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Marty Podskoch shares an illustration and excerpt from one his books about figures from history in the Adirondacks

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在纽约华人商界,很多人都听过“朱三东”或“Andy Zhu”这个名字,但很少有人知道,这位如今因牵涉一宗纽约市政府高层的大规模联邦贿赂案而被起诉的商人,本名叫朱艳波(Yan Po Zhu)。 周三,联邦检察官起诉了华裔商人、纽约酒店业主朱艳波,以及纽约市前市长亚当斯(Eric Adams,音译)的前幕僚长卡罗内(Frank Carone,音译)等另外三名被告。检方指控四人通过一份在2022年纽约移民危机期间市府签署的高额移民庇护酒店合同,从中非法牟取数百万美元的利益。 检方称,现年56岁的卡罗内收受现金贿赂,帮助朱艳波获得一份价值超过680万美元的纽约市合同,将其酒店改造成移民庇护所,而负责审核项目的市政府部门此前已认定该酒店并不适合作为移民庇护所使用。起诉书称,卡罗内及其弟弟安东尼(Anthony Carone,音译)涉嫌收受超过10万美元款项,以推动市府将合同最终授予朱艳波。 这份共列有13项罪名的起诉书指控卡罗内兄弟、朱艳波以及朱艳波的员工陈克里斯托(Crystal Chen,音译)涉嫌行贿、共谋电信诈骗、洗钱、妨碍司法以及税务犯罪等罪名。四人于周三被捕,随后在布鲁克林联邦法院出庭受审。四名被告面对联邦治安法官亨利(Marcia M. Henry,音译)均表示不认罪,并获准保释候审。 移民危机中的“赚钱生意” 联邦检方指控,自2022年起,四名被告“策划并实施了一项利用纽约市移民危机谋取个人利益的计划”。 起诉书称,2022年6月至2023年12月期间,卡罗内同意通过其弟弟安东尼收取朱艳波和陈克里斯托支付的约12万美元贿款。作为交换,卡罗内利用自己在市政府的影响力,帮助朱艳波旗下位于长岛市的温德姆麦克罗特酒店(Microtel Inn by Wyndham)获得一份价值680万美元的紧急移民庇护合同。该酒店共有75间客房。 案发时,卡罗内担任纽约市长亚当斯的幕僚长,是市长与各市政府部门之间的重要协调人。作为亚当斯的长期盟友,卡罗内去年还参与了亚当斯竞选连任的竞选团队。他于2022年底辞去幕僚长职务,并于2023年创办了咨询及游说公司Oaktree Solutions。 卡罗内是近年来多名与亚当斯政府有关、受到联邦调查的人士之一。去年,华裔商人胡玮弘(Weihong Hu)因另一宗涉及移民庇护合同的案件,被控诈骗、行贿及洗钱。