Jim Kouri, CPP
He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the 1980s. In addition, he served as director of public safety at a New Jersey university and director of security for several major organizations. He's also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He's a news writer for NewswithViews.com and PHXnews.com. He's also a columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he's syndicated by AXcessNews.Com. He's appeared as on-air commentator for over 300 TV and radio news and talk shows including Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc. If you wish to receive Kouri's emailed law enforcement and intelligence reports, write to him at COPmagazine@aol.com. Simply write "Free Subscription" on the subject line.
Articles by Jim Kouri, CPP
November 09, 2009
The African nation of Seychelles and the United States of America have stressed their commitment to the coordinated effort in combating Somali piracy in the western Indian Ocean.
This follows the arrival of several US military MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAV) aircraft in Seychelles, that will...
October 29, 2009
Federal agents working on a counterterrorism task force in Detroit, Michigan reported that during a gun battle they shot and killed the Imam of a radical Islamic group. Agents say the gunfight began after Luqman Ameen Abdullah failed to surrender and face with various criminal charges.
Abdullah i...
October 23, 2009
Tarek Mehanna, 27, was charged on Wednesday in federal court in Boston with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, according to reports obtained by the Terrorism Committee of the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.
The federal complaint alleges that, beginning...
October 21, 2009
Imported food makes up a substantial and growing portion of the U.S. food supply and, considering the health and safety concerns of keeping American's safe, Washington insiders seem oblivious to that part of protecting American citizens.
To ensure imported food safety, federal agencies must focu...
October 17, 2009
Halloween is one of the most exciting times of the year for children, but sometimes the most hectic for parents. Nearly 94 percent of children between the ages of four and twelve participate in Halloween activities each year.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the N...
October 15, 2009
Terrorists attacked three security agency buildings in Pakistan today, including the Federal Investigation Agency headquarters and two police training centers in Lahore. In addition, a suicide car bomber struck in the northwestern city of Kohat, and a bombing in Quetta in the southwest of the countr...
August 29, 2009
Former US Army Major General Paul Valley has created an eGrassroots™ public policy research organization for the purpose of promoting dialogue -- and discipline -- of the principles found in the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence and other Founding documents.
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August 14, 2009
Federal agents and local police officials arrested 29 gang members and their associates -- including many with serious criminal histories -- following a three-day multi-agency gang enforcement operation in Las Vegas and Mesquite, Nevada, according to a report obtained by the National Association of ...
July 24, 2009
The following is based on documents obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police' Private Security Committee:
Today's weak link in anti-terrorism -- especially protection from unauthorized access to classified material by terrorists or other US enemies -- is the private sector's c...
July 09, 2009
(Special thanks to Fox News Channel national security correspondent Catherine Herridge for her help with this article. Ms. Herridge is one of the top newspeople in the business. Also thanks go to Chuck Young, the managing director of the US Government Accountability Office, for his assistance to the...
July 04, 2009
Federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) along with state and local law enforcement officers have arrested 31 people following a lengthy investigation into a drug trafficking organization that supplied methamphetamine and cocain...
June 24, 2009
(The following is based on reports and court documents obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police's Organized Crime Committee.)
Federal and local law enforcement authorities on Tuesday arrested eight of 39 members and associates of one of the most entrenched "cliques" of the 18th St...
June 16, 2009
Whenever faced with a rogue nation, the United States more often than not bends to the will of the United Nations or other entity that favors economic sanctions. This holds true for the current Administration of President Barack Obama.
With the recent testing of missiles by the Iranian military,...
June 09, 2009
The victim of a domestic terrorist was laid to rest today without the benefit of the major news coverage his story deserved.
Private William Long, a US Army recruiter, shot and killed by a Islamic convert on June 1 as he stood outside of an Army-Navy recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas. ...
June 09, 2009
Terrorist-sponsoring nation Iran is increasing its presence in Latin America, and Hezbollah, a terrorist organization it sponsors, is making inroads in drug trafficking in Colombia, according to Pentagon spokesperson Donna Miles in a press statement to the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
...
June 08, 2009
A State Department official -- with the highest security clearance available -- and his wife were arrested for conducting espionage for the Cuban government for close to 30 years and conspiring to provide classified US information to the Cuban government, according to documents obtained by the Natio...
June 06, 2009
A suspected "Jihadist" killed one US Army recruiter and wounded another during a morning attack in Little Rock, on Monday.
Private William Long, 23, was killed as he worked at a military recruitment center in Arkansas.
Long and another man, Private Quinton I. Ezeagwula, 18, were shot as they...
June 02, 2009
A suspected "Jihadist" killed one US Army recruiter and wounded another during a morning attack in Little Rock, Arkansas yesterday.
According to the New York City Police Department's Intelligence Division, the suspect, a black male, drove his SUV by the Army/Navy Recruitment Center located at th...
May 21, 2009
The Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested a terrorist cell in the midst of a plot to detonate improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at two Jewish synagogues and to shoot down a military plane with a Stinger surface-to-air missile at a local Air National Guard base.
Federal Bureau of Investigation ag...
May 20, 2009
The following report is based on material submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police by the United States Justice Department.
Each year thousands of children are subjected to violent crimes such as sexual abuse and kidnappings. The US Justice Department considers protecting childre...
May 17, 2009
Each year thousands of children are subjected to violent crimes such as sexual abuse and kidnappings. The US Justice Department considers protecting children from victimization a top priority. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the DOJ´s primary component that investigates crimes against childre...
May 14, 2009
She's tough. She's streetwise. She's clever. She's persistent. And she is a head-turning, good looking woman. Meet Detective Stacy Dittrich, author of the newly released crime thriller, Mary Jane's Grave.
Dittrich is a decorated and award-winning 17-year law enforcement veteran, author, media co...
May 12, 2009
U.S. Rep Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, yesterday released a letter to Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair and CIA Director Leon Panetta requesting that the CIA´s Memoranda for the Record on the enhanced interrogation program be reviewe...
May 10, 2009
(The following report is based on documents submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police for dissemination to police commanders throughout the nation.)
Significant drug and weapons seizures by the Tucson-based, multi-agency Border Enforcement Security Task Force or BEST, are on the r...
May 04, 2009
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed deep concern today that "events continue to move in the wrong direction" in Pakistan and that the situation there may be approaching a tipping point, according to Donna Miles of the Armed Forces Information Center.
US national security experts ...
May 03, 2009
Taliban terrorists beheaded two Pakistan government officials in the area known as Swat Valley. Pakistani security officials claim the brutal killings were retaliation for the deaths of two Taliban chiefs, according to the Pentagon.
The Pakistani government and the Taliban fighters observed a ce...
May 03, 2009
Given the global context of the war on drugs -- coupled with growing recognition since September 11, 2001 (9/11), of the nexus between drug trafficking and terrorism -- the mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and efforts to forge effective interagency partnerships and coordination a...
May 01, 2009
The violent and murderous terrorist group al-Qaeda, and its affiliate members, continue to pose the greatest danger to the United States and its allies, according to a senior U.S. State Department official.
In addition, US counterterrorism experts have pointed out that the so-called Somali pir...
April 30, 2009
Non-lethal weapons provide an alternative for law enforcement and the military when lethal force is undesirable.
The US Department of Defense defines non-lethal weapons, or NLW, as those that are designed to incapacitate a subject, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and...
April 30, 2009
United States ports, waterways, and coastal approaches are part of a system handling more than $700 billion in merchandise annually. With the many possible threats -- including transportation and detonation of weapons of mass destruction, suicide attacks against vessels, and others -- in the maritim...
April 23, 2009
The Defense Department provided full cooperation during a U.S. Senate committee investigation that examined detainee-interrogation operations, a senior official said in a statement for Internet journalists and bloggers.
"We fully cooperated with that effort in responding to requests for interviews...
April 18, 2009
While President Barack Obama visited Mexico City to meet with his counterpart regarding controlling guns being smuggled from the United States into Mexico, a former Mexican police commander wanted on multiple kidnapping charges was deported into the custody of Mexican authorities by US officials, ac...
April 18, 2009
Christopher Perez, a/k/a "Cross," pleaded guilty on Thursday in Manhattan federal court to the murder of a Mexico-based narcotics associate Miguel Chaidez-Esparza, a/k/a "Noe Alfredo Castro-Loera."
Perez and the murder victim were associates of a Mexico-based cocaine trafficking organization that...
April 14, 2009
Nathaniel Little, Jr., 43, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced on Friday by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr., to serve more than 20 years in prison on charges of armed bank robbery and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
United States Attorney David E. Nahmias s...
April 14, 2009
Former Clinton Administration minion now the Obama Administration's Director of Central Intelligence Leon Panetta on Thursday told his personnel that private contractors will no longer be permitted to interrogate captured terrorists.
He also stressed that the CIA will terminate what remains of ...
April 09, 2009
A US Navy ship is transporting negotiators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation one day after a U.S.-flagged cargo ship was attacked by marauders off the coast of Somalia.
The Defense Department announced today that the US Navy, the USS Bainbridge arrived on the scene and was conducting an i...
April 06, 2009
(The following is based on court documents and a law enforcement report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
Hassan Abu-Jihaad, formerly known as Paul R. Hall, 33, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to 120 months...
April 03, 2009
On Monday, federal agents arrested a U.S. Army military supervisor on child pornography charges in El Paso, Texas.
A federal grand jury on Wednesday, March 25, indicted Sergeant Grady Michael Riley, 33, of the military police staff stationed at Fort Bliss, for possessing child pornography.
T...
April 03, 2009
While meeting with world leaders during G-20 in London this week, it's a safe bet that President Barack Obama did not discuss international organized crime and global terrorism. However, President Obama will someday regret his failure to address what are obvious national security concerns.
The e...
April 01, 2009
A federal judge has sentenced a former fugitive on a U.S. "most wanted" list -- captured following an intense global manhunt -- to 50 years in prison on child pornography charges.
On Monday, March 30, Kenneth John Freeman, 46, a onetime competitive body builder of Richland, Washington, was sente...
March 29, 2009
The Federal Bureau of Investigation predicts that sub-national and non-governmental entities will play an increasing role in world affairs for years to come, presenting new "asymmetric" threats to the United States, according to a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police and ...
March 27, 2009
The United States' intelligence community is undergoing the most extensive -- perhaps even radical -- transformations since the Office of Strategic Services gave way to the Central Intelligence Agency. Recognizing that people are the critical element in transformation initiatives is key to a success...
March 25, 2009
Yesterday the US Department of Justice outlined the increased efforts and reallocation of federal law enforcement personnel to combat Mexican drug cartels in the United States and to help Mexican law enforcement battle cartels in their own country.
Reports obtained by the National Association of...
March 23, 2009
Mohammed Alkaramla, age 24, of Chicago was arrested on Friday at his residence, without incident, by members of the Chicago FBI´s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) for suspicion of sending a threatening letter to a Jewish school. The suspect, who is a Jordanian national, was charged in a crimi...
March 21, 2009
A former Nazi concentration camp guard who settled in Racine, Wisconsin, after World War II and acquired U.S citizenship, was deported on Thursday to Austria for his participation in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution during World War II, according to reports released by the US Departments of Justic...
March 21, 2009
One Vietnam veteran, an old retired colonel, once told Lt. Colonel Dave Grossman: "Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident."
Col. Grossman believes this is true. He reminds us that the murder rate is six p...
March 20, 2009
Gangland Murder: Bonanno Crime Family Hitman Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
by Jim Kouri
Mob associate Joseph Young was sentenced on Tuesday to a mandatory term of life imprisonment for his conviction for the murder of Robert McKelvey four years ago in New York City's Staten Island, accordi...
March 18, 2009
Terrorist-sponsoring nation Iran is increasing its presence in Latin America, and Hezbollah, a terrorist organization it sponsors, is making inroads in drug trafficking in Colombia, according to American Forces Press Service's spokesperson Donna Miles in a press statement to Chief of Police Magazine...
March 17, 2009
A federal undercover investigation reveals that terrorists or criminals could steal an American citizen's identity, use basic counterfeiting skills to create fraudulent documentation for that identity, and obtain a genuine U.S. passport from US State Department.
A genuine U.S. passport is a vita...
March 17, 2009
Law enforcement officers from communities unaffected by gangs until the 1980s or early 1990s often find themselves scrambling to obtain training relevant to what are called hybrid youth gangs in the 21st century.
When gang-related training first became widely available in the early 1990s, it often...
March 13, 2009
The US Congress' Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation on Tuesday heard from a panel of forensic expert witnesses that some issues dealing with the validity of forensic science need better review procedures and more rigorous standards.
The hearing focused on a recent report released by the N...
March 13, 2009
A man wanted by the Mexican government for his involvement in several murders, robbery, kidnapping and ties to organized crime was escorted back to Mexico by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and turned over to authorities in Mexico City.
Liberio Andrew Gonzalez, an illegal alie...
March 11, 2009
Complex problems are associated with illegal aliens who commit crimes. Criminal aliens tend to be drug-oriented and violent, often preying on members of their own cultures. If deported, they frequently use new names to reenter the United States and establish residence in different cities.
Furthe...
March 10, 2009
The controversy over President Barack Obama's nominee for a top intelligence position came to an end today when Charles Freeman removed his name from consideration.
U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra, (R-MI), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement after...
March 08, 2009
During fiscal years 2002 through 2008, the United States spent approximately $16.5 billion to train and equip the Afghan army and police forces in order to transfer responsibility for the security of Afghanistan from the international community to the Afghan government, according to a report obtaine...
March 05, 2009
Deportation officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported convicted terrorist Khalid Dahham Al-Jawary, 61, to Khartoum, Sudan, via Denver International Airport.
He arrived in Sudan, under ICE escort, on Tuesday, according to a report obtained by the 14,000-member National Asso...
March 06, 2009
Miguel Angel Mejia-Munera, a/k/a "El Mellizo," was extradited yesterday from Colombia to the United States to face narcotics trafficking charges, according to information obtained by the Chiefs of Police Association from the offices of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
According to the ...
March 06, 2009
Some may accuse me of gross hyperbole when I say that the government of Mexico uses the US as their penal system, but truth be told, tens of thousands of criminal aliens who come into the US are from Mexico and our federal and state prisons, and local jails warehouse these lawbreakers at the expense...
March 05, 2009
It's old news that the Mexican government exports Mexico's poorest citizens into the United States for a number of reasons: It relieves them of the responsibility of providing social and healthcare services for them; it provides their country's economy with an influx of US cash when these illegal w...
March 04, 2009
Chaos in Mexico: US Military May Help Mexico Fight Drug Cartels
The following is based on a teleconference held -- and material provided -- by Donna Miles of the American Military Press Service:
The US government may increase its military presence to help Mexico fight drug cartels that pose ...
March 04, 2009
The following report is based on material submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police's Terrorism Committee:
A federal grand jury in the Central District of Illinois returned a two-count indictment charging Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, 43, with providing material support to al Qaeda a...
March 03, 2009
(The following information was issued to the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
John A. Torres, special agent in charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Los Angeles Field Division, issued a statement on Monday cautioning college students planning on traveling to...
March 03, 2009
(The following news story is based on reports and documents obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police from the US Department of Justice's Criminal Division.)
Colombo organized crime family acting boss Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico and administration member John "Jackie" DeRoss were...
March 02, 2009
Christopher Paul, a/k/a Abdul Malek, a/k/a Paul Kenyatta Laws, a 44-year-old U.S. citizen born in Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday for conspiring with others to use a weapon of mass destruction, namely explosive devices, against targets in Europe and the United States, a...
February 26, 2009
Don't get too excited over that headline. First, the soldiers being trained to secure the border aren't US soldiers. And the soldiers who are being trained will secure the Iran-Iraq border, not the U.S.-Mexico border.
While military officials overseas are taking a common sense approach to securi...
February 25, 2009
(Information for the following news report was obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration.)
Monzer Al Kassar, a/k/a "Abu Munawar," a/k/a "El Taous," the leader of an international arms-trafficking ring, was ...
February 25, 2009
Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today called on House Democrats to hold a hearing on the surge in drug-related violence on the U.S.-Mexico border. The violence is attributed to Mexican drug cartels, fighting turf battles and competing to control the U.S. drug trade markets....
February 22, 2009
This past weekend, the mainstream news media were breathlessly reporting that an arrest of a Salvadorian immigrant for killing a young Washington, DC woman named Chandra Levy is imminent.
The case originally received so much media attention that she became a household name. While the media conti...
February 22, 2009
(This article is based on an FBI Strategic Plan submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Energy´s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) on Monday announced the opening of a new laboratory and office suite for ...
February 19, 2009
A Mexican national wanted in his native country for the execution-style shooting of his aunt and teenage cousin at a church is one of two foreign murder suspects captured in the last two weeks by enforcement teams headed by Los Angeles-based officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC...
February 18, 2009
The Bush defense team confronted a game-changing "strategic shock" in its first 8 months in office. The Obama team would be well-advised to expect the same, according to a Defense Department report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police
Defense-relevant strategic shocks jolt c...
February 17, 2009
[The following is based on an FBI strategy report sent to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.]
The foreign intelligence threat within the United States is far more complex than it has ever been historically. The threat is increasingly asymmetrical insofar as it comes not ...
February 16, 2009
After a ten-day trial before Judge Patti B. Saris, Jeffrey Shields of Bath, Maine, was civilly committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a sexually dangerous person, according to a report sent to the National Association of Chiefs of Police's Child Protection Program.
Shields i...
February 15, 2009
A grand jury in San Diego has handed down 14 indictments, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California has filed two criminal complaints, charging 36 defendants with a federal racketeering conspiracy, firearm offenses and drug trafficking violations, according to a report ...
February 14, 2009
(This report was made available to the National Association of Chiefs of Police by the New York City Police Department's Intelligence Division at One Police Plaza in Manhattan.)
February 13, 2009
A defrocked Catholic priest who once served as a spiritual advisor to Mother Teresa was sentenced in Chicago on Wednesday to 25 years in federal prison for sexually molesting a boy on several interstate and international religious retreats.
February 12, 2009
It's quite apparent that it is only during national election campaigns when you'll find politicians jockeying for recognition as devout Christians. Even liberal-left politicos will invoke the name of Jesus Christ in order to garner the votes of practicing Christians. In reality many of those politic...
February 12, 2009
(This article is based on information provided by the FBI to the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The cyber threat confronting the United States is rapidly increasing as the number of actors with the tools and abilities to use computers against the United States or its interests is risi...
February 11, 2009
A federal complaint filed in Providence, RI charges Anthony St. Laurent, Sr. with solicitation to commit murder-for-hire, according to an FBI report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police's Organized Crime Committee.
According to an FBI affidavit supporting the criminal compla...
February 10, 2009
In fiscal year 2007, the Department of Homeland Security obligated about $12 billion for acquisitions to support homeland security missions. DHS's major investments include Coast Guard ships and aircraft; border surveillance and screening equipment; nuclear detection equipment; and systems to track ...
February 09, 2009
Imdad Ullah Ranjha, age 34, a Pakistani national residing in Glen Burnie, Maryland, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money remitting business, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
According to his guilty plea, Imdad Ranjh...
February 07, 2009
Roy Lynn Oakley, 67, a resident of Harriman, Tenn., pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Knoxville, to count one of an indictment charging him with unlawful disclosure of Restricted Data under the Atomic Energy Act, according to documents obtained by the National Association of Chiefs ...
February 08, 2009
A man who was wanted for allegedly committing an execution-style killing of a Mexican police officer and his wife in June was deported last Wednesday. This case was investigated -- and the deportation was carried out -- by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Gustavo Guerrero-Cereceres...
February 06, 2009
A new I-9 Form was scheduled to take effect on Monday, but in a surprise move, Secretary Janet Napolitano the new Secretary of Homeland Security retracted the mandatory changes late on Friday, pending further comment and review; businesses that had discarded the previous I-9s must now resume using ...
February 06, 2009
While civil-rights activists are up in arms, after two years of testing, Los Angeles Police Department officials approved the Benelli M4, a semi-automatic entry-type weapon, which greatly improves officers' ability to do their job effectively, according to a report obtained by the National Associat...
February 04, 2009
Six southwest Texas counties have been added to a growing list of law enforcement agencies throughout the state that are receiving access to a program developed by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security; this program is expected to bolster local efforts to identify dangerous deportable cri...
February 05, 2009
(The following news story is comprised of information submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police by the US Drug Enforcement Administration.)
Spike TV returns to the streets of the billion dollar illegal narcotics trade, this time in New Jersey, to offer viewers a glimpse into the...
February 04, 2009
Two Montgomery County, Maryland, suspects were arrested Tuesday for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking in a scheme to prostitute three minor females, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
On January 28, 2009, a three count indictment was returned agai...
February 03, 2009
According to the 2009 National Gang Threat Assessment released by the National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) and the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), approximately one million gang members belonging to more than 20,000 gangs were criminally active in the U.S. as of September 2008.
The...
January 31, 2009
America's new president -- Barack Obama -- will face more and more international problems and crises, according to law enforcement officials.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation forecasts that sub-national and non-governmental entities will play an increasing role in world affairs for years to c...
February 02, 2009
On Friday, January 30, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano sent a copy of her immigration and border security directive to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police. While her plan does not appear much different from the one formulated and promulgated by the previous DHS...
January 30, 2009
(This report is based on documents obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a 41-year-old Colombian national wanted by the Colombian government for a 1994 double homicide. His initial court appearance was yesterday in the Sout...
January 29, 2009
Nicholas Cosmo, 37, the owner and president of Agape World, Inc. and Agape Merchant Advance, LLC, was arrested Tuesday night as a result of a federal complaint charging him with mail fraud, according to a report obtained by the Fraud & Corruption Committee of the National Association of Chiefs of Po...
January 28, 2009
The former vice president of reinsurance of American International Group Inc. (AIG), was sentenced yesterday to four years in prison for his role in a fraudulent scheme to manipulate AIG's financial statements, according to a Department of Justice report obtained by the National Association of Chief...
January 26, 2009
(The following is based on a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
On Saturday, a federal court jury found 29-year old Anthony Washington, a Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips gang member guilty of three charges. The relatively quick three day trial concluded on Friday.
Wash...
January 26, 2009
Hamas representatives and Egyptian officials continued their dialogue sessions on Sunday in Cairo to discuss their ceasefire with Israel, according to a Palestinian news website run by the so-called political-wing of Hamas.
The Palestinian media claimed that a Hamas delegation met with Egypt's i...
January 27, 2009
(The following is based on material obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit.)
Psychopathy is a personality disorder manifested in people who use a mixture of charm, manipulation, intimidation, and occasionally vi...
January 24, 2009
(The following report is based on documents obtained by the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
"The faster we get them [illegal alien gangbangers] locked up, the faster illegal immigrants replace them," said a Los Angeles police officer.
U.S. Immigration and Customs ...
January 25, 2009
A Ghanian man was sentenced Friday in the District of Columbia for his role in smuggling East Africans into the United States, according to reports and court papers obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Mohammed Kamel Ibrahim, a/k/a Hakim, 27, a native of Ghana and naturalized...
January 23, 2009
Kevin Xu, 36, a citizen of the People's Republic of China was sentenced last Thursday to 6½ years in prison for distributing counterfeit and misbranded pharmaceuticals within the United States. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of Criminal...
January 22, 2009
(The following is based on reports obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the release of the National Disaster Housing Strategy for natural (hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.) or man-mad...
January 21, 2009
While most of the focus of federal law enforcement today is on counterterrorism, federal police agencies must still contend with more traditional anti-crime operations including emerging organized crime gangs.
Criminal enterprises represent a near and long-term threat to our nation. The criminal...
January 20, 2009
Zubair Ahmed, 29, and Khaleel Ahmed, 28, both residents of Chicago, pleaded guilty last Thursday in the Northern District of Ohio to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists in connection with their efforts to travel abroad in order to murder or maim U.S. military forces in Iraq or Afgha...
January 19, 2009
Recently, concerns have arisen as to whether top management at the US Transportation Security Administration were negatively impacting the results of "red team" (covert) operations by leaking information to security screeners at the nation's airports in advance of covert security testing operations....
January 18, 2009
America's new president -- Barack Obama -- will face more and more international problems and crises, according to law enforcement officials.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation forecasts that sub-national and non-governmental entities will play an increasing role in world affairs for years to c...
January 17, 2009
A 22-year-old Fort Lee, New Jersey man, Jeremy Slagle, has been sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for Distributing Material Involving Child Pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor.
Slagle received his sentence on Friday, January 9, 2009, in the U.S. District Court for the D...
January 15, 2009
A high ranking member of a Colombian drug cartel was sentenced in Tampa, FL to life in prison Monday following a multi-agency investigation comprised of several federal agencies including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Ivan Gonzalez-Bejarano, 48, linked to the Cali Cartel, was se...
January 15, 2009
(The following is based on a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The Department of Homeland Security recently released their 2008 report on the results of their BEST program, which is part of the United States' border security program.
US Immigration and Customs E...
January 16, 2009
TARP Inspector General Asked to Investigate Citigroup and Bank of America Donations to TARP Money Funneled to Jesse Jackson Fundraiser
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TARP Inspector General Asked to Investigate Citigroup and Bank of America Donations ...
January 14, 2009
(The following is based on information obtained from the Department of Homeland Security by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The Shadow Wolves comprise an immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tactical patrol unit based on the Native American Tohono O´odham Nation in south...
January 13, 2009
A former drug task force intelligence analyst was arrested for using his law enforcement position to harass his former girlfriend and falsely implicate her in a drug investigation.
Earl S. Hoffman, Jr., age 40, formerly of Lowell, was arrested late yesterday night on a four-count indictment unsea...
January 12, 2009
Not long ago, Denys Ray Hughes, 59, of Phoenix, AZ, was found guilty of Attempted Production of a Biological Toxin for Use as a Weapon, Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device and Possession of an Unregistered Silencer, by a federal jury.
The evidence at his trial showed that Hughes gr...
January 10, 2009
While the news media and politicians in the United States continue their focus on domestic issues such as bailouts for failing corporations, there are enormous changes occurring in communist China. For the most part, the news media and pundits have ignored events in China for over a decade, except d...
January 09, 2009
During an interview on March 20 with Black Panther leader Malik Zulu Shabazz, Fox News Channel viewers learned that Shabazz' group endorsed and supported Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States.
Even on Fox -- an organization wrongly accused of being "conservative" -- the intervi...
January 08, 2009
As the nation prepares for the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States, the Center for Strategic & International Studies released an important and disturbing report on cybersecurity, cyber-terrorism and other threats that exist within cyberspace.
The CSIS Commission on Cybe...
January 07, 2009
On Tuesday, former Clinton Administration adviser Dick Morris told Fox News Channel that President-Elect Barack Obama's motive for the nomination of Leon Panetta to the important post of Director of Central Intelligence is to tear that agency apart.
While I concur with Morris' assessment (I rarel...
January 03, 2009
On New Year's Day, nine American Muslim passengers were not permitted to board an AirTran Airways flight going to Florida at Reagan National Airport, claims the Islamic group Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR.
According to the Muslim passengers, some airline passengers complained abo...
January 03, 2009
Leave it to the folks at Amnesty International to take the side of Islamic terrorists in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. What the hell is "disproportionate response" when you are dealing with terrorists? Read Amnesty International USA's released statement below, but have a barf bag available.
H...
December 31, 2008
The following report is based on information obtained by the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police:
As New Yorkers and tourists prepare for tonight's New Year's Eve celebrations -- especially in Manhattan's Times Square area -- law enforcement will be assisted by the citizen sold...
January 02, 2009
Covert actions (as distinguished from the covert collection of information) are used to influence political, military, or economic conditions or situations abroad, where it is intended that the role of the US Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly.
These might consist of propag...
December 30, 2008
[The following is based on an FBI strategy report sent to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.]
The foreign intelligence threat within the United States is far more complex than it has ever been historically. The threat is increasingly asymmetrical insofar as it comes not ...
December 28, 2008
The current defense team confronted a game-changing "strategic shock" in its first 8 months in office. The Obama team would be well-advised to expect the same.
Defense-relevant strategic shocks jolt convention to such an extent that they force sudden, unanticipated change in the Department of De...
December 21, 2008
Potential terrorist attacks and the possibility of naturally occurring disease outbreaks have raised concerns about the "surge capacity" of the nation's health care systems to respond to mass casualty events, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police
The Gove...
December 22, 2008
In spring 2007, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and state and local health officials worked together to interdict two individuals with drug-resistant infectious tuberculosis (TB) from crossing U.S. borders and direct them to treatment.
...
December 23, 2008
The Castorena Family Organization is a large-scale criminal organization with more than 100 key members who oversee cells of 10 to 20 individuals in cities across the United States, according to public court documents filed by the US government in Colorado and in other judicial districts around the ...
December 25, 2008
A major member of an Afghan Taliban cell was sentenced today in US District Court for the District of Columbia to two terms of life in prison on drug and narco-terrorism charges, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division announced in a statement submitted to the 14...
December 27, 2008
(The following commentary is based on material obtained by the National Security Committee of the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The Department of Defense's use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) continues to increase. In 2000, DOD components had fewer than 50 unmanned aircraft in ...
December 26, 2008
On December 23, President Bush signed into law a bill that enhances measures to combat human trafficking.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Assistant Secretary John Torres were among 16 federal agency and private organizatio...
December 18, 2008
The Missile Defense Agency announced that it has completed an important exercise and flight test involving a successful intercept by a ground-based interceptor missile designed to protect the United States against a limited long-range ballistic missile attack.
The flight test results will help t...
December 20, 2008
The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) launched the Secure Communities program in Bucks and Montgomery counties to better identify and remove criminal aliens from these communities.
This program, administered by DHS's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will now chec...
December 16, 2008
William A. "Bill" White, the self-proclaimed Commander of the neo-Nazi group the American National Socialist Workers Party, was indicted by a federal grand jury for threatening five individuals and for attempting to intimidate litigants in a federal housing discrimination lawsuit, the Justice Depart...
December 17, 2008
The US Marshals Service announced the addition of Joseph Allen Garcia to the 15 Most Wanted Fugitive List, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Garcia is wanted in Texas on charges of murder, manslaughter, three counts of aggravated assault with a dead...
December 15, 2008
On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed into law H.R. 3162, the USA PATRIOT Act. The US Secret Service was mandated by this Act to establish a nationwide network of Electronic Crimes Task Forces (ECTFs).
The concept of the ECTF network is to bring together not only federal, state and local la...
December 15, 2008
Acting Special Agent in Charge Douglas R. Dawson, Seattle Field Division, of the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today announced that agents from the Anchorage Field Office joined the Wasilla Bible Church arson investigation.
On Dec. 13, 2008, the Central Mat-Su Fire De...
December 14, 2008
Judicial Watch is performing its own investigation into the Illinois political scandal involving the state's governor and his connection to President-Elect Barack Obama.
While the mainstream news media are busy conducting their phony investigation -- designed to subdue any negative effects on t...
December 13, 2008
Yesterday, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey, speaking after a joint United States and European Union (EU) ministerial meeting, highlighted "Operation Joint Hammer" -- the US component of an ongoing global enforcement operation targeting transnational rings of child pornographers.
The operatio...
December 10, 2008
The Department of Energy oversees contractors that operate more than 200 "high-hazard" nuclear facilities, where an accident could have serious consequences for workers and the general public.
DOE is charged with regulating the safety of these facilities. A key part of DOE's self-regulation is t...
December 10, 2008
Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, were arrested on Tuesday by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on federal corruption charges alleging that they and others are engaging in ongoing criminal activity.
The allegations include conspiring to obtain per...
December 12, 2008
Wahhabism is a fundamentalist movement, named after Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab (1703-1792). It remains the dominant form of Islam in Saudi Arabia.
Wahhabis hold that some Muslim groups such as Shia Islam follow novel or non-Islamic practices.Wahhabi theology advocates puritanical and legalistic ...
December 11, 2008
The shysters at the American Civil Liberties Union yesterday released a statement from 25 9/11 victims' family members challenging the legitimacy of the Guantanamo military commissions and their ability to achieve justice. Personally, if I had my way, I'd release these terrorist killers into their c...
December 08, 2008
The United States Army considers the current transformation its most extensive restructuring since World War II. The Army has estimated that restructuring units from a division-based force to a more agile and responsive modular brigade-based force will require a significant investment through fiscal...
December 09, 2008
In spring 2007, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and state and local health officials worked together to interdict two individuals with drug-resistant infectious tuberculosis (TB) from crossing U.S. borders and direct them to treatment.
...
December 09, 2008
(The following article is based on reports and affidavits obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police's Research Division.)
Blagojevich and aide allegedly conspired to sell U.S. Senate appointment, engaged in"pay-to-play" schemes and threatened to withhold state assistance to Tribune...
December 06, 2008
The current economic downturn has brought significant financial stress to the auto manufacturing industry. Recent deteriorating financial, real estate, and labor markets have reduced consumer confidence and available credit, and automobile purchases have declined.
While auto manufacturers broadl...
December 07, 2008
Nearly 30 North Carolina law enforcement agencies have succeeded in locating offenders and wanted suspects without leaving their desks. The agencies are part of a five-county pilot project utilizing an integrated justice solution called JusticeXchange. The computerized service provides law enforceme...
December 05, 2008
The Homeland Security & Defense Business Council and the Georgetown Public Policy Institute today held a transition briefing to discuss the historical context of the US Department of Homeland Security, the evolution of the homeland security mission, and recommendations to the Obama Administration fo...
December 02, 2008
Terrorists are likely to use a weapon of mass destruction somewhere in the world in the next five years, a congressional blue-ribbon panel reported. The panel, chaired by former Florida Senator Bob Graham, released a preliminary report on December 1 that created a huge amount of Washington buzz.
...
December 02, 2008
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is alerting people this holiday season that cyber criminals continue to aggressively seek ways to steal money and personal information, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Scammers are using several techniques to foo...
December 01, 2008
Covering nearly 4,000 miles of land and water from Washington to Maine, the U.S.-Canadian border is the longest undefended border in the world.
Various Department of Homeland Security (DHS) component agencies share responsibility for northern border security, primarily U.S. Customs and Border Pr...
November 30, 2008
The president of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald S. Lauder, has criticized recent anti-Israel statements by Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua, the current president of the United Nations General Assembly.
D'Escoto had likened Israel's actions vis-a-vis the Palestinians to "the apartheid o...
November 28, 2008
Yesterday, the National Council of La Raza, MALDEF and other organizations held yet another news conference to try to silence the immigration policy debate in this country, reports the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). FAIR claims this outrageous behavior is part of a calculated st...
November 28, 2008
For more than six decades, the FBI has stationed agents and other personnel overseas to help protect Americans back home by building relationships with principal law enforcement, intelligence, and services around the globe and facilitating a prompt and continuous exchange of information.
Today, ...
November 29, 2008
As Indian forces for a third day continued to root out terrorists responsible for a wave of deadly attacks across Mumbai, the American Jewish Committee (AJC), which maintains an office in Mumbai and is in close contact with Indian government and Jewish community officials, issued the following state...
November 27, 2008
The level of global retail theft reached $104.5 billion in the past year, leading to increased costs for both retailers and consumers alike. The second annual Global Retail Theft Barometer found that while global retail shrinkage as a percentage of total sales has declined slightly in the past 12 mo...
November 26, 2008
A physicist in Newport News, Va., has pleaded guilty today to charges that he illegally exported space launch technical data and defense services to the People´s Republic of China (PRC) and offered bribes to Chinese government officials.
The guilty plea was announced today by Dana Boente, A...
November 26, 2008
Gangs of heavily armed gunmen stormed several Indian hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks in India's financial capital. The suspects killed at least 78 people and wounded another 200, according to US embassy officiala.
The gunmen were specific...
November 25, 2008
While the reporters and editors at CNN profess to support working men and women, it appears that behind the scenes they've treated their own workers poorly.
The Honorable Arthur J. Amchan, an Administrative Law Judge of the National Labor Relations Board, issued a decision detailing how the Cable...
November 24, 2008
In fiscal year 2007, the Department of Homeland Security obligated about $12 billion for acquisitions to support homeland security missions. DHS's major investments include Coast Guard ships and aircraft; border surveillance and screening equipment; nuclear detection equipment; and systems to track ...
November 19, 2008
The National Legal and Policy Center, an organization that achieved success as a plaintiff in the 1993 lawsuit to open the meetings and records of Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care task force, criticized President-Elect Barack Obama for selecting Eric Holder as his Attorney General nominee. NLPC...
November 23, 2008
In spite of the news media distancing the recent attack on a ship off the coast of Somalia from global terrorism, intelligence experts believe this is just the latest operation initiated against the United States and the West by Al-Qaeda.
Recently a failed assassination attempt on the prime mini...
November 23, 2008
Sabotage, like any other weapon, offers its user an amplification and extension of his own strength, both to harm others and defend himself.Sabotage has the additional appeal of destroying much evidence of itself, and is usually hard to prove.
Sabotage offers the indigenous malcontent or the alie...
November 20, 2008
Denizens of our nation's newsrooms are all celebrating the nomination of two-term governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano, by President-elect Barack Obama to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes the law enforcement agencies responsible for protecting US borders and capturing ...
November 21, 2008
(The following report was obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police Firearms Committee.)
A ruling on a case from South Dakota -- where off-duty law enforcement officers were criminally charged for carrying guns despite the authority to do so under the federal 'Law Enforcement Offic...
November 22, 2008
(The following article is based on reports obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
US government and other terrorism experts continue to report that Islamic extremism is on the rise and that the spread of Islamic extremism is the preeminent threat facing the United States. In a...
November 20, 2008
Hector Portillo, a member of the international MS-13 street gang, and seven others were charged in New York City with multiple crimes, including 29 counts of murder, attempted murder, assault, racketeering, and illegal use of firearms.
The charges were announced by Benton J. Campbell, United Sta...
November 18, 2008
With US, Afghan and Pakistani forces applying pressure on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the enemy "is running out of options for places to go," a senior US officer in the region said today.
Army Col. John M. Spiszer, commander of Task Force Duke, which is centered on the 1st Inf...
November 17, 2008
As Congress reconvened on Monday for a lame-duck session, lawmakers no doubt are being inundated with requests for more federal giveaways on the taxpayer's dime -- the latest of which is a new spending plan that would provide bailout funds to states and localities.
In its latest effort to stop "...
