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  • MIL-OSI Security: Kansas City Man Sentenced to 210 Months for Producing Child Pornography

    Source: US FBI

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri man was sentenced in federal court yesterday for engaging in illicit sex to produce child pornography with a 13-year-old minor victim.

    Talib Bwana Muhammad, 27, was sentenced to 210 months imprisonment by U.S. District Judge D. Gregory Kays for one count of producing child pornography.

    Muhammad previously pled guilty to the count of producing child pornography on Jan. 3, 2025. According to the written plea agreement, Muhammad produced child pornography with the minor victim in June 2023, after meeting the child victim on a social media application.  Muhammad communicated online with the minor victim and purchased an airline ticket for the child to fly from Texas to Kansas City, Missouri to meet and engage in sexual activity.  However, when the minor victim was unable to leave home, Muhammad drove to Texas from Missouri to pick them up.

    Law enforcement officials were notified when the child victim was missing, and an Amber Alert was issued. Investigators traced her to Muhammad’s residence in the Western District of Missouri.

    Muhammad engaged in sexual contact with the minor victim, and video recorded and photographed the sexual activity with a cell phone.

    This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Maureen A. Brackett.  It was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Hitchcock, Texas, Police Department, and the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.

    Muhammad will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison and will be subject to federal and state sex offender registration requirements, which may apply throughout his life.

     

     

    Project Safe Childhood

    This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc . For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Child Pornography Distribution Results in Prison Term

    Source: US FBI

    A man who distributed child pornography was sentenced June 30, 2025, to nine years in federal prison.

    Christopher Charles Smith, age 34, from Asbury, Iowa, received the prison term after a January 3, 2025, guilty plea to distributing child pornography.

    At the guilty plea, Smith admitted he used a messaging service to communicate with others and trade child pornography.  In October of 2022, Smith distributed three videos of child pornography to an undercover law enforcement officer.

    Smith was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams.  Smith was sentenced to 108 months’ imprisonment and an 8-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.

    This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.  Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.  For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.  For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”

    Smith is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

    The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick J. Reinert and investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  

    Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

    The case file number is 24-CR-1011.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Sergei Sobyanin opened the scientific and academic building of the Botkin Medical Scientific and Clinical Center

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Sergei Sobyanin opened the scientific and academic building No. 10 of the Moscow Multidisciplinary Scientific and Clinical Center (MMNCC) named after S.P. Botkin after reconstruction.

    “I would like to congratulate you on the completion of a major reconstruction or revival of the Botkin Hospital. In recent years, 16 buildings have been repaired and reconstructed, and a flagship center has been built. And the Botkin Hospital has received a worthy – worthy of the team and traditions of the Botkin Hospital – material base, thousands of units of new modern equipment. And, of course, medical care provided to both Muscovites and patients from other regions has reached a new quality level. Today, we are completing this reconstruction, comprehensive improvement. We are completing the reconstruction with this wonderful scientific and educational building, which will concentrate dozens of medical departments of the leading medical universities of our country, which will allow doctors to continue their education, and engage in science, and interact with leading professors, doctors of our country and, of course, Botkin Hospital. So I congratulate you on this major stage, on a new stage in the life of Botkin,” said Sergei Sobyanin.

    A robotic school has been created at the S.P. Botkin MMNCC, where specialists can learn to work with modern surgical robots. Today, the clinic has six latest-generation Da Vinci robotic surgical systems, which allows performing 20 operations daily.

    “The Botkin Robotic Center is one of the top ten European centers in terms of volume and range. Where there are six or more machines, and the number, as we do per year, is more than three thousand robotic interventions in urology, oncology, and gynecology. And this, of course, is a very promising direction,” noted the director of the S.P. Botkin MMNCC, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexey Shabunin.

    Leading researcher at the S.P. Botkin Moscow Medical Scientific and Clinical Center Igor Andreytsev clarified that not only young specialists but also experienced surgeons from Moscow and other regions of Russia will be able to study at the robotic school.

    “Historically, we operated first on the urological sphere – this is prostatectomy, this is kidneys. But at present, this is major oncological surgery. We are leaders in robotic surgery of the stomach, pancreas, colorectal surgery, and so on,” said Igor Andreytsev, leading researcher at the S.P. Botkin MMNC.

    Updated case

    The two-story building No. 10 with a basement and attic was built in 1909. In later years, the building was rebuilt several times. The total area of the building is 6.87 thousand square meters. Before the reconstruction, it housed the surgical, nephrology, resuscitation and thoracic surgery departments, which were transferred to the renovated buildings No. 11 and 22.

    The comprehensive reconstruction of building No. 10 began in March 2023. The building is a cultural heritage site, so both repair and restoration work were carried out in it.

    During the reconstruction, the building’s interfloor ceilings were replaced, the roof truss system was updated, new insulation of the attic spaces was installed, and a roof covering of 4.2 thousand square meters was installed. The electrical and water supply networks, heating, sewerage, air conditioning and ventilation systems were completely replaced.

    Three elevators were also installed in the building. The selected models of domestically produced elevators fully meet modern requirements for reliability and comfort, as well as the specifics of the medical institution.

    The interior finishing works were carried out using modern safe materials. At the same time, the features of the premises for various types of educational work were taken into account: lectures, broadcasts from operating rooms, master classes, seminars and scientific conferences.

    The facade of the building, which is included in the subject of protection of the cultural heritage site, was restored (its area is 6.2 thousand square meters). The finishing was done in a way typical for the first half of the 20th century – painting on plaster and brick. The bay windows, brick decor of the facade surfaces, and the attic of the main entrance were preserved.

    Windows and doors are also part of the historical appearance of the building, so their original dimensions, shape and color were preserved during the replacement. Hardwood was used as the material.

     

    The staircase from the early 20th century was restored and repaired. The figured metal railings of the stairways were fully preserved. Specialists also restored the covering of the platforms and corridors from Mettlach tiles.

    The Monier vaults, semicircular arched vaults supported by iron beams, found in the basement and on the first floor, were also preserved. They were plastered and painted.

    The memorial chamber of Vladimir Lenin (where the founder of the Soviet state was treated after the assassination attempt in 1918) has been restored. Its walls have been repaired using a special method for restoring paint layers. Defects in the historical parquet (scratches, abrasions, differences and unevenness of the coating, creaking and loosening) have been eliminated by sanding.

    The renovated building No. 10 houses a scientific and educational cluster — 28 departments of Moscow medical universities. Among them are the First Moscow State Medical University (MSMU) named after I.M. Sechenov, the Russian University of Medicine, the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education (RMANPO), the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) named after Patrice Lumumba, the Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU) named after N.I. Pirogov, and the Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute (MONIKI) named after M.F. Vladimirsky. In addition, the building will house a training center and a scientific and clinical department of the Botkin Medical Research Center.

    “Several dozen departments of medical universities, previously scattered throughout the hospital, have received their own home, where there are all the conditions for training students and residents and conducting scientific research. The training center and scientific and clinical department of the S.P. Botkin MMNCC will also begin working here. A full cycle of scientific and practical activities will be organized: from formulating a problem based on one’s own experience and conducting research to implementing the results in clinical practice and then transferring the experience to colleagues,” Sergei Sobyanin wrote in

    on your telegram channel.

    Source: Sergei Sobyanin’s Telegram channel @mos_sobyanin

    The building contains 72 offices and auditoriums for professors and teachers, as well as 10 conference rooms.

    Lecture halls and auditoriums are equipped with modern media systems with the ability to broadcast online from the operating rooms of the MMNCC. Thanks to this, students have the technical ability to “be present” at the operation and be in direct contact with the surgeon who performs it.

    The building is equipped with modern technology for holding conferences, online broadcasts, clinical analyses and other educational and scientific events. These include computers, telecommunications equipment, switches, monitors, interactive displays, multimedia players, digital screens, loudspeakers and radio microphones. A coworking area has been created for independent work of students.

    It is assumed that about 1.5 thousand students and residents will study in the building at the same time. The staff of the scientific and academic building will be more than 100 people, including six academicians and two professors of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), as well as more than 100 doctors and candidates of medical sciences, who previously worked in different parts of the MMNCC. In the future, it is planned to double the number of professors and teachers working here.

    The concentration of the scientific and teaching potential of the Botkin Hospital in the new building will allow for the organization of a full cycle of scientific and practical activities – from formulating a problem based on one’s own experience and conducting research to implementing the results in clinical practice and subsequent dissemination of the experience to colleagues.

    Constant interaction between clinical and scientific staff will allow real-time analysis of the experience gained and identification of problems, the solution of which requires additional research. The results of the conducted research work will be implemented in the clinical practice of the S.P. Botkin MMNCC and other medical institutions.

    The opening of the scientific and academic building will allow for the active development of new scientific areas – an artificial intelligence laboratory, 3D modeling and bioprinting. In addition, patenting and licensing of scientific and technical achievements, registration of inventions and rationalization proposals are planned here.

    Sergei Sobyanin: Modernization of Building No. 10 of the Botkin Hospital Completed

    Modernization of the S.P. Botkin MMNCC

    In 2019, the Moscow Government approved the development program for the Botkin Hospital. Its main areas are strengthening the material and technical base, training personnel, constructing and renovating buildings, and introducing modern diagnostic and treatment technologies.

    The modernization program included 16 hospital buildings with a total area of over 67 thousand square meters. At present, these works are almost completed.

    A comprehensive reconstruction of the hematology and surgical buildings, ophthalmology, palliative, urology, therapeutic and pathological buildings, nephrology and vascular centers, the center of outpatient oncology care (CAOC), and the food block was completed. A seven-story flagship center with a helipad and nine operating rooms was built and opened.

    In addition, overhead passages were built between buildings No. 22, 28, 30, 33, 20, as well as between buildings No. 10, 16 and No. 10, 21. An underground two-level parking garage for 620 cars was built.

    The territory around the S.P. Botkin MMNCC with an area of almost 18 hectares has been landscaped, it has become more comfortable for employees and patients. The front yard has been tidied up, where two new fountains have been installed instead of the old non-working one. The central park has been renovated, convenient paths have been laid and driveways have been arranged, gazebos, benches, pergolas and urns have been placed in the recreation areas. Almost 140 large linden trees, firs, pines, thujas, rowans, ornamental apple trees and more than 1,500 shrubs of various species have been planted on the territory. In addition, a convenient navigation system has been created and five checkpoints (CP) have been repaired.

    As a result of the modernization, comfortable conditions for patients and medical staff were created in the reconstructed buildings of the Botkin Hospital, and new large city treatment centers were improved and opened. In particular, the Moscow City Ophthalmological Center with 125 beds, including seven operating rooms, was created. In 2024, 31,137 patients were treated in the hospital. In 2025, more than 15 thousand people were admitted to the 24-hour and day hospitals, as well as short-stay hospitals (SSH) and the admission department, and 70 thousand to the outpatient department.

    A powerful modern pathomorphological and molecular biological laboratory has been created. In 2024, more than 250 thousand biopsies were performed here, about 50 thousand immunohistochemical studies were carried out. Over 100 thousand biopsies and about 20 thousand immunohistochemical studies were performed in four months of 2025.

    Specialists have received new opportunities to treat patients with blood diseases, including in the bone marrow transplant department. About a thousand autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplants have been performed.

    A nephrology center has been opened, where residents of the Central, Northern, and Northwestern Administrative Districts undergo a full cycle of treatment for kidney diseases. For patients of the Western Administrative District, an outpatient oncology care center has been opened, where about 200 thousand oncologist consultations and 40 thousand chemotherapy courses are conducted per year.

    During the first year of operation of the new flagship center, more than 95 thousand patients were admitted and about 13 thousand operations were performed.

    In addition, the Moscow Urology Center, one of the largest robotic urology centers in the country, has been updated. In 2024, 7,600 surgical interventions were performed there, 950 of which were robot-assisted. In 2025, more than four thousand surgical interventions were performed, including 410 robot-assisted.

    The Botkin Hospital also opened a 30-bed purulent traumatology and surgery department with modern operating rooms. In 2024, 1.6 thousand operations were performed there, more than two thousand consultations were given, and 1.7 thousand people were treated.

