Security Intelligence – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for June 21, 2025

Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 21, 2025.

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Man arrested, appeal for information in Levin fire
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Shelley Ross: Manawatū Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand are making enquiries into a suspicious house fire in Levin this morning. The fire on Cambridge Street was reported about 4:15am. Fortunately, the occupants of the house escaped without injury. A 40-year-old Levin man has been taken […]

MIL-OSI Security: ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien Tren de Aragua Gang Member for Attempting to Murder an ICE Officer
Source: US Department of Homeland Security This criminal illegal alien faces federal charges including attempted murder of a federal officer and assault of a federal officer with infliction of bodily injury WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the arrest of Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco, a criminal illegal alien and Tren de Aragua gang […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Fatal house fire, Marton
Source: New Zealand Police One person has been found deceased following a house fire in Marton this morning. Emergency services were called to the Calico Line property, between Bredins Line and Nga Tawa Road, about 6:10am, and found the house fully ablaze. Sadly, one person was found deceased at the property. A scene guard has […]

MIL-OSI: Global AI Spotlight: DataGlobal Hub Assembles Hundreds of Industry Leaders for GDAI 2025, The Largest Global Virtual AI & Data Conference
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) PHOENIX, June 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DataGlobal Hub, a fast-growing global media platform at the forefront of Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) news and insights, is proud to officially unveil the top speakers for Global Data & AI Virtual Tech Conference (GDAI 2025), a highly anticipated global summit convening the brightest […]

MIL-OSI Security: Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Arrives in Kagoshima, Leads Joint Operations with Partner Coast Guards
Source: United States Coast Guard   06/20/2025 07:41 PM EDT U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) arrived in Kagoshima, Japan, June 16 to conduct the first-ever trilateral operations between the U.S. Coast Guard, Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) within Japan’s territorial waters. This engagement builds on Operation SAPPHIRE, the U.S.-Japan […]

MIL-OSI Australia: Dumping disgrace discovered at lsla Gorge
Source: Tasmania Police Issued: 20 Jun 2025 Open larger image 200 illegally dumped truck tyres in the Isla Gorge National Park Up to 200 illegally dumped truck tyres in the Isla Gorge National Park have prompted disgust and sparked a joint investigation to find the person or business responsible. During a bushfire in October 2024, the tyres were discovered […]

MIL-OSI Australia: $13-million investment reopens Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land)
Source: Tasmania Police Issued: 20 Jun 2025 One of Queensland’s most popular outback national parks will reopen on 4 July 2025, in a major boost for the local tourism industry. Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land) was closed following the impacts of an unprecedented flood event in March 2023. The Boodjamulla Cooperative Management Council (CMC), comprising the Department of the Environment, […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Update: Police narrow area of interest in Elisabeth Nicholls search
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Sergeant Luke Vaughan. Police have narrowed down an area of interest in the ongoing search for missing Christchurch woman Elisabeth ‘Lis’ Nicholls. Lis was last seen at the Chateau on the Park in Riccarton on the evening of Wednesday 4 June, and Police and her family remain desperate […]

MIL-OSI Security: Marshall County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Pornography Charge
Source: US FBI WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Ryan Bobby Schnettler, 34, of Benwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography. According to court documents and statements made in court, Schnettler was on supervised release for a prior child pornography charge. U.S. Probation conducted home inspections and […]

MIL-OSI Security: Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Possession
Source: US FBI KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national has pleaded guilty in federal court today for illegal possession of firearms. Jose Montero-Barradas, 34, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to one count of Alien in Possession of Firearms. According to court documents, Montero-Barradas knew he was present in the United States […]

MIL-OSI Security: Kansan Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Creating Child Pornography
Source: US FBI KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas resident was sentenced to 30 years in prison for charges related to child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). According to court documents, Chloe Wade Gullotto, 25, of Leavenworth pled guilty to one count of production of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography.  From […]

MIL-OSI Security: British National Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering, and Immigration Charges
Source: US FBI PROVIDENCE –  A British national from Northern Ireland illegally in the United States today admitted to a federal judge that he participated in a multi-state construction and money laundering fraud scheme that netted more than a million dollars, and that he provided false information to gain entry into the United States, announced […]

MIL-OSI Security: USAID Official and Three Corporate Executives Plead Guilty to Decade-Long Bribery Scheme Involving More Than $550 Million in Contracts; Two Companies Admit Criminal Liability for Bribery Scheme and Securities Fraud
Source: US FBI Greenbelt, Maryland – Four men, including a government contracting officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and three owners and presidents of companies, have pleaded guilty for their roles in a decade-long bribery scheme involving at least 14 prime contracts worth more than $550 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars. Roderick […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Correction – file number, Tūrangi homicide enquiry
Source: New Zealand Police Media and the public are advised of a correction to the Police file number relating to the Tūrangi homicide enquiry. We continue to appeal to the public for information and any footage which may help us. The correct file number is 250620/6271. If you can help, please go online here to […]

MIL-OSI USA: SCOTUS Unanimously Upholds Grassley Law to Secure Justice for American Victims of PLO Terrorism
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Iowa Chuck Grassley BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed the Supreme Court’s 9-0 ruling today maintaining the constitutionality of the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019, a law Grassley authored alongside U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). […]

MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Marshals Offering Reward for Fugitive Wanted for Murder
Source: US Marshals Service Memphis, TN – The U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force is looking for Detreka Thomas. Thomas has a warrant for his arrest in Greenwood, Mississippi for Murder. On April 9, 2024, the Greenwood Police Department contacted the United States Marshals […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Unattended tin dinghy located, Kawau Bay, Auckland
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for information after an unattended tin dinghy was found drifting off Kawau Bay this morning. At this stage, we have no reports of any missing people that would appear to relate, however, we are wanting to confirm the dinghy’s owner is safe. Police urge anyone who recognises the […]

MIL-OSI Security: Former Sunset Chief of Police Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights Violation
Source: US FBI LAFAYETTE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Luis Enrique Padilla a/k/a Louis Padilla, former Chief of Police of the Sunset Police Department has been sentenced by United States District Judge David C. Joseph. Padilla was sentenced to six months home incarceration with GPS monitoring, and five years […]

MIL-OSI Security: Five Defendants Including Postal Worker, Await Sentencing for Possessing Stolen Mail Keys, Theft of Stolen Mail Matter, Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, in Separate Cases
Source: US FBI UPDATE: Davion Chelsea Easterling is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall for sentencing on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 3 p.m. at the U.S. District Court, Augusta Division, located at 600 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, Georgia 30901. Victims and the public are welcome to attend.   AUGUSTA, GA:  Five […]

MIL-OSI Security: Leader of Multimillion-Dollar International Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Ring Convicted
Source: US FBI ATLANTA – Monica Dominguez Torres, 36, of Mexico, pleaded guilty on June 13, 2025, to federal charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Dominguez led a transnational criminal organization that operated methamphetamine conversion laboratories in the Atlanta area and laundered millions of dollars […]