November 17, 2008
The National Association of Chiefs of Police (NACOP) received the following report from the US Department of Defense in order to alert police commanders and security directors about a recent terrorism tactic development:
It's a measure of the enemy in Afghanistan that Taliban terrorists attacked...
November 16, 2008
How many times have we heard mayors and governors, when faced with complaints regarding illegal aliens, claim that their police officers aren't authorized or trained to enforce immigration laws? Too many times, if you ask me. Well, either these government leaders are too ignorant to to hold office o...
November 15, 2008
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today regulations aimed at strengthening the security of the nation´s freight and passenger rail systems and reducing the risk associated with the transportation of security-sensitive materials.
"By striking a sensible balance of se...
November 12, 2008
A captain in the U.S. Army was sentenced today in federal court to one year in prison and three years of supervised release on charges of conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States, following an investigation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Tomoaki Iishiba, 34, a nine-yea...
November 13, 2008
The US Department of Justice yesterday unveiled an innovative national public service announcement (PSA) campaign to educate parents about the potential dangers that their children face online and, for the first time, warns potential online predators that exploiting a child online is a serious feder...
November 14, 2008
Wake County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday became the first of four law enforcement agencies in North Carolina to receive new database link that will automatically check the criminal and immigration history of all individuals booked into the jail, according to a report submitted to the National Assoc...
November 11, 2008
One complaint voiced by many conservatives regarding the last presidential election is the fact that there was practically no attention paid by either candidate to illegal aliens and immigration enforcement. In fact, the victory by President-Elect Barack Obama has led to some illegal alien advocate...
November 10, 2008
"Now that the elections are behind us, we begin a time of transition. During this time, it is important that all of us continue giving our best efforts to the American people and bringing the dedication and commitment to our jobs that we have brought to them from day one. It is also important that a...
November 09, 2008
An indictment was unsealed Friday morning in Brooklyn federal court charging Michael Coppola, a captain in the Genovese organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, with racketeering and racketeering conspiracy.
The predicate acts include the 1977 murder of Giovanni Larducci, also known as "John La...
November 07, 2008
Previously, I wrote a column regarding MoveOn.Org's $88 million contribution to Barack Obama's camapign. Now it's time to look at the contributions of a large and powerful labor organization with a history of organized crime affiliations:
The Teamsters, arguably the world's most powerful labor un...
November 06, 2008
After endorsing President-elect Obama last February, MoveOn.org Political Action's 4.5 million members contributed more than $88 million towards Barack Obama's presidential campaign, the organization announced yesterday. And more than 1 million MoveOn members worked in a trail-blazing field effort i...
November 05, 2008
Now that we know who will lead our nation beginning in January 2009, it's time to evaluate the problems President Barack Hussein Obama will face in the early days of his presidency.
While the Democrat Party hacks, the news media and the bureaucrats concentrated on the economy and the selfishness...
November 05, 2008
A Miami federal jury convicted Venezuelan national Franklin Duran, on charges of acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela within the United States, without prior notification to the Attorney General of the United States, as required by law, according to report...
November 03, 2008
Jorge Flores-Rojas, 44, an "undocumented Mexican national," pleaded guilty last week in federal court in Charlotte, N.C., to two counts of sex trafficking of minor females and one count of transporting an adult female for the purpose of commercial sex, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Crimin...
November 02, 2008
(The following article is based on several reports obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
A multi-agency initiative to combat illegal exports of restricted military and dual-use technology from the United States has resulted in criminal charges against more than 145 defendant...
November 01, 2008
While presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain were campaigning in Pennsylvania, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that its fugitive operations teams based in Philadelphia detention and removal office arrested 37 fugitives, which included 14 with criminal records, during...
October 31, 2008
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has established tools to address the threat to the US financial system of money laundering and terrorist financing.
One such tool is Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit US financial ins...
October 30, 2008
In a bold move in front of members of the news media, Freedom Watch Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel Larry Klayman literally jumped out from behind a line of TV cameras and microphones on Friday, October 24, to serve a complaint on an OPEC oil minister.
The lawsuit filed on behalf of Klayman's ...
October 28, 2008
Middletown, CT resident Dennis Paris was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, five years of supervised release and $46,116 in restitution for his role in organizing and facilitating a prostitution ring that victimized minors and coerced multiple young women to engage in commercial sex acts against...
October 27, 2008
Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced this week the release of a report from the President's Identity Theft Task Force on progress the federal government has made in addressing identity theft since the Task Force's Strategic Plan was r...
October 26, 2008
An Afghan drug trafficker charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics with intent to support a terrorist organization was arrested, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Michael J. Garcia and Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Michele M. Leonhart...
October 22, 2008
Four years after their 12-year-old daughter was impregnated by a 24-year-old man who took her for a secret abortion to cover up his crime, a San Bernardino County couple found out what happened and reported it to police. Without the parents' involvement, the abuser would never have been brought to j...
October 20, 2008
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation resulted in the extradition of two Colombian citizens from the Republic of Colombia this past week, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Both suspects made their initial appearances in federal ...
October 19, 2008
Luis Hernando Gomez-Bustamante, a/k/a "Rasguno," one of the leaders of the Norte Valle Colombian Drug Cartel, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of leading a racketeering enterprise that engaged in murder, narcotics trafficking, money laundering and bribery.
Gomez-Bustamante entered the plea tod...
October 16, 2008
General Tommy Franks has joined the board of directors of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). Franks, the former Chief of the US Central Command, is best known for his leadership of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq.
"We are privileged to ha...
October 16, 2008
House Republican Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri applauded reports this afternoon that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a criminal investigation into whether the left-wing advocacy group ACORN has violated federal election law by fostering and promoting a national program of voter registrat...
October 18, 2008
(This report is based on material obtained by National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The FBI reported that 57 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty last year; 83 officers died in accidents while performing their official duties; and 59,201 officers suffered a...
October 15, 2008
During the last two presidential elections -- 2000 and 2004 -- the Democrats have used the Marxist strategy of "blame others of what you do." While the liberal-left and their news media comrades give credence to allegations of Republicans attempting to disinfranchise black and other minority voter...
October 14, 2008
Louisiana State Senator Derrick D.T. Shepherd pled guilty on Friday before US District Judge Carl Barbier on one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced US Attorney Jim Letten.
According to court papers, the defendant admitted that he laundered illegal proceeds for co-defendant...
October 13, 2008
With the current financial crisis revealing malfeasance and corruption within the financial and political arenas, many businesses are seeking to to initiate their own internal investigations to weed out corrupt business practices.
One such company that allows the private sector to investigate int...
October 12, 2008
(The following is based on reports obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt last week announced two new actions in the department´s ongoing activities to bolster the nation´s preparedness for a potential outdoor anthra...
October 10, 2008
During the week of September 22 to 26, the Ramey Sector Border Patrol Intelligence Unit sponsored a training session titled "Threat Mitigation" among different members of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group and members of the Puerto Rico law enforcement community.
The Courtyard Marriott Hot...
October 08, 2008
I'm happy to announce that the mainstream news media are beginning to cover the story of rampant voter fraud perpetrated by liberal organizations such as ACORN. I've been covering this story for years as part of my overall coverage of illegal aliens and immigration.
While Barack Obama is scolding A...
October 08, 2008
Yesterday, 22 federal defendants allegedly linked to the Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips street gang were arrested on firearms and narcotics charges, as federal agents and Los Angeles authorities executed arrest and search warrants this morning. Also, two state defendants were arrested during the course of...
October 07, 2008
Alberto Ruiz-Arroyave, aka El Primo, 46, a Colombian national extradited to the United States for his role in a $25 million arms for cocaine deal, has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to provide material support and resources to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia or AUC, United States...
October 06, 2008
The new consolidated guidelines to govern the Federal Bureau of Investigation´s domestic operations will address in a comprehensive way the FBI´s investigation of crimes and threats to the national security and its collection of foreign intelligence; the FBI´s provision of assistan...
October 04, 2008
Cardinal Health Inc., one of the nation's largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs, has agreed to settle allegations that it violated federal reporting provisions relating to its handling of certain controlled substances regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), according to a repo...
October 01, 2008
I'm not surprised that the GOP is allowing a partisan, left-wing pseudojournalist to be the moderator for a vice presidential debate, but some conservatives still get angry and sometimes shoot-from-the-hip in response to the media's liberal-left bias. Below is the reaction of one of the top conserva...
October 02, 2008
(The following is based on a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police by the US Department of Justice.)
Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey today announced nearly $240 million in grant awards that support communities and law enforcement in preventing crime. These grants ...
October 03, 2008
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested nearly 300 gang members and gang associates here in the Los Angeles area over the last four months as part of a far-reaching law enforcement operation by ICE that generated more than 1,700 arrests nationwide, according to a report obtained by th...
September 30, 2008
A recent study released by the conservative think-tank the Heritage Foundation provides proof that illegal aliens and immigrants with green cards are committing rampant voter fraud in the United States.
Reports of ineligible persons registering to vote have raised concerns about state processes f...
September 30, 2008
(The following article is based on information obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police's National Security Committee.)
The Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC), a project of Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE), yesterday released A National Strategy for Energy Security, ...
September 28, 2008
The Somali pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian freighter carrying military weapons defiantly demanded $20 million in ransom despite being surrounded by three foreign warships on Sunday.
The spokesmen for the pirates, believed to be members and associates of Al-Qaeda, were contacted via satellite co...
September 25, 2008
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, combating terrorism has been one of the nation's highest priorities. As part of that effort, preventing nuclear and radioactive material from being smuggled into the United States -- perhaps to be used by terrorists in a nuclear weapon or in a radiological di...
September 22, 2008
A leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was sentenced on Friday to 45 years in prison for his participation in a racketeering enterprise, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Edward M. Yarbrough of the Middle District of Tennessee announce...
September 21, 2008
Since 2001, the US Congress has provided the Department of Defense with about $807 billion in supplemental and annual appropriations, as of September 2008, primarily for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).
The DOD's reported annual obligations for GWOT have sho...
September 20, 2008
The poppy trade that fuels terrorists and insurgents in Afghanistan is a problem that must be addressed but doesn't have a military solution, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a teleconference for Internet journalists and bloggers.
Speaking at a dinner hosted by the Pacific Cou...
September 19, 2008
"Accuse others of what you do."
- Attributed to Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx
The Democrat political playbook calls for a "pre-emptive strike" and allegations of "voter suppression" where none exist. However, liberal-left organizations perform the Democrat Party's dirty work of registering illega...
September 18, 2008
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has invited Senator Joseph Biden and Governor Sarah Palin to participate in a nationally televised Vice Presidential Forum on Crime and Homeland Security. The forum, scheduled for Sunday, October 5 (with a backup date of October 12), will be h...
September 18, 2008
Warren Honeycutt, Founder and President of Get Honeycutt, Inc., announces the introduction of a complete virtual personal trainer system for men and women. This handheld device comes preloaded with audio and video training techniques demonstrated by Warren Honeycutt and his associate and adapted fo...
September 17, 2008
Eight members of the 662 Boss Piru gang, which purports to be a sect of the notorious, nationwide Bloods gang, have been charged by a federal grand jury in a 19-count indictment.
The indictment includes conspiracy to commit kidnapping in aid of racketeering activity, kidnapping in aid of racketee...
September 16, 2008
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, leaders of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and the Hispanic law enforcement community gathered Monday in Washington, DC, to pay tribute to the 637 Hispanic law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout US histo...
September 15, 2008
A Defense Department task force has recommended the Air Force Space Command be re-designated as Air Force Strategic Command and be home to the service's nuclear mission.
Former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger briefed the press on the task force's conclusions during a Pentagon news conference t...
September 13, 2008
In a stunning turn-around, a new poll taken after Sarah Palin's nomination as Vice President shows that grassroots conservatives overwhelmingly support John McCain for president at levels that may eclipse conservative enthusiasm in the 2004 presidential election!
The poll, conducted by Grassfir...
September 14, 2008
A citizen of Italy was returned to his homeland and turned over to Italian authorities on Wednesday by officers from the Philadelphia office of detention and removal after completing a 46-month federal prison sentence.
The case developed in April of 2005 when Giuseppe Baldinucci, 64, was arrested...
September 12, 2008
The Drug Enforcement Administration, San Diego Field Division Mobil Enforcement Team (MET) and Carlsbad Resident Office (CRO), in cooperation with the San Diego County District Attorney and San Diego Police Department, announced the culmination of two undercover narcotics operations targeting gang m...
September 11, 2008
Long before the 9/11 attacks, the Federation for American Immigration Reform warned that our unsecured borders and lax enforcement of our immigration laws posed a threat to our national security. We have advocated for specific reforms to minimize the risks to our nation and our citizens. On the seve...
September 10, 2008
The Radiological Threat Awareness Coalition (R-TAC) today released a national survey on homeland security preparedness, showing that at least 81% of those polled said the threat of a "dirty bomb" is serious, yet less than one third (32%) feel prepared for a terrorist attack.
The national survey...
September 09, 2008
(The following is based on material obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The Council for American Islamic Relations has been trying in vain to stop a counter- terrorism program in Sarasota Florida, aimed at providing first responders with information on subjects such as buil...
September 07, 2008
The cleaning crews hadn't even started their work in St. Paul following the end of the Republican Convention, when the knee-jerk leftists at Amnesty International released their statement accusing police officers of using excessive force against the misfits and miscreants creating havoc outside of t...
September 06, 2008
Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, today announced the organization's endorsement of Senator John S. McCain III for the office of President.
"The FOP carefully considered the records and the responses of both candidates and, in our evaluation, Senator McCain wi...
September 04, 2008
More than 900 criminal aliens, immigration fugitives, and immigration violators have been removed from the United States or are facing deportation today following a three-week enforcement surge by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Fugitive Operations Teams in California.
During the s...
September 03, 2008
(The following report is based on material obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
A 23-year-old Michigan man was charged last week in federal court for illegally possessing Molotov cocktails, which he allegedly intended to use at the Republican National Convention.
Matthew ...
September 02, 2008
Universal Protection Service, the largest provider of security services to the commercial real estate market in California and one of the nation's largest uniform protection companies, participated with the San Francisco Fire Department and the United States Army 95th Civil Support Team to conduct a...
September 01, 2008
The Center for Empowered Living and Learning (The CELL) held a reception yesterday in Denver to introduce its inaugural exhibit, entitled "Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: Understanding the Threat of Terrorism."
The CELL is a non-profit, non-partisan institution dedicated to educating citizens on the...
August 29, 2008
Bernard "Bernie" Ward, 57, a San Francisco resident who worked as a radio talk show host and was a frequent Fox News Channel and CNN guest representing the liberal-left viewpoint, was sentenced on Thursday to serve 7 years in federal prison.
The sentence includes a lifetime of supervision once he...
August 28, 2008
The US Navy, US Coast Guard and SRI International -- a private security firm -- are deploying a suite of advanced port security technologies, trained personnel, and are executing tactical procedures as part of a homeland security experiment in the waters of Tampa Bay through the end of August.
Co...
August 27, 2008
Approximately 12 million pounds of cargo is transported daily on passenger aircraft. To accommodate this considerable stream of commerce, the Transportation Security Administration currently has in place a multilayered, risk-based system for securing cargo traveling on passenger aircraft.
As re...
August 25, 2008
A Brazilian man was charged by a federal grand jury in New Orleans for his role in a conspiracy to sell a network of computers infected with malicious software, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and Jim Letten, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisi...
August 24, 2008
The first defendant to be sentenced in the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) case charging 14 members of the violent Texas Syndicate prison gang with conspiring to participate in a violent enterprise responsible for murders, attempted murders, conspiracies to commit murder, robbery, d...
August 23, 2008
Coalition forces picked up two suspected associates of the Kataib Hezbollah criminal network during operations this morning in Baghdad's New Baghdad district, military officials reported during a teleconference with bloggers and Internet journalists.
Acting on intelligence tips, coalition forces...
August 22, 2008
(This article is based on a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police's National Security Committtee.)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a set of security recommendations for the transportation of certain quantities of hazardous materials across th...
August 18, 2008
A Virginia man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison following his conviction on multiple weapons charges, including possession of explosives and the attempted manufacture or possession of a weapon of mass destruction near the U.S. Capitol in January 2008, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columb...
August 20, 2008
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Response Team, along with ATF special agents from the Charlotte Field Division, have entered the investigation of a large commercial fire that occurred Sunday, August 17, 2008, at 200 Kennedy Street in Robbins, NC. The NRT responded at...
August 21, 2008
Influencing, countering and ultimately defeating regional threat networks in the greater Middle East will require a "whole-of-many-nations'-governments approach," a US commander said during a conference call yesterday with bloggers and online journalists.
Faced with threats from Al-Qaeda and sim...
August 19, 2008
A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Jose Cabrera Sablan, 43, and James Ninete Leon Guerrero, 40, with first degree murder, first degree murder of a federal Correctional Officer and murder by a federal prisoner serving a life sentence, US Attorney McGregor W. Scott announc...
August 15, 2008
Last week over 700 law enforcement personnel, intelligence professionals, and private sector officials attended the Terrorism and Transportation Conference convened in New York, New York, hosted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Homeland Security Department's Transportation Security Adm...
August 16, 2008
(The following article is based on reports and material obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. The material presented herein is not classified information.)
The Transportation Security Administration uses undercover, or covert, testing to approximate techniques that terrorists ...
August 17, 2008
Russia's invasion of the sovereign nation of Georgia has pushed major news stories off the front-pages of newspapers and news magazines, and usually is the lead story on broadcast news shows. The images of Russian tanks pouring into Georgia is a reminder that Putin's Russia is not to be ignored by ...
August 14, 2008
Fifty-seven illegal aliens working at Mills Manufacturing Corporation (MMC) in Ashville, North Carolina were arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents.
The arrests were based on an ICE critical infrastructure investigation that revealed that the illegal aliens had used fraud...
August 13, 2008
Since its inception in 2003, the US Department of Homeland Security has faced significant challenges related to recruiting, retaining, and managing its workforce of over 170,000 employees.
The US Congress requested the Government Accountability Office to analyze DHS's attrition, efforts to recru...
August 12, 2008
Many federal operations are supported by automated systems that may contain sensitive information such as national security information that, if lost or stolen, could be disclosed for improper purposes.
Compromises of sensitive information at numerous federal agencies have raised concerns about ...
August 11, 2008
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents together with federal, state and local law enforcement partners across Massachusetts, have arrested 52 gang members and associates and 28 other criminals last week as part of the agency's Operation Community Shield initiative, which targets violent...
August 10, 2008
A new study released by the conservative think-tank the Heritage Foundation provides proof that illegal aliens and immigrants with green cards are committing rampant voter fraud in the United States.
Reports of ineligible persons registering to vote have raised concerns about state processes for ...
August 09, 2008
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, working in conjunction with federal, state and local law enforcement partners across the United States, have arrested the 10,000th gang member under operation Community Shield, according to a report submitted to officials of the National Association of Chiefs ...
August 07, 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cradle-to-Grave. That´s Campus Crest´s unique approach to maintaining its student housing assets. Campus Crest Communities, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a national developer of first-class student housing across the United States.
Not only does Campus Crest de...
August 08, 2008
United States immigration and State Department officials fear that their newly developed, high-tech visas are being sold on the Mexican black market.
The US government hoped the newly designed visas would help in curtailing rampant illegal immigration at the Mexican border, but investigators bel...
August 07, 2008
The United States Department of Energy maintains emergency response capabilities and assets to quickly respond to potential nuclear and radiological threats within the United States. These capabilities are primarily found at DOE's two key emergency response facilities -- the Remote Sensing Laborator...
August 05, 2008
Hely Mejia Mendoza, known better by his alias "Martin Sombra," was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Friday on seven counts of terrorism and weapons charges arising out of his participation in the hostage-taking of three American citizens, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Th...
August 05, 2008
"We are all here on earth to make this a better place and improve the human condition. When you have had the opportunity in your life to be successful, that comes with the responsibility to reach out and help others. This is one of edicts we live by," said Campus Crest Real Estate Management Preside...
August 06, 2008
In fiscal year 2005, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership was established to eliminate terrorist safe havens in northwest Africa by strengthening countries' counterterrorism capabilities and inhibiting the spread of extremist ideology.
Funds obligated for TSCTP in fiscal years 2005 thro...
August 04, 2008
The Department of Justice, in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services, has guided the enforcement efforts of the national Health Care Fraud and
Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) since its inception in 1997.
The program was designed to coordinate federal, state and local law enf...
August 03, 2008
When two American missionaries were kidnapped last July in Haiti, negotiators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation were called in to secure their release. The missionaries, both North Carolina natives in Port Au Prince aiding relief efforts in the beleaguered Caribbean republic, would be held fo...
August 03, 2008
Going beyond traditional student housing property management and helping students prepare for life—that´s the approach of The Grove, the brand of student housing properties built and operated by Campus Crest Communities, a vertically-integrated student housing company based in Charlotte,...
August 02, 2008
In 2007, the US Department of State reported that some foreign diplomats are suspected of abusing the household workers they brought to the United States on A-3 or G-5 visas.
The US Congress directed the Government Accounting Office to determine the number of A-3 or G-5 visa holders who have all...
August 01, 2008
Immediately following President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy speech, Beltway insiders knew exactly where to go for analysis of the proposed "surge" of troops in Iraq.
People who wish to know the facts about defense issues would be hardpressed to find an organization more trustworthy and informa...
July 30, 2008
The end of the Cold War meant a significant change in the nature of the foreign threats to US security. The principal worry of most Americans is no longer a devastating military offensive from abroad, but rather more insidious assaults which hit closer to home, threatening lives and property and cre...
July 27, 2008
In 2006, Denys Ray Hughes, 59, of Phoenix, AZ, was found guilty of Attempted Production of a Biological Toxin for Use as a Weapon, Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device and Possession of an Unregistered Silencer, by a federal jury.
The evidence at his trial showed that Hughes grew ...
July 26, 2008
Oil rivals cocaine as one of Colombia's principal exports. The Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline transports almost 20 percent of Colombia's oil production. The pipeline originates in the Department of Arauca in northeast region of Colombia. It carries oil nearly 500 miles to the Caribbean port of Cove...
July 25, 2008
Jesus Perez-Laguna, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced in federal court in Columbia, S.C., on charges stemming from a sex trafficking ring involving at least one teenage girl. Perez-Laguna was sentenced to over 14 years imprisonment and ordered to pay $52,500 in restitution to his victims. After ...
July 24, 2008
Ignacio "Nacho" Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, the two Border Patrol agents shamelessly prosecuted by the U.S. government for shooting and wounding a Mexican drug smuggler, Oswald Aldrete-Davila, on February 17, 2005, have not been forgotten by many Americans -- such as attorney's from Judicial Watc...
July 23, 2008
The Castorena Family Organization is a large-scale criminal organization with more than 100 key members who oversee cells of 10 to 20 individuals in cities across the United States, according to public court documents filed by the US government in Colorado and in other judicial districts around the ...
July 21, 2008
Nevermind about Senator Barack Obama's photo-op excursion to Afghanistan and Iraq, the people to whom Americans should listen are the military officers actually on the field of battle. In fact, Obama sounds as if he's parroting the commanders when he made his comments regarding Pakistan standing up ...
July 19, 2008
(This article is based on a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police. The writer is the organization's public information officer.)
The recent deployment of Tasers to State Police troopers for use in confrontational
situations is helping to ensure the safety of the public...
July 18, 2008
While most of the focus of federal law enforcement today is on counterterrorism, federal police agencies must still contend with more traditional anti-crime operations including emerging organized crime gangs.
Criminal enterprises represent a near and long-term threat to our nation. The criminal ...
July 17, 2008
Recently, Mexican military officials claimed they seized five-and-a-half tons of powdered cocaine from a commercial aircraft that landed in Mexico following a a trip from Venezuela. The street value of the drugs was estimated to be upwards of $100 million.
Mexican cops reported that the cocaine w...
July 16, 2008
Gregg William Bergersen, age 51, of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced in the Eastern District of Virginia to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to disclose national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it, according to a report obtained by th...
July 15, 2008
The counterintelligence function involves protecting the country, as well as intelligence agencies, from the activities of foreign intelligence services. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has principal responsibility for countering the activities of foreign intelligence services within the United ...
July 14, 2008
Closely tied to the question of how best to set intelligence requirements are the larger questions of how to improve analysis by the intelligence community and how to increase its impact.
Many policymakers and lawmakers are critical of the analysis they receive, and both intelligence consumers a...
July 12, 2008
There is a tremendous amount of concern in much of Europe about the news of Iran's testing of ballistic missiles, according to Riki Ellison, president of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance.
Ellison stressed a number of issues during his recent speaking tour in the United States and Europe.
...
July 11, 2008
Book Hill Partners and the Homeland Defense Journal released the results of a survey of 122 homeland security experts on priorities for the next administration in protecting the American people and homeland.
The results of the survey -- including the fact that 83 percent expect a disaster/terror...
July 10, 2008
With the recent testing of missiles by the Iranian military, the world has been put on notice that the Islamofascist nation will continue to be the fly in the ointment for world peace.
The United States National Security Strategy recently acknowledged that this nation faces challenges from Iran, ...
July 09, 2008
Many, many Americans who consider themselves to be politically conservative are voicing their utter dismay at the choices they face in the election of a new President this year.
Friends and colleagues have told me just how tired they are of always voting for what they consider the better of two e...
July 07, 2008
After a 1975 fire at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Alabama threatened the unit's ability to shut down safely, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued fire safety rules for commercial nuclear units.
However, nuclear units with different designs and different ages have had difficulty meeting ...
July 05, 2008
Under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), citizens from 27 countries can travel to the United States visa free. Terrorism concerns involving VWP country citizens have led some to suggest eliminating or suspending the program, while the executive branch is considering adding countries to it.
Legislati...
July 03, 2008
The Coast Guard's Deepwater Program, under the Department of Homeland Security, has experienced serious performance and management problems.
Deepwater is intended to replace or modernize Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and the communications and electronic systems that link them together. As of f...
July 02, 2008
Defendants Hassan Saied Keshari and Traian Bujduveanu were arrested on June 20 and 21 on charges of conspiring to export military aircraft parts to Iran, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
The two suspects are charged in a federal criminal complaint ...
June 30, 2008
Last week, 96 street gang members and associates were arrested as a result of a state-wide public safety initiative in New Jersey, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Each of those arrested were targeted for their membership, participation or associati...
June 29, 2008
Seventy members and associates of the Drew Street clique of the Avenues gang have been named in a federal racketeering indictment unsealed on June 25 that alleges a long series of narcotics-related offenses and violent crimes -- including murder, attacks against police officers, witness intimidation...
June 27, 2008
US Diplomats, Legal Experts Discuss Political Prisoners in Venezuela
by Jim Kouri, CPP
Diplomatic leaders and legal and human rights experts presented unique perspectives on Latin America's political landscape and democracy during a recent academic discussion held at the University of Miami, acc...
June 25, 2008
[The following is based on an FBI strategy report sent to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.]
The foreign intelligence threat within the United States is far more complex than it has ever been historically. The threat is increasingly asymmetrical insofar as it comes not o...
June 22, 2008
Rep. William Jefferson's Family Indicted by Feds in Criminal Conspiracy Case
Betty Jefferson, age 70, an elected tax assessor in New Orleans, along with her brother Mose Jefferson, age 66, and her daughter, Angela Coleman, age 53 -- all residents of New Orleans, Louisiana -- were charged via a 31...
May 27, 2008
More than 900 criminal aliens, immigration fugitives, and immigration violators have been removed from the United States or are facing deportation on Tuesday following a three-week enforcement surge by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Fugitive Operations Teams in California.
During th...
May 23, 2008
A US Army contract translator was sentenced today to 121 months of imprisonment for illegally possessing national defense documents, and using a false identity to
procure his United States citizenship and to gain access to classified military materials. In addition, the court issued an order stripp...
May 25, 2008
Since 2001, the U Congress has provided the Department of Defense with hundreds of billions of dollars in supplemental and annual appropriations for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).
DOD's reported annual obligations for GWOT have shown a steady increase from ...
May 22, 2008
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Tennessee returned an 18-count indictment
yesterday charging J. Reece Roth, a Professor Emeritus at The University of Tennessee, and Atmospheric Glow Technologies Inc. (AGT), a Knoxville-based technology company, with conspiring to defraud the U.S. Ai...
May 21, 2008
The Department of State's Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) program's objectives are to provide partner nations with counterterrorism training and equipment, improve bilateral ties, and increase respect for human rights.
State's Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) provides policy ...
May 19, 2008
Thirty-eight individuals with ties to international organized crime have been charged in two separate indictments involving computer and credit card fraud schemes, Deputy Attorney General Mark R. Filip, Romanian Prosecutor General Laura Codruta Kovesi, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Calif...
May 10, 2008
A major international arms dealer -- Viktor Bout, a/k/a Boris, a/k/a Victor Anatoliyevich Bout, a/k/a Victor But, a/k/a Viktor Budd, a/k/a Viktor Butt, a/k/a Viktor Bulakin, a/k/a Vadim Markovich Aminov -- was indicted for, among other things, conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons ...
May 08, 2008
Gary Sinise and Robert Duvall will lead a star-studded festival to be held May 14-18, 2008 at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC.
Overall, the five-day festival will present both classic and premier films honoring the nation's men and women in uniform. For the full festival a...
May 09, 2008
Carlos Mario Jimenez-Naranjo, a/k/a Macaco, has been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher announced yesterday.
Jimenez-Naranjo faces drug-related charges in the District of Columbia and the Southern District of...
May 03, 2008
To some, Chuck Baldwin is the consummate Christian minister. To others, he's a one-man think-tank studying, researching and analyzing the human condition within today's American society.
One minute he's leading a church service for one a large Christian congregation in Florida. Next minute, you'l...
May 01, 2008
Federal law enforcement officials revealed on Tuesday that they the arrested of Ben-Ami Kadish on charges that he participated in a crimonal conspiracy to disclose to the Government of Israel documents related to the national defense of the United States and, in connection with that unauthorized dis...
April 28, 2008
As if taking a page out of former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's playbook, the Chinese military has decreased troop levels by more than 200,000 men and women, the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army announced last week.
While liberals, Democrats and members of the news med...
April 25, 2008
On Wednesday, US Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced a new federal strategy in the fight against international organized crime that will address this growing threat to the US security and stability.
The Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat International Organized Crime was developed foll...
April 22, 2008
Since 2002, destroying the terrorist threat and closing the terrorist safe haven have been key national security goals.
For example, the United States has provided Pakistan, a key ally in the war on terror, more than $10.5 billion for military, economic, and development activities. Pakistan's Fe...
April 20, 2008
Richard A. Viguerie, publisher of ConservativeHQ.com, appears to have had the same reaction as many conservatives to Barack Obama's performance and his subsequent complaints regarding the ABC News debate in Philadelphia between Hillary Clinton and Obama: Barack's performance lacked any sort of dig...
April 18, 2008
Prosocutors in the case against the self-described mastermind behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and five of his co-conspirators have amended the charge sheet against the detainees to further clarify their activities, a senior Pentagon official announced today in a teleconference for In...
April 18, 2008
When Forbes Magazine released their list of the 10 most miserable cities in America, Charlotte's Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory couldn't come up with a better excuse than "I think they need drug testing at Forbes."
Conservatives in North Carolina say that reaction is vintage McCror...
April 17, 2008
During a segment of Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, former CBS TV newsman now media critic, Bernard Goldberg, stated clearly and consisely, "The news media are corrupt." His fellow guest Jane Hall, formerly of the L.A. Times and now a respected journalism professor concurred.
They were la...
April 14, 2008
Unauthorized individuals, companies, terrorist organizations, and other countries continue their attempts to obtain sensitive items related to the defense of the United States. The latest investigation into the sale of stolen military equipment points to the Internet as one place that defense-relat...
April 15, 2008
Since 2001, Congress has provided the Department oons in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
DOD's reported annual obligations for GWOT have shown a steady increase from about $0.2 billion in fiscal year 2001 to about $139.8 billion in fiscal year 2007. To continue GWOT operations, the Presi...
April 12, 2008
Chief Deputy Republican Whip Eric Cantor for the US House of Representatives fiercely condemned former President Jimmy Carter's plans to meet with Khaled Mashal, leader of the terrorist group Hamas, in Damascus, Syria on April 18th, 2008. Rep. Cantor, who is Jewish, released an official statement to...
April 12, 2008
The Future Combat System (FCS) program -- which comprises 14 weapons systems and a state-of-the-art information network -- is the centerpiece of the Army's effort to transition to a lighter, more agile, and more capable combat force.
The substantial technical challenges, the Army's acquisition s...
April 10, 2008
A couple of months ago, when the US Defense Department proclaimed their desire to finally bring war crimes charges against six detainees for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, the goal was to jump-start the Bush Administration's military tribunal mechanism. Sadly, m...
April 09, 2008
Conservative icon Tom Delay and TCV Media CEO Nathan Tabor announced the launching of DeLay's new web site TomDeLay.com. The unveiling of the new web site coincides with the release of the former Republican lawmaker's new book, No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight.
DeLay's new Internet ...
April 07, 2008
There are many police and law enforcement officials who are concerned with the growing trend of using military-trained mercenaries to train and work with local police officers in the United States, but there are many who believe the events of September 11, 2001 dictate the need for a new paradigm.
...
April 08, 2008
Three months ago, Gregory J. Zanetti was a stockbroker and financial advisor in New Mexico. Today, he is an Army National Guard brigadier general who helps lead a multi-branch team of 2,200 personnel in what he describes as the "most misunderstood assignment in the military."
"It is a mission mi...
April 06, 2008
The Sunday morning news shows -- on cable and broadcast television -- covered the bitter-sweet farewell between arguably the two most powerful leaders in the world: President George W. Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin.
While President Bush may have looked into Putin's eyes and seen his soul, I'v...
April 02, 2008
Former professional wrestler Harrison Norris Jr., 42, a/k/a "Hardbody Harrison," was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison for committing multiple violations of federal sex trafficking and forced labor statutes in connection with a scheme to force women into prostitution. Norris was a champion w...
April 01, 2008
Gregg William Bergersen, residing in Alexandria, Virginia, pled guilty on Monday to a one-count of conspiracy to disclose national defense information to persons not entitled to receive it. Bergersen was arrested on February 11, 2008 on a criminal complaint charging this same offense.
Justice De...
March 31, 2008
The end of the Cold War meant a significant change in the nature of the foreign threats to US security. The principal worry of most Americans is no longer a devastating military offensive from abroad, but rather more insidious assaults which hit closer to home, threatening lives and property and cre...
March 29, 2008
US military forces, and ground forces in particular, have operated at a high pace since the attacks of September 11, 2001, including the support of ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Between 2001 and July 2007, approximately 931,000 US Army and Marine Corps service members deployed for ...
March 28, 2008
Since the start of the Global War on Terrorism, the Pentagon has taken steps to expand the role of the United States Special Operations Command and its forces. In response, the Command has transformed its headquarters to coordinate counterterrorism activities, while the Defense Department has increa...
March 26, 2008
Fleeing North Koreans -- especially Christians -- are finding that the Chinese are no big help in providing asylum from the brutality and state-sanctioned killing in North Korea.
Kim Jong Il's government wields unrestricted power in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and his minions conti...
March 25, 2008
Christians living in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, have suffered government-sanctioned persecution since the brutal communist regime came to power.
However, according to a recent human rights report, North Korean Christians are experiencing more brutality and violenc...
March 25, 2008
The Los Alamos National Laboratory, which is operated by the National Nuclear Security Administration, is responsible for, among other things, designing nuclear weapons.
Over the past decade, security personnel documented numerous security, safety, and project management weaknesses at NNSA's nuc...
March 21, 2008
On Friday, the mainstream news media breathlessly announced that Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico endorsed Barack Obama in his run for the Democrat nomination for President of the United States.
Putting aside how Richardson stabbed his benefactor in the back -- he'd be just another politica...
March 20, 2008
Many Americans are wondering when will the US Justice Department get around to prosecuting US Congressman William J. Jefferson for the alleged corruption he's perpetrated while in office.
Jefferson, a Democrat from Louisiana, was indicted last year by a federal grand jury on charges including br...
March 18, 2008
The owner of an international electronics business has pled guilty to one-count arising from a conspiracy to illegally export controlled microprocessors and electronic components to government entities in India that participate in the development of ballistic missiles, space launch vehicles, and fig...
March 17, 2008
Since 2001, Congress has appropriated nearly $700 billion for the global war on terrorism. The majority of these funds have supported U.S. efforts in Iraq. Congressional oversight is crucial to improve performance, ensure accountability, and protect US programs from fraud, waste, and abuse.
Sinc...
March 15, 2008
Since September 11, 2001, the need to secure US borders has increased in importance and attracted greater public and Congressional attention.
The Department of Homeland Security has spent billions of dollars to prevent the illegal entry of individuals and contraband between ports of entry --gove...
March 14, 2008
The National Gang Targeting, Enforcement & Coordination Center, or GangTECC, began operations in the summer of 2006 as the national anti-gang task force created by the former Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales.
Under the direction of the former Attorney General, GangTECC became a multi-agency ce...
March 13, 2008
Cecil "Cece" Suwal, the 23-year-old madam of an international prostitution ring run by her boyfriend, a 62-year-old Israeli widower named Mark "Michael" Brener, are at the heart of the scandal that brought down the governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer.
According to local cops in Cliffside Park, N...
March 11, 2008
As a task force of US battleships steamed towards the Middle East in the spring of 2001 on a mission to patrol the Persian Gulf, a sailor aboard one of those vessels was pursuing an entirely different mission.
His name was Hassan Abu-Jihaad, and he was serving as a signalman aboard the USS Benfo...
March 09, 2008
In November 2005, the Department of Homeland Security established the Secure Border Initiative (SBI), a multiyear, multibillion-dollar program to secure US borders.
One element of SBI is the US Customs and Border Protection's SBI program, which is responsible for developing a comprehensive borde...
March 07, 2008
The son of a prominent former conservative governor is slamming the current occupant of South Carolina's State House for his abandoning of conservative principles in dealing with labor organizations.
Businessman and political consultant Carroll Campbell supported his father's successor, Mark Sanf...
March 06, 2008
Somalia has lacked a functioning central government since 1991. In December 2006, the Ethiopian military intervened in Somalia to support Somalia's transitional government, opening what many considered a window of opportunity to rebuild the country and restore effective governance.
The United St...