    Thanks to the modernization, the first specialized high-throughput endoscopic center in Russia for the early diagnosis of oncological diseases was opened in the reconstructed buildings. In 2024, more than 70 thousand studies were conducted there, including about 37 thousand gastro- and 33 thousand colonoscopies. More than half of the studies (57 percent) were performed under anesthesia. In 2025, more than 32 thousand studies have already been conducted, including more than 11 thousand gastro- and 19 thousand colonoscopies. 63 percent of the studies were performed under anesthesia.

    The capacity of the short-stay surgical hospital with 12-bed wards and four operating rooms in the following areas has been increased: surgery, urology, traumatology and orthopedics, otolaryngology, purulent surgery, oncology, and vascular surgery. Patients receive a full cycle of preoperative and inpatient diagnostics and treatment. In 2024, 19 thousand operations were performed in the surgical SCP, in 2025 – 7616.

    In addition, the hospital now has the ability to provide tablet nutrition to 1.8 thousand patients six times a day.

    Sergei Sobyanin opened the flagship center of the Botkin HospitalSobyanin spoke about the first year of work of the new centers of the Botkin HospitalRobotic surgeons, transplantation and research. How Botkin Hospital became a scientific and clinical center

    The largest multidisciplinary hospital

    The S.P. Botkin City Clinical Hospital, founded in 1910, is one of the largest multidisciplinary hospitals in Moscow and Russia. In 2024, it received the status of Moscow multidisciplinary scientific and clinical center.

    It is located in the Begovoy district and occupies 24 buildings, 13 of which are cultural heritage sites. Their total area is 200 thousand square meters.

    The hospital has 19 specialized medical centers. Modern medical care, including high-tech, is provided in such areas as surgery, oncology, anesthesiology, resuscitation, hematology, transplantology, traumatology and orthopedics, urology, gynecology, nephrology, cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, therapy.

    The hospital’s capacity is 1,560 beds, including 137 intensive care units.

    In 2024, more than 197 thousand inpatients were treated here, more than 107 thousand operations were performed, of which more than 20 thousand were high-tech. In 2025, more than 56 thousand patients were treated in the main hospital, 42 thousand operations were performed.

    The S.P. Botkin MMNCC has a full range of modern expert-class medical equipment, including six Da Vinci surgical complexes, 190 ultrasound machines, nine CT scanners, three MRI scanners, 70 video endoscopic stands and five X-ray endovascular systems, which provide the entire scope of instrumental examination of patients. In total, over 5.4 thousand units of equipment have been purchased over the past five years.

    The hospital employs 4.9 thousand people, which is the largest number of personnel in Moscow on the scale of a single hospital. Medical care is provided by almost 1.5 thousand doctors.

    The institution employs six academicians and two professors of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 16 honored doctors of the Russian Federation, more than 100 professors and doctors of medical sciences and 275 candidates of medical sciences.

    In recent years, the clinic has made significant advances in medical science.

    In 2021, a team of surgeons led by chief physician and academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexei Shabunin was awarded the Russian Government Prize in Science and Technology for the development and implementation of innovative treatment and diagnostic technologies to reduce the mortality rate of patients with pancreatic necrosis in Russia.

    In 2022, a team of specialists from Botkin Hospital became a laureate of the Russian Government Prize in the field of education for the preparation and publication of the first national guide to simulation training.

    In 2023, Alexey Shabunin and the head of the Moscow Urology Center, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitry Pushkar became laureates of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in Science and Technology. The prize was awarded for achievements in the development and implementation of low-trauma treatment methods for cancer patients.

    Since 2021, 2,300 scientific articles have been published, including in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. Based on the results of the research work carried out, in 2024 alone, Botkin Hospital received 22 patents for inventions.

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: Expert Panel Briefs Security Council Yemen Sanctions Committee

    Source: United Nations General Assembly and Security Council

    Press Release

    On 17 June 2025, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) considered the programme of work of the Panel of Experts, whose mandate was extended until 15 December 2025 pursuant to resolution 2758 (2024).  During the same informal consultations, the Committee heard a presentation, delivered via VTC, on the midterm update of the Panel.  Interactive discussions took place among Committee members and the Panel.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Four Individuals Charged in Northern District of Texas with Health Care Fraud Schemes Totaling Over $210 Million as Part of National Takedown

    Source: US FBI

    WASHINGTON — The Justice Department today announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in 50 federal districts and 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices across the United States, for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes involving over $14.6 billion in intended loss. The Takedown involved federal and state law enforcement agencies across the country and represents an unprecedented effort to combat health care fraud schemes that exploit patients and taxpayers.

    Demonstrating the significant return on investment that results from health care fraud enforcement efforts, the government seized over $245 million in cash, luxury vehicles, cryptocurrency, and other assets as part of the coordinated enforcement efforts. As part of the whole-of-government approach to combating health care fraud announced today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also announced that it successfully prevented over $4 billion from being paid in response to false and fraudulent claims and that it suspended or revoked the billing privileges of 205 providers in the months leading up to the Takedown. Civil charges against 20 defendants for $14.2 million in alleged fraud, as well as civil settlements with 106 defendants totaling $34.3 million, were also announced as part of the Takedown.

    Today’s Takedown was led and coordinated by the Health Care Fraud Unit of the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and its core partners from U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The cases were investigated by agents from HHS-OIG, FBI, DEA, and other federal and state law enforcement agencies. The cases are being prosecuted by Health Care Fraud Strike Force teams from the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, 50 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide, and 12 State Attorneys General Offices.

    “This record-setting Health Care Fraud Takedown delivers justice to criminal actors who prey upon our most vulnerable citizens and steal from hardworking American taxpayers,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Make no mistake – this administration will not tolerate criminals who line their pockets with taxpayer dollars while endangering the health and safety of our communities.”

    “These individuals lined their own pockets, egregiously stealing beneficiaries’ identities and pillaging the coffers of federal programs,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson.  “We will never tolerate this behavior and will relentlessly pursue prosecution of these offenders to the fullest extent possible. We applaud the tremendous work of our law enforcement partners in this National Takedown, whose diligent efforts dismantled layers of complex financial transactions created by these bad actors attempting to conceal their fraudulent conduct.”

    “As part of making healthcare accessible and affordable to all Americans, HHS will aggressively work with our law enforcement partners to eliminate the pervasive health care fraud that bedeviled this agency under the former administration and drove up costs,” said Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of the Department of Health and Human Services.

    “The scale of today’s Takedown is unprecedented, and so is the harm we’re confronting. Individuals who attempt to steal from the federal health care system and put vulnerable patients at risk will be held accountable,” said HHS-OIG Acting Inspector General Juliet T. Hodgkins. “Our agents at HHS-OIG work relentlessly to detect, investigate, and dismantle these fraud schemes. We are proud to stand with our law enforcement partners in protecting taxpayer dollars and safeguarding patient care.”

    “The Criminal Division is intensely committed to rooting out health care fraud schemes and prosecuting the criminals who perpetrate them because these schemes: (1) often result in physical patient harm through medically unnecessary treatments or failure to provide the correct treatments; (2) contribute to our nationwide opioid epidemic and exacerbate controlled substance addiction; and (3) do all of that while stealing money hardworking Americans contribute to pay for the care of their elders and other vulnerable citizens,” said Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “The Division’s Health Care Fraud Unit and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices stand united with our law enforcement partners in this fight, and we will continue to use every tool at our disposal to protect the integrity of our health care programs for the American people.”

    “Health care fraud drains critical resources from programs intended to help people who truly need medical care,” said Director Kash Patel of the FBI. “Today’s announcement demonstrates our commitment to pursuing those who exploit the system for personal gain. With more than $13 billion in fraud uncovered, this is the largest takedown for this initiative to date. Together, the FBI and our law enforcement partners will continue to hold those accountable who steal from the American people and undermine our health care systems.”

    “The perpetrators of this fraud used deceptive tactics and their access to beneficiary information to personally profit off government-sponsored health insurance programs. These programs provide critical care and services to individuals in our communities that need it most,” said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock. “The FBI and our law enforcement partners will continue to identify and investigate the pervasive health care fraud schemes that cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars annually.”

    Cases Charged in the Northern District of Texas

    As part of the 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, four defendants were charged by indictment in the Northern District of Texas with collective fraudulent billing of approximately $210 million submitted to federally-funded programs and other insurers, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson.  Those charged include:

    •    Demitrious Gilmore, 46, of Lubbock, Texas, was charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with the submission of false and fraudulent medical claims for various benefits, items, and services that were ineligible for reimbursement, not medically necessary, not performed, or not provided. As alleged in the indictment, Gilmore, the owner of WM Wellness, LLC and Gilmorehands, Inc. d/b/a Work-Med, submitted the claims to the Department of Labor Office of Workers Compensation Program (“DOL-OWCP”), which administers workers’ compensation benefits to federal employees who suffered an injury, disease, or death in the performance of duty. Gilmore is alleged to have conspired with another physician and a former United States Postal Service employee and union official to submit the false and fraudulent claims. The alleged false claims include claims for knee braces, including several instances where “DOL-OWCP” was billed for multiple expensive custom knee braces for a single claimant; physical therapy, including an instance where “DOL-OWCP” was billed for multiple hours of physical therapy while the claimant was having knee surgery; as well as platelet rich plasma treatments and at-home ultrasonic devices that were not medically necessary, never provided, and/or not provided as represented. In all, Gilmore and his co-conspirators submitted approximately $19 million in false and fraudulent claims to “DOL-OWCP”, of which at least approximately $17 million was paid. Over $1 million was seized from bank accounts controlled by Gilmore. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General and DOL-OIG investigated the case.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Renee Hunter of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.  

    •    Gary Martin, 62, of McKinney, Texas, was charged by indictment with conspiracy to solicit or receive kickbacks for referrals to a federal health care program and solicitation and receipt of kickbacks in connection with the submission of over $73 million in false and fraudulent medical claims to Medicare for over-the-counter COVID-19 (“OTC COVID-19”) tests in 2023. As alleged in the indictment, Martin, the owner of medical clinics, conspired with health care providers and other individuals to pay and receive kickbacks based on Medicare reimbursements for OTC COVID-19 tests. In order to bill Medicare for the claims, Martin and his co-conspirators are alleged to have provided Medicare patient information, to which they had access, to co-conspirators without the Medicare beneficiaries’ knowledge or consent and/or notwithstanding that they had not requested any OTC COVID-19 tests. In fact, as alleged in the indictment, in numerous instances the beneficiary was deceased. Once Medicare paid the claim, Martin’s co-conspirator allegedly paid a kickback based on the reimbursement. Martin’s co-defendant, Damon Heath Roberts, previously pled guilty to conspiracy to pay or offer to pay kickbacks for referrals to a federal health care program in connection with the scheme and is awaiting sentencing. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office and Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Inspector General conducted the investigation.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Renee Hunter of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.

    •    Khadeer Khan Mohammed, 44, a citizen of India, was charged by indictment with health care fraud in connection with a scheme to submit false and fraudulent medical claims to Medicare for genetic testing that was allegedly never requested, ordered and/or performed. As alleged in the indictment, Mohammed, the owner of American Premier Labs LLC, located in Richardson, Texas, used the personal identifying information of physicians with no relationship to the Medicare beneficiaries, and without the physicians’ knowledge or consent, to submit the false and fraudulent claims to Medicare. In all, Mohammed caused the submission of approximately $93 million in false and fraudulent claims, of which approximately $65 million was paid, including payment of approximately $13 million over a single ten-day period in 2023. Nearly $6 million was seized from bank accounts controlled by Mohammed. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office and Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Inspector General conducted the investigation.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Renee Hunter of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.

    •    Olatunbosun Osukoya, 67, of Plano, Texas, was charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with the submission of over $25 million in false and fraudulent medical claims to Medicare, TRICARE, and other insurers for electroencephalogram (EEG) testing. As alleged in the indictment, Osukoya, the owner of Ayo Biometrics, LLC d/b/a Cambridge Diagnostics, sought out individuals with insurance plans to undergo expensive EEG testing and recruited and paid kickbacks and bribes to physicians and others to refer patients to Cambridge Diagnostics. To conceal the scheme and to make it appear that the services were necessary, Osukoya and his co-conspirators allegedly falsified diagnoses and falsely labeled kickback payments as loans, medical directorships, and consultation fees, among other things. Osukoya, through Cambridge Diagnostics, was paid over $5 million for the claims and is alleged to have paid out over $450,000 in illegal kickbacks.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office and Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Inspector General conducted the investigation.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Renee Hunter of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.