亚当斯本人也曾于2024年被联邦检方起诉涉嫌贿赂及腐败,但在他表示将支持特朗普政府的移民执法政策后,相关指控随后被特朗普政府撤销。 这起涉嫌贿赂案发生时,纽约市正面临疫情期间前所未有的大量寻求庇护者涌入的情况。作为依法必须为无家可归者提供庇护的“庇护城市”(Right to Shelter City),纽约市开始租用全市各地酒店安置移民。2022年,纽约市因此获得约18亿美元联邦拨款,用于移民安置及相关服务。 检方称,尽管纽约市社会服务局(Department of Social Services,DSS)多次提出反对意见,卡罗内仍利用自己在市政府的职务,为朱艳波的酒店争取合同。社会服务局当时认为,该酒店规模过小,且所在地区已经聚集了过多移民庇护设施,同时也遭到当地居民强烈反对。 然而,检方称,当时由市长任命产生的社会服务局局长在接到了来自卡罗内方面的指示后,仍持续推动该项目。 2022年10月11日,负责监管纽约市庇护系统的无家可归者服务局(Department of Homeless Services,DHS)一名官员在一封电子邮件中写道,尽管对选址存在疑虑,Microtel酒店项目“直接来自最高层(come directly from the top)”,应视为已经获批。不到两周后的10月20日,纽约市正式向朱艳波的酒店授予了这份价值680万美元的合同。 检方称,合同获批后,朱艳波和陈克里斯托开始通过安东尼的律师事务所,每月向卡罗内支付1万美元。 “朱三东”是谁? 据中文媒体报道,现年51岁的朱艳波(又名“朱三东”)于1992年从福建移民美国。多年来,他在中美房地产开发及投资领域建立起成功商人的形象。 除了担任纽约时代集团(East Times Group)创始人兼首席执行官外,朱艳波还在多个华人社团担任职务,包括美东华人社团联合总会荣誉总顾问、美国亚裔基金会(Asian American Commerce Foundation)主席等。 根据朱艳波公司网站发布的照片,以及多位熟悉朱艳波的人士向纽约移民记事网(Documented)透露,多年来他与纽约政界多位重要人物建立了联系,包括纽约市警前新闻发言人谢帕德(Tarik Sheppard,音译),以及纽约州州长霍楚(Kathy Hochul,音译)前高级助理孙雯(Linda Sun)。孙雯涉及的联邦腐败案审判今年早些时候因陪审团无法达成一致而宣布流审(mistrial)。 起诉书称,自2022年开始关注纽约市紧急移民庇护合同项目后,朱艳波积极与卡罗内建立密切关系,并多次邀请卡罗内前往其位于拿骚县(Nassau County)的豪宅,希望获得帮助,为自己的酒店争取移民庇护合同。 […] The post 巨额贿赂市府高官 华商如何卷入庇护酒店贪腐案 appeared first on Documented.

