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News | UK police launch investigation into Prince Charles charity.
UK police launch investigation into Prince Charles charity.
The probe will assess claims of a cash-for-honors scandal involving a Saudi businessman.
British police have launched an investigation into Prince Charles’s charitable foundation over claims of a cash-for-honors scandal involving a businessman from Saudi Arabia.
“The decision follows an assessment of a September 2021 letter. This related to media reporting alleging offers of help were made to secure honors and citizenship for a Saudi national, ”Scotland Yard said in a statement on Wednesday, delivering another blow to the royal family.
There have been no arrests or interviews under bail, police added.
The head of The Prince’s Foundation resigned last year after an internal investigation into the allegations.
Michael Fawcett, chief executive of the foundation, had initially agreed to suspend his duties following newspaper revelations about his links to a Saudi national.
The man, tycoon Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, had donated large sums to restoration projects of particular interest to Charles.
Fawcett, a former valet to the Prince of Wales who has been close to Queen Elizabeth II’s heir for decades, is alleged to have coordinated efforts to grant a royal honor and even UK citizenship to Mahfouz.
Fawcett is alleged to have coordinated efforts to grant a royal honor and even UK citizenship to Mahfouz [File: David Bebber/DB/CL/THI via Reuters]
Mahfouz has reportedly denied any wrongdoing.
The royal family is already reeling following Prince Andrew’s decision on Tuesday to settle a s*xual abuse claim out of court, a scandal that has so far overshadowed Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Charles’s foundation, which helps jobless people get back into work and start small businesses, said it took the claims “very seriously”.
The Charities Commission, which registers and oversees charities in England and Wales, said in November it had opened a formal probe into donations received by Mahfouz’s charitable trust which were intended for the prince’s foundation.
The inquiry will examine whether “certain donations received by the Mahfouz Foundation were intended for charity, have been used in accordance with the donors’ intentions and whether they should be returned to the donor or otherwise applied for charitable purposes”.
According to the commission, the Mahfouz Foundation was set up “to promote and advance the education of the public in the United Kingdom in the culture, history, language, literature and institutions of the Middle East.”
The Scottish body
The Prince’s Foundation, set up in 1986, is not regulated by the Charities Commission but is registered with the Scottish Charity Regulator.
The Scottish body in September launched its own probe into reports that the foundation accepted cash from a Russian banker previously convicted of money laundering.
Charles reportedly wrote a letter thanking Dmitry Leus for the money and suggested they could meet after the pandemic coronavirus.
The foundation’s ethics committee declined the donation after discovering Leus’s conviction in Russia in 2004.
The conviction was overturned and he has claimed he was the victim of a politically motivated prosecution.
The probe will assess claims of a cash-for-honors scandal involving a Saudi businessman.
British police have launched an investigation into Prince Charles’s charitable foundation over claims of a cash-for-honors scandal involving a businessman from Saudi Arabia.
“The decision follows an assessment of a September 2021 letter. This related to media reporting alleging offers of help were made to secure honors and citizenship for a Saudi national, ”Scotland Yard said in a statement on Wednesday, delivering another blow to the royal family.
There have been no arrests or interviews under bail, police added.
The head of The Prince’s Foundation resigned last year after an internal investigation into the allegations.
Michael Fawcett, chief executive of the foundation, had initially agreed to suspend his duties following newspaper revelations about his links to a Saudi national.
The man, tycoon Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, had donated large sums to restoration projects of particular interest to Charles.
Fawcett, a former valet to the Prince of Wales who has been close to Queen Elizabeth II’s heir for decades, is alleged to have coordinated efforts to grant a royal honor and even UK citizenship to Mahfouz.
Fawcett is alleged to have coordinated efforts to grant a royal honor and even UK citizenship to Mahfouz [File: David Bebber/DB/CL/THI via Reuters]
Mahfouz has reportedly denied any wrongdoing.
The royal family is already reeling following Prince Andrew’s decision on Tuesday to settle a s*xual abuse claim out of court, a scandal that has so far overshadowed Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Charles’s foundation, which helps jobless people get back into work and start small businesses, said it took the claims “very seriously”.
