Joshua Goodman

1 month ago | apnews.com | Meg Kinnard |Joshua Goodman

One of the next moves in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s effort to fire government employees and curtail operations is using the agency that manages federal employee worksites around the country to cut down on office space.

Dec 3, 2024 | apnews.com | Molly Quell |Joshua Goodman

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A United Nations watchdog has been selected to lead an external probe into allegations of sexual misconduct against the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, The Associated Press learned Tuesday. The move will likely generate conflict of interest concerns owing to the prosecutor’s wife’s past work for the oversight body.

Sep 2, 2024 | apnews.com | Eric Tucker |Regina Garcia Cano |Joshua Goodman

WASHINGTON (AP) — El gobierno de Estados Unidos confiscó un avión utilizado por el presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro que según las autoridades fue comprado ilegalmente a través de una empresa fantasma y sacado de contrabando de Estados Unidos, citando violaciones de sanciones y leyes de control de exportaciones. El Dassault Falcon 900EX fue incautado en República Dominicana y transferido a la custodia de funcionarios federales en Florida, dijo el lunes el Departamento de Justicia.

Aug 23, 2024 | apnews.com | Jorge Rueda |Joshua Goodman

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government said Friday it will order former opposition candidate Edmundo González to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last month’s presidential election. It’s the latest attempt by Nicolas Maduro’s government to crack down on opponents who claim they handily defeated the self-declared socialist leader.

Apr 26, 2024 | heraldchronicle.com | Joshua Goodman |Joshua Goodman |Joshua Goodman

MIAMI (AP) — A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her native Colombia. “It’s all driven by the money,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Watts-Fitzgerald, who compared Gonzalez’s behavior to that of drug traffickers.