Still another cheating scandal, though it appears so far that the only "penalty" the putative perpetrator paid was that he couldn't continue having his pen and briefcase at the board. This reminds me of something I noticed a few days ago but didn't comment on, but will now.
If you watch the summary video on the Metropolitan Open site, you'll notice at :47 and 3:24 that FM Michael Lee, who obtained an IM norm in the event, is wearing headphones. Are you kidding me? In these times, this is spit-take material.
Let me be clear that I'm absolutely not accusing him of anything. (I don't know him, I have no reason to think he cheated, and he's entitled to both a legal and moral presumption of innocence.) At the same time, it is absolutely insane for the arbiter(s) and his opponents to let him wear them. Not only is there the possibility of transmission to worry about, it's also quite possible to use an MP3 player to record one's opening prep. Perhaps the powers-that-be can take time out from their crazy anti-draw brainstorming sessions to make a rule banning players from wearing headphones during games. Too simple?