Bossi was an unsuccessful candidate for president in 2006, loosing to Giorgio Napolitano.
He was found guilty of embezzlement of hundreds of thousands of euros in public funds. Bossi was sentenced to two years and six months' imprisonment in July 2017.
Jürgen Mossack
Jürgen Rolf Dieter Mossack (born 20 March 1948) is a German-born Panamanian lawyer. He is the co-founder of Mossack Fonseca (along with Ramón Fonseca Mora), a former law firm headquartered in Panama City.
The Moccasck and his firm became globally known in 2016 when it found itself at the centre of the so-called Panama Papers affair, It uncovered the activities of the offshore finance industry. Mossack Fonseca set up more than 214,000 shell companies around the world, some of which were found to have been used for illegal purposes, including fraud and tax evasion.
In 2017, he was arrested and jailed in February 2017.
In March 2018, the firm announced it was shutting down.
Gary Oldman played him in a Netflix movie about the Panama Papers titled "The Laundromat" (2019).
Ramón Fonseca Mora
Ramón Fonseca Mora (born 14 July 1952) is a Panamanian novelist and lawyer. He was the co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, a former law firm based in Panama with more than 40 offices worldwide.
He was minister-counselor of Juan Carlos Varela, and president of the Panameñista Party until he was fired in March 2016, due to the Brazilian Operation Car Wash.
In 2016, the law firm he owned was raided by police on due to money-laundering, bribery and corruption. Fonseca and his partner Jürgen Mossack were arrested and jailed in February 2017.
The Moccasck and his firm became globally known in 2016 when it found itself at the centre of the so-called Panama Papers affair, It uncovered the activities of the offshore finance industry. Mossack Fonseca set up more than 214,000 shell companies around the world, some of which were found to have been used for illegal purposes, including fraud and tax evasion.
Antonio Banderas played him in a Netflix movie about the Panama Papers titled "The Laundromat" (2019).
Operation Car Wash
Operation Car Wash () is an ongoing criminal investigation by the Federal Police of Brazil, Curitiba Branch. It was initially judicially headed by Judge Sérgio Moro, and in 2019 by Judge Luiz Antonio Bonat.
It was a money laundering investigation, it expanded to investigate corruption at Petrobras, where executives allegedly accepted bribes in return for awarding contracts to construction firms at inflated prices. The investigation is called "Operation Car Wash" because it was first uncovered at a car wash in Brasília.
At least eleven other countries, mostly in Latin America, were involved, and the Brazilian company Odebrecht was deeply implicated.
Lava Jato indicted and jailed some well-known politicians, including former presidents Fernando Collor de Mello, Michel Temer and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Other South American presidents were also implicated such as Peru's Ollanta Humala, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Alan Garcia.
During the governments of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Néstor Kirchner, Odebrecht was awarded overvalued contracts worth at least US$9.6 billion.
The Laundromat (movie)
The Laundromat is a 2019 American biographical comedy-drama movie directed by Steven Soderbergh. The screenplay was written by Scott Z. Burns. It stars Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Wright, David Schwimmer, Robert Patrick, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Cromwell, and Sharon Stone.
The movie had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2019. It was released theatrically on September 27, 2019, before being released for digital streaming on October 18, 2019, by Netflix. The movie has received mixed reviews from critics.
The two men at the center of the movie, Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca Mora sued Netflix on October 16, 2019, trying to block the movie's release. They argued that the movie defamed them, but a judge dismissed the case.
USS Somerset (LPD-25)
The USS "Somerset" is a troop transport ship serving in the United States Navy. Steel from the ruins of the 9/11 attacks was made into pure steel and then remade into the ship's hull.
St. Francis, Kansas
St. Francis is a city in Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Cheyenne County. In 2010, 1,329 people lived there.
St. Francis was created in 1887. The city may have been named for the wife of its founder.
St. Francis is at (39.771389, -101.800717). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
St. Francis has a semi-arid climate (Köppen "BSk"). It has cold, dry winters and hot, humid summers.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,329 people, 650 households, and 357 families living in St. Francis.
St. John, Kansas
St. John is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Stafford County. In 2010, 1,295 people lived there.
The first settlement in what is today St. John was made in 1875 when William Bickerton of the Church of Jesus Christ created a religious group named Zion Valley. By 1879, Zion Valley had grown into a small town, and the residents renamed it St. John. It was named after then-governor John P. St. John, in order to try to become the county seat of Stafford County.
In 2015, the official government listing of places has been corrected to spell the town as "St. John" instead of "Saint John." The name was incorrectly changed by the United States Postal Service in the 1970s.
St. John is at (38.0022371, -98.7600887). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
The 2010 census says that there were 1,295 people, 534 households, and 336 families living in St. John.
Scott City, Kansas
Scott City is a city in Scott County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Scott County. In 2010, 3,816 people lived there.
Scott City was created in 1885. Like Scott County, the city is named after United States General, Winfield Scott. In October 1884, two women from Chicago claimed the land that Scott City is on. They built a cabin. In February 1885, two men from Chicago came to the cabin and settled. Soon after, many people started coming to the county. Scott City was then created in 1885. Before being created, Mrs. M.E. De Geer, one of the women that came from Chicago, started a newspaper called the "Western Times" in March 1885. The county then started to fill quickly.
The Kansas Legislature created Scott County in 1873. At this time it was named in honor of General Winfield Scott. Since it was such a small town with so few people, there was no need for a local government. Therefore, it was connected to Ford County for judicial things.
Scott City is at (38.4825192, −100.9070949). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land. It is located in the Great Plains and at the elevation of 2979 ft.
The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Scott City has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The average temperature is 52.4 °F (11.34 °C) and has an average rain fall of 20.16 inches per year. The average snow fall for a year is 23 in. (.58 m).
The 2010 census says that there were 3,816 people, 1,583 households, and 1,029 families living in Scott City.
The USD 466 Scott County mascot is the beaver. A giant welded beaver is on display at the football field.
K-96 and US-83 highways go through the Scott City.
The Scott City Airport is a publicly owned airport. It is in the south east part of Scott City.
"The Scott County Record" is the local newspaper. This weekly publication has been in business since 1993. In 2016, editor Rod Haxton was honored by the Kansas Press Association with the Clyde M. Reed Master Editor Award.
Sedan, Kansas
Sedan is the biggest city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Chautaqua County. In 2010, 1,124 people lived there.