CRIME

Jeanine John Taele was due in court Wednesday on a federal weapons charge but the hearing was cancelled

(Headline USA) The State Department on Wednesday offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, or "Pelón,” scaling up pressure on a U.S. citizen who has emerged as the figurehead of Mexico's most powerful cartel. The reward was bumped up from $5 million....

(Headline USA) The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state's ability to investigate the sex crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein at a ranch there. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C.,...

(Headline USA) A man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his car was arrested Sunday at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to monitor security preparations two days ahead of Trump’s fundraiser there, authorities said Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Jeanine John Taele, 38,...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The U.S. government has handed out citizenship faster than it handed out deportation orders over the past year, according to publicly available statistics. The Twitter/X account AF Post drew a comparison between two immigration statistics this week that circulated widely, and federal records back up each...

(Headline USA) One of the three people killed when a gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger had traveled to Idaho to help expand the restaurant chain. Ashley Garibay was on a team tapped to train new employees, away from where she lived in Stockton, California. Her family said she...

(Headline USA) A man charged with intentionally setting a wildfire that’s destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state's second-largest city was contacted by law enforcement about two fires last year, though he wasn't charged in either, court documents show. Aaron F. Farinacci, of Spokane, was arrested Monday and...

(Randy Diamond, The Center Square) Although former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes served only 18 months in office, he’s taking away a lucrative severance package worth around $700,000 as questions remain about his departure. The package is well in excess of his $370,000 yearly salary. While the package was first disclosed...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former FBI supervisory special agent has been arrested after admitting to the theft of roughly $1 million worth of cryptocurrency, according to court records. A criminal complaint filed Saturday says that the former agent, Patrick Yaroch, admitted to his crimes to another Justice Department employee...

(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump held up the breakdown along Spain's frontier with Morocco as a preview of what awaits American voters if Democrats take back power, according to a report by Ben Whedon of Just the News. Illegal aliens have flooded the Spanish exclave of Ceuta over...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Federal prosecutors have brought criminal charges against four foreign nationals who cast ballots in New Jersey elections, and the Department of Homeland Security is now spotlighting the cases as evidence of a broader problem, according to a report by John Binder of Breitbart News. DHS announced...

(Headline USA) The man serving two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to federal charges related to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband made his initial appearance Monday in state court where he faces similar charges. The state case against Vance Boelter had been on hold pending...