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Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into whether pharmaceutical companies intentionally allowed opioid painkillers to flood communities, employing laws normally used to go after drug dealers.

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The investigation could become the largest prosecution yet of drug companies alleged to have contributed to the opioid epidemic, escalating the legal troubles of businesses that already face complex, multibillion-dollar civil litigation in courts across the country.

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Executives/companies can face civil charges under the Controlled Substances Act for not reporting signs that could indicate drugs are being used for nonmedical purposes. Criminal charges require prosecutors to prove an effort to willfully & intentionally avoid such requirements
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PSA on home DNA Kits: 3 years ago, 23andMe updated my DNA results & informed me that I was 25% Japanese w/a grandparent who'd been 100% Japanese. For a Korean-born individual, that has significant ramifications.

For those that don't know Korean history, look up Comfort Women.
Then this year, 23andMe updated my results again. This time, I'm no longer 25% Japanese. Now I'm only 4% Japanese which is typical for most ethnic Koreans.

WTF? If we can't even trust their "results" we certainly shouldn't be trusting their commitment to not sell our data.
Now this:
"The tests might be sold w/out independent confirmation of their claims, a fact that poses more risk to military members than regular consumers. Inaccuracies could negatively affect the required disclosure of those members' medical information."
cnbc.com/2019/12/24/pen…
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Question: Nixon's "October Surprise" involved back channel deals w/Viet Cong to stall peace talks until AFTER the election (which Nixon ultimately won).

Does this mean Nixon was potentially blackmailed by a foreign power his entire presidency?

cc @JoyceWhiteVance @BarbMcQuade
"...the fact that it took nearly 50 years for Nixon’s secret to emerge also offers vital lessons for today... And it demonstrates the lengths an ambitious politician will go in the pursuit of power—even at the expense of his own country’s interests."

politico.com/magazine/story…
*Correction: Nixon was interfering with the South Vietnam, urging them to NOT meet with the Viet Cong to continue peace talks until AFTER the election.
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Breaking: Goldman and the Justice Depart have largely agreed on a fine of just under $2 billion to settle allegations that the Wall Street firm ignored red flags while billions of dollars were looted from its client, 1MDB.
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The bank and U.S. officials have discussed a deal in which a Goldman subsidiary in Asia—not the parent company—would plead guilty to violating U.S. bribery laws, some of the people said.
Goldman raised $6.5 billion for 1MDB, much of which US authorities say was stolen by a Malaysian gov adviser, Jho Low, and two Goldman bankers. Prosecutors say the bank ignored warning signs about Mr. Low & the fund in pursuit of fees that eventually reached about $600 million.
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Wendy Siegelman
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Federal prosecutors have stepped up criminal investigation of possible efforts by Elliott Broidy to profit from connections to Trump admin - including payment to Broidy for access to Trump inauguration, by @aviswanatha @rebeccaballhaus @nicole_hong
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DOJ prosecutors asked to speak to Lisa Korbatov who helped broker deal w/Broidy’s firm, a businessman & Angolan govt

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Karol 🌿
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NYAG 16 New Charges for Manafort. If Convicted, Trump Can’t Pardon.

Res’l Mortgage Fraud
Attempted Mortgage Fraud
Conspiracy
Falsifying Biz Records
Scheme to Defraud

📌Ct 1: 60 mos, w/ 30 mos concurrent
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📌”U.S. gov’t now has a condo in Trump Tower. (It was Paul Manafort's.)”

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At issue ia 100K payment from Jho Low via Larry Davis ➡️filled RNC/Trump’s coffers.

Davis’ parents in law pleaded guilty during a Clinton-era financing scandal.

B/c Low is not a US citizen, he is barred from making direct or indirect donations to US pols or to PACs.
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It is said that the 'best defense is a good offense' and while Trump is extremely, suspiciously defensive @ Andrew McCabe's revelations, his offense is only derision-which makes me even more suspicious.. #ThursdayThoughts
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3-"Russian interference in the 2016 election.The attacks on McCabe in particular serve a dual, if internally contradictory, purpose for Trump: to discredit McCabe’s highly critical new book while using it to advance a case that he is the victim of a corrupt “deep state” plotting
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There are 3 HUGE stories this week on investigations arising from Trump's inaugural committee. They will all be in Week 108, and discussed on The Weekly List podcast.
If you want to read them ahead of that:
1) WSJ: federal prosecutors in New York have opened a criminal investigation into whether the inaugural committee misspent money and whether donors gave in return for political favors
wsj.com/articles/trump…
2) NYT: foreigners illegally funnelled money to the inauguration
nytimes.com/2018/12/13/us/…
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Jed Shugerman
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What a week. A new Trump family member in trouble with tax fraud:
Ivanka.
@ProPublica: "A top inaugural planner emailed Ivanka and others to “express my concern” that the hotel was overcharging for its event spaces, worrying of what would happen “when this is audited.” 1/
2/ "If the Trump hotel charged more than the going rate for the venues, it could violate tax law."
"Federal prosecutors in New York have opened a criminal investigation into whether the inaugural committee misspent money and whether donors gave in return for political favors."
3/ Was the Inauguration itself one massive and coordinated Trumpian violation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause? Or just a regular massive criminal tax and bribery case?
Prosecutors want to know.
nytimes.com/2018/12/13/us/…
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