    Additional charges across the country involved a variety of fraudulent medical billing schemes, as noted below:

    Transnational Criminal Organizations

    29 defendants were charged for their roles in transnational criminal organizations alleged to have submitted over $12 billion in fraudulent claims to America’s health insurance programs.

    For instance, a nationwide investigation known as Operation Gold Rush resulted in the largest loss amount ever charged in a health care fraud case brought by the Department. These charges were announced in the Eastern District of New York, the Northern District of Illinois, the Central District of California, the Middle District of Florida, and the District of New Jersey against 19 defendants. Twelve of these defendants have been arrested, including four defendants who were apprehended in Estonia as a result of international cooperation with Estonian law enforcement and seven defendants who were arrested at U.S. airports and the U.S. border with Mexico, cutting off their intended escape routes as they attempted to avoid capture.

    The organization allegedly used a network of foreign straw owners, including individuals sent into the United States from abroad, who, acting at the direction of others using encrypted messaging and assumed identities from overseas, strategically bought dozens of medical supply companies located across the United States. They then rapidly submitted $10.6 billion in fraudulent health care claims to Medicare for urinary catheters and other durable medical equipment by exploiting the stolen identities of over one million Americans spanning all 50 states and using their confidential medical information to submit the fraudulent claims. As alleged, the organization exploited the U.S. financial system by laundering the fraudulent proceeds and deploying a range of tactics to circumvent anti-money laundering controls to transfer funds into cryptocurrency and shell companies located abroad. The arrests announced today also include a banker who facilitated the money laundering of fraud proceeds on behalf of the organization through a U.S.-based bank.

    The Health Care Fraud Unit’s Data Analytics Team and its partners detected the anomalous billing through proactive data analytics, and HHS-OIG and CMS successfully prevented the organization from receiving all but approximately $41 million of the approximately $4.45 billion that was scheduled to be paid by Medicare. HHS and CMS intend to seek to return the $4.41 billion in escrow to the Medicare trust fund for needed medical care. The scheme nonetheless resulted in payments of approximately $900 million from Medicare supplemental insurers. To date, law enforcement has seized approximately $27.7 million in fraud proceeds as part of Operation Gold Rush.

    In another action involving foreign influence, charges were filed in the Northern District of Illinois against five defendants, including two owners and executives of Pakistani marketing organizations, in connection with a $703 million scheme in which Medicare beneficiaries’ identification numbers and other confidential health information were allegedly obtained through theft and deceptive marketing. The defendants allegedly used artificial intelligence to create fake recordings of Medicare beneficiaries purportedly consenting to receive certain products. According to court documents, the beneficiaries’ confidential information was then illegally sold to laboratories and durable medical equipment companies, which used this unlawfully obtained and fraudulently generated data to submit false claims to Medicare. Certain defendants controlled dozens of nominee-owned durable medical equipment companies and laboratories that allegedly submitted fraudulent claims for products and services the beneficiaries did not request, need, or receive. Certain defendants also allegedly conspired to conceal and launder the fraud proceeds from bank accounts they controlled in the United States to bank accounts overseas. In total, the defendants caused approximately $703 million in alleged fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, which paid approximately $418 million on those claims. The government seized approximately $44.7 million from various bank accounts related to this case.

    Finally, a defendant based in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates who owned a billing company allegedly orchestrated a scheme to prey upon vulnerable individuals in need of addiction treatment by conspiring with treatment center owners to fraudulently bill Arizona Medicaid approximately $650 million for substance abuse treatment services. According to court documents, some of the services billed were never provided, while other services were provided at a level that was so substandard that it failed to serve any treatment purpose. As part of the conspiracy, treatment center owners allegedly paid illegal kickbacks in exchange for the referral of patients recruited from the homeless population and Native American reservations. The defendant received at least $25 million of ill-gotten Arizona Medicaid funds as a result of the conspiracy and is charged with a money laundering offense for his alleged use of those funds to purchase a $2.9 million home located on a golf estate in Dubai.

    Fraudulent Wound Care

    Charges were filed in the District of Arizona and the District of Nevada against seven defendants, including five medical professionals, in connection with approximately $1.1 billion in fraudulent claims to Medicare and other health care benefit programs for amniotic wound allografts. As alleged, certain defendants targeted vulnerable elderly patients, many of whom were receiving hospice care, and applied medically unnecessary amniotic allografts to these patients’ wounds. Many of the allografts allegedly were applied without coordination with the patients’ treating physicians, without proper treatment for infection, to superficial wounds that did not need this treatment, and to areas that far exceeded the size of the wound. Certain defendants allegedly received millions in illegal kickbacks from the fraudulent billing scheme.

    “Today’s unprecedented enforcement action demonstrates that CMS and our federal partners are united in our mission to protect the integrity of Medicare and Medicaid by crushing waste, fraud, and abuse,” said Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz of CMS. “Every dollar we prevent from going to fraudsters is a dollar that stays in the system to serve legitimate beneficiaries. Through advanced data analytics, real-time monitoring, and swift administrative action, CMS is leading the fight to protect Medicare, Medicaid, and the trust Americans place in these vital programs. We’re not waiting for fraud to happen—we’re stopping it before it starts.”

    Prescription Opioid Trafficking

    74 defendants, including 44 licensed medical professionals, were charged across 58 cases in connection with the alleged illegal diversion of over 15 million pills of prescription opioids and other controlled substances. For example, five defendants associated with one Texas pharmacy were charged with the unlawful distribution of over 3 million opioid pills. As alleged, the defendants conspired to distribute massive quantities of oxycodone, hydrocodone, and carisoprodol, which were subsequently trafficked by street-level drug dealers, generating large profits for the defendants. This coordinated action is a continuation of the Health Care Fraud Unit’s systematic approach to stopping drug trafficking organizations and their pharmaceutical wholesale suppliers, which together have fueled an epidemic of prescription opioid abuse for nearly a decade.

    DEA also announced today that in the last six months, DEA charged 93 administrative cases seeking the revocation of pharmacies, medical practitioners, and companies authority to handle and/or prescribe controlled substances.

    “Health care fraud isn’t just theft — it’s trafficking in trust. Today’s announcement shows that when doctors become drug dealers and treatment centers become profit-driven fraud rings, DEA will act,” said Acting Administrator Robert Murphy of the DEA. “We’re targeting the entire ecosystem of fraud — from pill mills in Texas to kickback clinics exploiting Native communities. If you abuse your medical license to push poison or pad your pockets, we will hold you accountable.”

    Telemedicine and Genetic Testing Fraud

    In today’s Takedown, 49 defendants were charged in connection with the submission of over $1.17 billion in allegedly fraudulent claims to Medicare resulting from telemedicine and genetic testing fraud schemes. For example, in the Southern District of Florida, prosecutors charged an owner of telemedicine and durable medical equipment companies with a $46 million scheme in which Medicare beneficiaries were allegedly targeted through deceptive telemarketing campaigns and then fraudulent claims were submitted to Medicare for durable medical equipment and genetic tests for these beneficiaries. The Department continues to focus on eliminating health care fraud schemes that depend on telemedicine, including schemes involving fraudulent claims for genetic testing, durable medical equipment, and COVID-19 tests.

    Other Health Care Fraud Schemes

    The other cases announced today charge an additional 170 defendants with various other health care fraud schemes involving over $1.84 billion in allegedly false and fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies for diagnostic testing, medical visits, and treatments that were medically unnecessary, provided in connection with kickbacks and bribes, or never provided at all. For example, in the Western District of Tennessee, prosecutors charged three defendants, including business owners and a pharmacist, with a $28.7 million scheme to defraud the Federal Employees’ Compensation Fund by allegedly billing for medications for injured United States Postal Service employees that were never prescribed by a licensed practitioner and largely were not dispensed as claimed. And in the Western District of Washington and the Northern District of California, prosecutors charged medical providers with allegedly stealing fentanyl and hydrocodone, respectively, that was meant for the providers’ patients, including child patients in need of anesthesia.

    “VA’s Integrated Veteran Care Programs provide critical community-based health care to our nation’s disabled veterans and their dependents,” said Acting Inspector General David Case of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA-OIG). “Robust oversight of VA’s health care system is one of VA-OIG’s highest priorities. VA-OIG is committed to holding accountable those who defraud government benefits programs intended to care for our nation’s heroes.”

    Breaking Down Silos in the Fight Against Health Care Fraud

    In connection with the coordinated nationwide law enforcement operation, the Department is announcing that it is working closely with HHS-OIG, FBI, and other agencies to create a Health Care Fraud Data Fusion Center to bring together experts from the Department’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Health Care Fraud Unit Data Analytics Team; HHS-OIG; FBI; and other agencies to leverage cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to identify emerging health care fraud schemes. The Health Care Fraud Unit’s Data Analytics Team was established in 2018 to enhance the Unit’s ability to detect, investigate, and prosecute complex health care fraud schemes. Joining forces with data analysts from HHS-OIG, FBI, and other partners will increase efficiency, detection, and rapid prosecution of emerging health care fraud schemes. It will also implement the President’s Executive Order Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos (Exec. Order No. 14243, 3 C.F.R. 294 (2025)) by reducing duplicative data teams, increasing operational efficiency through a whole-of-government approach, and leveraging cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and other agency resources.

    Principal Assistant Deputy Chief Jacob Foster, Assistant Deputy Chief Rebecca Yuan, Trial Attorney Miriam L. Glaser Dauermann, and Data Analyst Elizabeth Nolte, all of the Health Care Fraud Unit of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, led and coordinated this year’s Takedown. Four cases are being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, in addition to those handled by the Health Care Fraud Unit’s National Rapid Response, Florida, Gulf Coast, Los Angeles, Midwest, New England, Northeast, and Texas Strike Forces; U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the District of Arizona, Central District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California, District of Columbia, District of Connecticut, District of Delaware, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Georgia, District of Idaho, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky, Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, District of Maine, District of Massachusetts, Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan, Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi, District of Montana, District of Nevada, District of New Hampshire, District of New Jersey, Eastern District of New York, Northern District of New York, Southern District of New York, Western District of New York, Eastern District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina, District of North Dakota, Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio, Northern District of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma, District of Oregon, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, District of South Carolina, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee, Southern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, District of Vermont, Eastern District of Virginia, Western District of Washington, and Northern District of West Virginia; and State Attorneys General’s Offices for California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. The Health Care Fraud Unit’s Data Analytics Team used cutting-edge data analytics to identify and support the investigations that led to these charges.

    In addition to FBI, HHS-OIG, DEA, and CMS, HSI, VA-OIG, IRS Criminal Investigation, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Department of Labor, United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management Office of Inspector General, and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies participated in the operation. The Medicaid Fraud Control Units of California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin also participated in the investigation of many of the federal and state cases announced today.

    The Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Forces. Prior to the charges announced as part of today’s nationwide Takedown and since its inception in March 2007, the Health Care Fraud Strike Force, which operates in 27 districts, charged more than 5,400 defendants who collectively billed Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurers more than $27 billion.

    An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

    The following materials related to today’s announcement are available on the Health Care Fraud Unit’s website:

    •  Court Documents
     

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Mexican National Federally Indicted in the Eastern District of Texas

    Source: US FBI

    TYLER, Texas – A Mexican national, illegally living in Mount Pleasant, has been charged with federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

    Jose Solorio-Martinez, 38, was named in a federal indictment returned by a grand jury last week in the Eastern District of Texas charging him with illegally reentering the United States after previously being deported.

    The indictment alleges that on April 24, 2025, Solorio-Martinez was found illegally in Mount Pleasant, after having been previously deported to Mexico from the United States on August 8, 2017.

    This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

    If convicted, Solorio-Martinez faces up to 2 years in federal prison and deportation.

    This case is being investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Texas Department of Public Safety, FBI, and Mount Pleasant Police Department.  This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Richards.

