Former Executive Director at Venezuelan State-Owned Oil Company, Petroleos De Venezuela, S.A., Pleads Guilty to Role in Billion-Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy
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Miami, Florida - A former executive director at the Venezuelan state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in a billion-dollar international scheme to launder funds embezzled from PDVSA.
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Tree Of Life Synagogue Shooting
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - A federal grand jury sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania charged a Pennsylvania man with federal hate crimes, including the murder of 11 people, for his actions during the October 27, 2018 shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore for the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott W. Brady, and FBI-Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge Robert Jones made the announcement.
Texas Businessman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges in Connection with Venezuela Bribery Scheme
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Houston, Texas - A former procurement officer of Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in an international money laundering scheme involving bribes paid by the owners of U.S.-based companies to Venezeulan government officials in exchange for securing additional business with PDVSA and payment priority on outstanding invoices.
National Security Advisor Ambassador John R. Bolton on the Administration’s Policies in Latin America
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Miami, Florida - AMB. BOLTON: Thank you very much. It’s a great pleasure, a great honor, to be here today in Miami, and to be with all of you. I can’t thank Ileana Ros-Lehtinen enough. As she said, we’ve known each other many years. We’ve fought a lot of battles together against common opponents. She’s somebody who I think has been a model representative in Congress, and we’re going to miss her in the halls of the House of Representatives, but we’re not going to miss her in Washington because I know she’s not going to leave these issues she cares about so much alone—I just know she’ll be up there constantly. But, what a wonderful representation of the American Dream she has been.
Get out and vote; you can make the difference
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Washington, DC - The nation has made great strides over the past two years and there’ll be more to come if the GOP keeps control of Congress for the next two years. It’s a good reason to muster the energy on Tuesday to go out and vote and to encourage family, friends and neighbors to cast their ballots in a responsible way.
U.S. Economy Creates 250,000 Jobs in October, Beating Expectations Again
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Washington, DC - New data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that nonfarm payroll employment rose by 250,000 jobs in October, far exceeding expectations by 50,000 jobs. The United States economy continues its longest, consecutive streak of positive monthly job numbers, with employment growth averaging 213,000 jobs per month in 2018—larger than the monthly gains in both 2016 (195,000) and 2017 (182,000). Overall, the economy has added 4.5 million jobs since the election of President Trump in November 2016.
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