A Georgia man was sentenced to 100 years in prison for poisoning his two children to extort money from Campbell Soup Co. William Cunningham was sentenced Thursday after a jury found him guilty of five counts of cruelty to children and two counts of ...

David Paterson just named a guy from Long Island—William Cunningham—to be his top aide. Will that pave the road to Albany for another Long Islander, Tom Suozzi? Suozzi, the Nassau county executive, has openly declared an interest in running as Paterson’s lieutenant governor, should he be asked. Cunningham is Suozzi's ally and former counsel. Suffolk County ...

Two months after it first sounded the alarm over rising defaults, subprime lender New Century Financial Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company fired more than 3,000 employees and said it plans to sell off most of its assets in the next six weeks. More than 30 subprime lenders have gone under in the last 12 ...