Alameda, CA–Crews aboard the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) interdicted a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel July 31, seizing more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine during a boarding in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This was the second at-sea cocaine seizure made by Midgett’s crew within five days. Midgett’s crew seized more […]
Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Provide Material Support To ISIS
A citizen of Uzbekistan and resident of New Haven, Connecticut, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Azizjon Rakhmatov’s plea took place before U.S. District Court Judge William Kuntz II. According to court filings, 32-year-old Rakhmatov’s co-defendants Abdurasul Juraboev […]
Justice Dept. Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Four CA Car Reconditioning Companies
The Department of Justice said today that it has reached a settlement agreement with four car reconditioning companies in California: Automotive Creations, Incorporate, Dynamic Auto Images, Incorporated., Prestige Auto Specialists, Incorporated., and Expert Automotive Reconditioning, Incorporated. The settlement resolves the department’s investigation into whether the Companies violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality […]
Riverside Shootout Leaves One CHP Officer Dead, Two Officers Seriously Injured
RIVERSIDE–A California Highway Patrol officer died from his injuries in a shootout between a driver and other patrol officers during a traffic stop in Riverside on Monday. CHP Officer Andre Moye, 34, was conducting a traffic stop on a white pick-up truck on Eucalyptus Avenue near Interstate 215. The truck was impounded and the driver […]
Four Men Sentenced To Prison For Engaging In A Child Exploitation Enterprise On The Tor Network
The creator and lead administrator of a highly sophisticated Tor-network-based website dedicated to the sexual abuse of children was sentenced Friday, along with three others, for their roles in this global child exploitation enterprise. Patrick Falte, 29, of Franklin, Tennessee, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise, three […]
Gov. Newsom Proposes New Permanent Funding To Help Californians Fight Evictions, Foreclosures
LOS ANGELES–California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a proposal to create a new permanent fund that would provide legal assistance for struggling California renters and homeowners each year. In June, Governor Newsom secured an additional $20 million in legal assistance to help California renters fight unjust evictions through passage of the 2019-2020 state budget. Wednesday’s proposal […]
Two California DMV Employees Convicted Of Bribery, Identity Fraud
SACRAMENTO–Two California Department of Motor Vehicles employees were sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for a conspiracy to take bribes to provide Class A commercial driver licenses without the buyer having to take or pass the required tests Kari Scattaglia, 40, of Sylmar and another former DMV employee Lisa Terraciano, 52, of […]
Texas Man Charged With Conspiring To Provide Material Support To ISIS
Dallas, TX–A federal grand jury in Dallas has indicted a U.S. citizen for traveling to Syria and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Omer Kuzu – a 23-year-old U.S. citizen born in Dallas, Texas – was detained overseas by the Syrian Democratic […]
Gov. Newsom Highlights Emergency Preparedness For This Year’s Fire Season
COLFAX–Governor Gavin Newsom kicked off the first in a series of press events highlighting emergency preparedness during the fire season, signing an executive order announcing a surge in nearly 400 seasonal firefighters to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) for this year’s fire season. The additional firefighters will be placed statewide. “Climate change has created […]
Yuma Authorities Seize More Than $4 Million In Narcotics
Yuma, AZ–Homeland Security Investigations Yuma special agents Thursday arrested a man and seized 221.22 pounds of methamphetamine and 5.0 pounds of cocaine with a combined approximate street value of nearly $4.1 million, as well as multiple cell phones, in a targeted enforcement action led by investigators. The enforcement activity began when the Yuma County Sheriff’s […]
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