Former President Of The New York Building And Construction Trades Council And 10 Other Union Officials Plead Guilty To Accepting Bribes And Illegal Payments
Defendants Accepted Dozens of Bribes to Corruptly Influence the Construction Industry at the Expense of Labor Unions and Their Members
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-president-new-york-building-and-construction-trades-council-and-10-other-union
Former VA Psychologist Charged With Submitting False Medical Documents to Employer, Obstruction of Justice, Medicare Fraud
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/former-va-psychologist-charged-submitting-false-medical-documents-employer-obstruction
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Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces the Seizure of 55 Domain Names that Violated Copyrights by Illegally Live Streaming the World Cup
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/maryland-us-attorney-s-office-announces-seizure-55-domain-names-violated-copyrights
Prominent investigative journalist warns House GOP to focus on Biden profiting off son's dealings
You have to ask yourself, "What did they get in exchange for those funds?" Schweizer asked.
Well-known investigative journalist and president of the Government Accountability Institute Peter Schweizer says that if incoming House Republicans plan to investigate Hunter Biden and his overseas business dealings, they should focus on how President Biden benefited from it.
The GOP is set to take the House back next month and one of the big issues that incoming House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has said that he wants to investigate is Hunter Biden's foreign business deals that may have benefited his family.
"I think that Joe Biden's family benefited enormously from these deals," Schweizer said on the John Solomon Reports podcast. "When you look at the deals that Hunter Biden got from China or Ukraine, he provided no discernible legitimate service for those funds."
"You have to ask yourself, 'What did they get in exchange for those funds?'" he continued. "I think that's what this investigation needs to be focused on."
Schweizer said that there are some questions that need to be answered regarding the large sums of money Hunter Biden got from China and Ukraine when his father was vice president.
"If you look at the deals that they got in Ukraine and you look at the deals they got in China, they correspond almost completely with when Joe Biden was given that portfolio as vice president," Schweizer explained. "In other words, there was a very specific time when Barack Obama said publicly that Joe Biden is responsible for our pivot to Asia and for our policy towards China."
Schweizer noted that timing is the key factor in this upcoming investigation.
"Literally within a couple of months, Hunter Biden lands his first big deal he gets in China, which is the BHR private equity fund," he continued. "Same thing in Ukraine. So that I think the timing is key in all of this. It demonstrates precisely what is going on."
https://justthenews.com/accountability/prominent-political-author-warns-incoming-gop-house-focus-biden-profiting-sons
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Psaki: 'We're Flagging Problematic Posts On Facebook That Spread Disinformation'
https://youtu.be/zqEvQKO5_gM
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White House denies involvement in Twitter censorship despite 'direct contact' on COVID 'misinformation'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says, 'It's up to private companies to make these type of decisions'
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/white-house-denies-involvement-twitter-censorship-direct-contact-covid-misinformation
Former Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler Indicted on Charges Related to his Handling of Sexual Assault Cases within School District
Loudoun County Public Schools former superintendent Scott Ziegler and the school system's public information officer Wayde Byard were indicted by a special grand jury following an investigation into two sexual assaults.
A Loudoun County judge ordered Monday that the documents be unsealed, according to a release from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. The indictments were handed up by a special grand jury, which was empaneled in April at the request of Miyares.
A true bill was returned against Ziegler on June 14 along with two additional indictments against him on Sept. 28, Miyares' office said.
The special grand jury also issued a fourth indictment the same day against LCPS public information officer Byard, according to a release.
The Office of the Attorney General will prosecute the cases.
Loudoun County Public Schools said since the release of the indictment, Byard has been placed on leave without pay in accordance with the LCPS Policy and Virginia State Code.
"Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is aware of the indictments that the Special Grand Jury issued that were unsealed today. As a result, Mr. Wayde Byard, Public Information Officer, was placed on leave today in accordance with LCPS Policy and Virginia State Code.
While LCPS will await any additional updates from the Special Grand Jury, LCPS plans to address the recommendations of the Special Grand Jury in the School Board’s December 13, 2022 work session. The Board will consider policy-related and process improvements to implement to further ensure the safety and care of all LCPS staff and students and restore trust within our community."
https://wjla.com/news/local/loudoun-county-schools-indictments-grand-jury-charges-scott-ziegler-wayde-byard-pio-superintendent-virginia-attorney-general-jason-miyares-lcps-sex-assaults-report-cases-fired-interim-emergency-meeting-va-education
Karine Jean-Pierre Says Elon Musk’s Memes Trolling Dr. Fauci and Biden are “Dangerous”
https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1602416445106929664
NEW: Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Team of Lawyers Investigating Trump is DOUBLE the Size of Mueller’s Team
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team of lawyers is DOUBLE the size of Mueller’s (Weissmann’s) team.
Mueller had a team of a dozen angry Democrats and Hillary Clinton donors harassing Trump for two years.
Jack Smith, who is tied closely to the Obamas, has more than 20 lawyers harassing Biden’s political opponent.
