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News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Love, Country	i love this silly country
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Smoking, Crack	At least he’s not smoking crack
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Joe Namath	I was convinced that was Joe Namath.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Connections, Money	Connections probably. Money talks.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Bank, Legal obligations	Am I supposed to be upset that a bank returned someone's money per legal obligations?
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Banksy, Secret identity	Is this banksy’s secret identity?
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Politicians, Caught, Rad	I wish my politicians were caught being rad af
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Finland, Dramas	finland and its dramas
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Banks, Work	Yes, that is how banks work.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Graffiti, Vote	If someone campaigned on promises to do graffiti around town I'd vote for them. Graffiti is dope.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Judge, Mural, Context	To judge, we need to see what he was painting. Was he doing a mural? Acceptable. A dick? Tasteless. A mural of dicks? Depends on the context.
News article: YubaNet We Deliver News to the Sierra Sign up for our free newsletters to receive the latest news from our region in your inbox every weekday. Independent, local journalism needs your support to survive and thrive. Help us achieve our mission of creating a more informed world with a one-time or recurring subscription today. The default contribution frequency is set to monthly, but pick whatever works for you. Thank you. Your contribution is appreciated. January 26, 2023 – The State Bar of California’s Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced today the filing of a Notice of Disciplinary Charges (NDC) against attorney John Charles Eastman (State Bar No. 193726). The 11 charges arise from allegations that Eastman engaged in a course of conduct to plan, promote, and assist then-President Trump in executing a strategy, unsupported by facts or law, to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election by obstructing the count of electoral votes of certain states. Specific charges allege that Eastman made false and misleading statements regarding purported election fraud, including statements on January 6, 2020, at a rally in Washington, D.C., that contributed to provoking a crowd to assault and breach the Capitol to intimidate then-Vice President Pence and prevent the electoral count from proceeding. The Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) intends to seek Eastman’s disbarment before the State Bar Court. In March 2022, Cardona invoked a public protection waiver to announce that an investigation of Eastman was underway. Eastman now faces multiple charges that he violated Business and Professions Code section 6106 by making false and misleading statements that constitute acts of “moral turpitude, dishonesty, and corruption.” “There is nothing more sacrosanct to our American democracy than free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power,” said Cardona. “For California attorneys, adherence to the U.S. and California Constitutions is their highest legal duty. The Notice of Disciplinary Charges alleges that Mr. Eastman violated this duty in furtherance of an attempt to usurp the will of the American people and overturn election results for the highest office in the land—an egregious and unprecedented attack on our democracy—for which he must be held accountable.” As has been widely reported, Eastman drafted two “legal memos” that laid out proposed strategies to block then-President-elect Joe Biden from taking office by circumventing established procedures for the counting of electoral votes in front of the U.S. Congress and overseen by Vice President Pence. The NDC alleges that the strategies proposed by these memos, as well as in remarks Eastman made publicly and privately to President Trump, Vice President Pence, and others, were unsupported by law, based on false and misleading assertions of fact, and designed for the purpose of keeping Trump in office. The NDC alleges that, after hearing from the U.S. Department of Justice that it had not seen any election fraud on a scale that could have affected the election’s outcome, and after multiple courts had rejected election fraud lawsuits, Eastman knew, or should have known, that the factual premise for his proposals―that massive fraud was at play―was false, and that Trump had lost his bid for re-election. The NDC also alleges that Eastman ignored these truths when he spoke at the “Save America March” on January 6, 2020, inciting the crowd to take action when, with the intent to convince them that the outcome of the presidential election had been affected by fraud, he said that “dead people had voted” in the presidential election, that Dominion voting machines had fraudulently manipulated the election results, and that Vice President Pence did not deserve to be in office if he did not delay the counting of electoral votes. These statements contributed to provoking the crowd that participated in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol that occurred after the rally. A Notice of Disciplinary Charges filed by OCTC contains only allegations of professional misconduct. The licensee is presumed to be innocent of any misconduct warranting discipline until the charges have been proven. The State Bar Court of California is the only independent court in the U.S. dedicated solely to attorney discipline. Attorney discipline matters are investigated and prosecuted by OCTC, acting on behalf of the public. The State Bar Court oversees disciplinary proceedings and adjudicates charges filed by OCTC. The court rules on whether OCTC has proved charges of professional misconduct by clear and convincing evidence and may recommend that an attorney be suspended or disbarred. State Bar proceedings include a legal requirement during the prefiling period to provide respondents with a “fair, adequate and reasonable opportunity to deny or explain the matters” which will be the subject of any charges, and, prior to the filing of disciplinary charges, respondents have the “right to request an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference” before a State Bar Court hearing judge. If a disciplinary ruling involves disbarment or suspension, the State Bar Court’s recommendation is transmitted to the California Supreme Court, which determines whether to impose the recommended discipline. See rule 9.18, California Rules of Court. You can search more extensive State Bar Court records and documents related to this case, or any attorney discipline matters, using the court’s Case Search feature. Input either the case number or attorney’s name (last, first middle). Follow the State Bar onlineLinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram The State Bar of California’s mission is to protect the public and includes the primary functions of licensing, regulation and discipline of attorneys; the advancement of the ethical and competent practice of law; and support of efforts for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system. www.calbar.ca.gov Launched in 1999 (in the era of dial-up!) to put the then-revolutionary power of the Internet into the hands of our foothill and mountain communities, YubaNet.com delivers daily news to the Sierra, from the Sierra. Read more... We've recently sent you an authentication link. Please, check your inbox! Sign in with a password below, or sign in using your email. Get a code sent to your email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Enter the code you received via email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Subscribe to our newsletters: Sign in with your email Lost your password? Try a different email Send another code Sign in with a password By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service. User comment:	Delay	What took them so long?
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Vigilantes, Banks	Do we expect banks to be vigilantes now?
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Sanctions, Withdrawal, Mediachannel	So they did what they are suppose to do… might just as well say Finnish bank did not allow oligarch to witdraw money after sanctions took effect. In this way a mediachannel is losing it’s value quickly.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	American, Oligarchs, Withdraw	Can you stop all the American Oligarchs from withdrawing money like... now?? that'd be great.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Oligarch, Sanction, Bank	While I hate that an oligarch was able to get his money out before being sanctioned, reducing the effect if the sanction, I also can't deny that the Finnish bank did their job. If the sanction hadn't taken effect yet then this is just a bank doing what it is meant to do.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Compliance officer, Declaration, Withdrawal	"The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus." So it is all good, he signed a declaration.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Permitted, Occurred, Slow news day	Thing that was permitted... Occurred... slow news day.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Fair, Fan, Art form, Scandal, Wanted list	To be fair he’s a fan of the art form. So is it really a scandal 🤷‍♂️ If so, then Bansky must be on the top ten most wanted list.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Hope, Finnish	Hope they didn’t get him before he was Finnish!
