This morning FBI Special Agent Daniel Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger were killed in the line of duty and three other agents were wounded while executing a federal court-ordered…
Man Caught Trying to Sell Mounted Leopard, an Endangered Species
NEW YORK A New York man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to selling a mounted leopard, which is an endangered species. Michael T. Merisola, 62, of Buffalo plead guilty last week…
Hospital Research Sentenced to Prison for Stealing and Selling Trade Secrets to China
OHIO A former Dublin, Ohio, woman was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to two years and six months in prison for conspiring to steal exosome-related trade secrets concerning the research, identification,…
Just Saying: Punked Boys; Rat Catchers; The Whole World Will Watch the Impeachment of Donald Trump; Holding Charlie Manson of American Politics Accountable
Just Saying By Raul Hernandez PUNKED AND PROUD What a joke. Proud Boys? No, they should be named the Punked Boys. Seriously, the fools, clowns, idiots, and white supremacists who stormed the…
California Fugitive Extradited to U.S. for Role in Theft of 94,000 Debit/Credit Cards from Michael’s Stores
CAMDEN, N.J. A California man who had fled to Mexico has been arrested for his role in a conspiracy to steal credit and debit cards from customers at approximately 80 Michaels’ Stores…
Alleged Key Mexican Drug Dealer Extradited from Canada Facing Narcotics Charges in U.S.
LOS ANGELES A Mexican national who allegedly coordinated shipments for an international drug trafficking organization that planned to smuggle tens of millions of dollars’ worth of cocaine from Colombia to Mexico to…
DA: Cops Falsified Reports About Gang Membership
Three Los Angeles Police Department officers have been charged in separate cases for allegedly falsifying records that claimed people they had stopped were gang members, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office…
Three Oath Keepers Indicted for Obstruction of Congress on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON D.C. Three individuals associated with the Oath Keepers, a paramilitary organization focused on the recruitment of current and former military, law enforcement, and first responder personnel, were indicted Wednesday. They are…
Whistleblowing and the Public Interest — How it Works
Whistleblowing You’re a whistleblower if you’re a worker and you report certain types of wrongdoing If you are a worker concerned that your employer is committing breaches of equality and human rights…
Nationwide Warning: Department of Homeland Security Issues Domestic Threat to U.S. Residents
BREAKING NEWS: The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin due to a heightened threat environment across the United States, which DHS believes will persist…
Former City Councilman Guilty of Bribery, Getting $38,000 to Support Police Contract
LOS ANGELES A former Baldwin Park city councilmember plead guilty to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes – including $20,000 in cash – from a Baldwin Park Police officer working…
Just Saying: NYT Editor Fired for “I have chills” Comment
‘It’s a shot at my reputation’: Lauren Wolfe reacts to NYT’s statement about her dismissal — Washington Post Headline: Lauren Wolfe made no ripples last May when she started as a freelance…