you really think these kids are laundering money? on a pretty big scale.ey take money they couldn't account for legally, and use gambling to legitimize it? they use the card club as their washing machine. look. look how the money flow altered a month ago, when i believe a new backer came onto the scene. these kids changed the way they purchased chips. and in any 24-hour period, they never exceeded $10,000. right, 'cause they stayed below the irs reporting limit. so there's no record of the cash they started with, and a few thousand winnings doesn't really seem like a big scam. that's where they were smart. we have three students. right. with multiple ids. charlie: which they used to create three separate card club player accounts. so, we have three students with three separate player accounts cashing out $9,900 a night. that's $89,100 per visit. playing six or seven days a week for a month. so, that's got to be at least, what... i mean, it's over two million, right? to be precise, in one month, that's $2,138,000. so where's all that money go, back to the b

clinton and geithner are concerned about money laundering in the islamic republic and urging them to cut ties with all iranian banks. south korea's ruling party has ratified a free trade agreement with the united states by forcing a bill through parliament. the ruling party completed a deal in the face of protest from opposition lawmakers. the opposition party said they would not take part in deliberations unless terms unfavorable to south korea were removed. that delayed ratification of the pact. lawmakers in the u.s. had already completed their end of the process. national assembly speaker park hee-tae called a plenary session and put the bill to a vote without committee deliberations. 170 lawmakers attended the session. 151 voted for the bill. only seven against. opposition parties boycotted the vote. the assembly's main floor was thrown into disarray as opposition members protested the vote. one even set off a can of tear gas, briefly clearing the chamber. the fta is expected to come into force in january after president lee myung bak signs the legislation. the presidential offic

abramoff essentially laundered money through atr and mr. norquist knew it. i believe mr. connected with or has profited from a number of unsavory people and groups out of the mainstream. >> is he right? i think frank wolf has an agenda. obviously, he's upset with grover over whatever, i don't know. i'm not really close to grover at this point. >> the anti-tax pledge and locking them in on the tax -- >> fine. fine. i'm not involved in that, obviously. the accusation -- >> but did you launder money through -- >> the accusation that grover norquist or his organization broke the law laundering money or anything i think just has to meet with the fact that thes cause investigated with 300 investigators in the justice department and the fbi, with 2,000 open investigations and grover norquist wasn't indicted, didn't have to plea, was never really brought in any way close to, as i understand it, a problem. however, people like frank wolf and others want to keep pounding him for having an association with me, i can't say much about that. >> the book is "capitol punishment" thanks f

suspicious activity reports, money laundering programs. there was a campaign against the muslim charity is in this country to shut them down. not much evidence that they're doing anything wrong. five years later, when the 9/11 commission studied what had happened on 9/11, they did not think that the financing of terrorism from within this country was a problem. they also thought the whole idea that this was like money laundering and you could do the same kind of thing was off base. nevertheless, five years after that report, we continue to have all this apparatus that says business is all over this country jumping through hoops. the charity's are very upset about a number of changes in the law. it could affect them and more devastating ways. tavis: even if one argues that president bush was in charge of the white house, republicans controlled congress, democrats -- there were a number of democrats that along with what president bush asked them to do. who voted for what and who did what. 10 years ago, president bush was in charge. republica

two things threaten it, one is the general population of bees itself, and honey laundering. >> if therethat came from somewhere other than the united states, that country of origin is supposed to be on the label. >> reporter: on this busy bee jar, the origin, brazil, is not on the label, and barely visible on the plastic bottle itself. >> chinese honey was well known to contain illegal animal antibiotics, and recently, heavy metals. >> reporter: s!72[c2,$5ñ subsidized producers it illegally dumped it for a fraction of the cost to produce it. >> it hurts our own beekeepers who are providing their own honey and trying to compete in the market. >> reporter: just last year, heavy tariffs were placed. >> the amount of honey from neighboring countries, such as vietnam, thailand, malaysia increased sharply. >> reporter: the american honey associations says of the 60 million pounds of honey imported from india, much of it really came from china. >> they will send it from somewhere else and bring it in to avoid the tariff, that's laundering. >> reporter: some producers say to maintain the clarit

two things threaten it, one is the general population of bees itself, and honey laundering. >> if there that came from somewhere other than the united states, that country of origin is supposed to be on the label. >> reporter: on this busy bee jar, the origin, brazil, is not on the label, and barely visible on the plastic bottle itself. >> chinese honey was well known to contain illegal animal antibiotics, and recently, heavy metals. >> reporter: s!72[c2,$5ñc÷ subsidized producers it illegally dumped it for a fraction of the cost to produce it. >> it hurts our own beekeepers who are providing their own honey and trying to compete in the market. >> reporter: just last year, heavy tariffs were placed. >> the amount of honey from neighboring countries, such as vietnam, thailand, malaysia increased sharply. >> reporter: the american honey associations says of the 60 million pounds of honey imported from india, much of it really came from china. >> they will send it from somewhere else and bring it in to avoid the tariff, that's laundering. >> reporter: some producers say to maintain the cla

