Judge dismisses one count in Danchenko trial on allegedly lying to FBI, insufficient evidence cited

The count – one of five – was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga in a federal court in northern Virginia.

The judge in Special Counsel John Durham's trial on Igor Danchenko on Friday dismissed one of the five federal counts the Russian intelligence expert was facing for allegedly lying to the FBI, after the defense team made the request, arguing prosecutors has failed to provide sufficient evidence.

The count – one of five – was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga in a federal court in northern Virginia.

The count alleged Danchenko lied to FBI Special Agent Kevin Helson when he said he had not "talked" to longtime Democratic operative and PR executive Charles Dolan about information that went into the so-called Steele dossier to which Danchenko provided 80% of its information.

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/judge-dismisses-one-count-danchenko-trial-allegedly-lying-fbi-citing

"Western Mercenaries are killing Slavic Orthodox people"

Russian Cossack General VODOLATSKI makes a damning accusation against the presence of NATO backed Mercenary armies in Ukraine

https://youtu.be/4ziEauJS6OU

Head of Congressional Ethics Office Arrested, Charged with DUI After Crashing Car Into House

Omar Ashmawy

The guy who has been in charge of the congressional ethics office for the past 12 years is an alcoholic who crashed his car into someone’s house while driving under the influence.

Omar Ashmawy, the head of the Congressional Ethics Office, was arrested and charged with a DUI last month, according to an exclusive report by Yahoo News published on Thursday.

Ashmway was suspended after crashing into a stop sign, hitting a parked car and plowing into the front porch of a house while drunk.

The criminal complaint was filed in a Pike County, Pennsylvania court.

“I’ve had some medical issues including a diagnosis of syncope that I am dealing with in this case, but this incident was a wake-up call to me that I have a problem with alcohol dependency,” Ashmawy said in a statement to Yahoo News. “I’ve since sought out treatment for my use of alcohol, and I’m currently in a program where I am addressing this dependency. I’m grateful for the continued support of my family, friends and colleagues.”

Yahoo News reported:

The head of the Office of Congressional Ethics was arrested and charged with DUI and three other violations after veering off the road, plowing over a stop sign, hitting one parked car and then another before finally crashing straight into the front porch of a house in Pennsylvania last month, according to police records and the criminal complaint obtained by Yahoo News.

Omar Ashmawy was arrested on Sept. 10, according to police reports included with the formal criminal complaint filed on Sept. 28 in Pike County, Pa., court.

Ashmawy has been charged with driving under the influence, careless driving, driving on roadways laned for traffic and restrictions on alcohol in a vehicle, according to a copy of the criminal complaint obtained by Yahoo News through open records requests with the Eastern Pike Regional Police Department. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 1.

Ashmawy has held the position of staff director and chief counsel for the ethics office for the past 12 years. In his most recent position, he oversaw investigations into allegations of misconduct by lawmakers. He was placed on leave Wednesday after he and the ethics office were contacted by Yahoo News.

“We take this matter very seriously and the Board will be reviewing the circumstances surrounding it,” read a statement from Mike Barnes and Paul Vinovich, co-chairmen of the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics. “In the meantime, Mr. Ashmawy has been placed on leave to deal with the issues that contributed to this incident. Helen Eisner will serve as the Acting Staff Director during his absence.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/10/head-congressional-ethics-office-arrested-charged-dui-crashing-car-house/

Former City of Atlanta official convicted for accepting bribes

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/former-city-atlanta-official-convicted-accepting-bribes

Protesters hang out in front of #irvinevalleycollege several hours before #PresidentBiden arrival.

#irvine #biden #trump #potus #politics @ocregister

https://twitter.com/jeffgritchen/status/1580989624926625792

Boeing Outsourcing More U.S. Jobs to India While Making Billions from Taxpayer-Funded Defense Contracts

The Boeing Company is set to outsource to India hundreds of coveted white-collar American jobs, beginning this year, while making billions in profits from taxpayer-funded contracts with the Defense Department.

Late last month, Boeing executives announced that 150 accounting and finance jobs in the United States would be sent to India via a contract with Tata Consulting Services. Tata is responsible for an outsourcing-offshoring business model that widens profit margins for multinational corporations by sending American jobs to lower-wage countries like India.

Hundreds more American jobs at Boeing are expected to be outsourced to India next year. The move comes as Boeing has laid off tens of thousands of employees and sent most of its high-paying American tech jobs to India.

For years, as The Atlantic noted in 2019, Boeing has been importing $9-an-hour foreign H-1B visa workers to take coveted software engineering jobs at its American plants. The goal was to cut costs for the company.

While outsourcing American jobs, Boeing remains of the most well-connected corporations among Democrats and Republicans in Washington, DC.

Most recently, Boeing scored a $5 billion contract with the federal government’s Missile Defense Agency. In 2019, the Defense Department remained Boeing’s largest customer as nearly $30 billion of its profits came from taxpayer-funded federal contracts — representing more than 30 percent of the company’s annual profits.

In addition to billions in Defense Department contracts, Boeing has profited immensely from tax cuts passed by Republicans in Congress in 2018. The GOP tax cuts saved the corporation about $1.1 billion — this after years of already paying relatively low taxes at an average federal tax rate of less than nine percent over ten years.

Political Action Committees (PACs) associated with Boeing give hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to Democrats and Republicans alike. This year alone, Republicans in Congress have raked in nearly $875,000 in Boeing donations, while Democrats have taken almost $750,000.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/10/14/boeing-outsourcing-more-u-s-jobs-to-india-while-making-billions-from-taxpayer-funded-defense-contracts/