The Charities Commission, which registers and oversees charities in England and Wales, said in November it had opened a formal probe into donations received by Mahfouz’s charitable trust which were intended for the prince’s foundation.
The inquiry will examine whether “certain donations received by the Mahfouz Foundation were intended for charity, have been used in accordance with the donors’ intentions and whether they should be returned to the donor or otherwise applied for charitable purposes”.
According to the commission, the Mahfouz Foundation was set up “to promote and advance the education of the public in the United Kingdom in the culture, history, language, literature and institutions of the Middle East.”
The Scottish body
The Prince’s Foundation, set up in 1986, is not regulated by the Charities Commission but is registered with the Scottish Charity Regulator.
The Scottish body in September launched its own probe into reports that the foundation accepted cash from a Russian banker previously convicted of money laundering.
Charles reportedly wrote a letter thanking Dmitry Leus for the money and suggested they could meet after the pandemic coronavirus.
The foundation’s ethics committee declined the donation after discovering Leus’s conviction in Russia in 2004.
The conviction was overturned and he has claimed he was the victim of a politically motivated prosecution.
More?... What's going on? All in the name of LOVE?
I'm not understanding all of this, what in the world is going on?... this is just too much without cause or explanation, because all go down before being captured as either police-suicide or self inflicted suicide. Why are so many white men involved in mass murders?... there were about three I think last week, and many of these shootings are of innocent people who know nothing about the shooter, nor does the shooters know the people, in other shootings, the shooters kills everyone involved with their intended victim, how insane can this be? This doesn't make sense to me at all, so we have more murders added to the stats of mass killings this year and within the past six months... so very sad...
West Virginia State Police launched a manhunt Monday for the suspect in three shootings that left four people dead in the north-central part of the state.
Two of the shootings happened in the Westover area and the other was in the Cheat Lake area in Monongalia County, authorities said.
Monongalia County 911 director Mike Wolfe identified the suspect as Jody Lee Hunt, 39, of Westover. Hunt is believed to be driving a black 2011 Ford F-150 with a West Virginia registration OLK 303. The words "Rough Country" are written on the back window, state police said.
"We ask that everyone stay vigilant and use their discretion about whether they should leave their homes," Wolfe said.
Hunt was described as 5-foot-9 and weighing about 165 pounds with green eyes, West Virginia State Police said. Authorities were advising anyone who has information to contact the Morgantown State Police Detachment at 304-285-3200.
Read more and full continuing coverage and watch videos..
Source: Fox News
West Virginia State Police launched a manhunt Monday for the suspect in three shootings that left four people dead in the north-central part of the state.
Two of the shootings happened in the Westover area and the other was in the Cheat Lake area in Monongalia County, authorities said.
Monongalia County 911 director Mike Wolfe identified the suspect as Jody Lee Hunt, 39, of Westover. Hunt is believed to be driving a black 2011 Ford F-150 with a West Virginia registration OLK 303. The words "Rough Country" are written on the back window, state police said.
"We ask that everyone stay vigilant and use their discretion about whether they should leave their homes," Wolfe said.
Hunt was described as 5-foot-9 and weighing about 165 pounds with green eyes, West Virginia State Police said. Authorities were advising anyone who has information to contact the Morgantown State Police Detachment at 304-285-3200.
Read more and full continuing coverage and watch videos..
Source: Fox News
NEPAL IS JUST A WARNING FROM GOD! WARNING ! WARNIN
Many people waked up to see the horror of earthquake, some people will characterised this as global warming!
"I HAVE A REVELATION FROM THE MOST HIGH GOD, GOD IS VERY ANGRY AGAINST PEOPLE WHO WORSHIP DEMONS AND ANCESTRAL SPIRIT, JUST AS GOD WAS ANGRY AGAINST THOSE IN THE BIBLE WHO WORSHIPED BAAL, IN A VERY SHORT TIME FROM NOW THE WORLD WILL BE MORE SHOCKED THAN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN NEPAL"
PEOPLE IN ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES BE CAREFUL AS THE ANGER OF GOD IS VERY DANGEROUS!
