#criminal

mlansbury@despora.de

How Russia attempted to steal Moldovan election, referendum, and what comes next

Although #Russian #interference has taken many forms in #Moldova since its independence in 1991, the election and referendum results on Sunday shocked many pro-European Moldovans.

Despite opinion polls showing clear support for entrenching the desire for EU accession into the country's constitution, the success of the EU referendum came down to the wire, with the support of the large Moldovan diaspora securing a 50.38% victory margin.

The "yes" vote won by a mere 11,000 votes.

Moldovan authorities, the EU, and U.S. officials, as well as independent observers, blamed an unprecedented attack on the country's democracy from #criminal networks and #political groups tied to Russia.

https://kyivindependent.com/how-russia-tried-to-influence-moldovan-elections-and-referendum-what-it-means-going-forward/

#HybridWar #RussianAggression #elections

mlansbury@despora.de

Ukrainian artifacts stolen by Russia appearing on black markets

Historical #artifacts #stolen by Russia in Ukraine have emerged on global black markets, Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin said in an interview

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been accompanied by large-scale looting of cultural heritage in the occupied territories, with hundreds of artifacts recorded to be stolen.

"In addition to the systematic destruction of our #cultural heritage, Russia resorts to another crime: stealing valuable cultural objects," Kostin said.

"These artifacts, stolen from our museums and #archeological sites, are now appearing on black markets. We already have enough evidence to launch new #criminal proceedings."

https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-artifacts-stolen-by-russia-appear-on-black-markets-kyiv-says/

#WarCrimes #theft #looting #BlackMarket #RussianTheft

psychmesu@diaspora.glasswings.com

https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/112650174866328495 Nonilex@masto.ai - #Judge in #Trump #ClassifiedDocuments Case Rejected Suggestions to Step Aside

Shortly after #AileenCannon drew the assignment in June 2023 to oversee #Trump’s classified documents case, 2 more experienced #Florida #judges on the federal bench urged her to pass it up & hand it off to another jurist.

She didn’t.

#NationalSecurity #criminal #law #legal #conspiracy #obstruction #espionage
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/us/politics/aileen-cannon-trump-classified-documents.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

johnehummel@diasp.org

Colorado’s 4th Congressional District has low standards, but not Lauren Boebert low

Lauren Boebert utterly humiliated in Colorado straw poll

Lest you think I'm just being petty claiming that "Colorado’s 4th Congressional District has low standards," consider this FTA: The bad news is that three of the four people ahead of her in that poll bragged (alongside Boebert and two others) about being arrested. [emphasis mine]

On the bright side, this means that one of the four people who beat her didn't brag about being a criminal! (Yay?) I'm tempted to hope that's the person the 4th District ends up electing, although one is left to wonder whether they didn't brag about it because they're not a criminal, or simply because they (unlike the rest of them) don't view it as a badge of honor. Either way, they're the best of the lot.

#Boebert #MAGA #Republican #Colorado #Criminal

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/29/2220207/-Lauren-Boebert-utterly-humiliated-in-Colorado-straw-poll