Crime

Trial begins for former Theranos president Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani

Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, former president of Theranos Inc., was one-half of a business duo that lied to cheat investors and patients out of money, a government prosecutor told a jury Tuesday as the second criminal-fraud trial involving the defunct blood-testing company got under way.

Metals spike jumps catalytic converter thefts

The National Insurance Crime Bureau estimates that owners can pay between $1,000 to $3,000 to replace stolen catalytic converters, in addition to the lost income associated with missing work and finding and paying for alternate transportation.