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在纽约华人商界,很多人都听过“朱三东”或“Andy Zhu”这个名字,但很少有人知道,这位如今因牵涉一宗纽约市政府高层的大规模联邦贿赂案而被起诉的商人,本名叫朱艳波(Yan Po Zhu)。 周三,联邦检察官起诉了华裔商人、纽约酒店业主朱艳波,以及纽约市前市长亚当斯(Eric Adams,音译)的前幕僚长卡罗内(Frank Carone,音译)等另外三名被告。检方指控四人通过一份在2022年纽约移民危机期间市府签署的高额移民庇护酒店合同,从中非法牟取数百万美元的利益。 检方称,现年56岁的卡罗内收受现金贿赂,帮助朱艳波获得一份价值超过680万美元的纽约市合同,将其酒店改造成移民庇护所,而负责审核项目的市政府部门此前已认定该酒店并不适合作为移民庇护所使用。起诉书称,卡罗内及其弟弟安东尼(Anthony Carone,音译)涉嫌收受超过10万美元款项,以推动市府将合同最终授予朱艳波。 这份共列有13项罪名的起诉书指控卡罗内兄弟、朱艳波以及朱艳波的员工陈克里斯托(Crystal Chen,音译)涉嫌行贿、共谋电信诈骗、洗钱、妨碍司法以及税务犯罪等罪名。四人于周三被捕,随后在布鲁克林联邦法院出庭受审。四名被告面对联邦治安法官亨利(Marcia M. Henry,音译)均表示不认罪,并获准保释候审。 移民危机中的“赚钱生意” 联邦检方指控,自2022年起,四名被告“策划并实施了一项利用纽约市移民危机谋取个人利益的计划”。 起诉书称,2022年6月至2023年12月期间,卡罗内同意通过其弟弟安东尼收取朱艳波和陈克里斯托支付的约12万美元贿款。作为交换,卡罗内利用自己在市政府的影响力,帮助朱艳波旗下位于长岛市的温德姆麦克罗特酒店(Microtel Inn by Wyndham)获得一份价值680万美元的紧急移民庇护合同。该酒店共有75间客房。 案发时,卡罗内担任纽约市长亚当斯的幕僚长,是市长与各市政府部门之间的重要协调人。作为亚当斯的长期盟友,卡罗内去年还参与了亚当斯竞选连任的竞选团队。他于2022年底辞去幕僚长职务,并于2023年创办了咨询及游说公司Oaktree Solutions。 卡罗内是近年来多名与亚当斯政府有关、受到联邦调查的人士之一。去年,华裔商人胡玮弘(Weihong Hu)因另一宗涉及移民庇护合同的案件,被控诈骗、行贿及洗钱。亚当斯本人也曾于2024年被联邦检方起诉涉嫌贿赂及腐败,但在他表示将支持特朗普政府的移民执法政策后,相关指控随后被特朗普政府撤销。 这起涉嫌贿赂案发生时,纽约市正面临疫情期间前所未有的大量寻求庇护者涌入的情况。作为依法必须为无家可归者提供庇护的“庇护城市”(Right to Shelter City),纽约市开始租用全市各地酒店安置移民。2022年,纽约市因此获得约18亿美元联邦拨款,用于移民安置及相关服务。 检方称,尽管纽约市社会服务局(Department of Social Services,DSS)多次提出反对意见,卡罗内仍利用自己在市政府的职务,为朱艳波的酒店争取合同。社会服务局当时认为,该酒店规模过小,且所在地区已经聚集了过多移民庇护设施,同时也遭到当地居民强烈反对。 然而,检方称,当时由市长任命产生的社会服务局局长在接到了来自卡罗内方面的指示后,仍持续推动该项目。 2022年10月11日,负责监管纽约市庇护系统的无家可归者服务局(Department of Homeless Services,DHS)一名官员在一封电子邮件中写道,尽管对选址存在疑虑,Microtel酒店项目“直接来自最高层(come directly from the top)”,应视为已经获批。不到两周后的10月20日,纽约市正式向朱艳波的酒店授予了这份价值680万美元的合同。 检方称,合同获批后,朱艳波和陈克里斯托开始通过安东尼的律师事务所,每月向卡罗内支付1万美元。 “朱三东”是谁? 据中文媒体报道,现年51岁的朱艳波(又名“朱三东”)于1992年从福建移民美国。多年来,他在中美房地产开发及投资领域建立起成功商人的形象。 除了担任纽约时代集团(East Times Group)创始人兼首席执行官外,朱艳波还在多个华人社团担任职务,包括美东华人社团联合总会荣誉总顾问、美国亚裔基金会(Asian American Commerce Foundation)主席等。 根据朱艳波公司网站发布的照片,以及多位熟悉朱艳波的人士向纽约移民记事网(Documented)透露,多年来他与纽约政界多位重要人物建立了联系,包括纽约市警前新闻发言人谢帕德(Tarik Sheppard,音译),以及纽约州州长霍楚(Kathy Hochul,音译)前高级助理孙雯(Linda Sun)。孙雯涉及的联邦腐败案审判今年早些时候因陪审团无法达成一致而宣布流审(mistrial)。 起诉书称,自2022年开始关注纽约市紧急移民庇护合同项目后,朱艳波积极与卡罗内建立密切关系,并多次邀请卡罗内前往其位于拿骚县(Nassau County)的豪宅,希望获得帮助,为自己的酒店争取移民庇护合同。 […] The post 巨额贿赂市府高官 华商如何卷入庇护酒店贪腐案 appeared first on Documented.