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Finnish leaders are in Brussels on Tuesday as the country is officially accepted as a member of the Nato military alliance. This blog follows the day's events as they happen. We're wrapping up the live blog about Finland officially joining Nato on Tuesday. Be sure to stay tuned to Yle News for more Nato-related (and other) news in the coming days and weeks. Following leaders signing and handing over accession paperwork, Finland officially joined Nato at a brief ceremony at the defence alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, at around 4pm, Finnish time. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö made a brief statement at the ceremony, noting that Finland was starting a new chapter in its history. You can read more about it here. Outgoing Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) tweeted that Finland is entering a new era as a member of Nato, adding that she was "proud of Finland and the Finnish people." "As a nation, we have been united throughout this historic process. Thank you to our Allies for your trust. Together we will be even stronger," Marin wrote. Speaking to the media in Brussels, Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (Cen) Finland's accession is a "big day for Finland" but noted that Sweden's ratification must still be completed. "Our next goal is of course to get full membership for our good neighbour Sweden," Kaikkonen said. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken completed the final formalities of Finland's accession to Nato in front of the media at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels. "I'm delighted to report that just a few moments ago, Turkey deposited with me, on behalf of the United States, Turkey's ratification of the instrument for Finland's accession to Nato, and with the receipt and submission of that protocol, I can say that the protocol is now in force," Blinken said. Stoltenberg then handed over the formal invitation, on behalf of all member states, to foreign minister Haavisto for Finland to become a member of Nato. In turn, Haavisto deposited Finland's instrument of accession with Secretary of State Blinken. "With receipt of this instrument of accession, we can now declare that Finland is the 31st member of the North Atlantic treaty," Blinken confirmed. After a shaking of hands between the three men, Haavisto announced Finland's first act as a Nato member. "Since we are now a member of Nato, we have a very important task. The task is to give to you for the deposit our ratification of Swedish membership. This is our first act as a member state," Haavisto said. Finland's membership was confirmed by an official statement from the Office of the President of the Republic. Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) has signed the agreement on Finland's membership of Nato. The signing ceremony took place in front of the cameras at Nato headquarters in the Manfred Wörner building in Brussels. Haavisto described it as a historic moment. He said that Turkey was handing over its own ratification of Finland's membership to the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. This clears the last bureaucratic hurdles from Finland's path to Nato, allowing General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg to officially invite Finland to join the alliance. He is expected to do so soon. "The moment the accession document has been handed to Foreign Minister Blinken, Finland is a member of Nato. After that, the flag will go up," Haavisto said. News agency Reuters reports that the Kremlin has issued a statement regarding Finland's impending Nato membership, saying Russia will be forced to take "counter measures" to ensure its own security. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called Finland's move to finalise Nato membership an "encroachment" on Russian security, adding that the alliance was hostile towards Russia. Reuters also reports on comments by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Šoigu that Finland's accession has increased the risk of conflict. Added at 18:09: In a separate statement, Russia's foreign ministry said that Nato's expansion along Russia's borders had fundamentally changed the situation in Northern Europe. The minister said that Russia's further actions depend on what Nato's expansion means in practice, for example, in terms of military infrastructure deployment. Addressing reporters outside Nato HQ in Brussels on Tuesday afternoon, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, "by becoming a member, Finland will get an ironclad security guarantee. Article 5, the collective clause of all for one and one for all, will apply to Finland from today [Tuesday]." Article 5 states that an attack against one member state is interpreted as an attack against all. "President Putin had as a declared goal of the invasion of Ukraine to get less Nato. He is getting exactly the opposite. Finland today, and soon also Sweden will become a full-fledged member of the alliance," he said. Stoltenberg also noted that the alliance's founding document, the North Atlantic treaty, was signed on this day in 1949. "It's hard to imagine any better way of celebrating our anniversary than to have Finland becoming a full member of the alliance," he said, adding that he was personally proud to see Finland join Nato. "Not so many years ago, we thought it was unthinkable that Finland would become a member, now they are a full-fledged member, and that is truly historic." The flags of Finland and Nato are flying side-by-side outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Helsinki on Tuesday. "A day I never thought I would see," tweeted Piritta Asunmaa, head of the ministry's political unit, as she shared a photo on Twitter. In an article published on Tuesday morning, the New York Times writes that Finland's Nato accession "amounts to a strategic defeat for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who has made blocking NATO expansion a goal of his leadership." Finland's membership — which the NYT notes is "a power shift spurred by the Ukraine war" — is a "huge plus" for the alliance. "Nato's border with Russia is doubling and the alliance has gained access to a strong military with a deep history of countering its bigger neighbor," the NYT notes. The article also highlights the role played by Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in his country's Nato accession, as well as the effect it had on its Nordic neighbour Sweden. "Mr. Niinistö judged quickly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that Finland's best protection was to drop its military nonalignment and apply to join Nato. His judgment was influential for a more hesitant Sweden, which has also applied to join," NYT writes. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington DC on 4 April 1949. The first signatory states were France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. Finland will join on the 74th anniversary of that historic signing. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Welcome, Finland	Welcome Finland. Glad to have you with us....
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Vote, Candidate	That's kinda dope, I'd vote for him
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Art, Tag	was it art or just a shitty tag?
