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The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said allegations by the PDP that the anti-corruption war of the current administration was targeted at members of the opposition is a lie.

Mr Bercow has said allegations by a former member of his staff, among a number of claims about the conduct of MPs reported by the BBC, that he persistently undermined her were «simply untrue».

Navient d efende d its pract ices, saying the allegations by the CFPB are «unfounded» and that the timing of the lawsuit, given the transfer to a new government, «reflects their political motivations.»

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He cited comments by Vice President Mike Pence and other U.S. officials who said the allegations were baseless.

Netflix Says It's Ending «House of Cards» After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct by Kevin Spacey Surface

CBS says it is looking into recent allegations made by actress Ariane Bellamar that actor Jeremy Piven, who stars in its new drama series Wisdom of the Crowd, sexually assaulted her on the set of the HBO series Entourage several years ago.

The streaming video company and Media Rights Capital, House of Cards production company, issued a statement saying they were «deeply troubled» by the allegations.

Mr. Najib has held fast, denying the corruption allegations and saying the $ 681 million payment, reported in July by The Wall Street Journal, was not improper.

Following a request for comment by Business Insider about the recent allegations regarding Yale University's DKE chapter, the fraternity said it was opening an investigation and suspending the fraternity's social events:

Committee members contacted by Bloomberg said they first learned of the allegations from news reports.

«The United States is gravely alarmed by continued allegations of the use of chlorine gas by the Syrian Regime to terrorize innocent civilians, this time in Idlib Province near Saraqib,» the US State Department said in a statement on Monday night.

The Wall Street Journal says the call for probes follows recent allegations by U.S. firm Ness Technologies that the Chinese conglomerate provided «knowingly false, inconsistent, and misleading information» regarding ownership and ties to the Chinese government during an interagency panel review.

PARIS, April 24 - French billionaire Vincent Bollore, who stepped down days ago as chairman of media giant Vivendi, is being questioned by police as part of an investigation into allegations of corrupt business practices in Africa, his lawyer said.

In light of Harvey Weinstein and several other sexual harassment allegations, a recent survey by consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. shows that 11 percent of employers say they will not hold an office holiday party this year after holding one in the past.

«I was shocked by the new allegations released today against Rob Porter,» Kelly said.

Elliott has also said it is «deeply troubled» by recent graft allegations involving Vivendi's top investor, French billionaire Vincent Bollore.

Managing editor Simon Moore (one of the individuals named in Silvercorp's defamation suit) says the site stands by its allegations.

When ABC News asked White about the allegations during a press conference, he responded by saying «Honestly, I'm here to talk about the Olympics, not you know, not gossip.»

«Mr. Nix's recent comments secretly recorded by Channel 4 and other allegations do not represent the values or operations of the firm and his suspension reflects the seriousness with which we view this violation,» Cambridge Analytica's board said in a statement Tuesday.

Autonomy, recently acquired by HP, is under fire amid allegations of accounting «improprieties» that HP says led it to take an $ 8.8 billion charge on the deal.

«The allegations in the lawsuits filed for wages and hours is that the franchisees were squeezed so much by their franchise agreements, that they had little wiggle room and little autonomy» to fix the problems, says Cathy Ruckelshaus, general counsel for NELP.

Her allegation was followed by accusations by other women who said Velasquez acted inappropriately toward them.

Lucie Tedesco, commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, said she is concerned by the allegations and issued a statement reminding the lenders of their obligations to obtain prior consent before increasing credit limits and providing clients with new products.

On Wednesday, Cambridge Analytica said an outside investigation it commissioned concluded the allegations were not «borne out by the facts.»

Trump said his attorney Michael Cohen received a monthly retainer, which he used to pay the actress to sign an agreement not to talk about her allegations and thus «stop the false and extortionist accusations made by her about an affair.»

Although Ms. Clifford said their relationship was consensual, the issue is particularly sensitive to Mr. Trump, whose campaign was dogged by allegations of groping and his boast of grabbing women's crotches.

The firm said Wednesday that investigation concluded that the allegations were not «borne out by the facts.»

