Tag: federal agents
‘Federal invasion’: Minnesota officials condemn violent ICE raids, arrests
The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that the number of federal agents now in Minneapolis and Saint Paul outstrips the 10 largest Twin Cities metro police departments combined.
Trump DOJ targets Fed chair in unprecedented escalation against central bank...
Jerome Powell says criminal probe is retaliation for resisting political pressure on interest rates as lawmakers warn of an assault on economic governance.
History shows federal agents don’t stop civil unrest
Research on public security in countries that use this tactic finds militarized federal interventions can have unintended—and often negative—consequences.
Cartel drug lord pleads guilty to bribing US federal agent with...
“Christopher Ciccione abused his law enforcement authority for personal profit."
Federal Agents Arrested for Bitcoin Money Laundering and Fraud
Two former federal agents operated in the shadows and above the law during their investigation of the online black market, Silk Road. Now they face charges including money laundering and wire fraud along with other related offenses.
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Moderate Democrats: Splitting the party in two
This is the most important midterm election in American history. If the Democratic Party leadership splits the party and the Republicans win, Democrats will go the way of the Whig and the Tory.
ICE killed a Maine father during an operation targeting someone else
Joan Sebastian Guerrero was fatally shot while driving to work, leaving conflicting federal and eyewitness accounts of why an immigration agent opened fire.
Justice Department probe tests the UAW’s reform movement
Shawn Fain denies allegations that he misused union authority as a federal investigation and leadership election place one of organized labor’s most prominent unions under new pressure.
Inside ICE’s largest detention center
A new investigation describes deaths, medical neglect, hidden detainees, and private contractors inside Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss.
The US kicks off world’s largest naval war games: RIMPAC, China, & the cost...
The newest escalation of U.S. preparations for war on China will further militarize the Pacific and normalizing the prospect of conflict through increasingly large-scale exercises and an ever-expanding web of alliances and military bases.