it appears to be a form of money laundering. against state law.g fon the district attorney and the state to investigate. >> and we've answered allegations and not have much to comment on that. >> the new allegations come on heels of an event in chinatown where lee supporters are accused of manipulating ballots of some voter that's is being investigated as well as campaign contributions by a shuttle company. >> to me, it's draw matic. >> with the election, the candidates say it's imperative d.a.conclude investigations but an expert on mayoral politics doesn't believe the controversy will have impact on election. >> for people who are supportive of ed lee this isn't going to change our opinion. and people against him, it's going to add fuel to that as well. so at the end of the day it's not going to matter that much to voter autos 45,000 ballots have already been cast. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> up next were you might be able to land a job. >> all dressed up, somewhere to go. new settlers join a [ female announcer ] at the jcpenney biggest sal

president, an impeachment trial of mayor lee for election fraud, money- laundering, and sweetheart dealsthe central subway. these issues are not mine alone. these issues are raised by the city attorney. someone is not telling the truth. that is why we need an impeachment trial, and i urge my supervisor to call for an impeachment trial of mayor lee. let the sunshine in and have an impeachment trial so these issues can be vetted before the public. thank you. supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i am here to thank you for approving the funds for the adult day health program. i was on the committee that started the first adult day health program in chinatown in 1972, and then, we knew it was very unusual but for the first time, people could get -- supervisor chiu: excuse me. there is a rule in the chamber that we do not allow public comment i items we have already voted on. you want to speak about adult day health center is more broadly, that is permissible. >> the adult day health centers, what i was in washington in april, i noticed that the national organization of

the series, c-span.org/thecontenders >>> malae hearing none international organized crime, money laundering interest financing. witnesses included an apologist for a bureau of the alcohol, tobacco and firearms program that allowed guns to cross the u.s. border into mexico. this is a little less than an hour and a half. >> good morning. the hearing will come to order. i appreciate the witnesses having taken the time to join us. i'm not sure if any of our republican members will be joining us, but i have been given the nod by the minority staff to go ahead and proceed. so i will begin with my opening statement if anybody else does arrive we can proceed to their opening statements if they care to make one. every day, as we know, overseas criminal networks target americans, weakening our economic prosperity and compromising our safety. today's hearing provides an opportunity to evaluate our current statutory authorities, law enforcement tools and resources for protecting the american people from the serious and ever-growing threats of international organized crime. the international organized c

the group they laundered the money was the grover norquist tax reform group.follow the money, it looks like conservative activism, looks ideological, looks principled. really, it's just what some rich company wants. and is willing to pay for. tim phillips and ralph reed got christians to write letters in support of keeping the "made in the usa" label on clothes that were being made in the mariana islands, a u.s. commonwealth. clothes being manufactured in near slave labor sweat shop conditions, conditions that included things like forced prostitution and forced abortions among the destitute workers who were there. how did they get christians, how did they get values voters? conservative christian americans to write letters supporting that? they mailed those christians materials that said the workers in the mariana islands were being exposed to the teachings of jesus while they were working there. that was the jack abramoff scam, right? that's tim phillips. who now runs the koch brothers group,prosperity. ralph reed runs the faith and freedom coalition. all the

the money is laundered through conservative activism.hat some rich company wants and is willing to pay for. tim phillips and ralph reed got christians to write support in keeping the nad in the usa label in clothes that were made in islands in a commonwealth. folks manufactured in near slave labor sweat shop conditions that included things like forced prous tuition and forced abortions among the destitute workers there. how did they get christians? how did they gel values voters, conservative christian americans to write letters supporting that? they mailed christians materials that said the workers on the islands were exposed to the teachings of jesus while they were working there. that was the jack aber mof scam. that's tim fill limbs and ralph reed's scam. he runs the faith and freedom coalition. all of them went to the ralph reed event in iowa last mochlt this was the podium. there's ralph reed. he was his guy, right? there's his logo, faith and freedom coalition. what's that other logo behind him? the iowa energy forum. hold on a se

that appears to be a form of money laundering that is against state law. lee says just lake his rival he is calling on the district attorney and the state to investigate. >> we have answered all those allegations and actually turned over our documents to the da for them to look at and investigate. so not much to comment on that other than we are running clean xaichbility 100 percent compliance. >>reporter: new alleges come on the heel of an event in china town mr. lee support remembers accused of manipulating the balance of some voters. also being investigated. as well as campaign contributions by an airport shuttle company. >> to me 3 criminal investigation in one election cycle is pretty dramatic. >> with the election just 5 days away the candidate say it is imperative that the da conclude the investigations and announce the results but an expert on mayor politic at sf state doesn't believe the controversy will have an impact on the election. >> for people strongly supported people strongly against them will add fall to that as well. so at the end of the

