Ex-DOJ Official Picked To Assist FISA Reform Was Ardent Defender Of FBI’s Surveillance Of Carter Page
1/12/2020, 12:42:30 AM · by bitt · 47 replies
Daily Caller ^ | 1/11/2020 | chuck ross
Former DOJ official David Kris was picked Friday to oversee the FBI’s reforms of its surveillance procedures in the wake of a damning inspector general’s report. Kris was an ardent defender of the FBI’s surveillance of Carter Page. He was also a vocal critic of Republicans who suggested the FBI misled the surveillance court in its applications to wiretap Page. In one essay, Kris endorsed a suggestion that Rep. Devin Nunes should face obstruction of justice charges. Nunes told the Daily Caller News Foundation the choice of Kris is “shocking and inexplicable.” former Justice Department official picked Friday to oversee...
Feds recommend six-month prison term for Michael Flynn
1/7/2020, 2:07:12 PM · by yesthatjallen · 32 replies
The Hill ^ | 01 07 2020 | Harper Neidig
The Justice Department is recommending that former National Security adviser Michael Flynn be sentenced to up to six months in prison for lying to the FBI, telling a court that the former Trump adviser has been uncooperative in recent months. “The sentence should adequately deter the defendant from violating the law, and to promote respect for the law,” the Justice Department wrote in a sentencing memo Tuesday. “It is clear that the defendant has not learned his lesson. He has behaved as though the law does not apply to him, and as if there are no consequences for his actions.”...
Iranian Militia Leader Leading Iraq U.S. Embassy Raid Listed As Obama White House Guest
12/31/2019, 4:14:41 PM · by blam · 50 replies
Breitbart ^ | 12-31-2019 | Lucas Nolan
Iranian militia leader Hadi al-Amiri, one of several identified as leading an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, reportedly visited the White House in 2011 during the presidency of Barack Obama. On Tuesday, a mob in Baghdad attacked the U.S. embassy in retaliation against last weekend’s U.S. airstrikes against the Iran-backed Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah (KH), responsible for killing an American civilian contractor. KH is one of a number of pro-Iran militias that make up the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF/PMU), which legally became a wing of the Iraqi military after fighting the Sunni Islamic State terrorist group....
“The Irish group – which bought 80% of Service Point in 2015”
“The bankruptcy of Scytl attracted five banks (Sabadell,” etc
6 Oct 2017: Fox: AP: Q&A: What companies’ departure from Catalonia means
WHAT COMPANIES ARE MOVING?
Those that have already decided to move their official base are ***Banco Sabadell, Spain’s fifth-largest bank by assets, textiles maker Dogi, reprographics company ***Service Point Solutions etc...
The companies are moving only the official address of their legal residence...
https://www.foxnews.com/world/qa-what-companies-departure-from-catalonia-means
22 Oct 2020: Scytl: Service Point Solutions, part of Paragon Group, announces the acquisition of Scytl, the Barcelona based company leader in digital voting and electoral modernization
Service Point Solutions, a company quoted in the Spanish Stock Exchange and part of Paragon group, announced today the acquisition of Scytl, a Barcelona based company leader in digital voting and electoral modernization. The acquisition also includes Civiciti, the citizen participation platform launched by the software company in 2016, and Scytl subsidiaries in USA, Canada, Australia, France and Greece. This acquisition unveils Paragon’s group strategy to position Service Point Solutions as a pan-european platform for high-growth digital business...
Mr. Laurent Salmon, President of Service Point Solutions and Paragon Group’s CFO, commented “we are delighted to have acquired Scytl’s businesses and we are pleased to see that this transaction will expand the offerings that both companies provide to their clients.” Mr. Salmon continued, “we welcome the Scytl team to Paragon, and look forward to the value and expertise they will add to our full-service range of leading technology and solutions for our clients. “...
https://www.scytl.com/en/news/service-point-solutions-part-of-paragon-group-announces-the-acquisition-of-scytl-the-barcelona-based-company-leader-in-digital-voting-and-electoral-modernization/
Paragon Group Europe: Our leadership team
https://www.paragon-europe.com/our-leadership-team
a bit spook-y.