https://www.ntd.com/georgia-police-chief-who-was-investigated-for-saying-he-didnt-support-black-lives-matter-resigns_495043.html

A Georgia police chief resigned Tuesday after being investigated for saying he didn’t support Black Lives Matter (BLM) in a June Facebook post.

Former Johns Creek Police Chief Chris Byers reached a confidential settlement agreement, according to a Monday announcement. Local officials placed Byers on leave and investigated his conduct after he wrote a June Facebook post criticizing the BLM movement amid nationwide unrest following George Floyd’s death.

“Based on extensive and careful consideration of everything that has occurred within our city over the past few months, we have come to the conclusion that it is in the city’s best interests to part ways with our Police Chief,” Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker said in the Monday announcement.

https://johnscreekga.gov/JCGA/Media/Site/byers-facebook-post.pdf

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/511633-trump-calls-qanon-gop-primary-winner-a-future-republican-star

President Trump on Wednesday offered his full-throated support for a Georgia congressional candidate who has made incendiary comments about Black people and Muslims and believes in the QAnon conspiracy theory.

"Congratulations to future Republican Star Marjorie Taylor Greene on a big songressional primary win in Georgia against a very tough and smart opponent," Trump tweeted. "Marjorie is strong on everything and never gives up - a real WINNER!"

Greene won the GOP primary in Georgia’s 14th District to replace outgoing Rep. Tom Graves (R). She defeated neurosurgeon John Cowan after they had both advanced to the runoff after neither candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 9 primary. Greene won with 60 percent of the vote on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.

https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/08/12/these-democrats-have-lost-their-minds-jamie-lee-curtis-suggests-a-trump-supporter-stole-a-mail-truck-to-disrupt-the-election/

She is getting blasted

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https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/08/12/US-sends-team-to-Qatar-to-investigate-reports-on-Hezbollah-funding-Sources.html

The United States has sent a team to Qatar to investigate a recent Fox News report alleging Doha is funding Lebanese Hezbollah militia, according to Al Arabiya sources.

“We can confirm that the US government is taking this published information very seriously and top government officials headed to Qatar and spoke with the Qatari government about this case and it possible that the US will take action in the next hours or several days,” Al Arabiya correspondent said citing sources.

The main concern for the US is that the reports allege Qatar was able to fund Hezbollah through organizations that claim to be charities. Another concern is that Qatar reportedly allowed Hezbollah to purchase arms using Qatari funds.

“This is a major issue for Americans, especially since Hezbollah is on the US terrorist list,” the correspondent added.

Earlier in August, Fox News reported citing a dossier that European politicians are urging for an immediate crackdown on Qatar’s alleged support for terror finance and its funding of Hezbollah.

There were also allegations that Qatar’s funding of Hezbollah is putting US troops in danger.

Fox News’ report directly named Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Sulaiman al-Khulaifi, Qatar’s ambassador to Belgium and the NATO, as being involved in the terror financing accusations.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fbi-arrests-7th-person-puerto-rico-public-corruption-72326018

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Federal agents on Wednesday arrested an accountant in a corruption investigation involving Puerto Rico's former education secretary.

FBI spokeswoman Limary Cruz identified the man as Aníbal Jover, who once was president of Puerto Rico’s Association of Certified Public Accountants. Cruz told The Associated Press that there’s a gag order in the case and that she could not provide further details.

Jover is the seventh person arrested in a case in which authorities say contracts were fraudulently obtained from Puerto Rico's Department of Education and its Health Insurance Administration.

A federal grand jury last year returned indictments in the case for three contractors, a former government advisor, former Education Secretary Julia Keleher and the former director of Puerto Rico’s Health Insurance Administration. At least two of the contractors have already pleaded guilty, while Keleher's attorneys have said she is innocent.

Keleher, who resigned in April 2019, faces charges including bribery and fraud in another other federal case. She is accused of giving school property to a private company in exchange for living in an upscale apartment complex for six months on a $1 lease even though the agreement stipulated a $1,500 monthly rent. Keleher then bought the apartment and received a $12,000 bonus in connection with the purchase when such bonuses rarely exceed $5,000, officials said. Her attorneys have said she is not guilty.