# NuseReal
Miscellaneous news
Alleged gang leader sentenced to life in prison in U.S. for directing the kidnapping of 17 missionaries in Haiti on Oct. 16, 2021 (LINK) — ground.news: 21 media reports (LINK) 3 December 2025
— Prosecutors say the kidnappings aimed to secure release of 34-year-old Joly Germine and demanded a $17,000,000 ransom, while Germine's defense attorneys deny his leadership and say he helped local farmers. Germine, also known as "Yonyon", was the former leader of the Haitian gang 400 Mawozo. Two hostages were released in November 2021 due to medical concerns, and three more were freed in early December after the gang received a $350,000 ransom payment. Prosecutors said the remaining hostages escaped on December 16, 2021, walking through rural terrain for several hours until they reached safety. Germine had already been sentenced in June 2024 to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a gun trafficking scheme that funneled weapons to Haiti in violation of U.S. export laws and for laundering ransom proceeds collected from earlier hostage cases.
Michael and Susan Dell to donate $6.25 billion to fund ‘Trump accounts’ for 25 million U.S. kids (LINK) 2 December 2025
— The pledge will seed tax-advantaged "Trump accounts" for children too old to qualify for grants that are set to come from the U.S. Treasury.
Billionaire-funded 'Trump Accounts' for Kids slammed as 'another tax shelter' for the rich (LINK) 2 December 2025
— Amy Matsui, the vice president of income security and child care at National Women's Law Center (NWLC). “As currently structured, these accounts will just become another tax shelter for the wealthiest, while the overwhelming majority of American families, who are struggling to cover basic costs like food, childcare, and housing, will be hard pressed to find the extra money that could turn the seed money into a meaningful investment."
Ex-Credit Suisse employee charged with money laundering by lending to Mozambican state-owned companies totalling over $2 billion (CHF1.6 billion): Credit Suisse and its successor company UBS are accused of failing to prevent the offence (LINK) 1 December 2025
— swissinfo: The loans were granted by the Credit Suisse Financial Group to three Mozambican state-owned companies in 2013. In 2016, they became known as the "Mozambique debt scandal". In 2020, the OAG opened initial criminal proceedings in this connection, which it is currently conducting against two people on suspicion of money laundering and aiding and abetting the bribery of foreign public officials.
Former Prince Andrew still has 1 title left: Vice-Admiral — he was supposed to obtain the admiral title in 2020 for his 60th birthday; however, the British royal family decided against it after the 2019 Newsnight interview where Andrew addressed his relationship with Epstein (LINK) 1 December 2025
Swiss crossword setter, charged with defaming the Valais section of the right-wing Swiss People's Party, acquitted of defamation (LINK) 1 December 2025
— In its verdict on Monday, the court found that the two men had merely expressed an opinion, which is protected by freedom of expression. Nor did the judge find them guilty of offences against honour or slander. A clue in a Valais paper, Le Nouvelliste, on November 18, 2023, was: "Swiss political party — racist, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-feminist, anti-ecological, anti-poor, nationalist". The answer: UDC (the French abbreviation for the Swiss People’s Party). The Valais section of the People's Party took exception to this and demanded, and received, an apology from Le Nouvelliste.