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Helsinki Syndrome	He must be suffering from the Helsinki Syndrome, as in Helsinki, Sweden.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Cool, Mayor	Whoa what a cool mayor
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Turkey is expected to vote on Finland's alliance membership as early as this week. The Hungarian Parliament ratified Finland's Nato membership application in a vote of 182 to 6 on Monday evening. Hungarian Parliament has 199 members. Ahead of the vote, five speeches were made during the discussion, three of which by opposition representatives and two from the Fidesz ruling party. During discussions, opposition MP Elöd Novák said Hungary should not permit Finland and Sweden to join Nato. At the beginning of this month, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party pledged to back the ratification of both countries. Previously, Orban had voiced concerns about Finland and Sweden's membership bids, accusing the countries of spreading lies about Hungary's quality of democracy and rule of law. However, on Monday, Fidesz parliamentary group leader Máté Kocsis confirmed the party's support for Finland's accession. The Fidesz party holds about two-thirds of seats in parliament. Until Monday's vote, Hungary and Turkey were the last of Nato's 30 member states that had not approved Finland's bid to join the alliance. Now, following the vote, Turkey is the sole remaining Nato country yet to approve Finland's membership, but its parliament is expected to vote on the matter as early as this week. Of all Nato member states, Turkey voiced the most opposition to the Nordic nations' membership bids, particularly Sweden's. Turkey's primary objections have been related to the countries' policies regarding the PKK (Kurdish Workers' Party), which Turkish authorities consider to be a terrorist organisation. Ahead of the vote on Monday, Yle's special reporter on Nato, Mika Hentunen, suggested that Hungary did not want to be the last alliance member to approve the application. Its ratification vote was originally scheduled to take place last September. Finland and Sweden jointly applied to join Nato in mid-May of last year, with leaders of both countries emphasising the importance of joining the alliance together. However, hopes of achieving simultaneous membership began to dwindle, as recently as this month, particularly when it became clearer that Finland's Nordic neighbour would have to wait a little longer for Turkish approval. Once the acceptance letters from all 30 member states are in Washington, Nato will send an invitation letter to Finland, according to newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, which examined the process in a story published on Monday. Edited at 19:36 to replace incorrect photo of Hungarian House of Parliament. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Thanks, Hungary	Thanks! Now I'm Hungary.
News article: YubaNet We Deliver News to the Sierra Sign up for our free newsletters to receive the latest news from our region in your inbox every weekday. Independent, local journalism needs your support to survive and thrive. Help us achieve our mission of creating a more informed world with a one-time or recurring subscription today. The default contribution frequency is set to monthly, but pick whatever works for you. Thank you. Your contribution is appreciated. January 26, 2023 – The State Bar of California’s Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced today the filing of a Notice of Disciplinary Charges (NDC) against attorney John Charles Eastman (State Bar No. 193726). The 11 charges arise from allegations that Eastman engaged in a course of conduct to plan, promote, and assist then-President Trump in executing a strategy, unsupported by facts or law, to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election by obstructing the count of electoral votes of certain states. Specific charges allege that Eastman made false and misleading statements regarding purported election fraud, including statements on January 6, 2020, at a rally in Washington, D.C., that contributed to provoking a crowd to assault and breach the Capitol to intimidate then-Vice President Pence and prevent the electoral count from proceeding. The Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) intends to seek Eastman’s disbarment before the State Bar Court. In March 2022, Cardona invoked a public protection waiver to announce that an investigation of Eastman was underway. Eastman now faces multiple charges that he violated Business and Professions Code section 6106 by making false and misleading statements that constitute acts of “moral turpitude, dishonesty, and corruption.” “There is nothing more sacrosanct to our American democracy than free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power,” said Cardona. “For California attorneys, adherence to the U.S. and California Constitutions is their highest legal duty. The Notice of Disciplinary Charges alleges that Mr. Eastman violated this duty in furtherance of an attempt to usurp the will of the American people and overturn election results for the highest office in the land—an egregious and unprecedented attack on our democracy—for which he must be held accountable.” As has been widely reported, Eastman drafted two “legal memos” that laid out proposed strategies to block then-President-elect Joe Biden from taking office by circumventing established procedures for the counting of electoral votes in front of the U.S. Congress and overseen by Vice President Pence. The NDC alleges that the strategies proposed by these memos, as well as in remarks Eastman made publicly and privately to President Trump, Vice President Pence, and others, were unsupported by law, based on false and misleading assertions of fact, and designed for the purpose of keeping Trump in office. The NDC alleges that, after hearing from the U.S. Department of Justice that it had not seen any election fraud on a scale that could have affected the election’s outcome, and after multiple courts had rejected election fraud lawsuits, Eastman knew, or should have known, that the factual premise for his proposals―that massive fraud was at play―was false, and that Trump had lost his bid for re-election. The NDC also alleges that Eastman ignored these truths when he spoke at the “Save America March” on January 6, 2020, inciting the crowd to take action when, with the intent to convince them that the outcome of the presidential election had been affected by fraud, he said that “dead people had voted” in the presidential election, that Dominion voting machines had fraudulently manipulated the election results, and that Vice President Pence did not deserve to be in office if he did not delay the counting of electoral votes. These statements contributed to provoking the crowd that participated in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol that occurred after the rally. A Notice of Disciplinary Charges filed by OCTC contains only allegations of professional misconduct. The licensee is presumed to be innocent of any misconduct warranting discipline until the charges have been proven. The State Bar Court of California is the only independent court in the U.S. dedicated solely to attorney discipline. Attorney discipline matters are investigated and prosecuted by OCTC, acting on behalf of the public. The State Bar Court oversees disciplinary proceedings and adjudicates charges filed by OCTC. The court rules on whether OCTC has proved charges of professional misconduct by clear and convincing evidence and may recommend that an attorney be suspended or disbarred. State Bar proceedings include a legal requirement during the prefiling period to provide respondents with a “fair, adequate and reasonable opportunity to deny or explain the matters” which will be the subject of any charges, and, prior to the filing of disciplinary charges, respondents have the “right to request an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference” before a State Bar Court hearing judge. If a disciplinary ruling involves disbarment or suspension, the State Bar Court’s recommendation is transmitted to the California Supreme Court, which determines whether to impose the recommended discipline. See rule 9.18, California Rules of Court. You can search more extensive State Bar Court records and documents related to this case, or any attorney discipline matters, using the court’s Case Search feature. Input either the case number or attorney’s name (last, first middle). Follow the State Bar onlineLinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram The State Bar of California’s mission is to protect the public and includes the primary functions of licensing, regulation and discipline of attorneys; the advancement of the ethical and competent practice of law; and support of efforts for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system. www.calbar.ca.gov Launched in 1999 (in the era of dial-up!) to put the then-revolutionary power of the Internet into the hands of our foothill and mountain communities, YubaNet.com delivers daily news to the Sierra, from the Sierra. Read more... We've recently sent you an authentication link. Please, check your inbox! Sign in with a password below, or sign in using your email. Get a code sent to your email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Enter the code you received via email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Subscribe to our newsletters: Sign in with your email Lost your password? Try a different email Send another code Sign in with a password By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service. User comment:	False statements, Disbarment, Indictments	“Specific charges allege that Eastman made false and misleading statements regarding purported election fraud, including statements on January 6, 2020, at a rally in Washington, D.C., that contributed to provoking a crowd to assault and breach the Capitol to intimidate then-Vice President Pence and prevent the electoral count from proceeding. The Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) intends to seek Eastman’s disbarment before the State Bar Court.” Felt so nice to read that. I’m looking forward to his other issues with indictments, loss of employment, funding investigations. Feels good. As you sow, eventually I guess, you reap.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Hangout, Guy	Seems like a guy you could hang out with.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Good, Life moments	Good for him. Living some life moments.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Helsinki, Sweden	As in Helsinki Sweden?
