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The Department of Justice released the following statement Wednesday (June 24) regarding U.S. citizens who are taken hostage abroad:
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When a U.S. citizen is taken hostage, the Department of Justice’s top priority is the safe return of the hostage. … Continue Reading
Journalists from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project uncovered documents last year appearing to show $300 million in bribes to Gulnara Karimova, the eldest daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov, in exchange for access to the country’s telecoms market.… Continue Reading
Marcelo Odebrecht (Image courtesy of the Economist via YouTube)Brazilian police arrested Marcelo Odebrecht, the billionaire CEO of the powerful Odebrecht conglomerate.
He was arrested last week with three other senior company executives and the chief executive of Andrade Gutierrez, another huge construction company.… Continue Reading