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  • MIL-OSI: PrairieSky Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    CALGARY, Alberta, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

    PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (“PrairieSky” or the “Company”) (TSX: PSK) is pleased to announce its second quarter operating and financial results for the period ended June 30, 2025.

    Second Quarter Highlights:

    • Record oil royalty production of 14,376 barrels per day, an 8% increase over Q2 2024(1). Total royalty production averaged 26,457 BOE per day, a 4% increase over Q2 2024.
    • Revenues totaled $123.6 million for Q2 2025(1) comprised of royalty production revenue of $111.2 million and other revenue of $12.4 million, including bonus consideration of $8.5 million earned on entering into 47 new leasing arrangements primarily focused on the Duvernay light oil play.
    • Funds from operations totaled $96.7 million or $0.41 per share, a decrease of 9% from Q2 2024  as record oil royalty production volumes, narrowed heavy and light oil price differentials and a weaker Canadian dollar were offset by lower benchmark US$ WTI pricing.
    • Declared a second quarter dividend of $61.2 million ($0.26 per share), representing a payout ratio of 63%.
    • Purchased and cancelled 84,020 common shares under the Company’s normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”) for $2.0 million. 
    • Completed acquisitions for $6.5 million, primarily of non-producing gross overriding royalty interests targeting Mannville oil.
    • Net debt totaled $242.0 million as at June 30, 2025, a decrease of $16.8 million from March 31, 2025.
     

    President’s Message

    Oil royalty production volumes reached a record 14,376 barrels per day in Q2 2025, an 8% increase over Q2 2024, bringing year-to-date oil royalty production to 13,941 barrels per day. We continue to see growth in our heavy oil portfolio with the Clearwater and Mannville Stack(2) approaching 25% of oil royalty production as third-party operators continue to execute on their drilling programs in these plays. Multilateral horizontal drilling reached a record 52% of spuds (61 wells) in the quarter which included 47 wells in the Clearwater. Year-to-date activity has been particularly strong in the Duvernay with 30 wells spud compared to 33 spud in all of 2024. We expect to see initial royalty production from multiple Duvernay wells in the West Shale Basin(2) in the third quarter and this level of third-party activity to continue to drive annual oil royalty production growth.

    Funds from operations totaled $96.7 million ($0.41 per share) in the quarter driven by strong royalty production volumes of 26,457 BOE per day which generated royalty revenue of $111.2 million, 93% attributed to oil and NGL. Oil royalty production revenue totaled $95.7 million, a 14% decrease from Q2 2024, with lower US$ WTI benchmark pricing offsetting record oil royalty production volumes of 14,376 barrels per day, narrowed light and heavy oil differentials and a weaker Canadian dollar. Natural gas royalty production volumes averaged 58.4 MMcf per day in the quarter, earning $7.9 million in royalty revenue which represented an 80% increase over Q2 2024. The increase in natural gas royalty production revenue was primarily due to improved benchmark pricing with daily AECO index pricing averaging $1.69 per Mcf in the quarter, an increase of 43% over Q2 2024. NGL royalty production averaged 2,348 barrels per day, an increase of 2% from Q2 2024 and generated total NGL royalty production revenue of $7.6 million in the quarter. It was a strong quarter for other revenues which totaled $12.4 million, including bonus consideration of $8.5 million earned on entering into 47 new leases with 37 separate counterparties.

    PrairieSky declared a dividend of $0.26 per share or $61.2 million in the quarter with a resulting payout ratio of 63%. Excess funds from operations after payment of the dividend were allocated to the acquisition of $6.5 million of incremental royalty interests focused on non-producing gross overriding royalty interests targeting Mannville heavy oil targets and share repurchases. The NCIB remains an important part of our long-term capital allocation strategy to create value for shareholders. During the quarter, 84,020 common shares were repurchased and cancelled with an incremental $11.0 million(3) allocated to share repurchases to be settled subsequent to June 30, 2025. PrairieSky exited the quarter with net debt of $242.0 million at June 30, 2025. Subsequent to Q2 2025, PrairieSky exercised the accordion feature of its unsecured, covenant-based credit facility with the existing syndicate of Canadian banks, increasing the commitment of lenders by $250 million, bringing the aggregate credit limit available to PrairieSky to $600 million. There were no other amendments made to the credit facility. The expanded facility provides increased liquidity and financial flexibility moving forward.

    Thank you to our staff for their hard work in the quarter and our shareholders for their continued support.

    Andrew Phillips, President & CEO

    ACTIVITY ON PRAIRIESKY’S ROYALTY PROPERTIES

    Third-party operators spud 117 wells on PrairieSky’s royalty acreage at an average royalty rate of 4.8%, as compared to the 115 wells spud in Q2 2024 at an average royalty rate of 6.6%. Drilling activity generally slows in the second quarter across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin as a result of spring break-up. Spuds were comprised of 74 wells on gross overriding royalty acreage, 33 wells on fee lands and 10 unit wells. There were a total of 113 oil wells (97% of wells) spud during the quarter which included 47 Clearwater wells, 17 Mannville light and heavy oil wells, 13 Duvernay wells, 11 Viking wells, 11 Mississippian wells and 14 additional oil wells across Alberta and Saskatchewan. There were 3 Mannville natural gas wells and 1 Duvernay natural gas well spud in Q2 2025.

    NOTES AND REFERENCES

    (1) In this press release, the financial reporting periods are referred to as follows: “Q2 2025”, “the quarter” or the “the second quarter” refers to the three months ended June 30, 2025; “Q2 2024” refers to the three months ended June 30, 2024.
    (2) For further details on the “Mannville Stack” and “West Shale Basin”, we refer you to PrairieSky’s most recent Corporate Presentation contained on PrairieSky’s website at www.prairiesky.com.
    (3) Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at June 30, 2025 is $11.0 million related to common share repurchases of which $1.0 million related to common share repurchases that were pending settlement at June 30, 2025 and the remaining $10.0 million related to a provision for share repurchases under the Company’s automatic share purchase plan with an independent broker.
       

    Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this press release but not defined above are as defined in in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 which is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and PrairieSky’s website at www.prairiesky.com.

    FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

    The following table summarizes select operational and financial information of the Company for the periods noted. All dollar amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

    A full version of PrairieSky’s management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) and unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2025 are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and PrairieSky’s website at www.prairiesky.com.

      Three months ended Six months ended
      June 30   March 31 June 30 June 30 June 30
    ($ millions, except $ per share or as otherwise noted) 2025   2025 2024 2025 2024
    FINANCIAL                    
    Royalty production revenue 111.2   119.9   125.5   231.1   238.7  
    Other revenue 12.4   8.2   10.1   20.6   17.6  
    Revenues 123.6   128.1   135.6   251.7   256.3  
                         
    Funds from operations 96.7   85.8   106.1   182.5   189.1  
    Per share – basic and diluted(1) 0.41   0.36   0.44   0.77   0.79  
                         
    Net earnings 56.3   58.4   60.3   114.7   107.8  
    Per share – basic and diluted(1) 0.24   0.25   0.25   0.48   0.45  
                         
    Dividends declared(2) 61.2   61.2   59.7   122.4   119.4  
    Per share 0.26   0.26   0.25   0.52   0.50  
                         
    Dividend payout ratio(3) 63%   71%   56%   67%   63%  
                         
    Acquisitions(4) 6.5   63.6   12.3   70.1   21.1  
    Net debt(5) 242.0   258.8   174.6   242.0   174.6  
    Common share repurchases, inclusive of all costs 2.0   91.8   –   93.8   –  
                         
    Shares outstanding (millions)                    
    Shares outstanding at period end 235.5   235.5   239.0   235.5   239.0  
    Weighted average – basic and diluted 235.5   238.3   239.0   236.9   239.0  
                         
    OPERATIONAL                    
    Royalty production volumes                    
    Crude oil (bbls/d) 14,376   13,502   13,312   13,941   13,227  
    NGL (bbls/d) 2,348   2,520   2,308   2,433   2,421  
    Natural gas (MMcf/d) 58.4   55.9   58.2   57.1   60.1  
    Royalty Production (BOE/d)(6) 26,457   25,339   25,320   25,891   25,665  
                         
    Realized pricing                    
    Crude oil ($/bbl) 73.16   83.16   91.75   77.98   84.51  
    NGL ($/bbl) 35.47   44.51   47.20   40.13   45.62  
    Natural gas ($/Mcf) 1.50   1.73   0.84   1.61   1.38  
    Total ($/BOE)(6) 46.19   52.58   54.47   49.31   51.10  
                         
    Operating netback per BOE ($)(7) 43.04   42.85   51.39   42.95   45.43  
                         
    Funds from operations per BOE ($) 40.16   37.62   46.05   38.94   40.48  
                         
    Oil price benchmarks                    
    West Texas Intermediate (WTI) (US$/bbl) 63.76   71.39   80.57   67.59   78.76  
    Edmonton light sweet ($/bbl) 84.24   95.20   105.16   89.78   98.66  
    Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil differential to WTI (US$/bbl) (10.27 ) (12.67 ) (13.60 ) (11.47 ) (16.47 )
                         
    Natural gas price benchmarks                    
    AECO Monthly Index ($/Mcf) 2.07   2.02   1.44   2.05   1.74  
    AECO Daily Index ($/Mcf) 1.69   2.16   1.18   1.93   1.84  
                         
    Foreign exchange rate (US$/CAD$) 0.7228   0.6976   0.7315   0.7096   0.7364  
    (1) Funds from operations and net earnings per share are calculated using the weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares outstanding.
    (2) A dividend of $0.26 per share was declared on June 3, 2025. The dividend will be paid on July 15, 2025 to shareholders of record as at June 30, 2025.
    (3) Dividend payout ratio is defined under the “Non-GAAP Measures and Ratios” section of this press release.
    (4) Excluding right-of-use asset additions.
    (5) See Note 12 “Capital Management” in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and Note 13 “Capital Management” in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
    (6) See “Conversions of Natural Gas to BOE”.
    (7) Operating netback per BOE is defined under the “Non-GAAP Measures and Ratios” section of this press release.
       

    CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS

    A conference call to discuss the results will be held for the investment community on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, beginning at 6:30 a.m. MST (8:30 a.m. EST). To participate in the conference call, you are asked to register at one of the links provided below. Details regarding the call will be provided to you upon registration.

    Live call participant registration        
    URL:      https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI4b3e791d098f4a4c844ea1427370d036

    Live webcast participant registration (listen in only)
    URL:  https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/5a4q5q2j

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    This press release includes certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) which may include, but are not limited to PrairieSky’s future plans, current expectations and views of future operations and contains forward-looking statements that the Company believes allow readers to better understand the Company’s business and prospects. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words “expect”, “expected to”, “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “objective”, “ongoing”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “could”, “likely”, “believe”, “plans”, “intends”, “strategy” and similar expressions (including negative variations) are intended to identify forward-looking information or statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to, our expectations with respect to PrairieSky’s business and growth strategy and trajectory, including the expectation of receiving royalty production from multiple royalty interest wells in the West Shale Basin in the third quarter; management’s expectation that the level of third-party activity on PrairieSky’s royalty lands will continue to drive annual royalty production growth; and PrairieSky’s expectations to execute on the NCIB as part of our long-term capital allocation strategy to create value for shareholders.

    With respect to forward-looking statements contained in this press release, PrairieSky has made several assumptions including those described in detail in our MD&A and the Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024. Readers and investors are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such forward-looking statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. PrairieSky’s actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. PrairieSky can give no assurance that any of the events anticipated will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what benefits the Company will derive from them.

    By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond PrairieSky’s control, including but not limited to the impact of general economic conditions including inflation, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices, lack of or access to sufficient pipeline capacity, currency fluctuations, interest rates, imprecision of reserve estimates, competitive factors impacting royalty rates, environmental risks, taxation, regulation, changes in tax or other legislation, competition from other industry participants, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market volatility, political and geopolitical instability, the risks and impacts of tariffs imposed between Canada and the United States (and other countries) or other restrictive trade measures, retaliatory or countermeasures implemented by such governments affecting trade between Canada and the United States (and other countries), including the potential introduction of regulatory barriers to trade and the effect on the demand and/or market price for commodities, inaccurate expectations for industry drilling levels on our royalty lands and the Company’s ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. In addition, PrairieSky is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties in relation to acquisitions. These risks and uncertainties include risks relating to the potential for disputes to arise with counterparties, and limited ability to recover indemnification under certain agreements. The foregoing and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions are described in more detail in PrairieSky’s MD&A and the Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 under the headings “Risk Management” and “Risk Factors”, respectively, each of which is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and PrairieSky’s website at www.prairiesky.com.

    Further, any forward-looking statement is made only as of the date of this press release, and PrairieSky undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable securities laws. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for PrairieSky to predict all of these factors or to assess, in advance, the impact of each such factor on PrairieSky’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

    CONVERSIONS OF NATURAL GAS TO BOE

    To provide a single unit of production for analytical purposes, natural gas production and reserves volumes are converted mathematically to equivalent barrels of oil (BOE). PrairieSky uses the industry-accepted standard conversion of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil (6 Mcf = 1 bbl). The 6:1 BOE ratio is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip. It does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead and is not based on either energy content or current prices. While the BOE ratio is useful for comparative measures and observing trends, it does not accurately reflect individual product values and might be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. As well, given that the value ratio, based on the current price of crude oil to natural gas, is significantly different from the 6:1 energy equivalency ratio, using a 6:1 conversion ratio may be misleading as an indication of value.

    NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RATIOS

    Certain measures and ratios in this press release do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by IFRS and, therefore, are considered non-GAAP measures and ratios. These measures and ratios may not be comparable to similar measures and ratios presented by other issuers. These measures and ratios are commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry and by PrairieSky to provide potential investors with additional information regarding the Company’s liquidity and its ability to generate funds to conduct its business. Non-GAAP measures and ratios include operating netback per BOE and dividend payout ratio. Management’s use of these measures and ratios is discussed further below. Further information can be found in the Non-GAAP Measures and Ratios section of PrairieSky’s MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and PrairieSky’s MD&A for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

    “Operating netback per BOE” represents the cash margin for products sold on a BOE basis. Operating netback per BOE is calculated by dividing the operating netback (royalty production revenue less production and mineral taxes and cash administrative expenses) by the average daily production volumes for the period. Operating netback per BOE is used to assess the cash generating and operating performance per unit of product sold and the comparability of the underlying performance between years. Operating netback per BOE measures are commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry to assess performance comparability. Refer to the Operating Results table starting on page 6 of PrairieSky’s MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and page 6 of PrairieSky’s MD&A for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

      Three months ended Six months ended
      June 30 March 31 June 30 June 30 June 30
    ($ millions) 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024
    Cash from operating activities 90.3   90.7   99.3   181.0   179.0  
    Other revenue (12.4 ) (8.2 ) (10.1 ) (20.6 ) (17.6 )
    Amortization of debt issuance costs (0.1 ) (0.1 ) (0.1 ) (0.2 ) (0.2 )
    Finance expense 3.0   2.9   3.5   5.9   7.2  
    Current tax expense 16.5   17.3   19.0   33.8   33.7  
    Interest on lease obligation (0.1 ) –   –   (0.1 ) –  
    Net change in non-cash working capital 6.4   (4.9 ) 6.8   1.5   10.1  
    Operating netback 103.6   97.7   118.4   201.3   212.2  
                         

    “Operating Margin” represents operating netback as a percentage of royalty production revenue. Management uses this measure to demonstrate the comparability between the Company and production and exploration companies in the oil and natural gas industry as it shows net revenue generation from operations.

