Read more Ron Burkle stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/872/ron-burkle.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:53:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/53417/clinton-turns-back-on-burkle-20m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBill Clinton has called it quits with Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Cos, walking away from a payment once estimated at up to $20 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. Clinton began distancing himself from Yucaipa in 2007 as Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House heated up, and continued to do...http://www.newser.com/story/53417/clinton-turns-back-on-burkle-20m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 9:05:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46536/years-top-10-moments-of-celeb-activism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s been a big year for celebrity activism—so big that it deserves its own year-end top 10 list, Tina Daunt writes in the Los Angeles Times . Some famous faces that made a difference in 2008: Oprah Winfrey fought hard for Barack Obama, including hosting a traffic-stopping garden party. Norman...http://www.newser.com/story/46536/years-top-10-moments-of-celeb-activism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 11:50:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45481/vati-con-agrees-to-pay-36m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRaffaello Follieri, the jailed ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway who used alleged connections to the pope to scam investors, has agreed to return $3.6 million to victims, including two priests and celeb-billionaire Ron Burkle. It’s a small chunk of the $13 million the “Vati-Con” is accused of pilfering, but...http://www.newser.com/story/45481/vati-con-agrees-to-pay-36m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 16:23:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37108/hathaways-ex-cops-a-plea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWearing prison attire, Raffaelo Follieri pleaded guilty today to 14 federal counts of fraud and money laundering, Reuters reports. "I knew what I was doing was wrong," actress Anne Hathaway's ex said as he admitted misrepresenting his ties to the Vatican and using investors' money to fund his high-rolling lifestyle....http://www.newser.com/story/37108/hathaways-ex-cops-a-plea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Sep 2008 13:22:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36975/hathaways-ex-considers-copping-plea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItalian entrepreneur Raffaello Follieri may plead guilty as soon as today to fraud and money-laundering, the Wall Street Journal reports. Anne Hathaway's ex could still opt for a trial. He faces federal charges that carry a sentence of up to 5 years, even with the plea deal, but the government's...http://www.newser.com/story/36975/hathaways-ex-considers-copping-plea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Sep 2008 10:31:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30808/high-rolling-hathaway-ex-charged-with-fraud.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagActress Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend was charged today with defrauding investors of millions with a real-estate scheme in which Raffaello Follieri claimed intimate connections with the Vatican, the Smoking Gun reports. Billionaire Ron Burkle appears to be the "principal investor" scammed by Follieri, 29, who used Burkle’s money to bankroll private...http://www.newser.com/story/30808/high-rolling-hathaway-ex-charged-with-fraud.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Jun 2008 16:52:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28965/is-bill-losing-his-grip.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Hillary’s campaign staggers to a close, a professional Clinton-watcher shines the flashlight back into a familiar face—her husband’s. Bill has had a checkered ex-presidency, Todd Purdum reports in Vanity Fair , as a phalanx of former aides spills about girlfriends (including, maybe, Walter Mondale’s daughter), cash, "cavernous narcissism," and...http://www.newser.com/story/28965/is-bill-losing-his-grip.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Jun 2008 10:38:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17048/20m-payday-may-await-bill-clinton.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHoping to insulate his wife’s presidential campaign from potential conflicts of interest, Bill Clinton is negotiating to untangle himself from a business relationship with billionaire Ron Burkle that includes a potentially sensitive link to Dubai, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the process, Clinton could earn a $20 million payout.http://www.newser.com/story/17048/20m-payday-may-await-bill-clinton.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jan 2008 12:30:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8898/hillary-is-boffo-in-hollywood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter an early romance with Barack Obama, entertainment industry power brokers have largely switched their affection to Hillary Clinton, the Los Angeles Times reports, finding the former first lady more charming and personable than they had expected. Director Rob Reiner, who had been skeptical that Clinton could be elected, is...http://www.newser.com/story/8898/hillary-is-boffo-in-hollywood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Oct 2007 6:15:12 CDT