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President Donald J. Trump Approves Virginia Disaster Declaration
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- Published: 18 December 2018 18 December 2018
Washington, DC - Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement Commonwealth, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Michael from October 9 to October 16, 2018.
Vice President Pence at Kennedy Space Center
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- Published: 18 December 2018 18 December 2018
Kennedy Space Center, Florida - Remarks by Vice President Pence at Kennedy Space Center:
Contractor Indicted for Selling Falsified Resumes and Counterfeit Training Certificates to Individuals Seeking Employment on U.S. Contracts in Afghanistan
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- Written by Department of Justice Department of Justice
- Published: 17 December 2018 17 December 2018
Washington, DC - A former U.S. government contractor was charged in an indictment filed Wednesday for his alleged role in selling falsified resumes and counterfeit U.S. government training certificates to individuals seeking employment on U.S. government contracts in Afghanistan between 2012 and 2015, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John F. Sopko.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Indicted on Charges of Theft and False Statements
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- Published: 17 December 2018 17 December 2018
Houston, Texas - A federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Texas returned an indictment on December 12 charging a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer with converting federal funds to his own use, with concealing material facts from CBP, and with making false representations to CBP, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced.
Texas Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme
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- Published: 17 December 2018 17 December 2018
Houston, Texas - A former procurement officer of Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to obstruct an investigation relating to bribes paid by the owner of U.S.-based companies to Venezuelan government officials in exchange for securing additional business with PDVSA and payment priority on outstanding invoices.