High-ranking Pentagon and White House officials traded in Chinese stocks even as their offices were tasked with considering the companies for blacklisting, according to a new report. More than 2,600 government employees owned or traded stocks whose prices would rise or fall depending on their actions, according to a new investigative report by The Wall…
White House, Pentagon Officials Traded Chinese Stocks While Mulling Blacklist: Report
October 11, 2022
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Convictions in FBI Sting of Politician Should Be Thrown Out, Legal Scholar Says
October 1, 2022
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An Ohio politician who was ensnared in an FBI “sting” wants his two corruption-related convictions thrown out—a challenge that ought to prevail, says a legal scholar who has followed the case closely. Lawyers for Alexander “P.G.” Sittenfeld, a former Cincinnati city councilman who was convicted of bribery and attempted extortion this summer, filed motions for…
Cincinnati Ex-Councilman’s Convictions Should Be Thrown Out, Legal Scholar Says
October 1, 2022
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A former Ohio politician is seeking to have his two federal corruption-related convictions thrown out—a challenge that ought to prevail, according to a legal scholar who has followed the case closely. Lawyers for Alexander “P.G.” Sittenfeld, a former Cincinnati city council member who was convicted in July of bribery and attempted extortion, filed motions for…
The Establishment’s Response to Trump’s Threat to Political Corruption by Obama Admin (Part II) | Truth Over News
In a recent episode, we discussed part one of the establishment’s sudden response to Trump’s unexpected presidency in January 2017. Today, we run through part two of the timeline as it simply could not be encompassed in one show. As we noted previously, the hard reality is that the Intelligence Community, the Obama administration, and…
Tesla Uses Company Guilty of Oil Price Manipulation, Bribery, and Corruption for EV Batteries
September 27, 2022
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On May 24, Glencore, a commodity trading and mining firm, pled guilty to a decades-long bribery and corruption scheme stretching across Africa and South America. Separately, Glencore also admitted to manipulating oil prices. In response, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., stated, “Glencore Ltd. undermined public confidence by creating the false appearance of…
US Federal Court Refuses Request to Dig into Juror’s Cellphone
September 26, 2022
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The cellphone and other electronic devices of “Juror X,” whose social-media posts during a high-profile federal case created controversy, will not be subjected to forensic examination, a federal appeals court ruled. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, refused to issue an order allowing a probe of the…
Queensland’s Landmark Inquiry Calls for New Corruption Prevention Unit
An investigation into Queensland’s corruption watchdog has recommended that the agency should go through greater checks and balances before lodging charges to avoid unjustified results of its probe. The inquiry into the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) outlined 32 recommendations to the state government on Tuesday, which included calls for funding for a new corruption…
Juror Ignores Judge’s Rules and Posts on Facebook During Major Trial
August 3, 2022
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When empaneled jurors make social media posts during a trial, they risk opening Pandora’s box—a recurrent issue in courtrooms throughout the United States and in many foreign countries. The current case of a woman called “Juror X” in a Cincinnati federal court illustrates how jurors invite scrutiny and possibly jeopardize a verdict when they choose…
Senate Panel Investigating Widespread Abuse, Corruption Subpoenas Federal Prisons Director
Michael Carvajal, the outgoing Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) director, has been subpoenaed to appear before a Senate committee investigating abuse, corruption, and misconduct in the federal prison system, including at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), who is the chairman of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) and whose home is in Atlanta, announced the…
Is Africa’s Richest State Ready for a Breakthrough?
July 18, 2022
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Commentary Nigeria, in 2022, remained the state with the largest economy in Africa and the African state with the largest population (211 million in 2021). But it is a nation that even its staunchest supporters would admit was economically mismanaged—and in social and security upheaval. Yet its economy grew, albeit slightly, in 2021 over 2020,…
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