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United States Reaches Settlement to Recover More Than $700 Million in Assets Allegedly Traceable to Corruption Involving Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund
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- Published: 04 November 2019 04 November 2019
New York - The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture cases against assets acquired by Low Taek Jho, aka Jho Low, and his family using funds allegedly misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s investment development fund, and laundered through financial institutions in several jurisdictions, including the United States, Switzerland, Singapore and Luxembourg.
South Florida Resident Arrested for Attempting to Illegally Export Controlled Items to Libya
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- Published: 04 November 2019 04 November 2019
Miami, Florida - Peter Sotis, 55, of Delray Beach, Florida, was arrested Tuesday based on an indictment charging him with conspiracy to violate and attempted violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), as well as smuggling of goods.
Residential Fire in the 100 block south 10th Avenue
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- Written by YPD YPD
- Published: 03 November 2019 03 November 2019
Yuma, Arizona - This morning, at approximately 5:51 a.m., officers responded to 100 block south 10th Avenue for a reported residential fire.
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Fake Letters of Credit and Bank Documents
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- Published: 04 November 2019 04 November 2019
Washington, DC - A Texas man pleaded guilty today to defrauding victims around the United States by selling them fake “standby letters of credit” and other forged and fraudulent bank documents.
Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2020
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 03 November 2019 03 November 2019
Washington, DC - Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State: "President Trump signed the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2020, following consultations with Congress conducted by the State Department, along with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services. Our Departments will work closely to implement the President’s program, which provides for the resettlement of up to 18,000 refugees in the United States this fiscal year.