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Acting U.S. Attorney Gonzalez Announces a $344,963 Grant Awarded to the Idaho ICAC Task Force to Help Fund Ongoing Operations

DOJ PressDecember 13, 20210

BOISE – Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today that the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received an award totaling $344,963 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The Idaho ICAC Task Force is a statewide multi-disciplinary, multi-jurisdictional task force that detects, investigates, prosecutes, and engages in prevention activities involving technology-facilitated crimes against children. The task force is led by the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, which employs a unit of experienced investigators and forensic examiners that actively investigate ICAC cases throughout the state on a full-time basis. “I am encouraged

Hedge Fund Legend Gives Up Huge Collection Of Stolen Antiquities

The Daily CallerDecember 7, 20210

Hedge fund manager and philanthropist Michael Steinhardt surrendered antiquities worth roughly $70 million, and he has been banned for life from acquiring such artifacts in the future, the Manhattan district attorney announced Monday. Steinhardt, who holds a substantial ancient art collection, surrendered the 180 antiquities after a multi-year, international investigation, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. announced in a press release. The stolen art was “illegally smuggled out of 11 countries” and “trafficked by 12 criminal smuggling networks,” the release said. Steinhardt, who heads The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life and co-founded Birthright Israel after building his wealth with Steinhardt Partners, will

CITY OF TAYLOR OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO ACCEPTING BRIBES WHILE TAYLOR’S MANAGER OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND TREASURER OF MAYOR SOLLARS’ CAMPAIGN FUND

DOJ PressNovember 30, 20210

DETROIT – The former manager of the City of Taylor’s Community Development and former Treasurer of Mayor Richard Sollars’ campaign fund, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bribery with Richard Sollars, Shady Awad, real estate developer, and Hadir Altoon, real estate developer and owner of Dominick’s Market, Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin announced today. Mohsin was joined in the announcement by Timothy Waters, Special Agent in Charge of the Michigan Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Pleading guilty was Jeffrey Baum, 46, of Allen Park. During his guilty plea hearing, Baum admitted accepting thousands of

Catholic Employee Sues Pro-Abortion Labor Union For Forcing Her To Fund Activism

The Daily CallerNovember 30, 20210

Dorothy Frame, an employee at Fort Campbell’s Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, is suing a labor union that forced her to pay dues in violation of her Catholic beliefs. While Frame is not a member of the Laborers’ International Union (LIUNA), she is required to pay dues which are used to promote the union’s pro-abortion stances, according to a statement from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, which is providing her free legal aid. “LIUNA officials have put their arrogance and callousness on full display by forcing Ms. Frame to choose between losing her job and severely compromising her

Manhattan Real Estate Fund Manager Charged With Securities Fraud Offenses

DOJ PressNovember 16, 20210

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, the Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging JOSHUA BURRELL with securities fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with his operation of a New York-based investment firm, Activated Capital, LLC. Based on fraudulent representations, BURRELL sought to raise up to $75 million for Opportunity Zone Funds, which are vehicles for making real estate investments in economically distressed areas. BURRELL touted Activated Capital’s Opportunity Zone Funds for

Owner And Principal Of Investment Fund Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Insider Trading And Investment Fraud

DOJ PressNovember 4, 20210

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DONALD BLAKSTAD, the owner and principal of a California-based investment fund, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 36 months in prison for committing insider trading and orchestrating a securities offering fraud scheme. In June 2021, a jury found BLAKSTAD guilty of conspiracy, securities fraud, and wire fraud offenses following a two-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos, who imposed today’s sentence. According to the Indictment, evidence presented at trial, and statements made in connection with sentencing: BLAKSTAD was a stock

Grand Blanc Man Sentenced to 48 Months In Prison After Pleading Guilty to Fraud, Kickback Violations Involving UAW Health Care Fund

DOJ PressNovember 3, 20210

A Grand Blanc, Michigan man was sentenced to 48 months in prison after having pleaded guilty to supervising a complex fraud and kickback scheme involving UAW members and medically unnecessary compounded pain creams, scar creams, pain patches and/or vitamins, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin. Mohsin was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Lynda M. Burdelik, FDA Office of Criminal Investigations Chicago Field Office and Mario M. Pinto, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Region of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Sentenced was Patrick Wittbrodt, 46. In addition

George Soros Teams Up With Billionaire Who Backed Liberal Disinformation Efforts To Fund Anti-Disinformation Media Venture

The Daily CallerOctober 26, 20210

Liberal tech billionaire Reid Hoffman, a funder of numerous disinformation projects, is backing a new media venture launched Tuesday that seeks to combat disinformation, according to a report. Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, joined ranks with financier George Soros to fund Good Information Inc., which will “fund and scale businesses that cut through eco chambers with fact-based information,” Axios reported. The move comes after Hoffman apologized in December 2018 for bankrolling what he called a “highly disturbing” effort that spread disinformation in the Alabama special election the year prior that resulted in Democrat Doug Jones narrowly defeating Republican Roy Moore

‘They Have No Shame’: NIH Doubles Down, Says It Didn’t Fund Gain Of Function Research After Releasing Documents That Suggest Otherwise

The Daily CallerOctober 22, 20210

The National Institutes of Health reiterated its stance Thursday that it did not fund gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China, despite having released documents on Wednesday showing that it funded the creation of a lab-made SARS coronavirus that was more deadly and pathogenetic towards mice with humanized cells. EcoHealth Alliance informed the NIH in August that its lab-created rWIV1-SHC014 S coronavirus killed 75% of mice with humanized cells, while the natural WIV1 virus it was based on killed less than 25% of mice with the same humanized cells. The experiments were conducted with the Wuhan Institute of Virology between June 2018

Leftist Millionaire To Fund Associated Press Climate Change Reporting: REPORT

The Daily CallerOctober 20, 20210

James Murdoch, the son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Kathryn are close to a deal to fund a climate reporting division of the Associated Press, according to Axios. The Murdoch couple will make a multi-million-dollar investment in the Associated Press as part of the deal, two sources familiar with the negotiations told Axios. The investment will go towards the creation of a new AP climate reporting hub which will employ 20 reporters. The new climate division at the AP would reportedly have other donors in addition to the Murdochs, according to Axios. James and Kathryn Murdoch

Owner Of New York Investment Fund Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Orchestrating $26 Million Scheme To Defraud Investors

Press ReleaseOctober 6, 20210

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BRENT BORLAND, the owner and principal of a New York-based investment fund known as Belize Infrastructure Fund I LLC (“Belize Fund”), was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 84 months in prison for orchestrating a $26 million investment fraud scheme against dozens of investors. BORLAND pled guilty in February 2019 to conspiring to commit, and the commission of, securities fraud and wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla, who imposed today’s sentence. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Strauss said: “Brent Borland led a years-long,

Facebook Will Fund Fact-Checkers Fighting ‘Climate Misinformation’

September 16, 20210

Facebook announced a grant program Thursday to fund fact-checking groups combating the spread of “climate misinformation.” The program is designed to provide Facebook users with accurate and reliable information on topics related to climate change, such as sea levels and global warming, Facebook announced. The company said it launched the initiative partly in response to an August report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that highlighted the negative impact humans have on the environment. Fact-checking organizations will consult with climate scientists and researchers to identify and refute climate misinformation, according to the program’s description. “Through our $1 million investment in