Law News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 21, 2025.
MIL-OSI Security: Delta Airline Stowaway Sentenced to a Felony Conviction
Source: Office of United States Attorneys SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Wicliff Yves Fleurizard, 27, of Leander, Texas, was sentenced today on a felony conviction to time-served (approximately six months’ imprisonment), after he unlawfully boarded a Delta Airlines flight in 2024 and hid in a lavatory for a flight to Austin, Texas, from Salt Lake […]
MIL-OSI Security: Indian National Pleads Guilty to Visa Fraud Conspiracy
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Defendant staged armed robberies so that “victims” could apply for immigration benefits in exchange for thousands of dollars BOSTON – An Indian national, residing in New York, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to staging armed robberies in furtherance of a visa fraud conspiracy. Rambhai Patel, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Prior felon pleads guilty to new child pornography charge
Source: Office of United States Attorneys BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Nicholas Mangione, 44, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession of child pornography following a prior conviction, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Surveys – Poll shows overwhelming majority support increase in spending on public services
Source: Better Taxes for a Better Future As the Government prepares to release a Budget that will deliver further cuts to public services an overwhelming majority of New Zealanders support increased spending on those services, according to a new poll commissioned by the Better Taxes for a Better Future campaign. The Talbot Mills Research poll […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICE Newark arrests Colombian with criminal warrant overseas for aggravated theft
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Colombian national who has a criminal warrant in his home country for aggravated theft and attempted theft with injury. Ludwin Quintero-Rojas, 31, who is in the United States illegally, was arrested by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark May […]
MIL-OSI USA: Justice Department Files Religious Liberty Lawsuit Against Troy, Idaho for Discriminating Against a Small Christian Church
Source: US Justice – Antitrust Division Headline: Justice Department Files Religious Liberty Lawsuit Against Troy, Idaho for Discriminating Against a Small Christian Church The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho alleging that the City of Troy, Idaho, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Police investigate serious pedestrian crash near Bridgewater
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Police investigate serious pedestrian crash near Bridgewater Wednesday, 21 May 2025 – 7:33 am. Police are investigating a serious pedestrian crash near Bridgwater last night.About 6:15pm on Tuesday 20 May 2025, a 12-year-old girl was struck by a motor vehicle on the East Derwent Highway, Bridgewater.Initial reports suggest […]
MIL-OSI Security: WATCH: Prolific offenders targeted in Met Police shoplifting crackdown
Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police Met Police officers have secured significant banning orders against two prolific shoplifters as part of their continued crackdown on retail crime. Local officers worked with retailers in Greenwich to identify and arrest Winston Wright who stole more than £2,500 worth of goods from stores in the area over four […]
MIL-Evening Report: The public service has a much smaller gender pay gap than the private sector. It’s a big achievement
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonora Risse, Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock After two years of publishing the gender pay gaps of Australia’s private-sector companies, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has released public-sector employer data for the first time. The report shows a stark contrast between the private […]
MIL-OSI Security: Foreign National Sentenced for $3.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Source: United States Attorneys General 1 A foreign national was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $3.2 million through a sham durable medical equipment company. According to court documents, Julian Lopez, 55, a citizen of Cuba who resides in Miami-Dade County, Florida, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Files Religious Liberty Lawsuit Against Troy, Idaho for Discriminating Against a Small Christian Church
Source: United States Attorneys General 1 The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho alleging that the City of Troy, Idaho, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) when it denied a conditional use permit (CUP) application sought by Christ Church, a small […]
MIL-OSI USA: Governor Lamont Applauds House Approval of His Plan To Increase the Wages of Connecticut State Police Troopers
Source: US State of Connecticut (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting today to approve the agreement he negotiated with the Connecticut State Police Union that will enact pay increases for the Connecticut State Police. The governor and the union reached the agreement in April. It must […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Reintroduces the Protect Children’s Innocence Act in the 119th Congress
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA, 14) Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has reintroduced her landmark legislation, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, a bold step to end the barbaric practice of so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors. This legislation, now designated as H.R. 3492, criminalizes genital mutilation, chemical castration, and all […]
MIL-OSI Security: Eurojust ensures authorities receive critical information on new undetectable devices used in prisons
Source: Eurojust 20 May 2025| French authorities took action in 66 prisons across the country against a new type of device that prisoners are using to communicate with the outside world and continue their criminal activities. Following findings by the prosecutor of the Judicial Court of Paris JUNALCO that these devices are being sold worldwide, […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Campaigners stage ‘oil spill’ at Shell HQ to mark AGM and demand justice
Source: Amnesty International – Striking visual protest staged by Amnesty UK, Fossil Free London, and Justice 4 Nigeria coalition coincides with Shell’s AGM This morning, activists from Amnesty International UK, Fossil Free London, and the Justice 4 Nigeria coalition staged a powerful protest outside Shell’s global headquarters in central London, demanding accountability for decades of […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: EU/ ISRAEL: Review of the EU’s relations with Israel welcome but devastatingly late
Source: Amnesty International – Reacting to the EU’s decision to initiate a review of Israel’s compliance with its obligations under international law under the EU-Israel Association Agreement, Eve Geddie the Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office said: “While this is a welcome first step, it also comes devastatingly late. The extent of human suffering […]
MIL-OSI USA: Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Reintroduced to Protect Older Workers from Age Discrimination
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Suzanne Bonamici (1st District Oregon) WASHINGTON – Today, a bipartisan and bicameral group of Members reintroduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act(POWADA), a proposal to strengthen anti-discrimination protections for older workers. In the House, the bill is led by Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert […]
MIL-OSI Security: Washington D.C. Accountant Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud and Tax Crimes
Source: United States Attorneys General 13 Defendant Did Not File Tax Returns and Falsified Documents to Obtain Mortgage Loan A Washington, D.C., Certified Public Accountant (CPA) was sentenced yesterday to 20 months in prison for making a false statement on a mortgage loan application and not filing an income tax return. According to court documents […]
MIL-OSI Security: California Executives Plead Guilty to Employment Tax Crimes
Source: United States Attorneys General 13 Two California men pleaded guilty yesterday to not paying over employment taxes to the IRS. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: Lalo Valdez and Matthew Olson, both of Northern California, operated a San Jose-based health informatics and product development company that provided clinical […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Criminalisation of dissent in migrant pre-removal centres and compatibility of the Security Decree with EU law – E-001884/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for written answer E-001884/2025to the CommissionRule 144Giuseppe Antoci (The Left) The Decree-Law on Security[1] that was recently enacted by the Italian Government introduced the new offence of ‘rioting’ in migrant detention centres[2], establishing heavy prison sentences of up to four years for people who commit acts of violence or resistance, even […]