Category: money laundering
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US government seizes plane used by Venezuelan president, citing sanctions violations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has seized a luxury jet used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that officials say was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States in violation of sanctions and export control laws. The Dassault Falcon 900EX was seized in the Dominican Republic and transferred to the…
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U. S. Government Seizes Plane Used by Venezuelan President, Citing Sanctions Violations
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has seized a luxury jet used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that officials say was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States in violation of sanctions and export control laws. The Dassault Falcon 900EX was seized in the Dominican Republic and transferred to the…
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Israel-Hamas misperceptions
Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger is author of “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative.”He can be found att bit.ly/4cP3HRn Western conventional wisdom is systematically baffled by the volcanic, violent, intolerant, unpredictable, despotic and frustrating Middle East reality, as evidenced by Western misperceptions of the Israel-Hamas war, which undermines the national and homeland security of the US. For…
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French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram messaging app CEO
PARIS: French authorities handed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov preliminary charges Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app, and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation. Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a sweeping judicial inquiry opened last month, and released earlier Wednesday after…
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov due in French court over alleged illegal content on platform
Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, is due in court later to face possible charges linked to alleged criminal activity on the platform. The billionaire founder of the encrypted messaging and social media app was arrested in France on Saturday after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport outside Paris. The Russian-born entrepreneur…
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French prosecutors free Telegram CEO Pavel Durov after 4 days in custody, to appear in court
French prosecutors free Telegram CEO Pavel Durov after 4 days in custody to appear in court French prosecutors on Wednesday freed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from police custody after four days of questioning over allegations that the messaging app is being used for illegal activities. Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside…
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French prosecutors set to charge or release Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
PARIS — French prosecutors are expected to charge or release the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his police custody order expires on Wednesday. Durov was detained Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged criminal violations. They include allegations…
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French prosecutors set to charge or release Telegram CEO Pavel Durov as his custody order expires
PARIS — French prosecutors are expected to charge or release the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his police custody order expires on Wednesday. Durov was detained Saturday at Le Bourget airport outside Paris as part of a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged criminal violations. They include allegations…
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Why Hezbollah Poses Bigger Threat to Israel Than Hamas
Since a new war broke out between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas on Oct 7, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah has expressed solidarity with Hamas through military action. It has fired missiles, mortars, rockets and explosive drones into northern Israel almost daily, prompting Israel to respond with its own fire. In late August, the…
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Why the Arrest of Telegram’s Pavel Durov Is Sparking Outrage
The arrest of a tech CEO has reignited fierce global debates about the limits of digital freedom of speech, and how much responsibility social media companies should bear over the content on their platforms. On August 24, Pavel Durov, CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested at a Paris airport as part of a…