Judge Holds St Louis Nonprofit Director Accountable For $2.3M Fraud
A St. Louis woman has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison after authorities say she siphoned $2.3 million from a state program intended to feed low-income children, spending the money on homes, vehicles, and a lavish lifestyle while the nonprofit she ran reported many more meals than it actually served. This week, U.S. […]
SPLC Indictment Puts Benson’s Michigan Governor Bid At Risk
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s past ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center are under renewed scrutiny after the organization was indicted on multiple federal charges, raising questions about what board members knew and how this might affect Benson’s political standing. A federal indictment accuses the Southern Poverty Law Center of 11 criminal counts, […]
Tipsheet Man Charged With Running Illegal Alien Harboring Scheme Through Japanese Steakhouse Chain in Michigan Advertisement AP Photo/Felix Marquez The owner and operator of two Ky
The owner and operator of two Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse locations in Michigan was indicted on federal charges alleging a scheme to harbor and employ people living in the United States unlawfully, along with related immigration document fraud and conspiracy counts. The indictment names the owner of two Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse restaurants in Michigan on charges […]
Iran Tells Citizens To Ration Energy After US, Israeli Strikes
Iran’s leadership has told citizens to conserve energy after admitting U.S. and Israeli strikes severely damaged its infrastructure, a rare public acknowledgment that follows earlier dismissals of the attacks. Officials now urge households to cut consumption while Tehran navigates tighter U.S. pressure, sanctions, and a potential diplomatic track with U.S. envoys. The shift shows strain […]
Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Massive Mali Offensive, US Responds
U.S. diplomats and African counterparts are reacting as Al Qaeda-linked groups launch a coordinated, nationwide offensive in Mali, with reports of explosions and gunfire around Bamako’s airport and an embassy shelter-in-place order as the situation unfolds. Armed groups tied to Al Qaeda have surged across Mali in what officials and reporters have called a major, […]
Secret Service Busts Nine Skimmers, Stops $9.4M Fraud
The U.S. Secret Service and local partners uncovered nine illegal payment-card skimming devices around Pittsburgh during an April 20-21 operation, inspected hundreds of terminals and pumps, and say the sweep prevented roughly $9.4 million in potential consumer losses. The operation spanned two days and brought together federal, state and local law enforcement working in coordinated […]
Trump Cancels Iran Peace Talks, Asserts US Holds Cards
President Trump announced he called off scheduled peace talks with Iranian representatives that were to take place in Islamabad, saying the United States will not make the long trip just to “sit around talking about nothing” and insisting America holds the leverage. President Donald Trump made the decision public on Saturday, telling reporters and aides […]
Trump Demands Senate Pass SAVE Act, End Filibuster
President Trump is pushing the Senate to pass the SAVE Act and to end the filibuster so the measure can clear the 60-vote hurdle and become law. President Donald Trump has publicly pressed the Senate to move on the SAVE Act, a federal election measure that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering […]
Attack On Chicago Officers Kills One, Wounds Another, Suspect Detained
Two Officers Shot in Chicago Hospital Shooting The city of Chicago is reeling after a shooting at Swedish Hospital left two police officers shot, one dead and another in critical condition, following an encounter with a suspect who had been treated at the facility. Authorities say the suspect disarmed an officer before gunfire erupted, then […]
DOJ Moves Against Cassidy Hutchinson Over January 6
Cassidy Hutchinson has landed back in the Justice Department’s sights as new leadership quietly greenlights probes that touch on January 6 and other high-profile targets. In March, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) filed a criminal referral involving Cassidy Hutchinson, and that referral has not been forgotten by officials now running the Justice Department. The Civil Rights […]
Scott Jennings Exposes Dem Operative’s Weak Anti-Trump Claim
Scott Jennings deftly exposed a weak media talking point on CNN by forcing a Democratic operative to answer a simple, direct question about whether any journalist right now is unable to criticize Donald Trump. It’s the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this weekend, nicknamed nerd prom by many, and it brings together the political elite and […]
Kash Patel Lawsuit Exposes Media Bias, Report Falls Apart
The press has swooped in with an accusation about Kash Patel, pointing to an old arrest and a recent profile, and his team is fighting back with a lawsuit while many of us question the credibility and motive behind the coverage. FBI Director Kash Patel has been the target of a recent narrative in a […]
