claim that Erica Menendez pushed Sunando Sen in front of a New York City subway this week. Moreover, officials tell news today that Menendez has allegedly confessed to the crime and has said that she did it as a hate crime against Muslims.

Sunando Sen was an India native and raised Hindu, officials tells news. But during Sen’s encounter on Thursday at a NYC subway station in Sunnyside, Erica Menendez of the Bronx got angry at Sen. Officials would not indicate if Menendez suffers from any mental illness or not.

Menendez of the Bronx was taken in by investigators early Saturday. But during questioning, she confessed to the killing, claims Paul J. Browne, the chief spokesman for the Police Department, in a statement to the NY Times. Officials also tell news that Menendez will be charged with second degree murder as a hate crime because of her alleged statements during questioning. A source told the Times that she “told the cops it was an act against Muslims” and mentioned the 9/11 attack.

Just weeks earlier, Ki-Suck Han died after he was pushed in front of the Q train. Naeem Davis has been charged in that case.











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