March 03, 2008
A twenty-four year old Wheaton, Illinois resident was arrested for making e-mail threats against the University of Illinois-Chicago campus. Mahtab Shirani was nabbed on Tuesday by members of the Chicago FBI´s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), according to John W. Richardson, Chief of the Univ...
March 01, 2008
In spite of all the talk in both houses of congress about revamping or restructuring the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), there's a new Hurricane Katrina scandal brewing in Washington.
Several news organizations, including the Cable News Network (CNN), have uncovered irrefutab...
February 28, 2008
US military forces, and ground forces in particular, have operated at a high pace since the attacks of September 11, 2001, including the support of ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Between 2001 and July 2007, approximately 931,000 US Army and Marine Corps service members deployed for ...
February 26, 2008
There are 37 research reactors in the United States, mostly located on college campuses. Of these, 33 reactors are licensed and regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Four are operated by the Department of Energy and are located at three national laboratories. Although less powerful tha...
February 25, 2008
A chemist employed by a corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas, involved in researching, developing and supplying fire-proof coating and intumescent products has been indicted and charged with theft of trade secrets and computer fraud, according to United States Attorney Don DeGabrielle and FBI...
February 22, 2008
Congressman Richard G. Renzi, from Arizona's first congressional district, and his associates James W. Sandlin, 56, of Sherman , Texas and Andrew Beardall, 36, of Rockville, Md., Renzi's business associate were indicted by federal authorities on Friday, according to a Justice Department report obtai...
February 20, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security began operations in March 2003 with missions that include preventing terrorist attacks from occurring within the United States, reducing U.S. vulnerability to terrorism, minimizing damages from attacks that occur, and helping the nation recover from any attacks.
...
February 18, 2008
"Therefore victory in war is not repetitious, but adapts its form endlessly."
- Sun Tzu
The Art of War
There were secret meetings in restaurants, encrypted e-mail messages using a mysterious shorthand, suitcases crammed full of stolen documents.There were covert payoffs: a pocket stuffed wi...
February 17, 2008
A federal grand jury on Friday indicted State Senator Joseph Coniglio of New Jersey on nine counts of mail fraud and extortion in connection with an influence-peddling scheme connected to a $66,000-a-year consulting arrangement with Hackensack University Medical Center, according to the US Justice D...
February 15, 2008
The Los Alamos National Laboratory, which is operated by the National Nuclear Security Administration, is responsible for, among other things, designing nuclear weapons.
Over the past decade, security personnel documented numerous security, safety, and project management weaknesses at NNSA's nuc...
February 13, 2008
Jose Rodriguez Nieves, a/k/a "Menor," a/k/a "Cuba," was found guilty late Friday of charges related to his leadership of a highly lucrative drug organization responsible for distributing hundreds of kilograms of heroin in the Bronx from 1995 to January 2006.
Drug Enforcement Administration Speci...
February 12, 2008
A member of the violent street gang Sureno 13 was arrested here Saturday by Greeley, Colorado, Gang Task Force officers, with assistance from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents.
Renato Rodarte-Bueno, 33, of Mexico, was arrested at a Greeley, Colorado, apartment about on Februa...
February 10, 2008
In 2003, the Federal Protective Service was transferred from the General Services Administration to the Department of Homeland Security and is currently tasked with providing physical security and law enforcement services to about 8,800 facilities owned or leased by GSA.
To accomplish its missio...
February 08, 2008
In a dramatic blow to traditional organized crime families operating in the New York City metropolitan area, an 80 indictment charging 62 defendants associated with the Gambino, Genovese, and Bonanno organized crime families of La Cosa Nostra, the construction industry, or its supporting unions -- i...
February 06, 2008
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif, author of the fencing provisions of the Secure Fence Act of 2006, has introduced new legislation in the House of Representatives to require the construction of double-layered fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico within six months, according to a memo sent to the Nat...
February 05, 2008
Fourteen members of a South Florida-based Bloods gang with direct ties to the national Bloods criminal organization have been charged federally in connection with their illegal gang activities, according to US Justice Department officials and the FBI's report to the National Association of Chiefs of...
February 04, 2008
President Bush's fiscal year 2009 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) represents $50.5 billion in funding, which is an increase of 6.8 percent over the 2008 fiscal year level -- excluding funds provided in emergency supplemental funding.
The request targets five areas t...
February 03, 2008
United States Attorney Johnny Sutton and FBI Special Agent in Charge Ralph Diaz announced the indictment of 23 San Antonio residents, all of whom are in leadership positions in the Texas Mexican Mafia, for violating the federal Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) statute.
January 31, 2008
Political columnist and media strategist Rachel Marsden is scheduled to be emceeing at February's CPAC (Conservative Political Action Committee) conference being held in Washington, DC beginning on Thursday, February 7, 2008.
"I will be emceeing at CPAC on Friday, Feb 8th, from 11:30-1pm. But w...
January 30, 2008
Two men who threatened members of the Miami-Dade Police Department's Special Investigation Gang Unit were arrested here last Tuesday following a joint operation of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Rudy Villanueva and Tony Logan, both ...
January 29, 2008
Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda, a/k/a Simon Trinidad, a senior member of the US State Department-designated foreign terrorist group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or FARC, was sentenced to a prison term of 60 years by a federal judge in Washington, DC on Monday for his role in a...
January 26, 2008
Judicial Watch, the public interest group created to investigate and prosecute suspects in government corruption cases, recently released a secret a Department of Homeland Security and US Border Patrol report titled, "Mexican Government Incidents: 2006 Fiscal Year Report."
The report was obtaine...
January 25, 2008
The sister-in-law and nephew of a former Orange County, California engineer convicted of orchestrating a scheme to smuggle sensitive defense information to China face deportation following their arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Fuk Hueng Mak Li, 50, and her son Billy Yui Mak, ...
January 23, 2008
To address concerns about unemployed or underemployed Soviet-era weapons scientists in Russia and other former Soviet Bloc nations, the US Department of Energy established the Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention or IPP program in 1994. The general idea was to engage former Soviet weapons scient...
January 22, 2008
On Tuesday, January 22, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released their newly formulated National Response Framework (NRF), the successor to the National Response Plan.
The NRF, which focuses on response and short-term recovery, articulates the doctrine, principles and architecture...
January 21, 2008
A Texas businessman, who employed an illegal alien charged with capital murder in connection with the 2006 shooting death of Houston Police Department Officer Rodney Johnson, was arrested Wednesday and charged with harboring an illegal alien here. This case was investigated by US Immigration and Cus...
January 19, 2008
In the midst of this presidential race, many GOP faithful appear to have forgotten that Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and his friend Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) were planning last December to introduce a new immigration bill that is even more liberal than their past "amnesty" bill. They're calling it...
January 18, 2008
KANSAS CITY, MO -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Missouri has returned a superseding indictment that charges the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) and several of its former officers with eight new counts of engaging in prohibited financial transactions for the benefit of US-des...
January 17, 2008
The 2006 United States National Security Strategy stated that this nation faces challenges from Iran, including Iran's proliferation efforts and involvement in international terrorism.
To address these concerns, the United States employs a range of tools, including diplomatic pressure, a militar...
January 14, 2008
Former Law & Order star endorses GOP presidential candidate.
January 15, 2008
They've severed the fingers of their rivals with machetes...brutally murdered suspected informants, including a 17-year-old pregnant federal witness...attacked and threatened law enforcement officers...committed a string of rapes, assaults, break-ins, auto thefts, extortions, and frauds across the U...
January 11, 2008
When Attorney General Janet Reno deployed federal law enforcement agencies to Waco, Texas to arrest the Branch Davidian leader David Koresh, one of the the tactics used was to constantly blast loud music 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Eventually, men, women and children died from a brutal at...
January 09, 2008
Republicans in Name Only, or RINOs, are a great asset to the Democrat Party and the news media. The liberals know they have little if any credibility, therefore when they wish to make a point they mention that Republicans also want what they want.
But by Republicans they mean RINOs. Democrats be...
January 09, 2008
(Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton made headlines on Monday with a display of being close to tears while she campaigned in New Hampshire. Her friends in the media especially those on CNN attempted to put a positive spin on her demeanor. Perhaps Americans should refresh their memories of Bill a...
January 06, 2008
Following eight weeks of trial, a federal jury in Central Islip, New York, returned a verdict last week convicting Colombo organized crime family acting boss Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico and administration member John "Jackie" DeRoss of murder in aid of racketeering and witness tampering.
Specif...
January 05, 2008
Samar Khalil Spinelli, 39, a Captain in the US Marine Corps, pleaded guilty this past December in a Detroit federal court to conspiring with former FBI Agent and CIA employee Nada Nadim Prouty and Elfat El Aouar, the wife of fugitive restauranteur Talal Chahine, to commit citizenship fraud and pass...
January 03, 2008
Officials with the Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that deportation officers assigned to the Baltimore Office made a record number of arrests in fiscal year 2007.
The Baltimore Field Office area of responsibility covers all of Maryland. In the Baltimo...
January 02, 2008
While most of the politicians vying for their party's nomination for President of the United States pay lip service to the nation's law enforcement officers, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) is actually doing something to earn the respect and gratitude of America's cops, according to many police officers and or...
December 29, 2007
A citizen of Ecuador was captured by the New York City Police Department and charged with rape, criminal sex act & endangering the welfare of a child. He was convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years probation. The victim was a twelve year old girl.
"ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] ...
December 28, 2007
More than 20 Southern California gang members awaiting release from area jails and state prisons are facing new criminal charges today as a part of "Operation Winter Warning," an expanded effort to target incarcerated foreign national gang members for federal prosecution.
Since the operation bega...
December 27, 2007
Four Venezuelans and an Uruguayan national were charged on December 20 by a federal grand jury on charges of acting and conspiring to act as agents of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ("Venezuela") within the United States, without prior notification to the Attorney General of the United States,...
December 25, 2007
Santa Claus may have checked his list to see who was naughty or nice before delivering Christmas presents, but for North Carolina's politicos it's not up to Saint Nick -- it's up to the voters.
While the political campaign teams claim their polling results show their candidates leading, according...
December 23, 2007
(This article is based on a US government report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The US Customs and Border Protection is responsible for keeping terrorists and other dangerous people from entering the country while also facilitating the cross-border movement of millions...
December 20, 2007
A Crespatown, Maryland man was sentenced on Friday to 50 years in prison for two counts of sexually exploiting a minor to produce child pornography.
William Edward Wray, II, was sentenced before US District Judge Richard D. Bennett to 50 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised rel...
December 19, 2007
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and malfeasance, announced that it filed a lawsuit on behalf of a New York taxpayer in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against New York Governor Eliot Spitzer over a new policy implemented on ...
December 17, 2007
The March Forth With Hope Foundation provides financial assistance to families battling cancer or other life-threatening diseases. The Foundation was established by Stuart and Shelby Stout in memory of their daughter, Hope Stout, shortly after she lost her courageous fight with cancer.
The story ...
December 17, 2007
(This article is based on a government study obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The abuse of anabolic steroids by teenagers -- that is, their use without a prescription -- is a national health concern.
Anabolic steroids are synthetic forms of the hormone testosterone...
December 14, 2007
WASHINGTON - As a result of a 22-month investigation, three Colombian nationals have pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to provide material support to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and alien smuggling, Julie L. Myers, Assistant...
December 12, 2007
Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, federal agencies have faced the challenge of protecting sensitive information from terrorists and others without a need to know while sharing this information with parties who are determined to have such a need.
One form of protection involves iden...
December 10, 2007
The United States Department of Energy maintains emergency response capabilities and assets to quickly respond to potential nuclear and radiological threats in the United States. These capabilities are primarily found at DOE's two key emergency response facilities -- the Remote Sensing Laboratories ...
December 10, 2007
Toxicity is a familiar word to most everyone. Everyone has toxicity and anyone who desires optimal health should take this subject very seriously. Toxicity -- bursting into our consciousness -- has led to the rapid development of a vast amount of cleansing programs in the marketplace.
Where does...
December 10, 2007
The United States Army considers the current transformation its most extensive restructuring since World War II. The Army has estimated that restructuring units from a division-based force to a more agile and responsive modular brigade-based force will require a significant investment through fiscal...
December 07, 2007
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the New York City Department of Probation announced the arrests of 22 child predators and criminal alien sex offenders in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan. Wednesday's initiative is a part of the ongoing Operation Predator initiative and a national...
December 05, 2007
Lawmakers in Washington need to be alarmed and alert as they consider the nominee to be the next attorney general. From an objective external perspective the United States Department of Justice seems to be adrift and to be quickly losing its way in the routine prosecution of ordinary transnational ...
December 04, 2007
The Government Accountability Office's Forensic Audits and Special Investigations team, which was created in 2005 as an interdisciplinary team consisting of investigators, auditors, and analysts, conducts covert tests at the request of the Congress to identify vulnerabilities and internal control we...
December 02, 2007
Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress has provided about $542.9 billion, as of May 2007, to the US Department of Defense for the Global War on Terrorism. That figure doesn't include the amount spent on domestic security operations and the creation of the Department of Homeland Sec...
November 29, 2007
An Ohio man has been sentenced to serve ten years in prison for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, according to an announcement on Tuesday by Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Nuradin M. Abdi, 35, a Somali national...
November 28, 2007
"I shudder to think how millions of California children will be led astray, how marriage will be destroyed, and how immorality will step on the neck of morality if Arnold Schwarzenegger signs five anti-family bills into law. The 'Terminator' has less than two weeks to sign or veto very bad bills!" s...
November 27, 2007
In the United States, Tuberculosis infection and disease occur most often among people born in areas of the world where TB is common, such as Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In most cases, these foreign-born persons become exposed to and infected in their country of birth and bring the contagious d...
November 24, 2007
In 1990, National Association of Chiefs of Police treasurer, Debbi Chitwood, suggested that a program be put into place where age-appropriate new gifts be selected, wrapped and sent to survivor children at Christmas time and at the time of each child's birthday in honor of their mother or father who...
November 23, 2007
In several speeches he gave across the country, former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton revealed that President George W. Bush and his administration are buckling under pressure from this nation's Internationalists in the current controversy over Mexico and the International Court of ...
November 20, 2007
The latest news not being covered by the mainstream news media is President George W. Bush's reassignment of some 1,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to work as US Customs officers.
News of this reassignment began to leak out after a press conference by Julie L. Myers, Assista...
November 19, 2007
The United States Senate is preparing to vote for a bill that will authorize the feds to turn over hundreds of millions of dollars to radical feminists. It's believed that Democrats and Republicans will attempt to "bribe" female voters with huge handouts that have little basis in fact.
According ...
November 17, 2007
In a biting letter, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) blasted President George W. Bush and his administration for treating terrorists better than they treat the two convicted Border Patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.
Rep. Rohrabacher called on the Bush administration to conduct a th...
November 15, 2007
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced that it filed a lawsuit on behalf of a New York taxpayer in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against New York Governor Eliot Spitzer over a new policy implemented on September 21, 20...
November 13, 2007
ATLANTA -- Must-See TV has moved to the Gospel Music Channel (GMC) where music fans will get a weekly dose of everything Christian/gospel music in the new primetime series The Kitchen Sink. The first weekly series of its kind—and the first series to be produced in the new GMC Studios in Atlanta—will...
November 13, 2007
The man who allegedly oversaw drug-dealing and other activities of the largest “clique” of the 18th Street Gang was among 12 people arrested on charges that include the distribution of crack cocaine.
Sergio Pantoja, 31, who is known on the street as “Tricky,” is the lead defendant in an eight-cou...
November 09, 2007
James Guillen, also known as Toro, age 21, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty last week -- after a jury was selected -- to conspiracy to conduct and participate in racketeering enterprise activities of a branch of the MS-13 gang, announced U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rose...
November 08, 2007
Since 2003, the Congress has obligated nearly $400 billion for US efforts in Iraq, of which about $40 billion has supported reconstruction and stabilization efforts.
Congressional oversight of this substantial investment is crucial as the Bush Administration requests additional military and econ...
November 06, 2007
A man alleged to be the second-highest ranking member of the Mexican Mafia's criminal enterprise in the Coachella Valley was arrested by law enforcement authorities in Mexico at the request of the FBI, announced Eric Velez, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI in Los Angeles.
Tony Gonz...
November 04, 2007
Agron Abdullahu pleaded guilty on Halloween to conspiring to provide firearms and ammunition to illegal aliens who allegedly plotted to kill U.S. soldiers at various installations, including the Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced in Camden, New Jersey.
...
November 02, 2007
After a trial lasting about two weeks, a jury in federal district court returned guilty verdicts against Freddie Sandoval, 23, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, Angel Mazariegos, 24, of Doraville, Georgia, and Luis Nandy, 27, of Atlanta, Georgia, on federal charges relating to their violent criminal activi...
October 30, 2007
(The following article is based on a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
Within the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration's mission is to protect the nation's transportation network.
Since its inception in 2001, TSA has deve...
October 28, 2007
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) maintains a consolidated watch list of known or appropriately suspected terrorists and sends records from the list to agencies to support terrorism-related screening.
To accomplish the objectives, the US Congress reviewed doc...
October 26, 2007
A Chinese national who lives in Connecticut has been indicted by a San Diego federal grand jury for conspiring to purchase and export military-grade accelerometers used in "smart bombs" and missiles from the United States to the People's Republic of China.
Qing Li, 36, of Stamford, Conn., is cha...
October 24, 2007
(This article is based on a report received by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
Two South American men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, a designated foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Immigration ...
October 22, 2007
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) representatives today presented a proposed statewide partnership plan to the sheriffs in attendance at the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association's (NCSA) fall meeting. This is the first in many conversations between federal and local officers aimed at affo...
October 22, 2007
(The following is based on a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
Officers with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigate violations of immigration laws and identify aliens who are removable from the Un...
October 18, 2007
Baz Mohammad, 51, an Afghan heroin kingpin who is the first defendant ever extradited to the US from Afghanistan, was sentenced this week to 16 years imprisonment for managing an international narcotics-trafficking organization that imported millions of dollars of heroin into the US, according to th...
October 16, 2007
In January 2007, President George W. Bush stated that the high levels of violence in Iraq had overwhelmed the political gains that the Iraqis had made and required a new US strategy for stabilizing the country.
The new strategy recognized that until the Iraqi people have a basic measure of secur...
October 14, 2007
The possibility that terrorists and criminals might exploit border vulnerabilities and enter the United States poses a serious security risk, especially if they were to bring radioactive material or other contraband with them.
Although Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken steps to secur...
October 12, 2007
BOSTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) partnered with Boston-area law enforcement officers to arrest fifty nine foreign nationals who now face federal criminal charges or deportation, as part of Operation Community Shield, a nationwide effort to combat violent street gang activity.
...
October 11, 2007
When Pastor Eric Bahme and his wife left his church and home in Seattle, where he served as pastor for close to 15 years, and settled in the Portland, Oregon, he took a giant step in faith.
Pastor Bahme said he was given a vision for church planting by Jesus Christ and never looked back. By the ...
October 09, 2007
More than 1,300 criminal aliens, immigration fugitives, and immigration violators have been removed from the United States or are facing deportation following the largest special enforcement action ever carried out by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Fugitive Operations Teams anywhere in the ...
October 08, 2007
Campus Crusade for Christ is an interdenominational ministry committed to helping take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations. The organization cooperates with millions of Christians from churches of many denominations and hundreds of other Christian organizations around the world to help Christi...
October 03, 2007
(The following article is based on a report received by the National Association of Chiefs of Police Public Information Office.)
In general, a fusion center is a collaborative effort to detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal and terrorist activity. Recognizing that fusion centers a...
September 28, 2007
Diversity visas provide an immigration opportunity to aliens from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Diversity visa applicants must apply online, be selected by lottery, be interviewed, and be determined to be eligible before obtaining a diversity visa.
At the requeste...
September 26, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) is responsible for addressing the threat of nuclear smuggling. Radiation detection portal monitors are key elements in our national defenses against such threats.
DHS has sponsored testing to develop new monitors, kno...
September 24, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security's recent 4-year anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on the progress DHS has made.
The creation of DHS was one of the largest federal reorganizations in the last several decades, and the Government Accountability Office has reported that it was an en...
September 22, 2007
The overall goal of the U.S. National Drug Control Strategy, which is prepared by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is to reduce illicit drug use in the United States.
One of the strategy's priorities is to disrupt the illicit drug marketplace. To this end, since fi...
September 21, 2007
(This article is based on a report received by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
While the battle over providing illegal aliens with driver's licenses rages in state capitals and Washington, DC, North Carolina created the first "North American Union" driver's license, complete with a...
September 18, 2007
A growing number of Americans believe that the US government school system has declared war on white, male students. In fact, many believe that young boys are treated more harshly than teachers who sexually exploit children.
While Americans are constantly told about "zero tolerance" for misbehavi...
September 16, 2007
United States immigration and State Department officials fear that their newly developed, high-tech visas are being sold on the Mexican black market. The US government hoped the newly designed visas would help in curtailing rampant illegal immigration at the Mexican border, but investigators believe...
September 13, 2007
The National Association of Former Border Patrol Agents recently released their position paper on all aspects of the illegal immigration issue. Over 250 former Border Patrol members of all ranks signed the document, which received scant mention by the mainstream news media.
The position paper add...
September 11, 2007
The crime of identity theft undermines the basic trust on which our economy depends. When a person takes out an insurance policy, or makes an online purchase, or opens a savings account, he or she must have confidence that personal financial information will be protected and treated with care. Ident...
September 10, 2007
The government of Iraq has failed to meet 15 of 18 benchmarks contained in the US Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007.
The Act requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the status of the achievement of these benchm...
September 06, 2007
Six members of a Guatemalan family and three associates have been indicted for their roles in a sex trafficking ring that recruited young women in Guatemala with false promises of high-paying jobs, smuggled the victims into the United States, and forced them to work as prostitutes to pay smuggling f...
September 04, 2007
Jose Ramon Hinojosa Santos, the head of an international drug ring that shipped heroin and cocaine to the United States, Western Europe, and Canada, was extradited to the United States from the Dominican Republic late Sunday evening.
He was arraigned Monday afternoon before United States Magistr...
September 01, 2007
Two University of South Florida (USF) students have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, for transporting explosives materials without permits, the Department of Justice announced on Friday.
The two-count indictment unsealed Friday charges Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed and...
August 28, 2007
Three US national strategies, developed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, directed US law enforcement agencies to focus on the prevention of terrorist attacks. The strategies called for agencies to intensify their efforts to help foreign nations identify, disrupt, and prosecute terrorists.
Follow...
August 26, 2007
Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Michael Moriarty recently endorsed fellow Law & Order star Fred Thompson for President of the United States.
During a telephone conversation with this writer, Moriarty said:
"Whoever does occupy the White House will not overturn Roe v. Wade, nor will he or ...
August 23, 2007
Efforts to combat terrorism have become an increasingly important part of government activities. These efforts have also become important in the United States' relations with other countries and with international organizations, such as the United Nations.
The Department of State is charged with...
August 19, 2007
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Fort Worth, Texas Safe City Commission Crime Stoppers jointly announced the arrest of a 41-year-old convicted child sex offender who had been deported for that crime, and was also wanted for parole violations.
Hilario Soto-Hernandez, a citi...
August 19, 2007
During his brief time on this earth, President Ronald Reagan uttered dozens of memorable quotes. Arguably one of the most important Reagan quotations is, "Thou shall not speak ill of another Republican."
Obviously, that commandment has not been heeded in recent years by many Republicans, especial...
August 16, 2007
On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed into law H.R. 3162, the USA PATRIOT Act. The US Secret Service was mandated by this Act to establish a nationwide network of Electronic Crimes Task Forces (ECTFs).
The concept of the ECTF network is to bring together not only federal, state and local la...
August 13, 2007
WASHINGTON – A fugitive US-designated terrorist, who is the subject of a $5 million US reward and is believed to be at large in the Philippines, has been indicted on terrorism-related charges in the Northern District of California along with his brother in the US, who allegedly provided funds and eq...
August 10, 2007
The United States Army considers the current transformation its most extensive restructuring since World War II. The Army has estimated that restructuring units from a division-based force to a more agile and responsive modular brigade-based force will require a significant investment through fiscal...
August 08, 2007
In October 2003, an envelope marked "Caution: Ricin Poison" was discovered at an airmail facility in Greenville, South Carolina. Ricin is a poison that, in certain forms, can cause death.
The U.S. Postal Service has emphasized to its employees to be on the alert for "suspicious mail" that may po...
August 06, 2007
Human trafficking is a transnational crime whose victims include men, women, and children and may involve violations of labor, immigration, antislavery, and other criminal laws.
To ensure punishment of traffickers and protection of victims, Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act ...
August 02, 2007
Travel documents are often used fraudulently in attempts to enter the United States. The integrity of US passports and visas depends on the combination of well-designed security features and solid issuance and inspection processes.
The US Congress directed the Government Accountability Office to...
August 01, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC - A third individual was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering arising from a scheme involving bribery, conspiracy and money laundering related to Department of Defense contracts in Iraq and Kuwait, according to a report released by Assistant Attorney General...
July 28, 2007
Alvin Woody, a Mooresville, North Carolina pharmacist, and four additional defendants from Vermont, Wisconsin, New York, and California have been indicted on drug distribution and money laundering charges in connection with an alleged unlawful prescription drug operation, according to Gretchen C.F. ...
July 26, 2007
Since 2001, Congress has provided the Department of Defense with hundreds of billions of dollars in supplemental and annual appropriations for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).
DOD's reported annual costs for GWOT have shown a steady increase from about $0.2 b...
July 24, 2007
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Friday that the governments of Mexico and the United States are resuming the Interior Repatriation Program this summer to ensure the safe, effective and humanitarian return of Mexican nationals illegally in the United States to their places of ...
July 20, 2007
Since its inception in 2003, the US Department of Homeland Security has faced significant challenges related to recruiting, retaining, and managing its workforce of over 170,000 employees.
The US Congress requested the Government Accountability Office to analyze DHS's attrition, efforts to recru...
July 18, 2007
(This article is based on a report received by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Kenneth L. Wainstein and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III announced last Friday a series of comprehensive measur...
July 15, 2007
The total number of aliens detained each year by the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement increased from about 95,000 in fiscal year 2001 to almost 285,000 in 2006.
The care and treatment of these detained aliens is a significant challenge to ICE. The Government ...
July 11, 2007
The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently arrested You Zhi Li, Yang Shen, and Jun Hu, on charges of Involuntary Servitude.
The investigation was initiated on Wednesday, 6/27/2007, when a Chinese national female escaped from a house where she was being held, and made contact with the Las Vegas...
July 08, 2007
Oil rivals cocaine as one of Colombia's principal exports. The Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline transports almost 20 percent of Colombia's oil production. The pipeline originates in the Department of Arauca in northeast region of Colombia. It carries oil nearly 500 miles to the Caribbean port of Cove...
July 07, 2007
A new conservative voice has emerged from the Keystone State. Republican Ronald Francis recently threw his hat in the ring for a seat in the US Congress representing Pennsylvania's 4th District.
The former Allegheny County councilman already has picked up a significant endorsement for his campai...
July 05, 2007
Twenty-two known Nuestra Familia/Nuestra Raza/Northern Structure/Norteno gang members and associates have been nabbed as a result of a nearly two year investigation by the Stockton Violent Crimes Task Force (SVCTF), a FBI-led Safe Streets Task Force which consists of agents from the FBI and officers...
June 30, 2007
Bonnell Hughes, 57, of Crossville, Alabama, entered a guilty plea to eight counts of a federal indictment. Hughes was one of six men indicted in May 2007 in connection with an explosives recovery in Northeast Alabama.
"Hughes, who held the rank of captain in the Free Militia, was involved in a c...
June 30, 2007
One of the US National Drug Control Strategy's priorities is to disrupt the illicit drug market. To this end, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security provide ships and aircraft to disrupt the flow of illicit drugs, primarily cocaine, shipped from South America through the Caribbean Sea and ...
June 26, 2007
Since 2005, the United Nations has been attempting to reform its management processes, in part to help ensure that resources are used effectively and efficiently. Some of these reforms focus on improving oversight and accountability at the United Nations.
Although the six UN internal audit office...
June 23, 2007
More than 5.5 billion pounds of explosives are used each year in the United States by private sector companies and government entities. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has the federal authority to regulate explosives and to license privately owned explosives storage facilitie...
June 21, 2007
The mean-mouthed, lesbian bully who made the ABC daytime gabfest The View her own talking-points memo is now pressuring CBS Television to give her a shot at hosting a hit game show.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the producers of CBS show "The Price is Right" are considering Rosie O'Donnell ...
June 20, 2007
While posing as a diehard conservative, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) was fingered by well-known watchdog group Judicial Watch for a $550,000 allocation hidden in a transportation bill that would fund an obscure North Carolina teapot museum.
According to Judicial Watch, in its online publication Cor...
June 18, 2007
The owner of the Los Angeles-based Numero Uno supermarket chain, his brother and two associates alleged to be part of a racketeering conspiracy have been taken into custody during a two-day operation that also resulted in the seizure of approximately $1.25 million in cash and more than 60 vehicles.
...
June 14, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office was established with the appointment of the first Chief Privacy Officer in April 2003, as required by the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
The Privacy Office's major responsibilities include reviewing and approving privacy impact assessments (PIA)...
June 12, 2007
For many years, the Government Accounting Office has reported that weaknesses in information security are a widespread problem with potentially devastating consequences --such as intrusions by malicious users, compromised networks, and the theft of personally identifiable information -- and has iden...
June 10, 2007
The evacuation of nearly 15,000 American citizens from Lebanon during July and August 2006 was one of the largest overseas evacuations of American citizens in recent history.
The US Department of State has the lead responsibility for evacuating American citizens from overseas locations in times ...
June 08, 2007
A federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Maryland, has charged leaders of the violent street gang known as MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, with federal racketeering crimes, including two men who allegedly ordered murders inside the United States from their prison cells in El Salvador, Attorney General Alberto...
June 05, 2007
United States Congressman William J. Jefferson, Democrat from Louisiana, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges including bribery and racketeering for allegedly using his office to corruptly solicit bribes and for paying bribes to a foreign official, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fis...
June 03, 2007
Syed Hashmi, a/k/a "Fahad," arrived in New York late Monday evening after being extradited from the United Kingdom on federal charges of providing material support to Al- Qaeda. This is the first time that the United Kingdom has extradited an individual to the United States on terrorism charges.
...
May 31, 2007
Two defendants -- one soldier and one capo of New York's Genovese Organized Crime Family -- pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court, before United States Magistrate Judge Henry Pitman, to conspiracy to commit murder and extortion.
According to documents filed in Manhattan federal court and the...
May 28, 2007
Since 2001, the United States has appropriated over $15 billion to help secure, stabilize, and reconstruct Afghanistan. In February 2007, the administration requested $12.3 billion in additional funding to accelerate some of these efforts to prevent the conflict-ridden nation from once again becomin...
May 26, 2007
The Federal Bureau of Investigation relies on a critical network to electronically communicate, capture, exchange, and access law enforcement and investigative information.
Misuse or interruption of this critical network, or disclosure of the information traversing it, would impair FBI's ability...
May 23, 2007
Since 2001, the US Congress has provided the Department of Defense with hundreds of billions of dollars in supplemental and annual appropriations for military operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).
DOD's reported annual costs for the GWOT have shown a steady increase from a...
May 20, 2007
Fernando Gutierrez-Cancino, a key participant in the Cali Cartel's efforts to launder its vast cocaine proceeds, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 months in prison on money laundering charges, according to the federal law enforcement officials in New York City.
Gutierrez-Cancino was extradit...
May 18, 2007
It's old news that Presidente Vicente Fox exported Mexico's poorest citizens into the United States for a number of reasons: It relieved him of the responsibility of providing social and healthcare services for them; it provides his country's economy with an influx of US cash when these illegal work...
May 17, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for coordinating the federal government's homeland security communications with all levels of government, the private sector, and the public.
In support of its mission, the department has deployed a Web-based information-sharing applicatio...
May 14, 2007
The Transportation Security Administration's most visible layer of commercial aviation security is the screening of airline passengers at airport checkpoints, where travelers and their carry-on items are screened for explosives and other dangerous items by transportation security officers.
Betwe...
May 11, 2007
An Iranian-born United States citizen was sentenced here yesterday in US District Court to two years in prison and six months of home confinement for illegally exporting US military aircraft parts to Iran via associates in Germany and the United Arab Emirates.
Reza Tabib, 52, of Irvine, CA, plead...
May 09, 2007
A 17-month FBI undercover investigation has led to charges against six men who allegedly tried to amass a small arsenal for a planned attack on soldiers at the US Army base at Fort Dix in New Jersey.
The six men—including three residing in the US illegally—were arrested Monday night by FBI agent...
May 08, 2007
Five radical Islamists -- three of them brothers -- have been arrested and charged with plotting to kill as many soldiers as possible in an armed assault at the Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey, according to agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
A sixth defendant is charged with aiding...
May 07, 2007
Five years after 9/11, the international community's conflict with transnational terrorists continues. Cooperative international efforts have produced genuine security improvements -- particularly in securing borders and transportation, enhancing document security, disrupting terrorist financing, an...
May 05, 2007
A federal jury convicted Jose Hipolito Cruz Diaz, a.k.a “Pirana,” 28, of Lanham, Md.; Omar Vasquez, a.k.a “Duke,” 28; and Henry Zelaya, 20, of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving murder, robbery, obstruction of justice, and witness tampering, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenst...
May 03, 2007
Since combat operations began in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. forces have been subjected to frequent and deadly attacks from insurgents using various weapons such as improvised explosive devices (IED), mortars, rocket launchers, and increasingly lethal ballistic threats.
Since 2003, to provide pro...
May 01, 2007
While hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens take to the streets of major US cities to protest their treatment by the US government, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested 148 illegal aliens, criminals and immigration fugitives during a four-day enforcement operation in Dallas.
Ca...
April 29, 2007
Federal agencies are facing emerging cybersecurity threats that are the result of increasingly sophisticated methods of attack and the blending of once distinct types of attack into more complex and damaging forms.
Examples of these threats include spam (unsolicited commercial e-mail), phishing ...
April 28, 2007
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and law enforcement from 10 other countries conducted over 90 searches worldwide as part of "Operation Site Down," designed to disrupt and dismantle many of the leading criminal organizations that illegally distribute and trade in copyrighted software, movies, mus...
April 25, 2007
(The following is based on a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police by the US Department of Homeland Security.)
As the agency with the broadest law enforcement authority within the Department of Homeland Security, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is said to be uniq...
April 24, 2007
A United States citizen, who trained to fight jihad along with elements of Al Qaeda to establish an Islamic state in Somalia, has been convicted of receiving training from a foreign terrorist organization, according to a Justice Department announcement on Friday.
At a hearing on Friday, April 20,...
April 23, 2007
When two American missionaries were kidnapped last July in Haiti, FBI negotiators were called in to secure their release. The missionaries, both North Carolina natives in Port Au Prince aiding relief efforts in the beleaguered Caribbean republic, would be held for four days as their captors demanded...
April 20, 2007
Abdelrahman Farhane, a/k/a "Abderr Farhan", was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 13 years in prison on Monday. On November 9, 2006, Farhane pleaded guilty to a two-count indictment charging him with participating in a conspiracy to commit money laundering, the object of which was to provide m...
April 16, 2007
There are numerous news stories regarding criminal acts by illegal aliens. In just the last few weeks, for example, Mexican illegals attacked US National Guard troops who retreated ON AMERICAN SOIL because our political leaders in Washington refuse to allow those troops to carry and use weapons.
...
April 14, 2007
An Ohio man has been indicted and arrested for conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists, conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) and providing material support and resources to terrorists.
Christopher Paul, a/k/a “Paul Kenyatta Laws,” a/k/a “Abdulmale...
April 11, 2007
Internal security is vital to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's efforts to protect the United States. As the agency responsible for counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cyber, and major criminal investigations, the FBI is a high-priority target for virtually every hostile and many otherwise fr...
April 09, 2007
Haniffa Bin Osman 55, a citizen of the Republic of Singapore, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and money laundering.
According to the plea agreement, from April to Sept. 29, 2006, Osman conspired with Haji Subandi...
April 06, 2007
The counterintelligence function involves protecting the country, as well as intelligence agencies, from the activities of foreign intelligence services. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has principal responsibility for countering the activities of foreign intelligence services within the United ...
April 04, 2007
The Castorena Family Organization is a large-scale criminal organization with more than 100 key members who oversee cells of 10 to 20 individuals in cities across the United States, according to public court documents filed by the US government in Colorado and in other judicial districts around the ...
April 02, 2007
A U.S. Army soldier was found guilty on Tuesday of alien smuggling charges, following an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST).
El Paso's BEST team members include ICE, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Border Patrol; ...
March 31, 2007
The National Strategy for Victory in Iraq articulates the desired end-state for US operations in Iraq: a peaceful, united, stable, and secure Iraq, well integrated into the international community, and a full partner in the global war on terrorism.
Developing capable Iraqi security forces is a c...
March 29, 2007
Globally, alien smuggling generates billions of dollars in illicit revenues annually and poses a threat to the nation's security. Creation of the Department of Homeland Security in March 2003 has provided an opportunity to use financial investigative techniques to combat alien smugglers by targeting...
March 29, 2007
The government's interest in using technology to detect terrorism and other threats has led to increased use of data mining. A technique for extracting useful information from large volumes of data, data mining offers potential benefits but also raises privacy concerns when the data include personal...
March 26, 2007
James Steven Griles, the former deputy secretary of the Department of the Interior, has pleaded guilty to obstructing the U.S. Senate's investigation into the corruption allegations surrounding former Washington lobbyist Jack A. Abramoff.
Griles admitted that he knowingly and willfully lied and ...
March 25, 2007
A federal grand jury in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has returned a two-count indictment charging Hassan Abujihaad, formerly known as Paul R. Hall, age 31, of Phoenix, Arizona, with material support of terrorism and disclosing previously classified information relating to the national defense.
The in...
March 23, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security established the US Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program to collect, maintain, and share data on selected foreign nationals entering and exiting the United States at air, sea and land ports of entry.
These data, including biometr...
March 21, 2007
[The following is based on an FBI strategy report sent to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.]
The foreign intelligence threat within the United States is far more complex than it has ever been historically. The threat is increasingly asymmetrical insofar as it comes not o...
