| Parish asks court to release him because of COVID-19 Convicted Ponzi scheme mastermind Al Parish, who swindled about $66 million from hundreds of people, is asking the court to release him from prison in light of the coronavirus pandemic. In a handwritten motion, Parish said COVID-19 “imminently threatens” his life because of his underlying medical conditions. Business, science leaders to advise SCRA The nonprofit corporation chartered to fuel the state’s knowledge economy said it formed several advisory boards to provide independent, unbiased expertise for the SCRA board to evaluate programs and performance and to identify funding opportunities. | 