. >> it includes voter fraud and money launderring. candidate and state center leyland lee who spent the day phone banking says mayor lee hasn't done enough for the supporters, including helping voters fill out ballots in chinatown. >> he is usurping the democratic process, just trying to steal an election, and all he can say is, i don't like that. >> there are some individuals who feel like they're helping me to do the improper thing, and we turned them over, as we should, to the district attorney for investigations for elections, but i know we're running behind in the campaign. >> under the new rank-choiced systems, people have votes for their first, second and third choices. the board of supervisor's president david chu who we caught up with in noe valley predicts nobody will get a vote in the first round. >> i will be shocked if that happened. i would be shocked in that happened in the first couple rounds. >> they say that's why the first and second votes are so important. just ask jane quan who won the latest poll in oakland. they

. >> the treasury department is formally identifying iran as a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern. this is the strongest official warning we can give that any transaction with iran poses serious risks of deception or diversion. >> the measures come after the latest report from vienna. the agency warns that they're encreasingly concerned about the military program. the west has responded. but this is what keeps iran connected to the rest of the world. iran needs to import refined fuel and exports crude to many countries, including china. the west may have imposed sanction bus iran's business partners will not want to cut off all ties with the republic. >> joining me from washington, robin wright, a journalist who has written several books on iran. relations between the west and iran clearly at an all time low will be sanction -- will sangs make any difference to that. >> the -- it will have a slight complicating effect on iran. it will make it more expensive to do business, harder to sell. it will compound the slow erosion of the outside world with the islamic republic. but

he pleaded guilty wednesday to a mult multimillion dollar drug and money laundering conspiracy.ryland, new york and dominican republican r republic. now we want to look at the forecast with ava. >> happy thanksgiving to everyone. it has been a chilly start. we have clear skies overnight and it is 35 at b.w.i., 41 at inner harbor, 37 frederick and 45 cambridge. temperatures are bouncing back as we have the sunshine in place and it will be here all day and it will be pleasant into the afternoon. mid it upper 50's with winds light out of the west around five to 10 miles an hour. the seven-day forecast gets better. mid 60's friday and saturday with sunshine in the area. sunday a few clouds return with a chance of rain, rain possible on monday and major cooldown on monday and major cooldown expected in the middle of next i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' a dunkin' latte. i can't think without my dunkin' iced latte. it's a real latte. i love it. i run on dunkin'. get a premium latte without a premium price. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> 8:30 on thanks giving morning. 24th day o

but by the early '80s, he was drowning in red ink, so delorean was allegedly enticed into a money laundering of cocaine. he was arrested, tried and found not guilty due to entrapment. >> unfortunately because of it, the company went bankrupt, went into liquidation. >> we have taken some of the trunk spake out. >> reporter: that is when stephen got involved. over the years, this mechanic bought up all the unused parts, moved to houston and be the go-to guy for the roughly 7,000 delorean owners around the world. a few years ago, he had an idea. why not bring this '80s antique back to the future with electricity? so this is it this is the battery? >> this is the battery pack at the rear. >> reporter: plug into the wall and he says the batteries will take the care between 70 and 100 miles on a full charge, at around two cents a mile. >> this is where you plug the car in. >> reporter: but since you'll pay between $90,000 and 100,000 bucks for one, you probably want to know how it handles. can we take it for a spin? >> let's do it. >> reporter: all right. off we go to the houston motor sports park

department, and some of the people behind me may not like this, maybe all of them, but i find that to laundered $50 for a license, i am very skeptical that that is going to come anywhere near the cost of the administration of just the paperwork and then all of the other qualifications that go on and then the enforcement, and i think that you have to look at your business plan, at your revenue margins and at your own financial management and see where you can make some better choices, when we are looking at some of these. 23 dogs, that is over $90,000 a year, so i think there is room for there to be a higher license fee. government entities, when they are looking for bids from vendors, they have a very long bidding process. i know this because i used to work at staffing, and whether it was at sf general or the va, these were open for a long time, but there are only three vendors. you are we going to use? what is going to be that standard for the education, and then looking at the three-year grandfather clause, listen, and love that car. i never been driving since i was 16. it does not make me an

there was a study that said, i launder study, saying it was the cell phone next to your ear, but at the end of the day, that's not our jurisdiction and we cannot answer that question. having at&t coming out and doing a reading in your unit, you can contact the health department about the sort of information they collect that. i don't know if you saw the package, but there is a report that talked about the exposure of limit. you mentioned that the issue was at the ground level. that is just another thing you can look at. >> commissioner sugaya: it might be interesting for the public to know we had cell phone antennas were the same company has a set of cellphone and has a 500 or 600 feet away. as commissioner borden said, a lot of it has to do with the top biography in the building and the way of land, so to speak. it is not like suburban america where 1 kilometer might be the rule. here, they are a lot closer to gather. something a little more mundane -- president olague: i just want to ask those were standing near the door to find a seat because it is creating a fire hazard. thank you.

