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Actor Kevin Costner's estranged wife Christine Baumgartner slams actor's 'inappropriate' $52K a month child support offer

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Hollywood actor, Kevin Costner's estranged wife Christine Baumgartner has branded the actor's proposed $51,940 a month in child support 'inappropriate' amid their ongoing divorce. Baumgartner, 49, had previously demanded $248,000 a month in child support - which Costner claimed in legal documents was partly to fund her own plastic surgery expenses - and the star has offered up a new sum in the exes' court battle over their finances.   However, Baumgartner has called the proposal 'completely inappropriate' in new legal documents and claimed Costner 'spends $240,000 a month on himself and the kids when they're with him'.   The former couple share three children together, Cayden 16, Hayes, 14, and Grace 13. Costner also has four adult children from previous relationships.   Baumgartner says $52,000 is 'well below' the $65,000 per month she claims Costner was getting for renting out a guest house at his $100 million beachfront c...

Former Amazon employee sentenced to 16 years after stealing nearly $10 million

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A former Amazon.com manager has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after stealing over $9.4 million from the company while working there.   According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Kayricka Wortham stole over $9.4 million from Amazon while working as an operations manager in Georgia from August 2020 to March 2022. Six additional people have also been charged with stealing money.   As an operations manager, the 32-year-old oversaw other employees, signed off on new vendors, and paid out invoices for Amazon. Because of her access, she was able to invoice for over $10 million using fake vendors; ultimately, she and the six others made $9.4 million in their scheme. "Once the information was entered, Wortham approved the fake vendors, enabling them to submit invoices. Wortham and co-conspirators then submitted fictitious invoices to Amazon, falsely representing that the vendors had provided goods and services to Amazon,” the release says. “Wortha...