    A federal indictment is not evidence of guilt.  All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Armed Mexican National Federally Indicted in the Eastern District of Texas

    Source: US FBI

    TYLER, Texas – A Mexican national, illegally living in Rains County, has been charged with federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

    Rigoberto Herrera-Rodriguez, 59, was named in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury last week in the Eastern District of Texas charging him with illegally reentering the United States after previously being deported and being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.

    The indictment alleges that on June 4, 2025, Herrera-Rodriguez was found illegally in the United States and in possession of a firearm.  Herrera-Rodriguez had been previously deported to Mexico from the United States in December 2024.  

    This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

    If convicted, Herrera-Rodriguez faces up to 15 years in federal prison and deportation.

    This case is being investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Dustin Farahnak.

    A federal indictment is not evidence of guilt.  All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Sabine County Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Credit Union Theft, Ordered to Pay Over $330,000 in Restitution

    Source: US FBI

    BEAUMONT, Texas – A Milam woman has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for stealing from her employer in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

    Haley Maxine Snodgrass, 29, pleaded guilty to credit union theft and was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone on July 1, 2025. Judge Crone also ordered Snodgrass to pay restitution in the amount of $330,351.39.

    According to information presented in court, in April 2023, an auditor with Doches Credit Union requested a sample of loans from the Hemphill branch for review. The review showed missing paperwork and unusual transactions on loans that were approved by Haley Maxine Snodgrass. Snodgrass had been employed by the Doches Credit Union since 2016, first as a teller and then as a branch manager.

    An investigation conducted by a third party revealed that Snodgrass used a variety of schemes to take money from the credit union for personal gain. This included creating fraudulent loans, refinancing legitimate loans without the consent of the credit union member, misappropriating loan payments, and conducting unauthorized transactions on member accounts.

    As part of her plea, Snodgrass admitted that she embezzled and willfully misapplied approximately $281,097.97 in money, funds, and assets belonging to Doches Credit Union with the intent to defraud the credit union. She also admitted that the amount of restitution owed was $330,351.39.

    This case was investigated by FBI’s Lufkin Field Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety.  This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Gaston.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Billings Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

    Source: US FBI

    BILLINGS – A Billings man accused of distributing child pornography admitted to charges today, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

    The defendant, Kole David Kuntz, 41, pleaded guilty to 2 counts of distribution of child pornography. With respect to each count, Kuntz faces a mandatory minimum of 5 years to 20 years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a $35,000 special assessment, a $5,000 special assessment, and 5 years to a lifetime of supervised release.

    U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan presided. U.S. District Court Judge Susan P. Watters will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Sentencing will be set at a later date. Kuntz was released on conditions pending further proceedings.

    The government alleged in court documents that on November 16, 2024, law enforcement created an undercover online persona on a social media site posing as an adult male with a minor daughter. Soon after establishing the account, another account, later attributed to the defendant, reached out and inquired about the fictious daughter.

    The conversations became increasingly sexual and, for example, when the defendant learned the “daughter” was 12 years of age, he indicated that he “could have a lot of fun with her.”

    On November 21, 2024, the defendant recommended they switch to a more secure application and both parties did so. Then, to ensure that he was “serious,” the defendant sent a roughly 45-second video of a female, aged between 12 and 14 years of age, removing her swimsuit and exposing her vagina to the camera. Then, on November 22, 2024, and after additional communications during which the defendant indicated that “6-14 is the money range I think,” he distributed a roughly 56-second video of a minor female performing oral sex on an adult.

    Law enforcement connected the communication to the defendant and a search warrant for his residence in Billings was executed. A subsequent review of his electronic media led to the discovery of the communications referenced above.

    The defendant was interviewed by law enforcement and admitted that he was the individual referenced in the communications above and that he previously shared images and videos.

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Zeno Baucus prosecuted the case. The FBI conducted the investigation.

    This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Browning Man Sentenced to Prison for Death on Blackfeet Indian Reservation

    Source: US FBI

    GREAT FALLS – A Browning man who caused a death on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 18 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

    Douglas Dean McDonald, 29, pleaded guilty in February 2025 to one count of involuntary manslaughter.

    Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.

    The government alleged in court documents that on the afternoon of June 9, 2024, Douglas Dean McDonald was driving a sedan with his family at 118mph before he changed lanes and struck and killed John Doe, who was operating a motorcycle. Doe’s wife was a passenger on the motorcycle but was not seriously injured.

    Doe and his wife were riding their motorcycle about five miles outside of Browning heading east toward Cut Bank to see the bison herd. There were none, so they decided to turn around. As Doe was executing the U-turn, McDonald, who was traveling at a high rate of speed, went into the westbound lane and struck the motorcycle. The accident severed Doe’s leg, and he died at the scene.

    A witness came upon the crash shortly after it occurred. The witness reported that McDonald and his wife flagged the witness down and wanted a ride to Browning. She reported that there were other individuals at the scene telling McDonald he needed to stay at the scene. When law enforcement arrived, McDonald admitted to consuming twisted teas the night before and smoking a bowl of marijuana at noon that day. He gave a PBT at the scene that was positive for alcohol with a BAC of .02.

    McDonald consented to a blood draw. Law enforcement drove him to the hospital for the blood draw. During this interaction, the officer could detect the smell of alcoholic beverages emitting from his person. At the hospital, McDonald attempted to run away from law enforcement, fleeing through the emergency doors and had to be chased down in the parking lot.

    Montana Highway Patrol conducted the crash investigation. They mapped the scene and analyzed the electronic data from McDonald’s vehicle. Five seconds before the deployment event (collision) McDonald was going 118mph. The data showed that the vehicle slowed to 114mph two seconds before the deployment event, and then slowed to 99mph one second before. The speedometer of the vehicle was frozen at 98mph after the crash. MHP determined that if McDonald had been going the posted speed limit of 70mph, Doe would have been able to successfully execute the U-turn.

    The toxicology report indicated that in addition to alcohol and marijuana, McDonald had fentanyl, methamphetamine, norfentanyl, amphetamine, and gabapentin in his system.

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Kalah Paisley prosecuted the case. The investigation was conducted by the FBI, Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services, Glacier County Sheriff’s Office, and Montana Highway Patrol.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Wyoming Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Attempted Robbery on Fort Peck Indian Reservation

    Source: US FBI

    GREAT FALLS – A Wyoming man who attempted a robbery on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced yesterday to 36 months in prison to be followed by 3 years supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

    Jesse Alex Sutherland, 37, pleaded guilty in December 2024 to one count of attempted robbery.

    Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.

    The government alleged in court documents that on the evening of November 21, 2023, the defendant, Jesse Alex Sutherland, went with a co-defendant to a remote residence on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The co-defendant was armed with an AR-15 style rifle. The two men met with a third person outside the home. While still outside the residence the co-defendant fired one round into the ground and six into the air. He and the defendant then broke into the residence. The two men assaulted the two occupants of the home, and the co-defendant struck them with the rifle while demanding access to a safe.

    Sutherland was seen on surveillance video before and after the attempted robbery. He was arrested shortly thereafter wearing the same hoodie he wore during the attempted robbery.

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Kalah Paisley prosecuted the case. The investigation was conducted by the FBI, BIA and Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law & Justice.

    This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.

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  • MIL-OSI: BexBack Launches Limited-Time $50 Bonus, 100% Deposit Bonus Match, 100x Leverage, and No KYC Amid Bitcoin Surge Past $100K

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: Egypt: Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Meets Executive Secretaries of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

    Source: APO


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    • Al-Mashat discusses outcomes of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) and ways to enhance joint cooperation with UN officials.
    • Al-Mashat emphasizes the need for intensified UN efforts to promote debt sustainability and overcome economic challenges in developing and emerging countries.

    H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, held intensive bilateral meetings with development partners and government officials during the United Nations Financing for Development conference in Spain. The meetings focused on discussing ways to strengthen joint economic relations and reviewing the outputs and outcomes of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.

    United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

    The Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation met with Ambassador Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). 

    During the meeting, H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat emphasized the significance of maintaining an open and cooperative dialogue on Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA), particularly as developing countries strive to achieve the dual goals of financing development and maintaining financial sustainability. 

    She highlighted Egypt’s commitment to evidence-based policymaking and expressed appreciation for UNECA’s role in promoting regional approaches to debt dialogue and capacity building.

    H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat affirmed that UNECA plays a pivotal role in fostering regional debt dialogue and providing technical support to member states. By providing knowledge and resources, the commission helps countries improve their financial strategies and develop debt management systems, thereby enhancing their ability to address economic challenges.

    The two sides discussed ways to develop joint relations. H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat reiterated Egypt’s keenness to benefit from the technical expertise and knowledge resources provided by UNECA to refine policies and support inclusive growth. She also highlighted Egypt’s commitment to leverage UNECA’s support in the field of macro-planning to achieve sustainable development and promote inclusive growth.

    Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

    In another context, H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat met with Ms. Rola Dashti, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), to discuss a number of cooperation files.

    During the meeting, the two parties reviewed potential areas of cooperation and support between the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). 

    H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat confirmed the depth of relations between the two sides and the diversity of cooperation files to include a number of vital issues.

    H.E. Minister Rania Al-Mashat pointed to the tools developed by ESCWA in the areas of financing, costing, budgeting, and improving debt management. She stressed Egypt’s interest in and the importance of these tools, especially in light of the recent launch of Egypt’s Integrated National Financing Framework (E-INFF).

    H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat pointed out the role of the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation and its responsibility for managing public investments. She outlined that the AI-powered budgeting tool developed by ESCWA could contribute to guiding optimal public spending decisions to achieve sustainable development goals and accelerate their implementation, in line with Egypt’s commitments, national priorities, and Egypt Vision 2030.

    H.E. Minister Al-Mashat underscored the importance of cooperation with ESCWA to bridge data gaps, as development gaps are linked to financing gaps, making it essential to monitor these gaps accurately. 

    H.E. Dr. Al-Mashat also noted the Ministry’s role in chairing the Ministerial Committee for Entrepreneurship, which includes various relevant entities. 

    She indicated potential avenues for cooperation in this area, especially given ESCWA’s endeavors to support small and medium-sized enterprises and boost their capabilities in e-commerce.

    The two sides also discussed the possibility of ESCWA supporting the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) by providing innovative ideas and mechanisms to enhance preparations for the upcoming population census.

    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation – Egypt.

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: President Benedict Oramah takes a bow at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025) after a decade of servant leadership

    Source: APO

    Professor Benedict Okechukwu Oramah, CON, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has taken a bow from serving at the helm of the institution for the last decade; a period that has been touted as transformational and exceptional.

    While giving his closing speech during the AAM2025, Professor Oramah took the audience down memory lane, from June 2015 when shareholders gave him a leadership mandate in Lusaka, Zambia, saying that; “In my acceptance speech, I made a solemn promise to the shareholders, to deliver a solid bank that will be a leader among its peers in all measures of financial performance to quickly grow the capital of the Bank in absolute terms, to improve capitalisation through innovative capital management initiatives to ensure first-class risk management, and achieve adequate returns to shareholders.”

    Professor Oramah highlighted the achievements of the Bank during his tenure, some under very extreme situations, citing the financial rise thus “we have collectively, over the past decade, built a solid financial institution that is good for Global Africa. Total assets and guarantees grew more than eight-fold between September 2015 and April 2025, to reach 43.5 billion US dollars. Total Revenues also rose seven-fold, reaching 3.24 billion US dollars, from 408 million US dollars in 2025. Net income amounted to about 1 billion US dollars last year, about 700% increase, from its level of 125 million US dollars in 2015. Internal capital generation and very strong support of shareholders through significant additional equity investments, saw shareholders’ funds rise from about 1 billion US dollars in September 2015 to 7.5 billion US dollars in April 2025, with callable capital reaching 4.5 billion US dollars from 450 million US dollars in September 2015. Liquidity remained strong, with sources of funding much more diversified in 2024 than in 2015, due to activities of the Africa Resource Mobilisation Unit, which saw the share of African sources of funding rise from 11.7 percent in 2015 to 36.6 percent in May 2025.”

    Going forward, Prof Oramah said that the Bank would like to give priority to the financing and promoting of high-value exports that have the capability of stabilising export revenues and creating jobs thereby raising and stabilising trade and economy in Africa.