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Midsummer Eve, Trains, Mayor, Joke	Finns know how to party. I'm too mediocre at the hobby to have any business doing it at my age but if I was Mayor I would never stop. >Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve LMAO he was even going after the train lines. He's probably a seasoned writer! There's some from the US who have made the Finish Interrail their missions. ------------ Graff Mayor>Crack Mayor Keeps the trains running on time sir!
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Headline, Right winger, Graffiti, Police, Authority	When I first saw the headline, I assumed it was a right winger trying to use the graffiti as a way to demonstrate that more police were needed and that the government needs more authority to crack down on the citizens. Glad to see I was wrong.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Ted Cruz, Graffiti	I imagine Ted Cruz is behind the graffiti in Houston as well.
News article: YubaNet We Deliver News to the Sierra Sign up for our free newsletters to receive the latest news from our region in your inbox every weekday. Independent, local journalism needs your support to survive and thrive. Help us achieve our mission of creating a more informed world with a one-time or recurring subscription today. The default contribution frequency is set to monthly, but pick whatever works for you. Thank you. Your contribution is appreciated. January 26, 2023 – The State Bar of California’s Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced today the filing of a Notice of Disciplinary Charges (NDC) against attorney John Charles Eastman (State Bar No. 193726). The 11 charges arise from allegations that Eastman engaged in a course of conduct to plan, promote, and assist then-President Trump in executing a strategy, unsupported by facts or law, to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election by obstructing the count of electoral votes of certain states. Specific charges allege that Eastman made false and misleading statements regarding purported election fraud, including statements on January 6, 2020, at a rally in Washington, D.C., that contributed to provoking a crowd to assault and breach the Capitol to intimidate then-Vice President Pence and prevent the electoral count from proceeding. The Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) intends to seek Eastman’s disbarment before the State Bar Court. In March 2022, Cardona invoked a public protection waiver to announce that an investigation of Eastman was underway. Eastman now faces multiple charges that he violated Business and Professions Code section 6106 by making false and misleading statements that constitute acts of “moral turpitude, dishonesty, and corruption.” “There is nothing more sacrosanct to our American democracy than free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power,” said Cardona. “For California attorneys, adherence to the U.S. and California Constitutions is their highest legal duty. The Notice of Disciplinary Charges alleges that Mr. Eastman violated this duty in furtherance of an attempt to usurp the will of the American people and overturn election results for the highest office in the land—an egregious and unprecedented attack on our democracy—for which he must be held accountable.” As has been widely reported, Eastman drafted two “legal memos” that laid out proposed strategies to block then-President-elect Joe Biden from taking office by circumventing established procedures for the counting of electoral votes in front of the U.S. Congress and overseen by Vice President Pence. The NDC alleges that the strategies proposed by these memos, as well as in remarks Eastman made publicly and privately to President Trump, Vice President Pence, and others, were unsupported by law, based on false and misleading assertions of fact, and designed for the purpose of keeping Trump in office. The NDC alleges that, after hearing from the U.S. Department of Justice that it had not seen any election fraud on a scale that could have affected the election’s outcome, and after multiple courts had rejected election fraud lawsuits, Eastman knew, or should have known, that the factual premise for his proposals―that massive fraud was at play―was false, and that Trump had lost his bid for re-election. The NDC also alleges that Eastman ignored these truths when he spoke at the “Save America March” on January 6, 2020, inciting the crowd to take action when, with the intent to convince them that the outcome of the presidential election had been affected by fraud, he said that “dead people had voted” in the presidential election, that Dominion voting machines had fraudulently manipulated the election results, and that Vice President Pence did not deserve to be in office if he did not delay the counting of electoral votes. These statements contributed to provoking the crowd that participated in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol that occurred after the rally. A Notice of Disciplinary Charges filed by OCTC contains only allegations of professional misconduct. The licensee is presumed to be innocent of any misconduct warranting discipline until the charges have been proven. The State Bar Court of California is the only independent court in the U.S. dedicated solely to attorney discipline. Attorney discipline matters are investigated and prosecuted by OCTC, acting on behalf of the public. The State Bar Court oversees disciplinary proceedings and adjudicates charges filed by OCTC. The court rules on whether OCTC has proved charges of professional misconduct by clear and convincing evidence and may recommend that an attorney be suspended or disbarred. State Bar proceedings include a legal requirement during the prefiling period to provide respondents with a “fair, adequate and reasonable opportunity to deny or explain the matters” which will be the subject of any charges, and, prior to the filing of disciplinary charges, respondents have the “right to request an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference” before a State Bar Court hearing judge. If a disciplinary ruling involves disbarment or suspension, the State Bar Court’s recommendation is transmitted to the California Supreme Court, which determines whether to impose the recommended discipline. See rule 9.18, California Rules of Court. You can search more extensive State Bar Court records and documents related to this case, or any attorney discipline matters, using the court’s Case Search feature. Input either the case number or attorney’s name (last, first middle). Follow the State Bar onlineLinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram The State Bar of California’s mission is to protect the public and includes the primary functions of licensing, regulation and discipline of attorneys; the advancement of the ethical and competent practice of law; and support of efforts for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system. www.calbar.ca.gov Launched in 1999 (in the era of dial-up!) to put the then-revolutionary power of the Internet into the hands of our foothill and mountain communities, YubaNet.com delivers daily news to the Sierra, from the Sierra. Read more... We've recently sent you an authentication link. Please, check your inbox! Sign in with a password below, or sign in using your email. Get a code sent to your email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Enter the code you received via email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Subscribe to our newsletters: Sign in with your email Lost your password? Try a different email Send another code Sign in with a password By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service. User comment:	Bar membership, License, Ca Bar	I would hope that Ca is Eastman's main bar membership so that it will keep him from practicing law ever again. However I expect he may be admitted to the Ca Bar but have his license in another original state. May that state due the same thing.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Antisemitic, Articles	Hey just.... cool it with the antisemitic articles.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Bart Simpson, Deputy Mayor	Bart Simpson is a deputy mayor?
