ICE HSI supports extensive international operation targeting Darknet opioid traffickers

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), joined the Department of Justice Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and Europol announcing the results of Operation…

Oficiales de CBP de Brownsville Incautan $1.5 Millones en Metanfetamina

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Los oficiales de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) en el Puente Internacional Gateway incautaron $1,530,874 en metanfetamina. “Nuestros oficiales usaron su experiencia y habilidades…

Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $1.5 Million in Methamphetamine

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge seized $1,530,874 in methamphetamine. “Our officers used their experience and inspection skills to intercept this significant load…

CBP Officers Seize over $960K in Cocaine at Pharr International Bridge

PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility intercepted $960,500 in alleged cocaine. “The commercial environment continues to be an area where we…

Justice Department awards more than $6 million in grants to Montana tribes and state of Montana for victim services

BILLINGS — Five Montana Indian tribes and two Montana state agencies have been awarded Department of Justice grants totaling $6,631,190 to support services to victims. The funding is from the Office of…

Maryland’s GoVAX Call Center Surpasses 11 Million Outreach Calls, Over 1.5 Million Outbound Texts

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today provided an update on the state’s multilingual GoVAX Call Center, which has helped schedule more than 460,000 vaccination appointments and made more than 11 million outreach calls…

Governor Hogan Announces Judicial Appointments

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that he has appointed Charles Blomquist to the Baltimore City Circuit Court and Cara Lewis to the Carroll County District Court. “I am pleased to appoint such experienced and accomplished…

Prisons Short Staffed Due To COVID-19 Risks, Officers Retiring And Quitting

U.S. prisons are experiencing staffing shortages as officers retire, quit and risks associated with COVID-19, the Associated Press reported on Monday. Corrections officers are exposed to dangerous working conditions including exposure to…

Justice Department Awards Highly Competitive Grant to York County’s Caring Unlimited for Youth Violence Prevention

PORTLAND, Maine: As Domestic Violence Awareness Month ends, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced today that Caring Unlimited, York County’s domestic violence resource center, was recently awarded a $497,000 three-year grant from…

American Airlines Cancels More Flights Citing Weather And Labor Shortage

American Airlines canceled 340 flights on Monday after cutting almost 2,000 flights during the weekend due to staffing shortages and weather delays, multiple sources reported. The airline cut 343 flights Friday, 548…

At Lead 10 Dead After Rebel Missile Hit Religious Facility In Yemen

At least 10 people died and 25 were wounded after a Houthi rebel missile hit a religious facility in the province of Marib, Yemen, country officials said Monday, the Associated Press reported.…

As America unites behind the Atlanta Braves, President Trump Tomahawk chops

ATLANTA, GA – As American unites against the dastardly cheaters on Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros, President Trump was in attendance at Saturday night’s game four matchup between them and the…

Fully vaccinated Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID-19

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement comes as her boss, President Joe Biden departed the U.S. to Europe on a foreign relations tour. Psaki said…

Catholic Bishops Applaud Trump’s Rollback Of Birth Control Mandate

Anders Hagstrom on October 6, 2017 The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) applauded President Donald Trump’s decision to roll back government mandated birth control requirements Friday. “Such an exemption is no…

Democratic 2020 Candidate Wants Government-Sponsored ‘Social Credit’ System Comparable To China’s

Peter Hasson on November 17, 2018 New York entrepreneur and Democratic 2020 candidate Andrew Yang wants to implement a system in which a government-run mobile app rewards Americans with “digital social credits”…

Democrats’ Spending Bill Creates A ‘Privacy Bureau’ With A $500 Million ‘War Chest’

A provision in the most recent version of the Democrats’ spending proposal allocates $500 million for a privacy bureau within the Federal Trade Commission, with little guidance on how the money is…

NY Attorney General Letitia James Launches Bid For Governor

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday officially launched a bid for governor against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. James’ announcement comes just two months after the resignation of Democratic Gov. Andrew…

Connecticut Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Stolen Firearms Offenses and Making False Statements

BOSTON – A Connecticut man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield in connection with stealing 17 firearms from a West Springfield gun shop and making false statements to federal agents. …

Windsor Mill Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Fraud Scheme Purporting to Sell COVID-19 Vaccines

Baltimore, Maryland – Odunayo “Baba” Oluwalade, age 25, of Windsor Mill, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a scheme purporting to sell COVID-19 vaccines. The…

Repeat sex offender sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity following HSI probe

LOS ANGELES – A San Gabriel Valley man whose conviction on a previous sex offense ended his career in education was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for attempting to…

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