      Three months ended Six months ended
      June 30 March 31 June 30 June 30 June 30
    ($ millions) 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024
    Royalty production revenue 111.2 119.9 125.5 231.1 238.7
    Operating netback 103.6 97.7 118.4 201.3 212.2
    Operating margin 93% 81% 94% 87% 89%
               

    “Dividend payout ratio” is calculated as dividends declared as a percentage of funds from operations. Payout ratio is used by dividend paying companies to assess dividend levels in relation to the funds generated and used in operating activities.

      Three months ended Six months ended
      June 30 March 31 June 30 June 30 June 30
    ($ millions, except otherwise noted) 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024
    Funds from operations 96.7 85.8 106.1 182.5 189.1
    Dividends declared 61.2 61.2 59.7 122.4 119.4
    Dividend payout ratio 63% 71% 56% 67% 63%
               

    ABOUT PRAIRIESKY ROYALTY LTD.

    PrairieSky is a royalty company, generating royalty production revenues as oil and natural gas are produced from its properties. PrairieSky has a diverse portfolio of properties that have a long history of generating funds from operations and that represent the largest and most consolidated independently-owned fee simple mineral title position in Canada. PrairieSky’s common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol PSK.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

    Andrew M. Phillips
    President & Chief Executive Officer
    PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.
    (587) 293-4005

    Michael T. Murphy
    Vice-President, Geosciences & Capital Markets
    PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.
    (587) 293-4056

    Investor Relations
    (587) 293-4000
    www.prairiesky.com

    		 Pamela P. Kazeil
    Senior Vice-President, Finance & Chief Financial
    Officer
    PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.
    (587) 293-4089
       

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    The MIL Network –

  • MIL-OSI: PrairieSky Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    CALGARY, Alberta, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

    PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (“PrairieSky” or the “Company”) (TSX: PSK) is pleased to announce its second quarter operating and financial results for the period ended June 30, 2025.

    Second Quarter Highlights:

    • Record oil royalty production of 14,376 barrels per day, an 8% increase over Q2 2024(1). Total royalty production averaged 26,457 BOE per day, a 4% increase over Q2 2024.
    • Revenues totaled $123.6 million for Q2 2025(1) comprised of royalty production revenue of $111.2 million and other revenue of $12.4 million, including bonus consideration of $8.5 million earned on entering into 47 new leasing arrangements primarily focused on the Duvernay light oil play.
    • Funds from operations totaled $96.7 million or $0.41 per share, a decrease of 9% from Q2 2024  as record oil royalty production volumes, narrowed heavy and light oil price differentials and a weaker Canadian dollar were offset by lower benchmark US$ WTI pricing.
    • Declared a second quarter dividend of $61.2 million ($0.26 per share), representing a payout ratio of 63%.
    • Purchased and cancelled 84,020 common shares under the Company’s normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”) for $2.0 million. 
    • Completed acquisitions for $6.5 million, primarily of non-producing gross overriding royalty interests targeting Mannville oil.
    • Net debt totaled $242.0 million as at June 30, 2025, a decrease of $16.8 million from March 31, 2025.
     

    President’s Message

    Oil royalty production volumes reached a record 14,376 barrels per day in Q2 2025, an 8% increase over Q2 2024, bringing year-to-date oil royalty production to 13,941 barrels per day. We continue to see growth in our heavy oil portfolio with the Clearwater and Mannville Stack(2) approaching 25% of oil royalty production as third-party operators continue to execute on their drilling programs in these plays. Multilateral horizontal drilling reached a record 52% of spuds (61 wells) in the quarter which included 47 wells in the Clearwater. Year-to-date activity has been particularly strong in the Duvernay with 30 wells spud compared to 33 spud in all of 2024. We expect to see initial royalty production from multiple Duvernay wells in the West Shale Basin(2) in the third quarter and this level of third-party activity to continue to drive annual oil royalty production growth.

    Funds from operations totaled $96.7 million ($0.41 per share) in the quarter driven by strong royalty production volumes of 26,457 BOE per day which generated royalty revenue of $111.2 million, 93% attributed to oil and NGL. Oil royalty production revenue totaled $95.7 million, a 14% decrease from Q2 2024, with lower US$ WTI benchmark pricing offsetting record oil royalty production volumes of 14,376 barrels per day, narrowed light and heavy oil differentials and a weaker Canadian dollar. Natural gas royalty production volumes averaged 58.4 MMcf per day in the quarter, earning $7.9 million in royalty revenue which represented an 80% increase over Q2 2024. The increase in natural gas royalty production revenue was primarily due to improved benchmark pricing with daily AECO index pricing averaging $1.69 per Mcf in the quarter, an increase of 43% over Q2 2024. NGL royalty production averaged 2,348 barrels per day, an increase of 2% from Q2 2024 and generated total NGL royalty production revenue of $7.6 million in the quarter. It was a strong quarter for other revenues which totaled $12.4 million, including bonus consideration of $8.5 million earned on entering into 47 new leases with 37 separate counterparties.

    PrairieSky declared a dividend of $0.26 per share or $61.2 million in the quarter with a resulting payout ratio of 63%. Excess funds from operations after payment of the dividend were allocated to the acquisition of $6.5 million of incremental royalty interests focused on non-producing gross overriding royalty interests targeting Mannville heavy oil targets and share repurchases. The NCIB remains an important part of our long-term capital allocation strategy to create value for shareholders. During the quarter, 84,020 common shares were repurchased and cancelled with an incremental $11.0 million(3) allocated to share repurchases to be settled subsequent to June 30, 2025. PrairieSky exited the quarter with net debt of $242.0 million at June 30, 2025. Subsequent to Q2 2025, PrairieSky exercised the accordion feature of its unsecured, covenant-based credit facility with the existing syndicate of Canadian banks, increasing the commitment of lenders by $250 million, bringing the aggregate credit limit available to PrairieSky to $600 million. There were no other amendments made to the credit facility. The expanded facility provides increased liquidity and financial flexibility moving forward.

    Thank you to our staff for their hard work in the quarter and our shareholders for their continued support.

    Andrew Phillips, President & CEO

    ACTIVITY ON PRAIRIESKY’S ROYALTY PROPERTIES

    Third-party operators spud 117 wells on PrairieSky’s royalty acreage at an average royalty rate of 4.8%, as compared to the 115 wells spud in Q2 2024 at an average royalty rate of 6.6%. Drilling activity generally slows in the second quarter across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin as a result of spring break-up. Spuds were comprised of 74 wells on gross overriding royalty acreage, 33 wells on fee lands and 10 unit wells. There were a total of 113 oil wells (97% of wells) spud during the quarter which included 47 Clearwater wells, 17 Mannville light and heavy oil wells, 13 Duvernay wells, 11 Viking wells, 11 Mississippian wells and 14 additional oil wells across Alberta and Saskatchewan. There were 3 Mannville natural gas wells and 1 Duvernay natural gas well spud in Q2 2025.

    NOTES AND REFERENCES

    (1) In this press release, the financial reporting periods are referred to as follows: “Q2 2025”, “the quarter” or the “the second quarter” refers to the three months ended June 30, 2025; “Q2 2024” refers to the three months ended June 30, 2024.
    (2) For further details on the “Mannville Stack” and “West Shale Basin”, we refer you to PrairieSky’s most recent Corporate Presentation contained on PrairieSky’s website at www.prairiesky.com.
    (3) Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at June 30, 2025 is $11.0 million related to common share repurchases of which $1.0 million related to common share repurchases that were pending settlement at June 30, 2025 and the remaining $10.0 million related to a provision for share repurchases under the Company’s automatic share purchase plan with an independent broker.
       

    Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this press release but not defined above are as defined in in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 which is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and PrairieSky’s website at www.prairiesky.com.

    FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

    The following table summarizes select operational and financial information of the Company for the periods noted. All dollar amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

    A full version of PrairieSky’s management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) and unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2025 are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and PrairieSky’s website at www.prairiesky.com.

      Three months ended Six months ended
      June 30   March 31 June 30 June 30 June 30
    ($ millions, except $ per share or as otherwise noted) 2025   2025 2024 2025 2024
    FINANCIAL                    
    Royalty production revenue 111.2   119.9   125.5   231.1   238.7  
    Other revenue 12.4   8.2   10.1   20.6   17.6  
    Revenues 123.6   128.1   135.6   251.7   256.3  
                         
    Funds from operations 96.7   85.8   106.1   182.5   189.1  
    Per share – basic and diluted(1) 0.41   0.36   0.44   0.77   0.79  
                         
    Net earnings 56.3   58.4   60.3   114.7   107.8  
    Per share – basic and diluted(1) 0.24   0.25   0.25   0.48   0.45  
                         
    Dividends declared(2) 61.2   61.2   59.7   122.4   119.4  
    Per share 0.26   0.26   0.25   0.52   0.50  
                         
    Dividend payout ratio(3) 63%   71%   56%   67%   63%  
                         
    Acquisitions(4) 6.5   63.6   12.3   70.1   21.1  
    Net debt(5) 242.0   258.8   174.6   242.0   174.6  
    Common share repurchases, inclusive of all costs 2.0   91.8   –   93.8   –  
                         
    Shares outstanding (millions)                    
    Shares outstanding at period end 235.5   235.5   239.0   235.5   239.0  
    Weighted average – basic and diluted 235.5   238.3   239.0   236.9   239.0  
                         
    OPERATIONAL                    
    Royalty production volumes                    
    Crude oil (bbls/d) 14,376   13,502   13,312   13,941   13,227  
    NGL (bbls/d) 2,348   2,520   2,308   2,433   2,421  
    Natural gas (MMcf/d) 58.4   55.9   58.2   57.1   60.1  
    Royalty Production (BOE/d)(6) 26,457   25,339   25,320   25,891   25,665  
                         
    Realized pricing                    
    Crude oil ($/bbl) 73.16   83.16   91.75   77.98   84.51  
    NGL ($/bbl) 35.47   44.51   47.20   40.13   45.62  
    Natural gas ($/Mcf) 1.50   1.73   0.84   1.61   1.38  
    Total ($/BOE)(6) 46.19   52.58   54.47   49.31   51.10  
                         
    Operating netback per BOE ($)(7) 43.04   42.85   51.39   42.95   45.43  
                         
    Funds from operations per BOE ($) 40.16   37.62   46.05   38.94   40.48  
                         
    Oil price benchmarks                    
    West Texas Intermediate (WTI) (US$/bbl) 63.76   71.39   80.57   67.59   78.76  
    Edmonton light sweet ($/bbl) 84.24   95.20   105.16   89.78   98.66  
    Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil differential to WTI (US$/bbl) (10.27 ) (12.67 ) (13.60 ) (11.47 ) (16.47 )
                         
    Natural gas price benchmarks                    
    AECO Monthly Index ($/Mcf) 2.07   2.02   1.44   2.05   1.74  
    AECO Daily Index ($/Mcf) 1.69   2.16   1.18   1.93   1.84  
                         
    Foreign exchange rate (US$/CAD$) 0.7228   0.6976   0.7315   0.7096   0.7364  
    (1) Funds from operations and net earnings per share are calculated using the weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares outstanding.
    (2) A dividend of $0.26 per share was declared on June 3, 2025. The dividend will be paid on July 15, 2025 to shareholders of record as at June 30, 2025.
    (3) Dividend payout ratio is defined under the “Non-GAAP Measures and Ratios” section of this press release.
    (4) Excluding right-of-use asset additions.
    (5) See Note 12 “Capital Management” in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and Note 13 “Capital Management” in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
    (6) See “Conversions of Natural Gas to BOE”.
    (7) Operating netback per BOE is defined under the “Non-GAAP Measures and Ratios” section of this press release.
       

    CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS

    A conference call to discuss the results will be held for the investment community on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, beginning at 6:30 a.m. MST (8:30 a.m. EST). To participate in the conference call, you are asked to register at one of the links provided below. Details regarding the call will be provided to you upon registration.

    Live call participant registration        
    URL:      https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI4b3e791d098f4a4c844ea1427370d036

    Live webcast participant registration (listen in only)
    URL:  https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/5a4q5q2j

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    This press release includes certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) which may include, but are not limited to PrairieSky’s future plans, current expectations and views of future operations and contains forward-looking statements that the Company believes allow readers to better understand the Company’s business and prospects. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words “expect”, “expected to”, “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “objective”, “ongoing”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “could”, “likely”, “believe”, “plans”, “intends”, “strategy” and similar expressions (including negative variations) are intended to identify forward-looking information or statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to, our expectations with respect to PrairieSky’s business and growth strategy and trajectory, including the expectation of receiving royalty production from multiple royalty interest wells in the West Shale Basin in the third quarter; management’s expectation that the level of third-party activity on PrairieSky’s royalty lands will continue to drive annual royalty production growth; and PrairieSky’s expectations to execute on the NCIB as part of our long-term capital allocation strategy to create value for shareholders.

    With respect to forward-looking statements contained in this press release, PrairieSky has made several assumptions including those described in detail in our MD&A and the Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024. Readers and investors are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such forward-looking statements, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. PrairieSky’s actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. PrairieSky can give no assurance that any of the events anticipated will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what benefits the Company will derive from them.

    By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond PrairieSky’s control, including but not limited to the impact of general economic conditions including inflation, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices, lack of or access to sufficient pipeline capacity, currency fluctuations, interest rates, imprecision of reserve estimates, competitive factors impacting royalty rates, environmental risks, taxation, regulation, changes in tax or other legislation, competition from other industry participants, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market volatility, political and geopolitical instability, the risks and impacts of tariffs imposed between Canada and the United States (and other countries) or other restrictive trade measures, retaliatory or countermeasures implemented by such governments affecting trade between Canada and the United States (and other countries), including the potential introduction of regulatory barriers to trade and the effect on the demand and/or market price for commodities, inaccurate expectations for industry drilling levels on our royalty lands and the Company’s ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. In addition, PrairieSky is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties in relation to acquisitions. These risks and uncertainties include risks relating to the potential for disputes to arise with counterparties, and limited ability to recover indemnification under certain agreements. The foregoing and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions are described in more detail in PrairieSky’s MD&A and the Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 under the headings “Risk Management” and “Risk Factors”, respectively, each of which is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and PrairieSky’s website at www.prairiesky.com.

    Further, any forward-looking statement is made only as of the date of this press release, and PrairieSky undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable securities laws. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for PrairieSky to predict all of these factors or to assess, in advance, the impact of each such factor on PrairieSky’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

    CONVERSIONS OF NATURAL GAS TO BOE

    To provide a single unit of production for analytical purposes, natural gas production and reserves volumes are converted mathematically to equivalent barrels of oil (BOE). PrairieSky uses the industry-accepted standard conversion of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil (6 Mcf = 1 bbl). The 6:1 BOE ratio is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip. It does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead and is not based on either energy content or current prices. While the BOE ratio is useful for comparative measures and observing trends, it does not accurately reflect individual product values and might be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. As well, given that the value ratio, based on the current price of crude oil to natural gas, is significantly different from the 6:1 energy equivalency ratio, using a 6:1 conversion ratio may be misleading as an indication of value.

    NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RATIOS

    Certain measures and ratios in this press release do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by IFRS and, therefore, are considered non-GAAP measures and ratios. These measures and ratios may not be comparable to similar measures and ratios presented by other issuers. These measures and ratios are commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry and by PrairieSky to provide potential investors with additional information regarding the Company’s liquidity and its ability to generate funds to conduct its business. Non-GAAP measures and ratios include operating netback per BOE and dividend payout ratio. Management’s use of these measures and ratios is discussed further below. Further information can be found in the Non-GAAP Measures and Ratios section of PrairieSky’s MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and PrairieSky’s MD&A for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

    “Operating netback per BOE” represents the cash margin for products sold on a BOE basis. Operating netback per BOE is calculated by dividing the operating netback (royalty production revenue less production and mineral taxes and cash administrative expenses) by the average daily production volumes for the period. Operating netback per BOE is used to assess the cash generating and operating performance per unit of product sold and the comparability of the underlying performance between years. Operating netback per BOE measures are commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry to assess performance comparability. Refer to the Operating Results table starting on page 6 of PrairieSky’s MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and page 6 of PrairieSky’s MD&A for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

      Three months ended Six months ended
      June 30 March 31 June 30 June 30 June 30
    ($ millions) 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024
    Cash from operating activities 90.3   90.7   99.3   181.0   179.0  
    Other revenue (12.4 ) (8.2 ) (10.1 ) (20.6 ) (17.6 )
    Amortization of debt issuance costs (0.1 ) (0.1 ) (0.1 ) (0.2 ) (0.2 )
    Finance expense 3.0   2.9   3.5   5.9   7.2  
    Current tax expense 16.5   17.3   19.0   33.8   33.7  
    Interest on lease obligation (0.1 ) –   –   (0.1 ) –  
    Net change in non-cash working capital 6.4   (4.9 ) 6.8   1.5   10.1  
    Operating netback 103.6   97.7   118.4   201.3   212.2  
                         

    “Operating Margin” represents operating netback as a percentage of royalty production revenue. Management uses this measure to demonstrate the comparability between the Company and production and exploration companies in the oil and natural gas industry as it shows net revenue generation from operations.

      Three months ended Six months ended
      June 30 March 31 June 30 June 30 June 30
    ($ millions) 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024
    Royalty production revenue 111.2 119.9 125.5 231.1 238.7
    Operating netback 103.6 97.7 118.4 201.3 212.2
    Operating margin 93% 81% 94% 87% 89%
               

    “Dividend payout ratio” is calculated as dividends declared as a percentage of funds from operations. Payout ratio is used by dividend paying companies to assess dividend levels in relation to the funds generated and used in operating activities.

      Three months ended Six months ended
      June 30 March 31 June 30 June 30 June 30
    ($ millions, except otherwise noted) 2025 2025 2024 2025 2024
    Funds from operations 96.7 85.8 106.1 182.5 189.1
    Dividends declared 61.2 61.2 59.7 122.4 119.4
    Dividend payout ratio 63% 71% 56% 67% 63%
               

    ABOUT PRAIRIESKY ROYALTY LTD.

    PrairieSky is a royalty company, generating royalty production revenues as oil and natural gas are produced from its properties. PrairieSky has a diverse portfolio of properties that have a long history of generating funds from operations and that represent the largest and most consolidated independently-owned fee simple mineral title position in Canada. PrairieSky’s common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol PSK.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

    Andrew M. Phillips
    President & Chief Executive Officer
    PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.
    (587) 293-4005

    Michael T. Murphy
    Vice-President, Geosciences & Capital Markets
    PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.
    (587) 293-4056

    Investor Relations
    (587) 293-4000
    www.prairiesky.com

    		 Pamela P. Kazeil
    Senior Vice-President, Finance & Chief Financial
    Officer
    PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.
    (587) 293-4089
       

    PDF available: http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/36ee4b7d-4f4e-42d9-a2fb-c3c005d65436

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Honduran National with Active Interpol Red Notice for Murder is Arrested and Charged with Illegal Reentry

    Source: US FBI

    Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the arrest of Pedro Danilo Espinoza-Guiffaro (34, Honduras) on a criminal complaint charging him with being unlawfully present in the United States after being previously removed from the United States. If convicted, Espinoza-Guiffaro faces a maximum penalty of two years in federal prison. 

    According to the complaint, the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a targeted enforcement operation to arrest Espinoza-Guiffaro as he had an active Interpol Red Notice for Murder in Honduras. A surveillance team located Espinoza-Guiffaro in Duval County. During immigration processing, HSI agents learned that Espinoza-Guiffaro was previously ordered removed from the United States and actually removed from the United States in 2022 and 2024. There is no record Espinoza-Guiffaro ever applied for or received permission to return to the United States.

    A complaint is merely a charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

    This case was investigated by HSI and FBI. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Rachel Lasry.

    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).

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Reciprocity of health and environmental standards on the EU horticulture market – E-001338/2025(ASW)

    Source: European Parliament

    The Commission is aware that cut flowers may contain residues of pesticides, whether these flowers are produced domestically or imported.

    The use of pesticides for the production of flowers in the EU falls within the scope of Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 on the placing on the market of plant protection products[1].

    Potential exposure of workers to pesticides is always assessed prior to their authorisation on the basis of worst-case scenarios to ensure a high level of protection of human health.

    As stated in the Vision on agriculture and food[2], considering EU’s concerns about environmental protections and moral values in response to societal demands, the Commission will pursue, in line with international rules, a stronger alignment of production standards applied to imported products, including on pesticides.

    There is no EU legislation regulating the levels of residues of pesticides in cut flowers as Regulation (EC) 396/2005 setting maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides[3] applies only to food and feed intended for human or animal consumption.

    Since 2017, the Commission has held discussions with Member States on residues on cut flowers on several occasions in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed[4].

    As the control of the levels of residues of pesticides in imported cut-flowers is not currently covered by any EU legislations, Member States have the possibility to introduce specific national provision to protect the workers in this sector as it is already the case in one Member State.

    • [1] Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1107/oj.
    • [2] COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A Vision for Agriculture and Food Shaping together an attractive farming and agri-food sector for future generations, COM/2025/75 final.
    • [3] Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2005/396/oj.
    • [4] Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed in March 2017, May
      2017, July 2017, October 2017, October 2020, March 2022 and May 2022. https://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/standing_committees/sc_phytopharmaceuticals_en.
    Last updated: 14 July 2025

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  • MIL-OSI Security: FBI Seeks Information Regarding Anchorage Bank Robbery

    Source: US FBI

    ANCHORAGE, AK—The FBI Anchorage Field Office is seeking information regarding the identity and whereabouts of an unknown suspect who robbed the Wells Fargo Bank located within the Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall at 320 W 5th Avenue.

    On Friday, July 11, 2025, at approximately 1:40 p.m., an unknown suspect entered the bank, approached a bank employee, and presented a note demanding money. The note also indicated that the suspect was in possession of a firearm. The suspect then fled the area on foot after the robbery.

    The suspect was observed sitting in a massage chair outside the bank several minutes before entering. Witnesses described the suspect as an adult male, approximately 5’5” tall, and possibly in his 40s or 50s.

    Anyone with information concerning the identity and whereabouts of this individual should contact the FBI Anchorage Field Office at 907-276-4441 or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

    MIL Security OSI –

  • MIL-OSI USA: King Asserts Role on Armed Services Committee to Support Maine Economy and Strengthen National Security

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Maine Angus King
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), worked with his committee colleagues this week to secure strong investments in Maine’s economy and America’s defense posture through the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This legislation will support servicemembers and their families and boost the Maine economy through support for the hundreds of businesses that serve the military’s technological and manufacturing needs leading to a more prosperous Maine and a stronger national security for the United States.
    The legislation passed out of committee in a bipartisan 26-1 vote and represents the first step in bipartisan negotiations to pass a fiscal year budget for the armed forces and national defense interests. It includes several provisions that Senator King backed, including: support for veterans, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for Bath Iron Works (BIW), a comprehensive new approach to monitoring brain health, aggressive policies to strengthen America’s cybersecurity, provisions to address the security threats posed by artificial intelligence, and measures to prevent illegal drugs from entering the country.
    “For over six decades, Congress has taken a bipartisan approach to ensure that America’s military and defense forces have the training and equipment to carry out their missions, and protect our interests at home and abroad. This year, we are continuing that tradition in passing a defense bill out of Committee that will make our nation and state safer and stronger,” said Senator King. “As our global community faces some of its greatest challenges, the bill makes important investments in Maine people and businesses that are critical to the safety and security of our country.
    “There are many important provisions in this legislation – including support for troops and their families, investment in Maine research, and needed oversight of the Department of Defense,” continued Senator King. “All told, this year’s defense bill will make our country safer, strengthen our economy, and support the men and women who fight for our freedoms.”
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 includes King-backed provisions to:
    INVEST IN MAINE SHIPBUILDING AND INSTALLATIONS. 
    The FY26 NDAA authorizes $550 million for DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers that Bath Iron Works will build beyond the previously approved funding in the continuing resolution.

    This legislation also authorizes the funding for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) modernization efforts – including the final phase of funding for the Dry Dock extension that will allow PNSY to continue to maintain the Navy’s submarine fleet.
    The bill includes an effort co-sponsored by Senator King that empowers shipyards across the country to make their own hiring decisions based on the workforce needs of their property and not leave these determinations for military officials to make from a distance.

    PREVENT AND PROTECT BRAIN HEALTH. Included in this legislation is a report specifically requested by Senator King to protect servicemembers from blast exposure and address TBI through weapons sensor development led by a Maine business. Also included is a provision encouraging the DOD to maintain robust oversight and ensure timely implementation of suicide prevention recommendations, particularly those of the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee.
    HELP ADDRESS HOUSING ALLOWANCE SHORTFALLS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS. The FY26 NDAA will require the DOD to publish how housing allowances are calculated, what housing types are covered, and to pilot a new calculation method based on rental costs by bedroom size. This is on the heels of last year’s Defense bill which increased Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates. Maine servicemembers including members of the Coast Guard will benefit.
    IMPROVE THE WARM HANDOFF. Included in this bill is a signature priority of Senator King’s that improves sharing of information between the Defense Department and State Veterans Agencies.  Maine Bureau of Veterans Services advocated for this reform that will impact all servicemembers and help address the proven high-risk period when servicemembers leave the military.  
    SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE. The FY26 NDAA reaffirms that it is the policy of the United States to assist Ukraine in maintaining a credible defense and deterrence capability and to bolster defense and security cooperation with Ukraine to build a Ukrainian military that is capable of defending Ukraine and deterring future aggression.
    ENHANCE DETERRENCE THROUGH CYBERSECURITY. The bill includes the King-led provision to require the DOD create a credible cyber deterrent strategy against cyberattacks by mid-2026.
    MODERNIZE OUR NUCLEAR DETERRENT. As Cochairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Senator King is a Congressional leader working to ensure the bipartisan effort to provide oversight of strategic programs from the nuclear triad to missile defense. Sen King advocated to include important provisions addressing nuclear non-proliferation were included. The bill strengthens the nuclear triad and nuclear command and control including cyber protections and addressing concerns with artificial intelligence.  The bill also includes important oversight of the NNSA and nuclear modernization programs, and missile defense programs to help address cost and defense industrial base concerns.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: King Asserts Role on Armed Services Committee to Support Maine Economy and Strengthen National Security

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Maine Angus King
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), worked with his committee colleagues this week to secure strong investments in Maine’s economy and America’s defense posture through the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This legislation will support servicemembers and their families and boost the Maine economy through support for the hundreds of businesses that serve the military’s technological and manufacturing needs leading to a more prosperous Maine and a stronger national security for the United States.
    The legislation passed out of committee in a bipartisan 26-1 vote and represents the first step in bipartisan negotiations to pass a fiscal year budget for the armed forces and national defense interests. It includes several provisions that Senator King backed, including: support for veterans, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for Bath Iron Works (BIW), a comprehensive new approach to monitoring brain health, aggressive policies to strengthen America’s cybersecurity, provisions to address the security threats posed by artificial intelligence, and measures to prevent illegal drugs from entering the country.
    “For over six decades, Congress has taken a bipartisan approach to ensure that America’s military and defense forces have the training and equipment to carry out their missions, and protect our interests at home and abroad. This year, we are continuing that tradition in passing a defense bill out of Committee that will make our nation and state safer and stronger,” said Senator King. “As our global community faces some of its greatest challenges, the bill makes important investments in Maine people and businesses that are critical to the safety and security of our country.
    “There are many important provisions in this legislation – including support for troops and their families, investment in Maine research, and needed oversight of the Department of Defense,” continued Senator King. “All told, this year’s defense bill will make our country safer, strengthen our economy, and support the men and women who fight for our freedoms.”
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 includes King-backed provisions to:
    INVEST IN MAINE SHIPBUILDING AND INSTALLATIONS. 
    The FY26 NDAA authorizes $550 million for DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers that Bath Iron Works will build beyond the previously approved funding in the continuing resolution.

    This legislation also authorizes the funding for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) modernization efforts – including the final phase of funding for the Dry Dock extension that will allow PNSY to continue to maintain the Navy’s submarine fleet.
    The bill includes an effort co-sponsored by Senator King that empowers shipyards across the country to make their own hiring decisions based on the workforce needs of their property and not leave these determinations for military officials to make from a distance.

    PREVENT AND PROTECT BRAIN HEALTH. Included in this legislation is a report specifically requested by Senator King to protect servicemembers from blast exposure and address TBI through weapons sensor development led by a Maine business. Also included is a provision encouraging the DOD to maintain robust oversight and ensure timely implementation of suicide prevention recommendations, particularly those of the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee.
    HELP ADDRESS HOUSING ALLOWANCE SHORTFALLS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS. The FY26 NDAA will require the DOD to publish how housing allowances are calculated, what housing types are covered, and to pilot a new calculation method based on rental costs by bedroom size. This is on the heels of last year’s Defense bill which increased Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates. Maine servicemembers including members of the Coast Guard will benefit.
    IMPROVE THE WARM HANDOFF. Included in this bill is a signature priority of Senator King’s that improves sharing of information between the Defense Department and State Veterans Agencies.  Maine Bureau of Veterans Services advocated for this reform that will impact all servicemembers and help address the proven high-risk period when servicemembers leave the military.  
    SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE. The FY26 NDAA reaffirms that it is the policy of the United States to assist Ukraine in maintaining a credible defense and deterrence capability and to bolster defense and security cooperation with Ukraine to build a Ukrainian military that is capable of defending Ukraine and deterring future aggression.
    ENHANCE DETERRENCE THROUGH CYBERSECURITY. The bill includes the King-led provision to require the DOD create a credible cyber deterrent strategy against cyberattacks by mid-2026.
    MODERNIZE OUR NUCLEAR DETERRENT. As Cochairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Senator King is a Congressional leader working to ensure the bipartisan effort to provide oversight of strategic programs from the nuclear triad to missile defense. Sen King advocated to include important provisions addressing nuclear non-proliferation were included. The bill strengthens the nuclear triad and nuclear command and control including cyber protections and addressing concerns with artificial intelligence.  The bill also includes important oversight of the NNSA and nuclear modernization programs, and missile defense programs to help address cost and defense industrial base concerns.