March 19, 2007
A San Fernando Valley man known for his appearances on Farsi-language media outlets was sentenced on Friday to 30 months in federal prison for orchestrating an immigration fraud scheme that filed fraudulent employment visa applications on behalf of scores of foreign nationals seeking to come to the ...
March 17, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for addressing the threat of nuclear smuggling. Radiation detection portal monitors are key elements in our national defenses against such threats. DHS has sponsored R&D and testing activities to develop a "next generation" portal monitor, known as ...
March 11, 2007
The legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager once wrote of Rep. Duncan Hunter:
"Congressman [Hunter] is the best candidate for President of the United States of America that I know -- he has integrity, tenacity, courage, and diplomacy. He is intelligent and thoughtful, does his research, and acts on it....
March 03, 2007
Mala Salvatrucha, or MS-13, member Walter Noel Barahona, also known as "Lil Loco," 23, a Maryland resident, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to conspiracy to conduct and participate in the racketeering activities of a branch of the MS-13 gang.
Of 22 alleged MS-13 gang members indicted in ...
January 23, 2007
Immigration fraud is yet another method used by criminals and terrorists to gain entry into the United States illegally to carry out their agendas.
The Identity and Benefits Fraud Unit, an investigative component of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is the agency responsible for detecting...
January 22, 2007
While most of the focus of federal law enforcement today is on counterterrorism, federal police agencies must still contend with more traditional anti-crime operations including emerging organized crime gangs.
Criminal enterprises represent a near and long-term threat to our nation. The criminal ...
January 22, 2007
Well, it's official: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced she will run for president in 2008. The hyperventilating denizens of our nation's newsrooms are reporting this story as if there was any doubt Hillary wanted to rule over the American people.
Hillary's campaign workers posted a videot...
January 22, 2007
Castle Rock, Colorado -- While the news media are in celebratory mode over New York's Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton announcing her intention to seek the Democrat Party nomination for President of the United States in 2008, conservatives will perhaps also celebrate some good news in the coming days:...
January 22, 2007
The July 2005 London subway bombings and July 2006 railway attacks in Mumbai, India dramatically revealed the vulnerability of passenger rail and other surface transportation systems worldwide to terrorist attack and demonstrated the need for increased focus on the security of these systems.
The...
January 18, 2007
Mexico continues to be the source or entry point for the vast majority of the narcotics that are consumed in the US. Mexico is the leading transit country for cocaine and heroin consumed in the US. It is also the leading source country for marijuana and now methamphetamine.
Occasionally, the fed...
January 18, 2007
Former Vice President Al Gore scours the countryside looking for support for a possible presidential run and attempts to emulate bible-thumping preachers while preaching a message of the need for "big government" to save the planet. Meanwhile, Gore hobnobs with the Hollywood elite many of whom would...
January 18, 2007
United Nations Undersecretary General Benon Sevan of Cyprus and Ephraim Nadler, a/k/a "Fred Nadler," of New York City were indicted on charges of bribery and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in connection with the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program.
From mid-2000 until March 2003, the Iraqi gov...
January 17, 2007
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the subsequent the global war on terrorism have triggered the largest activation of National Guard forces since World War II.
As of last year, over one-half to two-thirds of the National Guard's 500,000 personnel had been activated for overseas warfi...
January 16, 2007
An illegal alien cop-killer, who escaped capture by returning to Mexico and evading capture for almost four years, is now in US law enforcement custody. This killing ignited outrage across the United States.
In the pre-dawn hours Thursday morning, US deputy marshals and agents of Mexico’s Agencia...
January 16, 2007
As Americans remember the horror of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington more than five years ago, the US borders are practically as porous as ever. Yet Americans get few answers during the heated debate. What many hear are abstractions about tightening border security with no mention of...
January 16, 2007
Following public outcry over illegal alien drivers commiting vehicular homicides, sixty illegal alien criminals, mostly DUI ex-convicts, were arrested in North Carolina by federal agents during a three-day operation, according to a statement released by officials from Immigration and Customs Enforce...
January 16, 2007
Convicted terrorist Shahawar Matin Siraj was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for his role in conspiring to plant explosive devices at the 34th Street subway station in Manhattan in August 2004, just prior to the start of the Republican National Convention at nearby Madison Square Garden.
T...
January 12, 2007
Thirteen alleged members of the street gang called La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Tennessee on charges that they conspired to participate in a violent RICO enterprise responsible for killings and other violent crimes in Nashville.
...
January 12, 2007
Law enforcement officers from communities unaffected by gangs until the 1980s or early 1990s often find themselves scrambling to obtain training relevant to what are called hybrid youth gangs in the 21st century. These include gangs with large memberships of illegal aliens from Mexico (Mexican Mafia...
January 12, 2007
A well-known actor and filmmaker is speaking out on abortion, illegal immigration, radical Islam, and the New World Order. He says Progressives are destroying America.
Golden Globe, Emmy, and Tony Award winning actor, writer, and musician as well as conservative patriot, Michael Moriarty recently...
January 09, 2007
As the United States reviews its plans to secure, stabilize, and rebuild Iraq, the Government Accountability Office submitted several reports for Congressional consideration in developing its oversight agenda for the 110th Congress and analyzing the President's revised strategy for Iraq. On Wednesda...
January 09, 2007
The first week since New Year's Day has been one of gleeful celebration as the Democrats and their news media cohorts congratulated one another for wresting power from the corrupt and meanspirited Republicans.
Even Representative William "Cold Case" Jefferson elicited a standing ovation from his ...
January 08, 2007
While the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, may not send out press releases celebrating the capture, imprisonment and deportation of an imam, Americans should be aware that some clerics from the "religion of peace" may require closer scrutiny by law enforcement.
The US government la...
January 07, 2007
How many times have we heard mayors and governors, when faced with complaints regarding illegal aliens, claim that their police officers aren't authorized or trained to enforce immigration laws? Too many times, if you ask me. Well, either these government leaders are too ignorant to to hold office ...
January 06, 2007
"Ambassador Negroponte's position is one of the newest in the government, and one of the most demanding. Our nation is at war, and John [Negroponte] is making sure that those whose duty it is to defend America have the information we need to make the right decisions. He's ensuring that our intellige...
January 05, 2007
In a story that should have rang alarm bells in very newsroom across the nation, armed Mexican entered the United States and attacked unarmed National Guard troops working at a border patrol post near the US-Mexican border. The troops had to retreat to safety.
Not surprisingly, the news story rec...
January 05, 2007
United States deportation officers on Wednesday night deported an Israeli citizen back to the Jewish State after he served a six-month prison term in New York for conspiracy to export military technology to the Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah.
Tomer Grinberg, 33, was found guilty in US Di...
January 04, 2007
Now that the Democrats are in control of both houses of congress, Americans can look forward to their leadership putting their own interests ahead of the safety and security of citizens during the war on terrorism. In her recent column, Ann Coulter, in her usual hyperbolic style, called the Democra...
January 03, 2007
Terrorism is the most significant threat to our national security. In the international terrorism arena, over the next five years, it's believed that the number of state-sponsored terrorist organizations will continue to decline, but privately sponsored terrorist groups will increase in number.
H...
January 02, 2007
Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security had announced that arrests during the first two years of Operation Predator, an initiative aimed at foreign nationals who prey on children, have exceeded 6,000.
The majority of the arrests under Operation Predator -- roughly 85% -- have involve...
January 01, 2007
On New Year's Day, Newsweek columnist and Democrat Party water-carrier (am I being redundent?) Eleanor Clift appearing on the Fox News Channel gave her opinion of whom was better equipped to run as a Democrat for President in 2008.
Ms. Clift, who looked as if she was decomposing as she spoke, sai...
December 31, 2006
The domestic violence rate has declined since 1993, according to a report by the US Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics.
In 1993, nonfatal intimate partner violence was 5.8 victimizations per 1,000 US residents. By 2004, the last year studied by BJS, the violence rate fell to 2.6 ...
December 30, 2006
Accused child rapist Kenneth John Freeman, 44, has been added to the United States Marshals Service’s list of 15 Most Wanted Fugitives.
Freeman is wanted on multiple counts of child rape in the first degree, as well as federal charges of manufacturing, possessing, and distributing child pornogra...
December 29, 2006
At one point, the Duke University rape case received more media attention than the war on Iraq, the Iran nuclear threat and even the baseball steroid scandal. It even got as much media attention as Rose O'Donnell-Donald Trump brouhaha.
It's a huge story not because it's about an alleged rape -- t...
December 28, 2006
Chalk up another victory for the terrorists' Fifth Column -- the Council on American-Islamic Relations. After much prodding and capitalizing on phony incidents of racial profiling, CAIR has achieved something few Americans have achieved -- they got airport security officials to back off.
The Tran...
December 27, 2006
Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, proclaimed himself neutral -- "I don't take sides for or against Hezbollah; I don't take sides for or against Israel," he said -- there appears to be problems of Hezbollah activities within his and fellow traveler Rep. John Conyer's own backyard.
A Dearborn...
December 26, 2006
The latest scuttlebutt on Capitol Hill is that Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and his friend Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) are planning to introduce a new immigration bill that is even more liberal than their past "amnesty" bill. They're calling it a fast-track to citizenship for illegal aliens.
US B...
December 25, 2006
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union embarked on the most massive military buildups in history. Part of President Reagan's strategy for winning was to entice the Soviets into a competition it could never even hope to win. A communist economy by its very nature is ill-equipped ...
December 23, 2006
A top Mexican Mafia member, who controlled Hispanic street gangs that operated across Orange County, CA, was sentenced on December 18 to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to violating federal racketeering and narcotics laws.
Peter Ojeda, 64, was sentenced by Unit...
December 22, 2006
A Chinese national was charged last week with stealing military trade secrets and using them in demonstration and sales proposals to the Peoples Republic of China, the Malaysian Air Force, and the Thailand Air Force.
Xiaodong Sheldon Meng, 42, is charged with stealing military combat and commerc...
December 21, 2006
Three violent gang members were sentenced recently to life in federal prison without the possibility of parole for participating in a six-year hate crime conspiracy that led to the assault and murder of African-Americans in Los Angeles, according to the US Justice Department.
The convicted kille...
December 21, 2006
In an effort by the US authorities to show the nation that hiring illegal aliens is serious business, two corporate executives at a California fence building company pleaded guilty last week to the hiring of illegal alien workers, following a multi-year federal investigation
As part of the guilt...
December 18, 2006
In 2003, a violent conflict in Darfur, Sudan, broke out between rebel groups and government troops and government-supported Arab militias. While few would dispute that many thousands of Darfur civilians have died, less consensus exists about the total number of deaths attributable to the crisis.
...
December 18, 2006
In another twist in an already questionable criminal case, DNA testing in the infamous Duke lacrosse rape case found no genetic material from any of the accused males on the woman's body or on her clothing, but analysts found DNA from several unknown male on the accuser's body.
This finding dire...
December 16, 2006
In one of the largest Internet fraud cases in US history, federal fraud charges were filed on Thursday against 21 defendants who allegedly participated in an international fraud scheme in which victims were led to believe that they were purchasing items that were listed for sale on the Internet, typ...
December 15, 2006
A Gold State Mother is urging American troops to snub Sen. John Kerry during his visit to Iraq. "I'm asking our men and women in Iraq to not allow themselves to be forced to pose with Kerry during his photo ops," said Debra Bastian, who lost her son in Iraq in 2005.
"This man is a disgrace. He sh...
December 14, 2006
In another twist in an already questionable criminal case, DNA testing in the infamous Duke lacrosse rape case found no genetic material from any of the accused males in the woman's body or on her clothing, but analysts found DNA from several unknown male on the accuser's body.
This finding dire...
December 14, 2006
Law enforcement and intelligence experts are scratching their heads in disbelief upon discovering that the next House Intelligence Committee Chairman doesn't possess even a basic understanding of terrorism or terrorist groups. In fact, he's never heard of Hezbollah.
Representative Silvestre Reyes...
December 14, 2006
With the Democrat Party feeling their oats after gaining control of both houses of congress, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus.
In a direct affront to the Bush administration he spent an hour Wednesday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, ask...
December 14, 2006
The Islamic terrorists Fifth Column in the US -- no, not the news media, the other Fifth Column -- the Council on American-Islamic Relations is once again at the forefront of mischief-making in their goal of undermining US efforts in combating terrorism.
CAIR is encouraging Muslims to file civil ...
December 12, 2006
Several police organizations are up in arms over a taxpayer funded college honoring a cop-killer and domestic terrorist.
"The cowardly school administration at the City College of New York have allowed a student community room to be named in honor of a domestic terrorist and cop-killer," said of...
December 12, 2006
Kofi Annan's Farewell Tour
by Jim Kouri, CPP
As part of Kofi Annan's farewell tour of the United States, the outgoing United Nations Secretary General decided to take a few more slaps at the US and the Bush Administration. Annan appeared at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, on Mond...
December 11, 2006
A Dutch national linked to a major Phoenix-area Ecstasy smuggling scheme made his initial appearance in federal court in Phoenix, AZ following his extradition from the Netherlands last week.
Thirty-one year old Marvin Burnet of Amsterdam, was one of six defendants indicted in connection with the ...
December 11, 2006
While awaiting a federal indictment in an extensive bribery case, Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson easily beat his political opponent in a contentious runoff election on Sunday. But Jefferson may have put himself in the position of facing criminal bribery charges as a congressman rather than a pri...
December 11, 2006
Federal law enforcement officers arrested 35 fugitive aliens and other immigration violators in a weeklong operation in Massachusetts. The enforcement action is the latest under Operation Secure Streets, a national initiative targeting illegal aliens with prior convictions for driving under the infl...
December 11, 2006
In a biting statement sent to the Republican National Committee, English First said that it seeks to defeat the nomination of U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R- Florida) for the post of Republican National Committee General Chairman.
"Sen. Mel Martinez is Spanish for Harriet Miers -- someone unqualifi...
December 08, 2006
A 26-year-old corrections officer was arrested on Canadian child pornography charges in Toronto Friday afternoon after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents responded to an enforcement tip provided by operators working for an adult phone sex line based in central California.
Matthew Hughe...
December 08, 2006
The latest paramour of the denizens of the mainstream media is obviously Senator Barack Hussein Obama, Illinois Democrat. With their superficial sensibilities, the entire big media -- including Fox News Channel -- appear to want to give Sen. Obama a collective lap-dance. Like lovesick school girls t...
December 08, 2006
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed homes and displaced millions of individuals. While the Federal Emergency Management Agency continues to respond to this disaster, the Government Accountability Office's previous investigation identified significant control weaknesses -- specifically in FEMA's In...
December 08, 2006
While Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) isn't scheduled to takeover as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee until January 2007, he already sounds as if he's the man in charge of oversight of our nation's law enforcement and courts. And considering his history of being kicked off the Senate Intellig...
December 06, 2006
It didn't take long before the new Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. John Conyers started making noises on how they can further undermine efforts to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.
Speaker-elect Pelosi (D-CA) is co-sponsoring th...
December 06, 2006
(This article is based on an FBI Strategic Plan submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) on Monday announced the opening of a new laboratory and office suite for the for...
December 04, 2006
"The government should not be allowed to force a small business, homeowner, or any other private property owner from his or her land. While the decision has been made in Washington, my Constitutional Amendment would protect the property rights our Founders intended, preventing state government and l...
December 04, 2006
The good news recently is that Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) will not head the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee. To many, Republicans and Democrats alike, it's a mystery why soon-to-be Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi would even entertain the thought of having a impeached judge with con...
December 02, 2006
Federal agents on Wednesday arrested six illegal aliens who possessed security badges allowing them access to restricted areas within the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and onto the tarmac. The illegal aliens were working for T.C. Drywall, Inc., based in Alpharetta, GA according to Immigra...
December 01, 2006
The thought of putting smiles on the faces of over 1,000 young children who've lost a father or mother in the line of duty has become a reality thanks to many generous Americans who've helped make Christmas a joyful time for these kids.
In 1990, National Association of Chiefs of Police treasurer,...
November 30, 2006
The GAO discovered that of the naturalization applications adjudicated in 2005, about 30,000 --or about 4 percent of them -- may have been adjudicated without access to the aliens' files.
An investigation by the Government Accountability Office revealed that the US government processed about 30,...
November 29, 2006
The National Association of Former Border Patrol Agents recently released their position paper on all aspects of the illegal immigration issue. Over 250 former Border Patrol members of all ranks signed the document, which received scant mention by the mainstream news media.
The position paper add...
November 29, 2006
A four-count federal indictment was delivered by a grand jury against a US citizen and a Pakistani national illegally in the country on an expired student visa for a conspiracy to aid the Taliban, according to a US Attorney in Houston.
Kobie Diallo Williams, also known as Abdul Kabeer and Abdul K...
November 28, 2006
The possibility that an adversary may use chemical or biological weapons against US forces makes it important for weapons systems to be able to survive such attacks.
In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, Congress mandated that the Department of Defense submit a plan to ...
November 28, 2006
An Iranian citizen and permanent resident was arrested last Tuesday night at Detroit Airport after airport officers found rifle scopes, stun guns, and numerous other prohibited items in his luggage for his trip to Tehran, Iran.
The items were discovered Sunday by Customs and Border Protection i...
November 27, 2006
Customs and Border Protection Bureau officials conceded that Border Patrol agents crossed into Mexico while pursuing drug smugglers, but they also said the incursion was only about 27 feet and the agents acted while in hot pursuit of armed drug traffickers.
Law enforcement officials this writer ...
November 26, 2006
A successful terrorist attack on a Department of Energy site containing nuclear weapons material could have devastating effects for the site and nearby communities. The DOE's Office of the Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, which is responsible for DOE operations in areas such as e...
November 25, 2006
A grand jury indicted Noshir Gowadia, a Northrop Grumman engineer, for allegedly selling military secrets to China, Israel, Germany, and Switzerland.
Gowadia, an Indian-born engineer who worked for 18 years at Northrop Grumman is possibly facing the death penalty if convicted. The federal grand...
November 25, 2006
Terrorist groups need significant amounts of money to organize, recruit, train, and equip adherents and recruits. The disruption of terrorist financing by the United States can raise the costs and risks and impede their success.
US efforts to combat terrorist financing abroad include a number of...
November 24, 2006
In spite of recent news stories sensationalizing police use of stun guns, domestic and international threats have generated a growing interest in the use of less-than-lethal weapons by government and law enforcement agencies and other entities such as commercial airlines and private security compani...
November 23, 2006
As methamphetamine abuse continues its scourge of the country, state and federal elected officials have worked over the last two years to pass laws restricting sales of over the counter products containing pseudoephedrine.
An Associated Press (AP) story reported that the federal anti-meth law was...
November 22, 2006
Some Democrat Party lawmakers claim the volunteer military may become dangerously stretched thin by events occuring in Iran, North Korea and Syria. They believe the answer to acquiring more troops is to reinstate the draft.
Congressman Charles Rangel says that once he's chairman of the House Ways...
November 22, 2006
When a troubled high school sophomore went on a shooting rampage on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota in early 2005, the FBI called up its specialists. Agents and analysts were quickly deployed to work with local law enforcement officials to secure the scene and figure out why a student k...
November 20, 2006
"It's a done deal," said the smiling Arizona Senator, John McCain, after he met with the President George W. Bush and got what he wanted: a ban on interrogation techniques he and other liberals believe are inhumane or degrading.
Earlier this year, President Bush and Senator McCain finally agreed...
November 19, 2006
While President George W. Bush's approval ratings are low in the United States, he is held in high esteem in by the citizens of Israel.
The Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Danny Ayalon, who will be leaving his post shortly, plans to build a center for advancing freedom in the Middle Eas...
November 19, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Protective Service through its control centers (MegaCenters) helps provide for the security and protection of federally owned and leased facilities.
To address issues surrounding this task, the Government Accountability Office reviewed FPS's performa...
November 18, 2006
The man known as "America's Mayor," Rudolph Giuliani, is putting together a group of donors who will raise money for his campaign should he decide to run for president in 2008.
Although the former New York City Republican mayor has still not declared he is running for president, he did meet with...
November 17, 2006
A professor and former dean at the University of San Francisco’s School of Education agreed on Thursday to plead guilty to one count of possessing child pornography following an investigation a federal investigation.
Dr. William T. Garner, 66, who also co-founded USF’s Center for Instruction and ...
November 17, 2006
The heads of two major intelligence agencies -- the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Intelligence Agency -- were called to testify before the US Senate's Armed Services Committee on Thursday. The committee's senators stated they were interested in having the intelligence chiefs give their imp...
November 16, 2006
"When I come to Washington, I feel despair. When I'm in Iraq with my commanders, when I talk to my soldiers and Iraqi leadership, they are not despairing," said General John Abizaid, the head of US Army's Central Command or CENTCOM.
Abizaid was responding to military expert Sen. Hillary Clinton, ...
November 15, 2006
Four aliens were sentenced in connection with a hostage taking and alien smuggling operation. The suspects were arrest on June 26 in Austin, Texas.
Fernando Lopez-Ugarte, 21, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. On Aug. 31, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit ...
November 15, 2006
(With Rep. John Murtha seemingly destined to become the majority leader in the House of Representatives, I thought it appropriate to dig up an article published on December 3, 2005. I added a couple of updates to the article.)
One of the mysteries these days is the about-face of a supposed Democr...
November 14, 2006
One of the obvious shortcomings of the blue-ribbon panel, Iraq Study Group, is the reliance on politicians and the absence of military command officers who've actually led troops on the fields of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In reaction to this politically-motivated study group, General Peter...
November 13, 2006
A counterterrorism task force arrested a resident of Woodland Hills, California, on suspicion of mailing a series of threatening letters containing white powder to celebrities, politicians, media figures and journalists
Chad Conrad Castagana, 39, was arrested on Saturday by members of the Los An...
November 13, 2006
Terrorist attacks on chemical facilities could severely damage the US economy and public health. About 15,000 facilities produce, use, or store large amounts of chemicals that pose the greatest risk to human health and the environment. While the Environmental Protection Agency formerly had the lead ...
November 11, 2006
The scuttlebutt circulating in Washington, DC is that Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings may become the next chairman of the House of Representative's Intelligence Committee. The Congressional Black Caucus has been pressuring the new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to appoint blacks to key leadership positions ...
November 10, 2006
The new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) plans to block committee appointments that elevate Democrat moderates and conservatives into important chairmanships, according to Insight Magazine's sources within the Democrat National Committee.
Their sources claim that...
November 10, 2006
A Hawaii man of Indian descent was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he sold missile-related national defense secrets to the People's Republic of China.
A federal grand jury in Honolulu returned an 18-count indictment against Noshir S. Gowadia, age 62, of Maui, charging him with perform...
November 09, 2006
Without indepth analysis or examination of what caused the loss of control in the House of Representatives and possibly the US Senate, a moderate Republican group is blaming GOP defeats on Conservatives.
"Tonight the American people made it clear that our party’s decision to ignore the middle of ...
November 08, 2006
On Wednesday morning Americans awoke to the news that Rep. Nancy Pelosi was elevated to the powerful position of Speaker of the House of Representatives by the voters. While the news media and pundits played down its importance, the issue of illegal aliens and lax border security proved devastating ...
November 07, 2006
A team of British scientists from the Newcastle University and Kings College in London, England have asked the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority for a three-year license to create embryos by fusing human DNA with cow eggs, according to the Times of London.
The researchers claim that t...
November 06, 2006
Deputy United States Marshals teamed up with thousands of fellow federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to conduct the largest ever round up of fugitive sex-offenders, wanted gang members, and violent felony offenders, according to an indepth report submitted to the National Association ...
November 06, 2006
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, is once again under scrutiny by elections officials, the public, and the press for apparent voter registration fraud in Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
These accusations are only the most recent in the group's notorious histo...
November 06, 2006
An abortion doctor says he is seeking a full investigation of Fox News Channel's "O'Reilly Factor" host Bill O'Reilly following statements in which the commentator claimed to have private abortion information on the Kansas physician.
Dr. George Tiller's lawyer told the AP his client will ask the...
November 05, 2006
As the November elections approach, the overwhelming majority of Americans are totally unaware that their homeland as they know is being dramatically changed -- and not for the better. Both major political parties have leaders who believe in internationalism. And Americans are selling out their vote...
November 04, 2006
Federal and local law enforcement officers fanned out across southern Arizona and several other states searching for more than 50 people allegedly linked to a far-reaching human smuggling organization that brought large numbers of illegal aliens into the United States across remote eastern sections ...
November 03, 2006
While sex scandals involving political and church leaders -- Mark Foley and Jimmy Swaggart come to mind -- is one of the media's favorite news stories to cover. It's surprising that a new scandal is getting meager attention. Perhaps the media's full-court press to hand the Democrat Party a huge vict...
November 03, 2006
In an effort to hurt Republicans on November 7, the New York Times published a story accusing the Bush Administration of posting Iraqi documents that suggest Saddam Hussein's Iraq was close to building an atomic bomb.
Congressional Republicans had urged the Bush White House to post on a governmen...
November 02, 2006
A New York City man who led an interstate prostitution enterprise including recruiting and prostituting minor girls in several US cites pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court, according to Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the DoJ Criminal Division and US Attorney Christopher J. Chri...
October 31, 2006
Research and development of cyber security technology is essential to creating a broader range of choices and more robust tools for building secure, networked computer systems in the federal government and in the private sector. As quickly as US government agencies upgrade security on their cyber sy...
October 30, 2006
In 2005, taxes owed with collection potential had grown to $132 billion. That number may climb in 2006, with perhaps $150 billion owed by taxpayers in default.
The Internal Revenue Service has not pursued some tax debt due to limited resources, manpower constraints and higher priorities. As a re...
October 29, 2006
The United States' intelligence community is undergoing the most extensive -- perhaps even radical -- transformations since the Office of Strategic Services gave way to the Central Intelligence Agency. Recognizing that people are the critical element in transformation initiatives is key to a success...
October 28, 2006
Battered child syndrome is a tragic and disturbing phenomenon. Unfortunately, it is a crime that is often successfully hidden by its perpetrators. Law enforcement has an important role to play in uncovering cases of battered child syndrome and gathering evidence for their successful prosecution. Man...
October 26, 2006
Two Egyptian nationals who enslaved a 10-year-old girl and forced her to work as a domestic "slave" at their Orange County residence will serve some time in federal prison.
Abdel Nasser Youssef Ibrahim, 57, and his ex-wife, Amal Ahmed Ewis-abd El Motelib, 43, were sentenced on Monday morning by ...
October 25, 2006
Nineteen suspected Chinese drug gang members were arrested in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland and one defendant was arrested in Canada. To date, law enforcement officers have seized more than 50,000 Ecstasy pills worth more than $1 million, over $100,000 in cash, and a number of firearms during...
October 23, 2006
With President George W. Bush signing legislation that will require American seaports to use radiological detection as part of protecting the US from a nuclear attack, the hard part of fulfilling the President's mandate is at hand.
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, combating terrorism has ...
October 21, 2006
Many American citizens are confused over the proliferation of Mexican Matricula Consular ID cards, that are thought to be bonafide identification documents. They shouldn't feel so bad about their confusion -- it seems the US government, state, and local governments share that confusion.
Several s...
October 21, 2006
From 1998 until 2006, W.G. Van Dorian worked as an attorney in Criminal Law and Immigration Law in The Netherlands and Aruba. As such, Van Dorian came into close contact with terrorism and religious extremism. After the recent murders of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh and Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn...
October 20, 2006
More than 125 individuals have been arrested nationwide, including 17 in New Jersey, on charges for subscribing to websites depicting hardcore child pornography involving children as young as infants engaged in sexual activities with adults, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie and Immigration and ...
October 19, 2006
Every year, food stamp recipients exchange hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits for cash instead of food with retailers across the country, a practice known as trafficking. From 2000 to 2005, the Food Stamp Program has grown from $15 billion to $29 billion in benefits.
During this period ...
October 18, 2006
{The following is based on an FBI strategy report sent to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.}
The almost legendary MI5 British counterintelligence service is said to be deeply concerned over an increase in spying by Chinese operatives in the United Kingdom. Although intel...
October 17, 2006
While the mainstream news media are hard at work covering the Rep. Mark Foley "Pagegate" scandal or helping the Democrats to achieve their dream of capturing control of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Federal Reserve Bank is working with the Mexican government to make it easier for ille...
October 16, 2006
The growth of technology has changed our lives dramatically. Computers were viewed as a luxury or even an extravagance 30 years ago. We relied on television, newspapers, and radio as primary sources of news and information. Cables, modems, and online services were virtually nonexistent.
Today, c...
October 16, 2006
On Friday, 56 suspects were indicted for drug trafficking and money laundering charges within Puerto Rico, Colombia, St. Martin, Netherlands Antilles, the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic.
The arrests are reportedly part of the Immigration & Customs Enfor...
October 14, 2006
The Democrats are on fire this election season. They smell victory -- or perhaps that smell is Senator Harry Reid's land deals. Or could it be the smell of voter fraud?
In their effort to gain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, they are doing anything and everything includin...
October 13, 2006
Many police officers and prosecutors are becoming increasingly frustrated by their inability to investigate and prosecute cases against emerging crime gangs such as MS 13 (Mara Salvatrucha) successfully when key witnesses refuse to provide critical evidence or to testify because they fear retaliatio...
October 12, 2006
"America's strength is rooted in America's independence and we must always be wary of attempts to compromise our sovereignty. Nathan Tabor's new book accurately describes many of the problems at the United Nations and his warning of the challenges we face through our membership in the UN should not ...
October 12, 2006
Adam Yehiye Gadahn, who appears frequently in Al-Qaeda propaganda videotapes, became the first person charged with treason in the War on Terrorism on Wednesday. He is also being charged with providing material support to terrorists.
United States authorities say that they don't know his whereabo...
October 12, 2006
Denys Ray Hughes, 59, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on Monday by United States District Court Judge Earl H. Carroll to 87 months in prison for the Attempted Production of a Biological Toxin for Use as a Weapon, and Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device, and Possession of an Unregiste...
October 11, 2006
In the aftermath of the senseless murder of young children attending an Amish school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, school safety is once again being discussed within the Beltway. As details of the murder of the school children were revealed to Americans across the country, the topic of school safety h...
October 10, 2006
Lately, there appears to be more and more stories of names being erroneously placed on the federal government's Terrorism Watch List. Last Sunday, CBS TV's 60 Minutes aired a segment on some of the list's shortcomings and the difficulties being experienced by innocent American travelers.
The con...
October 09, 2006
A 47-year old truck driver on trial for murdering two Toledo women, confessed to killing another two women. He also told authorities that he was involved with killing a fifth woman.
In exchange for "copping" a guilty plea, Dellmus Colvin will not face execution. He was instead sentenced to two l...
October 09, 2006
The United States has worked for decades to achieve a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through initiatives such as the 1993 Oslo Accords and the more recent 2003 Roadmap for Peace.
During fiscal years 1993 through 2005, the United States provided more than $2 billion in assistance ...
October 08, 2006
While the insanity over the Mark Foley scandal continues within the Beltway and the news media are egging on the Democrats to demand that Speaker of the House Denny Hastert step-down from his position, another story is being ignored. Perhaps the person who should be stepping down from his government...
October 08, 2006
A United States citizen was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), by attending an MEK training camp in Iraq.
Zeinab Taleb-Jedi was indicted by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn, New York. Tal...
October 05, 2006
The latest news coming to us from south of the border is that the Mexican government is threatening to go to the United Nations with their complaints about the building of a fence and other security measures. It will be interesting to see how much power the UN exerts over US policy especially when i...
October 04, 2006
A top lieutenant to a Mexican Mafia member who controlled Hispanic street gangs across Orange County pleaded guilty today to federal charges, admitting that he conspired with others to violate federal racketeering laws.
Thirty-three year old Marco Diaz of Santa Ana, CA, became the 28th defendant ...
October 04, 2006
Joseph Francis, founder, CEO and sole shareholder of two California companies doing business under the name "Girls Gone Wild," has pleaded guilty to charges that he failed to create and maintain age and identity documents for performers in sexually explicit films produced and distributed by Girls Go...
October 03, 2006
A fugitive who's accused of being a drug trafficking and money laundering kingpin from Colombia's Norte Valle Cartel has been extradited to the United States this week.
Jhon Eidelber Cano-Correa arrived in New York Friday night, September 22, where he was formally placed under arrest by immigrat...
October 03, 2006
Terrorists using unconventional weapons, also known as nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological (NBCR) weapons, could cause devastating losses. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) of 2002, as well as the extension passed in 2005, will cover losses from a certified act of terrorism, irrespe...
October 02, 2006
While the Democrats are creating political hay out of the sex scandal involving Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL), the Democrats were not as outraged when a member of their own party had a sexual liaison with a House of Representative's page. In fact, the Democrat involved in a homosexual affair with a page ac...
September 30, 2006
GOP presidential hopeful John Cox blasted the Iranian and Venezuelan leaders for their statements and behavior during their recent appearances and speeches at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
The John Cox for President campaign released a statement by John Cox:
"In the last t...
September 29, 2006
A West African man was arrested in San Diego last Tuesday by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service for attempting to illegally export various handguns and high-capacity magazines to the Ivory Coast.
The Ivory Coast has suffered from widesp...
September 28, 2006
Sometimes I envy liberal Democrats. Unlike conservatives, they are permitted to have it both ways. Who permits them to have such a political advantage? Those sanctimonious geniuses working in the mainstream news media.
Why do I say that? Well, there are so many cases it's hard to begin. Take the...
September 28, 2006
(with Nathan Tabor)
A once valuable part of the conservative movement appears to be on it's last legs, with state chapters cutting ties and $2 million of debt.
On Monday, officials from the Christian Coalition of Georgia announced their formal notice for a name change.
In a letter sent to ...
September 26, 2006
“I’m not a politician; I’m a CEO who ran for public office five years ago. In the world I live in, we deal with straight talk and clear vision,” says State Senator Fred Smith of North Carolina.
Fred Smith has always been a natural leader – on the football field, in the Army, in the courtroom, on...
September 26, 2006
A longtime area Little League baseball coach is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court here tomorrow morning on a criminal complaint charging him with possessing and receiving child pornography over the Internet.
Bradly Nelson, 46, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and...
September 26, 2006
In a move that has many proponents of tough US border security and illegal immigration reforms scratching their heads in puzzlement, Mexican President Vincente Fox recently retained the services of a well-known Republican strategist to help stop the rising tide of public outcry over poor border secu...
September 25, 2006
A career criminal alien featured on Mexico's “Most Wanted” list was apprehended in the US on Friday. The arrest was made by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the US Marshals Service, the Franklin County Sheriff's Department, and the Ohio Adult Parole Authority.
Julio Ernesto Cobian-Ariaza,...
September 25, 2006
When the mainstream news media and their bosom buddies in the Democrat Party throw accusations around about the conservative-right information machine, most clear-thinking Americans recognize it as a cleverly manufactured smokescreen. The conservatives and Republicans are pikers compared to the true...
September 23, 2006
A longtime area Little League baseball coach is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court here tomorrow morning on a criminal complaint charging him with possessing and receiving child pornography over the Internet.
Bradly Nelson, 46, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and...
September 23, 2006
A Los Angeles, California, man is facing about 20 years in federal prison over allegations that he failed to disclose to the US government that he served as a spy for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime.
William Shaoul Benjamin, 64, was arrested by agents from the Federal Bureau of Inv...
September 21, 2006
Hurricane Katrina was the largest, most destructive natural disaster in our nation's history. The problems experienced in responding to Katrina resulted in a number of investigations--by congressional committees, the White House Homeland Security Council, and others--regarding the preparations for a...
September 20, 2006
"I'm seeking the presidency because we need a true outsider to address the difficult problems we face," announced GOP presidential hopeful John Cox last March.
John Cox is sure to remind anyone who'll listen that two of the nation's greatest presidents -- Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan -- ca...
September 19, 2006
The transitional president of Somalia, Abdullahi Yusuf , survived an assassination attempt on Monday when a car suicide-bomb exploded as he left Somalia's parliament.
There were, however, eight other people, including his brother and several security guards, who were killed by the bomb blast in B...
September 19, 2006
In an ABC News story by its Rome correspondent Martin Seemungal, Pope Benedict XVI was compared to an attack dog -- the Rottweiler -- during Seemungal's extraordinarily biased coverage of the Muslim uprising over the Pontiff's recent comments. At first reading, I had to remind myself I wasn't on the...
September 18, 2006
A just-released report claims that Florida's death-penalty system is full of problems with fairness, accuracy and racial disparity in sentencing.
The report was released by a group of Florida lawyers and jurists whom critics say are left-wing activists who have always opposed capital punishment....
September 17, 2006
Early Sunday morning in the West Bank, two more churches were firebombed by members of the "Religion of Peace" as anger over the Pope’s comments grew throughout the Muslim world.
One Christian church -- a 170-year-old stone structure -- was firebombed before dawn and its interior was destroyed, a...
September 17, 2006
Throughout the nation, state governments have been raising taxes on cigarettes under the guise of wishing to help smokers quit a deadly habit. For example, government officials in New Jersey -- a group of politicians who never met a tax they didn't like -- has caused the price of cigarettes to reac...
September 16, 2006
Three veteran officers from the Boston Police Department were indicted Friday by a federal grand jury for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin. One of the officers was charged with framing an innocent businessman, as well.
In July, the men were arrested in an FBI un...
September 16, 2006
The latest international outrage expressed by practitioners of the "religion of peace" is over comments made by Pope Benedict XVI. It seems a week doesn't go by without the Islamic world being offended by something someone says, writes or draws.
A Danish newspaper publishes some cartoons depicti...
September 15, 2006
Reports in recent years have indicated that increasing numbers of illegal aliens attempting to enter the United States die while crossing the Southwest border.
The US Border Patrol implemented the Border Safety Initiative in 1998 with the intention of reducing injuries and preventing deaths amon...
September 14, 2006
The US Justice Department has charged more than 400 government and charity workers for illegally benefiting from Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing flooding, according to their report obstained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
"Disaster relief agencies have reported to law enforce...
September 13, 2006
A Clinton, Michigan man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison following his third conviction for sexual crimes involving children. Wednesday's sentenced was announced by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the investigating agency.
Ernest Gagne, 57, was sentenced by US District J...
September 13, 2006
Two leaders of a nationwide employee-leasing conspiracy, that leased out hundreds of illegal aliens throughout the United States, pleaded guilty before US District Judge Kenneth Marra in the Southern District of Florida, while a third defendant was sentenced, according to the US Justice Department. ...
