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Former DEA Agent Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Using Badge to Protect Drug Trafficking Friends

(Headline USA) In two decades of kicking in doors for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Joseph Bongiovanni often took on the risks of being the “lead breacher," meaning he was the first person into the room. On Wednesday, he felt a familiar uncertainty awaiting sentencing for using his DEA badge...

WATCH House Hearing: Fraud Goes Far Beyond Minnesota

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square)  The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance heard Wednesday from witnesses on the ongoing Minnesota fraud scandal. https://www.youtube.com/live/vLmD-CfxhVA?si=ymfxdIMBco964OJ8 Republicans and Democrats on the committee sparred over what Democrats consider the politicization of the fraud story, which has dominated headlines in Minnesota...

Online Sleuths Who Hunted J6ers Were Paid FBI Informants, New Docs Reveal

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) For more than five years, the “Sedition Hunters,” the shadowy group of online sleuths that used controversial facial recognition technology to help the FBI track down Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill protestors, were portrayed by mainstream media as “volunteers” who were helping the U.S. government for patriotic...

House Committee Takes First Step to Hold the Clintons in Contempt of Congress in Epstein Probe

(Headline USA) A House committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the...

Dems Try to Defund ICE, End Up Threatening TSA and FEMA

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Democratic threats to shut down the government unless Congress defunds the Department of Homeland Security could backfire in ways left-wing lawmakers appear not to have anticipated.  Several House Democrats have threatened to vote against a government funding bill if it does not strip funding from DHS, a move aimed...

Jury Selection Begins in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot of Border Patrol Leader

(Headline USA) Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty for the life of a Border Patrol commander behind an immigration crackdown in Chicago last year. Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, faces one count of murder-for-hire. Federal prosecutors allege he’s a “ranking member”...

18-Year-Old to Plead Guilty to North Carolina Shooting that Left 5 Dead

(Headline USA) An 18-year-old plans to plead guilty to a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina that left five people dead — including his older brother — avoiding a trial next month, his attorneys said Tuesday. A written notice filed in Wake County court by the lawyers for Austin Thompson...

Ukrainian Vouches for Would-be Trump Assassin: ‘I Owe Ryan My Life’

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A Kyiv resident who knew convicted would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh from their time in Ukraine has vouched for Routh’s character—supporting his request for a lenient sentence. In a letter filed Tuesday to Judge Aileen Cannon, Mariia Riznyk said Routh saved her life in early 2022. Riznyk...

Reports: Walz, Frey, Ellison Among Those Issued Subpoenas by U.S. Justice

(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) High-ranking Minnesota elected officials on Tuesday were served subpoenas by the U.S. Department of Justice, according to multiple reports. Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and other officials are required to appear before a federal...

SCOTUS Declines to Hear Felony Firearm Cases

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up two cases over whether individuals with felony records can be permanently disarmed under the Second Amendment. The court declined to hear Zherka v. Bondi and Duarte v. U.S. Each challenge targets laws banning individuals with...

Trump Urges Arrests After Church Protest in St. Paul

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) President Donald Trump called for for protestors to be “thrown in jail” following a protest which disrupted a Sunday morning service in St. Paul. Trump’s words join the national outcry that was sparked by the protest, which quickly captured attention far beyond Minnesota. “Just watched footage...

Indiana Judge Shot at His Home; Suspect on the Loose

(Headline USA) An Indiana state court judge and his wife were in stable condition Monday as authorities continued to search for suspects who shot the couple the day before at their Lafayette home. Steven Meyer, a Tippecanoe Superior Court judge, suffered an injury to his arm and his wife, Kimberly Meyer,...
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