Former Swiss Bank Executive Pleads Guilty to Role in Billion-Dollar International Money Laundering Scheme Involving Funds Embezzled from Venezuelan State-Owned Oil Company
The former managing director and vice chairman of a Swiss bank pleaded guilty today for his role in a billion-dollar international scheme to launder funds embezzled from Venezuelan state-owned oil…
High carbon dioxide can create ‘shrinking stems’ in marshes
Research News High levels of carbon dioxide cause marsh plants to grow shorter, denser stems September 26, 2019 For most plants, carbon dioxide acts like a steroid: the more they…
Research provides new view of the critical role of plankton in marine carbon storage
Research News Insights into important roles of plankton in carbon dioxide storage September 26, 2019 The sea is Earth’s most formidable carbon dioxide storage machine, but mysteries abound about the…
Aryan Circle Gang Leader and Two Subordinate Gang Members Plead Guilty to Accessory-After-the-Fact to Racketeering Murder, Among Other Charges
A senior leader of the Aryan Circle (AC) and a subordinate gang member pleaded guilty today and yesterday to being an accessory-after-the-fact to racketeering murder, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian…
Test for life-threatening nutrient deficit is made from bacteria entrails
Research News Results expose zinc deficiency causing 500,000 deaths annually September 30, 2019 In a remote village, an aid worker pricks a sickly toddler’s fingertip and, like most of the…
Model helps researchers choose wind farm locations, predicts output
Research News Findings allow managers to predict wind energy 24 hours into the future September 30, 2019 The wind is always blowing somewhere but deciding where to locate a wind…
Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of Convicted War Criminal Who Fraudulently Obtained Refugee Status and U.S. Citizenship
On August 15, Judge Thomas F. Hogan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia entered an order that revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of a convicted war…
The real Jurassic Park was a vast desert
Research News Geologists reveal ages of the area’s Navajo Sandstone September 30, 2019 An ancient desert covered in sand dunes as far as the eye could see, where dinosaurs and…