NEWARK, N.J. – A Connecticut man today admitted his role in a murder for hire scheme in which a New Jersey-based political consultant paid him and another man to kill …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Providence Man Pleads Guilty in Fraudulent Checks, Bank Fraud Scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who participated in a scheme to use stolen banking information to create fraudulent business checks and obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars in bank …
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Minneapolis Woman Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis woman pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats. According to court documents, on March …
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Bridgeport Gang Member Involved in Courthouse Shootings Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDIOMIE BLACKWELL, also known as “Yamo,” 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 180 months of imprisonment, followed by three …
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Cumberland County Man Pleads Guilty To Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering, And Theft Of Public Money
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 22, 2022, Rodney L. Yentzer, age 52, of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty …
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Narcotics Investigation Leads To The Indictment Of Six Involved In A Poly-Drug Distribution Network
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. – A drug investigation led by the Western District’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) has resulted in the indictment of six members of a poly-drug trafficking …
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New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on March 23, 2022 ISHAIS PRICE (“PRICE”), age 41, of New Orleans, Louisiana, entered a plea of …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Paraguayan Congresswoman Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Role in International Money Laundering Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTRENTON, N.J. – A former member of Paraguay’s Congress was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for her role in an international money laundering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger …
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Ex-Savannah B&B manager sentenced to prison for embezzling more than half a million dollars
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSAVANNAH, GA: The former manager of a Savannah bed and breakfast has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting she embezzled more than $500,000 from her employer. Chiquita Blake, 47, …
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Hanover Man Admits to Using Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGreenbelt, Maryland – Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon; and using, carrying, and …
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Financial News
Bayer reaches $80 million PCB contamination settlement with Ohio
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tom Hals – Bayer AG reached an $80 million settlement with Ohio to resolve environmental damage allegedly caused by polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, made by the company’s Monsanto business, …
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NEW YORK – Citigroup Inc said on Thursday in a memo that Carey Lathrop, global co-head of markets, will leave the bank and Andy Morton, who has been sharing the …
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Exclusive-Lukoil’s global trading arm scales back operations following sanctions
by Reutersby ReutersBy Laura Sanicola and Julia Payne -The Swiss trading arm of Russian energy giant Lukoil has scaled back operations after the oil company cut its supply of capital to guarantee …
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Pamplona to liquidate funds linked to Mikhail Fridman’s LetterOne
by Reutersby ReutersBy Pamela Barbaglia LONDON – Buyout firm Pamplona Capital Management said on Thursday it would liquidate every fund where Mikhail Fridman’s investment group LetterOne had any interest as it seeks …
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BRUSSELS – Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai will meet Europe’s antitrust chief on March 30 to discuss competition and digital issues, a European Commission official said on Thursday. Alphabet …
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U.S. refiners turn to Middle East for fuel oil after Russia import ban
by Reutersby ReutersBy Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON – U.S. refiners have begun snapping up fuel oil cargoes from the Middle East this month after U.S. President Joe Biden banned Russian oil imports over …
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Goldman Sachs poised to lead U.S. IPO of SoftBank’s Arm – sources
by Reutersby ReutersBy Anirban Sen, Krystal Hu and Sam Nussey – SoftBank Group Corp is planning to pick Goldman Sachs Group Inc as the lead underwriter on the initial public offering of …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two teens were arrested on Monday, and charged with Robbery (Force and Violence) stemming from an offence also on Monday on the 500 Block of Riggs Road …
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By Gilles Guillaume and Nick Carey PARIS -Renault’s Chief Executive Luca de Meo warned on Thursday that the automaker’s retreat from Russia creates a “very complex situation” for the company, …
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By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK – The dollar rose for the fourth time in the past five sessions, as economic data on the labor market helped firm expectations the U.S. …
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Gold scales more than one-week peak on Ukraine, inflation worries
by Reutersby ReutersBy Brijesh Patel – Gold rose to a more than one-week high on Thursday as concerns over soaring prices and uncertainty surrounding the war in Ukraine lifted bullion’s appeal as …
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By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK -Crude prices slid 2% on Thursday after the European Union (EU) could not agree on a plan to boycott Russian oil and on reports that …
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a Homicide that took place on March 17th on Rutland Avenue in Eastern Baltimore. According to Police, “At approximately 6:41 a.m., …
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SAP winds down Russia activities further, ending cloud services
by Reutersby ReutersFRANKFURT – German business software giant SAP on Thursday said it would shut down its cloud operations in Russia, withdrawing further from the country after stopping sales in Russia earlier …
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Fidelity’s Edward C ‘Ned’ Johnson 3d, who built fund giant, dies at 91
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ross Kerber BOSTON -Edward C. “Ned” Johnson 3d, an American billionaire investor and philanthropist who as chairman of Fidelity Investments propelled the family business to a dominant place in …