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Graffiti, Spray painting	Literally spray painting the word “graffiti?”
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	John Landis, Age well	John Landis has aged surprisingly well all things considered.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Finnish leaders are in Brussels on Tuesday as the country is officially accepted as a member of the Nato military alliance. This blog follows the day's events as they happen. We're wrapping up the live blog about Finland officially joining Nato on Tuesday. Be sure to stay tuned to Yle News for more Nato-related (and other) news in the coming days and weeks. Following leaders signing and handing over accession paperwork, Finland officially joined Nato at a brief ceremony at the defence alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, at around 4pm, Finnish time. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö made a brief statement at the ceremony, noting that Finland was starting a new chapter in its history. You can read more about it here. Outgoing Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) tweeted that Finland is entering a new era as a member of Nato, adding that she was "proud of Finland and the Finnish people." "As a nation, we have been united throughout this historic process. Thank you to our Allies for your trust. Together we will be even stronger," Marin wrote. Speaking to the media in Brussels, Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (Cen) Finland's accession is a "big day for Finland" but noted that Sweden's ratification must still be completed. "Our next goal is of course to get full membership for our good neighbour Sweden," Kaikkonen said. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken completed the final formalities of Finland's accession to Nato in front of the media at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels. "I'm delighted to report that just a few moments ago, Turkey deposited with me, on behalf of the United States, Turkey's ratification of the instrument for Finland's accession to Nato, and with the receipt and submission of that protocol, I can say that the protocol is now in force," Blinken said. Stoltenberg then handed over the formal invitation, on behalf of all member states, to foreign minister Haavisto for Finland to become a member of Nato. In turn, Haavisto deposited Finland's instrument of accession with Secretary of State Blinken. "With receipt of this instrument of accession, we can now declare that Finland is the 31st member of the North Atlantic treaty," Blinken confirmed. After a shaking of hands between the three men, Haavisto announced Finland's first act as a Nato member. "Since we are now a member of Nato, we have a very important task. The task is to give to you for the deposit our ratification of Swedish membership. This is our first act as a member state," Haavisto said. Finland's membership was confirmed by an official statement from the Office of the President of the Republic. Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) has signed the agreement on Finland's membership of Nato. The signing ceremony took place in front of the cameras at Nato headquarters in the Manfred Wörner building in Brussels. Haavisto described it as a historic moment. He said that Turkey was handing over its own ratification of Finland's membership to the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. This clears the last bureaucratic hurdles from Finland's path to Nato, allowing General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg to officially invite Finland to join the alliance. He is expected to do so soon. "The moment the accession document has been handed to Foreign Minister Blinken, Finland is a member of Nato. After that, the flag will go up," Haavisto said. News agency Reuters reports that the Kremlin has issued a statement regarding Finland's impending Nato membership, saying Russia will be forced to take "counter measures" to ensure its own security. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called Finland's move to finalise Nato membership an "encroachment" on Russian security, adding that the alliance was hostile towards Russia. Reuters also reports on comments by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Šoigu that Finland's accession has increased the risk of conflict. Added at 18:09: In a separate statement, Russia's foreign ministry said that Nato's expansion along Russia's borders had fundamentally changed the situation in Northern Europe. The minister said that Russia's further actions depend on what Nato's expansion means in practice, for example, in terms of military infrastructure deployment. Addressing reporters outside Nato HQ in Brussels on Tuesday afternoon, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, "by becoming a member, Finland will get an ironclad security guarantee. Article 5, the collective clause of all for one and one for all, will apply to Finland from today [Tuesday]." Article 5 states that an attack against one member state is interpreted as an attack against all. "President Putin had as a declared goal of the invasion of Ukraine to get less Nato. He is getting exactly the opposite. Finland today, and soon also Sweden will become a full-fledged member of the alliance," he said. Stoltenberg also noted that the alliance's founding document, the North Atlantic treaty, was signed on this day in 1949. "It's hard to imagine any better way of celebrating our anniversary than to have Finland becoming a full member of the alliance," he said, adding that he was personally proud to see Finland join Nato. "Not so many years ago, we thought it was unthinkable that Finland would become a member, now they are a full-fledged member, and that is truly historic." The flags of Finland and Nato are flying side-by-side outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Helsinki on Tuesday. "A day I never thought I would see," tweeted Piritta Asunmaa, head of the ministry's political unit, as she shared a photo on Twitter. In an article published on Tuesday morning, the New York Times writes that Finland's Nato accession "amounts to a strategic defeat for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who has made blocking NATO expansion a goal of his leadership." Finland's membership — which the NYT notes is "a power shift spurred by the Ukraine war" — is a "huge plus" for the alliance. "Nato's border with Russia is doubling and the alliance has gained access to a strong military with a deep history of countering its bigger neighbor," the NYT notes. The article also highlights the role played by Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in his country's Nato accession, as well as the effect it had on its Nordic neighbour Sweden. "Mr. Niinistö judged quickly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that Finland's best protection was to drop its military nonalignment and apply to join Nato. His judgment was influential for a more hesitant Sweden, which has also applied to join," NYT writes. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington DC on 4 April 1949. The first signatory states were France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. Finland will join on the 74th anniversary of that historic signing. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Historic, Biden, Credit	It is historic. Give Biden some credit.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus. A regional cooperative bank in Southwest Finland allowed Russian-Finnish oligarch Boris Rotenberg to withdraw his company's funds in cash last year just before EU sanctions came into effect, reports the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat on Wednesday. Rotenberg, a close friend of President Vladimir Putin since the 1960s, is a member of the Rotenberg family of Russian oligarchs, and has had Finnish citizenship since 2002. The bank's compliance officer, who is mandated with overseeing the legality of the bank's operations, had recommended that the money not be handed over. However, Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds on 4 April, 2022, after signing a declaration that he would not transfer them to Russia or Belarus. The bank, Suupohjan Osuuspankki, part of the POP group, has since merged with the Lieto and Piikkiö cooperative banks. Since the beginning of June last year, the new bank has been known as Suomen Osuuspankki. Having Rotenberg as a client had already caused problems for the bank for years, as he had been on the US sanctions list since 2014, when after Russia seized the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Ilta-Sanomat published documents from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority showing that the bank reached the decision after much deliberation, at the last minute overriding a recommendation by its compliance officer, saying that the customer's funds should not be handed over for the time being due to cash export sanctions imposed by the EU. Sanctions imposed by the US do not have a direct legal effect in Finland, but having business or customer relations with a close friend of the Russian president could expose a bank itself to the risk of being sanctioned. Earlier this year, Yle's MOT investigative journalism team reported that Rotenberg had violated EU sanction rules by not declaring assets in Finland. Last autumn, Finnish authorities seized two villas owned by Rotenberg as part of more than 80 million euros worth of assets owned by Russians subject to EU sanctions. Timo Kalliomäki, who was CEO of Suupohjan Osuuspankki at the time of the settlement, and Jaakko Pulli, CEO of POP, declined to comment to IS on an individual case, but insisted that the banks always strictly follow all regulations. Pekka Vasara, head of the Financial Supervisory Authority's money laundering unit, also declined to comment on this specific case. "On a general level, it can be stated that situations in which funds are transferred just before a person or entity is added to the sanctions list are problematic, because there is no obligation to freeze the funds," he told the paper. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Russia, Oligarchs, USA, Billionaires, Businessmen	Ever notice how [Russia has "oligarchs" and the West, especially the USA, has 'businessmen" and "billionaires"](https://fair.org/home/russia-has-oligarchs-the-us-has-businessmen/)?
