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Panama's new president-elect, Josรฉ Raรบl Mulino, was a late entry in the race
Read full article: Panama's new president-elect, Josรฉ Raรบl Mulino, was a late entry in the raceIn a historic and tumultuous election in Panama, Josรฉ Raรบl Mulino has landed in the role of president-elect despite not even expecting to be the candidate a few months ago.
Wigged out: A Venezuelan spymaster's life on the lam
Read full article: Wigged out: A Venezuelan spymaster's life on the lamWigs, a fake moustache and a new safehouse every three months are just some of the tools of deception that authorities in Spain believe a former Venezuelan spymaster relied on to evade capture on a U.S. warrant for narcoterrorism.
Dick Thornburgh, ex-governor and US attorney general, dies
Read full article: Dick Thornburgh, ex-governor and US attorney general, diesFix It.โ Iโve liked the day-in, day-out challenges of governance.โPresident Ronald Reagan appointed Thornburgh attorney general in the waning months of his administration. He was asked to stay on as attorney general when George H.W. When Thornburgh left the U.S. attorney general post in 1991, he made a run for U.S. Senate, losing to Harris Wofford in the general election. In 2002, the Justice Department tapped Thornburgh to help investigate WorldCom for mismanagement, irregularities and fraud. Three years later, Thornburgh married Ginny Judson, who raised his three sons and bore another, William.
Sir Harold Evans, crusading publisher and author, dies at 92
Read full article: Sir Harold Evans, crusading publisher and author, dies at 92His wife, fellow author-publisher Tina Brown, said he died of congestive heart failure, it was reported on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. โHe was the love of my life," Brown wrote Thursday in an email to The Associated Press. Evans came upon some writings by a Tina Brown that so impressed him he contacted the author, only to learn that โTina Brownโ was short for Bettina Brown, his future wifeโs mother. With Brown, Evans had two children, adding to the three children he had with his first wife, Enid Parker. A special beneficiary was The New Yorker's Jeffrey Toobin, who received a Random House deal for a book on the O.J.
US prosecutor in Miami targeting Venezuela graft is leaving
Read full article: US prosecutor in Miami targeting Venezuela graft is leavingA man wearing a face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic passes a mural of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 22, 2020. There may well be a collective sigh of relief in Venezuela from those he targeted, said Michael Diaz, a Miami defense attorney who has litigated against Nadler on behalf of Venezuelan clients. In June, he secured the arrest in Cape Verde of Colombian businessman Alex Saab as Maduros alleged front man was en route to Iran. Nadler, who still has a few weeks on the job, has not indicted Saab for the alleged food corruption. Nadler began working Venezuela cases in 2017, and Diaz said he quickly won a reputation as an aggressive prosecutor who had a good rapport with agents.
Barr able to put his stamp on executive power as Trump's AG
Read full article: Barr able to put his stamp on executive power as Trump's AGThey ask Attorney General William Barr about elder fraud. Democrats have suggested he should be impeached and are holding hearings into what they say is the politicization of the Justice Department under his watch. Then, when Bush was elected, Barr joined the Justice Department first as assistant attorney general of the Office of Legal Counsel, then as deputy attorney general, and finally as attorney general. The actions have resulted in open letters signed by thousands of Justice Department alumni who have demanded Barrs resignation. He points to the Justice Department inspector generals report that found flaws in how the FBIs Russia investigation was conducted.