    H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who spoke at the official opening ceremony, appreciated the contribution of Afreximbank to the growth and stability of the economy of Nigeria and by extension Africa at large, saying “Nigeria’s collaboration with Afreximbank is expanding in both scope and breadth through various avenues including but not limited to the oil industry, and food production through fertilizer manufacturer through financing and Nigeria appreciates Afreximbank as a strategic partner in co creation which positively impacts  the lives of Africans and helps transform the Continent.”

    In recognition of the outstanding work done my Professor Oramah over the last 10 years and in the last 3 decades at Afreximbank, President Tinubu on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, awarded Prof. Oramah one of Nigeria’s highest state commendations: The Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).

    Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Afreximbank.

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    About Afreximbank:
    African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is a Pan-African multilateral financial institution mandated to finance and promote intra- and extra-African trade. For over 30 years, the Bank has been deploying innovative structures to deliver financing solutions that support the transformation of the structure of Africa’s trade, accelerating industrialisation and intra-regional trade, thereby boosting economic expansion in Africa. A stalwart supporter of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), Afreximbank has launched a Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) that was adopted by the African Union (AU) as the payment and settlement platform to underpin the implementation of the AfCFTA. Working with the AfCFTA Secretariat and the AU, the Bank has set up a US$10 billion Adjustment Fund to support countries effectively participating in the AfCFTA. At the end of December 2024, Afreximbank’s total assets and contingencies stood at over US$40.1 billion, and its shareholder funds amounted to US$7.2 billion. Afreximbank has investment grade ratings assigned by GCR (international scale) (A), Moody’s (Baa1), China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd (CCXI) (AAA), Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) (A-) and Fitch (BBB-). Afreximbank has evolved into a group entity comprising the Bank, its equity impact fund subsidiary called the Fund for Export Development Africa (FEDA), and its insurance management subsidiary, AfrexInsure (together, “the Group”). The Bank is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

    For more information, visit: www.Afreximbank.com

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: DepEd and Microsoft expand AI-powered literacy initiatives across the Philippines 

    Source: Microsoft

    Headline: DepEd and Microsoft expand AI-powered literacy initiatives across the Philippines 

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  • MIL-OSI: Solar Funding II Limited – Half-year report for the period ended 30 April 2025

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Solar Funding II Limited – Interim Management Report & Unaudited Financial Statements for the period ended 30 April 2025

    Solar Funding II Limited hereby announces that the Interim Management Report & Unaudited Financial Statements for the period ended 30 April 2025 are hereby published

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  • MIL-OSI: MiningToken Cloud Mining Launches New Investment Plans: Seize Rapid Profit Opportunities Amidst the Volatile Crypto Market

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ZURICH, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Although Bitcoin remains at high levels, the global cryptocurrency market continues to experience volatility. Whether it’s Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Ripple, the uncertainty surrounding them is increasing. Therefore, investors may need to be more cautious when evaluating various investment opportunities, seeking strategies that can offer stable returns amid this uncertainty. MiningToken is providing such an opportunity, ensuring you can invest in cryptocurrencies while also obtaining stable returns, minimizing the impact of market fluctuations.

    Cloud Mining: Mine Multiple Cryptocurrencies Without Hardware

    Instead of accumulating expensive mining equipment and worrying about rising electricity costs, why not choose cloud mining? The mining solution provided by MiningToken is different from traditional mining. Users do not need to purchase mining rigs or bear high electricity costs. By simply registering online and purchasing mining contracts, MiningToken’s global cloud computing network will automatically allocate hash power, with all equipment maintenance and electricity costs covered by MiningToken.

    The founder of MiningToken stated, “Our mission is to make mining accessible to everyone. Cryptocurrency should belong to everyone, not just a few people in the tech industry.”

    How to Start Cloud Mining with MiningToken

    Getting started with MiningToken is simple, requiring only an internet connection and a device to access the platform. The registration process is straightforward, where you will be guided step by step to purchase mining contracts and choose the cryptocurrencies you wish to mine.

    Step 1: Register and receive newbie bonus

    Visit the MiningToken official website, click on the registration button, and fill in the necessary information to create an account. You will need to provide a valid email address and set a password. After completing the registration, you will receive a verification email. Once verified, you can log in to your account.

    Step 2: Choose and Purchase Mining Contracts

    Once logged in, browse through the different mining contract plans offered by the platform. Choose the plan that suits your investment amount, risk tolerance, and preferred cryptocurrencies. After purchasing the mining contract, your investment will be allocated to MiningToken’s global cloud computing network, and the system will automatically start mining for you.

    Step 3: Monitor Mining Progress and Earn Profits

    Once your contract is active, there is no need for further action on your part. You can log in to the platform at any time to check the mining progress, hash power allocation, and earnings. The platform provides real-time data to help you understand the performance of your investment and ensure your mining operations are running efficiently.

    Click to view more MiningToken offers for beginners

    How to Maximize Your Returns with MiningToken

    Maximizing your returns on MiningToken hinges on choosing the right mining contracts and optimizing your investment strategy based on your goals and market trends. Here are a few effective ways to maximize your returns:

    1. Choose the Right Mining Contracts

    MiningToken offers various mining contracts, and you can choose the one that suits your investment ability, risk tolerance, and the type of cryptocurrency you wish to mine. For instance, if you prefer long-term stable returns, you can choose mining contracts focused on Bitcoin. If you want to take on more risk in pursuit of higher rewards, you can opt for mining emerging cryptocurrencies with greater potential. Choosing the right mining contract will directly affect your returns.

    2. Diversify Your Investments: Spread the Risk

    MiningToken offers contracts for mining multiple cryptocurrencies, so you can diversify your investments to maximize returns. By spreading your funds across different types of cryptocurrencies, you can effectively reduce the risk posed by price fluctuations in a single asset. For example, you can combine contracts for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other emerging coins to optimize your overall return.

    3. Adjust Your Investment Portfolio Dynamically

    The cryptocurrency market is highly volatile, and some cryptocurrencies may perform well for a while, while others may experience downtrends. MiningToken’s cloud mining platform allows you to adjust your mining contracts based on market conditions. When a cryptocurrency’s market performance is poor, you can shift your investments to better-performing assets. This flexibility helps maintain stable returns during market fluctuations.

    4. Regularly Check Contract Performance

    MiningToken provides real-time mining data, so you can check the performance of your contracts at any time. Based on the earnings reports and market trends provided by the platform, you can assess which contracts are yielding the best returns and make adjustments as needed. Regularly checking your investments and ensuring your funds are allocated to the most profitable contracts is key to maximizing returns.

    5. Take Advantage of Cloud Hash Power

    Since MiningToken’s cloud mining contracts do not involve traditional hardware investments, your funds are directly used to purchase cloud hash power, which means you don’t have to worry about maintenance, cooling, and electricity costs. Therefore, you can invest more in hash power to improve mining efficiency. Choosing the right hash power configuration is also crucial for maximizing your returns.

    Advantages of Cloud Mining with MiningToken

    One of the biggest advantages of using MiningToken’s cloud mining solution is the elimination of many traditional mining barriers. You no longer need to worry about expensive hardware, mining rig setups, or cooling systems. Instead, you can focus on the most important thing—maximizing your profits in the cryptocurrency market.

    Moreover, MiningToken’s platform offers full transparency, allowing you to monitor your mining operations in real-time. Transparent operations build trust with users, as they can clearly see the progress of their investments and adjust as needed.

    Conclusion

    In a market full of uncertainty, investing in traditional cryptocurrency mining may seem like a daunting choice. However, MiningToken provides an innovative and practical solution that allows investors to participate in the cryptocurrency market while avoiding the complexities and risks associated with traditional mining. By offering reliable and worry-free cloud mining services, MiningToken gives everyone the opportunity to invest in cryptocurrencies, whether they are beginners or experienced investors looking to diversify their portfolios.

    By joining MiningToken’s cloud mining service, you not only gain access to cutting-edge technology but also become part of a larger community dedicated to making cryptocurrency mining more accessible to all. Whether you’re looking to earn passive income or build a long-term investment strategy, MiningToken provides the tools and resources you need to succeed in the ever-changing world of cryptocurrency.

    Media and Investor Contact Information

    Official website: https://miningtoken.com/

    Official Telegram channel: https://t.me/MiningTokenTG

    Official email: info@miningToken.com

    Disclaimer: The information provided in this press release is not a solicitation for investment, nor is it intended as investment advice, financial advice, or trading advice. Cryptocurrency mining and staking involves risk. There is potential for loss of funds. It is strongly recommended you practice due diligence, including consultation with a professional financial advisor, before investing in or trading cryptocurrency and securities.

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  • MIL-OSI: Total Bankruptcy Filings Increased 10 Percent in the First Half of 2025

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Total bankruptcy filings were 276,126 during the first six months of 2025, a 10 percent increase from the 251,069 total filings during the same period a year ago, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data.

    Total individual filings registered an 11 percent increase, as the 260,938 filings during the first half of 2025 were up from the 235,849 filings during the first six months of 2024. Individual chapter 7 filings climbed to 163,219 during the first half of 2025, an increase of 15 percent over the 141,566 chapter 7 filings in the first half of 2024. The 97,125 individual chapter 13s filed in the first six months of 2025 represent a 3 percent increase over the 93,870 filings during the same period in 2024.  

    “The strong 15 percent increase in individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings underscores the growing financial pressure facing American households,” said Michael Hunter, vice president of Epiq AACER. “Elevated interest rates, record-high credit card and household debt, and the resumption of student loan repayments and collections are all contributing factors driving more individuals to seek bankruptcy protection.”

    “As of April 2025, the student loan delinquency rate has more than tripled compared to pre-pandemic levels,” Hunter added. “With collections resuming this year and nearly 9 million loans currently delinquent, we anticipate the upward trend in individual filings to continue.”

    Overall commercial filings registered 15,188 for the first half of 2025, representing a slight decrease from the commercial filing total of 15,220 for the first half of 2024. The 3,576 total commercial chapter 11 bankruptcies filed during the first six months of 2025 represented a 15 percent decrease from the 4,205 filed during the same period in 2024. Small business filings, captured as subchapter V elections within chapter 11, totaled 1,183 in the first six months of 2025, a 4 percent decrease from the 1,234 elections during the same period in 2024.

    Total and consumer bankruptcy filings increased comparing the figures from June 2025 to June 2024, while commercial filing categories declined. Total filings in June 2025 were 46,226, representing a 15 percent increase from the 40,293 filed in 2024. Total individual filings were up 16 percent in June 2025 to 43,655 from 37,512. The 27,219 individual chapter 7s in June 2025 grew 23 percent over the 22,183 chapter 7 filings in June 2024, and individual chapter 13s increased 7 percent to 16,316 in June 2025 from the 15,232 in June 2024.

    Overall commercial filings decreased 8 percent in June 2025, as the 2,571 filings were down from the 2,781 commercial filings registered in June 2024. The 622 commercial chapter 11 filings in June represented a 38 percent decrease from the 996 filings in June 2024. Total subchapter V elections within chapter 11 experienced a 23 percent decrease from 277 in June 2024 to 214 in June 2025.

    “Elevated prices, increased borrowing costs and uncertain geopolitical events continue to add to the growing debt loads shouldered by financially distressed families and small businesses,” said ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss. “ABI looks forward to providing Congress with research, information and statistics to re-establish higher debt thresholds for subchapter V and chapter 13 to provide greater access for struggling small businesses and consumers to reorganize their finances.”

    ABI has partnered with Epiq Bankruptcy to provide the most current bankruptcy filing data for analysts, researchers, and members of the news media. Epiq AACER is a division of Epiq and is the leading provider of data, technology, and services for companies operating in the business of bankruptcy. Its Bankruptcy Analytics subscription service provides on-demand access to the industry’s most dynamic bankruptcy data, updated daily. Learn more at https://bankruptcy.epiqglobal.com/analytics.

    About Epiq

    Epiq, a technology and services leader, takes on large-scale and complex tasks for corporate legal departments, law firms, and business professionals by integrating people, process, technology, and data. Clients rely on Epiq to streamline legal and compliance, settlement, and business administration workflows to drive efficiency, minimize risk, and improve cost savings. With a presence in 19 countries, our values define who we are and how we partner with clients and communities. Learn how Epiq and our 6,100 people worldwide create meaningful change at www.epiqglobal.com. 