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Mayor, Helsinski, Cool	Damn Helsinski, your mayor seems cool. Can he be my mayor?
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Socialist, Punk rock, Suit	very socialist and punk rock. A suit can conceal a person so well
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Political scandals, Scandal, Height	I wish I lived in a place where this is the height of political scandals.
News article: YubaNet We Deliver News to the Sierra Sign up for our free newsletters to receive the latest news from our region in your inbox every weekday. Independent, local journalism needs your support to survive and thrive. Help us achieve our mission of creating a more informed world with a one-time or recurring subscription today. The default contribution frequency is set to monthly, but pick whatever works for you. Thank you. Your contribution is appreciated. January 26, 2023 – The State Bar of California’s Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced today the filing of a Notice of Disciplinary Charges (NDC) against attorney John Charles Eastman (State Bar No. 193726). The 11 charges arise from allegations that Eastman engaged in a course of conduct to plan, promote, and assist then-President Trump in executing a strategy, unsupported by facts or law, to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election by obstructing the count of electoral votes of certain states. Specific charges allege that Eastman made false and misleading statements regarding purported election fraud, including statements on January 6, 2020, at a rally in Washington, D.C., that contributed to provoking a crowd to assault and breach the Capitol to intimidate then-Vice President Pence and prevent the electoral count from proceeding. The Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) intends to seek Eastman’s disbarment before the State Bar Court. In March 2022, Cardona invoked a public protection waiver to announce that an investigation of Eastman was underway. Eastman now faces multiple charges that he violated Business and Professions Code section 6106 by making false and misleading statements that constitute acts of “moral turpitude, dishonesty, and corruption.” “There is nothing more sacrosanct to our American democracy than free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power,” said Cardona. “For California attorneys, adherence to the U.S. and California Constitutions is their highest legal duty. The Notice of Disciplinary Charges alleges that Mr. Eastman violated this duty in furtherance of an attempt to usurp the will of the American people and overturn election results for the highest office in the land—an egregious and unprecedented attack on our democracy—for which he must be held accountable.” As has been widely reported, Eastman drafted two “legal memos” that laid out proposed strategies to block then-President-elect Joe Biden from taking office by circumventing established procedures for the counting of electoral votes in front of the U.S. Congress and overseen by Vice President Pence. The NDC alleges that the strategies proposed by these memos, as well as in remarks Eastman made publicly and privately to President Trump, Vice President Pence, and others, were unsupported by law, based on false and misleading assertions of fact, and designed for the purpose of keeping Trump in office. The NDC alleges that, after hearing from the U.S. Department of Justice that it had not seen any election fraud on a scale that could have affected the election’s outcome, and after multiple courts had rejected election fraud lawsuits, Eastman knew, or should have known, that the factual premise for his proposals―that massive fraud was at play―was false, and that Trump had lost his bid for re-election. The NDC also alleges that Eastman ignored these truths when he spoke at the “Save America March” on January 6, 2020, inciting the crowd to take action when, with the intent to convince them that the outcome of the presidential election had been affected by fraud, he said that “dead people had voted” in the presidential election, that Dominion voting machines had fraudulently manipulated the election results, and that Vice President Pence did not deserve to be in office if he did not delay the counting of electoral votes. These statements contributed to provoking the crowd that participated in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol that occurred after the rally. A Notice of Disciplinary Charges filed by OCTC contains only allegations of professional misconduct. The licensee is presumed to be innocent of any misconduct warranting discipline until the charges have been proven. The State Bar Court of California is the only independent court in the U.S. dedicated solely to attorney discipline. Attorney discipline matters are investigated and prosecuted by OCTC, acting on behalf of the public. The State Bar Court oversees disciplinary proceedings and adjudicates charges filed by OCTC. The court rules on whether OCTC has proved charges of professional misconduct by clear and convincing evidence and may recommend that an attorney be suspended or disbarred. State Bar proceedings include a legal requirement during the prefiling period to provide respondents with a “fair, adequate and reasonable opportunity to deny or explain the matters” which will be the subject of any charges, and, prior to the filing of disciplinary charges, respondents have the “right to request an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference” before a State Bar Court hearing judge. If a disciplinary ruling involves disbarment or suspension, the State Bar Court’s recommendation is transmitted to the California Supreme Court, which determines whether to impose the recommended discipline. See rule 9.18, California Rules of Court. You can search more extensive State Bar Court records and documents related to this case, or any attorney discipline matters, using the court’s Case Search feature. Input either the case number or attorney’s name (last, first middle). Follow the State Bar onlineLinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram The State Bar of California’s mission is to protect the public and includes the primary functions of licensing, regulation and discipline of attorneys; the advancement of the ethical and competent practice of law; and support of efforts for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system. www.calbar.ca.gov Launched in 1999 (in the era of dial-up!) to put the then-revolutionary power of the Internet into the hands of our foothill and mountain communities, YubaNet.com delivers daily news to the Sierra, from the Sierra. Read more... We've recently sent you an authentication link. Please, check your inbox! Sign in with a password below, or sign in using your email. Get a code sent to your email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Enter the code you received via email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Subscribe to our newsletters: Sign in with your email Lost your password? Try a different email Send another code Sign in with a password By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service. User comment:	Wikipedia, Editing, Revert, Appeal	holy shit lmao On January 7, 2021, Eastman edited this Wikipedia article to portray his post-election role in a more favorable light. His editing was reverted due to conflict-of-interest rules of Wikipedia, and on January 9 he appealed on the article's talk page, where some changes were approved but others were denied.[130]
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Graffiti, Street art, Line	Where is the line between graffiti and street art? When is one a criminal nuisance and the other [a UNESCO World Heritage site?](https://www.afar.com/magazine/5-unesco-world-heritage-sites-with-incredible-street-art)
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Street art, Deputy mayor, Tribute, Neighborhood	> The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. > He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Just doing praxis, it seems
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there would be no trains on Midsummer Eve. A deputy mayor of Helsinki, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left), has been caught spray-painting graffiti on a rail tunnel wall in eastern Helsinki. The matter was first reported by Helsingin Sanomat, and Arhinmäki subsequently posted an apology on his Facebook page. He had been in a tunnel leading to the Vuosaari harbour when guards appeared, detained him, and called the police. "It was stupid to think that nobody would be interested in our painting in that place," said Arhinmäki. The deputy mayor is known as a supporter of street art, and in his youth decorated walls around Helsinki. He said on Facebook that the work he was producing on Midsummer Eve was a tribute to Pasila, the neighbourhood where many of his earlier works appeared. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Train, Uncover, Notorious tagger	If not for an unfortunately timed train, they would never have uncovered the identity of notorious tagger El Deputy Mayoro!
