https://youtu.be/CowcOvEeDNo I'm working to help get more wind turbines and solar farms sited around the upper Midwest, mostly in my home state of Michigan.Climate change is obviously a primary driver, but it's not the only one. You don't have to spend much time in rural areas to understand there are problems. The same kinds of…
Salt Lake City, UT Thomas Robbins, of Heber City, Utah, will serve 60 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to securities fraud and money laundering in July. As a part of his plea agreement, Robbins admitted he induced victims to invest more than $10 million in a fraudulent foreign currency day-trading business beginning in 2016 and ending in early 2020. Robbins was sentenced Wednesday.
According to the plea agreement, as a part of his efforts to lull investors into a false sense of security about their investments, Robbins told investors he had achieved high returns in his foreign day-trading business. In fact, Robbins lost millions of dollars and diverted investor money for his personal use and benefit. He solicited approximately 66 investors to invest around $10,170,700.69 in his scheme.
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The Justice Department continues to produce FCPA resolutions in a record year for enforcement. The latest is DOJ’s settlement with Vitol, Inc. (Vitol), an energy trading company. DOJ agreed to a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in exchange for a criminal penalty of $135 million. One-third of the payment, or $45 million, would be credited if Vitol pays $45 million to Brazil prosecutors for resolution of the case.
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The Justice Department continues to produce FCPA resolutions in a record year for enforcement. The latest is DOJ’s settlement with Vitol, Inc. (Vitol), an energy trading company. DOJ agreed to a three-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in exchange for a criminal penalty of $135 million. One-third of the payment, or $45 million, would be credited if Vitol pays $45 million to Brazil prosecutors for resolution of the case.
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Published Dec. 18, 2020
Filmmaker Michael Moore predicted that Donald Trump would prevail in 2016, while polls showed that Hillary Clinton would win handily. Prior to the 2020 election, Moore warned that the Trump vote was again being underestimated because his supporters were suspicious of the so-called âdeep stateâ pollsters quizzing them about their vote. So, were they hanging up on the pollsters or lying about who they were voting for? We do not know, but what we do know is that citizens are losing confidence in pollstersâ forecasts.