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Former Military Contractor Pleads Guilty for Paying Bribe to Army Officer During Iraq War
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Washington, DC - A former military contractor who ran two Kuwaiti companies during the Iraq War pleaded guilty today for paying a $15,000 bribe to an Army National Guard officer in exchange for the award of a contract to provide buses to the United States Army, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Tax Fraud Promoters Convicted In Conspiracy To Defraud The Internal Revenue Service
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Salt Lake City, Utah - A Midvale, Utah, man and a Henderson, Nevada, woman were convicted by a jury yesterday in the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City of tax crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Carlie Christensen of the District of Utah and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
Signing of a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Between the United States and Kazakhstan
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Washington, DC - , Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Department of Justice Counselor for International Affairs Bruce C. Swartz and Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askhat Daulbayev signed a Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. The signing of this Treaty marks an important step forward by the United States and Kazakhstan to enhance law enforcement cooperation and to protect the law-abiding citizens of both countries.
NASA, ESA Telescopes Give Shape to Furious Black Hole Winds
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Washington, DC - NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) and ESA’s (European Space Agency) XMM-Newton telescope are showing that fierce winds from a supermassive black hole blow outward in all directions - a phenomenon that had been suspected, but difficult to prove until now.
Richard Whitley has been appointed Interim Director of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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Carson City, Nevada - Governor Brian Sandoval announced today that Richard Whitley has been appointed Interim Director of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Whitley currently serves within DHHS as the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health Administration. Director Romaine Gilliland will return to retirement after an accomplished career in public service having worked in the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services.
Larry’s Villa in Las Vegas Claims Title of %^&$iest Strip Club
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Las Vegas, Nevada - In a landscape dominated by multi-million dollar properties Larry’s Villa, Las Vegas’ first licensed Strip Club, seems like a venue that time forgot. Now it has a new claim to fame as it steps up and proudly claims itself ‘The Shittiest Strip Club on Earth’.