News article: YubaNet We Deliver News to the Sierra Sign up for our free newsletters to receive the latest news from our region in your inbox every weekday. Independent, local journalism needs your support to survive and thrive. Help us achieve our mission of creating a more informed world with a one-time or recurring subscription today. The default contribution frequency is set to monthly, but pick whatever works for you. Thank you. Your contribution is appreciated. January 26, 2023 – The State Bar of California’s Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced today the filing of a Notice of Disciplinary Charges (NDC) against attorney John Charles Eastman (State Bar No. 193726). The 11 charges arise from allegations that Eastman engaged in a course of conduct to plan, promote, and assist then-President Trump in executing a strategy, unsupported by facts or law, to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election by obstructing the count of electoral votes of certain states. Specific charges allege that Eastman made false and misleading statements regarding purported election fraud, including statements on January 6, 2020, at a rally in Washington, D.C., that contributed to provoking a crowd to assault and breach the Capitol to intimidate then-Vice President Pence and prevent the electoral count from proceeding. The Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) intends to seek Eastman’s disbarment before the State Bar Court. In March 2022, Cardona invoked a public protection waiver to announce that an investigation of Eastman was underway. Eastman now faces multiple charges that he violated Business and Professions Code section 6106 by making false and misleading statements that constitute acts of “moral turpitude, dishonesty, and corruption.” “There is nothing more sacrosanct to our American democracy than free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power,” said Cardona. “For California attorneys, adherence to the U.S. and California Constitutions is their highest legal duty. The Notice of Disciplinary Charges alleges that Mr. Eastman violated this duty in furtherance of an attempt to usurp the will of the American people and overturn election results for the highest office in the land—an egregious and unprecedented attack on our democracy—for which he must be held accountable.” As has been widely reported, Eastman drafted two “legal memos” that laid out proposed strategies to block then-President-elect Joe Biden from taking office by circumventing established procedures for the counting of electoral votes in front of the U.S. Congress and overseen by Vice President Pence. The NDC alleges that the strategies proposed by these memos, as well as in remarks Eastman made publicly and privately to President Trump, Vice President Pence, and others, were unsupported by law, based on false and misleading assertions of fact, and designed for the purpose of keeping Trump in office. The NDC alleges that, after hearing from the U.S. Department of Justice that it had not seen any election fraud on a scale that could have affected the election’s outcome, and after multiple courts had rejected election fraud lawsuits, Eastman knew, or should have known, that the factual premise for his proposals―that massive fraud was at play―was false, and that Trump had lost his bid for re-election. The NDC also alleges that Eastman ignored these truths when he spoke at the “Save America March” on January 6, 2020, inciting the crowd to take action when, with the intent to convince them that the outcome of the presidential election had been affected by fraud, he said that “dead people had voted” in the presidential election, that Dominion voting machines had fraudulently manipulated the election results, and that Vice President Pence did not deserve to be in office if he did not delay the counting of electoral votes. These statements contributed to provoking the crowd that participated in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol that occurred after the rally. A Notice of Disciplinary Charges filed by OCTC contains only allegations of professional misconduct. The licensee is presumed to be innocent of any misconduct warranting discipline until the charges have been proven. The State Bar Court of California is the only independent court in the U.S. dedicated solely to attorney discipline. Attorney discipline matters are investigated and prosecuted by OCTC, acting on behalf of the public. The State Bar Court oversees disciplinary proceedings and adjudicates charges filed by OCTC. The court rules on whether OCTC has proved charges of professional misconduct by clear and convincing evidence and may recommend that an attorney be suspended or disbarred. State Bar proceedings include a legal requirement during the prefiling period to provide respondents with a “fair, adequate and reasonable opportunity to deny or explain the matters” which will be the subject of any charges, and, prior to the filing of disciplinary charges, respondents have the “right to request an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference” before a State Bar Court hearing judge. If a disciplinary ruling involves disbarment or suspension, the State Bar Court’s recommendation is transmitted to the California Supreme Court, which determines whether to impose the recommended discipline. See rule 9.18, California Rules of Court. You can search more extensive State Bar Court records and documents related to this case, or any attorney discipline matters, using the court’s Case Search feature. Input either the case number or attorney’s name (last, first middle). Follow the State Bar onlineLinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram The State Bar of California’s mission is to protect the public and includes the primary functions of licensing, regulation and discipline of attorneys; the advancement of the ethical and competent practice of law; and support of efforts for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system. www.calbar.ca.gov Launched in 1999 (in the era of dial-up!) to put the then-revolutionary power of the Internet into the hands of our foothill and mountain communities, YubaNet.com delivers daily news to the Sierra, from the Sierra. Read more... We've recently sent you an authentication link. Please, check your inbox! Sign in with a password below, or sign in using your email. Get a code sent to your email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Enter the code you received via email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Subscribe to our newsletters: Sign in with your email Lost your password? Try a different email Send another code Sign in with a password By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service. User comment:	Coup, Incarceration, Law licenses, Trump	The lawyers that planned Trump's coup should be in their second year of incarceration, and yet they still have their law licences. Garland and Wray are on team Trump.