The president had been hurt personally, not politically, personally so much and the first lady by the false allegations,» Giuliani said.

«These allegations, which have been filed by the same contingent of union organizers who have been so outspoken with media, are entirely without merit,» the spokesman said in a statement.

Samsung said Friday that multiple executives have now been formally indicted on allegations of embezzlement by South Korea's Special Prosecutor.

Thinx has denied the harassment allegations, made by a former employee in a legal complaint, and says other allegations about the company's culture are inaccurate.

On Tuesday night, after the abuse allegations against Porter were made public by the Daily Mail, Kelly said in a statement: «Rob Porter is a man of true integrity and honor, and I can't say enough good things about him.

Of the people surveyed, 82.2 percent said they had heard about the allegations publicized by the Washington Post, including one woman who claims Moore had sexual contact with her when she was 14 and he was 32, but regardless, nearly three - fourths of Republicans don't want their candidate to drop out.

Later Wednesday night, Kelly issued a new statement condemning domestic violence and saying he was «shocked by the new allegations» against Porter.

The White House chief of staff issued a second statement Wednesday saying he was «shocked» by the allegations.

The White House says President Donald Trump is continuing to deny allegations by adult film star Stormy Daniels that she had an affair with Trump in 2006.

«Mr. Nix's recent comments secretly recorded by Channel 4 and other allegations do not represent the values or operations of the firm and his suspension reflects the seriousness with which we view this violation,» the board of directors said in a statement.

Sinclair said these allegations go well beyond infractions covered by B.C.'s Employment Standards Act, and if true, likely constitute serious criminal offenses.

«Chairman Nunes» decision, supported by House Speaker Ryan and Republican Members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to publicly release misleading allegations against the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation is a shameful effort to discredit these institutions, undermine the Special Counsel's ongoing investigation, and undercut congressional probes,» the committee's Democrats said in a statement.

Germany's justice minister has asked Facebook Chief Executive in a letter to be transparent with users by giving them more control, saying allegations of the improper use of data for millions of people is unacceptable, a German media group reported on Thursday.

BERLIN (Reuters)- Germany's justice minister has asked Facebook (FB.O) Chief Executive in a letter to be transparent with users by giving them more control, saying allegations of the improper use of data for millions of people is unacceptable, a German media group reported on Thursday.

Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate and House VA committees — who were briefed by Missal on Wednesday morning — said in a joint statement that they were «disappointed» by the findings and urged Shulkin to «actively address» all of the allegations.

«While these serious allegations against XPO Logistics do not involve Verizon employees, Verizon has zero tolerance for discrimination and sexual harassment, and we expect our suppliers to abide by these standards,» Varettoni said in an emailed statement to USA TODAY.

«From the previous incidents and allegations, and now new sexual harassment allegations under XPO Logistics it seems that this is not an isolated issue,» the letter signed by the groups and unions says.

In interviews with Reuters, three current Uber executives repeated Sullivan's rejection of Jacobs» claims and said they were unaware of any of the lawbreaking allegations by Jacobs.

Weinstein, a Jewish movie mogul who is currently being investigated by law enforcement authorities over allegations of sexual misconduct, is fighting with Dershowitz's help to obtain emails that Weinstein says would «exonerate» him, according to an article Friday in the Hollywood Reporter, which the magazine says are based on court documents.

JPL spokeswoman Veronica McGregor said the lawsuit «is completely without merit, and we intend to vigorously fight the allegations raised by Mr. Coppedge.»

A Mexican resident who says he was sexually abused by a priest as a child is suing the Roman Catholic Cardinal of Los Angeles and Mexico's top - ranking Catholic cleric, alleging they aided and abetted the abuse by moving the priest between dioceses as allegations piled up against him.

The Department's Office of Special Investigations says it is «reviewing the allegations» against Mr. Bettencourt after being pressured by Governor Pataki and Senator D'Amato of New York.

It is often challenging to fully report on stories of sexual harassment or sexism in evangelical communities because records are sealed and because individual allegations are dismissed by people in power, Ingersoll says.