Embattled Former Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Accused Of $5M Fraud Runs
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress before a formal expulsion recommendation, yet she has filed to run again for her former seat amid a sweeping House ethics probe and pending criminal charges. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s decision to quit before being expelled was supposed to end the saga, but the story keeps looping back. Now she’s filed paperwork […]
Florida Security Owner Pleads Guilty After Faking 18 Employees $258K
Jewral McIntyre, owner of Rat Pack Worldwide Security & Consulting in Florida, pleaded guilty to a scheme that used fabricated payroll records and false tax forms to secure and have forgiven a $257,980.87 Paycheck Protection Program loan that claimed 18 employees and an average monthly payroll of $103,192.35 despite the company having no W2 employees. […]
Feds Charge Nigerian-Led Fraud Ring For Stealing Over $50 Million
The federal case describes a Nigeria-linked network that used business email compromise and romance fraud to steal more than $50 million from individuals and small businesses across the United States, leading to guilty pleas and ongoing prosecutions announced by law enforcement in 2026. On April 20, 2026, in Brooklyn federal court, Animashaun Adebo, also known […]
Trump SBA Orders Treasury To Recover $22.2B From 562,000 PPP Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration has referred 562,000 suspected pandemic-era loans tied to $22.2 billion to the Treasury for collection, marking the largest referral package in SBA history and restarting efforts to recoup alleged Paycheck Protection Program and COVID Economic Injury Disaster loan fraud that were previously flagged but not sent for collection or prosecution. […]
Tacoma Grocer Charged Over $600K Theft From SNAP Program
Federal prosecutors accuse a Tacoma market owner of trading SNAP benefits for cash, alleging more than $600,000 was diverted from the nutrition program through an apparent EBT cash-out scheme that began after the store gained SNAP authorization earlier this year. Federal authorities say Manjit Bedi, a 64-year-old store owner from Kent, Washington, pleaded not guilty […]
Treasury Sanctions Hengli Petrochemical, 40 Vessels to Cut Iran Revenue
The Treasury moved hard against Iran’s oil network by sanctioning a China-based refinery and roughly 40 vessels tied to the shadow fleet, aiming to cut off revenue that fuels Tehran’s ambitions and military activity. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions on China-based Hengli Petrochemical Refinery Co., Ltd., a so-called teapot refinery that […]
5th Circuit Backs Texas Arrests Of Suspected Illegal Immigrants
Texas can now move forward with enforcing a 2023 law that lets state police detain people suspected of illegally entering the country, after the Fifth Circuit lifted a temporary injunction and found the challengers lacked standing. On Friday the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals removed a preliminary barrier that had been blocking enforcement of […]
Conservatives Reject $500 Million Spirit Airlines Bailout
The debate over a possible government rescue of Spirit Airlines has put free market principles against a short-term job-saving instinct, with critics warning that a bailout would set a dangerous precedent and reward poor management. Kevin O’Leary reacted sharply to talk that President Trump might use $500 million in taxpayer money to rescue Spirit Airlines, […]
DOJ Indicts Iranian Smuggler Accused Of Charging $30,000
A federal indictment unsealed in the Western District of Texas charges 57-year-old Iranian national Jafar Tafakori with running a transnational human smuggling operation that moved large numbers of primarily Iranian migrants into the United States, charging some as much as $30,000 for passage and services. An indictment was unsealed charging Jafar Tafakori for coordinating the […]
Tornado Hits Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Search Underway
Search-and-rescue teams worked through the night after a powerful tornado ripped through Enid, Oklahoma, cutting a path of destruction that hit Vance Air Force Base and nearby neighborhoods, leaving widespread damage, many displaced, and several shelters activated while authorities assess injuries and utilities are restored. Emergency crews responded immediately after reports of a massive tornado […]
Taxpayers Fund Cocaine Study Finding Salmon Swim 1.9 Times Farther
Researchers in Australia and Sweden put wild Atlantic salmon into a set of experiments that tracked how exposure to cocaine and its metabolite affects their movements, finding a clear boost in distance traveled and prompting a mix of scientific concern and social media ridicule. There are moments in science that make you blink, and this […]
Illegal Alien Charged After San Antonio Park Attack On Mother, Toddler
A mother and her three-year-old daughter were attacked at a south San Antonio park by a man who officials say entered the country illegally; the child is recovering and the suspect is in custody facing serious charges while local voices and Republicans call for stricter enforcement of immigration and law enforcement priorities. A horrifying scene […]