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DOJ alleges ex-congressman acted as unregistered foreign agent of sanctioned Venezuelan businessman
The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment Wednesday accusing a former Miami-area congressman of raking in more than $5.5 million as an unregistered foreign agent for a sanctioned Venezuelan ...The Hill - 6h -
George Santos, Disgraced Former Congressman, Still Wants Your Attention
After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chases the limelight with a party and a podcast.The New York Times - 1d -
Warrant issued for Bolivian ex-president over alleged relationship with minor
Evo Morales claims accusation of him fathering child with 15-year-old is strategy to block his 2025 presidential run. Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales has claimed he is the victim of a ...The Guardian - 1d -
Canada imposes economic sanctions on 5 Venezuelan officials, including the high court president
Canada has imposed economic sanctions on five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the country’s high court, accusing them of engaging in electoral fraud during the disputed July ...ABC News - 1d -
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MI5 alert on alleged China agent upheld by judges
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) said the security service had acted within the law when it named Christine Lee as a threat to national security.BBC News - 1d -
Venezuelan opposition leaders receive the European Union’s top human rights honor
The European Union’s legislature has celebrated the bravery and staunch resistance of Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia while awarding them the EU’s ...ABC News - 1d -
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How to become a football agent
BBC Sport's Nick Mashiter sets out to pass Fifa's agent exam - and speaks to those in the industry about what it takes to enter their world.BBC News - 1d -
Ex-FBI informant pleads guilty to making false bribery allegations about the Bidens
A government document tied to Alexander Smirnov's allegations was cited by House Republicans as key to their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.NBC News - 1d -
EU imposes sanctions on oil trader Niels Troost over alleged Russian involvement
Dutch national is first EU citizen targeted in relation to western price cap measures introduced after full-scale Ukraine invasionFinancial Times - 2d -
Ex-Bolsonaro Cabinet minister arrested in Brazil over alleged coup plot
Brazil’s federal police have arrested Gen. Walter Braga Netto, a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s Cabinet, in connection with an alleged coup plot, the Supreme Court said in a statementABC News - 3d -
Key ally of ex-Brazil president Bolsonaro arrested over alleged coup plot
Gen Walter Braga Netto held over alleged attempt to seize power after 2022 election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. One of the closest allies of Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro – the former ...The Guardian - 4d -
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Spy-accused Chinese businessman ‘was invited to Buckingham Palace by duke’
The man was described as a ‘close confidante’ of Andrew.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Alleged Chinese Agent With Links to Prince Andrew Is Barred From U.K.
The Chinese businessman has been banned from entering the U.K. after intelligence services alleged he was trying to influence the British royal on behalf of Beijing.The Wall Street Journal - 5d -
DOJ: No undercover FBI agents were present for Jan. 6, countering conspiracy theories
There were no undercover FBI agents on the National Mall on Jan. 6, 2021, as then-President Trump encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol, according to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) ...The Hill - 6d -
British businessman Sanjay Shah jailed for 12 years over £996m Danish tax fraud
Shah found guilty of gross fraud and given longest sentence for financial crime in country’s history. The British businessman Sanjay Shah has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud ...The Guardian - 6d -
Countering China: Foreign aid in America’s national interest
Like Japan, the United Kingdom and France, the United States must have a more direct alignment between its foreign aid and commercial interests.The Hill - 6d -
Trump picks businessman Leandro Rizzuto Jr. to be ambassador to the Organization of American States
President-elect Trump announced on Wednesday that he is tapping Leandro Rizzuto Jr., former Conair executive and consul to Bermuda, to be an ambassador for the Organization of American States. “It ...The Hill - 6d -
Jan. 6 rioter says retired congressman invited him to Trump's inauguration
A Jan. 6 rioter filed a letter showing that a retired Republican congressman invited him to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration in Washington, D.C, next month. Russell Taylor, a California ...The Hill - 6d -
'A man of integrity': Retired congressman invites Jan. 6 rioter to inauguration
A man who pleaded guilty to a felony for participation in the Capitol riot filed a letter showing he was invited by a retired congressman to attend the inauguration.ABC News - Dec. 11 -
The AI agents are coming
A new layer of digital plumbing between apps could bring important changes to how people use technologyFinancial Times - Dec. 11 -
Bottom Line: Former Texas Democratic congressman registers to lobby on border wall
Trade On behalf of the City of Del Rio, Texas, R.R.P. Consulting Engineers hired Valiant Strategies LLC to lobby on issues related to “the Presidential Permit process for the construction of an ...The Hill - Dec. 11 -
Mexico federal congressman shot dead in Veracruz state
Benito Aguas from president Claudia Sheinbaum’s Morena party is latest victim of spate of political violence. A Mexican federal congressman has been assassinated, in the latest killing in an ...The Guardian - Dec. 10 -
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Trump announces new picks for roles at OMB and DOJ
President-elect Trump announced new picks for roles at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday. The president-elect said in posts on Truth Social that ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
UK sanctions Kenyan businessman over illicit gold trade
Pattni has been accused of smuggling gold and exploiting natural resources in Africa for decades.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
Businessman Frank McCourt says company working to be in position to buy TikTok amid ban threat
Business executive Frank McCourt, executive chairman of McCourt Global and founder of Project Liberty, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that his company is working very hard to ...CBS News - Dec. 8 -
Head of Secret Service and Congressman Get Into Shouting Match at Hearing
The agency’s acting director took offense when a Texas representative questioned him about where he was standing in a photo commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
For Opponents Hiding from Venezuelan Government, No Food, Water or Power
Six leading opposition activists and advisers have taken refuge at the Argentine diplomatic residence for eight months. Now, the police are cutting off basic services.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
Secret Service chief and congressman get into shouting match at House hearing
During a hearing on the assassination attempt against President-elect Trump, acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, got into a heated shouting match over an ...NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Secret Service chief and GOP congressman get into shouting match at Trump hearing
The final hearing of the House task force that investigated the assassination attempts against Donald Trump devolved into an explosive moment as the acting U.S. Secret Service director engaged in a ...NBC News - Dec. 5 -
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China Slaps Sanctions on 13 U.S. Defense Firms
The largely symbolic move is in response to the Biden administration’s latest arms sales to Taiwan, the island democracy that China considers its own.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
Austrian court rules that Ukrainian businessman Firtash can't be extradited to the US
An Austrian court has ruled that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can’t be extradited to the U.S. in a long-running legal saga that centers on a corruption case related to an alleged plan to ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as pregnancy surrogates for foreigners
Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cashABC News - Dec. 3 -
13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as surrogates for foreign clients
Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cashABC News - Dec. 3 -
Trump team agrees to DoJ background checks for nominees
Transition officials sign agreement after weeks-long delay as teams of investigators ready to process clearances. Donald Trump’s transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the US ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