    MIL OSI USA News –

  • MIL-OSI USA: Opening Remarks of Commissioner Kristin Johnson: Regulators Roundtable on Financial Markets Innovation and Supervision of Emergent Technology

    Source: US Commodity Futures Trading Commission

    It is truly my pleasure to welcome you all today to the Regulators Roundtable on Financial Markets Innovation and Supervision of Emergent Technology. My sincere and tremendous gratitude to everyone who has gathered here in London today. This year marks the third year that I have had the privilege of convening an exceptional group of senior prudential and market regulators representing diverse jurisdictions around the world.
    Our discussion this afternoon will focus on forces that are rapidly transforming the financial services sector of the global economy with particular emphasis on two elements of the increasingly digitized financial services sector—the integration of artificial intelligence and the threat of cyber risks.
    For each of us—whether we’re shaping monetary policy, evaluating compliance with current regulatory guidelines, enforcing transparency and accountability in banking, capital markets, derivatives markets or digital asset markets, or supervising the next generation of digital finance platforms—the topics on today’s agenda are top of mind.
    Today we are continuing the conversations launched during the previous roundtables. Each of these topics have only become more important in the year since we last gathered.
    Let’s begin with artificial intelligence (AI).[1]
    AI in Financial Markets and Financial Markets Regulation 
    AI holds significant promise for making financial services more inclusive, efficient, and accessible. But its deployment must be underpinned by robust governance, ethical design, and global regulatory collaboration. For global regulatory leadership—including this august group convened today—the challenge is to balance innovation with stability, openness with security, and automation with human oversight.
    Improving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Operational Resilience
    Evidence suggests that AI improves accuracy, efficiency, and operational resilience and that AI-driven systems may outperform traditional approaches. Some potential applications include:
    Fraud Detection and Risk Management

    Anomaly Detection: AI systems can detect unusual transaction patterns in real-time, flagging potential fraud or cyber threats more effectively than traditional rule-based systems.
    Behavioral Biometrics: Advanced models track behavioral traits (typing speed, swipe patterns) to authenticate users and reduce identity theft.

    Process Automation

    Intelligent Document Processing (IDP): AI extracts, classifies, and processes information from unstructured documents (e.g., loan applications, KYC documents), reducing processing time and human error.
    Trade Surveillance & Market Monitoring: AI can sift through vast quantities of data to detect signs of market manipulation, insider trading, or compliance breaches with greater precision.

    Enhancing Compliance with Regulation and Reducing the Costs of Compliance 
    AI promises to reduce transaction and compliance costs by dynamically routing orders to the best venues, reducing slippage and lowering transaction costs. Evidence suggests that AI improves accuracy, efficiency, and operational resilience. AI-driven systems may outperform traditional approaches for detecting fraud, managing risks, executing back-office services, verifying identity, surveilling markets for evidence of market manipulation, insider trading, and compliance breaches.
    AI also promises to enhance supervisory technology for regulators—automating data collection, analysis, and reporting, reducing frictions with regulatory compliance, and enabling more dynamic regulation at reduced costs. AI may facilitate efficient, faster-paced updating and modernization of regulation. AI may also offer continuous monitoring and enhanced real-time confirmation of compliance, reducing reliance on less frequent, periodic audits, and facilitating market participants and regulators’ ability to identify regulatory breaches earlier and potentially reducing the number and size of regulatory breaches.
    Reducing Transaction and Compliance Costs
    Transaction Costs

    Smart Routing and Algorithmic Trading: AI optimizes trade execution by dynamically routing orders to the best venues, reducing slippage and transaction costs.

    Compliance and Regulatory Reporting

    RegTech Solutions: AI-powered regulatory technology automates data collection, analysis, and reporting, easing the burden of compliance with dynamic regulations.
    Continuous Monitoring: AI systems can provide real-time compliance checks rather than periodic audits, leading to faster resolution and fewer regulatory breaches.

    Industry Use Cases
    While the financial services industry has integrated predictive technologies in risk assessment and predictive analytics for decades, over the last several years, we have witnessed a transformational shift in the diversity of use cases. In 2017, JPMorgan Chase launched a contract intelligence platform that automates review of commercial credit agreements, reducing by hundreds of thousands of hours the human resources annually required to complete credit agreement reviews.[2] HSBC, and a number of other financial institutions, have integrated AI in their transaction monitoring and anti-money laundering (AML) platforms to detect anomalies across millions of transactions in real-time, increasing accuracy in their assessment of suspicious activity reports.[3] Similar to other financial services firms, Mastercard has launched cyber risk and fraud detection software that relies on AI to analyze 75 billion transactions per year to block fraud in milliseconds.[4]
    Risks and Considerations for Policymakers
    In testimony before Congress, published academic literature, and a series of speeches during my tenure as a Commissioner at the CFTC, I have outlined and encouraged regulators to explore a number of risks and considerations. 
    For example, we face real concerns around bias in AI models, especially when it comes to lending and underwriting. There is a need for greater transparency and explainability, so that AI driven decisions are subject to the rigorous accountability standards that we typically apply in our supervisory oversight. And as AI becomes more embedded in core infrastructure, cyber resilience becomes a systemic concern, not just an operational one.
    There is also the matter of concentration risk. As more institutions rely on a handful of foundational AI models or platforms, we must ask: what happens when those systems fail or are compromised? I outline a few additional risks below:
    Bias and Fairness

    Model Transparency: AI decisions, especially in lending or insurance, must be explainable to ensure non-discriminatory practices.
    Data Integrity: Models are only as good as the data they are trained on—bad data can perpetuate historical inequalities.

    Cybersecurity and Resilience

    Adversarial AI: As AI becomes embedded in core infrastructure, it’s also a target for manipulation—highlighting the need for robust, secure design.
    Systemic Concentration: Overreliance on a few AI platforms or vendors could increase systemic vulnerabilities.

    Governance and Accountability

    Model Risk Management: Institutions must manage the full lifecycle of AI models—development, validation, deployment, and monitoring—with strong oversight.
    Cross-Border Coordination: Global consistency in AI governance frameworks will be crucial to avoid regulatory arbitrage and ensure responsible innovation.

    Next Steps in Governing AI
    Governance—at the firm level and the system level—matters more than ever. Fintechs must invest in model risk management, ethical design, and responsible data practices. Supervisory approaches must evolve to keep pace with the changes occurring in the markets subject to our supervision.
    Regulatory agencies in the US are increasingly deploying AI to review large volumes of data and detect emerging risks by identifying outliers. Using AI in this capacity, often referred to as “suptech,” may offer regulators more effective tools to combat fraud, market manipulation, illicit finance, money-laundering and other long-standing threats to the integrity of our markets.
    Cyber Risks
    I have encouraged diverse stakeholders to be mindful of potential cyber risks that may impact individual firms or the broader financial markets ecosystem.[5]
    We continue to discuss these risks. As we consider them, let’s think about the potential implications of interdependence and the possibility of contagion—the threat that a domino effect of risks may occur at an accelerated speed.
    Operational Resilience
    Over the past few years, we have made progress in preparing ourselves to take on these challenges. The Commission issued a proposed rule, unanimously supported, to create an operational resilience framework for futures commission merchants, swap dealers, and major swap participants to “identify, monitor, manage, and assess risks relating to information and technology security, third-party relationships, and emergencies or other significant disruptions to normal business operations” in December 2023.[6]
    Cyber resilience is a critical gateway issue for protecting market integrity, and an area where we need to be “all hands on deck” on both sides of the pond. Cyber resilience is only as strong as its weakest link. As most cyber threats may be launched against financial institutions in many nations, it is important to stay vigilant and collaborate closely on best practices and lessons learned.
    Third-Party Risk Management
    As I discussed in recent remarks, the Market Risk Advisory Committee that I sponsor at the CFTC has been actively focused on cyber resilience and third-party risk management issues.[7] When the Commission released its proposed operational resilience framework, a subcommittee workstream of the MRAC recognized that there may have been some important gaps in operational resilience with respect to other market participants, such as central counterparties regulated by the CFTC, and took up the mantle to continue to examine areas not fully addressed by the Commission. The CCP Risk & Governance Committee organized recommendations that were presented to the commission that “would improve upon the existing framework and require that derivatives clearing organizations establish, implement, and maintain a third-party relationship management program.”[8]
    Many aspects of the recommendations were informed by internationally recognized best practices and international standard setting bodies, such as the Bank for International Settlements Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure. Once again, this highlights the importance of international collaboration, in setting the standard for best practices, and for developing policies that are familiar to global market participants.
    I look forward to discussing today the latest developments in third party risk management, such as new principles on third-party risk supervision issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) just last month.[9]
    International Coordination and Cooperation 
    As we move across the landscape of emerging technologies and the attendant risks, it is increasingly clear that international cooperation is not optional—it is essential. Innovative technologies and the risks that may arise as a result of digitization are not bound by jurisdictional, territorial, or national boundaries. The threats or risks born in one nation may quickly ripple across continents.
    A vulnerability in a third-party service provider can contemporaneously compromise multiple financial institutions. A sophisticated actor can launch a cyber-attack from anywhere in the world, orchestrating the consequences such that they impact any one nation or group of nations simultaneously.
    Let me highlight a few ways we are already working together on these issues, and where we must go further.
    First, harmonizing regulatory expectations.
    We need to align our supervisory approaches across jurisdictions to ensure that cyber risk is being addressed consistently. The Financial Stability Board, CPMI-IOSCO, and other international standard setting bodies have already announced important principles—but implementation must be global, not fragmented.
    Standards like NIST, ISO 27001, and the FSB’s cyber incident response guidance should form the backbone of our shared expectations. It is worth exploring mutual recognition of cyber audits and certifications for third-party providers, especially cloud platforms.
    Second, information sharing.
    Timely, secure, and actionable intelligence must flow across borders—not just between regulators, but also with the private sector. There are institutions that are helping to build these bridges, but we need to enhance real-time alert systems and threat-sharing protocols. Silence, in the cyber domain, is a vulnerability.
    Third, we must strengthen crisis response and recovery.
    Too often, we focus on prevention. But in today’s threat landscape, we must assume that breaches will occur—and focus on how we respond.
    That means building interoperable incident response plans. Conducting joint cyber drills and tabletop exercises simulations and establishing trusted communications channels that can activate instantly in the event of a cross-border incident.
    Fourth, we must tackle concentration risk and supply chain vulnerabilities.
    Many of our institutions rely on the same cloud providers, fintech APIs, and software stacks. We need a coordinated approach to supervising these critical third parties—through shared resilience testing, pooled audits, and transparent incident reporting.
    And finally, we must invest in cyber capacity building, especially in emerging and developing economies. Because in a globally interconnected system, our resilience is only as strong as the weakest link. Let us support these markets with the tools, training, and frameworks they need—not just to defend themselves, but to contribute to the global cyber defense ecosystem.
    In Conclusion — Looking Ahead
    The cyber threat landscape is evolving quickly—AI-powered attacks, deepfakes, quantum computing threats, and vulnerabilities in decentralized finance are no longer theoretical.
    To meet these challenges, we must act together—with speed, with coordination, and with trust. This is no small ask, and we can’t do it alone.
    Let us make cybersecurity a shared responsibility. Let us foster the partnerships—public and private, domestic and international—that are essential to securing our financial future.
    Because in today’s world, cyber resilience is not just a technology issue—it is a financial stability imperative.
    Finally, our convenings and conversations must continue. Trust can be a competitive advantage if we let it—a most potent tool in our toolbox to help us unlock the potential of new technology while also maintaining effective governance structures that give us the confidence and stability to keep moving forward.
    I am hopeful as we continue to convene, as regulators, and with the broader communities we serve, that we can develop standards and best practices that can be relied on around the globe.
    I look forward to hearing the different thoughts and approaches that will be shared today on these issues that are top of mind for our markets globally.

    [1] The thoughts and perspectives that I share with you today are my own; they are not the views and perspectives of my fellow Commissioners, the Commission, or the staff of the CFTC.

    [6] CFTC, Operational Resilience Framework for Futures Commission Merchants, Swap Dealers, and Major Swap Participants, 89 Fed. Reg. 4706 (proposed Jan. 24, 2024). 

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Ten Individuals Charged with Attempted Murder of Federal Officers and Firearms Offenses in Alvarado Police Officer Shooting

    Source: US FBI

    Ten individuals have been charged for their roles in the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center.  

    Today’s announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas FBI R. Joseph Rothrock, and Enforcement Removal Operations Dallas Acting Field Office Director Joshua Johnson.

    According to a criminal complaint filed today, the defendants, dressed in black military-style clothing, began shooting fireworks at the facility, as part of an organized attack.

    After approximately 10 minutes of convening, one or two individuals broke off from the main group and began to spray graffiti on vehicles and a guard structure in the parking lot at the facility.  An Alvarado police officer responded to the scene after correctional officers called 911 to report suspicious activity.  When the Alvarado police officer arrived, one alleged defendant positioned in nearby woods shot the officer in the neck area.  Another alleged assailant across the street fired 20 to 30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers who had stepped outside the facility.

    As alleged in the complaint, AR-style rifles were found at the scene.  The assailants fled from the detention center but were stopped by additional law enforcement officers.  Some defendants were wearing body armor, some were armed, and some had two-way radios.  A total of twelve sets of body armor were found during searches of vehicles associated with the defendants, on their persons, and in the area around the Prairieland Detention Center.  

    Additionally, officers found spray paint, flyers stating, “FIGHT ICE TERROR WITH CLASS WAR!” and “FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS,” and a flag stating, “RESIST FACISM – FIGHT OLIGARCHY.”  One of the alleged attackers had cell phones inside a “Faraday bag,” used to block phone signals and commonly used by criminal actors to try to prevent law enforcement from tracking their location.

    Ten individuals were charged in one complaint with three counts of attempted murder of federal agents and three counts of discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.  Those include:

    •    Cameron Arnold 
    •    Savanna Batten 
    •    Nathan Baumann 
    •    Zachary Evetts 
    •    Joy Gibson
    •    Bradford Morris
    •    Maricela Rueda
    •    Seth Sikes
    •    Elizabeth Soto
    •    Ines Soto

    As outlined in the complaint, officers photographed the graffiti, flyers, flag, body armor, and magazines containing ammunition:

    “Make no mistake, this was not a peaceful protest,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson. “This was an ambush on federal and local law enforcement officers.  This increasing trend of violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated in the Northern District of Texas.  Those who use violence against law enforcement officers will be found and prosecuted using the toughest criminal statutes and penalties available.”

    “The incident at the Prairieland Detention Center underscores the dangers that officers face daily. We want to thank all the law enforcement agencies that promptly responded and assisted in apprehending the suspects,” said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock. “The FBI stands with our partners and pledges that violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated. We are committed to thoroughly investigating this weekend’s incident and will hold those responsible accountable for threatening the safety of law enforcement.”

    “Violence, threats of violence, and attempts of vandalism at our ICE Facilities will not deter our officers at ICE from fulfilling their duties, said Josh Johnson, Acting ERO Dallas Field Office Director. “This type of vigilante lawlessness is emblematic of the dangers federal, state, and local law enforcement officials face every day.”

    A criminal complaint is merely an allegation of criminal conduct, not evidence.  All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  If convicted, the defendants face a minimum penalty of ten years in federal prison and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

    The investigation was conducted by the Dallas FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Office (ICE ERO), Homeland Security Investigations, ATF, Texas Department of Public Safety, Alvarado Police Department, and Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
     

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Ten Individuals Charged with Attempted Murder of Federal Officers and Firearms Offenses in Alvarado Police Officer Shooting

    Source: US FBI

    Ten individuals have been charged for their roles in the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center.  

    Today’s announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas FBI R. Joseph Rothrock, and Enforcement Removal Operations Dallas Acting Field Office Director Joshua Johnson.