September 13, 2006
On the day after the fifth anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks, the US Embassy in Damascus, Syria was attacked by a four-man team that used two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. Three of the attackers were killed and one was wounded; there are no known American casualties at this time.
...
September 12, 2006
In a new poll, the American people, by and large, are giving the United Nations and it's immense bureaucracy a thumbs done, with many saying the entire institution should be scrapped.
The Oil-for-Food scandal, serious financial scandals, the mediocre performances in Rwanda, Darfur, Somalia, and t...
September 12, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement dierctorate authorized 16 additional Alabama state troopers to enforce federal immigration law, following their completion of ICE training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala.
A Florida deputy sheriff...
September 11, 2006
The Federal Bureau of Investigation will hold a special dedication ceremony on September 15, 2006 in Kaiserslauten, Germany, to honor the memory of former FBI Counterterrorism Chief John P. O’Neill. While the Clinton Administration slept during the terrorists' war against the United States, O'Neill ...
September 11, 2006
La Cosa Nostra Underboss Gets an "Al Capone" Prison Sentence
by Jim Kouri, CPP
Mob underboss Anthony "The Genius" Megale, a/k/a “Mac,” a/k/a “Machiavelli,” was sentenced Friday in Manhattan federal court to 11 years imprisonment, following his conviction on racketeering and extortion charges. Ir...
September 11, 2006
Iyad Abu El Hawa, 36, of Houston, Texas, was convicted on Wednesday for health care fraud and misbranding of a prescription drug.
At a re-arraignment hearing before United States District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt, El Hawa pleaded guilty to the two federal felony offenses. He faces a maximum punish...
September 10, 2006
As the nation remembers the shock and horror of the 9-11 terrorist attacks five years ago, one sore point that continues to fester is the lack of training for local first responders especially in suburban and rural areas of the country.
In a survey of police commanders and sheriffs across the na...
September 10, 2006
Two senior Guatemalan anti-narcotics law enforcement officers pleaded guilty on Friday in the US District Court in Washington, DC to a charge of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cocaine, according to a statement by Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher.
Adan Castillo Aguilar and Jorg...
September 09, 2006
Three Islamic men were indicted on Friday by a federal grand jury in Fresno, California, for illegally exporting sensitive military equipment -- including body armor and chemical protective suits -- to Yemen, as well as dealing in US government secrets.
Amen Ahmed Ali, 56, of Bakersfield, also k...
September 08, 2006
The Federal Bureau of Investigation predicts that sub-national and non-governmental entities will play an increasing role in world affairs for years to come, presenting new “asymmetric” threats to the United States, according to a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police and ...
September 08, 2006
The New York State Police announced on Thursday that cop-killer Ralph B. Phillips has been placed on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list.
Phillips is being sought for the June 10, 2006, shooting of a New York State Trooper that occurred in Chemung County, New York. He is also wanted for qu...
September 08, 2006
The mutilated and decapitated remains of a newspaper editor were discovered in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Thursday.
A gang of armed men abducted career journalist Mohammed Taha from his home on Tuesday night, according to al-Wifaq, the newspaper for which Taha worked.
No one has clai...
September 07, 2006
The wife of one of the Saudi royal family living in Winchester, MA, pled guilty on Tuesday in federal court to charges of visa fraud and harboring of illegal aliens relating to her employment of two domestic servants. She faces 10 years in federal prison.
Hana Al Jader, age 40, of Winchester, Ma...
September 07, 2006
Federal agents and prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against Professor Lawrence Scott Ward at his office at the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday charging him with involvement with child pornography and having sex with underaged boys.
According to an affidavit, two computers and sever...
September 06, 2006
A pimp from New York City who recruited and prostituted minor girls in several US cities pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday.
Demetrius Lemus, 37, of New York City, entered a plea of guilty today before US District Judge Freda L. Wolfson to conspiracy to transport minors to engage in prost...
September 06, 2006
The Visa Waiver Program enables citizens of 27 countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business for 90 days or less without obtaining a visa. In fiscal year 2004, more than 15 million people entered the country under the program. After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the r...
September 05, 2006
Seventy-nine fugitives and three immigration status violators living in various cities throughout Florida were arrested by federal agents and detention and removal officers during a two-week period that ended on September 1.
The arrests were made in Miami, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa. The ar...
September 04, 2006
Use of technologically advanced unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, by Hezbollah during its 34-day conflict with Israel, is causing both American and Israeli defense officials to attempt to formulate an effective defense against drone attacks.
According to a report in Newsweek, the three UAVs He...
September 03, 2006
The US Coast Guard, working closely with the DEA, apprehended Arellano-Felix and seven other adults in a recreational vessel on and arrived at the Coast Guard facility in San Diego, where they were taken into custody by the DEA and US Marshals.
“For over a decade, the Arellano-Felix family domin...
September 03, 2006
To lawfully work in the United States, individuals must provide identification and evidence of work authorization to their employers. Individuals who are not US citizens must have authorization to work from the Department of Homeland Security.
Yet individuals without these required authorizations...
September 02, 2006
Scotland Yard's counterterrorism unit officers arrested 14 men during a number of anti-terror raids in south and east London, according to the British Home Office.
The Muslims were arrested and charged with suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. The arrests ...
September 01, 2006
The continuous demonizing and vilifying of Wal-Mart Stores by some Democrat Party officials is not working to turn Americans against the enormously successful US retailer, according to a recent poll. It may actually be hurting some Democrat politicians.
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sarah Clark on Friday...
September 01, 2006
More than 60,000 thousand of protesters in Argentina loudly demanded President Nestor Kirchner get tough on violent criminals including juveniles.
Argentinians say they are angry over the increasing number of violent crimes. Their capital Buenos Aires, was once considered one of the safest citie...
August 31, 2006
A Mexican national convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl over a period of two years is among the 40 criminal aliens arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents here during the past four months as part of Operation Predator, a nationwide ICE initiative targeting ...
August 31, 2006
Since the Global War on Terrorism, the Pentagon has taken steps to expand the role of the United States Special Operations Command and its forces. In response, the Command has transformed its headquarters to coordinate counterterrorism activities, and the Defense Department has increased funding and...
August 31, 2006
America's first line of defense in any terrorist attack is the "first responder" community -- local police, firefighters, and emergency medical professionals. Properly trained and equipped first responders have the greatest potential to save lives and limit casualties after a terrorist attack.
C...
August 30, 2006
Federal agents on Wednesday arrested 15 illegal aliens who were working in Roswell, New Mexico, for a local company that is under contract to paint US military aircraft, including Lockheed C-130 military aircraft. Some of the aliens were in the process of painting these aircraft when they were arres...
August 30, 2006
A Mexican national, described by federal law enforcement as a "one man crime wave," was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday for his role in a conspiracy to distribute 15 kilograms or more of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri.
Roy Rodriguez, 22, US address unknown, was sentenced by United St...
August 29, 2006
In a note to the German Chancellor, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews had been concocted by the victorious Allied nations following World War II to embarrass war-torn Germany.
The Iranian-controlled news agency Mehr disclosed the contents of thei...
August 29, 2006
Two human rights groups wish to use the European Union's satellites to uncover CIA secret detention facilities. The organizations involved are The Council of Europe and Human Rights Watch, which is based in the United States.
What's shocking about this revelation is that two supposedly well-rega...
August 28, 2006
Over the past several years, the Department of Defense has reported examples of hundreds of Army National Guard and Army Reserve (Army Guard and Reserve) soldiers who received inaccurate and untimely payroll payments due to problems with the DOD payroll system.
The Government Accounting Office, o...
August 27, 2006
As the Iranians are moving closer and closer to developing a viable nuclear weapons program, our Russian friends(?) are telling the world not to worry. A Russian official is being quoted as saying the centrifuges available to Iran are not sufficient to launch industrial uranium enrichment. Another R...
August 27, 2006
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan reversed himself following Syrian threats when he announced that an expanded international peacekeeping force in Lebanon would not help enforce an arms embargo on Hezbollah by deploying along the Syrian border unless specifically asked to do so by Beirut. ...
August 26, 2006
The United Nations is expected to pass an international treaty that will give disabled people more rights. The idea is to replace charity with rights to be enforced by an international government.
Critics in the United States believe this move is part and parcel of the United Nations goal of cre...
August 26, 2006
Hurricane Katrina is in the news again with the first anniversary of the deadly storm and subsequent flood that destroyed the city of New Orleans.
As a result of the deadly and catastrophic events that occurred in Louisiana and Mississippi, and the extraordinary number of committees investigating...
August 25, 2006
A Mexican national who attempted to kidnap a seven-year-old girl from a local Laundromat is one of 25 persons arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles during the past three days as part of a joint enforcement effort with the United States Attorney's Office targeting fo...
August 24, 2006
While Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, proclaimed himself neutral -- "I don't take sides for or against Hezbollah; I don't take sides for or against Israel," he said -- there appears to be problems of Hezbollah activities within his own backyard.
A Dearborn Heights MI, man pleaded guilty ...
August 23, 2006
A new group of Palestinian terrorists, The Holy Jihad Brigades, has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of two Fox News journalists. In a message, the terrorists said they will give the United States 72 hours to trade the journalists for Muslim prisoners being detained in US detention centers ...
August 22, 2006
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union embarked on the most massive military buildups in history. Part of President Reagan's strategy for winning was to entice the Soviets into a competition it could never even hope to win. A communist economy by its very nature is ill-equipped ...
August 21, 2006
Closely tied to the question of how best to set intelligence requirements are the larger questions of how to improve analysis by the intelligence community and how to increase its impact.
Many current and former policymakers are critical of the analysis they receive, and both intelligence consum...
August 21, 2006
The FBI recently released their threat assessment for the future of the United States and the global community.
Most of these threats to our security stem from foreign groups whose activities are not limited by governmental or national boundaries. Some operate with the support or tolerance of a ...
August 21, 2006
A well respected Iranian cleric claims that Iran won't give up its right to peaceful nuclear technology. He warned that Iran is prepared to defend that right "to the last drop of blood."
Ahmad Khatami, Tehren's Prayer Leader, made his remarks in a speech to thousands of worshipers, the officia...
August 20, 2006
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan Saturday blasted Israel for what he characterized as a violation of ceasefire in Lebanon saying that he's "deeply concerned on the issue."
In a press statement released at the UN Headquarters in New York, Annan said: "All such violations of Security Cou...
August 20, 2006
The counterintelligence function involves protecting the country, as well as intelligence agencies, from the activities of foreign intelligence services. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has principal responsibility for countering the activities of foreign intelligence services within the United ...
August 19, 2006
Several martyr videos were discovered on computer laptops that were owned by some of the almost two dozen terrorist suspects being questioned in connection with the thwarted terror plot in London, according to news reports in the United Kingdom.
Twenty-three suspects are being questioned by auth...
August 19, 2006
A Mexican man with two prior convictions for illegally entering the United States was arraigned in federal court in Cleveland on Wednesday for illegal reentry, the result of an investigation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Jose Barron-Marquez, 35, a citizen of Mexico, was apprehen...
August 19, 2006
In an effort to drive a wedge between two allies in the Middle East who actually fight Islamic Fascists, on Monday, August 28, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host a panel discussion on "The Israel Lobby and the U.S. Response to the War in Lebanon" at the National Press Club in...
August 18, 2006
U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor ruled this week that the communications intercept program conducted by the National Security Agency is unconstitutional. While many are shocked or feigning shock over her decision, this writer wasn't shocked or surprised at this judicial ruling.
The moment I...
August 18, 2006
Two white supremacists, brothers Jacob Laskey, 25, and Gabriel Laskey, 21, pled guilty in United States District Court to charges of conspiracy to deprive individuals of their civil rights and intentionally damaging religious property.
Jacob Laskey also pled guilty to solicitation to murder witn...
August 18, 2006
Members of the FBI say that a body recovered from waters off the coast of Italy is that of a Florida woman who disappeared from a cruise ship in last month.
Lourdes Hall, an FBI spokeswoman, told reporters that 22-year old Elizabeth Galeana is a victim of drowning, and that investigators believe...
August 16, 2006
Federal agents arrested 31 Korean nationals on Tuesday who were charged in a wide-ranging human trafficking ring operating throughout the Northeastern United States. Also arrested were two officers from the New York City Police Department who allegedly accepted over $125,000.00 in bribes.
The def...
August 16, 2006
Even before the United Kingdom terrorist plot last week, the Transportation Security Agency had begun revamping their airport security strategy. The Department of Homeland Security and the TSA are finally taking some positive steps to professionalize airport security. The initial step was designatin...
August 15, 2006
Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza was found guilty in Maricopa County, AZ, Superior Court for first-degree murder in the killing of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Richard E. Fass.
Vasquez-Mendoza was convicted on all counts including first degree murder and faces life in prison, with the pos...
August 15, 2006
Now that radical imam Abu Hamza is a convicted felon and probably will be extradited and face terror charges in the United States, clerics from other mosques are finally coming forward to tell the world how Hamza sent teams of young supporters -- his own private militia -- in Britain with orders to ...
August 14, 2006
Whenever I hear New York Senator Hillary Clinton talk tough about terrorism, I'm always surprised that a bolt of lightning doesn't strike her atop her $3,000.00 haircut. If I wasn't so angered by her calculating rhetoric, I'd probably roll on the floor laughing each time she spoke.
She's tough...
August 14, 2006
Six American Indians filed a joint petition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for cancellation of the Washington Redskins football organization (Pro-Football, Inc.) trademarked term "Redskins."
A similar petition was filed in 1992 by a gr...
August 13, 2006
British law enforcement's success in thwarting a diabolical terrorist plot to blowup numerous passenger aircraft is impressing police departments and agencies throughout the world. In the weeks following their arrests of 24 suspected Jihadists, it will become clearer what worked for agencies such as...
August 13, 2006
The Arab League and Israeli lawmakers are already complaining about the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
The controversial resolution calls for a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, but doesn't single out Israel as the primary aggressor, which was being pushed by Arab leaders. ...
August 12, 2006
A US appeals court ruled in favor of New York City Police Department conducting random bag searches at subway station entrances throughout the city. The court said that it viewed the random searches "as an adequate method to curb terrorism."
"In light of the thwarted plots to bomb New York City'...
August 12, 2006
Russia's cash-strapped defense, biotechnology, chemical, aerospace, and nuclear industries continued to be eager to raise funds via exports and transfers. Some Russian universities and scientific institutes also showed a willingness to earn much-needed funds by providing WMD or missile-related teac...
August 11, 2006
A federal district court judge ruled on Tuesday that a ban preventing protestors from camping and parking near President Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch is constitutional.
Attorney David Broiles, an attorney with the Texas ACLU, sued on behalf of Cindy Sheehan and other anti-war protestors who wan...
August 11, 2006
The nation's largest Muslim group expressed concern over President Bush's use of the term "Islamic fascists" in a news conference about the arrest of 21 suspects in a plot to bomb airliners flying between Britain and the United States on Thursday.
In a letter to President Bush, Parvez Ahmed,...
August 10, 2006
Federal intelligence agencies have reported that in the past, terrorists have considered using general aviation aircraft (all aviation other than commercial and military) for terrorist acts, and that the September 11th terrorists learned to fly at general aviation flight schools.
The events unfo...
August 10, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security is taking immediate steps to increase security measures in the aviation sector in coordination with heightened security precautions in the United Kingdom, says Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.
Over the last few hours, British authorities have arr...
August 09, 2006
While the news media and politicians in the United States continue their focus on Israeli fight against terrorism giant Hezbollah, or Senator Hillary Clinton's latest diatribe in front of the TV cameras, there continues to be enormous changes occurring in communist China. For the most part, the news...
August 09, 2006
Seven new Fugitive Operations teams are now operating in Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, Phoenix, Washington, D.C. and Raleigh, NC, bringing the total number of teams nationwide to 45, according to Julie L. Myers, Assistant DHS Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
These ICE F...
August 09, 2006
During the pro-illegal alien rallies in cities across the US last Spring, activists were hard at work registering illegal aliens to vote as Democrats. In New York, a city that doesn't require proof of citizenship to vote, activists registered tens of thousands of illegal aliens during a huge demonst...
August 08, 2006
In her bestselling and controversial book, Ann Coulter examines the abysmally poor US public education system. One of the elements of the overall failure of public schools is the fear on the part of students that their fellow classmates may injure or even kill them.
An unprecedented level of nati...
August 07, 2006
(The following article is based on reports obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
Wahhabism is a fundamentalist movement, named after Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab (1703-1792). It remains the dominant form of Islam in Saudi Arabia.
Wahhabis believe that some Muslim groups suc...
August 06, 2006
Former New York Newsday publisher Robert Johnson, 60, pleaded guilty on Friday in Manhattan federal court to charges that he possessed child pornography and destroyed computer records that were the subject of a federal investigation. Johnson retired as CEO and publisher of Newsday during the course ...
August 06, 2006
To his colleagues, Richard W. Gibbs was a respected university professor who taught public relations and initiated a student internship program. But to his alleged victims, he was a sexual predator who taught “lessons” no child should ever learn.
“Gibbs alleged acts were unspeakable and it is cri...
August 06, 2006
Terrorism is the most significant threat to our national security. In the international terrorism arena, over the next five years, it's believed that the number of state-sponsored terrorist organizations will continue to decline, but privately sponsored terrorist groups will increase in number.
...
August 05, 2006
Dr. Albert Kofsky was arrested by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation who charged him with trafficking in massive quantities of prescription diet pills, including phentermine, from his small office in Northeast Philadelphia.
Dr. Kofsky was licensed to dispense these drugs only in the...
August 05, 2006
The Russians have allegedly sold weapons to countries such as Iran, Syria, Venezuela, and other terrorist-supporting nations. After the US-led invasion of Iraq, Russian-made weapons were found.
As a result, the US government placed sanctions against American business dealings with two Russian com...
August 04, 2006
British government officials have shown -- and continue to show -- American intelligence officials information indicating that Iran is operating "training camps" for bombers who carry out terrorist attacks on coalition forces, Iraqi security forces and civilians. It appears that the training is acce...
August 04, 2006
An Arizona polygamist was sentenced by a judge to only 45 days in prison for having sex with a 16-year-old girl. Kelly Fischer, 39, had faced a maximum of four years in prison. He took the now 21-year-old woman as his third wife.
Polygamy is not a crime in Arizona, but having sex with a 16-year ...
August 03, 2006
An admitted pedophile accused of having sex with young boys told the judge during a pre-trial hearing that having sex with children is a "sacred ritual protected by civil rights laws." The predator allegedly chose victims who suffered from physical or mental disabilities.
Phillip Distasio, an av...
August 03, 2006
Currently, US citizens are not required to present a passport when entering the United States from countries in the Western Hemisphere. However, US citizens are required to establish citizenship to a CBP officer's satisfaction.
On its Web site, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) advises US citi...
August 02, 2006
Two female senior citizens, dubbed "The Black Widows" by police, were officially charged Monday with murdering homeless men in hit-and-run incidents disguised as accidents. aimed at financial gain, and they face death sentences, according to prosecutors.
The elderly women are accused of committi...
August 02, 2006
A leaked European Union secret report advises European government officials that they should "consider direct intervention in an attempt to curb the systematic measures being undertaken by Israel to increase its control and population in the historically -- and legally -- Arab eastern sector of Jeru...
August 01, 2006
One of the key suspects in an elaborate Orange County, CA-based marriage fraud scheme faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to charges of visa fraud and conspiracy.
Julie Tran, 50, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges stemming from “Operation Newlywed Game,” a land...
August 01, 2006
A twice convicted child sex offender has been arrested in Baltimore, Maryland yesterday for the slaying of an 11-year-old boy who had been missing since last week. Detectives allege that 52-year old Melvin Jones Jr. was the last person seen with Irvin Harris, whose body was discovered on a golf cour...
July 31, 2006
While airport security, seaport protection, illegal immigration and other functions of the Department of Homeland Security garner more attention and news headlines, one of the most fear terrorist tactics is the use of the United States' domestic food supply chain to kill as many Americans as possibl...
July 31, 2006
In our topsy-turvy world in which the good guys are characterized as evil, while evil thugs are portrayed as merely political militants, the tragedy in the Lebanese town of Qana serves as an object lesson for anyone who really believes we will triumph over the Islamofascists.
Before the facts are...
July 31, 2006
While the American press concentrated on Democrat Senator John Kerry's call for a filibuster of Judge Samuel Alito's confirmation to the US Supreme Court last January, the story of why Kerry was in Davos, Switzerland was widely overlooked or ignored by the mainstream news media. Reporters palmed off...
July 30, 2006
Former "Riverdance" star Michael Flatley won an Illinois State Supreme Court ruling that he is allowed to sue a woman who falsely claimed he raped her in Las Vegas.
The court's decision, which was promulgated on Thursday, was that Flatley's $100 million extortion and defamation lawsuit against Ty...
July 30, 2006
A federal jury found four members of the notorious white-supremicist group, The Ayran Brother guilty on Friday on charges that they used murder and intimidation to continue their drug-dealing operations within a prison.
Prosecutors charactized the conviction as being part of one of the largest f...
July 29, 2006
With terrorists indiscriminately killing civilians throughout the world, Muslims committing genocide in Africa, and a legitimate government being overthrown in Somalia, the United Nations has truly stepped up to the plate and condemned ... the United States.
The US government should suspend all d...
July 29, 2006
A ranking member of the violent Mexican Mafia gang was arrested near Laredo, TX, on Thursday by federal agents while he attempted to smuggle into the US 12 aliens hidden in the back of a tractor-trailer.
Jorge Antonio Espinoza, 40, from Laredo, was in federal court Friday morning where he was ch...
July 28, 2006
Lebanese citizens living in the Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil are aiding the Israeli soldiers advancing on terrorist enclaves in that southern Lebanon town.
According to the Galil Report, many of the Lebanese, who refused to flee their homes, volunteered information to Israeli troops -- inf...
July 28, 2006
I'll be blunt: I believe Kofi Annan is the worst the United Nations Secretary General in my lifetime, and that's no small achievement considering past secretaries general. All the while Annan suffers minimal criticism from the United States and the European. He's so inept, he's dangerous.
Beside...
July 28, 2006
Democrat Party chairman Howard Dean called the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki an "anti-Semite" during an impassioned speech on Wednesday.
Dean's remark stemmed from Al-Maliki's refusal to condemn Hezbollah for their attacks on Israel. His address to Congress was boycotted by some Democrats ...
July 28, 2006
President George W. Bush signed a bill into law that will lead to establishment of a national sex offender registry. The new law may also make it harder for sexual predators to reach children on the Internet.
The legislation is called the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. It's ...
July 27, 2006
The current boom in the United States immigrant population dwarfs the peak of the great immigration wave of 1910, according to a study by the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, DC.
The study indicates that there are 35.2 million immigrants -- legal and illegal -- living in the US makin...
July 26, 2006
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein was arrested by police on charges of solicitation after detectives from the Palm Beach, Florida Police Department conducted what they termed "an in-depth investigation."
The police report alleges that Epstein was paying underaged girls and young adult women to massage...
July 26, 2006
Ko-Suen Moo, of Taipei, Taiwan, was sentenced on Tuesday on charges of being a covert agent of the People's Republic of China; conspiracy to broker and to export defense articles to the People's Republic of China, including one F-16 aircraft engine, Blackhawk helicopter engines, cruise missiles and ...
July 25, 2006
A private US-Israeli company, Security Solutions International, is responding to the need for better quality training by sponsoring a training missions to Israel for US law enforcement and security officers.
While the Department of Homeland Security continues to fund courses for law enforcement a...
July 25, 2006
Former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz has retained a US attorney, Giovanni Di Stefano, who has made an application to the United States Supreme Court and stated that he "places the US on notice of a Habeas Corpus Application to the United States Supreme Court."
A Writ of Habeas Corpus is a jud...
July 25, 2006
If I hear one more person on a news or talk show say that we're fighting a war against terrorism, I'm going to scream! If one more Bush Administration official says that Islam is a peaceful religion, get ready for another scream.
When we fought Nazi Germany during World War II, we were not fight...
July 25, 2006
With rampant violence plaguing the nation's capital, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the formation of a task force. A coalition of federal and local law enforcement agencies has formed a new Violent Crime Task Force to address violent crime and robberies in the District of Columbia.
...
July 24, 2006
In the year 2005, there were 151 significant identity breaches throughout the United States affecting more than 57.7 million consumers. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), approximately half of those breaches occurred at educational institutes where hackers used the school’s comp...
July 24, 2006
It's widely been reported that illegal aliens comprise upwards of 27 percent of the US prison and jail population. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection -- two agencies within the Department of Homeland Security -- claim in several reports that they've apprehended ove...
July 23, 2006
In my position with the National Association of Chiefs of Police, I get many reports, press releases and other documents on a daily basis. Because of time constraints, I may read perhaps one-third of them, giving priority to Department of Homeland Security and FBI reports. However, every once in a w...
July 23, 2006
As part of its efforts to combat illegal alien employment schemes through criminal prosecutions, Department of Homeland Security officials on Friday announced the results of three separate investigations that resulted in criminal charges against businesses employing illegal aliens in Kentucky, Ohio,...
July 22, 2006
A guest who appeared on Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor" filed a complaint against the show's host, Bill O'Reilly, claiming he felt threatened by O'Reilly's comments.
Kevin Barrett, an outspoken 9/11 truth activist, said he was taken aback when O'Reilly said Barrett belongs "in the Charle...
July 22, 2006
High-grade marijuana is being packaged in gumballs and sold to high school students, according to Maryland State Police officials. These gumballs, known as "Greenades," contain enough THC to be fatal to smaller children. THC is the active chemical in marijuana that causes the user to become "high."...
July 22, 2006
Zachary Jenson, 20, of the Seattle, Washington area, entered a plea of guilty to one count of conspiracy in connection with an eco-terrorist plot to blow up commercial and governmental facilities in the Sacramento, California region, including the United States Forest Service Institute of Forest Gen...
July 21, 2006
During the last presidential campaign cycle, many national and local police organizations, as well as individual officers and commanders, supported the reelection of George W. Bush. Commanders and rank-and-file officers understood the fact that compared to the alternatives, Bush was the right man to...
July 21, 2006
Israel is currently positioning ground troops on the Lebanese border. According to ABC News, they've also called up reserves and warned civilians to flee Hezbollah-controlled southern Lebanon as it prepared Friday for a likely ground invasion.
It's been common knowledge that Israeli special fo...
July 20, 2006
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday outlined his quickly thrown-together plan to end the savaging of terrorists, and the unfortunate collateral death and destruction, in Lebanon at the hands of the Israelis.
Afterall, we can't have Israel attacking terrorists armed with rocke...
July 20, 2006
The man hailed as the "father of gene therapy" was convicted of repeated sexual molestation of a colleague's daughter, beginning when she was 10 years old.
A jury convicted William Anderson, 69, of one count of repeated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, and three counts of committing ...
July 20, 2006
A federal grand jury sitting in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has returned a three-count Indictment charging Syed Talha Ahsan,25, of London, England, with participating in a conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and participating in a conspiracy to kill innocent peoole and damage property ...
July 19, 2006
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on the international community to intervene after at least 12 Lebanese civilians, including women and children, were killed in an Israeli attack on a convoy fleeing threats to destroy their village.
The fleeing civilian...
July 19, 2006
Federal agents and officers apprehended 127 criminal aliens, fugitive aliens, and other immigration status violators as part of a four-day state-wide interior immigration enforcement operation that began July 12.
Dubbed "Operation Return to Sender," the initiative concluded last Saturday and is a...
July 19, 2006
An alternative medicine physician who formerly practiced in West Columbia, S.C., was sentenced today in federal court for conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids and Human Growth Hormone (HGH) to professional athletes.
Chief U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Anderson, Jr., sentenced James M. Shor...
July 19, 2006
"Millions for defense, but not a penny for tribute."
-- Charles Pinkney, the American minister to France, wrote that in a letter to Timothy Pickering in 1797 relating his answer to a French request for a tribute or bribe. The French had seized several American ships and were demanding a tribute for...
July 18, 2006
There are a number of this writer's friends in the intelligence community who are beginning to believe the current violence between the Iranian-Syrian backed Hezbollah and Israel may be about more than just hatred for the Jewish State. It may be about hurting the American economy and weakening, furt...
July 18, 2006
As methamphetamine abuse continues its scourge of the country, state and federal elected officials have worked over the last two years to pass laws restricting sales of over the counter products containing pseudoephedrine.
An Associated Press (AP) story reported that the federal anti-meth law was...
July 17, 2006
A wide array of cyber and physical assets is critical to America's national security, economic well-being, and public health and safety. Information related to threats, vulnerabilities, incidents, and security techniques is instrumental to guarding critical infrastructures (government buildings, com...
July 17, 2006
Late Sunday night, Iran's top religious leader praised the Lebanese Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah for launching attacks on Israel.
"The [Israelis] want Lebanon to be a meat in their mouth, but the powerful Hezbollah has prevented their dream from being realized." Iranian supreme leader Ayatol...
July 16, 2006
While all eyes are on developments at the United Nations headquarters in New York, a key UN official in Geneva held a press conference that critics point to as evidence UN's double-standard when it addresses Israel.
A senior UN official said on Friday that Israel's military blockade of Lebanon, a...
July 16, 2006
While many US government officials are deeply concerned over Iran’s nuclear program, according to recent reports, investigations by Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department revealed last May that the Lebanon-based terrorist group Hezbollah may be plotting attacks. These attacks may...
July 16, 2006
Rap superstar and budding actor Eminen was involved in an assault at a Detroit-area strip club, according to police.
The fist fight erupted at a nightspot -- Cheetah -- on Thursday. A man claims he was punched in the face by Eminem in the club's restroom.
Eminem, whose real name is Marshall ...
July 15, 2006
A 17-year veteran cop was charged Friday in a string of rapes that he helped investigate as the sergeant in charge.
Sergeant Jeffery Pelo, 41, of the Bloomington, IL Police Department was arrested and charged with four rapes dating back to 2002. In addition, He was charged with two counts of hom...
July 15, 2006
Like the proverbial "bad penny" that keeps turning up, disgraced CBS News anchor Dan Rather told Associated Press on Tuesday he will be the ultimate authority on a weekly news program he'll begin in October on HDNet for owner Mark Cuban.
Dandy Dan is promising "independent journalism, which, to ...
July 15, 2006
During the G8 summit in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an end to the violence in the middle, but saved his sharpest criticism for the Israelis.
Joining leaders from France, Greece, China and other nations, Putin accused the Israeli government of failing to use "propor...
July 14, 2006
Among the 45.3 million residents age 16 or older who had a contact with police in 2002, about 1.5% (664,500 persons) had a contact in which police used or threatened force against them.
The 1.5% in 2002 is greater than the percentage in 1999. In 1999, 1% (0.98%) of persons with contact experien...
July 14, 2006
United States intelligence officials believe that the current crisis in the Middle East, that began with incursions into Israel and abductions of soldiers followed by terrorist attacks against the Israeli people, is being fomented by Iran.
The hatred of the Jewish State is no where more evident t...
July 14, 2006
When the immigration issue was at the boiling point in the spring, the US Senate voted to erect a mere 370 miles of security fencing along the US-Mexican border. However, yesterday the many of the same senators voted against providing funds to build it.
"We do a lot of talking. We do a lot of le...
July 13, 2006
Coordination between the U.S. military and private security providers still needs improvement, according to the Congress's General Accounting Office.
First, private security providers continue to enter the battle space without coordinating with the U.S. military, putting both the military and se...
July 12, 2006
Two men pleaded guilty Friday to charges of conspiracy to violate the "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act" by trafficking in contraband and using the proceeds to help fund a terrorist group.
Imad Majed Hamadeh, 51, and Theodore Schenk, 73, pleaded guilty before US District Judge G...
July 11, 2006
Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another individual's personal data in a way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.
Unlike fingerprints, which are unique to an individual and cannot be...
July 11, 2006
An Bloomington, California man is under investigation by federal agents after his arrest last week when a search of his vehicle at a local port of entry turned up a videotape showing him engaging in explicit sexual conduct with a young boy who appeared to be heavily sedated.
Earl Venton Buchanan...
July 11, 2006
Last Tuesday, as most of America celebrated Independence Day, North Korea launched six missiles in the early hours of Wednesday their time. One of them was the Taepodong 2, which has a range of over 6,000 miles.That missile crashed within 40 seconds of its launch, but it set alarm bells ringing acro...
July 10, 2006
Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, Senator Trent Lott (R-MS), and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), say that they have reached an agreement on a plan to strengthen FEMA and make it an independent agency within the Department of Homeland Security. ...
July 10, 2006
Neo-Nazis and hate groups are infiltrating the US military in order to get first-class combat training and specialized training in demolitions, intelligence, and other aspects of warfare, according to a civil-rights group. Reports also indicate that black and Hispanic gangs are active within the arm...
July 09, 2006
New Yorkers and New Jerseyites last Friday awoke to the news that a terrorist plot to inflict death and devastation on them by bombing tunnels used by over a hundred thousand commuters each day was thwarted before the terrorists could not enter the United States and implement their diabolical suicid...
July 08, 2006
A New York man was freed after enduring over 20 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit.
Alan Newton, who is now 44 years old, was imprisoned for brutally raping a 25-year-old woman in a Bronx building in 1984. Newton was serving a sentence of a maximum of 40 years in prison.
Attorneys re...
July 07, 2006
All 50 states are now participating in the National Sex Offender Public Registry web site, according to a memorandum from the US Department of Justice to the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
South Dakota and Oregon have now been added to the web site, which provides real-time access to ...
July 07, 2006
A Fort Lauderdale federal grand jury returned a six count indictment charging Genovese Crime Family members and associates Renaldi “Ray” Ruggiero, Albert “Chinky” Facchiano, Joseph Dennis Colasacco, Mitchell Weissman, Francis J. O’Donnell, Clement Santoro, and Charles Steinberg with conspiracy to co...
July 07, 2006
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York City Police Department are reporting that they've uncovered a serious plot by Islamic terrorists to blowup New York City's Holland Tunnel. The tunnel connects Manhattan Island with New Jersey via the Hudson River.
According to an anonymous sour...
July 06, 2006
(The following commentary is based on a report received by the National Association of Chiefs of Police from the Department of Homeland Security.)
The threat of bio-terrorism has long been recognized in the United States and abroad. The Department of Defense considers inhalation anthrax to be the...
July 06, 2006
Forty-three conservative leaders in the Secure Borders Coalition have signed a Conservative Leadership Declaration Opposing Amnesty / "Guest Worker" Proposals, which pledges to withhold political support from any member of Congress who votes for any legislation that is enacted providing for either a...
July 06, 2006
Last week a top Muslim leader, Sheik Ibrahim Sarsur, who is also a member of the Israeli Kensett, warned gays that "if they dare to approach the Temple Mount during the World Pride 2006 parade in Jerusalem - they will do so over our dead bodies."
Charles Merrill, 72, a gay rights activist, de...
July 05, 2006
To prepare for potential attacks in the United States involving weapons of mass destruction, the US Congress approved the development of National Guard's Civil Support Teams which is responsible with identifying chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive weapons; assessing ...
July 05, 2006
As the House of Representatives' Republican leaders prepare to embark on a series of nationwide hearings that could determine the fate of the Senate "comprehensive" immigration reform bill, President Bush is indicating a new willingness to negotiate with House Republicans in an effort to revise the ...
July 04, 2006
US Border Patrol agents seized more than 1,154,000 pounds of narcotics in the last nine months starting in October, according to a US Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
During the same period that began ...
July 04, 2006
One of the big stories this summer is the generous donation of billions of dollars to charity by one of the world's richest men. As a result, he's received the praise of practically the entire news media.
What the news media neglected to report is that the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which...
July 03, 2006
France is now charging travelers a new tax on their airline tickets, amounting to a surcharge of between $1.25 and $50. The French government claims the new tax is earmarked to help the world's poor. The airline surcharge, which is based on the traveler's ticket price, came into effect this weekend....
July 02, 2006
With anti-war activists protesting the war in Iraq during funerals and memorial services held to honor soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen, one state decided to do something about this disgraceful intrusion on grieving families and friends.
Pennsylvania's Governor Edward G. Rendell signed Senat...
July 02, 2006
Sunday is always an interesting day for political discourse, especially on the tube. One after another, the usual suspects parade before the cameras in their attempts to curry favor with the American people. The goal of the entire exercise is the expansion of their power -- their own personal power ...
July 02, 2006
New Jersey's pride and joy of a governor, Jon Corzine, told Jerseyites on Saturday that he decided to shutdown all but the most critical agencies of state government. He also laid-off about 46,000 workers after failing to get the legislature to approve a sales tax hike before a budget deadline expi...
July 01, 2006
On Friday, a federal judge -- who may be auditioning for a future slot on the US Supreme Court -- overturned the convictions of two former New York City cops accused of working for the Luchese crime family as mob hit men.
Judge Jack Weinstein said that he still believes they are guilty, but the ...
June 30, 2006
Thursday may have been a dark day for those charged with fighting terrorism both here and abroad, but for many Democrats and the news media it was a day of celebration when five black-robed lawyers sitting on the US Supreme Court decided to handcuff the Commander-in-Chief in his obligation to protec...
June 30, 2006
The confession of the brutal murderer of 9-year old Jessica Lunsford was thrown out by the judge during the trial of John Couey.
When Couey was arrested in March, he confessed to investigators that he kidnapped and murdered 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford.
On Friday, a judge threw out Couey's conf...
June 29, 2006
Calling it one of the most brazen criminal schemes ever uncovered along the US-Canada border, authorities from the two countries on Thursday unveiled the results of a multi-agency operation targeting a network of smuggling organizations that used aircraft to ferry tons of drugs across the border, dr...
June 28, 2006
Hundreds of drug addicts have been killed recently in Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia after ingesting Fentanyl-laced heroin. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic drug prescribed by physicians as a painkiller. It is 80 to 100 times more powerful than morphine and can kill humans in small doses.
"Fe...
June 28, 2006
The cyber threat confronting the United States is rapidly increasing as the number of actors with the tools and abilities to use computers against the United States or its interests is rising. The country’s vulnerability is escalating as the US economy and critical infrastructures become increasingl...
June 28, 2006
With the federal government's failure to curtail the onslaught of illegal aliens into the United States, coupled with the inaction of lawmakers in Washington, DC to pass real immigration reform, some Americans are looking at legal alternatives to thwart illegal immigration and those who facilitate i...
