Published on Sep 15, 2016 After another week of violence and mayhem, it’s clear Hillary Clinton’s controversial assessment of Trump’s fans was, well, generous.
Category: American Justice
The movement that’s fueling Donald Trump’s white nationalist supporters
The movement that’s fueling Donald Trump’s white nationalist supporters.
Published on Jun 28, 2016
Right-wing groups that promote themselves as “white advocates” have been emboldened by Donald Trump’s candidacy. They say the presumptive Republican nominee is instinctively receptive to many of their ideas.
Arizona Man Accused of Planning Terrorism Targeting Government Buildings
An FBI task force on Friday arrested a Tucson man on terrorism related offenses involving a conspiracy targeting government buildings in two cities in Arizona, authorities said.
Mahin Kahn, 18, was arrested following an investigation by the FBI’s joint terrorism task force, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Phoenix field office said.
Real Time with Bill Maher: New Rule – Laboratories of Democracy (HBO)
In his editorial New Rule, Bill Maher makes the case that, if Republicans are going to call states the “laboratories of democracy,” they first have to stop replicating failed economic experiments. Original air date: July 1, 2016.
Mass reduction of California prison population didn’t cause rise in crime, two studies find
By Tom Jackman May 18 By Tom Jackman Jose Gonzalez, 36, was released from a California prison after serving 17 years for murder, under a new plan to reduce massive prison overcrowding…
Feds Shut Down International “Psychic” Mail Fraud Scheme that Scammed Victims of More than $180 Million
A federal court barred eight defendants from operating an alleged international multi-million dollar mail-fraud scheme that solicited $180 million from victims on behalf of psychics, clairvoyants or astrologers, officials announced today.
More than a million Americans were victimized by this scam, according to officials.
Vice News: The Rise of Mexican Black Tar Heroin (Video)
As the rate of opioid addiction has surged in the United States, Mexico has become the world’s third-largest producer of opium used to process heroin. Mexican cartels are now the primary suppliers of the drug to the US, producing a crude and unrefined form known as black tar, according to Vice News.
Woman Who Allegedly Impersonated FBI Agent to Dupe Elderly Woman In Connection with Lottery Scam Indicted
A federal grand jury indicted a woman for impersonating an FBI agent in connection with an international lottery fraud scheme based in Jamaica, according to officials.
Vania Lee Allen, 30, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and falsely impersonating an employee of the United States, one count of wire fraud and one count of falsely impersonating an employee of the United States.
Feds: Pine Ridge Reservation Social Services Discriminated Against Native American Job Applicants
CHICAGO The federal government alleges that the South Dakota Department of Social Services’s Pine Ridge Reservation Office, a state agency, discriminated against Native American job applicants in violation of Title VII of…
Nevada Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Running a $10 Million Ponzi Scheme
LOS ANGELES A federal judge today sentenced the architect of a fraudulent investment scheme that caused scores of victims to suffer losses of nearly $10 million to 12 years and seven months…
The Tarahumara – A Hidden Tribe of Super Athletes Born to Run (Video)
The Tarahumara are reticent and private people who live long distances from each other, in small adobe or wood houses, or caves, or homes partway under outcroppings so that the rock itself…
ON SALE! STEPPING ON THE DEVIL’S TAIL — A Mystery Thriller
Stepping on the Devil’s Tail — Mystery Thriller BY RAUL HERNANDEZ “They say that in Mexico even the devil is packing heat because he’s afraid of the cartels.” — Stepping on the…