I SEE AN EVENT SO DESTRUCTIVE THAT KILLS LOTS OF PEOPLE HAPPENING BETWEEN INDIA, PAKISTAN AND THE UNITED STATES.
I SEE THIS HAPPENING IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.
PLEASE PUT GOD AND JESUS CHRIST FIRST AND PRAY HARD TO GOD.!
"I HAVE A REVELATION FROM THE MOST HIGH GOD, GOD IS VERY ANGRY AGAINST PEOPLE WHO WORSHIP DEMONS AND ANCESTRAL SPIRIT, JUST AS GOD WAS ANGRY AGAINST THOSE IN THE BIBLE WHO WORSHIPED BAAL, IN A VERY SHORT TIME FROM NOW THE WORLD WILL BE MORE SHOCKED THAN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN NEPAL"
PEOPLE IN ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES BE CAREFUL AS THE ANGER OF GOD IS VERY DANGEROUS!
I SEE AN EVENT SO DESTRUCTIVE THAT KILLS LOTS OF PEOPLE HAPPENING BETWEEN INDIA, PAKISTAN AND THE UNITED STATES.
I SEE THIS HAPPENING IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.
PLEASE PUT GOD AND JESUS CHRIST FIRST AND PRAY HARD TO GOD.!
online now!
WATCH: The Anti-Migrant Video Going Viral Across E
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WATCH: The Anti-Migrant Video Going Viral Across Europe - Breitbart
Many points of view are expressed in the vid. I'm not endorsing any of them.
All comments are welcome.
I'd be especially interested in receiving comments from people living in Europe.
Is this an accurate depiction of events?
Is it fear-mongering?
Is it, in fact, "Going Viral Across Europe"?
WATCH: The Anti-Migrant Video Going Viral Across Europe - Breitbart
Many points of view are expressed in the vid. I'm not endorsing any of them.
All comments are welcome.
I'd be especially interested in receiving comments from people living in Europe.
Is this an accurate depiction of events?
Is it fear-mongering?
Is it, in fact, "Going Viral Across Europe"?
online today!
South Carolina has spoken
I'm so happy finally Bush is down.
Keep speaking America.
Thanks all for your reads.
Keep speaking America.
Thanks all for your reads.
online now!
Good Friday April 14........1865
152 years ago today was also Good Friday.
That evening, Abraham Lincoln attended a performance of the play 'Our American Cousin' at Ford's Theater.
He was shot during the performance and died the next morning, April 15, 1865.
Exactly 47 years later, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on the night of April 14 and sank the morning of April 15.
For the record, April 14, 1912 was NOT Good Friday. It was the first Sunday after Easter.
That evening, Abraham Lincoln attended a performance of the play 'Our American Cousin' at Ford's Theater.
He was shot during the performance and died the next morning, April 15, 1865.
Exactly 47 years later, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on the night of April 14 and sank the morning of April 15.
For the record, April 14, 1912 was NOT Good Friday. It was the first Sunday after Easter.
Admittedly, no shocker to most of us
The following has been clearly true to most of us.
But to the easily duped, it may come with some surprise I suppose.
Today in the Huffington Post;
But to the easily duped, it may come with some surprise I suppose.
Today in the Huffington Post;
In response to:
‘60 Minutes’ Reporter Reveals Trump’s Chilling Reason For Slamming The Press
Lesley Stahl said Trump admitted that he attacks journalists so “no one will believe” them.
Veteran CBS journalist Lesley Stahl told a story about President Donald Trump that likely surprised few
of her media colleagues at the Deadline Club Awards Dinner in New York on Monday evening.
According to Stahl, Trump told her that he continually “discredits” and “demeans” the press
for a very specific reason: to sow uncertainty about the media so that “no one will believe” negative stories about him.
The “60 Minutes” reporter recalled what happened when she and her boss met with the then president-elect
at Trump Tower after he eked out a surprise win in late 2016. Trump eventually started bashing the press in front of them.
“I said, ‘You know, that is getting tired. Why are you doing this? You’re doing it over and over.
