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Malaysian Financier Low Taek Jho, Also Known As “Jho Low,” and Former Banker Ng Chong Hwa, Also Known As “Roger Ng,” Indicted for Conspiring to Launder Billions of Dollars
New York - A three-count criminal indictment was unsealed Thursday in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging Low Taek Jho, 36, also known as “Jho Low,” and Ng Chong Hwa, 51, also known as “Roger Ng,” with conspiring to launder billions of dollars embezzled from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s investment development fund, and conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying bribes to various Malaysian and Abu Dhabi officials.
Executive Order Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela
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- Written by White House White House
- Category: News News
- Published: 01 November 2018 01 November 2018
Washington, DC - By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) (INA), the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278), as amended (the Venezuelan Defense of Human Rights Act), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
Navy Celebrates American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage, Contributions
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- Written by Yonca Poyraz-Dogan Yonca Poyraz-Dogan
- Category: Latest News Latest News
- Published: 01 November 2018 01 November 2018
Washington, DC - The Navy honors National American Indian Heritage Month in November celebrating achievements of American Indians and Alaska Natives and recognizing the central role they have played in the nation’s history. The theme for the month this year is “Sovereignty, Trust and Resilience.”
Change the System: 25 Food System Leaders in San Diego
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- Written by Danielle Nierenberg Danielle Nierenberg
- Category: San Diego News San Diego News
- Published: 01 November 2018 01 November 2018
San Diego, California - The inaugural San Diego Food Tank Summit is on November 14th and is almost sold out! The theme is “Growing the Food Movement” and across San Diego, food system advocates are using education, collaboration, and innovative ideas to build a community of safe, healthy, and nourished eaters. The San Diego Summit will close out a year of engaging and thought-provoking Food Tank Summits that bring industry experts, farmers, chefs, journalists, and policy makers into conversations that matter most to the food movement
IWTS Yokosuka Sailors Participate in 42nd Annual Mikoshi Parade
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- Written by Lt. Patrick C. Rumsey Lt. Patrick C. Rumsey
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- Published: 01 November 2018 01 November 2018
Yokosuka, Japan - Sailors from Information Warfare Training Site (IWTS) Yokosuka, Japan, participated in the city’s 42nd annual Mikoshi Parade, October 28.
CNO Visits Indonesia, Affirms Commitment to Strategic Partnership
Jakarta, Indonesia - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visited Indonesia October 30, reaffirming the U.S. Navy’s commitment to the strategic partnership.