Suspected violin thief said nothing to ex-wife about Stradivarius

Suspected violin thief said nothing to ex-wife about Stradivarius

Written by Ben Nuckols

WASHINGTON (AP) — Philip Johnson was dying of pancreatic cancer when he brought his former wife, Thanh Tran, to the basement of his home in Venice, California. Under a tarp that was weighted down with bricks was a violin case with a combination lock.

Connecticut-based GE selling health care finance unit, loans to Capital One
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Connecticut-based GE selling health care finance unit, loans to Capital One

Associated Press

General Electric is selling its health care lending unit and related loans to Capital One for roughly $9 billion as it shrinks its GE Capital finance business.

GE announced in April that it would sell most of the assets in the GE Capital subsidiary as it focuses on industrial businesses — making large, complicated equipment for other companies.

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