Tag: czar
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Mexico ex-drug czar sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison over cartel bribes
Genaro Garcia Luna, who for several years led Mexico’s fight against the country’s violent drug trade, was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 38 years in U.S. prison for accepting bribes from the cartels he was supposed to fight. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan announced the sentence at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court. Prosecutors…
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Ex-NYC Covid czar fired after he admits attending banned ‘private gatherings’ during height of pandemic
The pharmaceutical executive who was once New York City’s Covid czar was fired Monday, days after he admitted participating in “private gatherings” that were prohibited during the height of the pandemic, a federal filing shows. The board of directors at SIGA Technologies terminated Dr. Jay Varma effective immediately “other than for cause,” according to a…
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Former NYC Covid czar admitted he held ‘private gatherings’ during the height of the pandemic
New York City’s former Covid czar has admitted to participating in what he called “private gatherings” attended by multiple people while the rest of the city was on lockdown and large get-togethers were prohibited during the pandemic. Dr. Jay Varma made the admission Thursday after he was caught on hidden camera boasting about hosting what…