clinton and geithner are concerned about money laundering in the islamic republic and urging them to cut ties with all iranian banks. >> if you are a financial institution anywhere in the world and you engage in any transaction involving iran's central bank or any other iranian bank operating inside or outside iran, then you are at risk as supporting iran's illicit activities. >> the sanctions follow a report earlier this month by the international atomic energy agency. reports suggesting that iran is attempting to use its nuclear technology to design an atomic bomb. >>> britain has launched a similar measure. it ordered all its financial institutions to stop business with iran's central and commercial banks. >> we're doing this, because of international evidence that iran's banks are indulged in the development of iran's weaponized military nuclear weapon program. >> france is taking a firm stance as well. president nicolas sarkozy called on other western nations to impose sanctions including freezing assets of the iranian central bank and banning others from the country. and meanwh

international cooperation to fight transnational crimes such as terrorism, drug smuggling, money laundering and human trafficking. interpol's president warned that criminals are likely to take advantage of technological advances. losing $400 billion yearly to cyber and international other crimes. >>> a historic fort in the indian capital reverberated with music on tuesday. the second day of the dell hi international art festival. a running group of mystics from egypt captivated the audience with their sterling performances. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> the music traces its or gin to islamic mysticism and spread throughout southeast asia during medieval times. >>> let's now take a look at the latest market figures. >>> let's now see what rachel ferguson has cooking for us in world weather. >>> hi there. time to get you a check on the weather as we head on into thursday. across asia things are starting to get a little bit wet. we're talking about up in towards northern parts of china. we've got this low pressure system also down towards the south. showers are moving out of the mounta

prison for life. 27-year-old stephen blackwell plead guilty to a multimillion- dollar drug and money-laundering conspiracy. he led operations in maryland, new york, and the dominican republic. his activity culminated with a mass shooting at a barbecue in 2009 at which police say he was the target. 12 people were shot in the incident. he was also in the news when his brothers were kidnapped. police believe he was the intended make them there as well. a man accused of killing a baltimore bar owner pleaded guilty to that. robert gardner was a hit man hired by lee martin's wife. nartin was the owner of hops i . paul schurick, the former aide to bob ehrlich, it is charged with using robocalls to suppress the black vote in last election. some voters say they received a different robocall from the congressman telling them to ignore the one suggesting they stay home. the attorney of schurick denies any notion that he broke the law. >> any conspiracy the have been indicted, hundreds of thousands of papers and documents have been mailed. where is this great conspiracy? >> his co-defendant is set for febr

. >> the treasury department is formally identify iran as a jurisdiction to of primary money-laundering concern. this is the strongest official warning we can give of that any transaction with iran poses serious risks of deception or diversion. >> the measures, the week after the international atomic energy and agencies submitted its latest report in vienna. the agency warned that it was increasingly concerned about the possible military dimensions of iran posing nuclear program. now the west has responded. but this is what keeps iran connected to the rest of the world. iran needs to import refined fuel and it also exports crude oil to many countries including china. the west may have imposed financial restrictions, but iran's business partners will not want to cut off all ties with the islamic republic. james reynolds, abc news. >> chevron has been fined $28 million for causing a loss built off rio day janeiro. chevron expects -- accepts full responsibility for the oil leak. you're watching "bbc world news and these are the top headlines. egyptians say that the military council is hold

monitors were called in after allegations of voter ballot tampering as well as money laundering in san francisco's mayor's race. [ beeping continues ] >> reporter: they're here to ensure a fair election and what's also a historic election. at this polling station in the castro district, one issue was big on the ballot. >> i think the mayoral race is important. yeah. definitely. >> reporter: important especially considering this is the only chance for voters to have a say in who runs the city for the next four years. >> basically, the mayor was very important to me. >> reporter: why? >> because mr. ed lee was not elected and it was just a quick replacement and i just want to make sure that i can have my choice. >> reporter: for san francisco voters, this is shaping up to be a historic election, as well. for the first time, the new mayor may be elected by ranked choice voting where voters pick three candidates. >> there's a big field. so certainly a lot of good and candidates. >> reporter: if there is no real winner of 50% of the vote the mayor will be selected on total overall votes inc

president, an impeachment trial of mayor lee for election fraud, money- laundering, and sweetheart dealsthe central subway. these issues are not mine alone. these issues are raised by the city attorney. someone is not telling the truth. that is why we need an impeachment trial, and i urge my supervisor to call for an impeachment trial of mayor lee. let the sunshine in and have an impeachment trial so these issues can be vetted before the public. thank you. supervis