FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 31, 2010 Press Office: 202-712-4320Public Information: 202-712-4810www.usaid.gov
Washington, DC - Ahman Samim Sediqi of Kabul, Afghanistan, was tried and sentenced in a local Afghan court on forgery and embezzlement charges stemming from his work on a development project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced USAID Office of Inspector General spokeswoman Dona M. Dinkler.
A three-judge panel found Sediqi guilty of embezzling nearly $193,000 while working as a finance coordinator on a $229 million local governance program financed by USAID and implemented by an American contractor.
Afghan Sentenced to Prison for Committing Fraud Against USAID
East Coast Should Prepare for Hurricane Earl: FEMA
Residents of the U.S. East Coast need to take steps to prepare for Hurricane Earl, say Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials.
Puerto Rico and northeast Caribbean islands were lashed with winds, rain and waves Monday and the hurricane, now a powerful Category 4 storm, is on a projected path to the East Coast.
At the moment, there are no hurricane warnings or watches in effect for the U.S. mainland, but current projections from the National Hurricane Center show that Earl could affect states up and down the East Coast. People also need to know that storm tracks can change quickly and unexpectedly, FEMA said.
All residents should take measures to be prepared and ensure their safety, advised FEMA Adminstrator Craig Fugate.
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Shah, Sadoshima Meet on U.S.-Japanese Development Aims
Pakistan, Afghanistan Assistance and Millennium Development Goals on the Agenda
Washington, DC - Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, today conferred with Shiro Sadoshima, the Director-General of the International Cooperation Bureau in Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on matters of mutual interest such as flood relief for Pakistan, assistance for Afghanistan, the Millennium Development Goals and other areas of overlap in development efforts worldwide.
Shah and Sadoshima met for the first time at USAID headquarters in Washington.