But the court was told that about $14,000 of the $20,000 they raised was lost when an associate seeking to build a larger fund for the plot made a bad investment in currency futures.
The chief executive of the classification board, Rakesh Kumar, was arrested on Tuesday after a sting operation in which two of his associates sought 70,000 rupees (£700) on his behalf to speed up the censor's clearance for a film.
But a terse statement from his physicians saying he would not return immediately to his remote, rural home at Qunu in the Eastern Cape region raised questions that his family and associates sought to answer a day later.
Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat agreed to settlements of four cases with former South Florida business partners, including one that brought a quick end to a trial in which two former associates sought $25 million for a restaurant deal gone sour.
Leading the Arkansas Project, Scaife and other associates sought to find sources in Clinton's home state of Arkansas who would be willing to dish out negative allegations against the President.
Many associates seek these positions as they enjoy the active nature of the work.
Calling AIDS a "global emergency," the declaration details where the disease has hit hardest, namely Africa, and outlines the many factors contributing to the spread of AIDS that were explored at length this week, including rural poverty, poor health care systems and the stigma associated seeking treatment.
Poinar established the McMaster Ancient DNA lab, where he and his team of graduate students, postdocs, and research associates seek novel ways of extracting DNA information.
Participants reported that they did not feel engaged in the NDFP decision-making process because of the perceived inflexibility of some funding guidelines, the time and stress associated seeking alternate funding sources and lack of a formal appeals mechanism.
"Neither I, nor any of my associates, have sought or received a benefit of any form from Pargav.
