‘Kentucky senator will try to claw back state's $15M investment in #Braidy Industries’
“The Kentucky General Assembly authorized the $15 million the state later invested directly in Braidy at the behest of former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, but …”
“The company also generated controversy by attempting to partner w/the Russian aluminum company Rusal, which previously faced U.S. sanctions & offered to invest $200 million in the aluminum mill.
Haney said Rusal is no longer part of Unity’s financing.”
“… #Unity does have an agreement with Rusal to supply aluminum slab, but Rusal will have no ownership and there will be no other collaboration with the Russian government or Russian citizens, said Barnardo Bulnes, Unity’s raw materials manager.”
“… on March 17, with the firm noting that it had ‘so far poured $65 million into the venture.’…
We put on hold any further investments of the project as per our agreement, and we still expect our partners to raise necessary financing after the COVID…”
“‘Because we signed a mutual confidentiality agreement with Rusal, we don’t want to get into a lot of details about the Russian oligarch stuff,’ Haney stated.”
“… suspending its investments while it awaits word that its U.S. partners have raised the necessary funds. So far the company has sunk at least $65 million in the proposed mill, to be built by #Unity Aluminum, previously known as #Braidy Industries.”
‘Kentucky Gov. Beshear calls for ‘deep dive’ into aluminum mill promise’
“how the policymakers inside the last administration are somehow the presidents or senior executives of the company that they encouraged direct investments in or let them out of …”
“Ilya #Sachkov cofounded Moscow's Group-IB at just 17 and now works alongside banks & law enforcement, from Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs to Europol, helping to uncover cybercriminals. He's been spied showing his technology to Vladimir Putin, too.” forbes.com/profile/ilya-s…
“#Sachkov graduated w/ honors from the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, where he studied Information Security. Being a student, in 2003 he founded Group-IB, the company that soon became one of the leading international companies specializing…”
“Ilya #Sachkov is a Russian businessman and co-founder of Group IB, Russia’s top cybersecurity organization. His organization assists clients from all around the world in combating cyber security concerns such as cyber-attacks. …”
“Jeff #Fortenberry represents Nebraska’s First Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for the expenditures of the United States government. …”
#Fortenberry “earned a B.A. in economics from Louisiana State University in 1982 and a Master's of Public Policy in 1986 from Georgetown University, in addition to a Master's of Theology from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1996.”
‘Deputy filmed slamming woman so hard he ripped her braids out’
“Shantel #Arnold told investigators she encountered the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy as she was walking home after being assaulted by a group of boys on 20 September.”
“The video shows the deputy gripping #Arnold's wrist as she's thrown to the ground. He jerks her around and then grabs her by the hair before slamming her to the pavement. At the end of the video, the deputy appears to kneel on her back.”
“The diverse natural terrain and rolling topography creates a dramatic venue, with varying elevation changes and water hazards including winding streams, stone bridges and …”
“Trump National Golf Club #Westchester is a private golf club in #Briarcliff Manor, New York. The 140-acre course has eighteen holes, with a 75,000-square-foot clubhouse.
‘Giuliani’s Ukraine work tied to firm whose website has vanished’
“#TriGlobal’s website once provided more information about that board member, Ara #Abramyan. A biography in June 2016 listed him as a ‘very close adviser to the Russian …’”
“… Giuliani faces scrutiny for probing … Biden’s son’s work in Ukraine and his association with two men indicted this week on campaign-finance charges. Mr. Giuliani was working with those men, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, on the Ukraine matter.”