June 27, 2006
Many police officers and prosecutors have become increasingly frustrated by their inability to investigate and prosecute cases successfully when key witnesses refuse to provide critical evidence or to testify because they fear retaliation by the defendant or his family and friends.
This problem ...
June 27, 2006
Last week, US Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector received the initial deployment of Texas National Guardsmen in support of Operation Jumpstart, according to a report to the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
“The Border Patrol remains steadfast in our co...
June 27, 2006
While most civil-rights leaders, including Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, support illegal aliens and amnesty, many African-Americans believe they do so as partisan Democrats and not in the best interests of blacks in America.
A national coalition of American blacks who support enforcement o...
June 06, 2006
The head of the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives praised the role bomb technicians and investigators play in the global war against terrorism at an international conference of law enforcement and military explosives experts.
Speaking to the members of the International...
June 01, 2006
A Brookfield, Wisconsin couple and their son, who kept a domestic servant in their home under slave-like conditions for close to two decades, were convicted last Friday on human trafficking charges.
A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts against three members of the wealthy family...
May 31, 2006
A new coalition of American Hispanic Americans opposed to the US Senate's illegal alien amnesty is condemning Mexican President Vicente Fox's overt effort to meddle in the internal affairs of the United States and exert influence over US immigration policies. The Mexican president went on a tour of ...
May 31, 2006
Federal agents and local cops arrested 23 suspects involved in a conspiracy to produce and distribute crack-cocaine and cocaine powder throughout Palm Beach County, Florida.
The anti-drug operation, dubbed Magnum Force, involved the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Delray Beach Police Departm...
May 30, 2006
Gang-related violence continues to garner headlines in the news media -- and rightly so -- especially the emerging, more organized gangs of criminal illegal aliens who prey on US citizens and illegal immigrants alike.
According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, released by the US Depart...
May 30, 2006
(The Following is based on a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police from the US Federal Courts.)
The number of orders authorizing or approving the interception of wire, oral or electronic communications by federal and state courts increased 4 percent in 2005, for a total o...
May 29, 2006
Mexico's President Vicente Fox extended his gratitude to, and praise for, the US Senate for passing an immigration bill he termed "a monumental step forward".
The bill, if made law, would provide more than 12 million of illegal aliens with a path to eventual citizenship. However, it must be reco...
May 28, 2006
Here's a news story that deserves wide coverage in the United States: The new Iraqi government assured the Iranians on Friday that it believes Iran has a right to develop a nuclear program and will not allow Iraqi territory to be used to "threaten" Iran.
In essence, the Iraqi government is taking...
May 28, 2006
A California appeals court has ruled that online reporters, commentators and bloggers are protected by the same confidentiality laws that protect print and broadcast journalists, striking a blow against efforts by Apple Computer to identify people who leaked confidential company data, according to t...
May 27, 2006
The top sponsor of the House of Representative's immigration bill on Friday fiercely rejected a the proposal to give millions of illegal immigrants a "get out of jail free card" and a direct path to US citizenship. Many Washington insiders believe the Senate bill will receive a cold reception from t...
May 26, 2006
While Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and John Kerry (D-MA) attempt to push a bill through the Senate that would restore voting rights for felons -- including killers, rapists and child predators -- such a law would receive a cold reception by most Americans, according to a just-released poll.
A ...
May 24, 2006
Russian crime syndicates and military officers are supplying sophisticated weapons to Colombian rebels in return for huge shipments of cocaine, according to reports from CIA officials. A senior intelligence official described the smuggling ring as ?literally an industry? that threatens to overwhelm ...
May 21, 2006
US airport security officers will monitor travelers' behavior more closely at the country's airports to detect any suspicious activity or behavior on the part of air passengers.
The Transportation Security Administration Director Kip Hawley said that the plan is an expansion of a pilot program th...
May 21, 2006
A ranking member of an Islamic organization associated with Al-Qaeda is reportedly financing his terrorist operation through the abduction of Christian children who are sold into slavery in Pakistan.
The Sunday Times' Marie Colvin has established that Gul Khan, a wealthy radical, using the base o...
May 20, 2006
The United States, along with its coalition partners and various international organizations, has undertaken a challenging and costly effort to stabilize and rebuild Iraq following multiple wars and decades of neglect by the former regime.
This enormous effort of nation-building is taking place i...
May 20, 2006
The Bush White House on Thursday requested a mere $1.9 billion from Congress to increase border security as a key immigration reform bill appears likely to pass in the US Senate.
While he signed legislation that created a drug prescription program that costs taxpayers hundreds of billions of doll...
May 20, 2006
While Mexican President Vicente Fox worries about the United States "militarizing" it's border with Mexico, his government is doing absolutely nothing to stem the tide of Mexican criminals illegally entering the US. In fact, several reports from law enforcement officers indicate that the Mexican pol...
May 19, 2006
Since the 11 September attacks on the United States more than four years ago, Somalis have feared that their lawless country could become the setting for a battle between US-backed anti-terror forces and Al-Qaeda sympathizers.
Six more people were killed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu when...
May 18, 2006
In a joint statement, members of the US Border Patrol, Local 2544, called President George W. Bush's border security and illegal immigration plan a Trojan Horse.
"Every day that President Bush and the Senate hold real border security hostage to their misguided amnesty program, thousands upon thous...
May 18, 2006
This just might be a first: the French are cracking down on unbridled immigration while the American government is showing weakness in dealing with an out-of-control illegal immigration problem.
The French parliament is backing an immigration bill that is designed to make it more difficult for ...
May 18, 2006
The foreign intelligence threat within the United States is far more complex than it has ever been historically. The threat is increasingly asymmetrical insofar as it comes not only from traditional foreign intelligence services but also from nontraditional, non-state actors who operate from decentr...
May 17, 2006
US federal agents smashed an enormous criminal organization that operated from their privately owned islands and possessed its own private navy.
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of Operation Twin Oceans, a multi-jurisdictional investigation that targeted the Pablo RAYO-Mon...
May 15, 2006
(The Following is based on a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police by the Department of Homeland Security.)
A citizen of India living in New Jersey is in federal custody and agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have seized $5,724,592 in assets from the su...
May 13, 2006
When President George Bush referred to an NSA program, which he authorized to be directed against Al-Qaeda, the news media quickly began pointing accusatory fingers at Verizon for allegedly providing customer information to the National Security Agency, according to company officials.
Because the ...
May 13, 2006
The announcement that during his Monday night televised national speech, President George W. Bush will reveal his plan to deploy troops at the southern border to beef-up security, begs the question: Is the National Guard prepared for border security operations?
The September 11, 2001, terrorist at...
May 12, 2006
Mayor Carl Hutcherson of Lynchburg, Virginia, was convicted of defrauding two Social Security disability recipients, defrauding evangelist Jerry Falwell's charitable organization, making false statements, and obstructing a federal investigation by providing false information to a federal Grand Jury....
May 12, 2006
Nearly 28,000 babies died before their first birthday, according to new infant mortality statistics for 2003 released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
The infant mortality rates showed no significant improvement in 2003 after increasing in 2002 for the first time since 1...
May 12, 2006
On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement proudly announced that they arrested one of the owners of a Mexican restaurant in Missouri following worksite enforcement operations at his Missouri and Iowa restaurants.
Julio Zapala-Urbina, co-owner of Julio's...
May 11, 2006
A Kentucky businessman who paid bribes to a member of the US House of Representatives and chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, has pleaded guilty to a two-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery and the payment of bribes to a public official, according to the Federal B...
May 11, 2006
A freelance television producer for the Playboy Channel and the editor of an urban Hip-Hop magazine are two of the eleven suspects facing charges in connection with a West Coast-based Ecstasy smuggling scheme uncovered by federal agents.
Kenneth Cecil Francis, III, 37, who served as co-producer wi...
May 11, 2006
A Mexican national appeared in federal court in Utah yesterday morning charged with operating a counterfeit document mill suspected of supplying fraudulent immigration and identity documents throughout the United States.
Following a search at his Ogden, UT residence last Thursday, Sergio Aguilar 3...
May 10, 2006
The size and strength of Hurricane Katrina resulted in one of the largest natural disasters in our nation's history and raised major questions about America's readiness and ability to respond to deadly and devastating disasters.
Adding to the catastrophic storm and flood was the unbridled emotion...
May 10, 2006
US Customs and Border Protection officers at the Arizona ports of entry were kept busy during the Cinco De Mayo weekend, arresting seven people in connection with six major attempts at smuggling more than 236 pounds of cocaine, methamphetamines, heroin, and marijuana into the country.
Officers al...
May 09, 2006
Superiors at the US Border Patrol are tipping off the Mexican government about the locations the Minuteman Project members on the border. And the Mexicans are diverting illegals away from those areas for crossing, according to CNN pundit Lou Dobbs.
Sara Carter, a reporter with the Inland Valley Da...
May 08, 2006
Just two days after Porter Goss quit his job as CIA director, politicians from both parties are already denigrating a man who has not yet even been officially nominated to replace him. And it's just not fair since most Americans know little about the illustrious career of Air Force General Michael H...
May 08, 2006
An Iraqi human rights group is claiming that a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in front of his home by Iraqi police for the apparent crime of being gay.
Ahmed Khalil was shot at point-blank range after being beaten by several men wearing Iraqi police uniforms in the al-Dura area of Baghdad, a...
May 08, 2006
The United Nations Oil for Food Program was probably the biggest scam in the history of geopolitics. Not only did the program fill the pockets of corrupt politicians, diplomats and businessmen, but it also allowed Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein to continue building up his military with the help of s...
May 08, 2006
In an effort to get out in front of the upcoming hurricanes expected later this year, the Department of Homeland Security has kicked-off the first of five regional hurricane preparedness exercises to test improvements made since last year’s hurricane season and to identify areas that require additio...
May 06, 2006
Unless some people have been vacationing on another planet, just about everyone is aware of the latest Kennedy Clan scandal -- or what should be a scandal. Actually the story is scandalous because it illustrates how too many members of the elite news media are blatantly biased. Somehow the term "dou...
May 06, 2006
It's bound to become a local story that resonates with the denizens of the entire nation's political arena. It's also a story that's bound to resonate with the leaders of the two major political parties.
Tuesday's municipal elections in Herndon, Virginia, were about one issue and one issue only: i...
May 06, 2006
An Air Force technical sergeant and convicted child pornographer was sentenced in US District Court in Colorado to more than 10 years in prison, following an investigation by federal agents and state police.
US Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erik Dean Rabes, 45, pleaded guilty in January to inducing and ent...
May 05, 2006
There is so much to write about the Russian government, it's difficult to be pithy and comprehensive at the same time. However, let's just review a few recent news stories regarding our "friends" the Russians:
* In the run-up to the war in Iraq, the Russians not only assisted Iraqi dictator Saddam...
May 05, 2006
Battered child syndrome is a tragic and disturbing phenomenon. Unfortunately, it is a crime that is often successfully hidden by its perpetrators. Law enforcement has an important role to play in uncovering cases of battered child syndrome and gathering evidence for their successful prosecution. Man...
May 04, 2006
In a court case that shocked all Europe, killer and cannibal Armin Meiwes will be retried after being convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a mere eight years in prison after admitting he killed and ate a Berlin engineer he met on the internet. A German federal judge ruled the verdict and sente...
May 04, 2006
(This article is based on a report by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
Police departments, especially those serving smaller cities and towns, are beginning to feel the economic pinch of the recent hike in gas prices. For instance, the Memphis Police Department reports that it is alre...
May 03, 2006
When Bolivia's President Evo Morales decided to commandeer the country's huge natural gas industry, the major news organizations appeared genuinely surprised that a radical leftist voted into office would suddenly do what most Marxists wish they can do -- have the state control production and the na...
May 03, 2006
The owner of an Indiana company that performed stucco-related services at construction sites in at least seven Midwest states has been charged with money laundering, harboring illegal aliens, transporting illegal aliens and making false statements, according to a 12-count criminal indictment unseale...
May 03, 2006
Brazilian owners and workers of a driver's license fraud ring were sentenced in Detroit, Michigan last Monday after copping a guilty plea to transporting illegal aliens for the sole purpose of fraudulently obtaining Michigan driver's licenses, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Fabi...
May 03, 2006
A California task force investigation into a Pomona area street gang following the murder of a California Highway Patrol Officer two years ago resulted today in conspiracy to commit murder charges filed against four men accused in an alleged Mexican Mafia contract murder.
The targeted victim survi...
May 02, 2006
Malik Zulu Shabazz, an attorney with the New Black Panthers, told Fox News Channel Tuesday that the prosecutor in the Duke rape case shared information and evidence with the Panthers during a meeting.
In an interview with Fox News Channel's Brian Kilmeade and Juliet Huddy, Shabazz said that member...
May 01, 2006
In a recent speech in Irvine, California, President Bush once again distorted the options that this nation has available in the effort to combat mass illegal immigration, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
"Massive deportation of the people here is not going to work," Bu...
May 01, 2006
Recently, Department of Homeland Security's Secretary Michael Chertoff made a big deal out of federal agents arresting seven current and former managers of IFCO Systems North American, Inc. for conspiring to transport, harbor, and encourage and induce illegal aliens to reside in the United States fo...
May 01, 2006
The National Association of Chiefs of Police, the American Federation of Police and other police organizations are reminding police and other government agencies, businesses, and private citizens that all US flags are to be flown at half-staff on Monday, May 15, "Peace Officers Memorial Day."
...
May 01, 2006
A 37-year-old Saudi psychiatrist made his initial appearance in federal court in Sacramento, California on Friday to face charges that he traveled to Vallejo, California, on Thursday to sexually molest a two-and-a-half-year-old girl after exchanging numerous emails with an undercover agent posing as...
May 01, 2006
Prior to the 9-11 terrorist attacks, American airports used private firms for their security and passenger/baggage screening process. Following the failures of airport security to thwart the terrorists' access to flights on 9-11, the knee-jerk reaction by politicians was to federalize airport securi...
April 29, 2006
Recent nationwide street demonstrations by illegal aliens and their supporters, demanding amnesty for 12 million or more illegal immigrants, have been portrayed in the media as representing the views of all Hispanics in the US
However, according to opinion polls, including one conducted by the Pe...
April 29, 2006
We pride ourselves in the United States with having the freedom to protest, demonstrate and boycott in order to make our voices heard without fear of retribution. However, since you lawbreakers are are protesting and boycotting this Monday, perhaps you will answer a few questions for me:
1. Will i...
April 29, 2006
On May 1, the US Border Patrol Agents Local 2544 will be doing their part to offset any adverse impact on the American economy as a result of the upcoming illegal aliens' boycott. Local 2544, which represents Border Patrol agents in Arizona, vows to make big-ticket item purchases of computers and ot...
April 28, 2006
Following two weeks of trial and one day of deliberation, a federal jury on Long Island returned a verdict late yesterday afternoon convicting Leonel Mejia, also known as ?Little Chino,? a member of La Mara Salvatrucha (?MS-13?) street gang on Long Island, of the September 13, 2003 shooting murder o...
April 28, 2006
Accompanied by agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a 49-year-old Bay Area man returned from Cambodia to San Francisco today where he faces charges that he engaged in illicit sexual conduct with underage girls in that Southeast Asian nation.
Michael John Koklich, a.k.a. Michael Lig...
April 27, 2006
Admitting his role in a series of conspiracies, a Southern California man pleaded guilty to a host of federal charges related to schemes to smuggle many items into the United States, including a plot to smuggle into the country surface-to-air missiles designed to shoot down aircraft.
Chao Tung Wu,...
April 27, 2006
(The following is based on a report to the National Association of Chiefs of Police from the US Marshals Service and Department of Justice.)
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and United States Marshals Service Director John Clark announced at a press conference today that a week-long nationwide ...
April 27, 2006
Don't look now, but the liberals -- Republican and Democrat alike -- in congress are grabbing more power for themselves while at the same time creating a whole new federal bureaucracy. Americans will rue the day it was created when they see their communities under the control of federal bureaucrats ...
April 26, 2006
In the past five years, the US Department of Defense has doubled its planned investments in weapons systems, but this huge increase has not been accompanied by more stability, better outcomes, or more buying power for the acquisition dollar, according to a bi-partisan congressional study by the Gove...
April 25, 2006
There have been several pieces of legislation passed to improve information sharing among federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies, including the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. The 2002 act required the development of policies...
April 25, 2006
Wackenhut, the largest private security contractor to the federal government, is under investigation of over allegations they falsified training records at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge Reservation, according to the DOE Assistant Inspector General. A conviction or civil judgment for fal...
April 24, 2006
Nine men and women, two of whom are high-ranking officers of the infamous Hell's Angels have been charged in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine ("crank") and cocaine in San Francisco. The indictment, which was unsealed on Friday, also charges individuals with distribution, as well as possess...
April 23, 2006
Khalid Abu Helal, the Palestinian Interior Ministry spokesman, announced Saturday that a recent decision by the ministry to appoint Jamal Abu Samhadana as the head of a new security force was in effect, regardless of opposition. Samhadena is considered a terrorist by the Israeli government and the U...
April 23, 2006
Al-Qaeda's top leader Osama bin Laden discussed the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Sudan's Darfur crisis during an audio-taped speech aired by the Middle East's al-Jazeera TV channel on Sunday. But the CIA has not yet verified the authenticity of the tape.
Bin Laden told the ...
April 23, 2006
It's one of the marvels of today's political arena: a senator with obvious White House ambitions constantly changing positions on important issues while the "people's watchdogs" -- the news media -- ignore the flip-flops and flim-flam.
After showing her support during a huge rally of pro-illegal a...
April 22, 2006
Sooner or later it was bound to happen: The Central Intelligence Agency summarily terminated the employment of a senior officer for leaking classified information to news organizations, including secret intelligence for stories appearing in the Washington Post that revealed the agency maintained a n...
April 22, 2006
In a case involving everything from drugs and gambling to death treats and pornography, a Los Angeles judge ordered actor Charlie Sheen to stay at least 300 feet away from his soon-to-be ex-wife, actress Denise Richards. The judge also ruled that Sheen could visit the couples' two young daughters on...
April 21, 2006
The Duke University rape case is getting more media attention than the war on Iraq, the Iran nuclear threat and even the baseball steroid scandal. It's even getting as much media attention as Tom Cruise's newborn.
It's a huge story not because it's about a vicious, brutal rape -- those stories occ...
April 20, 2006
When President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for the first time in 2001, Bush said, “I've looked into his eyes, and seen his soul, and I liked what I saw.” Well, I too looked in Putin's eyes and I saw a political thug. I saw the coldness in his eyes, perhaps a lingering re...
April 20, 2006
If the news media were truly unbiased in their reportage of Mexican illegal immigration and told the whole story, Americans would be shocked at the degree of Presidente Vicente Fox's hypocrisy.
For instance, in a recent press release the Mexican government slammed Georgia's new illegal immigration...
April 20, 2006
Yesterday, federal agents arrested seven current and former managers of IFCO Systems North American, Inc. for conspiring to transport, harbor, and encourage and induce illegal aliens to reside in the United States for commercial advantage and private financial gain. The conspiracy charge carries a p...
April 19, 2006
During the Dubai ports controversy, the understandably fierce political firestorm zeroed in on weapons of mass destruction, radiological materials or contraband being smuggled into the US. However, very little, if anything, was discussed about US technology -- including weapons -- being illegally ex...
April 19, 2006
On Wednesday, Mexican military officials said they seized five-and-a-half tons of powdered cocaine from a commercial aircraft that landed after a trip from Venezuela. The street value of the drugs was estimated to be upwards of $100 million.
Mexican cops reported that the cocaine was discovered in...
April 18, 2006
In September 2004, the Department of Homeland Security established America's Shield Initiative (ASI) -- a program that included a system of sensors, cameras, and databases formerly known as the Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System (ISIS) -- to detect, characterize, and deter illegal breaches ...
April 18, 2006
Illegal Immigration critics are complaining that Arizona's governor is playing politics when she announced a state of emergency last year in response to illegal aliens and then she vetoes a new bill that would aid law enforcement in curtailing rampant illegal immigration.
Gov. Janet Napolitano vet...
April 17, 2006
Many residents in New York City are unhappy with the disposition of the killing of a white New York University student by four black youths who chased him into oncoming traffic resulting in the student's death.
First, the New York City Police Department refused to charges the four perpetrators wit...
April 17, 2006
It's no secret that the beautiful, picturesque city of San Francisco probably the nation's headquarters for anti-war sentiment. Not only are there anti-war protests, civil disobedience and other actions aimed at furthering opposition to the war in Iraq, but even elected officials are anti-military....
April 16, 2006
Oklahoma residents were shocked when they learned a serial-killer-in-training was preparing for a rein of terror that would victimize them or their fellow citizens. Although law enforcement was able to apprehend the maniac before he achieved the designation of "serial killer," one young child suffer...
April 15, 2006
Well, this was quite a week. Most notably, it was the week of the news media's newfound love for generals. Suddenly, the Washington press corps is lap-dancing for these warmongering men who command troops to go into battle and kill, destroy and annihilate.
And if you believe that, then you've bee...
April 15, 2006
US and Canadian law enforcement smashed a human trafficking ring which they say transported South Asian immigrants into the US. US federal court documents allege that the Vancouver-based ring was paid upwards of $30,000 per illegal alien to smuggle them into the US across the Canadian border.
Fou...
April 15, 2006
US military forces in Afghanistan are investigating allegations that stolen computer hardware containing military secrets are being sold at an outdoor marketplace adjacent to a US base.
The military investigation is expected to focus not only on detecting and apprehending thieves, but also on sec...
April 14, 2006
Last night, radio talk show host and former US Justice Department official Mark Levin shocked many listeners when he reported that President Bill Clinton gave nuclear technology to the Iranians in a harebrained scheme.
He said that the transfer of classified data to Iran was personally approved by...
April 14, 2006
Americans better start waking up and doing something about the madness that's occurring in our nation's high schools and elementary schools. Youngsters are being subjected to left-wing propaganda and when teachers and principals are caught they start two-stepping around the issue.
For instance, a ...
April 13, 2006
A decorated Malden, MA Police Department narcotics detective and his co-conspirator, a former federal convict, were convicted by a federal jury in an eight count indictment charging them with conspiring to distribute three kilograms of cocaine and related charges.
Det. David Jordan, age 45,...
April 13, 2006
As the Iranians are moving closer to developing a nuclear weapons program, the Russian government is telling the world not to worry. An Russian official is being quoted as saying the centrifuges available to Iran are not sufficient to launch industrial uranium enrichment. A Russian nuclear expert co...
April 12, 2006
A top hip-hop performer and superstar Eminem's best friend was shot dead in the early hours of yesterday morning in a nightclub along Detroit's emblematic Eight Mile Road.
Proof, whose real name was DeShaun Holton, got into an altercation at the "CCC" nightclub which quickly turned deadly when gu...
April 12, 2006
The practically legendary MI5 British counterintelligence service is said to be deeply concerned over an increase in spying by Russian and Chinese operatives in the United Kingdom. The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation has similar concerns with Russian and Chinese agents infiltrating th...
April 11, 2006
How often have you heard President George W. Bush or his minions tell the American people that his friend Mexican President Vicente Fox and Fox's government are cooperating with US law enforcement to curb drug trafficking along the US-Mexican border? How many times have you heard President Bush and ...
April 11, 2006
An elementary school science teacher, who's a Democrat nominee for the legislature, got a slap on the wrist from school officials when he showed 8th grade students a vulgar slide show that repeatedly refers to President Bush, members of his staff and conservative personalities as ?a--holes.?
The t...
April 10, 2006
Federal agents and New York City probation officers arrested 47 criminal alien sex offenders in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan as part of the Department of Homeland Security's "Operation Predator."
Thirty-six of those arrested were in the country illegally, according to court documents...
April 09, 2006
Professional boxer James Butler Jr. was sentenced to more than 29 years in prison for the October 2004 fatal beating of a sportswriter at the victim?s Hollywood apartment.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor ordered Butler, 33, to pay $17,853 in funeral and burial expenses to the fami...
April 09, 2006
In deciding to approve or deny a visa application, the Department of State's consular officers are on the front line of defense in protecting the United States against those who seek to harm US interests.
To increase border security following the September 11 attacks, Congress, the State Departme...
April 09, 2006
Many parents are outraged over learning that their kids are being used by school administrators and teachers to further their own political agenda.
Officials with Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland say those students who attend the upcoming pro-illegal immigration rally can get credit f...
April 09, 2006
One of the top stories being covered throughout the globe is the allegation that the United States has stepped up secret planning for a possible airstrike on Iran. The source for this story is journalist Seymour Hersh.
Hersh's story appearing in the April 17 issue of the New Yorker magazine claim...
April 07, 2006
Slowly -- ever so slowly -- a new mainstream news media scandal is being exposed by members of the so-called new media. This time it's NBC News's "Dateline" which is being investigated for allegedly creating news rather than reporting news.
According to producers at NBC News, the show is attempt...
April 07, 2006
"Vietnam veterans will not be intimidated by John Kerry," retired Air Force Colonel George "Bud" Day said in response to the Massachusetts Senator's newly created legal expense trust fund to finance his court battles against a group of highly-decorated Vietnam War veterans.
Col. Day added,...
April 07, 2006
In a stunning political flip-flop Minority Leader Harry Reid uses a parliamentary procedure to crush debate on a reasonable immigration bill which appeared headed for bi-partisan success, according to officials with the Hispanic Alliance for Progress.
The Hispanic group is blasting Senator Reid f...
April 06, 2006
At a rally attended by Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton on Saturday, comedian and actor Bill Cosby urged residents of hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, Louisiana, to "cleanse" themselves from the city's history of crime, violence, drugs and teen pregnancies.
Cosby has come underfire by the civil-...
April 06, 2006
Sixty-eight illegal aliens and two US citizens were arrested this past weekend amid the turmoil in New Orleans. The arrests are a result of a joint law enforcement operation between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Gretna, LA Police Department.
The public safety operation targeted...
April 05, 2006
While most of the political debate and media attention regarding illegal immigration focuses on border security and llegals who enter the country surreptitiously, there is an enormous number of immigrants who enter the US legally, but remain here illegally. These lawbreakers number in the millions a...
April 05, 2006
A well-known Arizona convicted drug trafficker, who is also wanted for three murders in Mexico, was deported yesterday into the custody of Mexican law enforcement by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Jaime Javier Figueroa-Soto, 59, who was just released March 30 following a 16-year...
April 04, 2006
David Dillion, 24 and a resident of Redding, was arrested by investigators early today and charged with setting five separate fires in the city within the past two weeks.
On March 18, fire investigators responded to three separate fires in Redding: one at the Hatchcover Restaurant that was ...
April 04, 2006
With the immense media coverage of the Avian Bird Influenza, concern has been rising about United States preparedness to respond to vaccine shortages that could occur in future annual influenza seasons or during an influenza pandemic--a global influenza outbreak.
Although the timing or extent of ...
April 03, 2006
With increasing crime problems creating concerns for British citizens and politician, the Blair government announced the creation of their own version of America's elite law-enforcement agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
A national agency targeting major crime organizations and criminals...
April 03, 2006
While the District of Columbia's metropolitan area slept, a US Marshals-led task force quietly swept the city streets over a 3-week period clearing more than 300 fugitive warrants, according to the US Department of Justice.
The US Marshals-led Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) coo...
April 02, 2006
A US federal agent, Rafael Francisco Pacheco, Jr., of Tampa, Florida, was sentenced to seven years and three months' imprisonment. On December 7, 2005, he pleaded guilty to 27 felony counts related to receiving bribes from a narcotic trafficker between December 1999 and June 2001, while he was emplo...
April 02, 2006
It's old news that Presidente Vicente Fox exports Mexico's poorest citziens into the United States for a number of reasons: It relieves him of the responsibility of providing social and healthcare services for them; it provides his country's economy with an influx of US cash when these illegal worke...
April 01, 2006
The news media are covering Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the legality of the National Security Agency's terrorist surveillance program -- an intelligence initiative that by-passes the Foreign Intelligence Survellance Act -- by concentrating on the ramblings of Bush opponents and unsubstant...
April 01, 2006
Federal law enforcement officials reported the indictment of 19 suspects charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and three of the suspects were also charged with carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Court documents also allege the suspects used mult...
March 31, 2006
Butler County, Ohio Sheriff Richard Jones appeared this morning on Fox News Channel to take his message to the nation: He is asking President George W. Bush to by-pass immigration policy in order to give local law enforcement the authority to arrest illegal immigrants.
A growing number of police c...
March 30, 2006
William Rodriguez-Abadia, leader and son of the founder of the Cali Cartel, was sentenced today to 262 months' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Federico A. Moreno for his involvement in a wide-ranging cocaine importation conspiracy that existed from 1990 to July 2002.
William Ro...
March 30, 2006
A retired FBI special agent who was being investigated for his role in mob "hits" has been indicted by a Brooklyn, NY grand jury, according to the District Attorney's office.
The decorated FBI agent, Lindley DeVecchio, was indicted on charges that he gave information to his Mafia informant that l...
March 29, 2006
(The following is based on a multi-page report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police by the US Department of Justice. For security reasons this article is abridged.)
Leaders of the Marxist group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or FARC, in Colombia were indicted in ...
March 29, 2006
Senators are demanding that the Homeland Security Department intensify their efforts to strengthen border security after radioactive material was surreptitiously brought into the US at both Canadian and Mexican borders.
According to the Government Accountability Office, the quantity of Cesium-137...
March 28, 2006
The Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee approved election-year immigration legislation Monday that is far different from what most Americans had in mind. The bill, which goes to the full senate, paves the way for millions of undocumented workers to become US citizens without having to ...
March 28, 2006
The Government Accountability Office conducted an undercover investigation that revealed alarming lapses in US border security and vulnerability to nuclear smuggling.
The GOA purchased a small amount of radioactive material and one container used to store and transport the material from a commerc...
March 27, 2006
The opportunity for employment is one of the most important magnets attracting illegal aliens to the United States. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 established an employment eligibility verification process and a sanctions program for fining employers for noncompliance. But many emplo...
March 27, 2006
Russia is strongly denying the allegations that it spied on the United States and passed on intelligence to Saddam Hussein's regime prior to the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
A statement released by the country's foreign intelligence service yesterday said: "Similar, baseless allegations conce...
March 26, 2006
Actress Nicole Kidman was recently interviewed by FBI agents after a tape-recording of a private telephone conversation with her former spouse Tom Cruise was found on the computer of a Hollywood private eye being investigated for illegally wiretapping clients and others, according to Fox News.
The...
March 25, 2006
Italian officials have known for some time that their country was exporting Islamic militants and that the city of Milan is the center for these potential terrorists. Now the officials worry that militants may return from fighting in Iraq to carry out bombings in Europe, according to the BBC
Cons...
March 25, 2006
This weekend, thousands of activists and illegal aliens have been rallying in Los Angeles to protest against plans to further criminalize so-called undocumented workers. The protest's main organizer Javier Rodriguez has ties to the radical left group MEchA, which believes Mexicans have a right to re...
March 24, 2006
The Associated Press story regarding the US government entrusting a Hong Kong conglomerate to help detect nuclear materials inside cargo passing through the Bahamas to the United States and elsewhere, on the heels of the Dubai ports controversy, has done much to bring the issue of seaport security a...
March 24, 2006
The Pentagon firmly believes that the Russian government gave Iraq President Saddam Hussein United States strategic war plans for the invasion of Iraq.
The Fox News Channel is reporting that the Pentagon believes the Russians had a "mole" in CentCom (US military's Central Command) who passed on se...
March 23, 2006
Former Iraqi Air Force Gen. Georges Sada claims that Newsweek's translation of some of Saddam Hussein's tapes is wrong. Newsweek reported that the Saddam tapes include statements that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Irag.
General Sada says that the tapes were not translated correctly ...
March 22, 2006
One of the bluest of the Blue States in the nation gave Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton(D-NY) some disheartening news today: If the presidential election were held today, Sen. Clinton gets whipped in New Jersey by Republicans Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and "America's Mayor" Rudy Guiliani, according to a ne...
March 22, 2006
British citizens were shocked to hear that a terrorist cell linked to Al-Qaeda plotted to bomb pubs, nightclubs and trains in an intense, coordinated terrorist attack in the United Kingdom. These reports emanated from the trial of terror suspects in London's courthouse, the Old Bailey.
One allege...
March 21, 2006
New York City police officers arrested leader and members of a drug gang involved in a narcotics enterprise that used dozens of "swallowers" to transport heroin from Panama into the United States.
"Swallowers," are drug couriers who rent out their bodies as cargo containers, each carrying upwards...
March 21, 2006
The British government has shown American intelligence officials information indicating that Iran is operating "training camps" for bombers who carry out terrorist attacks on coalition forces, Iraqi security forces and civilians. It appears that the training is accelerating in order to create havoc ...
March 20, 2006
It's widely been reported that illegal aliens comprise upwards of 27 percent of the US prison and jail population. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection -- two agencies within the Department of Homeland Security -- claim in several reports that they've apprehended ove...
March 19, 2006
The United States Navy reports that two of its warships encountered a group of suspected pirates off the Somali coast and the pirates' ship opened fire on them. The naval warships returned fire killing one Somali and wounding five.
The pirate attack occurred early on Saturday as the ships were co...
March 18, 2006
Leave it to a Red State to do the right thing. A effort by the Georgia's liberal-left establishment to honor actress and anti-war activist Jane Fonda for her recent charity work was defeated because of her infamous support of America's enemies during the Vietnam war in the early 1970s.
State sena...
March 18, 2006
Julio Cesar Lopez-Pena a/k/a ?Julito,? a/k/a ?J,? a high-ranking member of the notorious Norte Valle Cartel in Colombia was extradited from Colombia to the United States and arraigned in federal court in New York City. The case is characterized as a "major catch."
Drug Enforcement Administration S...
March 17, 2006
While the news media and politicians in the United States continue their focus on the Dubai Ports World deal or censuring President George W. Bush or Hillary Clinton, there are enormous changes occurring in communist China. For the most part, the news media and pundits have ignored events in China f...
March 17, 2006
The big buzz in our nation's capital today is the release of the Bush Administration's National Security Strategy. The White House says this was the first revision to what's become known as the Bush Doctrine since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Below are key points from the revised doctrine which inc...
March 17, 2006
A serial-killer in England who said voices told him to be like the horror movie killer Freddie Krueger was convicted on Thursday of murdering four victims and attempting to kill another two.
Daniel Gonzalez, 25, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole for his bizarre killing spree. ...
March 15, 2006
(The following is based on a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police by the US Department of Homeland Security.)
As the agency with the broadest law enforcement authority within the Department of Homeland Security, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is said to be uniqu...
March 15, 2006
On the heels of a report of human rights violations by the Venezuelan government of President Hugo Chavez, a story that is getting minimal coverage in the elite media, Reporters Without Borders is criticizing Chavez for jailing a television news reporter who criticized him.
In a statement last wee...
March 15, 2006
A Billerica, Massachusetts man was sentenced Friday to thirty-five years in federal prison for advertising child pornography on the Internet, possession of child pornography and related offenses. He was previously convicted of raping his own children.
Girard Lafortune, age 48, was sentenced by Uni...
March 14, 2006
The New York Times reports that just prior to the United States lead invasion, Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein informed his top generals that he had destroyed his stockpiles of chemical weapons three months before their war plans meeting.
According to the Times report, the generals all believed Ira...
March 13, 2006
Many news media reports and political leaders such as Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Democrat National Committee chairman Howard Dean frequently state that the Department of Homeland Security inspects only about 5 percent of the over 10 million sea containers entering the country each year. That 5...
March 13, 2006
Top drug kingpin Ze?ev Rosenstein made his initial appearance in federal court Friday after being extradited from Israel on March 6, 2006. Rosenstein is charged with conspiracy to distribute Ecstasy and conspiracy to import Ecstasy.
If convicted on these charges, he faces a term of imprisonment ...
March 12, 2006
Historically, intelligence and law enforcement agencies have operated largely in separate spheres. Law enforcement agencies were concerned with criminal activity inside the United States, while intelligence agencies concentrated on the plans and capabilities of foreign governments.
As criminal ac...
March 12, 2006
The Sopranos, which premieres Sunday evening, is probably the most anticipated show in broadcast and cable television history. This will be the final season for a show that's done as much to romanticize organized crime as the motion pictures The Godfather trilogy and Goodfellas.
The fictional orga...
March 11, 2006
Internal security is vital to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's efforts to protect the United States. As the agency responsible for counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cyber, and major criminal investigations, the FBI is a high-priority target for virtually every hostile and many otherwise fr...
March 11, 2006
A man wanted by authorities in El Salvador for murder is behind bars following his arrest by special agents with Immigration and Custom Enforcement's Newark, NJ Fugitive Operations Team.
Newark Detention and Removal officers arrested 25-year-old Rene Hugo Mejia Juarez in a pre-dawn operation. Mej...
March 10, 2006
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted six gang members -- including three law enforcement officers -- on civil rights, narcotics and weapons charges for allegedly participating in an organized enterprise consisting of law enforcement officers and civilians who "invaded" private homes as thoug...
March 09, 2006
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) accused some Republicans of trying to create a "police state" in their plan to round up illegal immigrants. Members of the GOP proposed a new tough bill to crackdown on illegal immigrants who number between 12 and 20 million.
Clinton spoke out on the US immigr...
March 09, 2006
Some Democrat Party lawmakers claim the volunteer military may become dangerously stretched thin by events occuring in Iran, North Korea and Syria. They believe the answer to acquiring more troops is to reinstate the draft.
Last month, Congressman Charles Rangel reintroduced new legislation to rei...
March 09, 2006
Crime scene investigators are gathering evidence that will link an ex-con who worked as a nightclub bouncer to the savage February 25 murder of a 24-year-old Manhattan graduate student. The police investigating the case dubbed the killer the "Mummy Maniac" because the victim's face was wrapped in pa...
March 08, 2006
The European Union is once again appeasing terrorists and actually siding with a government run by the terrorist group Hamas. As with their brethren -- liberal-left appeasers -- in the United States, they actually make their spinelessness sound almost gallant. It's eerily Orwellian whereby cowardice...
March 08, 2006
Some Democrat Party lawmakers claim the volunteer military may become dangerously stretched thin by events occuring in Iran, North Korea and Syria. They believe the answer to acquiring more troops is to reinstate the draft.
Last month, Congressman Charles Rangel reintroduced new legislation to rei...
