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Hunter Biden had executives at Burisma set up a bank account for him at a bank that later closed because of a money laundering investigation. Emails taken off of Hunter Biden's laptop reveal that he provided Burisma executive, Vadym Pozharskyi, with his passport and multiple bank statements to open up an account with Satabank in 2016. The bank went under due to money laundering investigations in 2018. In order to set up the account, Hunter needed to provide a "certified declaration of source wealth," have it notarized, and then sent it to an auction house in Malta, Ukraine.

The Biden administration laid out an ambitious plan Wednesday for government-funded wind farms along the east coast, which it said would sustain millions of Americans’ energy needs. Multiple federal agencies are planning to collaborate on the project, which will be completed by 2030, Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland said during a renewable energy conference in Boston on Wednesday. Overall, at least 30 gigawatts will be produced by offshore wind farms by decade’s end. “The Interior Department is laying out an ambitious roadmap as we advance the Administration’s plans to confront climate change, create good-paying jobs, and accelerate the nation’s transition...

Federal immigration agents assisted by police conducted raids at several restaurants Wednesday, including one in Portland. PORTLAND — Federal agents detained at least four people in a sweep of Asian restaurants Wednesday as part of a multi-year, multi-state investigation allegedly involving money laundering, illegal financial activities and the harboring, hiring and transporting of illegal aliens. United States attorneys filed a complaint in the United State District Court in Portland on Wednesday accusing the "Zhang Operation" — which owns restaurants in Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island — of operating "safe houses" where they stored Asian and Hispanic illegal aliens. The Cumberland...

Soros Resurfaces to Bash Bush, Boost Kerry (1st Add: Includes additional details about George Soros' press conference.) Washington (CNSNews.com) - Billionaire financier George Soros reemerged in the presidential race Tuesday to announce a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign and nationwide speaking tour to criticize President Bush. Soros vowed to spend up to $3 million to refocus the anti-war message and intensify the attacks on Bush's handling of Iraq. As an ardent supporter of Sen. John Kerry's presidential bid, he also hopes to help defeat Bush in November. "The situation in Iraq is dire because we are damned if we stay and we...

Most state donations came back, report says D.C. Democratic group laundered funds, it says By STEVEN WALTERSswalters@journalsentinel.com Last Updated: Aug. 14, 2003 Madison - Wisconsin unions and businesses gave $1.3 million to a national Democratic Party committee, which then returned much of it to an organization prosecutors say Sen. Chuck Chvala illegally ran to skirt state campaign-finance laws, a new report released Thursday charged.Using new Internal Revenue Service data, the non-partisan group Common Cause in Wisconsin was able for the first time to list donations from Wisconsin - including $430,000 from the state's largest teachers union - to the Democratic...