    According to a criminal complaint filed today, the defendants, dressed in black military-style clothing, began shooting fireworks at the facility, as part of an organized attack.

    After approximately 10 minutes of convening, one or two individuals broke off from the main group and began to spray graffiti on vehicles and a guard structure in the parking lot at the facility.  An Alvarado police officer responded to the scene after correctional officers called 911 to report suspicious activity.  When the Alvarado police officer arrived, one alleged defendant positioned in nearby woods shot the officer in the neck area.  Another alleged assailant across the street fired 20 to 30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers who had stepped outside the facility.

    As alleged in the complaint, AR-style rifles were found at the scene.  The assailants fled from the detention center but were stopped by additional law enforcement officers.  Some defendants were wearing body armor, some were armed, and some had two-way radios.  A total of twelve sets of body armor were found during searches of vehicles associated with the defendants, on their persons, and in the area around the Prairieland Detention Center.  

    Additionally, officers found spray paint, flyers stating, “FIGHT ICE TERROR WITH CLASS WAR!” and “FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS,” and a flag stating, “RESIST FACISM – FIGHT OLIGARCHY.”  One of the alleged attackers had cell phones inside a “Faraday bag,” used to block phone signals and commonly used by criminal actors to try to prevent law enforcement from tracking their location.

    Ten individuals were charged in one complaint with three counts of attempted murder of federal agents and three counts of discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.  Those include:

    •    Cameron Arnold 
    •    Savanna Batten 
    •    Nathan Baumann 
    •    Zachary Evetts 
    •    Joy Gibson
    •    Bradford Morris
    •    Maricela Rueda
    •    Seth Sikes
    •    Elizabeth Soto
    •    Ines Soto

    As outlined in the complaint, officers photographed the graffiti, flyers, flag, body armor, and magazines containing ammunition:

    “Make no mistake, this was not a peaceful protest,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson. “This was an ambush on federal and local law enforcement officers.  This increasing trend of violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated in the Northern District of Texas.  Those who use violence against law enforcement officers will be found and prosecuted using the toughest criminal statutes and penalties available.”

    “The incident at the Prairieland Detention Center underscores the dangers that officers face daily. We want to thank all the law enforcement agencies that promptly responded and assisted in apprehending the suspects,” said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock. “The FBI stands with our partners and pledges that violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated. We are committed to thoroughly investigating this weekend’s incident and will hold those responsible accountable for threatening the safety of law enforcement.”

    “Violence, threats of violence, and attempts of vandalism at our ICE Facilities will not deter our officers at ICE from fulfilling their duties, said Josh Johnson, Acting ERO Dallas Field Office Director. “This type of vigilante lawlessness is emblematic of the dangers federal, state, and local law enforcement officials face every day.”

    A criminal complaint is merely an allegation of criminal conduct, not evidence.  All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  If convicted, the defendants face a minimum penalty of ten years in federal prison and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

    The investigation was conducted by the Dallas FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Office (ICE ERO), Homeland Security Investigations, ATF, Texas Department of Public Safety, Alvarado Police Department, and Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
     

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Ten Individuals Charged with Attempted Murder of Federal Officers and Firearms Offenses in Alvarado Police Officer Shooting

    Source: US FBI

    Ten individuals have been charged for their roles in the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center.  

    Today’s announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas FBI R. Joseph Rothrock, and Enforcement Removal Operations Dallas Acting Field Office Director Joshua Johnson.

    According to a criminal complaint filed today, the defendants, dressed in black military-style clothing, began shooting fireworks at the facility, as part of an organized attack.

    After approximately 10 minutes of convening, one or two individuals broke off from the main group and began to spray graffiti on vehicles and a guard structure in the parking lot at the facility.  An Alvarado police officer responded to the scene after correctional officers called 911 to report suspicious activity.  When the Alvarado police officer arrived, one alleged defendant positioned in nearby woods shot the officer in the neck area.  Another alleged assailant across the street fired 20 to 30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers who had stepped outside the facility.

    As alleged in the complaint, AR-style rifles were found at the scene.  The assailants fled from the detention center but were stopped by additional law enforcement officers.  Some defendants were wearing body armor, some were armed, and some had two-way radios.  A total of twelve sets of body armor were found during searches of vehicles associated with the defendants, on their persons, and in the area around the Prairieland Detention Center.  

    Additionally, officers found spray paint, flyers stating, “FIGHT ICE TERROR WITH CLASS WAR!” and “FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS,” and a flag stating, “RESIST FACISM – FIGHT OLIGARCHY.”  One of the alleged attackers had cell phones inside a “Faraday bag,” used to block phone signals and commonly used by criminal actors to try to prevent law enforcement from tracking their location.

    Ten individuals were charged in one complaint with three counts of attempted murder of federal agents and three counts of discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.  Those include:

    •    Cameron Arnold 
    •    Savanna Batten 
    •    Nathan Baumann 
    •    Zachary Evetts 
    •    Joy Gibson
    •    Bradford Morris
    •    Maricela Rueda
    •    Seth Sikes
    •    Elizabeth Soto
    •    Ines Soto

    As outlined in the complaint, officers photographed the graffiti, flyers, flag, body armor, and magazines containing ammunition:

    “Make no mistake, this was not a peaceful protest,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson. “This was an ambush on federal and local law enforcement officers.  This increasing trend of violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated in the Northern District of Texas.  Those who use violence against law enforcement officers will be found and prosecuted using the toughest criminal statutes and penalties available.”

    “The incident at the Prairieland Detention Center underscores the dangers that officers face daily. We want to thank all the law enforcement agencies that promptly responded and assisted in apprehending the suspects,” said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock. “The FBI stands with our partners and pledges that violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated. We are committed to thoroughly investigating this weekend’s incident and will hold those responsible accountable for threatening the safety of law enforcement.”

    “Violence, threats of violence, and attempts of vandalism at our ICE Facilities will not deter our officers at ICE from fulfilling their duties, said Josh Johnson, Acting ERO Dallas Field Office Director. “This type of vigilante lawlessness is emblematic of the dangers federal, state, and local law enforcement officials face every day.”

    A criminal complaint is merely an allegation of criminal conduct, not evidence.  All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  If convicted, the defendants face a minimum penalty of ten years in federal prison and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

    The investigation was conducted by the Dallas FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Office (ICE ERO), Homeland Security Investigations, ATF, Texas Department of Public Safety, Alvarado Police Department, and Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
     

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  • MIL-OSI Security: To’Hajiilee Man Sentenced to 17 Years for 2020 Murder

    Source: US FBI

    ALBUQUERQUE – A To’Hajiilee man was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for the brutal killing of a local man in 2020. Earlier this month, that man also pled guilty in a separate case to assaulting a federal detention officer while he was in custody awaiting trial.

    There is no parole in the federal system.

    According to court documents, on June 24, 2020, Antonio Chaco, 42, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, argued with Thomas Anthony Brown outside Chaco’s trailer home in To’Hajiilee. Without warning or cause, Chaco struck Brown in the face and continued to punch and kick Brown until he lost consciousness. Chaco then wrapped Brown in a square of carpet, transported Brown to a remote desert location within the Navajo Nation, and continued his assault before abandoning Brown—leaving Brown to perish in the wilderness without water, food, phone, or shelter.

    On July 4, 2020, Thomas Anthony Brown’s family found Brown’s skeletonized remains in the To’Hajiilee wilderness. The Office of the Medical Investigator later determined Brown’s cause of death was homicidal violence, including blunt-head trauma.

    Thomas Brown’s picture and cowboy hat, as displayed during sentencing

    Upon his release from prison for this crime, Chaco will be subject to five years of supervised release.

    In a separate case, Chaco pled guilty on June 30, 2025, to assaulting a federal detention officer at the Cibola County Correctional Facility while Chaco was in custody pending trial for the murder of Thomas Brown. For this offense, Chaco faces up to 20 years in prison. That sentencing has not yet been scheduled.

    U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Philip Russell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Police Department and Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary C. Jones and Brittany DuChaussee are prosecuting these cases. 

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Las Cruces Felon Sentenced for Firearm-Related Drug Trafficking Death

    Source: US FBI

    ALBUQUERQUE – A Las Cruces man was sentenced to 19 and a half years in prison for fatally shooting another man during a fentanyl drug deal, following his guilty plea to multiple federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.

    There is no parole in the federal system.

    According to court records, on January 24, 2022, Rudy Garcia, 38, a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms, arranged a deal for the victim and an acquaintance to purchase 100 fentanyl-laced pills for $500 from Garcia’s ex-wife. Prior to getting the pills, Garcia and the victim had a conversation at a motel where Garcia let the victim know he had a shotgun and displayed the shotgun so that it was visible to him. Garcia expressed concern that the victim had developed a reputation for conducting “drug rips” and did not want any trouble during the deal.

    After obtaining the pills, Garcia and the victim walked together to a vehicle. As they were getting in, Garcia claimed he saw the victim reach for a pistol. Feeling threatened, Garcia exited the vehicle, pulled out his shotgun, and shot the victim. The victim died from the gunshot wound.

    Garcia was arrested and charged with conspiracy, distribution of fentanyl, using and discharging a firearm during a drug trafficking crime resulting in death, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

    Following his arrest, Garcia admitted to his involvement in the drug deal and the shooting during an interview with detectives. Surveillance footage and witness accounts corroborated the events leading to the victim’s death.

    Garcia pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, discharging said firearm, and causing death through use of said firearm, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition

    Upon his release from prison, Garcia will be subject to three years of supervised release.

    U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Philip Russell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

    The Las Cruces Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Las Cruces Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Randy M. Castellano prosecuted the case. 

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Providence VA Service Representative Admits to Federal Extortion, Bribery, Witness Tampering Charges

    Source: US FBI

    PROVIDENCE, RI – A former benefits service representative with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Providence pleaded guilty today to a six-count indictment that charges him with three counts of bribery and one count each of extortion, gratuity received by a public official, and witness tampering, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.

    Michael Darrah, 47, of Taunton, MA., solicited and accepted bribes from veterans and the family member of a veteran to approve requested dependent care benefits and/or disability benefits. In requesting payments, Darrah claimed that some of the money he sought from his victims would be used to purchase gift cards for other purported VA employees who Darrah claimed either could or did assist him in expediting and approving benefits claims.

    As reflected in the indictment:

    • Darrah requested payments and accepted approximately $3,385 from a veteran to “grease the wheels” to push paperwork through and expedite a claim for disability benefits.
    • Darrah corruptly sought and accepted $16,566 from a second veteran to expedite and approve a claim for  disability benefits.
    • Darrah sought and accepted $2,700 from a relative of a third veteran to expedite and approve the veteran’s benefits claim and he sought and accepted a “gratuity” of approximately $5,000 from the same veteran for having successfully used his position at the VA to get other VA employees to expedite and approve the claims. The indictment reflects that Darrah requested this “gratuity” despite being advised that the veteran was facing homelessness as his house was being foreclosed.
    • After becoming aware of the government’s investigation into his conduct, Darrah attempted to corruptly persuade a witness not to cooperate with the investigation and to lie about the nature of payments made to him.

    Darrah is scheduled to be sentenced on October 14, 2025. The defendant’s sentence will be determined by a federal district judge after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

    The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter I. Roklan and Ly T. Chin.

    The matter was investigated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Office of Inspector General, with the assistance of the FBI, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, United States Postal Inspection Service, and Veterans Administration Police.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Maryland Man Pleads Guilty After Assaulting an Airline Gate Agent

    Source: US FBI

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Maryland man pled guilty today to interfering with security screening personnel.

    According to court documents, on March 13, Christopher Stuart Crittenden, 54, of Frederick, who had consumed multiple alcoholic beverages, became irate about a delay and his seating assignment for his flight from Washington Dulles International Airport. Crittenden shouted expletives at a gate agent. The agent informed the flight captain, who was on the jet bridge, that Crittenden was likely inebriated and verbally harassing airline staff. The captain came to the gate to speak with Crittenden and ultimately informed him that he could not fly on the aircraft.

    Crittenden then assaulted the agent by punching him in the face, temporarily rendering the victim unconscious. Crittenden also attempted to punch another gate agent, but that gate agent avoided the assault.

    Crittenden is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 9 and faces up to 10 years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

    Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Joshua P. Stone, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Counterterrorism Division, made the announcement after U.S. District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff accepted the plea.

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Meredith Clement is prosecuting the case.

    A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 1:25-cr-167.

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  • India hopes zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld: EAM Jaishankar before key SCO meeting

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    A day ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (CFM) in Tianjin, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday stated that the “primary mandate” of the grouping is to “combat terrorism, separatism and extremism”.

    “Tomorrow, we will be meeting in the format of the SCO, whose primary mandate is to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism. This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” the EAM said in his opening remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday.

    Last month, the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting held at Qingdao could not adopt a Joint Statement after India’s concerns on terrorism did not reflect in the document.

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who had attended the meeting, had laid down the broad contours of India’s transitional shift in its policy against terrorism and had also called upon the member countries to unite in eliminating the menace for collective safety and security.

    “I understand that they could not adopt a Joint Statement. I also understand that member countries could not reach consensus on certain issues and hence the document could not be finalised. On our side, India wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in the document, which was not acceptable to one particular country, and therefore the statement was not adopted,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said during a regular media briefing held in New Delhi on June 26.

    On June 24, while spotlighting the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack and India’s subsequent Operation Sindoor to dismantle terror infrastructure across the border, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had also called for the urgent need to shun double standards in the fight against terrorism and take decisive actions against UN-proscribed terrorists and entities.

    Addressing the 20th meeting of the Security Council Secretaries of the SCO Member States in Beijing, NSA Doval had said that India is deeply concerned about continued threat from terror groups designated by United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) — two of the most dangerous and state-supported terror outfits operating out of Pakistan – besides Al Qaeda, ISIS and its affiliates.

    In his intervention, he highlighted the need to shun double standards in the fight against terrorism and take decisive actions against UN-proscribed terrorists and entities like LeT, JeM and their proxies and dismantle their terror eco-systems.

    Reiterating that any act of terror including cross border terrorism is a crime against humanity, India had called on SCO members to hold accountable the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of acts of cross border terror and to help bring them to justice.

    During his visit, NSA Doval had also held discussions with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who is also a Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

    –IANS

  • India hopes zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld: EAM Jaishankar before key SCO meeting

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    A day ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (CFM) in Tianjin, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday stated that the “primary mandate” of the grouping is to “combat terrorism, separatism and extremism”.

    “Tomorrow, we will be meeting in the format of the SCO, whose primary mandate is to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism. This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” the EAM said in his opening remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday.

    Last month, the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting held at Qingdao could not adopt a Joint Statement after India’s concerns on terrorism did not reflect in the document.

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who had attended the meeting, had laid down the broad contours of India’s transitional shift in its policy against terrorism and had also called upon the member countries to unite in eliminating the menace for collective safety and security.

    “I understand that they could not adopt a Joint Statement. I also understand that member countries could not reach consensus on certain issues and hence the document could not be finalised. On our side, India wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in the document, which was not acceptable to one particular country, and therefore the statement was not adopted,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said during a regular media briefing held in New Delhi on June 26.

    On June 24, while spotlighting the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack and India’s subsequent Operation Sindoor to dismantle terror infrastructure across the border, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had also called for the urgent need to shun double standards in the fight against terrorism and take decisive actions against UN-proscribed terrorists and entities.

