By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE – The euro took a breather on Wednesday ahead of this week’s central bank meeting, while commodity currencies eased from recent peaks as investors reckoned war-driven …
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By Rachel Savage LONDON – Middle Eastern and Chinese sovereign wealth funds are likely to avoid new deals in Russia for now after its invasion of Ukraine, said the author …
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By John Kemp LONDON -Recession in Europe and North America may be the inevitable price for defending freedom, resisting aggression and upholding international law in Ukraine. U.S. and European leaders …
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By Peter Hobson LONDON – The global platinum market was hugely oversupplied in 2021, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) said on Wednesday as it predicted another large surplus of …
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By Simon Jessop and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi LONDON/ZURICH – Investors managing $2.4 trillion are calling on Credit Suisse to take tougher climate action, including cutting its exposure to fossil fuel …
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By John McCrank NEW YORK – Wild swings in the prices of oil, metals and other raw materials generated more margin calls at trading firms on Tuesday, heightening worries that …
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By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON – The U.S. ban on Russian oil and gas imports is likely to leave more cargoes at sea with no buyers, and the European Union’s decision …
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COPENHAGEN -A senior member of Russia’s ruling party has proposed nationalising foreign-owned factories that shut down operations in the country over what the Kremlin calls a special military operation in …
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DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth man has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison and ordered to pay $620,362 in restitution for evading taxes by failing to …
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Dual U.S. / Russian National Charged With Acting Illegally As A Russian Agent In The United States
by DOJ PressDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge …
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Kankakee, Illinois, Woman Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Theft of Social Security Benefits
by DOJ PressURBANA, Ill. – A Kankakee, Illinois, woman, Sharrie McInnis, 49, of the 1100 block of East Merchant Street, was sentenced on March 7, 2022, to 14 months of imprisonment, to …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Kyle Williamson Auten, 37, of Gastonia, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 180 months in prison and five years of supervised release on drug and gun charges, …
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Two Former Senior Venezuelan Prosecutors Charged for Receiving Over $1 Million in Bribes
by DOJ PressMiami, Florida – Two former senior Venezuelan prosecutors have been charged with money laundering for their receipt of bribes in exchange for agreeing not to pursue criminal charges against certain …
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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Making Threatening Interstate Communications to Black Maryland Woman and Her Family
by DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – Michael Marotta, age 26, of Sewell, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to making threatening interstate communications. Marotta admitted that he used an anonymizing text message service to …
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Santa Paula Doctor and Lancaster Patient Recruiter Arrested in Hospice Fraud Scheme that Received Over $30 Million from Medicare
by DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – Authorities today arrested a physician and a marketer on federal charges stemming from a scheme that bilked Medicare out of more than $30 million for medically …
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing the firearm he accidentally fired in a fatal shooting at the Kansas …
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man who twice fled from police officers was sentenced in federal court today for possessing crack cocaine to distribute. Eldon M. Cox, …
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A man who attempted to carjack a car and subsequently tried to have a witness killed pled guilty on March 7, 2022, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Christopher Daniel …
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New Mexico Man Sentenced for Travel With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct With Minor
by DOJ PressMADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Matthew Engelhardt, 33, of Roswell, New Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District …
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NASHVILLE – Former Tennessee State Representative Robin Smith, 58, of Hixson, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to a single count of honest services wire fraud, following charges filed on Friday, announced …
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Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent …
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington woman pleaded guilty today to a federal methamphetamine and fentanyl charge. According to the plea agreements and statements made in court, Erica Antoinette Kirker, 35, …
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Gun Possession and Drug Distribution Offenses
by DOJ PressLeonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GLADSTONE BENJAMIN, JR., 30, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in …
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Seattle – A Redmond, Washington, man who held himself out as a biotech expert was sentenced today in federal court for introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, announced U.S. Attorney …
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Former Chief Of Cardiology At Palo Alto VA Hospital Pleads Guilty To Sexual Battery Of Subordinate Doctor
by DOJ PressSAN JOSE – Cardiologist John Giacomini pleaded guilty today to one count of felony abusive sexual contact, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds; Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General …