“Smith takes over a staff that’s already nearly twice the size of Robert Mueller’s team of lawyers who worked on the Russia probe. A team of 20 prosecutors investigating January 6 and the effort to overturn the 2020 election are in the process of moving to work under Smith, according to multiple people familiar with the team.” CNN reported.
“Since Thanksgiving, Smith has brought a number of close Trump associates before a grand jury in Washington, including two former White House lawyers, three of Trump’s closest aides, and his former speechwriter Stephen Miller. He has also issued a flurry of subpoenas, including to election officials in battleground states where Trump tried to overturn his loss in 2020.” CNN reported.
Jack Smith, who is currently is Europe recovering from a biking accident, is moving full steam ahead with his probes into whether Trump committed crimes.
The special counsel investigation was supposed to focus on whether Trump broke the law when he took White House records to Mar-a-Lago and the other part of the probe is related to January 6.
However, Jack Smith has now expanded his investigation and is looking into Trump’s efforts to fight the massive 2020 election fraud operation in key swing states.
Last week it was reported that Jack Smith subpoenaed Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin officials for their communications with Trump in his effort to contest the 2020 election.
Jack Smith also issued subpoenas to secretaries of state in Michigan and Arizona as he expands his fishing expedition.
The subpoenas were issued to Soros-backed Jocelyn Benson and Katie Hobbs as part of Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump’s effort to contest the 2020 election.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/12/new-special-counsel-jack-smiths-team-lawyers-investigating-trump-double-size-muellers-team/
The day of retiring Labour MPs: Poto Williams, Aupito William Sio, David Clark among six Labour MPs retiring from Parliament
Six Labour MPs have announced they will step down at the next election: ministers Poto Williams, Aupito William Sio, and David Clark as well as backbench MPs Jamie Strange, Marja Lubeck and Paul Eagle.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the names this morning, saying the decisions were in good time to allow for succession planning ahead of Labour’s candidate selections and Cabinet reshuffle. All six will leave at the next election.
The resignations include two of Labour’s Pacific ministers, Sio and Williams. After the departure of Kris Faafoi earlier in the year, it leaves only Carmel Sepuloni as a Pasifika minister in the Cabinet - although Barbara Edmonds, who is Samoan, is widely expected to be appointed a minister in the reshuffle.
‘No regrets:’ Poto Williams rejects suggestion she was told to quit
Poto Williams said it was completely her own choice to leave – and rejected the suggestion it was because she thought Labour would lose the next election.
“We are in for a real fight next year, but it’s a fight we can win.”
“Anybody who knows me knows I came into this knowing I would give it about 10 years because I wanted to be sure I would have plenty of opportunity to do other things with the rest of my career.”
Williams was replaced as Police Minister by Chris Hipkins earlier this year after the government came under fire for its response in law and order. Williams defended her own record in Police, pointing to the gun reforms and increase in police numbers under her watch.
“You come into this role not expecting it to be easy. You expect it to be hard and you want to give it all your best, and that’s what I’ve done.”
She said she did not have any regrets and it had been an “absolute privilege” to be an MP and in Cabinet. “No, I have no regrets except for the fact I don’t spend enough time at home.”
She had become Christchurch East MP in 2013 after winning a byelection. She said it was at a difficult time for the city, and it was time for someone with “fresh eyes and fresh energy” to take her place.
“For myself I am wanting to pursue other interests while I still have plenty of gas in the tank.”
Earlier in the day, fellow outgoing Labour MP Jamie Strange told the Waikato Time he believed he was a better Government MP than an Opposition MP so had come into Parliament at the right time: but the comment was also taken to mean he thought Labour would lose.
WIlliams said she thought Opposition was important. “I think Opposition gives you a bit of backbone and it teaches you your job. I think it’s an important part of our training for MPs.”
Williams, of Cook Islands descent, became the South Island’s first elected Pasifika MP.
Williams has a background working on family and sexual violence issues and in 2019 became Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, becoming the first of Cook Islands descent to hold a ministerial role.
After the 2020 election she became Minister of Police at a time of calls for a reform of police culture across the globe, following the police murder of George Floyd in the United States.
However, this year under intense scrutiny from the Opposition amid a spike in youth crime and claims she was “soft on crime” Williams was replaced by Chris Hipkins.
Williams is currently Minister of Conservation and Minister for Disability Issues, as well as Associate Minister for Children.
Aupito William Sio: Dawn Raids apology the highlight
Sio said he would mark 15 years in Parliament next year and that was a good time to leave. Sio entered Parliament in 2008 representing the Māngere electorate. He has held the Minister for Pacific Peoples portfolio since 2017.
He said he also had matai responsibilities and family to tend to. “This job is all-consuming and relentless and you can’t do everything.”
“I like to think I’ve given it my best, left everything on the field.”
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/the-day-of-retiring-labour-mps-david-clark-jamie-strange-among-those-leaving-parliament/LLIC6W3LX5GDXBM55OKLSC7YDM/
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested, Bahamas Says
The Royal Bahamas Police Force arrested FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, a press statement said.
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/12/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-arrested-bahamas-says/