    Addressing the 20th meeting of the Security Council Secretaries of the SCO Member States in Beijing, NSA Doval had said that India is deeply concerned about continued threat from terror groups designated by United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) — two of the most dangerous and state-supported terror outfits operating out of Pakistan – besides Al Qaeda, ISIS and its affiliates.

    In his intervention, he highlighted the need to shun double standards in the fight against terrorism and take decisive actions against UN-proscribed terrorists and entities like LeT, JeM and their proxies and dismantle their terror eco-systems.

    Reiterating that any act of terror including cross border terrorism is a crime against humanity, India had called on SCO members to hold accountable the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of acts of cross border terror and to help bring them to justice.

    During his visit, NSA Doval had also held discussions with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who is also a Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

    –IANS

  • MIL-OSI Security: Philadelphia Resident Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Leading Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization

    Source: US FBI

    JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 180 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, crack, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

    United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan imposed the sentence on Mikal Davis, 47.

    According to information presented to the Court, from in and around April 2019 to July 2021, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, Davis conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of a mixture of heroin, five kilograms or more of a mixture of cocaine, 400 grams or more of a mixture of fentanyl, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, 500 grams or more of a mixture of methamphetamine, and 28 grams or more of crack. Davis, who led the drug trafficking organization’s activity in Philadelphia and Johnstown, was one of the targets of a federal wiretap and was intercepted obtaining quantities of the drugs that he distributed to others. Accompanied by distributors below him, Davis frequently traveled between Philadelphia and Johnstown with drug shipments which were then stored and processed at “stash houses” throughout the Western District of Pennsylvania for distribution. During a meeting with a drug source in California for a resupply, Davis arranged for the drug parcels to be mailed to Johnstown for distribution. In the Philadelphia area, Davis met with drug sources and purchased over 2,000 grams of heroin and fentanyl and over 5,000 grams of cocaine from a source in New Jersey.

    Assistant United States Attorney Maureen Sheehan-Balchon prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

    Acting United States Attorney Rivetti commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Laurel Highlands Resident Agency and Homeland Security Investigations for the investigation that led to the successful prosecution of Davis. Additional agencies participating in this investigation included the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation, United States Postal Inspection Service, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Pennsylvania State Police, Cambria County District Attorney’s Office, Indiana County District Attorney’s Office, Cambria County Sheriff’s Office, Cambria Township Police Department, Indiana Borough Police Department, Johnstown Police Department, Upper Yoder Township Police Department, Richland Police Department, Ferndale Police Department, and other local law enforcement agencies.

    This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: OmegaPro founder, promoter charged for running global $650 million foreign exchange and crypto investment scam following ICE New York investigation

    Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    NEW YORK — An investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations New York, alongside several partners, has resulted in an indictment charging two men for their alleged roles in operating and promoting OmegaPro, an international investment scheme that defrauded victim investors of over $650 million.

    According to court documents, Michael Shannon Sims, 48, of Georgia and Florida, was a founder, strategic consultant, and promoter of OmegaPro, and Juan Carlos Reynoso, 57, of New Jersey and Florida, led OmegaPro’s operations in Latin America and parts of the United States, including Puerto Rico.

    “This case highlights the critical role international partnerships play in dismantling transnational financial fraud schemes that exploit global markets and victimize unsuspecting investors,” said ICE HSI International Operations Assistant Director Ricardo Mayoral. “HSI remains committed to working with our partners worldwide to disrupt criminal networks that weaponize emerging technologies to conceal illicit profits and defraud the public.”

    Mayoral; Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow for the District of Puerto Rico; Assistant Director Joe Perez of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division; and Chief Guy Ficco of the IRS Criminal Investigation announced the charges on July 8.

    HSI New York, the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation are investigating the case, with assistance from HSI Bangkok; HSI Bogota; HSI Frankfurt; HSI Istanbul; HSI London; HSI Miami; HSI New Delhi; HSI The Hague; the FBI’s Virtual Asset Unit; the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia; and the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement, an alliance between the Australian Taxation Office, the Canada Revenue Agency, the Dutch Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs from the U.K., and IRS-CI.

    According to the investigation and as outlined in court documents:

    Sims and co-conspirators established OmegaPro in or about January 2019, and Reynoso joined a few months later, in or about April 2019. As alleged, the defendants and others operated and promoted OmegaPro as a multi-level marketing scheme for investors to purchase “investment packages,” which the defendants and others falsely promised would generate 300% returns over 16 months through foreign exchange trading by elite traders. Investors were instructed to purchase these investment packages using virtual currency.

    Sims allegedly misled victims by vouching for OmegaPro’s trading performance and the skills of the hired traders and by falsely advertising the safety of investment in OmegaPro. Reynoso allegedly falsely and misleadingly represented that OmegaPro was operating pursuant to a legitimate license and, at other times, that OmegaPro was not subject to any country’s legal rules. The indictment alleges that Sims and Reynoso, together with co-conspirators, hosted lavish OmegaPro promotional events and trainings all over the world including, for example, projecting the OmegaPro logo onto the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, at an event in Dubai. The objective of these promotional events allegedly was to convince existing and prospective investors that OmegaPro was a legitimate enterprise that offered a path to wealth and a luxurious lifestyle.

    Further, Sims, Reynoso, and their co-conspirators used social media to display their expensive vacations and cars, as well as their designer clothes and watches. The indictment alleges that through the defendants’ and others’ misrepresentations, OmegaPro raised over $650 million in virtual currency from thousands of investors. After OmegaPro announced that it had suffered a network hack, Reynoso and others told victims in or about January 2023 that their investments were secure and that OmegaPro was transferring their investments to another platform called Broker Group. Despite these representations, victims were unable to withdraw money from either their OmegaPro accounts or their accounts at Broker Group, resulting in millions in victim losses.

    The more than $650 million in funds raised from victims allegedly was first sent to virtual currency wallet addresses controlled by OmegaPro executives and then allegedly transferred to OmegaPro insiders and high-ranking promoters to disperse the funds and obscure their origins. As alleged, Sims and Reynoso both profited millions from this scheme.

    “As alleged, the defendants preyed upon vulnerable individuals in the U.S. and abroad, defrauding them of over $650 million by making false promises of substantial returns and that their money was safe,” said Galeotti. “The Criminal Division is committed to prosecuting these bad actors and pursuing justice for their many victims. Thanks to the dedicated work of our multiagency and international law enforcement partners, we are leading efforts to combat these complex and insidious digital asset investor scams.”

    “As alleged in the indictment, the defendants operated a global fraud scheme through OmegaPro that deceived investors with false promises of extraordinary returns, only to misappropriate hundreds of millions of victim funds,” said Muldrow. “We remain committed to dismantling international financial schemes that target U.S. victims — including here in Puerto Rico — and to recovering illicit proceeds through criminal prosecution and asset forfeiture.”

    “The FBI will not stand by while the American public is defrauded,” said Perez. “Through coordination with our partners, these individuals will have to defend their actions in a court of law.”

    “This case exposes the ruthless reality of modern financial crime,” said Ficco. “OmegaPro promised financial freedom but delivered financial ruin — stealing over $650 million from everyday people and vanishing it into virtual currency. These weren’t just scams; they were precision-engineered betrayals. Our job is to stand up for those who’ve been exploited and continue our cross-agency collaboration until those responsible are brought to justice.”

    Both defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. If convicted, Sims and Reynoso each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on each count.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Twelfth Individual Charged in Alvarado Police Officer Shooting at Prairieland Detention Center

    Source: US FBI

    A twelfth individual has been charged for his role in the shooting of an Alvarado police officer at the Prairieland Detention Center, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson.  

    According to a criminal complaint filed today, Benjamin Hanil Song, a former United States Marine Corps reservist, joined ten others in an organized attack against officers at the Prairieland Detention Center just after 10:30 p.m., Friday, July 4.

    The complaint alleges that group was dressed in black military style clothing.  The group began shooting fireworks towards the detention center.  Some then sprayed graffiti on vehicles and a guard structure in the parking lot at the facility.  Correctional officers called 911 to report suspicious activity.  An Alvarado police officer responded to the scene and, upon exiting his vehicle, the officer was shot in the neck by a defendant positioned in nearby woods. Another alleged assailant across the street fired 20 to 30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers who had stepped outside the facility.

    As alleged in the complaint, Song purchased four of the guns that were found in connection with the shooting.  Two AR-style rifles were found at the scene, which records show were purchased by Song.  One of the abandoned rifles at the scene had a binary trigger, used to “double” a regular rate of fire, allowing a shooter to fire more rapidly than a standard semiautomatic gun.  Police also recovered additional firearms in searches of residences and vehicles, including another AR-15 style rifle in the back of a van driven that night by Bradford Morris, who was charged in a separate complaint on Monday.  Song also purchased that rifle, according to court documents.  Joy Gibson—also charged in Monday’s complaint—had a pistol in her backpack when apprehended.  Records show that Song purchased this firearm in October 2024.

    Ten assailants charged in Monday’s complaint fled from the detention center but were apprehended by additional responding law enforcement officers.  Song, however, was not located by law enforcement officers that night.  As alleged, the location data associated with Song’s cellular telephone indicates that his phone was located within several hundred meters of the Prairieland Detention Center from late in the evening of July 4, 2025, until after dark on July 5, the day after the shooting.  Additionally, the complaint alleges that on July 6, a white Mercedes Benz registered to a relative of Song was found on the same block of Bradford Morris’s residence.  A DFW Airport camera captured an individual—believed to be Song—driving the Mercedes on May 23, 2025.

    Song has been charged by federal complaint with three counts of attempted murder of federal agents and three counts of discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.  The ten others charged with these offenses in Monday’s complaint include Cameron Arnold, Savanna Batten, Nathan Baumann, Zachary Evetts, Joy Gibson, Bradford Morris, Maricela Rueda, Seth Sikes, Elizabeth Soto, and Ines Soto.  The FBI has deemed Song a wanted individual and advises that he should be considered armed and dangerous.  As described in the attached notice, the FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in Song’s apprehension.

    Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson praised the tireless efforts of all federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies involved in this case to date. “The swift response of nearly 70 law enforcement officers to the site of the shooting hemmed in several of the attackers,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson. “The quick action and professionalism of our state and local law enforcement officers in the immediate aftermath of the shooting resulted in the prompt capture of ten of the assailants. Though Song escaped the scene by hiding overnight, he will be relentlessly pursued until he is in custody.”

    “Benjamin Hanil Song is wanted by the FBI for his connection to the violent assault that occurred at the Prairieland Detention Center. He is considered armed and dangerous, and we ask that the public contact law enforcement immediately if he is seen,” said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock. “We are committed to apprehending Song and are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.  If you have any information, please call 1-800-CALL-FBI or you can submit a digital tip to fbi.govprairieland.”

    A criminal complaint is merely an allegation of criminal conduct, not evidence.  Like all defendants, Song is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  If convicted, he faces a minimum penalty of ten years in federal prison and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

    The investigation was conducted by the FBI—Dallas, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Office (ICE ERO), ATF, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Alvarado Police Department, and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Links are below to the FBI Wanted Notice for Song, and the Criminal Complaint filed.
     

    https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/additional/benjamin-hanil-song

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Former Huntsville Resident Arrested on Arson and Fraud Charges After Deaths of Two

    Source: US FBI

    HOUSTON – A 52-year-old year-old resident of Kansas City, Missouri, has been charged with multiple counts related to a conspiracy to commit arson against a property used in interstate or foreign commerce resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

    Authorities arrested Mario Raynard Roberson in the Houston area. He is now making his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Bray.

    A federal grand jury in Houston returned the 12-count indictment July 1. It alleges Roberson was responsible for a Huntsville house fire June 14, 2023, which killed two people.

    According to the charges, Roberson held a State Farm Insurance policy on the home and recruited others to set it on fire to file a fraudulent insurance claim. The indictment alleges the two individuals died while igniting the blaze at Roberson’s residence.

    “The defendant is alleged to have orchestrated a scheme to collect an insurance payout through a purported racially-motivated arson, which led to two deaths,” said Ganjei. “Now that he is in federal custody he will answer these charges, and, if found guilty, be held accountable for the death of these two men.”

    Roberson is charged with conspiracy to commit arson against a property used in interstate or foreign commerce resulting in death which carries a possible life sentence, if convicted.

    He is also facing nine counts of wire fraud for attempting to defraud the insurance company; conspiracy to violate the Travel Act related to the use of an interstate facility, the telephone, to commit arson; and with conspiracy to commit arson in connection with a federal felony offense. Each of those charges have varying possible prison terms up to a maximum of 20 years. He could also be ordered to pay a $250,000 fine.   

    FBI – Bryan Resident Agency conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelly Zenón-Matos, Byron Black and Alexander Alum are prosecuting this case.

    An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Arizona Man Sentenced to Prison for Traveling to Washington for Sex with Fictitious Minor

    Source: US FBI

    Communicated with undercover law enforcement officer; Phone contained evidence of illegal communication with other children

    Seattle – A 73-year-old Tucson, Arizona man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four years in prison for travel with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Steven J. Migdon, was arrested in August 2024 following an online investigation by Seattle Police and the FBI. In the investigation, the undercover agent posed as a 13-year-old boy. At the sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge Jamal N. Whitehead noted that Migdon lived a crime free life for 73 years, but added, “Today we are here to confront the ugliness of what you did over ten days. The images you had on your phone represented real children and real abuse. These are among the most serious crimes we see in federal court, the crimes that exploit children.”

    In July 2024, an undercover agent posted on a teen chatroom platform. Migdon replied to the 13-year-old persona and made the communication become more sexually explicit.  Migdon requested, but did not receive, sexually explicit images from the “teen.” Migdon sent pictures of his face and penis to the undercover agent.

    On August 5th Migdon flew from Tucson to Everett, Washington, believing he would meet the “teen” at an Everett hotel room. Instead Migdon was arrested. A search of his phone revealed that he had sent sexually explicit images to other children, and that he had images of child sexual abuse on his phone.

    In asking for a four-year sentence and ten years of supervised release to follow, Assistant United States Attorney Cecelia Gregson wrote to the court, “Despite age and experience, Migdon spent ten days communicating with a person he believed to be a 13-year-old boy. Worse, the content of his phone confirmed his chatting and travel conduct were not stand alone. Migdon had been sexually communicating with unidentified minors in the days leading up to his travel to Washington for sex with a fictitious child.”

    Migdon was ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution to a fund for the known victims in the child sex abuse images he possessed. Migdon is required to register as a sex offender and will be on ten years of supervised release following prison.

    The case was investigated by the FBI and the Seattle Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Cecelia Gregson.

    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 United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (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 www.justice.gov/psc.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Sylmar Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Multiple Crimes Against Multiple Minor Victims

    Source: US FBI

    A San Fernando Valley man has been sentenced to life in federal prison after pleading guilty to four counts of child exploitation, including possession, distribution and production of child pornography, as well as coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sex, the FBI announced today.

    Edwin Bernard, 79, of Sylmar, was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison by the Honorable Josephine L. Staton, United States District Court judge. A restitution hearing is scheduled for October 9.

    According to sentencing documents filed with the court, Bernard sought out vulnerable boys online, groomed and engaged them romantically, and then induced them to engage in sexually explicit behavior at his direction from at least 2009 to 2014.

    Bernard screen recorded at least two victims, capturing their written communications and sexual acts on video. Bernard sexually abused a third victim in person and amassed child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for years, resulting in a collection of more than 115,000 suspected CSAM files on his devices.