    About ABI 

    ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abi.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.

    Press Contacts 

    Carrie Trent 
    Epiq, Senior Director of Communications 
    Carrie.Trent@epiqglobal.com

    John Hartgen 
    ABI, Public Affairs Officer
    jhartgen@abi.org

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  • MIL-OSI: Total Bankruptcy Filings Increased 10 Percent in the First Half of 2025

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Total bankruptcy filings were 276,126 during the first six months of 2025, a 10 percent increase from the 251,069 total filings during the same period a year ago, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data.

    Total individual filings registered an 11 percent increase, as the 260,938 filings during the first half of 2025 were up from the 235,849 filings during the first six months of 2024. Individual chapter 7 filings climbed to 163,219 during the first half of 2025, an increase of 15 percent over the 141,566 chapter 7 filings in the first half of 2024. The 97,125 individual chapter 13s filed in the first six months of 2025 represent a 3 percent increase over the 93,870 filings during the same period in 2024.  

    “The strong 15 percent increase in individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings underscores the growing financial pressure facing American households,” said Michael Hunter, vice president of Epiq AACER. “Elevated interest rates, record-high credit card and household debt, and the resumption of student loan repayments and collections are all contributing factors driving more individuals to seek bankruptcy protection.”

    “As of April 2025, the student loan delinquency rate has more than tripled compared to pre-pandemic levels,” Hunter added. “With collections resuming this year and nearly 9 million loans currently delinquent, we anticipate the upward trend in individual filings to continue.”

    Overall commercial filings registered 15,188 for the first half of 2025, representing a slight decrease from the commercial filing total of 15,220 for the first half of 2024. The 3,576 total commercial chapter 11 bankruptcies filed during the first six months of 2025 represented a 15 percent decrease from the 4,205 filed during the same period in 2024. Small business filings, captured as subchapter V elections within chapter 11, totaled 1,183 in the first six months of 2025, a 4 percent decrease from the 1,234 elections during the same period in 2024.

    Total and consumer bankruptcy filings increased comparing the figures from June 2025 to June 2024, while commercial filing categories declined. Total filings in June 2025 were 46,226, representing a 15 percent increase from the 40,293 filed in 2024. Total individual filings were up 16 percent in June 2025 to 43,655 from 37,512. The 27,219 individual chapter 7s in June 2025 grew 23 percent over the 22,183 chapter 7 filings in June 2024, and individual chapter 13s increased 7 percent to 16,316 in June 2025 from the 15,232 in June 2024.

    Overall commercial filings decreased 8 percent in June 2025, as the 2,571 filings were down from the 2,781 commercial filings registered in June 2024. The 622 commercial chapter 11 filings in June represented a 38 percent decrease from the 996 filings in June 2024. Total subchapter V elections within chapter 11 experienced a 23 percent decrease from 277 in June 2024 to 214 in June 2025.

    “Elevated prices, increased borrowing costs and uncertain geopolitical events continue to add to the growing debt loads shouldered by financially distressed families and small businesses,” said ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss. “ABI looks forward to providing Congress with research, information and statistics to re-establish higher debt thresholds for subchapter V and chapter 13 to provide greater access for struggling small businesses and consumers to reorganize their finances.”

    ABI has partnered with Epiq Bankruptcy to provide the most current bankruptcy filing data for analysts, researchers, and members of the news media. Epiq AACER is a division of Epiq and is the leading provider of data, technology, and services for companies operating in the business of bankruptcy. Its Bankruptcy Analytics subscription service provides on-demand access to the industry’s most dynamic bankruptcy data, updated daily. Learn more at https://bankruptcy.epiqglobal.com/analytics.

    About Epiq

    Epiq, a technology and services leader, takes on large-scale and complex tasks for corporate legal departments, law firms, and business professionals by integrating people, process, technology, and data. Clients rely on Epiq to streamline legal and compliance, settlement, and business administration workflows to drive efficiency, minimize risk, and improve cost savings. With a presence in 19 countries, our values define who we are and how we partner with clients and communities. Learn how Epiq and our 6,100 people worldwide create meaningful change at www.epiqglobal.com. 

    About ABI 

    ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abi.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.

    Press Contacts 

    Carrie Trent 
    Epiq, Senior Director of Communications 
    Carrie.Trent@epiqglobal.com

    John Hartgen 
    ABI, Public Affairs Officer
    jhartgen@abi.org

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  • MIL-OSI: Total Bankruptcy Filings Increased 10 Percent in the First Half of 2025

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Total bankruptcy filings were 276,126 during the first six months of 2025, a 10 percent increase from the 251,069 total filings during the same period a year ago, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data.

    Total individual filings registered an 11 percent increase, as the 260,938 filings during the first half of 2025 were up from the 235,849 filings during the first six months of 2024. Individual chapter 7 filings climbed to 163,219 during the first half of 2025, an increase of 15 percent over the 141,566 chapter 7 filings in the first half of 2024. The 97,125 individual chapter 13s filed in the first six months of 2025 represent a 3 percent increase over the 93,870 filings during the same period in 2024.  

    “The strong 15 percent increase in individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings underscores the growing financial pressure facing American households,” said Michael Hunter, vice president of Epiq AACER. “Elevated interest rates, record-high credit card and household debt, and the resumption of student loan repayments and collections are all contributing factors driving more individuals to seek bankruptcy protection.”

    “As of April 2025, the student loan delinquency rate has more than tripled compared to pre-pandemic levels,” Hunter added. “With collections resuming this year and nearly 9 million loans currently delinquent, we anticipate the upward trend in individual filings to continue.”

    Overall commercial filings registered 15,188 for the first half of 2025, representing a slight decrease from the commercial filing total of 15,220 for the first half of 2024. The 3,576 total commercial chapter 11 bankruptcies filed during the first six months of 2025 represented a 15 percent decrease from the 4,205 filed during the same period in 2024. Small business filings, captured as subchapter V elections within chapter 11, totaled 1,183 in the first six months of 2025, a 4 percent decrease from the 1,234 elections during the same period in 2024.

    Total and consumer bankruptcy filings increased comparing the figures from June 2025 to June 2024, while commercial filing categories declined. Total filings in June 2025 were 46,226, representing a 15 percent increase from the 40,293 filed in 2024. Total individual filings were up 16 percent in June 2025 to 43,655 from 37,512. The 27,219 individual chapter 7s in June 2025 grew 23 percent over the 22,183 chapter 7 filings in June 2024, and individual chapter 13s increased 7 percent to 16,316 in June 2025 from the 15,232 in June 2024.

    Overall commercial filings decreased 8 percent in June 2025, as the 2,571 filings were down from the 2,781 commercial filings registered in June 2024. The 622 commercial chapter 11 filings in June represented a 38 percent decrease from the 996 filings in June 2024. Total subchapter V elections within chapter 11 experienced a 23 percent decrease from 277 in June 2024 to 214 in June 2025.

    “Elevated prices, increased borrowing costs and uncertain geopolitical events continue to add to the growing debt loads shouldered by financially distressed families and small businesses,” said ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss. “ABI looks forward to providing Congress with research, information and statistics to re-establish higher debt thresholds for subchapter V and chapter 13 to provide greater access for struggling small businesses and consumers to reorganize their finances.”

    ABI has partnered with Epiq Bankruptcy to provide the most current bankruptcy filing data for analysts, researchers, and members of the news media. Epiq AACER is a division of Epiq and is the leading provider of data, technology, and services for companies operating in the business of bankruptcy. Its Bankruptcy Analytics subscription service provides on-demand access to the industry’s most dynamic bankruptcy data, updated daily. Learn more at https://bankruptcy.epiqglobal.com/analytics.

    About Epiq

    Epiq, a technology and services leader, takes on large-scale and complex tasks for corporate legal departments, law firms, and business professionals by integrating people, process, technology, and data. Clients rely on Epiq to streamline legal and compliance, settlement, and business administration workflows to drive efficiency, minimize risk, and improve cost savings. With a presence in 19 countries, our values define who we are and how we partner with clients and communities. Learn how Epiq and our 6,100 people worldwide create meaningful change at www.epiqglobal.com. 

    About ABI 

    ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abi.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.

    Press Contacts 

    Carrie Trent 
    Epiq, Senior Director of Communications 
    Carrie.Trent@epiqglobal.com

    John Hartgen 
    ABI, Public Affairs Officer
    jhartgen@abi.org

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: City of York Council to Appoint New Chief Executive as Ian Floyd Announces Retirement

    Source: City of York

    Claire Douglas and Ian Floyd

    Published Thursday, 3 July 2025

    City of York Council has today announced that Ian Floyd, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Paid Service, will retire at Easter 2026 after dedicating more than 17 years of service to the city.

    A key figure in York’s recent history, Ian has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2020 and has been instrumental in delivering transformational projects and guiding the council through significant challenges. Under his leadership, the council successfully navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, maintained a balanced financial position despite national funding pressures, and oversaw the adoption of York’s first Local Plan in over 70 years. He helped secure an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating for Children’s Services in 2024, played a key role in establishing the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, the York Central development and the completion of the York Community Stadium.

    Recruitment for a new Chief Executive will begin in the coming weeks, following approval at Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee later this month. Subject to approval, the new Chief Executive will take up the statutory role of Head of Paid Service and will lead the organisation into its next chapter, working closely with elected members, partners, and communities to deliver on the Council Plan and York’s long-term ambitions.

    Claire Douglas, Leader of City of York Council, paid tribute to Ian, saying:

    Ian has dedicated the last 17 years of his working life to York, including as Head of Paid Service since 2019. He has provided calm, consistent and visionary leadership through periods of uncertainty and change.

    “His commitment to public service, his support for staff, and his passion for the city have made a lasting impact. I thank him sincerely for his dedication and service.”

    Reflecting on his decision to retire, Ian Floyd said:

    It has been a privilege to serve City of York Council and to work alongside so many talented and committed colleagues to deliver lasting improvements for the city.

    “From the adoption of our first Local Plan in decades, to the launch of the Combined Authority and the transformation of services for children and families, I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved together. This decision is a personal one, and I’m making the announcement now to allow for a smooth transition.”

    The new Chief Executive is expected to be appointed later this year, with a planned start date in spring 2026. Full details of the recruitment process will follow on the council’s website.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Pupils’ maritime masterpieces to go on Tall Ships display

    Source: Scotland – City of Aberdeen

    Winning artwork by school pupils taking part in a citywide Tall Ships-inspired drawing competition will go on public display when the spectacular maritime festival sails into Aberdeen in two just weeks’ time.

    The winning works, portraying sailing ships, were selected by judge from the Counci, Aberdeen Inspired and Port of Aberdeen and will go on show in digital display boards along the quayside throughout the Tall Ship Races Aberdeen 2025 celebrations along with a selection from the mammoth 2,500 competition entries in city libraries in the run up to and during the big event.

    Councillor Martin Greig, Chair of the Aberdeen Tall Ships organising committee and Aberdeen City Council’s lead in education and culture, said: “It was wonderful to see the amazing art and design work which the young people produced. We were delighted with every single picture.

    There was a great deal of talent and imagination on display. The drawings and paintings add so much to the Tall Ships celebration. It was a joy to take part in this activity. 

    The winning entries were:

    P1-P3 category

    1st Aymen Jawad (Cults School P1), Runner-up Amalia Grandal Schumann (Ashley Road School P2), 3rdMillán Notivol Garrido (Cults School P3)

    P4-P7 category

    1st Arianna Browne (Scotstown School P6), Runner-up Lola Stephen (Kittybrewster School P7) 3rd  Antony Babiarz (St.Joseph’s Roman Catholic School P5)

    Secondary School category

    1st Marie Schwarz (Cults Academy’s S4), Runner-up Eni Adedeji (Harlaw Academy S2), 3rd Emelly Biesiada (Harlaw Academy S3)

    The Hazlehead School team of Daniel Gholizadeh, Jamie Ferris, Emilie Findlay and Lewis Hamil were awarded first prize for their model ship ‘Drum Destroyer’ in a separate citywide schools’ competition; a Miniature Tall Ships Races challenge based on pupil’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning.  

