Murphy Rejects Bipartisan Background Check Bill, Proposes Expungement Reforms
TRENTON, N.J. — A bill that would have prohibited background checks from containing criminal records under expungement was blocked by Governor Phil Murphy today. Gov. Phil Murphy has conditionally vetoed Assembly Bill…
New Law Seeks Background Checks for Healthcare Professionals in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – How well do you know your healthcare professional? Some lawmakers in New Jersey think not well enough as they propose a new law to enforce background checks on healthcare…
Republican AGs File Suit Against Biden’s ATF Over Background Check Rule
Republican Attorneys General Ken Paxton of Texas and Kris Kobach of Kansas announced two related lawsuits against a background check rule imposed by the Biden administration on Wednesday. The Bureau of Alcohol,…
EXCLUSIVE: Congressional Republicans To Introduce Bill Repealing Biden’s Massive Expansion Of Gun Background Checks
Congressional Republicans will introduce legislation to repeal the Biden administration’s latest regulation that expands federal background checks for gun purchases, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The Department of Justice (DOJ)…
New Jersey Law Proposed to Add Social Media Review in Cop Background Checks
TRENTON, NJ – The Police Training Commission (PTC) in New Jersey has proposed new rules under the Police Licensing Act regarding the review of law enforcement officers’ social media usage. These rules…
Chinese ex-Navy chief, with South China Sea background, named defence minister
By Yew Lun Tian and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China named former Navy chief Dong Jun as its new defence minister on Friday to replace the last minister who disappeared from…
EXCLUSIVE: Legal Group Sues Biden Admin For Allegedly Concealing FBI Background Investigation Into Mayorkas
EXCLUSIVE: Legal Group Sues Biden Admin For Allegedly Concealing FBI Background Investigation Into Mayorkas Jennie Taer on July 26, 2023 America First Legal Foundation sued the Biden administration Wednesday for allegedly concealing…
Tennessee Gov Enhances Background Checks, Calls For Red Flag Laws Following Shooting
Tennessee Gov Enhances Background Checks, Calls For Red Flag Laws Following Shooting Nino Cambria on April 12, 2023 Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order Tuesday expanding background checks, and…
Republicans Helped Biden Implement ‘Backdoor’ Universal Background Checks, Gun Advocates Say
Republicans Helped Biden Implement ‘Backdoor’ Universal Background Checks, Gun Advocates Say Bronson Winslow on March 15, 2023 President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will be expanding current background checks as close…
Biden issues executive order to expand background checks for gun purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued an executive order aimed at expanding background checks for gun purchases to bring down mass shootings in the country. Biden also asked…
FBI Gun Seizure Orders For Failed Background Checks Hit 25-Year High: REPORT
FBI Gun Seizure Orders For Failed Background Checks Hit 25-Year High: REPORT Bronson Winslow on March 6, 2023 Gun seizure orders from the FBI for failed background checks have reached a 25…
Gun Sales Jump In Oregon With 36,000 People Waiting On Delayed Background Checks
Gun Sales Jump In Oregon With 36,000 People Waiting On Delayed Background Checks Bronson Winslow on December 8, 2022 Attempted gun purchases in Oregon continue to rise, as roughly 36,000 residents wait…
Former U.S. Military Pilot Sentenced for Acting as Paid Agent of China and Lying on National Security Background Forms
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Fred Sheppard (619) 546-8237 and John Parmley (619) 546-7957 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 7, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor Shapour Moinian was sentenced…
‘Shady, Murky, Military Background’: Author Reveals ‘Concerning’ Alleged Details On Ex-Hunter Biden Business Partner
‘Shady, Murky, Military Background’: Author Reveals ‘Concerning’ Alleged Details On Ex-Hunter Biden Business Partner Harold Hutchison on October 12, 2022 An author claimed during a Wednesday evening Fox News appearance that…
Former U.S. Military Pilot Admits Acting as Paid Agent of China and Lying on National Security Background Forms
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Fred Sheppard (619) 546-8237 and John Parmley (619) 546-7957 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 23, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor pleaded guilty in…
Naval Flight Officer Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Conspiring To Violate Firearms Law And Lying During Security Clearance Background Investigation
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger today sentenced Fan Yang (37, Jacksonville) to 48 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years’ supervised release, for conspiring with his co-defendants…
Former Federal Background Investigator Sentenced for Falsifying Background Investigation Reports
WASHINGTON – Michelle Layton, 57, a former background investigator for the National Background Investigations Bureau, now the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, was sentenced today to…
Jury Convicts Naval Flight Officer Of Firearms Conspiracy And Lying During Security Clearance Background Investigation
Jacksonville, Florida – A federal jury has found Fan Yang (36, Jacksonville) guilty of conspiring with his co-defendants Ge Songtao (51, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China) and Yang Yang (36, Jacksonville) to…
Former Internal Revenue Service Agent Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Identity Theft and Making False Statements During Security Background Investigation
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Bryan Cho, a former Special Agent with the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to…
Former U.S. Military Pilot Charged With Making False Statements on National Security Background Forms Regarding Foreign Contacts
SAN DIEGO – A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor appeared in federal court in San Diego yesterday to face charges that when he was required to make disclosures during national security background…
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