    By at least 2009, Bernard served as a moderator under the usernames “netzoomer” and “netzoomer16” on websites where men seek to engage sexually with minor boys. Through this connection, Bernard met a 14-year-old victim and instructed the victim to perform sex acts, including cutting to the point of bleeding, which Bernard recorded on at least two occasions without the victim’s permission or knowledge.

    Edwin Bernard has been sentenced to life in prison on multiple counts related to child exploitation. Based on Bernard’s criminal history and conviction of abusing minors, the FBI believes he may have additional victims who have not yet been identified. His photo is, therefore, being released and anyone who believes they were victimized or who has information about a victim, is urged to contact the FBI. The FBI can be reached at 1 800 CALL-FBI.

    Bernard’s exploitation extended beyond digital communications. In 2011, the defendant met another minor victim online and befriended him, later grooming him to provide him with nude photos. In March 2014, when the victim was 16 years old, Bernard flew from California to another state where the victim boy resided and rented a hotel room where he took the victim. After instructing the victim to undress, Bernard raped him.

    From 2016 to 2018, Bernard encouraged others to engage in the abuse of children; specifically, Michael Rushmer, with whom Bernard discussed Rushmer’s sexual exploitation of a 13-year-old boy. Rushmer was arrested by the FBI and pleaded guilty in August 2019 in U.S. District Court in Binghamton, New York, to producing CSAM and engaging in sex with a minor. Rushmer is serving a 25-year federal prison sentence for his crimes.

    On December 5, 2019, the FBI executed a federal search warrant at Bernard’s home and seized digital devices, one of which contained more than 38,000 files of suspected child pornography and nearly 40,000 files of suspected child erotica. In total, the FBI identified more than 115,000 files as containing suspected CSAM across Bernard’s devices. Bernard was ultimately arrested and pleaded guilty in February 2025.

    The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) identified at least 207 real children whose sexual abuse was depicted in images and videos the defendant possessed. There were multiple videos and images depicting infants and toddlers, as well as masochistic sexual conduct involving children under the age of 12. Based on an analysis of the metadata, Bernard had been collecting CSAM files for over a decade.

    Based on Bernard’s criminal history and conviction of abusing minors, the FBI believes he may have additional victims who have not yet been identified. His photo is, therefore, being released and anyone who believes they were victimized or who has information about a victim, is urged to contact the FBI. The FBI can be reached at 1 800 CALL-FBI.

    This investigation was conducted by the FBI and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Diane Roldán and Suria Bahadue.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Southern District of Texas charges 238 this week alone in relation to border enforcement efforts

    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

    HOUSTON – A total of 236 new cases have been filed in immigration and border security-related matters from July 3-10, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

    Among those are 106 people who face charges of illegally reentering the country. The majority have prior felony convictions for narcotics, violent crimes, prior immigration crimes and more. A total of 116 people are charged with illegally entering the country, while six cases allege various instances of human smuggling with the remainder involving other immigration related crimes.

    Two of those charged include Mexican nationals Charlie Ruben Ortiz-Lopez and Mauricio Rivera-Medina. According to their criminal complaints, both have prior convictions for illegal reentry. Rivera-Medina was last removed just last month, but authorities allegedly found him again illegally in the United States near Mission. They encountered Rivera-Medina near Edinburg after he had been previously removed in November 2023, according to his charges.

    Another man facing charges this week is Honduran national Jose Eduardo Escobar-Reyes, who law enforcement allegedly discovered unlawfully in the United States near Roma. According to court documents, he was previously removed March 12 and has a prior conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

    If convicted, all three face up to 20 years in prison.

    In addition to the new cases, a Rio Grande City man was ordered to prison for 24 months for unlawfully transporting an illegal alien. At the hearing, the court heard additional evidence that Jason Al Venecia took his girlfriend and her minor daughter with him to smuggle the illegal alien to facilitate passage through the Falfurrias Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint. While on bond awaiting sentencing, Al Venecia was also caught assisting his girlfriend during her own attempt to smuggle illegal aliens. She has since pleaded guilty to separate charges in her case prosecuted in the McAllen Division.

    These cases were referred or supported by federal law enforcement partners, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – Homeland Security Investigations, ICE – Enforcement and Removal Operations, BP, Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with additional assistance from state and local law enforcement partners.

    The cases are 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 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 and Project Safe Neighborhood.

    Under current leadership, public safety and a secure border are the top priorities for this district. Enhanced enforcement both at the border and in the interior of the district have yielded aliens engaged in unlawful activity or with serious criminal history, including human trafficking, sexual assault and violence against children.  

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas remains one of the busiest in the nation. It represents 43 counties and more than nine million people covering 44,000 square miles. Assistant U.S. Attorneys from all seven divisions including Houston, Galveston, Victoria, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, McAllen and Laredo work directly with our law enforcement partners on the federal, state and local levels to prosecute the suspected offenders of these and other federal crimes. 

    An indictment or criminal complaint is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 95 Border-Related Cases This Week

    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

    SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 95 border-related cases this week so far, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances.

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes. This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico. It includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the world’s busiest land border crossing, connecting San Diego (America’s eighth largest city) and Tijuana (Mexico’s second largest city).

    In addition to reactive border-related crimes, the Southern District of California also prosecutes a significant number of proactive cases related to terrorism, organized crime, drugs, white-collar fraud, violent crime, cybercrime, human trafficking and national security. Recent developments in those and other significant areas of prosecution can be found here.

    A sample of border-related arrests this week:

    • On July 6, Lorenzo Arturo Bernabe-Alejo, a citizen of Mexico, was arrested and charged with Deported Alien Found in the U.S. after a Border Patrol agent spotted him lying on the ground about a quarter mile north of the border near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. According to a complaint, the defendant was previously deported on June 26, 2025, at the Calexico Port of Entry.
    • On July 7, Luis Fernando Ramos-Mendez, a Mexican citizen, was arrested and charged with Bringing in Aliens for Financial Gain and Aiding and Abetting. According to a complaint, a Customs and Border Protection officer found an undocumented Mexican immigrant hiding in a modified rear bench seat compartment near the trunk of the defendant’s car as he attempted to cross at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
    • On July 7, Refugio Ramos Daniel, a Mexican citizen and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was arrested and charged with Importation of a Controlled Substance. According to a complaint, a Customs and Border Protection officer found 198 packages containing 200 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in a non-factory compartment in the bed of the defendant’s truck as he tried to cross the border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

    Also this week, a number of defendants with criminal records were convicted by a jury or sentenced for border-related crimes such as illegally re-entering the U.S. after previous deportation. Here are some of those cases:

    • On July 7, Eliseo Gonzalez Chaidez, a citizen of Mexico who previously was convicted of a federal immigration and a drug trafficking crime that resulted in an eight-year sentence, was sentenced in federal court to 24 months in custody for illegally reentering the United States.
    • On July 9, Francisco Ramirez, a Mexican national, was sentenced in federal court to 36 months in custody for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

    Pursuant to the Department’s Operation Take Back America priorities, federal law enforcement has focused immigration prosecutions on undocumented aliens who are engaged in criminal activity in the U.S., including those who commit drug and firearms crimes, who have serious criminal records, or who have active warrants for their arrest. Federal authorities have also been prioritizing investigations and prosecutions against drug, firearm, and human smugglers and those who endanger and threaten the safety of our communities and the law enforcement officers who protect the community.

    The immigration cases were referred or supported by federal law enforcement partners, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO), Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), with the support and assistance of state and local law enforcement partners.

    Indictments and criminal complaints are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 95 Border-Related Cases This Week

    Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

    SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 95 border-related cases this week so far, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances.

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California is the fourth-busiest federal district, largely due to a high volume of border-related crimes. This district, encompassing San Diego and Imperial counties, shares a 140-mile border with Mexico. It includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the world’s busiest land border crossing, connecting San Diego (America’s eighth largest city) and Tijuana (Mexico’s second largest city).

    In addition to reactive border-related crimes, the Southern District of California also prosecutes a significant number of proactive cases related to terrorism, organized crime, drugs, white-collar fraud, violent crime, cybercrime, human trafficking and national security. Recent developments in those and other significant areas of prosecution can be found here.

    A sample of border-related arrests this week:

    • On July 6, Lorenzo Arturo Bernabe-Alejo, a citizen of Mexico, was arrested and charged with Deported Alien Found in the U.S. after a Border Patrol agent spotted him lying on the ground about a quarter mile north of the border near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. According to a complaint, the defendant was previously deported on June 26, 2025, at the Calexico Port of Entry.
    • On July 7, Luis Fernando Ramos-Mendez, a Mexican citizen, was arrested and charged with Bringing in Aliens for Financial Gain and Aiding and Abetting. According to a complaint, a Customs and Border Protection officer found an undocumented Mexican immigrant hiding in a modified rear bench seat compartment near the trunk of the defendant’s car as he attempted to cross at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
    • On July 7, Refugio Ramos Daniel, a Mexican citizen and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was arrested and charged with Importation of a Controlled Substance. According to a complaint, a Customs and Border Protection officer found 198 packages containing 200 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in a non-factory compartment in the bed of the defendant’s truck as he tried to cross the border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

    Also this week, a number of defendants with criminal records were convicted by a jury or sentenced for border-related crimes such as illegally re-entering the U.S. after previous deportation. Here are some of those cases:

    • On July 7, Eliseo Gonzalez Chaidez, a citizen of Mexico who previously was convicted of a federal immigration and a drug trafficking crime that resulted in an eight-year sentence, was sentenced in federal court to 24 months in custody for illegally reentering the United States.
    • On July 9, Francisco Ramirez, a Mexican national, was sentenced in federal court to 36 months in custody for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

    Pursuant to the Department’s Operation Take Back America priorities, federal law enforcement has focused immigration prosecutions on undocumented aliens who are engaged in criminal activity in the U.S., including those who commit drug and firearms crimes, who have serious criminal records, or who have active warrants for their arrest. Federal authorities have also been prioritizing investigations and prosecutions against drug, firearm, and human smugglers and those who endanger and threaten the safety of our communities and the law enforcement officers who protect the community.

    The immigration cases were referred or supported by federal law enforcement partners, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO), Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), with the support and assistance of state and local law enforcement partners.

    Indictments and criminal complaints are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI NGOs: 29 human rights wins to be proud of

    Source: Amnesty International –

    Over the past six months, the headlines have been dominated by stories of fear, division and hatred. However, activists around the world are working away to ensure hope prevails. Here are some of the human rights wins we can be proud of from January to June 2025.  

    January

    Afghanistan

    In 2023, Amnesty International released a report on the Taliban’s war on women. Following its findings, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor filed a request for arrest warrants against the Taliban’s Supreme Leader and their Chief Justice, citing crimes against humanity.

    The request charges the Taliban’s Supreme Leader and their Chief Justice for gender persecution against women, girls, and LGBTI people since their return to power in August 2021. Although the warrants are still subject to the approval of ICC judges these are the first public arrest warrants sought by the ICC in Afghanistan since the country became a member of the court in 2003.

    Cameroon

    Dorgelesse Nguessan was released on 16 January after spending more than four years in prison for participating in a protest. The hairdresser and single mother had never been politically active yet joined a protest after growing concerned about the high cost of living. She was charged with insurrection, tried by a military court and sentenced to five years in prison on 7 December 2021.

    I thank those who directly or indirectly work for your organization and contributed to my release.

    Dorgelesse Nguessan

    Dorgelesse was part of Amnesty International’s 2022 Write for Rights campaign, where thousands of supporters called for her release. Amnesty also provided short-term relief support to assist Dorgelesse and her family through the difficult moments of her detention. On 16 January, the Court of Appeal reduced her sentence.

    “I thank you for all the efforts you have devoted as I was arbitrarily detained,” said Dorgelesse. “I thank those who directly or indirectly work for your organization and contributed to my release.”

    Chile

    On 2 January, two police [Carabineros] officers were sentenced to prison for shooting activist Renzo Inostroza and blinding him in one eye. The court concluded that their actions violated both Chile’s national regulations and international obligations. This conviction set a judicial precedent in the struggle to ensure the Chilean justice system pursues criminal responsibility for the unlawful actions of the Carabineros. This conviction follows Amnesty’s landmark Eyes on Chile report, which analyzed patterns and individual cases of police violence during the social unrest that broke out in Chile in October 2019. Renzo’s case was part of the report.

    Saudi Arabia

    From January to February, Amnesty successfully campaigned for the release of several human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia. On 7 January, human rights defender and former prisoner of conscience, Mohammed al-Qahtani, was conditionally released after spending 12 years in prison for his human rights work. On 13 February, 47-year-old teacher Asaad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi was released from prison following an unfair trial before the notorious Specialized Criminal Court (SCC). Asaad was arrested in 2022 and initially sentenced to 20 years in prison for social media posts criticizing the government’s Vision 2030 programme. On 10 February 2025, Leeds University PhD student and mother of two, Salma al-Shehab, was released from prison after completing a four-year prison term following an unfair trial before the SCC. Following a grossly unfair trial, the SCC had convicted Salma al-Shehab of terrorism-related offences for publishing tweets in support of women’s rights.

    USA 

    The United States sanctioned a number of companies involved in the transfer of weapons into Sudan and Darfur. These sanctions follow Amnesty’s innovative briefing, published in July 2024, that combined business trade data and video analysis to show how the constant import of foreign-manufactured arms into Sudan was fuelling relentless civilian suffering.

    Amnesty International members long campaigned for the release of Native American activist Leonard Peltier and most recently called on President Biden to grant Leonard Peltier clemency on humanitarian grounds and as a matter of justice.

    USA

    Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist, was imprisoned for nearly 50 years in the USA for a crime he maintains he did not commit. There were serious concerns about the fairness of his trial and conviction. Tribal Nations, Nobel Peace Laureates, former FBI agents, numerous others, and even the former U.S. Attorney, James Reynolds, whose office handled the prosecution, have called for Leonard Peltier’s release. Amnesty International members had long campaigned for his release, and most recently called on President Biden to grant Leonard Peltier clemency on humanitarian grounds and as a matter of justice. In the final hour of his presidency, former President Biden commuted Peltier’s life sentence to home confinement. Amnesty recently offered him short-term relief support as he works to rebuild his life after his release.  

    February

    Algeria

    Thanks to sustained advocacy work from Amnesty International Algeria and several national women’s rights organizations, Algeria’s president Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced a series of concrete measures to combat violence against women – moving from commitment to action.

    The Ministry of Solidarity has since launched a national toll-free helpline, available 24/7 across the country, enabling victims to report abuse, be referred to appropriate support services, and receive emergency assistance when in danger. It is already proving effective. A Guide for Women Victims of Violence has been published in Arabic and English and is currently being distributed nationwide. New legal measures, including the possibility of issuing an immediate restraining order against perpetrators of violence, have also been announced.

    Benin

    Thousands of Beninese families living in coastal areas have been living an endless nightmare, victims of forced evictions orchestrated in the name of tourism development. However, in February the authorities issued a public call for people awaiting proper compensation to come forward so their case can be followed up. The National Agency for Land and Property’s direct also asked Amnesty International for a list of people who have not received appropriate reparations.  

    The move follows the release of an Amnesty International report on forced evictions in Benin in December 2023 and a subsequent campaign calling for proper compensation for those who have been unfairly evicted, which proved vital in securing this positive outcome.

