A key measure of inflation in the U.S. showed that prices climbed again in December, suggesting the respite from rising prices seen in the prior month was short-lived. The personal consumption expenditure price index rose 0.2 percent compared with the prior month, in line with expectations and an increase from the negative 0.1 percent reading
Michigan grocery store manager stole $750K from self-checkout kiosks over 16 months: state feds
February 17, 2024 by
A Michigan grocery store manager was charged with embezzling at least $750,000 from the store’s newly installed self-checkout terminals over 16 months. Trevor Beaver, 31, is accused of taking the money from the Fresh Thyme Market in Troy, where he worked from July 2022 to Nov. 2023, according to a statement from Michigan Attorney General […]
Feds asked banks to search customer data for ‘Trump,’ ‘MAGA’ references after Capitol riot: Rep. Jim Jordan
January 17, 2024 by
Federal investigators asked financial institutions to use search terms such as “TRUMP” and “MAGA” when combing over customer data in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) revealed Wednesday. The request came from the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen), according to documents obtained by the House Select Subcommittee […]
Biden Official Cannot Say How Many Migrant Children Are Tracked by Feds After Being Released into U.S.
October 26, 2023 by
A top official at President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cannot definitively say how many Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) the agency remains in contact with after they are released to adult sponsors in the United States. During a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) questioned
Feds: Washington Farm Used H-2A Visa Program to Import Cheaper Foreign Workers
September 29, 2023 by
Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images Executives at a farm in Sunnyside, Washington, allegedly used the H-2A visa program to import cheaper foreign workers and then subsequently paid them below-market wages, federal officials say. Months ago, the Washington Attorney General’s Office reached a $3.4 million settlement with Ostrom Mushroom Farms for allegedly firing its mostly female farmworkers and replacing
George Santos and aide appear to be discussing plea deals with feds
September 6, 2023 by
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., holds a miniature American flag that was presented to him as he departs federal court on Friday, June 3src, 2src23, in Central Islip, N.Y. | John Minchillo/AP Photo NEW YORK — Rep. George Santos and his former campaign aide, both indicted by federal prosecutors, appear to be in plea talks with
Feds Bust Illegal Alien Smuggling Ring in New Mexico, Arizona, California
August 24, 2023 by
Federal prosecutors have arrested and indicted a number of foreign nationals associated with the “Lopez Crime Family” transnational criminal organization whom they allege had been operating an illegal alien smuggling business across New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Last week, prosecutors announced that ten foreign nationals had been indicted by a federal grand jury, and six
Feds Want to Delay Trump Mar-a-Lago Documents Trial to December
June 24, 2023 by
Special Counsel Jack Smith says the inclusion of classified documents makes an August date unrealistic.Updated Jun. 23, 2023 10:01PM ET / Published Jun. 23, 2023 8:36PM ET Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via GettyFederal prosecutors have asked the judge in the classified documents case against Donald Trump to delay the trial until December. In a filing Friday, the Department of Justice says Trump’s
EXCLUSIVE: Audit Reveals ‘Improper Payments’ From Feds Ballooned To Over Half A Trillion Dollars Under Biden
June 13, 2023 by
The Biden administration wasted over half a trillion dollars in its first two years due to “improper payments,” according to an audit of federal data conducted by Open The Books. Data collected by the Office of Management and Budget revealed that at least $528 billion was improperly paid by the federal government in the first
Photographic Proof: Feds Found Boxes of Classified Docs All Over Mar-a-Lago
June 10, 2023 by
The 37-count indictment accusing Donald Trump of illegally hoarding classified documents used a wealth of surveillance footage, private conversations, employees’ text messages, audio-taped meetings, and witness statements to make a damning case.But the 44-page document also included a half-dozen images of the documents themselves, stacked in boxes next to a toilet, spilling out onto the
Government Watchdog Group Asks Feds to Investigate Herschel Walker Money Scandal
May 6, 2023 by
A government watchdog group is urging the Federal Election Commission to investigate a serious potential violation of campaign finance law, first reported by The Daily Beast, from failed Senate candidate Herschel Walker.On Friday, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a formal complaint with the FEC concerning Walker and his personal company, HR
Feds: Ex-ABC News Star Knew Girl He ‘Pressured’ for Nudes Was Only 16
April 22, 2023 by
A series of newly unsealed letters between the feds and attorneys for the arrested journalist James Gordon Meek revealed that a 16-year-old girl told investigators that Meek sexted with her despite her telling him she was underage.Naked and partially naked photos of the teenager—that included her Snapchat username in the corner of the screenshots—were recovered
Tennessee National Guardsman Caught Trying to Moonlight as Hit Man, Feds Say
April 14, 2023 by
A Tennessee National Air Guardsman is facing charges for allegedly submitting his resume to what he thought was a website hiring contract killers—but, in reality, was a parody site that tipped off federal authorities.Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, was charged on Thursday with using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire after allegedly submitting
George Santos masterminded 2017 ATM fraud, former roommate tells feds
April 14, 2023 by
State, federal and Brazilian authorities are also probing Rep. George Santos related to a string of potential financial crimes. | Francis Chung/POLITICO NEW YORK – Rep. George Santos orchestrated a 2src17 credit card skimming operation in Seattle, the man who was convicted of the fraud and deported to Brazil said in a sworn declaration submitted
Feds Ensnare Jan. 6 Rioter Dubbed ‘Spider-Nazi’
March 7, 2023 by
The Jan. 6 rioter dubbed “Spider-Nazi” has gotten himself caught in the FBI’s web.Brandon Kelly Dillard, of Las Vegas, wore a Supreme spider web-patterned hoodie to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as he broke into the building alongside other Donald Trump supporters looking to overthrow the government, the feds said.He’s now been arrested for
