trying to dig oneself out of a hole: raphael golb posts his appeal online

There’s an old saying: “When you dig yourself into a hole, put down the shovel.” Apparently, no one ever taught this to Raphael Golb, whose latest attempt to garner sympathy from the paranoid, the friendless, and those involved in similar ordeals is now available online. And good news: this latest volley from Dr. Golb seems [...]

golb gets 6 months in jail, 5 years probation

Raphael Golb, son of University of Chicago Oriental Institute historian Dr. Norman Golb, has been sentenced to 6 months in jail and 5 years probation after being found guilty on September 30, 2010 of 2 felony and 28 misdemeanor counts of identity theft, criminal impersonation, forgery, aggravated harassment, and the unauthorized use of a computer. [...]

to trial we go: golb formally refuses plea bargain

laura italiano of the ny post is reporting that plea bargain negotiations between the ny district attorney’s office and a lawyer for raphael golb have broken off without agreement. melissa grace has the story at the new york daily news: That means the case against Raphael Golb, a real-estate lawyer turned amateur religious scholar, is [...]

i shall not be watching jay leno

it’s pretty simple. he agreed to leave the tonight show. then, he backtracked and did a primetime show, which hurt both conan o’brien and a number of nbc writers. then, he failed in primetime. so, he wanted his old job back. so, he exerted tremendous pressure behind the scenes at nbc and used his position [...]

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