According to experts who work in global, the need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in the international trafficking of falsified and poor-quality products trade and security. Steve Francis, the assistant director of the Global Trade Investigations Division with Homeland Security Investigations and the director… Read More »

In November, seven individuals in two states were charged by the Department of Justice for their alleged involvement in a scheme to obtain $16 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans backed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the CARES Act. Amir Aqeel, 52, and Pardeep Basra, 51, both of Houston, Texas; Rifat Bajwa,… Read More »

A federal subpoena seeking various documents from Hunter Biden requested information related to at least two dozen entities. One of them is the Ukraine gas company Burisma, according to a source close to the Justice Department tax investigation of Hunter Biden, who is President-elect Joe Biden’s son. The wide swath of the subpoena, which was… Read More »

A federal grand jury on December 10 returned a 147-count indictment against 40 defendants in South Carolina in the most significant federal racketeering conspiracy in the history of South Carolina. The federal indictment alleges a vast criminal enterprise that involved inmates in the South Carolina Department of Corrections using illegal cell phones to orchestrate many… Read More »

This week, federal prosecutors revealed new and shocking information about the case they constructed against six men charged with conspiring to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Three bond hearings were held this week and bond was denied to all three men – Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, and Brandon Caserta. More bond hearings may be held in… Read More »

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged rapper T.I. last week with promoting a phony cryptocurrency offering. The SEC stated in its complaint that the rapper – whose actual name is Clifford Joseph Harris – marketed cryptocurrency tokens on his Twitter account. He also encouraged his Twitter followers to invest in the FLiK initial cryptocurrency offer… Read More »

Ex-New York Jets and Chicago Bears wide receive Josh Bellamy was charged with federal wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy last week for participating in a scheme involving $25 million in phony Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan applications. The US Department of Justice reported that Bellamy sought PPP loans for himself, his family, and friends.… Read More »

Conor McGregor has vigorously denied reports that the newly retired UFC superstar was arrested for sexual assault on a French Island recently. Specifically, he has been accused of exposing himself to a married woman in a bar. According to Agence France Press, McGregor had a sexual assault, and sexual exhibitionism charge filed against him last… Read More »