US Coast Guard offloads $85M Worth of Seized Cocaine
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more $85 million worth of cocaine at Broward County’s Port Everglades on Monday after seizing the drugs in international waters.
US CEO Jailed For Trying To Export Specialty Metals To Iran
WASHINGTON — A US CEO has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for conspiring to export specialty metals to Iran that have nuclear and missile applications, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
US Anger After Erdogan Guards Beat Protesters In Washington
WASHINGTON — US officials expressed outrage Wednesday after a “brutal attack” on protesters by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bodyguards cast a dark pall over his visit to Washington.
US agent turned cartel mole claims DEA corruption
José Irizarry was cursed with a drug lord’s tastes and a civil servant’s salary. An agent of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Irizarry liked yacht parties with sex workers, jewelry from Tiffany, Louis Vuitton luggage and luxury cars. To finance his lifestyle – which came to include a BMW, two Land Rovers and three…
DetailsUniversity In Louisiana Rocked By Sex Tape Allegedly Involving Employee
A “private video” allegedly involving a high-ranking university employee and a student having sex is rocking a university in Louisiana and school officials are now investigating whether a cybercrime was committed.
Unauthorized Person Taunts, Threatens NYPD Captain Over Police Radio Frequency
MIDTOWN SOUTH, Manhattan – The NYPD is investigating phony calls made over police radio threatening a captain and taunting officers last weekend.
UN Official Charged With Visa Scam
A high-ranking UN official with a Ph.D. in economics was charged Tuesday with being a deadbeat boss — and then lying to the federal government about it.
UN Ambassador Admits Taking Millions In Bribes From Chinese Billionaire
A suspended UN diplomat has testified in a US court that a Chinese billionaire paid him up to US$ 50,000 monthly in return for help securing a contract to build a UN conference center, media reported Friday.
Ulster Bank Set Asides €206M For Mortgage Redress Scheme
Ulster Bank in the Republic set aside €206 million last year to cover the costs of a mortgage redress scheme for customers who were denied a tracker interest rate on their homes loans over the past decade.
Ukrainian Money Dispute Sparks Reports of Kidnapped Israelis In Uman
A Local money dispute in Ukraine prompted inaccurate reports in Hebrew-language media that a group of Israeli tourists had been kidnapped and held at ransom, a Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.