All posts tagged "Justice Department"

• Berríos Proposes Plan to Decolonize Puerto Rico

  SAN JUAN – Were it to be accepted, a proposal by the president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), Rubén Berríos, would result in President Barack Obama meeting with Puerto Rico’s three main political leaders to...

  • Posted January 14, 2016
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• California Regulators Reject Volkswagen Recall Plan

  LOS ANGELES – California regulators on Tuesday rejected Volkswagen’s recall plan for some of the German automaker’s most popular diesel models that used software to intentionally deceive government emissions tests, including the Beetle, Jetta, Golf and Passat....

  • Posted January 12, 2016
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• Electrolux CEO Steps Down After Failed Takeover of GE Unit

  STOCKHOLM – Electrolux says Chief Executive Keith McLoughlin is stepping down and will be replaced by Jonas Samuelson, who currently heads the home appliance maker’s Europe, Middle East and Africa business area. The move comes a month...

  • Posted January 11, 2016
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• Puerto Rico Justice Department Posts Docs related to US Supreme Court Cases

  SAN JUAN -The Puerto Rico Justice Department announced Friday, Jan. 8, that it has posted on its website a series of documents related to three commonwealth-related cases pending at the U.S. Supreme Court. The cases at the...

  • Posted January 8, 2016
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  Puerto Rico Gov’t Sued by 2 Insurers Over ‘Illegal’ Clawbacks

  SAN JUAN — Two Puerto Rico bond insurers, Ambac Assurance Corp. and Assured Guaranty, announced Thursday, Jan. 7, they had filed suit against the commonwealth for redirecting pledged revenues, known as “clawbacks,” to pay constitutionally guaranteed debt...

  • Posted January 8, 2016
• Public Debt, Political Status to be Key Election Year Issues

  SAN JUAN – Aside from the difficulty the administration of Gov. Alejandro García Padilla will continue to face in tackling the fiscal and economic crisis afflicting the island, two issues are likely to become key in this...

  • Posted December 28, 2015
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