March 08, 2006
A man wanted by authorities in El Salvador for murder is behind bars following his arrest by special agents with Immigration and Custom Enforcement's Newark, NJ Fugitive Operations Team.
Newark Detention and Removal officers arrested 25-year-old Rene Hugo Mejia Juarez in a pre-dawn operation. Mej...
March 07, 2006
Besides all the problems facing the fledgling Iraqi democracy, they also face a growing problem with human trafficking to other middle eastern nations, according to the US State Department.
While Iraq doesn't join Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other countries listed as serious problem areas for modern ...
March 06, 2006
Al-Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, urged the Palestinian terror group Hamas to continue their attacks on Israelis and not to accept any peace agreements between the Palestinian National Authority and Israel.
In yet another Al-Qaeda video broadcast on Al-Jazeera television, al-Zawahri...
March 05, 2006
A once prospering middle class is now packing its bags and leaving Venezuela, fearing a future under the thumb of their Marxist leader, President Hugo Chavez.
Recently, he called on the impoverished masses to rise up and forcibly seize property and money from those better off. His slow purge of ...
March 05, 2006
With a search warrant in hand, NYPD detectives and members of the Crime Scene Unit returned to the bar where slain John Jay College of Criminal Justice graduate student Imette St. Guillen was last seen alive.
Homicide detectives are hoping to discover the primary crime scene. They believe she was...
March 04, 2006
While few expected them to actually go through with it, an anti-war group, United for Peace, has backed down from their threats to overthrow the Bush Administration and turn the country over to representatives such as Amnesty International. The "attack" on the White House was scheduled for March 15....
March 04, 2006
Six animal rights terrorists were on their way to the slammer on Friday after being convicted in federal court of violent activities during their rein of terror against a British research laboratory.
Although all are American citizens, one of the group was a leader in the movement in Britain and ...
March 03, 2006
While most American parents can only dream of sending their kids to a first-tier university such as Harvard and Yale, a former ambassador for the oppressive and brutal Afghan Taliban is enrolled at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, even though he possesses none of the qualifications to atte...
March 03, 2006
A top New York City mob Capo was indicted for being the acting Godfather of New York's biggest organized crime families. He is among 32 mobsters and associates indicted by prosecutors in the Big Apple.
Liborio Bellomo is accused of being the acting boss or "Don" of the Genovese crime family throu...
March 02, 2006
The National Association of Chiefs of Police recently released the results of their 2006 Annual Survey of Police Chiefs and Sheriffs and, according to Vice President and Public Affairs Officer Jim Kouri, some of the survey findings are surprising and compelling.
"The survey had some surprising res...
March 01, 2006
It appears that every other day there's a new poll released on President George Bush's job approval rating. The majority of these polls or surveys are conducted by news organizations or polling companies contracted by news organizations. Many American's believe these poll results are accurate and st...
March 01, 2006
A criminology graduate student in New York City may be the first victim of the man dubbed the Mummy Maniac, according to New York City homicide detectives.
The police do not have a suspect in the bizarre, ritualistic killing of 24-year old beauty, Imette St. Guillen, who was studying forensic psyc...
February 28, 2006
United States immigration and State Department officials fear that their newly developed, high-tech visas are being sold on the Mexican black market. The US government hoped the newly designed visas would help in curtailing rampant illegal immigration at the Mexican border, but investigators believe...
February 28, 2006
German intelligence officers working undercover in Baghdad obtained a copy of Saddam Hussein's battle plan to defend the Iraqi capital from the US-led invasion. A German official turned the plan over to American commanders a month prior to the March 2003 invasion, The New York Times reported Monday,...
February 28, 2006
In a report on Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita cash disbursements to victims of these devastating natural disasters, it was discovered that one-in-three "victims" defrauded the government -- taxpayers -- in obtaining financial assistance in the aftermath of the disasters.
The report reveals t...
February 27, 2006
Military forces, especially British soldiers assigned to one of the most dangerous regions of Afghanistan, may face their first confrontation with farmers whose poppy fields are due to be eradicated this week.
Afghanistan is the world's leading producer of opium. The 2005 production was estimated...
February 27, 2006
A shipment of cocaine and heroin with a street value of more than $13 million bound for the streets of Puerto Rico was seized here last night by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
ICE agents teamed up with inspectors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and officers of ...
February 26, 2006
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) blasted the Bush Administration's proposed port management deal with the United Arab Emirates as a move that would "turn over our sovereignty to another country."
The New York Democrat says she's still opposed to the deal and plans to introduce legislation that would...
February 26, 2006
London's Mayor Ken Livingstone was given a one-month suspension by the Standards Board for England's adjudication panel, which found he was "unnecessarily insensitive and offensive" when he compared a Jewish reporter with a concentration camp guard.
Unless he appeals, the suspension will begin on ...
February 25, 2006
A man who brutally raped his 14-year-old stepdaughter as she lay dying after a fall knocked her unconscious has been sentenced to serve for nine years in a British prison.
George McKee sexually assaulted Kerry Muchan after she fell down the stairs and was knocked unconscious at the family home in ...
February 24, 2006
I don't believe Americans truly realize the seriousness of the destruction of the golden mosque in Samarra by Sunni Islamic militants. That attack just may have been my own personal turning point in supporting the nation-building phase of the Iraq War.
A bloody backlash to the bombing of a Shia Mu...
February 23, 2006
Europe's anti-war left are ecstatic over the US military detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after a screening of the British motion picture The Road to Guantanamo.
The film's director claims he reconstructed scenes of torture and abuse at Guantanamo Bay and his experience making the film ha...
February 23, 2006
The brother of legendary musician-singer-songwriter Paul McCartney flew into a rage in a British court yesterday and demanded "don't you know who I am?" after he was accused of groping the bottom of a teenage waitress, according to The Telegraph.
Michael McCartney, 61, is charged with sexually ass...
February 22, 2006
Staying true to form, the United Nations is once again condemning the nation of Israel over their refusal to subsidize a terrorist group that frequently attacks and kills Israelis.
Israel's decision to withhold $50 million of funds destined for the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in protest o...
February 22, 2006
A Briton calmly shot his landlord in the head and heart with a crossbow before sitting down to watch TV.
Ashley Thorpe shot an arrow into the head of Alan Eva before attacking him with hammers, an air rifle and a knife as he lay groaning on the carpet, a British jury was told.
Thorpe later told...
February 21, 2006
The Federal Bureau of Investigation forecasts that sub-national and non-governmental entities will play an increasing role in world affairs for years to come, presenting new “asymmetric” threats to the United States, according to a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police and...
February 20, 2006
While most Americans are witnessing dramatic decreases in violent and property crime, our friends and allies across the pond in Britain are experiencing alarming increases. In a recent British news article, the writer lamented the loss of British citizens who have fled the United Kingdom and move...
February 19, 2006
The Venezuelan president viewed by the Bush Administration as a communist madman got some choice words from the US Secretary of State.
Making her sharpest criticisms yet about Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Condoleezza Rice said that Venezuela and Cuba are ''sidekicks'' of Iran and dangers to L...
February 18, 2006
A former National Security Agency analyst testified before a congressional committee that there is another top-secret surveillance program that may be violating millions of Americans' Constitutional rights.
Whistleblower Russell Tice, told the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Secu...
February 17, 2006
On Thursday, a federal judge decided that Americans' safety and security takes a back-seat to a left-wing groups' right to view and promulgate top secret National Security Agency documents relating to the terrorism surveillance program. In this case, one of the left-wing groups has direct ties to Se...
February 17, 2006
When former federal prosecutor and terrorism expert John Loftus announced in Janurary that his organization Intelligence Summit (intelligencesummit.com) would host a special conference in order to reveal the contents of 12 hours of Saddam Hussein audiotapes discovered in Iraq, there was hardly any p...
February 16, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Agency are finally taking some positive steps to professionalize airport security. The initial step was designating security screeners as security officers, which will require additional training and supervision, as well as addition...
February 16, 2006
A new batch of Abu Ghraib prison photographs -- depicting mistreatment and abuse of prisoners by US soldiers -- are making the rounds of the international news media, but they offer nothing new in a case that, for all intents and purposes, is closed.
Examination of the photos by The Conservative V...
February 15, 2006
In a shocking departure from the usual rhetoric of her party, Representative Jane Harmon (D-CA), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee told NBC's Tim Russert on Sunday that the New York Times should be prosecuted for revealing the National Security Agency (NSA) terrorist surveilla...
February 14, 2006
Hurricane Katrina is in the news again with the latest round of senate hearings and the latest pounding on the de-facto face of that disaster -- Mike Brown.
As a result of the deadly and catastrophic events that occurred in Louisiana and Mississippi, and the extraordinary number of committees inve...
February 13, 2006
The United Nations is demanding the immediate closing of America's Guantanamo Bay detention center. The UN is also calling for the prosecution of officers and politicians "up to the highest level" who are accused of torturing detainees, according to a report in a British newspaper, The Telegraph, th...
February 12, 2006
The North Korean news service printed an editorial on Saturday accusing the United States of trashing its global image and shifting the responsibility for the stalled six-party, nuclear weapons talks onto them.
Their complaints are the result of US law enforcement allegations that the North Korea...
February 12, 2006
Staying true to form, the New York Times rewarded another Republican who is openly critical of the President and other Republicans, especially on the issues upon which he agrees with the Times' editorial writers.
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) not only received a glowing article in the latest edition ...
February 11, 2006
Now that radical imam Abu Hamza is a convicted felon and probably will be extradited and face terror charges in the United States, clerics from other mosques are finally coming forward to tell the world how Hamza sent teams of young supporters -- his own private militia -- in Britain with orders to ...
February 10, 2006
A military expert in China complained to the Chinese government-controlled news service that Pentagon documents released on February 3, 2006, alleging that China is America's greatest future threat, reflects the United States' "hostility and high measure of vigilance against China's development."
...
February 09, 2006
Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), when speaking during Monday's funeral service and memorial for the late civil-rights icon, Coretta Scott King, only told half the story when he spoke of his two brothers, John and Robert, and their relationship with Mrs. King's husband.
Sen. Ted Kennedy drew roar...
February 09, 2006
In a move to improve her dismal poll numbers, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is talking tough on national security and terrorism. However, many wonder if this isn't just another political move to the so-called center after her recent vitriolic statements met with negative results.
According to the...
February 07, 2006
The United States' intelligence community is undergoing the most extensive -- perhaps even radical -- transformations since the Office of Strategic Services gave way to the Central Intelligence Agency. Recognizing that people are the critical element in transformation initiatives is key to a success...
February 07, 2006
Mexico continues to be the source or entry point for the vast majority of the narcotics that are consumed in the US. Mexico is the leading transit country for cocaine and heroin consumed in the US. It is also the leading source country for marijuana and now methamphetamine.
Occasionally, the fede...
February 06, 2006
Political analysts and pundits have long suspected that former Vice President Al Gore is considering another run for the presidency. He lost to President Bush in 2000 after a highly contested race and he stubbornly continues to encourage the Democrat Party base to believe Bush "stole" the election.
...
February 05, 2006
Federal agents assigned to the Department of Homeland Security’s Border Enforcement Security Task Force or BEST, in Laredo, Texas, have seized materials for 33 Improvised Explosive Devices, grenade components, large quantities of assault weapons, rifles, silencers, machine gun assembly kits, bulletp...
February 04, 2006
As I read newspaper accounts and watch news footage on the tube of unrest and protesting by Muslims in Europe and the Middle East, I'm reminded of two things: First, I'm reminded why the First Amendment of the US Constitution is so precious and necessary for our liberty; and second, in spite of Pres...
February 03, 2006
US Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today sent the following letter to Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean:
“I was recently apprised of your assessment of the President’s terrorist surveillance program – an “early warning” capability to ...
February 02, 2006
During a dramatic Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Director of Central Intelligence Porter Goss alleged that the disclosure of President Bush's eavesdropping-without-warrants program and other once-secret projects had severely damaged US intelligence-gathering abilities.
"The damage has been...
February 01, 2006
Two years ago, Border Patrol agents began to voice what many believed were legitimate concerns about "armed incursions" into the United States from Mexico-based assailants. Now these invasions occur routinely putting federal agents' and law enforcement officers' lives in jeopardy.
They reported th...
February 01, 2006
In an unprecedented move, the nation's top military officers blasted the editors of the Washington Post and editorial cartoonist Tom Toles for an editorial cartoon published in the newspaper on Monday and on its website.
The letter to the Post editors charges that the six military leaders "believ...
January 31, 2006
Political junkies are witnessing a true phenomenon in presidential politics: more than two years before the next presidential election cycle there's a movement to target someone considered by the news media and pundits to be a frontrunner in 2008 -- Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Even with softball inter...
January 31, 2006
Members of a brutal Satanic cult were given stiff prison sentences on Tuesday for killing the lead singer of their rock band and two other women in brutal ritual murders that shocked Italy.
Nicola Sapone, one of the leaders of the "Beasts of Satan" rock band, was sentenced to life imprisonment fo...
January 30, 2006
During the last presidential campaign cycle, many national and local police organizations, as well as individual officers and commanders, supported the reelection of George W. Bush. Commanders and rank-and-file officers understood the fact that compared to the alternatives, Bush was the right man to...
January 30, 2006
Bullying among children encompasses a variety of harmful behaviors that are repeated over time, according to behavioral science experts. It involves a real or perceived imbalance of power, with the more powerful child or group attacking those who are less powerful. It can take three forms: physical...
January 29, 2006
"Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries." -- Douglas Casey, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University
President George W. Bush has drawn a line in the sand and warned that the United States might cut off aid...
January 28, 2006
Educators in Britain fear they are facing a crisis of drug abuse in top public schools. The number of students abusing or experimenting with drugs led to the creation of rehabilitation and counseling programs especially for adolescents and teenagers.
After attempting a "zero tolerance" approach ...
January 28, 2006
President Hugo Chavez, fresh from his meeting with the Queen of Anti-Americans, Cindy Sheehan, took another shot at the United States saying he would lock up embassy officials caught spying. Chavez accused the officials of having connections to Venezuelan military officers suspected of espionage for...
January 27, 2006
The Bush Administration has bolstered assistance to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand in hopes of contributing to US foreign policy and security goals especially in the war on terrorism. But in order to further human rights goals, Congress restricts certain security assistance funds from bein...
January 27, 2006
The President possesses broad constitutional powers to take military action in response to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. Congress has acknowledged this inherent executive power in both the War Powers Resolution and the Joint Resolution passed by Congress on Septem...
January 26, 2006
New York's junior Senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton, got some rather bad news today. According to a Gallup/CNN poll, 51 percent of Americans say they definitely would not vote for Clinton if she runs for president. A mere 16 percent say they are firmly behind her.
Thirty-two percent of those polled ...
January 26, 2006
When asked by the media for his thoughts on the Hamas triumph in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, former President Jimmy Carter replied that while they have a terrorist past, at least there have been no allegations of corruption among their elected officials.[1] One of the complaints by many...
January 25, 2006
Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement has recently finalized its strategy for combating alien smuggling. ICE was adjusting the draft strategy to focus on the southwest border and encompass all aspects of smuggling, aliens as well as drugs and other contraband.
In a...
January 24, 2006
An Islamic man, who was detained by US agents without criminal charges being file and then was deported to Egypt, testified for a deposition in New York on Monday in a lawsuit against the US government. He claims he was unlawfully imprisoned and abused.
That's the story as reported by the mainstre...
January 23, 2006
To many Middle East observers, there appears to be an intense competition to see who can be the most vitriolic and threatening national leader towards Israel.
First it was the Iranian President who shocked the world with statements regarding the total destruction of Israel and casting doubt on th...
January 21, 2006
Closely tied to the question of how best to set intelligence requirements are the larger questions of how to improve analysis by the intelligence community and how to increase its impact.
Many current and former policymakers are critical of the analysis they receive, and both intelligence consume...
January 20, 2006
Immigration fraud is another method used by criminals and terrorists to gain entry into the United States illegally to carry out their agendas. The Identity and Benefits Fraud Unit, an investigative component of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is charged with detecting, deterring, and disrup...
January 20, 2006
Rap star Ms. Dynamite was ordered to do 60 hours community work today after admitting to assaulting a British police woman.
The 24-year-old star was also directed by the Magistrates Court to pay compensation to Officer Caryn Marles whom she punched in the face at West End Central London Police Sta...
January 19, 2006
Covert actions (as distinguished from the covert collection of information) are used to influence political, military, or economic conditions or situations abroad, where it is intended that the role of the US Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly.
These might consist of propaga...
January 19, 2006
Is our mortal enemy Osama bin Ladin a registered Democrat? Can't be. He's not an American citizen and Democrats only register American citizens, right? Perhaps Democrat National Committee chairman Howard Dean is faxing or e-mailing Osama Democrat talking points.
Why am I bringing this up in ligh...
January 18, 2006
Civil liberties groups the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed lawsuits against President George W. Bush and the heads of US security agencies the day after the nation honored Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy. The lawsuits challenge the legality of the NSA ea...
January 17, 2006
When Republican Senator Arlen Specter's name was being touted around Washington as the leading candidate as the new chairman for the important Senate Judiciary Committee, conservatives throughout the nation united to tell the Majority Leader Bill Frist and the President a resounding NO! Don't do it...
January 17, 2006
Yesterday's festivities commemorating the civil-rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought out the best in people and the worst. For instance, Senator Hillary Clinton turned a New York memorial into a political firestorm as she forgot she was trying to re-invent herself in order to portray her...
January 17, 2006
With all the suspected leaking going on in the United States, much of it coming from congress, perhaps President Bush should take a cue from the British Prime Minister.
Tony Blair is reportedly preparing to do away with a 40-year ban on tapping Members' of Parliament telephones, according to the B...
January 17, 2006
President George W. Bush's staff are mad as hell and they're not taking it anymore. They charged that the junior senator from New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton was "out of bounds" when she said Monday that the Bush administration was "one of the worst" in US history and compared the Republican House ...
January 15, 2006
The FBI has initiated an intense investigation into the increase in purchases of large numbers of disposable cell phones by individuals who emanate from the Middle East and Pakistan.
The cheap cell phones, which do not require purchasers to sign a contract or have a credit card, have many legitim...
January 14, 2006
During a Town Hall meeting earlier this week Democrat Congressmen John Murtha (PA) and Jim Moran (VA) touted their call for a withdrawal from Iraq, an unexpected turn of events occurred.
Moran and Murtha continued the anti-war diatribes which included their relating talks they've had with military...
January 13, 2006
There are probably two private detectives who are considered the leading private eyes for the stars: Former NYPD detective Bo Dietl on the east coast, and Anthony Pellicano on the west coast.
Of the two only one -- Tony Pellicano -- is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation into illegal w...
January 13, 2006
For eight years, Bill Clinton saturated the news media with his exploits in the White House. And now that he's no longer president -- and unlike most former presidents -- he's still getting major press coverage on a daily basis. It's understandable since without the adulation and love poured on the ...
January 12, 2006
Best-selling author James Frey, whose nonfiction book A Million Little Pieces is all the buzz within literary and celebrity circles, is being accused of making up stories in his autobiographical study of addiction, crime and suicide.
Even America's TV guru Oprah Winfrey endorsed the book, and that...
January 11, 2006
An Egyptian national pled guilty today to using his position at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. to secure fraudulent Saudi diplomatic visas to help aliens enter the United States illegally.
Mohamed Abdel Wahab Yakoub, a.k.a. Mohamed Wardi, a 61-year-old native of Egypt and a resid...
January 11, 2006
The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, were held against the backdrop of growing concerns about international terrorism. Despite widespread fears of a potential terrorist attack on the Olympics, Greece hosted a safe and secure event with no terrorist incidents. To assist Greece in securing the ...
January 11, 2006
During the last three days, Judge Samuel Alito showed Americans proof of his integrity and fair-mindedness while fielding questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
But according to the Republican National Committee chairman, Ken Mehlm...
January 10, 2006
While most of the political debate and media attention regarding illegal immigration focuses on border security and llegals who enter the country surreptitiously, there is an enormous number of immigrants who enter the US legally, but remain here illegally.
Some law enforcement commanders and pros...
January 09, 2006
Wahhabism is a fundamentalist movement, named after Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab (1703-1792). It remains the dominant form of Islam in Saudi Arabia.
Wahhabis hold that some Muslim groups such as Shia Islam follow novel or non-Islamic practices.Wahhabi theology advocates puritanical and legalistic s...
January 08, 2006
There is a feeling that permeates throughout the law enforcement community that organized crime gangs are getting a free ride in post-9/11 America. While most of the focus of federal law enforcement is on counterterrorism, counterintelligence and cyber crime, federal police agencies must still conte...
January 07, 2006
For months now, Representative John Murtha, Democrat from Pennsylvania, has enjoyed enormous positive press coverage ever since he began denigrating US military operations in Iraq culminating in his shrill call for immediate withdrawal of US troops.
Like gossipy school girls running to tattle on s...
January 07, 2006
In one of the least reported stories in the history of journalism, documents and other materials confiscated by the US military in the wake of the Iraq invasion revealed that Saddam Hussein's regime trained thousands of terrorists inside Iraq.
According for Stephan Hayes of The Weekly Standard, Sa...
January 06, 2006
Until World War II U.S. Navy battleships provided an impressive show of force and outgunned and outmaneuvered their ocean-going enemies.
From World War II until the Persian Gulf War in 1991, the Navy's Iowa class battleships provided Naval Surface Fire Support capabilities with their 16-inch guns...
January 06, 2006
A Vermont judge sentenced a man who repeatedly raped a 6-year old girl for four years to a jail term of 60 days, shocking the entire city of Burlington.
Mark Hulett, who admitted to repeatedly sexually abused a child over a four-year period, got a slap on the wrist in a Vermont courtroom this week...
January 05, 2006
The recent news stories regarding Washingtion lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his plea agreement, which threatens to rock the US Congress on both sides of the aisle, is creating renewed interest in stamping out this evil within our government.
Unfortunately, many leaders in our nation's capital are tr...
January 05, 2006
A campaign fundraising group for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to pay a $35,000 fine for underreporting hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on a Hollywood fundraiser in 2000, according to the Associated Press.
Notice that AP didn't write Hillary Clinton's campaign. No. A campaign fundr...
January 04, 2006
In the wake of the breaking news story about powerful Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff's plea deal with the Department of Justice being played up by Democrats and the news media, Washington insiders and pundits are already guessing as to which political leaders in the US Congress will be named by A...
January 03, 2006
[The following is based on an FBI strategy report sent to the 14,000-member National Association of Chiefs of Police.]
The foreign intelligence threat within the United States is far more complex than it has ever been historically. The threat is increasingly asymmetrical insofar as it comes not on...
January 03, 2006
The Mexican government is initiating a far-reaching investigation. It's not an investigation into the rampant corruption within all levels of its government. And it's not an investigation into the Mexican crime gangs, drug traffickers and human smugglers. No, the target of this intense investigation...
January 02, 2006
A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted singer-songwriter Ronald Isley of five counts of tax evasion and one count of willful failure to file a tax return for concealing millions of dollars of income from the Internal Revenue Service. Isley, who has residences in Los Angeles and St. Louis, was convi...
January 02, 2006
According to a number of Sunday news stories, during Bolivia's newly elected President Evo Morales' visit with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in Havana, the two communist leaders announced that the cooperation between their two countries will blossom. Of course, the American news media avoided the word...
January 01, 2006
With the holiday season admittedly a slow news week or two, a big story hitting the newspapers, airwaves and the Internet is the controversy surrounding NBC TV's upcoming drama series titled, "The Book of Daniel."
As usual the mainstream news media are portraying the controversy as one in which th...
December 31, 2005
With the United States being harangued by liberal-left organizations throughout the world over allegations of "secret CIA prisons" and torture, it now appears that it will be Britain's turn to become the recipent of torture allegations. And wouldn't you know it? A newspaper story is the instrument ...
December 30, 2005
The Transportation Security Administration is finally taking some positive steps to professionalize airport security. The initial step was designating security screens as security officers, which will require additional training and supervision, as well as additional responsibilities.
Part of the...
December 30, 2005
The US Department of Justice has directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct an in-depth investigation in order to determine who disclosed a secret National Security Agency intelligence operation to a reporter from the New York Times.
"We are opening an investigation into the unauthori...
December 29, 2005
The FBI recently released their threat assessment for the future of the United States and the global community.
Most of these threats to our security stem from foreign groups whose activities are not limited by governmental or national boundaries. Some operate with the support or tolerance of a g...
December 29, 2005
There is no mistaking the fact that young conservatives throughout the nation are becoming increasingly disenchanted with the Republican Party. One need only visit conservative internet news sites or read right-wing college newspapers to realize there is a growing number of young, up-and-coming poli...
December 28, 2005
It didn't take long for the newly elected Bolivian President to intensify his verbal attacks against the United States. But the new Bolivian leader, an avowed Socialist and friend of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Fidel Castro of Cuba, is going even further than rhetoric. He's threatening to...
December 28, 2005
From our chutzpah file comes this story: today's New York Times reports that defense lawyers in some of the country's biggest terrorism cases say they plan to bring legal challenges to determine whether the National Security Agency used illegal wiretaps against several dozen Muslim men tied to Al Qa...
December 27, 2005
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union embarked on the most massive military buildups in history. Part of President Reagan's strategy for winning was to entice the Soviets into a competition it could never even hope to win. A communist economy by its very nature is ill-equipped ...
December 26, 2005
An earthquake rocks a large modern city, injuring hundreds of people, producing major structural damage, knocking out electrical power, breaking gas mains and causing an industrial plant to leak toxic chemicals. Collapsed bridges and buildings prevent emergency vehicles from reaching the injured, at...
December 24, 2005
After days of carping by Democrats, some Republicans and news reporters over NSA spying, the mainstream news media are piling on the Bush Administration with a new revelation that says more about liberals than it does about our Commander-in-Chief.
According to the Los Angeles Times, almost immedia...
December 23, 2005
A US federal judge has resigned from the court that oversees government surveillance in intelligence cases in protest at President George W. Bush's secret authorization of a domestic spying program, according to a Washington Post story.
US District Judge James Robertson, a member of the secret Fo...
December 23, 2005
Journalist Sher Zieve recently reported on a brand new scandal involving the Clintons and slowly the story is gaining traction on the internet and talk radio thanks to Fox News Channel's Tony Snow and columnist Robert Novak.
While talk show host Scott Hennen substituted for the vacationing Sean Ha...
December 22, 2005
When Senator John Kerry ran for President in 2004, many of his critics claimed that if elected he would take a European approach to fighting the war on terrorism. And a recent case may shed some light on that "European approach."
The German government secretly released a member of the terrorist gr...
December 22, 2005
During the Iraqi trial of former President Saddam Hussein and his minions, the testimony by victims of the thuggish leader's regime is being drowned out in the news media by the antics of the defendants being tried for their lives. The horrors being detailed by witness after witness after witness ar...
December 21, 2005
The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have joined forces in order to initiate a full-court press to get the American people to understand the facts when opponents of the Patriot Act make their allegations of abuse of civil liberties.
In a joint statement, officials fr...
December 20, 2005
Notorious Mafia kingpin, Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, died on Monday in federal prison at the age of 77. The reputed head of the Genovese Crime Family was serving the remainder of a 12-year stretch at the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.
Considered one of the last of ...
December 20, 2005
It's no secret that the majority of the denizens in American newsrooms have disdain for President George W. Bush. Some even display attitudes that border on hatred for the Commander-in-Chief.
When I watch Bush's rare press conferences, it's usually a disturbing experience. Reporters almost attack ...
December 19, 2005
It's a case that practically mirrors the United States government's own intelligence failures prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC. According to the British news media, two of the four suicide bombers who killed 52 people in the July 7, 2005 attacks were s...
December 18, 2005
Federal agents claimed a decisive victory over those who exploit children through prostitution and pornography in one of the biggest child abuse cases ever.
In one of the largest coordinated enforcement actions undertaken against child prostitution rings in the US, 19 suspects were arrested and ov...
December 18, 2005
Two outspoken lesbians became the first same-sex civil union in the United States are splitting up amid allegations of violent behavior. Carolyn Conrad, 35, asked a court in October to end her relationship with Kathleen Peterson, 46.
Conrad also obtained an order of protection against her former p...
December 18, 2005
As you probably already know from the dramatic coverage of the news media, another left-wing thug became the new president of a South American country. This same thug may be the downfall of Bolivia, as well.
Evo Morales, a radical socialist and a coca farmer is another tough guy leader who's gett...
December 17, 2005
Is it just the cop in me that makes me suspicious of yesterday's New York Times story on Spygate, or are there others who feel this is part of a widespread conspiracy? Perhaps I'm being paranoid, but I smell a rat -- or I should say, I smell a city full of rats.
Ranking members of Congress hyperv...
December 17, 2005
Unmanned aircraft systems, or UASs, consist of an unmanned aircraft; sensor, communications, or weapons, carried on board the aircraft, collectively referred to as payloads; and ground controls. UAS have been used successfully in recent operations, and are in increasingly high demand by US forces.
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December 16, 2005
An Orange County, California Superior Court judge pleaded guilty on Tuesday to four felony charges of possession of child pornography. He admitted that he had at least 100 images of minor boys engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Judge Ronald Kline, a 65-year-old resident of Irvine, pleaded guilt...
December 16, 2005
Within the Washington Beltway, timing is everything. So it's no surprise that during the heated debate by US Senators over the extension of the so-called Patriot Act, the mainstream news media come out with stories that accuse the Bush Administration of authorizing the National Security Agency to sp...
December 15, 2005
Why just lavish such enormously positive news coverage on only two male communists like Cuba's Castro or Venezuala's Chavez, when you can also help prop up a female communist? That's what's happening today in Latin American politics. The US news media are in a communist's corner during the president...
December 15, 2005
"It's a done deal," said the smiling Arizona Senator, John McCain, after he met with the President George W. Bush and got what he wanted: a ban on interrogation techniques he and other liberals believe are inhumane or degrading.
President Bush and Senator McCain finally agreed that CIA interrogat...
December 14, 2005
In a discovery reminiscent of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, bodies were exhumed from mass graves in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, near the headquarters of the former Syrian military intelligence. Officials uncovered the remains of 25 people. Skulls, bones, tattered clothing and at least one army uniform, were s...
December 13, 2005
Want to know how popular Representative John Murtha (D-PA) is these days? Well, guess who the news media run to like school kids whenever the big, bad President George Bush gives a speech? You guessed it: they scamper over to their hero, John Murtha.
And it's not like he's saying anything he hasn...
December 13, 2005
A left-wing Swiss Senator, working with a European human rights group, is keeping alive allegations that the CIA operated a number of secret prisons in Europe, abducted suspects, and transported them between countries.
Although the original allegations, which appeared in a November 2 Washington P...
December 12, 2005
The Iranian foreign minister reportedly met with leading figures from three Islamofascist groups in the hopes of building a united front against Israel. The meeting occurred days before the escalation of attacks against Israeli targets.
The minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, met with leaders from terro...
December 11, 2005
The US government controls arms exports by US companies to ensure that such exports are consistent with national security and foreign policy interests. There have been various efforts to change the arms export control system, which is overseen by the State Department.
One effort was the Defense T...
December 10, 2005
A new study of more than 3,000 teens reports that underage persons who saw frequent ads for alcoholic beverages in stores and magazines were more likely to start drinking than those who did not.
The study was conducted by Rand Health in South Dakota and was sponsored by the National Institute of ...
December 09, 2005
The US Department of Defense emphasized the need for joint training to prepare US forces to conduct joint operations in urban terrain. It defines joint training as exercises involving the interaction of joint forces and/or joint staffs under a joint headquarters.
To guide the services' plans to t...
December 09, 2005
The US economy does not have to suffer if there is an effort to use existing clean energy and energy conservation technologies in America, former US president Bill Clinton told the United Nations climate change conference in Montreal.
Bill Clinton was invited to the final day of the Nov. 28 - Dec...
December 08, 2005
The US Federal Air Marshal Service has undergone a number of changes in recent years, including a 2003 transfer from the Transportation Security Administration to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau, and a 2005 transfer from ICE back to TSA.
The US Congress requested the General Acco...
December 07, 2005
Although online harassment and threats can take many forms, cyberstalking shares important characteristics with offline stalking. Many stalkers -- online or off -- are motivated by a desire to exert control over their victims and engage in similar types of behavior to accomplish this end. As with of...
December 07, 2005
Look at the headlines of most US newspapers or the lead stories in broadcast or cable news, and you'll most likely see at least one story telling the world that the United States is corrupt and evil.
Whether it's the war on terrorism, the Iraq counterinsurgency, the US criminal justice system or ...
December 06, 2005
Since the 1990s, tremendous growth of and involvement in the securities and commodities markets at the institutional, corporate, and private investor levels have led to great numbers of individuals involved in intentional corporate fraud and misconduct, particularly senior corporate executives. For ...
December 06, 2005
The latest scandal emanating from the Iraq war is the story about the US military paying the Iraqi media to publish favorable stories. News media organizations and journalists continuously harp on how this amounts to the US military using the Iraqi news media for US propaganda. (Although, they don't...
December 05, 2005
One of the US National Drug Control Strategy's priorities is to disrupt the illicit drug market. To this end, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security provide ships and aircraft to disrupt the flow of illicit drugs, primarily cocaine, shipped from South America through the Caribbean Sea and ...
December 04, 2005
Human trafficking is considered an increasingly serious problem in the United States and throughout the world. Each year, an estimated 600,000 – 800,000 men, women and children are trafficked across international borders (including some 14,500 – 17,500 into the United States). Many trafficking victi...
December 04, 2005
Throughout the world, antiwar activists are galvanizing their followers to intensify their efforts to end the war in Iraq and the overall war on terrorism. Some activists have even traveled to Iraq just to say, "I was there," in order to give their rhetoric more credibility.
Unfortunately for four...
December 03, 2005
When the Federal Bureau of Investigation implemented the second phase of their reorganization plan in 2003, phase two emphasized the need for allocating special agents to combating cyber crime. According to a Government Accounting Office study, this reallocation involved reassigning away from drug e...
December 02, 2005
Terrorist groups need significant amounts of money to organize, recruit, train, and equip adherents and recruits. The disruption of terrorist financing by the United States can raise the costs and risks and impede their success.
US efforts to combat terrorist financing abroad include a number of ...
December 02, 2005
One of the mysteries these days is the about-face of a supposed Democrat war hawk, Representative John Murtha of Pennsylvania. Considered a supporter of the Iraq conflict, the decorated former Marine suddenly came out with statements calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and that the war...
December 01, 2005
The waters off the coast of crisis-torn Somalia are believed to be the most dangerous on the high seas. Just last month, pirates firing shoulder-held, rocket-propelled grenades or RPGs and fully-automatic assault rifles attacked a US-owned cruise liner about 100 miles off the Somali coast. The ocean...
November 30, 2005
The debate over illegal immigration is intensifying with most Americans calling for tighter border security and lots more immigration enforcement. A minority of special interest advocates on the left -- some on the right -- oppose the elimination of a revolving door illegal immigration and in fact w...
November 30, 2005
The news media's obsession with milestones brought enormous attention to the issue of the death penalty in the United States. The denizens of US newsrooms anxiously awaited the execution of the 1000th person since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
However, the day before vicious killer R...
November 29, 2005
In 1936, the Social Security Administration established the Social Security number to track worker's earnings for Social Security benefit purposes. Despite its narrowly intended purpose, the SSN is now used for a myriad of non-Social Security purposes. Today, SSNs are used, in part, as identity veri...
November 28, 2005
A leaked secret report advises European government officials that they should "consider direct intervention in an attempt to curb the systematic measures being undertaken by Israel to increase its control and population in the historically -- and legally -- Arab eastern sector of Jerusalem
The cla...
November 28, 2005
There's a lot of noise in our nation's capital these days about the ongoing problem of security at our borders, as well as rampant illegal immigration, including criminal aliens who prey on Americans every day. The threat of terrorism and the enormous amount of crime committed by illegal aliens are ...
November 27, 2005
For those who believe Amnesty International is a non-partisan organization, perhaps a closer look at the organization's actions in Britain will provide some enlightenment.
Amnesty International is accusing British Prime Minister Tony Blair of undermining decades of British campaigning for internat...
November 27, 2005
As the world prepares for the war crimes trial of the Butcher of Baghdad, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, none other than Ramsey "America is Evil" Clark is on the case -- at least he hopes he'll be on the case. Clark wants to join the legions of attorneys trying to save one of history's most ...
November 26, 2005
The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that 139 police officers died in the line of duty -- 57 feloniously killed, 82 in accidents while working -- and over 16,000 cops were wounded or injured in 2004. The National Association of Chiefs of Police monitors police officer line-of-duty deaths and ...
November 25, 2005
Iran appears to be off the hook, at least temporarily, as the European Union agreed to debate and consider a Russian proposed compromise that would prevent the procedures by the United Nations' Security Council that could result in UN sanctions.
Many anticipated that the UN's International Atomic...
November 25, 2005
In a previous article, I predicted that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez would replace Cuba's dictator Fidel Castro as the news media's and the American left's favorite communist. And just look at today's newspaper headlines, listen to broadcast news stories and Democrat Party soundbytes and you'll ...
November 24, 2005
A federal grand jury returned an indictment that adds a fifth gang member to an indictment that had previously charged four others in connection with a six-year conspiracy to assault and murder African-Americans in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles.
Porfirio Avila was named in a conspiracy cha...
November 23, 2005
Some are calling it Rwanda II as the Sudan's Darfur province continues to spiral downward into complete lawlessness. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan offered a tepid call on the Sudanese government and rebels to resolve their conflict by the end of the year through peace talks rather than armed confl...
November 23, 2005
MSNBC's talk show host Chris Matthews is a man who obviously: (1) Believes he is the smartest man on television; (2) Enjoys bullying women such as Michelle Malkin; (3) Enjoys bullying senior citizens who may not be as quick with the mouth as he is; (4) Is irrelevent except for a few of his fellow m...
November 22, 2005
The two female officers, both unarmed and with little more than 20 months of law enforcement experience, were subjected to gunfire by suspects during a travel agency robbery. The officers were responding to an alarm from the agency.
The alarm activation was initially sent to a central alarm stati...
November 22, 2005
Legendary Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward on the ratings-challenged Larry King talk show told viewers that the president, vice president and defense secretary were not the people who leaked the fact that Valerie Plame worked for the Central Intelligence Agency.
In addition, he stated that hi...