It’s boring and it’s time to end that,’” Stahl recounted in a talk with Judy Woodruff of “PBS Newshour”
at the Deadline Club event, which honors excellence in journalism.
“And he said, ‘You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and demean you all so that when you write
negative stories about me, no one will believe you,’” she continued.
Stahl emphasized her amazement: “He said that.”
‘60 Minutes’ Reporter Reveals Trump’s Chilling Reason For Slamming The Press
Lesley Stahl said Trump admitted that he attacks journalists so “no one will believe” them.
Veteran CBS journalist Lesley Stahl told a story about President Donald Trump that likely surprised few
of her media colleagues at the Deadline Club Awards Dinner in New York on Monday evening.
According to Stahl, Trump told her that he continually “discredits” and “demeans” the press
for a very specific reason: to sow uncertainty about the media so that “no one will believe” negative stories about him.
The “60 Minutes” reporter recalled what happened when she and her boss met with the then president-elect
at Trump Tower after he eked out a surprise win in late 2016. Trump eventually started bashing the press in front of them.
“I said, ‘You know, that is getting tired. Why are you doing this? You’re doing it over and over.
It’s boring and it’s time to end that,’” Stahl recounted in a talk with Judy Woodruff of “PBS Newshour”
at the Deadline Club event, which honors excellence in journalism.
“And he said, ‘You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and demean you all so that when you write
negative stories about me, no one will believe you,’” she continued.
Stahl emphasized her amazement: “He said that.”
All Up in Smoke.
Crowds celebrated outside the Constitutional Court as Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo handed down a judgment decriminalizing the use and cultivation of dagga in a private space.
In a victory for marijuana users across South Africa, ConCourt has officially legalised dagga use in a private capacity. The judgement was made just after 10:15 on Tuesday morning.
Lets light up..
In a victory for marijuana users across South Africa, ConCourt has officially legalised dagga use in a private capacity. The judgement was made just after 10:15 on Tuesday morning.
Lets light up..
Super Tuesday
So far, Biden is doing pretty well. Currently Biden is well ahead; 326 to 219 delegates.
However, about 1/2 the delegates are in California & Texas and those results will not be determined until later.
We may not even know the results even by tomorrow.
I suspect that Bernie will take California, but Biden could take Texas. It may be close there.
Bernie currently has the lead there with the early vote, but Biden has been gaining ground
with the later vote. Regardless, it's much too early to call either of those big numbers states.
Either way, it's evident, that despite Trump's b.s. Ukrainian smear campaign, Biden has had a nice recovery.
It's clear, that the democrat voters have paid no mind to Trump's lies. Good for them.
What else has helped Biden was Amy K dropping out and getting behind Biden.
That helped unite the democrat moderate voters.
What has been hurting Bernie, is Warren still being in the race, dividing the more liberal voters, and the elimination of some caucuses in favor of primaries.
That's ironic, because Bernie helped changed them away from being caucuses.
The bottom line, it has become a 2 man race for the Democratic nominee, and hopefully, the presidency.
There's quite a few states over the next 3 months, that will make a difference.
Bloomberg only took American Samoa.
However, about 1/2 the delegates are in California & Texas and those results will not be determined until later.
We may not even know the results even by tomorrow.
I suspect that Bernie will take California, but Biden could take Texas. It may be close there.
Bernie currently has the lead there with the early vote, but Biden has been gaining ground
with the later vote. Regardless, it's much too early to call either of those big numbers states.
Either way, it's evident, that despite Trump's b.s. Ukrainian smear campaign, Biden has had a nice recovery.
It's clear, that the democrat voters have paid no mind to Trump's lies. Good for them.
What else has helped Biden was Amy K dropping out and getting behind Biden.
That helped unite the democrat moderate voters.
What has been hurting Bernie, is Warren still being in the race, dividing the more liberal voters, and the elimination of some caucuses in favor of primaries.
That's ironic, because Bernie helped changed them away from being caucuses.
The bottom line, it has become a 2 man race for the Democratic nominee, and hopefully, the presidency.
There's quite a few states over the next 3 months, that will make a difference.
Bloomberg only took American Samoa.
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