Epstein Secrets

testimony followed by less than five hours of deliberation." While prosecutors said Craig did work for the government of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych "and sought to conceal the extent of his dealings with Ukrainians to protect his reputation," defense attorneys "portrayed Craig as a man of integri

g family and many loyal friends who were steadfast during this ordeal." The New York Times (9/4, Lafraniere, 18.61M) says the verdict "was a blow to the Justice Department's effort to more aggressively crack down on foreign influence in Washington," and the Washington Times (9/4, Mordock, 492K) says it was "vindication

amuel Whitt, 43, "was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 54 months in prison for criminal interference with the right to fair housing, according to the U.S. Department of Justice." US Attorney Benjamin Glassman "commended the cooperative investigation by the FBI and Cincinnati police, as well as Assistant U.S. Attorneys Megan

995. Kucherena’s well-known friendship with Putin evidently had not hurt his law practice. His clients had included such well-connected defendants as Viktor Yanukovych, the overthrown president of Ukraine in 2014; Grigory Leps, a Russian singer blacklisted by the U.S. for allegedly acting as a money courier for a Eu

e Department revoked...”- Author’s interview with a former member of the National Security staff who cited State Department records. Also, Jen Psaki, the State Department spokeswoman, told AP "As is routine and consistent with US regulations, persons with felony arrest warrants are subject to having their passport revo

l, “The Private Equity Firm That Grew Too Fast,” New York Times, April 24, 2015 “USIS had prematurely closed...”-- Tom Hamburger and Debbi Wilgoren, “Justice Department says USIS submitted 665,000 incomplete background checks,” Washington Post, January 23, 2014 “USIS was also opened to...”-- Ellen Nakashima, “DHS co

ine also zeroed in on Ukraine's sup- posed lack of respect for minority rights, a problem that Moscow had not raised during the administra- tions of Viktor Yanukovych or Leonid Kuchma. Neither Ukrainians nor informed observers in the outside world believed that Ukraine was faced with a civil war. This was entire

to be inter- ested in gaining control of a major Hollywood studio. American lawmakers were sufficiently disturbed by Wanda's initiatives to request a Justice Department in- vestigation. There is concern that China's companies, with state encouragement, are pursuing influence in Hollywood to ensure a favorable depic

to get a contract and to get payment for the public relations advice the firm was providing to Ukraine's government, headed at the time by President Viktor Yanukovych." Hawker "said Gates — who's expected to be called as a witness at the trial later this week — repeatedly promised that money was being wired to FTI

centuries of presidential investigations in an attempt to dramatically curtail Congress' power to probe President Donald Trump." House lawyers "said the Justice Department's call to invalidate a subpoena for Trump's financial records was so sweeping it would essentially inoculate presidents from congressional inquiry — r

tens of thousands rallied in Kiev's central square for weeks to protest a flawed election. Protests have been held daily since Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych backed away last week from an agreement that would have established free trade and deepened political cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in fa

after Assad's departure, the Free Syrian Army would be ready to join the regular Syrian army in fighting them. An intelligence report prepared for the State Department by Idriss's colleagues paints a frightening picture of the growth of ISIS. According to this document, the group now includes about 5,500 foreign f

planned "Eurasian Union" as the core of a new Russian mini-empire. Turns out, however, Ukraine had other ideas. It overthrew Moscow's man in Kiev, Viktor Yanukovych, and turned to the West. But the West — the E.U. and America — had no idea what to do. Russia does. Moscow denounces the overthrow as the illegal w

1947 that containment would lead to the eventual breakup of the Soviet Union, his strategic thinking ranged far wider. Whether planning policy at the State Department or writing history at the Institute for Advanced Study, Mr. Kennan stood out as an intellectual who thought otherwise — indeed as a thinker whose t

995. Kucherena’s well-known friendship with Putin had evidently not hurt his law practice. His clients had included such well-connected defendants as Viktor Yanukovych, the president of Ukraine overthrown in 2014; Grigory Leps, a Russian singer black- listed by the United States for allegedly acting as a money couri

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