November 21, 2005
There are reports -- reliable reports -- of Al-Qaeda members crossing the US-Mexican border. Sheriffs and congressmen are trying to alert the American people to narco-terrorist training camps operating within a few miles of the porous US border. The president of Iran is screeching on a daily basis a...
November 21, 2005
CBS News reports that "as the US military death toll continues to rise, officials have determined that the insurgents are utilizing media reports to outsmart armed forces."
Perhaps that's overstating the problem. I won't denigrate our military by alleging the insurgents are outsmarting our milita...
November 20, 2005
Snoop Dogg, the celebrated rapper, was once a member of the Crips gang. Since then he's grown in popularity as an award-winning rap artist, actor and advertising spokesperson for a number of products.
Now he's using his celebrity and influence on behalf of a multiple-murderer and co-founder of on...
November 19, 2005
The American news media's fascination with the Valerie Plame-CIA leak case appears to be blinding them to another newsworthy case of alleged leaking of classified information that is rocking the British government.
A government official is charged with attempting to leak the transcript of a confid...
November 18, 2005
With President Bush and Vice President Cheney fighting back against the Democrats and the mainstream news media in their quest to shore up support for the Iraq conflict, reporters have decided to help the Democrats in their attempt garner public support for retreat and surrender. In fact, they're us...
November 18, 2005
Justice Department attorneys are working to remove a no-longer needed injunction that prevents the Department of Homeland Security from deporting illegal aliens from El Salvador. Thousands of Salvadorans are members of brutal crime gangs such as the infamous MS-13.
The DHS's Secure Border Initiat...
November 17, 2005
In 2004, an estimated 23 billion pounds of air cargo was transported within the United States, about a quarter of which was transported on passenger aircraft. Within the Department of Homeland Securitt, the Transportation Security Administration is responsible for ensuring the security of commercial...
November 17, 2005
What a difference a few weeks make in the world of politics. One day, the Democrat Party and the mainstream news media are celebrating the indictment of a key White House staff member, then suddenly facts start to emerge that just might put a damper on the prosecutors case.
Recall how Patrick Fitz...
November 16, 2005
The almost legendary MI5 British counterintelligence service is said to be deeply concerned over an increase in spying by Chinese operatives in the United Kingdom. Although intelligence experts aren't certain how widespread the problem is, they believe the espionage is rampant and a serious conseque...
November 16, 2005
While the Democrat Party distorts the truth with the help of their comrades in the news media, we hear almost a continual mantra for Karl Rove, one of President Bush's closest advisors, to either resign or have his top security clearance stripped from him.
This continues even though there is no ev...
November 15, 2005
The federal government continues to get failing grades for its protection of nuclear weapons from terrorists, according to a report by members of the 9-11 commission. The report was also critical of the government's handling of terrorism suspects saying that it is undermining America's image in the ...
November 14, 2005
Senate and House of Representatives Republican leaders called for an in-depth investigation into the identity of the person or persons responsible for leaking top secret material to a Washington Post reporter. The secret information about the CIA's use of secret prisons abroad to interrogate terrori...
November 14, 2005
The mainstream news media are breathlessly reporting that the latest report on hate crimes released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a 5 percent increase in bias crime in 2004.
According to the annual FBI Uniform Crime Report, racial prejudice lay behind more than half the 7,649 hate c...
November 13, 2005
The bad boy of cable news, Bill O'Reilly, touched a raw nerve when he angrily told his substantial audience that as a result of their latest anti-American legislation, San Francisco deserved to be struck by rabid terrorists.
O'Reilly's anger was on display on national television for all to see aft...
November 13, 2005
More than 5.5 billion pounds of explosives are used each year in the United States by private sector companies and government entities. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has the federal authority to regulate explosives and to license privately owned explosives storage facilitie...
November 12, 2005
Issuing a United States visa to a foreign citizen in exchange for money or something of value is a crime that can facilitate entry into the United States of unqualified persons, including those who may wish to do our country harm.
According to Immigration officials, internal controls make it diff...
November 12, 2005
According to stories appearing in the European press, one of Saddam Hussein's most trusted lieutenants, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, is dead. Al-Douri's family and the Iraqi government, however, say they cannot confirm his death, but a Baath Party website posted a notice that he indeed died.
Douri was ...
November 11, 2005
This past Thursday, US Senate Republicans voted to bar terror suspects being held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba military detention center from challenging their detentions in US federal courts. The bill proposal is a result of a Supreme Court 5-4 ruling last year that gave terrorists access to America...
November 11, 2005
Finally, President George Bush took a swing at the enemy within the United States Congress. The beleaguered President gave a belated speech which attacked his critics who continue to rewrite the history of the war on terrorism.
Giving his speech on a holiday that honors the men and women who've s...
November 10, 2005
Suicide bombers detonated explosives at three international hotels in Amman, Jordan's capital city. So far the death toll stands at about 53 people and with scores of wounded. Unfortunately, the causality figures may be amended as events unfold.
According to witnesses, there have been explosions a...
November 10, 2005
It's being heralded as a resounding defeat for British Prime Minister Tony Blair by the liberal news media in the United Kingdom. However, the only people who will suffer from the politics-as-usual silliness in the House of Commons will be the English, Welsh, Scots and Northern Irish.
On the day b...
November 10, 2005
While Jordanian police officers scour the rubble of three US hotels in Amman searching for body parts and clues, and Jordanian intelligence and law enforcement investigators attempt to identify and apprehend the terrorists responsible for killing and maiming hotel patrons and staff, the US liberals ...
November 09, 2005
Global crime directly or indirectly affects every man, woman and child in the United States in numerous ways:
In 1995, Americans spent approximately $48 billion to buy cocaine and heroin, all of which originated from foreign sources. In 1996, more than 600,000 Americans were arrested for heroin or...
November 09, 2005
When the Abu Graib story broke, thanks to Mary Mapes of Rathergate fame, the mainstream news media collectively hyperventilated. In fact, the venerable New York Times ran more stories about the abuse at that Iraqi military prison than any other news story in recent history.
The allegations leveled...
November 08, 2005
[The following is a summary from the National Association of Chiefs of Police with regard to the possible "Bird Flu" pandemic. The Chiefs of Police Association is concerned with the possibility of the intentional spread of the Avian Influenza by terrorist organizations.]
With the immense media cov...
November 07, 2005
Imagine for a moment that the City of New York is engulfed in smoke from thousands of burning cars. Young men are shooting at cops and beating anyone with whom they come into contact. Imagine that for 11 days young immigrants from Arab and North African countries roamed the streets of New York carry...
November 07, 2005
While France's Jacque Chirac slinked back into his usual inactive roll during the almost two-week insurrection, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin came out and stylishly told news reporters that the urban violence being perpetrated by Arab and North African Muslims is "unacceptable" and the...
November 06, 2005
While American soldiers successfully combat terrorists and insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, a widespread insurgency continues in France's emanating from Islamic migrant areas. The violence and destruction spread across the country yesterday with more than 900 cars torched in one night. Observers,...
November 06, 2005
In spite of the news media distancing the recent attack on a cruise ship off the coast of Somalia from global terrorism, intelligence experts believe this is just the latest operation initiated against the United States and the West by Al-Qaeda.
Recently a failed assassination attempt on the prime...
November 05, 2005
The politically correct news media once again are not telling the real story behind the violence and devastation that's occurring in France. Preferring the term "riot" and pointing to the old liberal explanations for violence -- poverty, alienation from society, discrimination, et al -- the media re...
November 05, 2005
A recent report by the US General Accounting Office reveals that investigators easily obtained anabolic steroids without a prescription through the Internet. After conducting Internet searches, they found hundreds of Web sites offering anabolic steroids commonly used by athletes and bodybuilders for...
November 05, 2005
Poor Fidel Castro. He must be heartbroken these days. He's been replaced as the American left's -- which includes the likes of the New York Times, Washington Post and most of the elite media -- favorite communist leader. Of course, we don't use the word communist anymore. We now call them socialists...
November 05, 2005
A Seaborn Cruises luxury liner traveling off the coast of Somalia sailed into a serious attack by gunmen in speedboats early Saturday morning in an area known for violent piracy. Of all the passengers on board the oceanliner -- who were mostly American citizens -- only one received minor injuries.
...
November 04, 2005
As happens too often with American soldiers in combat operations in Iraq whenever questions arise regarding excessive use of deadly force, seven British paratroopers recently faced serious murder charges in the United Kingdom.
However, the court martial of these seven airborne soldiers allegedly i...
November 03, 2005
The growth of technology has changed our lives dramatically. Computers were viewed as a luxury or even an extravagance 30 years ago. We relied on television, newspapers, and radio as primary sources of news and information. Cables, modems, and online services were virtually nonexistent.
Today, co...
November 03, 2005
It looks like the mainstream news media has given up on their concerns over the leaking of classified information -- at least for the moment. Last week, reporters and commentators were up in arms over the allegations that Bush Administration staffers outed a covert CIA agent, Valerie Plame. Allegati...
November 02, 2005
Gambino Family captain Dominick "Skinny Dom" Pizzonia was charged with racketeering conspiracy, including acts of murder, murder conspiracy, and loansharking.In two of the charged racketeering acts, Pizzonia and others are charged with the 1992 conspiracy to murder and murder of Rosemary and Thomas ...
November 02, 2005
On Tuesday, the Democrat Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid invoked the so-called Rule 21, which forced the US Senate to go into a closed, secret session. Reid's rationale for this rarely used tactic was that the Republicans were not seriously investigating the intelligence used in the run-up to the ...
November 01, 2005
America's "Material Girl," singer Madonna, may have to search for a new Kabbalah guru soon, unless she plans to make pilgrimages to an Israeli prison on visiting day to visit her rabbi. According to reports coming out of Israel, Shaul Youdkevitch and other Kabbalah rabbis are accused of bilking a t...
November 01, 2005
[The following is based on a non-classifed report provided to the National Association of Chiefs of Police by the US General Accounting Office. According to the GAO, a subsequent classified report will be submitted to key US military and national security policymakers.]
The United States, along wi...
October 31, 2005
The Innocent Images National Initiative, a part of the FBI's Cyber Crimes Program, is an intelligence driven, proactive, multi-agency investigative initiative to combat the proliferation of child pornography and child sexual exploitation facilitated by an online computer. The IINI provides centraliz...
October 31, 2005
I am deeply troubled. I'm troubled over the liberal-left's newfound love for the Central Intelligence Agency. I guess we should be glad that they're not calling for more restrictions on the CIA or trying to inflict further budget cuts on the beleagured agency. But when I see a political party whose ...
October 30, 2005
While the American news media partake in the latest feeding frenzy -- the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby indictment -- and politicians beat the drum over perceived national security risks resulting from the outing of CIA employee Valerie Plame, our military infrastructure is literally being invaded by ill...
October 29, 2005
Lewis "Scooter" Libby, chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney as well as a trusted White House security advisor, was indicted Friday by a special grand jury with five felony counts of perjury, obstructing justice and making false statements in the Valerie Plame-CIA Leak case. Libby wasn't imm...
October 29, 2005
For the stalwarts of the mainstream news media, Friday was both a day of celebration and a day of disappointment. Celebration that a key White House official, Lewis "Scooter" Libby faces serious charges as a result of a grand jury indictment and disappointment that their main target, Karl Rove, is n...
October 28, 2005
Four members of a violent and murderous Jersey City, NJ street gang known as "Lex Mob" (or L.E.X Mob) pleaded guilty to multiple charges, admitting their involvement in a racketeering enterprise that involved retaliatory murder, conspiracy to murder rivals and drug distribution, according to the US ...
October 28, 2005
While British left-wing politician George Galloway takes his jabs at US senators, such as Senator Norm Coleman who alleges Galloway took part in the far-reaching oil-for-food scandal, the United Nations released a report in New York City that alleges he received millions of barrels of oil from Sadda...
October 27, 2005
A disturbing report released in Ireland this week details a far-reaching pattern of sexual abuse by Catholic priests that goes back over 30 years.
The amazingly detailed report, submitted by a former Irish judge, goes far beyond just the priests and a couple of Catholic bishops in Ireland. It als...
October 27, 2005
Dear Mr. President:
It breaks my heart to see you being hammered day in and day out by the vitriolic Democrat Party and their stooges in the mainstream media. It's been going on now for over five years and there doesn't appear to be an end in sight. They're even trying to have your most trusted ai...
October 26, 2005
A businessman from India was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for his part in the transfer of $86,500 that was used as payment for a shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile in a conspiracy to aid terrorists. The Indian National received the sentence in federal court in Newark, New Jersey.
Judge...
October 26, 2005
The US Department of Homeland Security officials promised $91.3 million in grant funding to protect and secure areas surrounding critical infrastructure and key resource sites such as chemical facilities, dams, and nuclear plants across the country. The DHS's Buffer Zone Protection Program provides ...
October 25, 2005
Federal agents and New York City probation officers arrested 47 criminal alien sex offenders in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan as part of the Department of Homeland Security's "Operation Predator." Thirty-six of those arrested were in the country illegally, according to court documents.
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October 25, 2005
In a case that may put a damper on the worldwide anti-war movement, US Senate members are accusing a British left-wing political figure with crimes emanating from the United Nations oil-for-food scandal.
The Senate alleges that George Galloway, a member of the British parliament, accepted hundreds...
October 24, 2005
Hundreds of illegal aliens working as laborers, mechanics, construction workers and language instructors have been nabbed at military installations including naval bases around the country this past year. Government officials are fearful that security and safety for the stateside military has been d...
October 23, 2005
Organized crime enterprises in the United Kingdom are raking in millions of dollars in profits from trafficked women in a growing illegal sex-slave trade, according to British cops.
Vocal politicians in the UK have all but condemned the Blair Government of not doing enough to crackdown on these s...
October 23, 2005
For many Americans it may be hard to stomach, but it's almost a certainty that the next President of these United States will be Hillary Rodham Clinton. We've had two Bush family presidencies, now it's time for the second of two presidencies for the Clinton family.
If things develop for Senator Cl...
October 21, 2005
Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security recently revealed that arrests for child sex crimes during the first two years of Operation Predator have exceeded 6,000 and 85 percent of them are criminal immigrants.
Operation Predator is Immigration and Customs Enforcement's comprehensive in...
October 21, 2005
As the week of October 17 ended with the promise of criminal indictments of key White House officials and the Friday morning arraignment of former House Majority Leader Rep. Tom Delay, the elite media once again focused on their favorite subject -- US military misconduct. Of course, they use more co...
October 20, 2005
A former Naval intelligence officer from California pleaded guilty to three counts of illegally exporting military aircraft parts as a result of an extensive joint investigation by the Homeland Security Department and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
George Charles Budenz, a retired Na...
October 20, 2005
The findings of the last National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicated that the number of young adults abusing prescription drugs has increased substantially over previous years. This annual survey was of more than 65,000 people ages 12 and older.
The largest category of prescription drugs that...
October 19, 2005
Suspected foul-play involving American teenager Natalee Holloway isn't the only big crime story in Aruba these days. Known as a favorite transshipment for drug traffckers, the waters surrounding Aruba were the scene of a major drug interdiction operation by US officials.
United States federal age...
October 19, 2005
An alleged member of Al-Qaeda, charged with plotting to kill President George W. Bush, claims Saudi Arabian interrogators used torture techniques, including chaining, beating and whipping, to make him talk.
Ahmed Abu Ali, an American citizen, said he was beaten and whipped shortly after being deta...
October 18, 2005
One complaint often heard privately within law enforcement circles is that the Central Intelligence Agency over the years has morphed into a Liberal think tank rather than maintaining its role as a strategic and tactical intelligence agency. An even bigger concern is that the agency has become overl...
October 17, 2005
The recent gang riots in Toledo, Ohio has produced a renewed interest in the issue of street gangs and their criminal activities. Americans were shocked at news broadcasts showing gang members on the streets of Toledo looting, breaking into homes and torching buildings. The news media template for t...
October 16, 2005
When the leader of the Nation of Islam announced his Millions More March on Washington, DC scheduled for October 15, none other than former President William Jefferson Clinton announced his support for Farrakhan's endeavor. But Clinton is not the only Liberal to offer credibility to a man who claims...
October 16, 2005
Last Thursday, in a memorandum to the National Association of Chiefs of Police, John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence, and Porter Goss, Director of Central Intelligence, announced the creation of the National Clandestine Service at the CIA.
The hope is that this initiative will streng...
October 15, 2005
One of the challenges for law enforcement in the 21st century is internet pharmaceutical drug traffickers operating in the United States. These online, legitimate looking and sounding pharmacies are peddling dangerous narcotics and other drugs, and in some cases counterfeit drugs that are ineffectiv...
October 14, 2005
While illegal immigrants sneaking across the US-Mexican border gets the bulk of media and political attention these days, little is know about the problems with illegals entering the country from sea.
The United States Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has supported a migrant operations program f...
October 14, 2005
One of the hot-button political issues of the day is physician-assisted euthanasia. Which ever side of the issue people support, the real question is: do we trust medical doctors to make honest decisions about performing the ultimate medical treatment -- death?
In the latest case of physician misc...
October 13, 2005
The United Kingdom government is now claiming that Iran is operating "training camps" for bombers who carry out terrorist attacks on British troops and civilians in Iraq. It appears that the training is accelerating in order to create havoc when Iraqi citizens head to the polls to vote on the consti...
October 12, 2005
The opportunity for employment is one of the most important magnets attracting illegal aliens to the United States. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 established an employment eligibility verification process and a sanctions program for fining employers for noncompliance. But many emplo...
October 12, 2005
Last Sunday, former FBI director Louis Freeh told 60 Minutes viewers that he believes President Bill Clinton in essence sold out the family members of the American victims who died in the terrorist attack against Saudi Arabia's Khobar Towers. According to Freeh, during Clinton's talks with Prince Ab...
October 11, 2005
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Stephen W. Thompson, who traveled to Russia to have sex with a teenage boy, was convicted by a federal jury last week on a charge of sexual exploitation of children. The judge also produced a videotape of sex with a minor and then transported that videotape back to th...
October 10, 2005
Oil rivals cocaine as one of Colombia's principal exports. The Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline transports almost 20 percent of Colombia's oil production. The pipeline originates in the Department of Arauca in northeast region of Colombia. It carries oil nearly 500 miles to the Caribbean port of Cove...
October 09, 2005
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a stalwart Liberal Democrat, blasted Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for allegedly abusing California's ballot initiative process to force his political agenda on an uncooperative legislature.
Four ballot measures that deal with teacher tenure, un...
October 08, 2005
A Burbank, California man and a Glendale, CA woman have been arrested and charged with posing as American Red Cross volunteers and soliciting money under the false pretense that donations would assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Tino Lee, 44, and Gina Liz Nicholas, 19, were brought before a...
October 07, 2005
It's widely been reported that illegal aliens comprise upwards of 27 percent of the US prison and jail population. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection -- two agencies within the Department of Homeland Security -- claim in several reports that they've apprehended ove...
October 07, 2005
Yesterday was a busy one for the dynamic duo Bill Clinton Al Gore. Clinton is walking, talking and revising history with the usual gaggle of giddy reporters in tow practically lap-dancing for him. The blowhard from Hope told anyone who'd listen that he believes we'll lose the war in Iraq. Gore is wo...
October 06, 2005
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released the first data from the National Violent Death Reporting System. Data reported by the first six participating states, (Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina and Virginia) show increases in suicide and homicide rat...
October 06, 2005
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents have arrested 59 people on charges related to international conspiracies to launder money and smuggle counterfeit US currency, weapons, drugs and cigarettes into the United States. Other suspects are wanted...
October 05, 2005
While the American people are being bombarded with news coverage of the recent indictment of Rep. Tom DeLay by a Texas grand jury, Senator Jon Corzine, a Democrat, is in the midst of a bit of an ethics problem of his own. Corzine, who's running for Governor of New Jersey, a state running neck and ne...
October 05, 2005
A leader of the Jewish Defense League who admitted his role in two criminal conspiracies to manufacture and detonate bombs at a mosque and a Congressman's field office was recently sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, the statutory maximum for his two counts of conviction.
Earl Leslie Krugel,...
October 04, 2005
Last Sunday I got my weekly dose of Fox News Sunday. My favorite part of that news show is the analysis by their "All-star Panel" with Fox News managing editor Brit Hume and conservative columnist and Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol on the right; NPR's dynamic duo Mara Liason and Juan Williams o...
October 04, 2005
An FBI intelligence analyst at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey and a former official with the Philippines National Police were arrested and later charged with acting as unregistered agents of a foreign official and passing classified information to that official and others in the Republic of the Philippin...
October 03, 2005
The producer of the Stephan King motion picture "Sleepwalker," will probably spend some time sitting wide awake in a prison cell for his elaborate scheme to defraud movie investors.
Joseph Medawar a movie producer and Hollywood insider was arrested on September 23 by special agents of the Federal...
October 02, 2005
A Brooklyn, New York grand jury handed a federal prosecutor an indictment charging defense attorney Larry Bronson and Gambino family associate Steven Kaplan with racketeering conspiracy, including acts of witness tampering, bribery, and obstruction of justice. Bronson is also charged with contempt o...
October 01, 2005
In the latest in a series of arrests involving illegal aliens at nuclear facilities, federal agents arrested three illegal aliens in Blair, Nebraska, on September 15 when they attempted to enter the outer secure area of the Omaha Public Power District’s Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station to perform contra...
September 30, 2005
Federal agents and police officers arrested a well-respected New York child psychologist for possession of violent child pornography. The arrest is part of an international, multi-agency child porno investigation that has netted over 1,200 arrests worldwide, according to officers with the Suffolk Co...
September 29, 2005
Travis County, Texas, District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who exploded upon the American scene as a result of a grand jury indictment against Republican House Majority Leader Tom Delay, is a known partisan Democrat in Texas. His history of trying to prosecute Republicans such as Senator Kay Bailey Hutch...
September 28, 2005
Congressman Charles Rangel is in the news again for making the most outrageous statements one can imagine. From comparing President George W. Bush to arguably the worst racist in recent history, Bull Conner, to alleging that blacks are the cannon fodder for the US military, each day brings another R...
September 28, 2005
The counterintelligence function involves protecting the country, as well as intelligence agencies, from the activities of foreign intelligence services. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has principal responsibility for countering the activities of foreign intelligence services within the United ...
September 27, 2005
The Department of Homeland Security's US Immigration and Customs Enforcement created new milestones in Operation Predator, the Department’s ongoing campaign to combat child sexual predators worldwide. The advances include the signing of an agreement with the National Center for Missing & Exploited C...
September 27, 2005
Training can play a key role in helping the Department of Homeland Security successfully address the challenge of transformation and cultural change and help ensure that its workforce possesses the knowledge and skills needed to effectively respond to current and future threats. This includes the tr...
September 26, 2005
The sharp rise of violence in criminal court buildings -- from minor disturbances
to murder -- has prompted a re-examination of safeguards for the judicial
process and personnel and of the transportation of prisoners to and from court.
An assessment was conducted by the National Sheriff's Asso...
September 26, 2005
In today's New York Times, columnist Paul Krugman raises the question of cronyism within the US government. The neo-Marxist economist and darling of the Times' op-ed page readers, using deductive prowess even Sherlock Holmes would envy, has discovered cronyism in the Bush Administration especially ...
September 25, 2005
An American-born Catholic monk from Mexico City made his initial appearance in US District Court in San Diego this month to face charges that he used the internet to attempt to induce a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity and that he attempted to transfer pornographic material to a minor. As...
September 25, 2005
No sooner had many canine search and rescued dogs trained by National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (NDSDF) returned home with their handlers from the Hurricane Katrina deployment, than they were once again called out by their task forces in response to the nationally significant Hurricane Rita, t...
September 24, 2005
About 18,500 defendants faced federal money laundering charges in US courts during the years 1994 through 2001, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reported in a statement to the National Association of Chiefs of Police. Approximately 10,600 of these defendants had a money launderi...
September 23, 2005
A recent poll conducted by the National Association of Chiefs of Police indicated that almost 64 percent of police commanders and sheriffs favor a law allowing private citizens to carry concealed firearms for protection. Almost 73 percent said that citizens should not be restricted from purchasing m...
September 23, 2005
The Castorena Family Organization is a large-scale criminal organization with more than 100 key members who oversee cells of 10 to 20 individuals in cities across the United States, according to public court documents filed by the US government in Colorado and in other judicial districts around the ...
September 22, 2005
The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with other federal agencies, continues to prepare for Hurricane Rita, according to a spokesperson in the DHS press office. In addition, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has designated Rear Ad...
September 22, 2005
(The following article is based on reports obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.)
US government and other experts have reported that Islamic extremism is on the rise and that the spread of Islamic extremism is the preeminent threat facing the United States. In addition, variou...
September 21, 2005
Governor Arnold Schwarzennegger -- already facing a tough reelection in California -- may find it even tougher thanks to several police organizations who represent thousands of California officers. The latest problem police associations and unions have with the Governator is his support for a ballot...
September 20, 2005
The cyber threat confronting the United States is rapidly increasing as the number of actors with the tools and abilities to use computers against the United States or its interests is rising. The country’s vulnerability is escalating as the US economy and critical infrastructures become increasingl...
September 19, 2005
This story must be read to be believed. In one of the biggest maritime human smuggling cases in Port of Los Angeles, CA in years, a San Pedro man pleaded guilty this week to federal charges related to his smuggling of both tropical fish and illegal aliens into the United States.
Craig Lightner, 4...
September 18, 2005
Since October 1, 2004, Border Patrol agents in the Tucson, AZ Sector have apprehended 27,834 illegal aliens with criminal records, 74 of which were for homicide. Last fiscal year, the Tucson Sector apprehended 14,506 illegal aliens with criminal records. These figures do not include the thousands of...
September 17, 2005
An Iraqi-born Dutch citizen has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington, DC for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to attack Americans based in Iraq. These are the first US criminal charges connected to terrorist activities in Iraq.
The indictment charges Wesam Al Delaema, a/k/a Wesam ...
September 16, 2005
Former President William Jefferson Clinton appearing on NBC's The Today Show bragged about how his administration thwarted terrorist attacks. During his interview with Matt Lauer -- without the least bit of shame for his obvious lie -- Clinton continued to revise history without any questioning of h...
September 16, 2005
A 55-year old man, who sent sexually explicit images via the Internet to a person he thought was a 12-year-old girl with the intent of having sex with her, was sentenced to over 21 years in federal prison, the result of an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special a...
September 15, 2005
The US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Federal Aviation Administration, Eastern Region, filed a federal civil action against American Airlines for multiple violations of federal regulations regarding aircraft safety. American Airlines, a major commercial air carrier headquartered ...
September 14, 2005
Let me state from the beginning that I'm not a big fan of Senator Arlen Spector. Except for his prosecutorial prowess displayed during the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings, I've never had much use for him. However, as the Supreme Court-Judge Roberts confirmation hearings progress with Senator Joe...
September 14, 2005
For decades, foreign adversaries of the United States have sought to acquire US and Western arms and technology through both legal and illegal means. Illicit trade in these items has allowed our enemies to secure the fruits of Western research and strategic technology at a relatively low cost, while...
September 13, 2005
Training flight and cabin crew members to handle potential threats against domestic aircraft is an important element in securing our nation's aviation system. The responsibility for ensuring that crew members are prepared to handle these threats is a shared responsibility between the private sector ...
September 12, 2005
My original column for today was supposed to be about the thousands of illegal alien criminals recently captured by the US Border Patrol. But maybe that will be the subject of a future column. When I heard about the Drudge Report item that alleges CNN is stacking the deck against President Bush with...
September 12, 2005
A 22-count Indictment in Manhattan federal court appears to have dismantled a major, violent criminal organization-- the Yi Ging Organization-- operating throughout New York City.
As alleged in the indictment, the Yi Ging Organization regularly resorted to violence and threats of violence to pre...
September 11, 2005
US District Judge Nina Gershon, in New York City, ruled in favor of a group of American victims of international terrorism who claim the Jordon-based Arab Bank has actively supported Palestinian terrorists in the Middle East.
In ruling on a motion by Arab Bank to dismiss the lawsuit or move the c...
September 10, 2005
Senator Hillary Clinton is continuing the noble endeavor of revising the record of her loving husband's eight years in the Oval Office, even if it means exploiting Hurricane Katrina's devastation to do it. Senator Clinton creates a mythical picture of FEMA under her husband's leadership and her com...
September 09, 2005
A 24-year-old Mexican national faces a possible sentence of life in prison after being found guilty for his role in a violent human smuggling scheme uncovered last year when agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement rescued three illegal immigrants who were being held hostage in a Phoenix...
September 09, 2005
I don't know if FEMA's Mike Brown is just another incompetent bureaucrat or the monster he's being portrayed in the news media. It just seems to me that he's being singled out for immense news coverage because he's a safe target. Mike Brown is a white guy.
Governor Blanco, a woman and minority...
September 08, 2005
The leader or "Five Star General" of a notorious Jersey City, NJ set of the notorious Bloods street gang pleaded guilty to murder conspiracy and other violent crimes, according to Jersey City police officials. The Bloods is a Los Angeles based organized crime gang that over the years has evolved int...
September 08, 2005
A recent USAToday/CNN poll reveals that only 13 percent of Americans blame President Bush for the slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. In the same poll, when asked if people should be fired from their government job, 63 percent said NO. The mainstream news media and the Demo...
September 07, 2005
While assisting local law enforcement in New Orleans during the Hurricane Katrina disaster, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Response Team have arrested and charged a New Orleans man with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Wesley L. Bail...
September 06, 2005
A Colombian man, living in Tampa, FL, is on his way to serving 25 years in prison for attempting to illegally export arms to a Colombian terrorist organization.
Carlos Enrique Gamarra-Murillo, 54, pleaded guilty earlier this year to the charges. He was arrested by ICE agents following an underc...
September 03, 2005
As a result of the deadly and catastrophic events occurring in Louisiana and Mississippi, this appears to be a good time to look at what steps were taken by the Homeland Security Department prior to Hurricane Katrina.
The events of September 11, 2001, resulted in a greater focus on the role of fi...
September 03, 2005
A Washington, DC woman received a mere 17 years of incarceration for torturing to death one-year-old Selena McDonald. Caroline Deforest pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter with aggravating circumstances and first degree cruelty to children.
According to the police investigation, the sadistic t...
September 03, 2005
[The following article is based on government reports received by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. NACOP represents over 14,000 police commanders, sheriffs and directors of security.]
Four men were indicted by a federal grand jury in Santa Ana California for their suspected terrorist...
September 02, 2005
[Information contained herein is provided by the National Cyber Security Alliance and the National Association of Chiefs of Police.]
The loss of life and destruction of property wrought by Hurricane Katrina has been utterly devastating. Unfortunately, now there is another aftereffect to worry abo...
September 02, 2005
Roger Evans was sentenced to life in prison by US District Court judge in Panama City, Florida last month. Evans, already an inmate at a Florida state correctional facility, received the life sentence for mailing an anthrax threat letter in April 2004 to the office of the Clerk of the US District Co...
September 01, 2005
Eleven members of the dangerous and brutal Latin Kings Gang were nabbed by cops and charged with drug trafficking, robbery conspiracy, and credit card fraud. The highest-ranking member of the Latin Kings in New York State, Isaac Almanzar, is among those charged including several of his lieutenants -...
August 31, 2005
In a story resembling a Tom Clancy thriller, a British mercenary accused of conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control Act in connection with a scheme in 1991 to illegally export a US fighter jet intended for use in killing Pablo Escobar, the then-leader of Colombia’s Medellin drug cartel w...
August 30, 2005
A federal grand jury handed down indictments today charging 24 persons for their role in a sophisticated human smuggling scheme that allegedly brought hundreds of South Korean women into the United States to work as prostitutes.
Named in the two multi-count indictments issued today are 23 individ...
August 29, 2005
Covert actions (as distinguished from the covert collection of information) are used to influence political, military, or economic conditions or situations abroad, where it is intended that the role of the US Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly. These might consist of propaganda...
August 28, 2005
Minas Mirza, 42, also known as “Jack” and “Nino,” of Warren, Michigan, pleaded guilty on August 19, 2005, to two counts of alien smuggling involving illegal aliens from Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq and Jordan.
Mirza, who entered his guilty pleas before Judge Rosemary M. Collyer of the Un...
August 28, 2005
As the dangerous and devastating Hurricane Katrina approachs New Orleans and other areas of the US south, many people are wondering if emergency services, especially essential government services will continue.
The federal agencies required to function during any man-made or natural disaster must...
August 27, 2005
The Iraqi Police Service recently graduated 239 police officers from advanced and specialty courses at the Adnan Training Facility as part of the Iraqi government’s ongoing effort to train its security forces, according to Civilian Police Assistance Training Team officials.
The courses consist of...
August 27, 2005
Violent crime against Hispanics fell 56 percent, according to statistics released by the US Justice Department. During the same period, violent crime rates fell 51 percent against blacks and 50 percent against whites.
About 15 percent of Hispanic victims of violence reported the offender ha...
August 26, 2005
The Bush Administration has bolstered assistance to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand in hopes of contributing to US foreign policy and security goals especially in the war on terrorism. But in order to further human rights goals, Congress restricts certain security assistance funds from bein...
August 25, 2005
Even after the governor of New Mexico declared a state of emergency as a result of increased criminal activity by illegal aliens, Gov. Bill Richardson's beleaguered border state is still a major front in the war on drugs.
US Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents made a significant d...
August 24, 2005
Believe it or not: Border Patrol checkpoints have been reduced because of complaints about "traffic congestion" and "quality of life issues." Yet, many of the same people who complained are calling for more action to be taken against the onslaught of illegal aliens.
The US Border Patrol, a part ...
August 23, 2005
New Jersey's highest-ranking member of the Genovese Crime Family and 15 other "made" members and associates were named in a Racketeering Indictment on charges of running a sports gambling, loansharking and extortion enterprise that took in millions of dollars for the New York-based crime family, U.S...
August 22, 2005
An anti-gang task force arrested 15 defendants charged in a federal racketeering indictment with exercising control over Hispanic street gangs across Orange County, CA. The indictment alleges that members of the Ojeda Organization - named after leader and Mexican Mafia member Peter Ojeda - extorted ...
August 21, 2005
Battered child syndrome is a tragic and disturbing phenomenon. Unfortunately, it is a crime that is often successfully hidden by its perpetrators. Law enforcement has an important role to play in uncovering cases of battered child syndrome and gathering evidence f or their successful prosecu...
August 21, 2005
In the aftermath of terrorist bombings in London in July, police forces across the United Kingdom have gone live on a new computer system that allows them to share a wide range of information on the country's most dangerous violent terrorists and criminals as well as child predators, helping ...
August 19, 2005
A federal judge in Philadelphia imposed a sentence of four years imprisonment on Allan Eric Carlson, a sports fanatic who allowed his fanaticism to turn into a federal case. Carlson was convicted of 79 counts of computer fraud and identity fraud.
Carlson was a dissatisfied Philadelphia Phillies ...
August 18, 2005
As methamphetamine abuse continues its scourge of the country, state and federal elected officials have worked over the last year to pass laws restricting sales of over the counter products containing pseudoephedrine.
An Associated Press (AP) story reported that the federal anti-meth law was rece...
August 17, 2005
This week the mainstream news media breathlessly announced a New Mexico state of emergency had been declared by Governor Bill Richardson -- who is planning a presidential run as another... ahem...moderate. Gov. Richardson, observing the chaos created by unbridled illegal immigration in his state, us...
August 17, 2005
A federal anti-gang investigation has resulted in a racketeering indictment against 18 members of a violent street gang known as "Sureños-13," or "SUR-13," in Atlanta, Georgia.
The indictment, brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act --commonly known as RICO -- charg...
August 16, 2005
A successful terrorist attack on a Department of Energy site containing nuclear weapons material could have devastating effects for the site and nearby communities. The DOE's Office of the Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, which is responsible for DOE operations in areas such as e...
August 15, 2005
While most of the focus of federal law enforcement is on counterterrorism, federal police agencies must still contend with more traditional anti-crime operations including emerging organized crime gangs.
Criminal enterprises represent a near and long-term threat to our nation. The criminal activi...
August 14, 2005
Many American citizens are confused over the proliferation of Mexican Matricula Consular ID cards, that are thought to be bonafide identification documents. They shouldn't feel so bad about their confusion -- it seems the US government and state and local governments share that confusion.
Sev...
August 13, 2005
In two staggered columns, one on each side of a busy Mosul street, a group of Iraqi Police Commandos file on foot away from the safety of Forward Operation Base Blickenstaff and into the uncertainty of mid-afternoon rush hour. They make foot patrols through the streets of Mosul a few times a week, w...
August 12, 2005
A private US-Israeli company, Security Solutions International, is responding to the need for better quality training by sponsoring a training missions to Israel for US law enforcement and security officers.
While the Department of Homeland Security continues to fund courses for law enforcement a...
August 11, 2005
America's first line of defense in any terrorist attack is the "first responder" community -- local police, firefighters, and emergency medical professionals. Properly trained and equipped first responders have the greatest potential to save lives and limit casualties after a terrorist attack. Curre...
August 10, 2005
Located only 20 miles off the coast of Venezuela, the island paradise of Aruba serves as a transshipment point for illicit drugs—primarily cocaine from South America. Smugglers generally move large loads of cocaine into Aruba on fishing vessels, private yachts, and go-fast boats. They also move dru...
August 10, 2005
Book Review - Tunnel Vision by W.K. Brown
As a rule I don't usually do book reviews in my column. However, as they say, there are always exceptions that prove the rule and Tunnel Vision by W.K. Brown is just such an exception.
Brown, a former New York City transit cop, deserves widespread atte...
August 09, 2005
A federal grand jury in Denver indicted a Mexican man who ran an international criminal organization responsible for the illegal production and distribution of counterfeit identification documents in cities throughout the United States.
Pedro Castorena-Ibarra, 42, of Guadalajara, Mexico, is beli...
August 08, 2005
More than 580 street gang members and associates were captured during a two-week, nationwide enforcement action as part of Operation Community Shield, an ongoing national anti-gang initiative, according to a recent Homeland Security Department report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of...
August 07, 2005
"Rita Cosby: Live and Direct," premiering Monday, August 8 at 9 PM (et), will be a hard-hitting, no-nonsense news program that brings viewers stories they won't see anywhere else. Cosby, a tireless and passionate journalist, is known for securing the most sought-after interviews. Each night, "Live...