New Jersey housing chief charged with stealing $20K in public funds for home repairs
NORTH BERGEN, NJ — The former executive director of the North Bergen Housing Authority has been charged with stealing more than $20,000 in public funds by using city vendors to perform contract…
Guggenheim Partners chief investment officer Minerd dies at 63
By Niket Nishant and Davide Barbuscia (Reuters) – Scott Minerd, global chief investment officer at investment and advisory firm Guggenheim Partners and a prominent Wall Street bond investor, has died, his firm…
Lives saved by aid exemption to deal with Taliban – UN aid chief
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – An exemption to allow the United Nations and aid groups to deal with sanctioned Taliban leaders to meet the humanitarian and basic human needs of…
Exploding grenade launcher a gift from Ukraine, Polish police chief says
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s top policeman said that an explosion in his office was caused by a grenade launcher, telling private broadcaster RMF FM that he had received two of the weapons…
North Jersey fire chief arrested on child luring charge
NUTLEY, NJ — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office has announced the arrest of Nutley Fire Chief Henry Meola. The arrest comes after the chief was caught in a YouTube video called “Catching…
Volkswagen to refocus on raising productivity, warns of challenging 2023 – finance chief
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen will refocus on raising productivity after numerous challenging years and is targeting margin parity between electric and combustion engine cars in 2-3 years if raw material prices normalise,…
UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey names ex-Landsec chief Noel as next chair
(Reuters) – Taylor Wimpey said on Friday former Landsec chief Robert Noel would replace Irene Dorner as its chairperson next year, the second top level change at the British housebuilder in 2022…
Philippines central bank chief flags more rate hikes to tame inflation – Bloomberg TV
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines central bank will likely have to continue raising rates at its next two meetings to ensure inflation returns to within its 2-4% target range next year, its…
Adair Chief of Police Charged with Getting Machine Guns Through False Statements to the ATF
DES MOINES, IA – A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an indictment on December 14, 2022, charging Adair Chief of Police Bradley Wendt with unlawfully obtaining and possessing machine guns. According…
UN rights chief warns of ‘serious deterioration’ in Ukraine if strikes continue
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Thursday that further strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure could lead to a serious deterioration of the humanitarian situation and…
Ukraine grain deal unlikely to include new ports in near term – UN aid chief
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday it was unlikely the Black Sea grain deal would be expanded in the near term to include…
Former Chief Financial Officer Faces Charges for Failing to Pay Over $3.6M in Employee Tax Withholdings and for Pocketing $130,000 from his Employer’s Bank Account
A former chief financial officer and vice president of finance for a company with offices in Oklahoma made an initial appearance in federal court Wednesday for failing to pay over to the…
Chief of Mexico’s Mifel says it is still in bidding process for Citibanamex
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Banca Mifel is still in the bidding process for Citigroup’s Mexican retail bank Citibanamex, Mifel’s head Daniel Becker told Reuters on Wednesday. Speaking at an event hosted…
Crime-Ridden City Picks New Police Chief Who Once Received No-Confidence Vote
Trevor Schakohl on December 14, 2022 St. Louis, Missouri, chose a new police chief who previously received a vote of no-confidence in his Delaware jurisdiction as the city continues to grapple with…
Red Cross chief: major prisoner swap deal is option in Russia-Ukraine war
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday that a major prisoner of war swap deal was a “possibility” in…
WHO chief says his uncle was murdered in Ethiopia’s Tigray
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops “murdered” his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not…
Philippines concerned over Chinese vessels ‘swarming’ in disputed waters – defence chief
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ defence chief on Wednesday said the reported presence of dozens of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea was an “unacceptable” action that violates…
Former Police Chief Admits Stealing and Using Heroin Seized in Two Federal Investigations
PITTSBURGH, PA – A former Elizabeth Borough Police Chief pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft of government property, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Timothy L.…
Crypto Chief Hired IRS Agents From Department Investigating Him For Potential Money Laundering: REPORT
Crypto Chief Hired IRS Agents From Department Investigating Him For Potential Money Laundering: REPORT John Hugh DeMastri on December 12, 2022 Cryptocurrency firm Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, hired…
UN aid chief to visit Kherson on Ukraine trip amid power outages
KYIV (Reuters) – U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths arrived in Ukraine on a four-day trip on Monday as officials raced to repair energy facilities hit by Russian air strikes that have caused…
Border Patrol Union Chief Open To Amnesty For ‘Dreamers’ As Senators Prep Immigration Bill
Border Patrol Union Chief Open To Amnesty For ‘Dreamers’ As Senators Prep Immigration Bill Jennie Taer on December 9, 2022 The Border Patrol union president said he will support an immigration bill…
Twitter’s Chief Censor Met Weekly With US Intelligence Officials While Trump Was In Office, Internal Comms Reveal
Twitter’s Chief Censor Met Weekly With US Intelligence Officials While Trump Was In Office, Internal Comms Reveal John Hugh DeMastri on December 9, 2022 Editor’s note: This article has been updated. Twitter’s…
Musk taps Tesla’s China chief to run Texas gigafactory – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk has roped in longtime executive and the company’s president in China, Tom Zhu, to help run the carmaker’s new plant in Austin, Texas, Bloomberg News…
Chief Technology Officer Of Blockchain Company Charged With Scheme To Defraud The Company Of Over $1 Million And Cryptocurrency
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau…
Chief Financial Officer Of Global Public Relations Firm Sentenced To 52 Months In Prison For Fraud And Falsification Of Corporate Records
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FRANK OKUNAK, the former chief financial officer of one of the world’s leading global public relations…
‘Please Don’t Do That’: Biden’s Intel Chief Fumbles Response To Question About Trump Mar-A-Lago Documents
‘Please Don’t Do That’: Biden’s Intel Chief Fumbles Response To Question About Trump Mar-A-Lago Documents Harold Hutchison on December 5, 2022 Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines ducked a question about the…
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