    The runner-up in the competition was Broomhill School’s Magizhan Sathiyamoorthy with ‘The Sea Keeper’ while in third place was Orchard Brae School’s Jack Johnstone, Lexi Browers and Angel Michie with ‘The Captain’s Sail’

    In addition to seeing their work highlighted throughout the Tall Ships festival, expected to attract some 400,000 visits, the winners will be given a private tour of the TS Royalist which is one of the largest UK vessels taking part in the races.

    Photograph shows Councillor Martin Greig with the competition winners

    MIL OSI United Kingdom –

  • MIL-OSI: BTCC Exchange Reports Remarkable Q2 2025 Performance with $957 Billion Trading Volume and Continued User-Centric Development

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    VILNIUS, Lithuania, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BTCC, one of the world’s longest-operating cryptocurrency exchanges, today announced exceptional Q2 results for 2025, with total trading volume surpassing $957 billion and user base expanding to over 9.1 million globally. The milestone quarter was highlighted by BTCC’s 14th anniversary celebration in June.

    Q2 Trading Volumes Surge with Strategic Product Expansion

    BTCC’s remarkable $957 billion total trading volume comprised $107 billion in spot trading and $850 billion in futures trading, representing substantial growth from Q1’s $815 billion. The exchange strategically expanded its futures offerings by listing trending coins, including HUMA (Huma Finance), PLUME (Plume), and RESOLV (Resolv), while breaking new ground in tokenized assets by adding POPMART tokenized stock, a Hong Kong-listed company famous for its viral Labubu collectibles.

    “Q2 2025 showed the resilience and maturity of both our platform and the crypto ecosystem,” said Alex Hung, Head of Operations at BTCC. “Even with market fluctuations, we achieved exceptional performance with over 9.1 million registered users now trusting our platform while staying committed to user protection.”

    Beyond trading volume growth, BTCC reinforced its commitment to user safety by strengthening its Risk Reserve Fund with an additional $1.8 million, bringing the total to over $16.8 million.

    Enhanced Transparency with Monthly Proof of Reserves Reports

    In addition to strengthening security measures, BTCC took a major step forward in transparency by releasing monthly Proof of Reserves reports throughout Q2. The total reserve ratio across major currencies, including BTC, ETH, XRP, USDT, USDC, and ADA, consistently exceeded industry standards, with April reaching 161%, May maintaining 152%, and June achieving 135% — all significantly above the 100% industry benchmark.

    Upgraded Demo Feature and Anniversary Milestone

    Complementing its transparency efforts, BTCC enhanced its beginner-friendly platform with an upgraded demo trading feature that allows users to self-service top-ups of up to 500,000 USDT weekly for expanded practice opportunities.

    Building on these user-focused improvements, June 2025 marked BTCC’s 14th anniversary, a milestone celebrated with the launch of the first-ever user badge program featuring the exclusive “14 Years of Momentum” badge. Badge holders can enjoy exclusive benefits, including airdrops, special campaigns, and community recognition.

    “Our 14th anniversary celebration was particularly meaningful as it honored users who have trusted us through various market cycles,” said Alex Hung. “The badge program is our way of giving back to the community that has been with us on this incredible journey.”

    Global Community Engagement Takes Center Stage

    Extending beyond the platform, BTCC brought the crypto community together offline with a major presence at TOKEN2049 Dubai as gold sponsor in April, hosting an exclusive desert safari tour and a VIP yacht party featuring top crypto influencers.

    The exchange also demonstrated its commitment to social responsibility by partnering with Red Eagle Foundation to facilitate Bitcoin donations at the Legends Golf Day charity event in April.

    Strategic Roadmap for Continued Excellence

    Building on Q2’s achievements, BTCC plans to launch a comprehensive Trading Info Center in Q3, with the Quick Updates section going live in July. The exchange is also advancing its Futures Pro, currently in beta, with plans to roll out additional features and system optimizations.

    “Our upcoming Trading Info Center represents our commitment to user-centric services, providing users with the tools they need to navigate this dynamic market successfully,” said Alex. “As we enter the second half of 2025, BTCC remains committed to platform enhancement while maintaining the trust and security standards that have defined our 14-year journey.”

    Looking ahead, BTCC is preparing for major community engagement initiatives, including an offline summer festival in Japan and a strategic athlete sponsorship in August 2025.

    As BTCC continues to evolve and adapt to the changing cryptocurrency landscape, the exchange remains steadfast in its mission to provide secure, reliable trading services that empower users to succeed in their crypto trading journey.

    About BTCC

    Founded in 2011, BTCC is one of the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchanges, offering secure and user-friendly trading services to millions of users globally. With a commitment to security, innovation, and community building, BTCC continues to be a trusted platform in the evolving cryptocurrency landscape.

    Website: https://www.btcc.com/en-US

    X: https://x.com/BTCCexchange

    Contact: press@btcc.com 

    A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b3828e01-7970-4292-95d6-5991bf989dfd

    The MIL Network –

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung & OMO’s Wash Days Campaign is Back

    Source: Samsung

     
     
    Dirt is good, when you’ve got the power and necessary tools to conquer it. This year, from 01 July to 10 August – Samsung is once again bringing the highly anticipated Wash Days campaign, powered by OMO – delivering superior cleaning quality through the perfect partnership of innovation and performance.
     
    Samsung Wash Days Powered by OMO 2025 edition celebrates real life: messy moments, bold adventures and everyday challenges – because life doesn’t wait for clean clothes. But when you have the right tools, you can keep moving without missing a beat. With Samsung’s intelligent washing machines and OMO’s high-performance detergents, you have the perfect combo for unstoppable routines.           
     
    The Power of Wash-ability
    Whether it’s mud-splattered sports gear or everyday spills, OMO’s advanced cleaning formulas are made to handle real-life mess – and when paired with Samsung’s innovative washing tech, you’re looking at next-level laundry care.
     
    Samsung Revolutionising Laundry at Every Spin
    Samsung’s AI washing machines bring together intuitive design and intelligent cleaning features:

    AI Wash: Automatically detects fabric type, load size and dirt levels to optimise wash cycles – saving time, water, and detergent.
    EcoBubble Technology: Mixes detergent, air and water to create deep-cleaning bubbles that lift dirt fast – even in cold washes.
    Hygiene Steam: Harnesses steam power to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria and allergens – perfect for kids’ clothes, activewear or sensitive skin.
    Auto Dispense: Delivers just the right dose of OMO liquid or powder detergent, reducing waste while protecting your fabrics and your machine.

     
    These innovations don’t just clean – they elevate your laundry experience. Choosing the most ideal detergent for your laundry can be a bit of a grey area. No one wants underwhelming wash results and matching your machine to the right detergent can also be as challenging as choosing the brand.
     
    OMO formula ensures a seamless optimal clean, every time. Liquid detergent is a smart choice for front loader machines and stain-heavy clothes, while powder is more suitable and power-packed for tough fabrics and top loaders.
     
    Wash Days is all about helping you customise your wash, with expert guidance on the perfect detergent-tech pairings:
     

    WW70T4040CX/FA 7kg Front Loader, with Steam and Eco Bubble Technology Now: R7 499*, save: R1 700
    WW11CGC04DABFA 11KG Front Loader, with Eco bubble , Steam and SmartThings Now R9 999*, save R2 000
    WA80F15S5BFA 15kg AI Top load Washer with Ecobubble and Digital Inverter Technology Now R7499 save R1 500
    WD12BB944DGBFA Bespoke AI 12KG Washer Dryer, with Eco bubble Now R15 999*, save R3 000

     
    Get ready to unlock the cleanest version of your life from 01 July to 10 August, only with Samsung and OMO. Offers available at Samsung stores, Samsung online and participating retailers.

    MIL OSI Economics –

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung & OMO’s Wash Days Campaign is Back

    Source: Samsung

     
     
    Dirt is good, when you’ve got the power and necessary tools to conquer it. This year, from 01 July to 10 August – Samsung is once again bringing the highly anticipated Wash Days campaign, powered by OMO – delivering superior cleaning quality through the perfect partnership of innovation and performance.
     
    Samsung Wash Days Powered by OMO 2025 edition celebrates real life: messy moments, bold adventures and everyday challenges – because life doesn’t wait for clean clothes. But when you have the right tools, you can keep moving without missing a beat. With Samsung’s intelligent washing machines and OMO’s high-performance detergents, you have the perfect combo for unstoppable routines.           
     
    The Power of Wash-ability
    Whether it’s mud-splattered sports gear or everyday spills, OMO’s advanced cleaning formulas are made to handle real-life mess – and when paired with Samsung’s innovative washing tech, you’re looking at next-level laundry care.
     
    Samsung Revolutionising Laundry at Every Spin
    Samsung’s AI washing machines bring together intuitive design and intelligent cleaning features:

    AI Wash: Automatically detects fabric type, load size and dirt levels to optimise wash cycles – saving time, water, and detergent.
    EcoBubble Technology: Mixes detergent, air and water to create deep-cleaning bubbles that lift dirt fast – even in cold washes.
    Hygiene Steam: Harnesses steam power to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria and allergens – perfect for kids’ clothes, activewear or sensitive skin.
    Auto Dispense: Delivers just the right dose of OMO liquid or powder detergent, reducing waste while protecting your fabrics and your machine.

     
    These innovations don’t just clean – they elevate your laundry experience. Choosing the most ideal detergent for your laundry can be a bit of a grey area. No one wants underwhelming wash results and matching your machine to the right detergent can also be as challenging as choosing the brand.
     
    OMO formula ensures a seamless optimal clean, every time. Liquid detergent is a smart choice for front loader machines and stain-heavy clothes, while powder is more suitable and power-packed for tough fabrics and top loaders.
     
    Wash Days is all about helping you customise your wash, with expert guidance on the perfect detergent-tech pairings:
     

    WW70T4040CX/FA 7kg Front Loader, with Steam and Eco Bubble Technology Now: R7 499*, save: R1 700
    WW11CGC04DABFA 11KG Front Loader, with Eco bubble , Steam and SmartThings Now R9 999*, save R2 000
    WA80F15S5BFA 15kg AI Top load Washer with Ecobubble and Digital Inverter Technology Now R7499 save R1 500
    WD12BB944DGBFA Bespoke AI 12KG Washer Dryer, with Eco bubble Now R15 999*, save R3 000

     
    Get ready to unlock the cleanest version of your life from 01 July to 10 August, only with Samsung and OMO. Offers available at Samsung stores, Samsung online and participating retailers.

    MIL OSI Economics –

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung & OMO’s Wash Days Campaign is Back

    Source: Samsung

     
     
    Dirt is good, when you’ve got the power and necessary tools to conquer it. This year, from 01 July to 10 August – Samsung is once again bringing the highly anticipated Wash Days campaign, powered by OMO – delivering superior cleaning quality through the perfect partnership of innovation and performance.
     
    Samsung Wash Days Powered by OMO 2025 edition celebrates real life: messy moments, bold adventures and everyday challenges – because life doesn’t wait for clean clothes. But when you have the right tools, you can keep moving without missing a beat. With Samsung’s intelligent washing machines and OMO’s high-performance detergents, you have the perfect combo for unstoppable routines.           
     
    The Power of Wash-ability
    Whether it’s mud-splattered sports gear or everyday spills, OMO’s advanced cleaning formulas are made to handle real-life mess – and when paired with Samsung’s innovative washing tech, you’re looking at next-level laundry care.
     
    Samsung Revolutionising Laundry at Every Spin
    Samsung’s AI washing machines bring together intuitive design and intelligent cleaning features:

    AI Wash: Automatically detects fabric type, load size and dirt levels to optimise wash cycles – saving time, water, and detergent.
    EcoBubble Technology: Mixes detergent, air and water to create deep-cleaning bubbles that lift dirt fast – even in cold washes.
    Hygiene Steam: Harnesses steam power to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria and allergens – perfect for kids’ clothes, activewear or sensitive skin.
    Auto Dispense: Delivers just the right dose of OMO liquid or powder detergent, reducing waste while protecting your fabrics and your machine.

     
    These innovations don’t just clean – they elevate your laundry experience. Choosing the most ideal detergent for your laundry can be a bit of a grey area. No one wants underwhelming wash results and matching your machine to the right detergent can also be as challenging as choosing the brand.
     
