New Jersey flags to fly half-staff for 226 killed in Dominican Republic nightclub collapse
TRENTON, N.J. — Acting Governor Tahesha Way has ordered all U.S. and New Jersey flags to fly at half-staff on Monday in remembrance of the 226 victims killed in the collapse of…
Four men indicted attempting to smuggle exotic birds from Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– Today a federal grand jury indicted four men from the Dominican Republic who attempted to smuggle hundreds of exotic birds into the Dominican Republic and were interdicted by…
Flight Attendants Charged In Connection With Smuggling Drug Money To The Dominican Republic
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged, these flight attendants smuggled millions of dollars of drug money and law enforcement funds that they thought was drug money from the United States to…
Dominican Republic Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison and 3 Years of Supervised Release for Illegally Re-Entering the United States
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of the Dominican Republic, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 84 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release on his…
People’s Republic of China Citizens Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
Saipan, MP – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that Chun Yang and Yurong Wang, citizens of the People’s Republic of…
JPMorgan says integration of First Republic Bank is going as per plan
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase’s integration of failed First Republic Bank is going according to the plan as it looks to retain customers and build on services it…
CBP Intercepts 63 Migrants from the Dominican Republic and Haiti in a Yola Vessel Near Southwestern Puerto Rico
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – Marine Agents of US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO), along with Puerto Rico Police, intercepted Friday a “yola” type vessel with 63 undocumented migrants. …
Dominican Republic Native Pleads Guilty to Smuggling $2 Million in Heroin Nearly 6 Years After His Flight from Justice
A native resident of the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty in federal court to two drug trafficking counts, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. On Monday, November 20, 2023, Habys Omar…
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Action to Disrupt Illicit Revenue Generation Efforts of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Information Technology Workers
On Oct. 17, pursuant to a court order issued in the Eastern District of Missouri, the United States seized 17 website domains used by North Korean information technology (IT) workers in a…
Dominican Republic Resident Charged with Murder
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Anthony Cherestal, a 46-year-old resident of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday, at approximately 7:30 pm. Specific details surrounding the murder,…
Lancaster Man to Face Charges for 2009 Murder After Arrest in Dominican Republic
LANCASTER, PA – A Lancaster city resident, Carl Hunter, 66, will be prosecuted in Lancaster County Court for the 2009 stabbing death of Michael Evans, 41, at a residence on W. Lemon…
Republic First Bancorp postpones shareholder meet as it reviews strategic options
(Reuters) -Republic First Bancorp has postponed its 2022 annual shareholders meeting until Dec. 19 and said it continues to be in talks with parties, including Norcross-Braca Group, to assess potential strategic opportunities,…
Fugitive Wanted for Lancaster Murder Captured in Dominican Republic
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA – Carl Hunter, a suspect in a 2009 homicide case, was recently arrested in the Dominican Republic and has been extradited back to Lancaster County. The arrest comes after…
Republic First Bancorp in preliminary talks with shareholders to raise capital
(Reuters) – Republic First Bancorp is in talks with a group led by activist investor George Norcross regarding an equity investment and a broader capital raise, according to a regulatory filing on…
EXCLUSIVE: Top GOP Rep Presses Biden Admin For Info On Unknown Number Of American Inmates In Dominican Republic
EXCLUSIVE: Top GOP Rep Presses Biden Admin For Info On Unknown Number Of American Inmates In Dominican Republic Jake Smith on August 27, 2023 House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul pressed…
US calls on Central African Republic to announce date for local elections
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday called on the Central African Republic to announce a date for local elections and added that Washington held “deep reservations” about a…
CBP announces Global Entry partnership with Dominican Republic
WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that citizens of the Dominican Republic are now eligible to apply for Global Entry, a program that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers…
ALAN DERSHOWITZ: Trump Indictment Inches Us Closer To A Banana Republic
When President Nixon was threatened with impeachment, prosecution, or both for his obvious crimes, members of his own party joined in the call for his resignation. No such bipartisan consensus has arisen…
‘Like Banana Republic Land’: Alan Dershowitz Says Biden ‘Urged’ Merrick Garland To ‘Indict’ Trump
‘Like Banana Republic Land’: Alan Dershowitz Says Biden ‘Urged’ Merrick Garland To ‘Indict’ Trump Harold Hutchison on August 4, 2023 Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said Friday the prosecution of former President…
Flagstar Bank hires six First Republic teams to expand private banking
(Reuters) – Flagstar Bank, a subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, said on Thursday it has hired six private client banking teams from the now-defunct First Republic Bank. Three of the teams…
US State Dept approves sale of F-35 aircraft to Czech Republic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of F-35 fighter jets, munitions and related equipment to the Czech Republic in a deal valued at up to $5.62 billion, the…
Canada, Dominican Republic reach agreement over Haitian crisis response
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the Dominican Republic have agreed that Canada will coordinate assistance for Haiti by boosting staff at its embassies in Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo, the countries said in…
Exclusive-JPMorgan to close 21 First Republic Bank branches
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co will shut 21 branches of First Republic Bank by the end of the year as it integrates the failed lender into…
First Republic Bank paid some employees salaries of more than $10 million before collapse – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – First Republic Bank was paying dozens of employees more than $10 million apiece annually in the heyday before its collapse, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the…
IMF sees slower Dominican Republic growth at 4% in 2023
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic’s economy is expected to grow around 4% in 2023, the IMF said on Monday, slowing from the 4.9% rise in 2022. The economy is “one…
Republic First Bancorp to go slow on fundraise, says it has ‘adequate’ capital
(Reuters) -Republic First Bancorp said on Monday it had “adequate” capital and would wait for market conditions to stabilize before rounding out the $125-million fundraise it had announced in March. The lender…
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