It all started, like many skirmishes in Fresno, with a Facebook post. And now, after three years of cultural debate, county leaders have begun to study whether to privatize the 116-year-old Fresno County Public Library system. The assessment, on its face, is about cost savings, county leaders told Fresnoland. Supervisor Garry Bredefeld asked County Administrative […] The post Amid years-long culture war, Fresno County looks at privatizing its libraries appeared first on Fresnoland.

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It all started, like many skirmishes in Fresno, with a Facebook post. And now, after three years of cultural debate, county leaders have begun to study whether to privatize the 116-year-old Fresno County Public Library system. The assessment, on its face, is about cost savings, county leaders told Fresnoland. Supervisor Garry Bredefeld asked County Administrative […] The post Amid years-long culture war, Fresno County looks at privatizing its libraries appeared first on Fresnoland.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha began its AI-CCORE initiative with the goals of spreading AI literacy, pairing students with career opportunities and helping local businesses, nonprofits and startups embrace the tech to fit their needs. Offerings include community-facing classes, camps, events and a new exhibit open to the public. The post UNO urges Omaha and wider state to engage with artificial intelligence through AI-CCORE initiative appeared first on Silicon Prairie News.

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The University of Nebraska at Omaha began its AI-CCORE initiative with the goals of spreading AI literacy, pairing students with career opportunities and helping local businesses, nonprofits and startups embrace the tech to fit their needs. Offerings include community-facing classes, camps, events and a new exhibit open to the public. The post UNO urges Omaha and wider state to engage with artificial intelligence through AI-CCORE initiative appeared first on Silicon Prairie News.

Prosperous Armenia leader and tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan is being investigated for large-scale tax evasion.

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Prosperous Armenia leader and tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan is being investigated for large-scale tax evasion.

No início de junho, a Justiça Federal tornou réus 13 pessoas envolvidas no Filão do Abacaxis, acatando ação penal do MPF. O garimpo na Flona Urupadi, no Amazonas, deixou rastro de degradação ambiental e violações de direitos humanos. O post Garimpo no rio Abacaxis: uma década de exploração e contaminação apareceu primeiro em Amazônia Real.

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No início de junho, a Justiça Federal tornou réus 13 pessoas envolvidas no Filão do Abacaxis, acatando ação penal do MPF. O garimpo na Flona Urupadi, no Amazonas, deixou rastro de degradação ambiental e violações de direitos humanos. O post Garimpo no rio Abacaxis: uma década de exploração e contaminação apareceu primeiro em Amazônia Real.

ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည် အမှုတွေအားလုံး ရုတ်သိမ်းပေးလိုက်ပြီဆိုတဲ့ သတင်းအတု တစ်ပုဒ် ထွက်ပေါ်နေပါတယ်။

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ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည် အမှုတွေအားလုံး ရုတ်သိမ်းပေးလိုက်ပြီဆိုတဲ့ သတင်းအတု တစ်ပုဒ် ထွက်ပေါ်နေပါတယ်။

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Zafadola, la nueva novela de Juan Pedro Aparicio publicada por Eolas Ediciones, reconstruye un episodio del siglo XII en el que la península ibérica se debatía entre la convivencia y el fanatismo.

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Zafadola, la nueva novela de Juan Pedro Aparicio publicada por Eolas Ediciones, reconstruye un episodio del siglo XII en el que la península ibérica se debatía entre la convivencia y el fanatismo.

دادگاه رسیدگی به پرونده دو مرد متهم به برنامه‌ریزی برای حمله به چهره‌های سرشناس حامی اسرائیل و جاسوسی از شهروندان یهودی به نفع سرویس‌های اطلاعاتی ایران، روز جمعه ۲۶ ژوئن در آلمان آغاز شد.

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دادگاه رسیدگی به پرونده دو مرد متهم به برنامه‌ریزی برای حمله به چهره‌های سرشناس حامی اسرائیل و جاسوسی از شهروندان یهودی به نفع سرویس‌های اطلاعاتی ایران، روز جمعه ۲۶ ژوئن در آلمان آغاز شد.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that escalating fighting around Sudan’s The post Sudan: WFP warns fighting around El Obeid could deepen hunger crisis appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that escalating fighting around Sudan’s The post Sudan: WFP warns fighting around El Obeid could deepen hunger crisis appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

Kailey Muir, a former assistant city attorney for Arlington, believes she was fired out of retaliation.

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Kailey Muir, a former assistant city attorney for Arlington, believes she was fired out of retaliation.

La árbitra americana tiene currículum para estar en el Mundial, pero su actuación dejó una pregunta: no basta con llegar, hay que estar a la altura.