    OMO formula ensures a seamless optimal clean, every time. Liquid detergent is a smart choice for front loader machines and stain-heavy clothes, while powder is more suitable and power-packed for tough fabrics and top loaders.
     
    Wash Days is all about helping you customise your wash, with expert guidance on the perfect detergent-tech pairings:
     

    WW70T4040CX/FA 7kg Front Loader, with Steam and Eco Bubble Technology Now: R7 499*, save: R1 700
    WW11CGC04DABFA 11KG Front Loader, with Eco bubble , Steam and SmartThings Now R9 999*, save R2 000
    WA80F15S5BFA 15kg AI Top load Washer with Ecobubble and Digital Inverter Technology Now R7499 save R1 500
    WD12BB944DGBFA Bespoke AI 12KG Washer Dryer, with Eco bubble Now R15 999*, save R3 000

     
    Get ready to unlock the cleanest version of your life from 01 July to 10 August, only with Samsung and OMO. Offers available at Samsung stores, Samsung online and participating retailers.

    MIL OSI Economics –

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung & OMO’s Wash Days Campaign is Back

    Source: Samsung

     
     
    Dirt is good, when you’ve got the power and necessary tools to conquer it. This year, from 01 July to 10 August – Samsung is once again bringing the highly anticipated Wash Days campaign, powered by OMO – delivering superior cleaning quality through the perfect partnership of innovation and performance.
     
    Samsung Wash Days Powered by OMO 2025 edition celebrates real life: messy moments, bold adventures and everyday challenges – because life doesn’t wait for clean clothes. But when you have the right tools, you can keep moving without missing a beat. With Samsung’s intelligent washing machines and OMO’s high-performance detergents, you have the perfect combo for unstoppable routines.           
     
    The Power of Wash-ability
    Whether it’s mud-splattered sports gear or everyday spills, OMO’s advanced cleaning formulas are made to handle real-life mess – and when paired with Samsung’s innovative washing tech, you’re looking at next-level laundry care.
     
    Samsung Revolutionising Laundry at Every Spin
    Samsung’s AI washing machines bring together intuitive design and intelligent cleaning features:

    AI Wash: Automatically detects fabric type, load size and dirt levels to optimise wash cycles – saving time, water, and detergent.
    EcoBubble Technology: Mixes detergent, air and water to create deep-cleaning bubbles that lift dirt fast – even in cold washes.
    Hygiene Steam: Harnesses steam power to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria and allergens – perfect for kids’ clothes, activewear or sensitive skin.
    Auto Dispense: Delivers just the right dose of OMO liquid or powder detergent, reducing waste while protecting your fabrics and your machine.

     
    These innovations don’t just clean – they elevate your laundry experience. Choosing the most ideal detergent for your laundry can be a bit of a grey area. No one wants underwhelming wash results and matching your machine to the right detergent can also be as challenging as choosing the brand.
     
    OMO formula ensures a seamless optimal clean, every time. Liquid detergent is a smart choice for front loader machines and stain-heavy clothes, while powder is more suitable and power-packed for tough fabrics and top loaders.
     
    Wash Days is all about helping you customise your wash, with expert guidance on the perfect detergent-tech pairings:
     

    WW70T4040CX/FA 7kg Front Loader, with Steam and Eco Bubble Technology Now: R7 499*, save: R1 700
    WW11CGC04DABFA 11KG Front Loader, with Eco bubble , Steam and SmartThings Now R9 999*, save R2 000
    WA80F15S5BFA 15kg AI Top load Washer with Ecobubble and Digital Inverter Technology Now R7499 save R1 500
    WD12BB944DGBFA Bespoke AI 12KG Washer Dryer, with Eco bubble Now R15 999*, save R3 000

     
    Get ready to unlock the cleanest version of your life from 01 July to 10 August, only with Samsung and OMO. Offers available at Samsung stores, Samsung online and participating retailers.

    MIL OSI Economics –

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung & OMO’s Wash Days Campaign is Back

    Source: Samsung

     
     
    Dirt is good, when you’ve got the power and necessary tools to conquer it. This year, from 01 July to 10 August – Samsung is once again bringing the highly anticipated Wash Days campaign, powered by OMO – delivering superior cleaning quality through the perfect partnership of innovation and performance.
     
    Samsung Wash Days Powered by OMO 2025 edition celebrates real life: messy moments, bold adventures and everyday challenges – because life doesn’t wait for clean clothes. But when you have the right tools, you can keep moving without missing a beat. With Samsung’s intelligent washing machines and OMO’s high-performance detergents, you have the perfect combo for unstoppable routines.           
     
    The Power of Wash-ability
    Whether it’s mud-splattered sports gear or everyday spills, OMO’s advanced cleaning formulas are made to handle real-life mess – and when paired with Samsung’s innovative washing tech, you’re looking at next-level laundry care.
     
    Samsung Revolutionising Laundry at Every Spin
    Samsung’s AI washing machines bring together intuitive design and intelligent cleaning features:

    AI Wash: Automatically detects fabric type, load size and dirt levels to optimise wash cycles – saving time, water, and detergent.
    EcoBubble Technology: Mixes detergent, air and water to create deep-cleaning bubbles that lift dirt fast – even in cold washes.
    Hygiene Steam: Harnesses steam power to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria and allergens – perfect for kids’ clothes, activewear or sensitive skin.
    Auto Dispense: Delivers just the right dose of OMO liquid or powder detergent, reducing waste while protecting your fabrics and your machine.

     
    These innovations don’t just clean – they elevate your laundry experience. Choosing the most ideal detergent for your laundry can be a bit of a grey area. No one wants underwhelming wash results and matching your machine to the right detergent can also be as challenging as choosing the brand.
     
    OMO formula ensures a seamless optimal clean, every time. Liquid detergent is a smart choice for front loader machines and stain-heavy clothes, while powder is more suitable and power-packed for tough fabrics and top loaders.
     
    Wash Days is all about helping you customise your wash, with expert guidance on the perfect detergent-tech pairings:
     

    WW70T4040CX/FA 7kg Front Loader, with Steam and Eco Bubble Technology Now: R7 499*, save: R1 700
    WW11CGC04DABFA 11KG Front Loader, with Eco bubble , Steam and SmartThings Now R9 999*, save R2 000
    WA80F15S5BFA 15kg AI Top load Washer with Ecobubble and Digital Inverter Technology Now R7499 save R1 500
    WD12BB944DGBFA Bespoke AI 12KG Washer Dryer, with Eco bubble Now R15 999*, save R3 000

     
    Get ready to unlock the cleanest version of your life from 01 July to 10 August, only with Samsung and OMO. Offers available at Samsung stores, Samsung online and participating retailers.

    MIL OSI Economics –

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung & OMO’s Wash Days Campaign is Back

    Source: Samsung

     
     
    Dirt is good, when you’ve got the power and necessary tools to conquer it. This year, from 01 July to 10 August – Samsung is once again bringing the highly anticipated Wash Days campaign, powered by OMO – delivering superior cleaning quality through the perfect partnership of innovation and performance.
     
    Samsung Wash Days Powered by OMO 2025 edition celebrates real life: messy moments, bold adventures and everyday challenges – because life doesn’t wait for clean clothes. But when you have the right tools, you can keep moving without missing a beat. With Samsung’s intelligent washing machines and OMO’s high-performance detergents, you have the perfect combo for unstoppable routines.           
     
    The Power of Wash-ability
    Whether it’s mud-splattered sports gear or everyday spills, OMO’s advanced cleaning formulas are made to handle real-life mess – and when paired with Samsung’s innovative washing tech, you’re looking at next-level laundry care.
     
    Samsung Revolutionising Laundry at Every Spin
    Samsung’s AI washing machines bring together intuitive design and intelligent cleaning features:

    AI Wash: Automatically detects fabric type, load size and dirt levels to optimise wash cycles – saving time, water, and detergent.
    EcoBubble Technology: Mixes detergent, air and water to create deep-cleaning bubbles that lift dirt fast – even in cold washes.
    Hygiene Steam: Harnesses steam power to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria and allergens – perfect for kids’ clothes, activewear or sensitive skin.
    Auto Dispense: Delivers just the right dose of OMO liquid or powder detergent, reducing waste while protecting your fabrics and your machine.

     
    These innovations don’t just clean – they elevate your laundry experience. Choosing the most ideal detergent for your laundry can be a bit of a grey area. No one wants underwhelming wash results and matching your machine to the right detergent can also be as challenging as choosing the brand.
     
    OMO formula ensures a seamless optimal clean, every time. Liquid detergent is a smart choice for front loader machines and stain-heavy clothes, while powder is more suitable and power-packed for tough fabrics and top loaders.
     
    Wash Days is all about helping you customise your wash, with expert guidance on the perfect detergent-tech pairings:
     

    WW70T4040CX/FA 7kg Front Loader, with Steam and Eco Bubble Technology Now: R7 499*, save: R1 700
    WW11CGC04DABFA 11KG Front Loader, with Eco bubble , Steam and SmartThings Now R9 999*, save R2 000
    WA80F15S5BFA 15kg AI Top load Washer with Ecobubble and Digital Inverter Technology Now R7499 save R1 500
    WD12BB944DGBFA Bespoke AI 12KG Washer Dryer, with Eco bubble Now R15 999*, save R3 000

     
    Get ready to unlock the cleanest version of your life from 01 July to 10 August, only with Samsung and OMO. Offers available at Samsung stores, Samsung online and participating retailers.

    MIL OSI Economics –

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung & OMO’s Wash Days Campaign is Back

    Source: Samsung

     
     
    Dirt is good, when you’ve got the power and necessary tools to conquer it. This year, from 01 July to 10 August – Samsung is once again bringing the highly anticipated Wash Days campaign, powered by OMO – delivering superior cleaning quality through the perfect partnership of innovation and performance.
     
    Samsung Wash Days Powered by OMO 2025 edition celebrates real life: messy moments, bold adventures and everyday challenges – because life doesn’t wait for clean clothes. But when you have the right tools, you can keep moving without missing a beat. With Samsung’s intelligent washing machines and OMO’s high-performance detergents, you have the perfect combo for unstoppable routines.           
     
    The Power of Wash-ability
    Whether it’s mud-splattered sports gear or everyday spills, OMO’s advanced cleaning formulas are made to handle real-life mess – and when paired with Samsung’s innovative washing tech, you’re looking at next-level laundry care.
     
    Samsung Revolutionising Laundry at Every Spin
    Samsung’s AI washing machines bring together intuitive design and intelligent cleaning features:

    AI Wash: Automatically detects fabric type, load size and dirt levels to optimise wash cycles – saving time, water, and detergent.
    EcoBubble Technology: Mixes detergent, air and water to create deep-cleaning bubbles that lift dirt fast – even in cold washes.
    Hygiene Steam: Harnesses steam power to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria and allergens – perfect for kids’ clothes, activewear or sensitive skin.
    Auto Dispense: Delivers just the right dose of OMO liquid or powder detergent, reducing waste while protecting your fabrics and your machine.

     
    These innovations don’t just clean – they elevate your laundry experience. Choosing the most ideal detergent for your laundry can be a bit of a grey area. No one wants underwhelming wash results and matching your machine to the right detergent can also be as challenging as choosing the brand.
     
    OMO formula ensures a seamless optimal clean, every time. Liquid detergent is a smart choice for front loader machines and stain-heavy clothes, while powder is more suitable and power-packed for tough fabrics and top loaders.
     
    Wash Days is all about helping you customise your wash, with expert guidance on the perfect detergent-tech pairings:
     

    WW70T4040CX/FA 7kg Front Loader, with Steam and Eco Bubble Technology Now: R7 499*, save: R1 700
    WW11CGC04DABFA 11KG Front Loader, with Eco bubble , Steam and SmartThings Now R9 999*, save R2 000
    WA80F15S5BFA 15kg AI Top load Washer with Ecobubble and Digital Inverter Technology Now R7499 save R1 500
    WD12BB944DGBFA Bespoke AI 12KG Washer Dryer, with Eco bubble Now R15 999*, save R3 000

     
    Get ready to unlock the cleanest version of your life from 01 July to 10 August, only with Samsung and OMO. Offers available at Samsung stores, Samsung online and participating retailers.

    MIL OSI Economics –