On the eve of the court’s Friday ruling on Samsung’s de facto leader,
tension mounted in South Korea’s corporate community over how the
tycoon’s fate would impact the future of the world’s largest producer of
smartphones and microchips.
On 2:30 p.m. Friday, a local court
in Seoul is to deliver its ruling on Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman
Lee Jae-yong, who is accused of five charges including bribery, flight
of capital and embezzlement. The court decided to deliver the verdict
without live coverage.
A special counsel has requested the court
to sentence Lee to 12 years in jail, claiming that he provided
financial assistance worth 43 billion won ($38 million) to the daughter
of former President Park Geun-hye’s longtime friend in exchange for
business favors.
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170824000706
"... It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings."....I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Thursday, August 24, 2017
THE NEW JERSEY SENATOR ROBERT MENENDEZ (D-NJ) READY TO GO TO TRIAL SEPTEMBER 6TH ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
This year, the Senate has demonstrated the importance of a single
vote. Betsy DeVos’s controversial confirmation as education secretary
happened only with the tiebreaking vote of Vice President Pence. In late
March, Pence again broke a tie on legislation limiting federal funds to
abortion providers.
And last month, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) defeated the GOP’s effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act with a single flick of his thumb.
There’s more on the way. Later this fall, President Trump’s agenda could be impeded by a one-man blockade, Sen. Robert Menendez, who by then could be a felon.
The trial of the New Jersey Democrat, indicted two years ago on corruption charges, is set to begin Sept. 6 in a federal courthouse in Newark. A 12-person jury was seated this week. The trial is expected to last well into October; by Halloween, Menendez could be the first sitting senator in nine years to become a felon.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/in-the-year-of-the-deciding-vote-one-democrats-corruption-trial-could-change-the-senate--or-not/2017/08/24/d416ec2c-88e4-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html?utm_term=.f6679fe96216
And last month, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) defeated the GOP’s effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act with a single flick of his thumb.
There’s more on the way. Later this fall, President Trump’s agenda could be impeded by a one-man blockade, Sen. Robert Menendez, who by then could be a felon.
The trial of the New Jersey Democrat, indicted two years ago on corruption charges, is set to begin Sept. 6 in a federal courthouse in Newark. A 12-person jury was seated this week. The trial is expected to last well into October; by Halloween, Menendez could be the first sitting senator in nine years to become a felon.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/in-the-year-of-the-deciding-vote-one-democrats-corruption-trial-could-change-the-senate--or-not/2017/08/24/d416ec2c-88e4-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html?utm_term=.f6679fe96216
Thursday, August 17, 2017
THE ARLEIGH BURKE USS FITZGERALD COLLISION WITH A PHILIPPINE CARGO SHIP NAVAL INVESTIGATION IS IN - PUNISHMENT TO BE HANDED DOWN TO THE OFFICERS OF THE US NAVAL VESSEL - THAT KILLED 7 SAILORS IN ITS WAKE
About
a dozen U.S. sailors are expected to face punishment for a collision in
June between the USS Fitzgerald and a Philippines cargo ship, including
the warship's commanding officer and other senior leaders of the ship,
the Navy said on Thursday.
Admiral Bill Moran, deputy chief of naval operations, told reporters
the ship's commanding officer, executive officer and master chief petty
officer would be removed from the vessel because "we've lost trust and
confidence in their ability to lead."
Moran said that in total, close to a dozen sailors would face
administrative punishment and left open the possibility for further
action.
Multiple U.S. and Japanese investigations are underway into how the USS
Fitzgerald, a guided missile destroyer, and the much larger ACX Crystal
container ship collided in clear weather south of Tokyo Bay in the
early hours of June 17.
The Navy also released a report that provided new details of the crash and its aftermath.
The collision tore a gash below the Fitzgerald's waterline, killing
seven sailors in what was the greatest loss of life on a U.S. Navy
vessel since the USS Cole was bombed in Yemen's Aden harbor in 2000.
THE VERDICT IS FINALLY IN ON THE EX DJ KYGO-FM DAVID MUELLER AKA GROPER GRABBING WHERE YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS AREA OF TAYLOR SWIFT - IN WHICH WOMEN POWER WINS THE DAY AGAINST MALE CHAUVINISTS
THE former radio DJ found guilty of
sexually assaulting Taylor Swift at a concert in 2013 has said he’s on
the verge of taking some very extreme measures in the wake of his
conviction.
At a backstage meet-and-greet before
Swift’s concert at Denver’s Pepsi Arena back in 2013, radio DJ David
Mueller and his girlfriend at the time posed with the then-23-year-old
singer where Mueller grabbed Swift’s buttocks.Immediately after the photo was taken, a distressed Swift reported the incident to her team, including her mother Andrea Swift.
Andrea reported the incident to KYGO-FM, the country radio station where Mueller was a morning host and earning $US150,000 a year at his self-described “dream job”.
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