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La árbitra americana tiene currículum para estar en el Mundial, pero su actuación dejó una pregunta: no basta con llegar, hay que estar a la altura.

В России с 14 лет к уголовной ответственности привлекают по таким статьям, как убийство, изнасилование, теракт и диверсии

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В России с 14 лет к уголовной ответственности привлекают по таким статьям, как убийство, изнасилование, теракт и диверсии

Temur Ugulava rose to prominence as the founder of some of Tbilisi’s most famous attractions from Fabrika to Stamba Hotel.

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Temur Ugulava rose to prominence as the founder of some of Tbilisi’s most famous attractions from Fabrika to Stamba Hotel.

La disputa por la emblemática finca francesa vuelve a dar un giro tras una decisión judicial que puede marcar el desenlace de uno de los enfrentamientos legales más prolongados entre dos estrellas de Hollywood.

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La disputa por la emblemática finca francesa vuelve a dar un giro tras una decisión judicial que puede marcar el desenlace de uno de los enfrentamientos legales más prolongados entre dos estrellas de Hollywood.

Les autorités sanitaires ne sont toutefois pas en mesure de donner des estimations en matière de mortalité pour l'épisode caniculaire en cours.

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Les autorités sanitaires ne sont toutefois pas en mesure de donner des estimations en matière de mortalité pour l'épisode caniculaire en cours.

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Plus, medical records of trans kids in New York are safe for now, and family planning organizations fight Trump on Title X overhaul. The post Planned Parenthood Endorses Graham Platner for Maine Senate Seat appeared first on Rewire News Group.

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Plus, medical records of trans kids in New York are safe for now, and family planning organizations fight Trump on Title X overhaul. The post Planned Parenthood Endorses Graham Platner for Maine Senate Seat appeared first on Rewire News Group.

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Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]

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Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]

Speaking at a gathering of ocean conservation groups and development practitioners in Watamu, Kenya, Lovin Kobusingye had a simple message: The women who catch, process and sell fish are still largely missing from conversations about Africa’s growing blue economy. For Kobusingye, the challenges facing women in fisheries are part of her everyday life. “My reality […]

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Speaking at a gathering of ocean conservation groups and development practitioners in Watamu, Kenya, Lovin Kobusingye had a simple message: The women who catch, process and sell fish are still largely missing from conversations about Africa’s growing blue economy. For Kobusingye, the challenges facing women in fisheries are part of her everyday life. “My reality […]

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Türkiye Gazeteciler Sendikası (TGS), Agence France-Presse Türkiye Bürosu’nda yürütülen 4. dönem toplu iş sözleşmesi görüşmelerinin anlaşmazlıkla sonuçlandığını açıkladı. Sendika, 6 Temmuz’da grevİ başlatacağını duyurdu. Türkiye Gazeteciler Sendikası (TGS), 2021 yılından bu yana örgütlü olduğu Agence France-Presse (AFP) Türkiye Bürosu’nda yürütülen dördüncü dönem toplu iş sözleşmesi (TİS) görüşmelerinde uzlaşma sağlanamadığını duyurdu. AFP çalışanları 6 Temmuz’da ikinci […] The post AFP İstanbul bürosu greve çıkıyor appeared first on Journo.

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Türkiye Gazeteciler Sendikası (TGS), Agence France-Presse Türkiye Bürosu’nda yürütülen 4. dönem toplu iş sözleşmesi görüşmelerinin anlaşmazlıkla sonuçlandığını açıkladı. Sendika, 6 Temmuz’da grevİ başlatacağını duyurdu. Türkiye Gazeteciler Sendikası (TGS), 2021 yılından bu yana örgütlü olduğu Agence France-Presse (AFP) Türkiye Bürosu’nda yürütülen dördüncü dönem toplu iş sözleşmesi (TİS) görüşmelerinde uzlaşma sağlanamadığını duyurdu. AFP çalışanları 6 Temmuz’da ikinci […] The post AFP İstanbul bürosu greve çıkıyor appeared first on Journo.