He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be. Hamish is due to be sentenced to jail in early 2019 for swindling a handful of victims out of more than $7m. But these crimes are just the final pages in a resume too thick to staple; for decades he’s duped victims in the US, Canada, Britain, Hong Kong and Australia. How did he do it? How did he evade authorities around the world for so long and what’s he done with all those tens of ...
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Some Albany residents want to bring Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to the City, just as NYC has done for primary elections. In RCV, voters rank candidates in order of preference. To win, a candidate needs 50% plus 1. If no candidate has a majority on the first round, the lowest-ranked candidate is eliminated, and their voters' second choice is counted. This process continues until someone wins. Danny Boudreau, co-chair of the local campaign, discusses RCV with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.
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