CALIFORNIA The Justice Department Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) for charging “wait time” fees to passengers who, because of disability, need more time to enter a car. Uber’s…
JUST SAYING: The Return of the Suffering Messiah Might Be Delayed
New York Times Headline: Judge Rejects Trump’s Bid to Keep Papers Secret in Jan. 6 Inquiry But a Trump lawyer has signaled an intent to appeal the ruling, which raises novel issues…
Reuters Tracks Down 800 “Untraceable” Callers Who Made Threatening Calls Against U.S. Officials — None Had Been Contacted by Law Enforcement
According to Reuters,law enforcement has taken little action as backers of Donald Trump aim stark threats at election officials. Reuters tracked down nine of the harassers. Most were unrepentant. By LINDA SO…
Sheriff’s Custody Assistant Charged with Allegedly Bringing Drugs into Jail
Los Angeles County sheriff’s custody assistant has been charged for trying to bring methamphetamine into the Men’s Central Jail, officials stated Tuesday. “The public’s trust is eroded when law enforcement employees attempt…
JUST SAYING: How ’bout them, Cowboys! (Totally Sucked) and First Amendment Auditors with Cameras Kicking Ass (videos)
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ The week got off to a mighty, bad start: The Cowboys got torched — 30 to 16 on Sunday by the Broncos. The ten-point-favored Cowboys were humiliated….
Ukrainian Ransomware Extortionist Arrested in Poland, Charged with Attacks on Businesses
TEXAS A federal grand jury returned an indictment Monday against Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, a Ukrainian national, for conducting ransomware attacks against multiple victims, including the July 2021 attack against Kaseya, a multi-national information…
Chinese Intelligence Officer Guilty of Spying, Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets
OHIO A federal jury Friday convicted Yanjun Xu, a Chinese national and Deputy Division Director of the Sixth Bureau of the Jiangsu Province Ministry of State Security, of conspiring to and attempting…
Feds Take Control of 500 Dogs from Iowa Dog Breeder and Shut Down His Animal His Business
IOWA In a federal consent decree this week, Daniel Gingerich, an Iowa dog breeder, has agreed to the revocation of his Animal Welfare Act (AWA) dealer license, He also agreed to a…
Man Charged in $100 Million COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in Arkansas returned an indictment Tuesday charging an Arkansas man who owned or managed numerous diagnostic testing laboratories with health care fraud, officials stated. The fraud charges are…
Feds: Woman Arrested at Airport for Killing Her Mother and Putting Her Body in Suitcase
An Illinois woman was arrested Wednesday when she arrived at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, for allegedly murdering her mother on Aug. 12, 2014, while on vacation in Bali, Indonesia, federal officials…
Man Who Plotted Bombing of Long Beach Political Rally Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
A California man who planned the bombing of a political rally in Long Beach, California, in 2019 was sentenced this week to 25 years in federal prison. On Aug. 11, Mark Steven…
Podiatrist Charged for Fraudulent “Foot Baths” That Were Medically Unnecessary
A federal grand jury in Oxford, Mississippi, returned an indictment that was unsealed Tuesday, charging a Mississippi podiatrist with a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs, officials stated. The programs included…