Carney on ‘Kudlow’: The Fed’s ‘Historic Mistake’ in Cutting Rates ‘Refueled Inflation’
March 2, 2023 by
The Federal Reserve’s decision to scale back rate hikes at their last two meetings will be “looked at as an historic mistake because that refueled inflation,” Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney said in an interview Wednesday on Larry Kudlow’s eponymously named Fox Business show. “I think that a lot of people thought that inflation was
Breitbart Business Digest: The Fed’s 2023 Map Is Not the Territory
February 9, 2023 by
iStock/Getty Images The Federal Reserve plotted a course for next year that includes sluggish growth, declining yet persistently high inflation, and at least a few more interest rate hikes. It’s a good idea to study this Fed map closely, but it is also prudent to remember that the map is not the territory. The Fed
Feds Say Romance Scammer Named Peaches Left Holocaust Survivor Broke
January 26, 2023 by
They met on a dating app. He was an eightysomething Holocaust survivor from New York City looking for romance. She was a much younger Florida woman who prosecutors say was looking for an easy mark.According to a federal indictment, Peaches “Alice” Stergo found one. Over the course of four years, she allegedly convinced the victim
Flashback: Feds Approved Visa for 9/11 ‘Mastermind’ KSM Just Before Attacks
November 17, 2022 by
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001 (9/11) Islamic terrorist attacks on the United States, was approved for a visa by the federal government just weeks before the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans. About six weeks before the 9/11 attacks, Mohammed, known by federal officials as “KSM,” was approved for a
Biden May End Title 42 Allowing Feds to Remove Migrants amid Pandemic by July
June 22, 2021 by
President Joe Biden is reportedly considering terminating, by the end of July, Trump-era pandemic control protocols that allow U.S. border authorities to quickly deport any migrant amid the pandemic, including asylum seekers. Known as Title 42, Biden is mulling ending the measure, already weakened by his administration, amid a record-shattering surge of migrants, mainly from…
Epstein Guards Cop To Falsifying Prison Logs, Cut Deal With Feds To Avoid Doing Time
May 22, 2021 by
The two Bureau of Prisons workers who were on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein took his own life have admitted to falsifying prison documents, The Associated Press reported. In addition to that revelation, authorities said Friday that Tova Noel and Michael Thomas had reached a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid jail time, according to…
Passenger Found with 3,200 Viagra Pills for ‘His Friends’ on Flight from India, Say Feds
February 9, 2021 by
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport seized 3,200 Viagra pills from a man on a return flight from India. The man claimed the more than $96,000 worth of pills were for “his friends.” CBP officers conducting a search of baggage on a flight from India to Chicago O’Hare found eight…
Feds admit Capitol “siege” was planned in advance by Trump haters, not Trump supporters
January 18, 2021 by
Federal law enforcement officials are blowing the lid on the Capitol false flag “siege,” revealing that it was planned long in advance by bad actors who hate President Donald Trump rather than support him. Many conservatives are already aware of the fact that those who “stormed” the chambers of Congress on Jan. 6 were not […]
Feds Delivering COVID Vaccine Shipments to 145 Sites Today
December 14, 2020 by
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Federal officials gave an update Monday morning on the progress of shipments of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, saying that 145 shipments would be delivered by 2:00 PM local time around the United States. Gen. Gustave Perna, the chief operating officer…
Feds Slap Hunter Biden With Subpoena For Foreign Business Records: Report
December 13, 2020 by
Federal prosecutors subpoenaed Hunter Biden on Tuesday for records for his business dealings with more than two dozen entities, including Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings and companies based in China, the Associated Press reported. Biden announced on Wednesday through his father’s transition team that his attorney had been notified that he was the target of…
TRUMP: Looks More And More Like Presidential Campaign Was ‘Illegally Being Spied On’ By Feds.
July 22, 2018 by
President Trump took to Twitter early on Sunday morning to declare that it is “looking more and more” like his 2016 campaign for the presidency was “illegally being spied on.” Looking more & more like the Trump Campaign for President was illegally being spied upon (surveillance) for the political gain of Crooked Hillary Clinton and […]
Feds Dismantle “Occupy ICE” Blockade After Playing “Mind Games” Involving Metallica And An Eagle Mask
June 29, 2018 by
Federal officers wearing tactical gear dismantled a makeshift tent camp in Portland on Thursday which was blocking the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters during a second week of protests over President Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration enforcement policy. Protest coordinator Lillith Sinclair told local news station KGW8 that Homeland Security officers “have been playing […]
Donald Trump Signed Executive Order To Pull Feds Out Of K-12 Education – Promise To Return School Control To State And Local Officials
May 2, 2018 by
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to start pulling the federal government out of K-12 education, following through on a campaign promise to return school control to state and local officials. The order, dubbed the “Education Federalism Executive Order,” will launch a 300-day review of Obama-era regulations and guidance for school districts and directs […]
Soros-Funded Group Launches App to Help Illegal Aliens Avoid Feds.
May 2, 2018 by
An open borders group that has benefitted from U.S. taxpayer dollars and is funded by leftwing billionaire George Soros launched a smartphone application to help illegal immigrants avoid federal authorities. The app, Notifica (Notify), is described in a Laredo, Texas news article as a tool to protect immigrants living in the U.S. illegally by utilizing […]
Feds Indict MS-13 Members Who Planned Murders To Fill Violence Quota
November 3, 2017 by
A federal grand jury indicted four MS-13 members for attempted murder and several other charges Thursday after the thugs planned a gang killing in order to maintain their membership. MS-13 requires potential members to commit acts of violence before being admitted to the gang, and once in, they are required to keep committing violent crimes […]