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…
U.S. Senator Warren ‘urges’ SEC chief to issue new climate rule after delays
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday for delays to its landmark climate change risk disclosure rules and called…
Volkswagen labour chief takes company to task on China, in FAZ interview
– Volkswagen’s works council chief Daniela Cavallo said the carmaker must do more to understand the Chinese market in order to capture greater market share, after missing its electric vehicle sales targets…
Spotify chief content officer calls Joe Rogan events a ‘learning experience’
By Elizabeth Culliford -Spotify’s chief content officer Dawn Ostroff told advertisers at a conference on Wednesday that the backlash around popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan’s podcast had been a “real learning experience”…
Bank of Portugal chief sees balanced budget in reach again soon
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON – Portugal’s government can return to a balanced budget between 2022 and 2023, if it wants, taking advantage of a robust economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, central…
WHO chief says discussed collaboration on COVID origins with Chinese premier
ZURICH – The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the need for stronger collaboration on the origins of COVID-19, a subject…
IMF names former Bundesbank chief to lead review panel on institutional safeguards
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it has appointed Germany’s former Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann to lead a new external panel to strengthen institutional safeguards in…
IMF chief says still ‘hard work’ ahead on Argentina agreement
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – The head of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday said an agreement reached in principle with Argentina on a new standby loan was “pragmatic” but “hard work”…
‘That’s A Problem’: Leaked Footage Captures Heated Exchange Between Border Agents And Chief
In a video leaked to The Washington Examiner, border agents openly aired their frustrations over the Biden administration’s policies in a heated exchange with Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz in Laredo, Texas,…
EA taps Microsoft executive as new chief financial officer
-Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc named Microsoft executive Chris Suh as its new chief financial officer on Monday, replacing Blake Jorgensen. Suh is currently serving as corporate vice president and CFO…
NATO chief says no plans to send combat troops to Ukraine if Russia invades
LONDON – NATO has no plans to deploy combat troops to non-NATO member Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday. Asked on BBC Television…
U.S. focused on existing metals talks, Tai tells S. Korean trade chief
By David Lawder and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told South Korea’s trade minister on Thursday the United States was focused on “existing conversations” on steel and aluminum…
For Beijing’s chief hockey ice maker, it’s all about the layers
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING – Most fans at an ice hockey game devote their attention to the whizzing puck and crunching body checks. Rick Ragan fixates on the frozen white surface on…
FAA chief to testify at U.S. House hearing on 5G impact on aviation safety
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to testify before a Feb. 3 U.S. House of Representatives hearing on new C-Band 5G deployment and…
Hong Kong security chief says new laws will reflect “importance of spies”
By Greg Torode and Jessie Pang HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s security chief said on Wednesday that his government would strengthen laws against espionage as part of extra national security legislation now…
Federal Grand Jury Charges Former Chief Financial Officer of the City of Bardstown with Embezzling City Funds
LOUISVILLE, Ky – A federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment last week charging a former city official with embezzling over three-quarters of a million dollars from the City of Bardstown…
Former Chief Executive Officer Pleads Guilty To Embezzling More Than $15 Million From Her Employer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Donna Osowitt Steele, 52, of Taylorsville, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer today and pleaded guilty to wire fraud, for embezzling more than $15 million from…
Chamber Of Commerce Chief Suggests Doubling Legal Immigration To Fill 11 Million Vacant Jobs
The chief executive of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said at a conference Tuesday that to address the record high job vacancies, the U.S. should seek to double the nation’s number of…
‘The Town Remembers’: Firefighters Quit After Convicted Arsonist Named Chief
Ten firefighters resigned from an Illinois fire department after a man once convicted of arson was named the department’s acting chief, The Washington Post reported. Jerame Simmons, the fire department’s assistant chief,…
New Jersey police chief pissed off after Bill De Blasio pro-criminal policy led to release of wanted cop killer
FAIRVIEW, NJ – Mye Johnson, 27-year-old New York City school safety agent was gunned down and killed outside an Astoria bar while celebrating her birthday with her friends. The three friends were…
Former Louisiana Police Chief and Current City Councilmember Indicted for Alleged Vote Buying Scheme
WASHINGTON – An indictment issued by a federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, was unsealed charging former Amite City Police Chief Jerry Trabona and current Amite City Councilmember Kristian Hart with…
Former Louisiana Police Chief and Current City Councilmember Indicted for Alleged Vote Buying Scheme
An indictment issued by a federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, was unsealed charging former Amite City Police Chief Jerry Trabona and current Amite City Councilmember Kristian Hart with criminally violating…
Former Moscow CIA Chief Says Biden’s Nord Stream 2 Decision Has ‘Nothing To Do’ With Potential Russian Invasion
Republicans’ allegations that President Joe Biden’s handling of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline empowered Moscow to potentially invade Ukraine are false, former CIA chief of station Daniel Hoffman told the Daily Caller…
Police chief threatened dad after he reported chief’s friend’s sexual relationship with his 15-year-old daughter
BETHEL PARK, PA – A 20-year-old man who had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl confronted and threatened the father at his place of wor On August 15, 2021, the Bethel…
Senators Pressure Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri To Support Big Tech Regulations On Child Safety
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee earned a few token concessions from Instagram chief Adam Mosseri in a hearing Wednesday. Mosseri testified before the Senate panel in a hearing titled “Protecting Kids Online:…
Former Chief Deputy Nassau County Executive Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Obstructing Justice
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Richard “Rob” Walker, the former Chief Deputy County Executive under former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan…
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