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Turkey is expected to vote on Finland's alliance membership as early as this week. The Hungarian Parliament ratified Finland's Nato membership application in a vote of 182 to 6 on Monday evening. Hungarian Parliament has 199 members. Ahead of the vote, five speeches were made during the discussion, three of which by opposition representatives and two from the Fidesz ruling party. During discussions, opposition MP Elöd Novák said Hungary should not permit Finland and Sweden to join Nato. At the beginning of this month, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party pledged to back the ratification of both countries. Previously, Orban had voiced concerns about Finland and Sweden's membership bids, accusing the countries of spreading lies about Hungary's quality of democracy and rule of law. However, on Monday, Fidesz parliamentary group leader Máté Kocsis confirmed the party's support for Finland's accession. The Fidesz party holds about two-thirds of seats in parliament. Until Monday's vote, Hungary and Turkey were the last of Nato's 30 member states that had not approved Finland's bid to join the alliance. Now, following the vote, Turkey is the sole remaining Nato country yet to approve Finland's membership, but its parliament is expected to vote on the matter as early as this week. Of all Nato member states, Turkey voiced the most opposition to the Nordic nations' membership bids, particularly Sweden's. Turkey's primary objections have been related to the countries' policies regarding the PKK (Kurdish Workers' Party), which Turkish authorities consider to be a terrorist organisation. Ahead of the vote on Monday, Yle's special reporter on Nato, Mika Hentunen, suggested that Hungary did not want to be the last alliance member to approve the application. Its ratification vote was originally scheduled to take place last September. Finland and Sweden jointly applied to join Nato in mid-May of last year, with leaders of both countries emphasising the importance of joining the alliance together. However, hopes of achieving simultaneous membership began to dwindle, as recently as this month, particularly when it became clearer that Finland's Nordic neighbour would have to wait a little longer for Turkish approval. Once the acceptance letters from all 30 member states are in Washington, Nato will send an invitation letter to Finland, according to newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, which examined the process in a story published on Monday. Edited at 19:36 to replace incorrect photo of Hungarian House of Parliament. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	NATO expansion, Putin, Estonia, Latvia, Russia	Stopping NATO expansion? Estonia and Latvia are NATO members and have borders with Russia, why doesn't Putin have a problem with those countries?
News article: Current topics Series. Podcasts. Live broadcast. Turkey is expected to vote on Finland's alliance membership as early as this week. The Hungarian Parliament ratified Finland's Nato membership application in a vote of 182 to 6 on Monday evening. Hungarian Parliament has 199 members. Ahead of the vote, five speeches were made during the discussion, three of which by opposition representatives and two from the Fidesz ruling party. During discussions, opposition MP Elöd Novák said Hungary should not permit Finland and Sweden to join Nato. At the beginning of this month, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party pledged to back the ratification of both countries. Previously, Orban had voiced concerns about Finland and Sweden's membership bids, accusing the countries of spreading lies about Hungary's quality of democracy and rule of law. However, on Monday, Fidesz parliamentary group leader Máté Kocsis confirmed the party's support for Finland's accession. The Fidesz party holds about two-thirds of seats in parliament. Until Monday's vote, Hungary and Turkey were the last of Nato's 30 member states that had not approved Finland's bid to join the alliance. Now, following the vote, Turkey is the sole remaining Nato country yet to approve Finland's membership, but its parliament is expected to vote on the matter as early as this week. Of all Nato member states, Turkey voiced the most opposition to the Nordic nations' membership bids, particularly Sweden's. Turkey's primary objections have been related to the countries' policies regarding the PKK (Kurdish Workers' Party), which Turkish authorities consider to be a terrorist organisation. Ahead of the vote on Monday, Yle's special reporter on Nato, Mika Hentunen, suggested that Hungary did not want to be the last alliance member to approve the application. Its ratification vote was originally scheduled to take place last September. Finland and Sweden jointly applied to join Nato in mid-May of last year, with leaders of both countries emphasising the importance of joining the alliance together. However, hopes of achieving simultaneous membership began to dwindle, as recently as this month, particularly when it became clearer that Finland's Nordic neighbour would have to wait a little longer for Turkish approval. Once the acceptance letters from all 30 member states are in Washington, Nato will send an invitation letter to Finland, according to newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, which examined the process in a story published on Monday. Edited at 19:36 to replace incorrect photo of Hungarian House of Parliament. Would you like a roundup of the week's top stories in your inbox every Thursday? Then sign up to receive our weekly email. The City of Helsinki discreetly decided last summer that women should also be allowed to go topless on the beach, according to a city official. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has intervened in a case where Russian children granted asylum in Finland were ordered to return to Russia. Difficulties in finding substitute staff during the holidays have forced 120 health centres across Finland to close this summer. User comment:	Putin, Media narrative, War, Assumptions, Military failure, Sanctions, Ukraine, Laughing stock, Fear, Doubt	I feel like anyone who is trying to say that Putin cares about this is fooling themselves. It’s quite obvious that what Putin says in the media is a carefully crafted narrative designed get people to miss the point entirely. He invaded Ukraine because his country is failing. Population growth and economic growth is stagnating. Quality of life is downright bad. He needs oil and natural resource revenue to maintain Russia’s appearance of strength and eventually hopefully find a way of recovering. When he started the war, he made a lot of assumptions based on the assurances of grifting yes men. He assumed his army, the legendary Russian army, would cruise to victory like America in Iraq. Heck if he managed to seize control, we’d probably be treating Ukraine more like Crimea at this point. Just another chunk of “illegally” seized territory but getting a heavily armed Nuclear power to give the land back… well it wouldn’t be an option. Just a bunch of sanctions and a decade or two of grumbling until the west finally gave up on the issue and moved on. But he didn’t win, and instead found out he lost a war he couldn’t lose. He gambled and lost big time. So what does he want to accomplish now? You have to ask yourself, what would be the way forward for Russia? To give up on Ukraine and become the laughing stock of Europe and every former Soviet Republic? With crippling sanctions and the drum beat of war reparations grinding his country down to nothing? Or to keep fighting to keep that fear and doubt alive? I think really that’s his only hope.

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