    China

    Idris Hasan, an ethnic Uyghur man detained in Morocco for three-and-a-half years and at risk of extradition to China, was finally freed in February

    Thank you all very much. Without your help, we could not have saved my husband.

    Zaynura Hasan

    Amnesty International had been campaigning for his freedom since he was initially detained in July 2021. Zaynura Hasan, Idris’ wife, thanked the organization for the relentless support.

    “Thank you all very much. Without your help, we could not have saved my husband.”

    Serbia

    Recent research by Amnesty International’s Security Lab and European Regional Office documented how Serbian police and intelligence authorities are using advanced phone spyware alongside mobile phone forensic products to unlawfully target journalists, environmental activists and other individuals in a covert surveillance campaign.

    In a significant human rights win, Cellebrite (a company specialising in digital intelligence and forensics) announced it will stop the use of its digital forensic equipment for some of its customers in Serbia as a direct result of Amnesty’s research. Simultaneously, Serbia’s Prosecutor for High Technological Crime, the Ombudsman and Data Protection Commissioner started separate investigations based on the research findings.

    Senegal

    In a positive step forward, the Senegalese government invited Amnesty International to provide support and assistance for people who have been arrested for participating in protests, as well as former detainees.

    Since 2021, Amnesty International has denounced the unlawful use of force by security forces during protests, compiled a list of those who have been killed, and condemned the arbitrary detention of hundreds of people for having called for or participated in protests. According to figures gathered by Amnesty International and other civil society organizations, at least 65 people were killed, the majority by firearms, with at least 1,000 wounded. A further 2,000 people were arrested.  

    Amnesty International continues to call for the repeal of the amnesty law adopted by the former government, for justice and reparation for the victims and their family members.   

    Taner Kılıç, a refugee rights lawyer and former Chair of Amnesty International’s Türkiye section, was finally acquitted after nearly eight years of judicial proceedings.

    Türkiye

    Taner Kılıç, a refugee rights lawyer and former Chair of Amnesty International’s Türkiye section, was finally acquitted after nearly eight years of judicial proceedings.

    Arrested in June 2017 and imprisoned for over 14 months, he was unjustly convicted in 2020 despite no credible evidence. He faced more than six years in prison for “membership of a terrorist organization”. Amnesty provided relief support to him and his family as they navigated the difficulty of his imprisonment.

    Reflecting on the case, Taner said: “This nightmare that has gone on for almost eight years is finally over… The only thing I was sure of throughout this process was that I was right and innocent, and the support from all over the world gave me strength. I thank each and every one who stood up for me.”

    March

    In a landmark ruling, Brazilian actor Juan Darthés was found guilty for the rape of Argentinian actress Thelma Fardin. Amnesty provided legal and psychosocial support to Thelma.

    Latin America

    In a landmark ruling for women’s rights in Latin America, a Brazilian court convicted actor Juan Darthés of sexual violence against Argentine actress Thelma Fardin, who accused him in 2018 of abusing her when she was 16. Amnesty provided support for transport related costs, and psychosocial support for Thelma throughout her case. The sentence sets an important precedent for sexual violence cases in the region.

    After a five-year legal battle across three countries, Thelma stated: “Today I can look my 16-year-old self in the eye and say we did it.” 

    Philippines

    Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by police on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity.

    Thousands of people, mostly from poor and marginalized communities, were unlawfully killed by the police – or by armed individuals suspected to have links to the police – during Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs”. Amnesty has been calling for his arrest for a number of years and described it as “a long-awaited and monumental step for justice”. He is now due to stand trial at the ICC.

    Sierra Leone

    Hawa Hunt, a reality TV star, was freed from detention on 4 March and cleared of all the cybercrime related charges against her. She was arrested on live television in December 2024 and charged with insulting the President and First Lady in a social media video.

    Amnesty International called on authorities to release her and to ensure her rights were upheld.

    Her daughter Alicia said: “In one of the very few phone calls I was able to have with my mother as she was in jail, I told her how Amnesty International spoke up for her. She and our whole family were very touched by the support. We believe it played a very key role in her being released.”

    Since May 1995, the Saturday Mothers have held peaceful weekly protests demanding justice for relatives forcibly disappeared in the eighties and nineties.

    Türkiye

    Since May 1995, the Saturday Mothers have held regular peaceful protests at Galatasaray Square every Saturday, demanding justice for relatives forcibly disappeared in the eighties and nineties. Their 700th vigil on 25 August 2018 was banned and violently dispersed by police using tear gas and water cannons.

    Forty-six people were detained and later released, but in 2020, they were prosecuted for “attending illegal meetings and marches without weapons and not dispersing despite warnings”.

    Thanks to the determination of the Saturday Mothers and their supporters – including Amnesty International who provided legal aid – all were acquitted in March 2025.

    USA

    On March 17, US immigration authorities detained Alberto, the father of a Venezuelan family of four, separating him from his wife and two children. Despite the family having pending asylum applications, he was charged with “illegal” entry to the United States. His case was an example of the Trump administration’s use of a provision of immigration law to target individuals and families that have been in the United States for years, rather than recent arrivals at the US-Mexico border. On April 21, 2025, Alberto was granted bond and released from ICE detention, following calls from Amnesty International and reunited with his wife and two children.

    May

    Chile

    Romario Veloz was shot and killed by an army captain during social unrest in La Serena, Chile, in 2019. The police officer who shot Romario Veloz was imprisoned in May 2025 – setting a precedent in cases of human rights violations committed by state agents. Despite the victory, widespread impunity for police violence continues. Romario was also part of Amnesty’s Eyes on Chile investigation (2020). Amnesty provided support to Romario’s young child, helping her access education as well as covering the legal expenses for the family’s quest to seek justice.    

    Alongside the report, Amnesty was part of the Advisory Unit for Police Reform, wrote letters to the Chilean president and gave numerous media interviews on police violence. Amnesty Chile’s relentless campaigning paid off and helped to stop the implementation of the use of tasers by Chilean police forces.

    Côte d’Ivoire

    On 7 May, Ghislain Duggary Assy, Communications Secretary of the Movement of Teachers for the Dignity Dynamic union, was provisionally released pending his trial, due to international pressure from Amnesty International. A month earlier, he had been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment solely for having called for strike action in primary and secondary schools.

    Amnesty International condemned the flagrant violation of workers’ rights, in particular the right to strike and freedom of association and will continue to call for his unconditional release. 

    Greece

    Two years ago, the Pylos shipwreck led to the death of more than 600 people. Now, 17 Greek coastguard officers face charges in connection with it, including causing a shipwreck, exposure to danger and failure to provide assistance. These developments may pave the way towards accountability for the worst shipwreck in the Mediterranean in recent years.

    Amnesty has been calling for justice through sustained advocacy and campaigning.

    Türkiye

    Afghan asylum seeker Tabriz Saifi is blind due to chronic diabetes and relies on dialysis three times a week. However, his international protection application was rejected by the Turkish authorities on 28 February, which meant he no longer had access to life-saving healthcare. Amnesty International immediately launched an urgent action, calling for the decision to be reversed.

    On 2 May, his family was informed that the decision had been reversed and that his asylum seeker status had been reinstated, along with full access to free healthcare.

    June

    Girls and women support the right to abortion in Argentina.

    Argentina

    An Argentine private health insurer was fined over $4,000 USD for denying a legal abortion to a woman whose pregnancy posed serious health risks — a clear violation of the country’s reproductive rights law.

    Amnesty International Argentina provided legal advice and stressed that rulings like this reinforce the need to guarantee access to legal abortion as a right, not an exception subject to individual or institutional discretion.

    Council of Europe

    Following sustained advocacy by Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation, the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) adopted a report on measures against the trade in goods used for death penalty, torture and other cruel, inhuman  or degrading treatment or punishment.

    Georgia

    After months of public pressure, protests and legal action, the Georgian Ministry of Justice announced it would end the humiliating practice of fully stripping detainees during body searches.

    The decision followed a lawsuit from the Public Defender in February, a report from Amnesty International condemning the practice as degrading and unlawful, as well as a video featuring Georgian artist and activist Kristina Botkoveli, who was subjected to a forced strip search, harassment, and threats after participating in protests.

    Following calls from Amnesty International and other organizations, the revised Sámi Parliament Act has now been approved by the Finnish parliament.

    Finland

    The Sámi are a group of Indigenous people that come from the region of Sápmi, which stretches across the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola peninsula in Russia.

    For a number of years, they have been subjected to human rights violations. However, following calls from Amnesty International and other organizations, the revised Sámi Parliament Act has now been approved by the Finnish parliament.

    The amended Act strengthens Indigenous Sámi people’s right to self-determination and improves the way in which the Sámi Parliament operates. It also corrects human rights violations highlighted by international human rights treaty bodies.

    Hungary

    On 28 June, Budapest Pride proceeded despite restrictive anti-Pride laws and police targeting the march. Around 200,000 people, including over 280 Amnesty International activists and staff from Hungary and 22 other countries, peacefully demanded equality and assembly rights. This was Budapest’s largest Pride in 30 years, symbolizing strong public resistance to discrimination and highlighting the resilience of Hungary’s LGBTI community. Amnesty’s Let Pride March campaign helped raise awareness, mobilize activists, and urged police to respect peaceful protest. With over 120,000 global actions supporting the event – it demonstrated that solidarity can overcome oppression, though challenges for LGBTI rights in Hungary persist.

    Activists and speakers – including King Okabi of the Ogale community – call for an end to Shell’s pollution of the Niger Delta and compensation outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, on day one of the Ogale and Bille communities vs Shell trial, 13 February 2025.

    Nigeria/UK

    After a decade-long fight for justice, a UK court ruled that Shell can be held liable for the oil spills and leaks it has failed to clean up in the Niger Delta – regardless of how long ago they happened.  

    The judgement is an important step towards justice for communities in the Niger Delta and a vital opportunity to make Shell pay for the devastating pollution it has caused to the Ogale and Bille communities’ lands.

    In parallel with this decision, the Nigerian government also pardoned the Ogoni Nine. The group of activists, led by Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and campaigner, were executed 30 years ago by a government that wanted to hide the crimes of Shell and other oil companies that were destroying the lives and livelihoods of tens of thousands of people across the Niger Delta.  

    Amnesty has been supporting and campaigning for justice for the Ogoni Nine for years and documenting the destruction Shell has left behind through a series of powerful reports. While these are positive outcomes, much more needs to be done to ensure justice is achieved for communities in the Niger Delta, including holding Shell and other oil companies to account for the damage they have done and continue to do – and Amnesty will be there every step of the way!

    Ukraine

    On 24 June, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset signed an agreement establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine in Strasbourg, following calls from Amnesty International and others. It is hoped this will help hold perpetrators of the crime of aggression accountable. 

    Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and student organizer who recently graduated from Columbia University, was targeted for his role in student protests at Columbia University.

    USA

    On March 9, US immigration authorities unlawfully arrested and arbitrarily detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist, lawful permanent resident of the USA, and student organizer who recently graduated from Columbia University. Mahmoud was targeted for his role in student protests at Columbia University, where he was exercising his rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. He was not charged with a crime yet was held in a detention centre, told that his permanent residency status was “revoked”, and placed in deportation proceedings. Amnesty International demanded that authorities release Mahmoud immediately and respect his rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and due process. After 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention centre, Mahmoud Khalil was released on bail in June 21, however he’s still facing threats of deportation by US authorities. He has since filed a $20 million USD lawsuit against the Trump administration.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Man Admits the Armed Robbery of Two St. Louis County Stores

    Source: US FBI

    ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man on Thursday admitted robbing two St. Louis County, Missouri businesses at gunpoint in 2024.

    Stanley E. Alford, 58, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to two counts of robbery and two counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. He admitted robbing a store on Gravois Bluffs Boulevard in Fenton, Missouri on Jan. 24, 2024, and a pawnshop in the 8100 block of Gravois Road in St. Louis County two days later.

    During the first robbery, Alford asked a cashier for change and left when she said she couldn’t open the register. He returned a short time later to return an item that he’d just purchased. When the victim opened the register, Alford pulled a handgun and ordered the cashier to give him the cash drawer. He then made her put the cash in a bag and shoved her head with the barrel of the gun.

    At the pawnshop, Alford browsed jewelry before pulling a handgun. After the employee who was helping Alford ran for her life, he jumped over the counter and stole a tray containing ten gold and diamond rings.

    Surveillance video captured Alford committing both robberies and fleeing in a vehicle registered to him. He was also wearing or had in his possession several stolen rings, and officers found distinctive clothing and other evidence connecting him to the robberies.

    Alford is scheduled to be sentenced on October 14. The robbery charges are punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The brandishing charges carry a penalty of seven years in prison, consecutive to any other charge, meaning Alford faces at least 14 years in prison.

    The St. Louis County Police Department and the FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary Bluestone is prosecuting the case.

    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.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Two Lubbock Men Indicted with Brooklynn Chandler Willy for Allegedly Defrauding Hundreds of Victims

    Source: US FBI

    SAN ANTONIO – Two Lubbock men made their initial appearances in a federal court in San Antonio today after a federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 2 charging them for their alleged roles in a massive Ponzi fraud scheme with co-defendant Brooklynn Chandler Willy of San Antonio.

    According to the indictment, Joshua Allen and Michael Cox jointly owned and controlled four investment companies: Ferrum Capital LLC, Ferrum II LLC, Ferrum III LLC, and Ferrum IV LLC. Allen, Cox, Willy and others acting at their direction, solicited victims to invest in these entities.  Willy, who was arrested in December on separate obstruction and fraud charges, was the owner of Chandler Capital Holdings and Queen B Advisory LLC doing business as Texas Financial Advisory (TFA). Among other services, TFA purported to provide asset management and financial planning services.

    The indictment alleges that Allen, Cox and Willy misled the victims concerning the security of the investments and concealed their high commissions. Additionally, Allen and Cox allegedly lied about the nature of the investments. Hundreds of victims collectively lost millions of dollars. Much of that money went to pay earlier investor-victims, thereby concealing the scheme and attracting additional victims. Much of the money also directly benefitted the now indicted co-conspirators and their associates.

    Allen, Cox, and Willy are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and one count of securities fraud.

    Allen and Cox made their initial court appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry Bemporad. If convicted on all charges, they face up to 70 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

    U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas made the announcement.

    The FBI and IRS-CI are investigating the case.

    Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joe Blackwell and Kelly Stephenson are prosecuting the case.

    An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI: Topnotch Crypto launches innovative cloud mining app, allowing you to mine Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and Litecoin with just a few taps

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    London, UK, July 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Topnotch Crypto is a recognizable leader in the blockchain and digital asset space, and we are proud to announce the launch of our new mobile cloud mining app. Our easy, secure, and scalable app allows you to begin mining cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin (BTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Litecoin (LTC), directly from your mobile device.

    Our app eliminates barriers to entry in crypto mining, like expensive hardware, complicated configurations, and large energy consumption, and allows mining to be accessible to anyone—no previous mining experience required, no upfront investment, and no ongoing overhead cost to start, you can enter the mining ecosystem with a few simple clicks.

    Start Mining Now—No Hardware or Technical Setup Required

    With our new mobile solution, Topnotch Crypto is change the way regular users can contribute to the crypto economy. You don’t have to have expensive mining rigs or need to worry about cooling, electricity costs, or complicated configurations. Our app is based on the cloud, so you will be using the mobile application, but everything is hosted on secure and efficient, remote servers.

    Download the app and start mining today! The interface is simple, and user-friendly, intuitive, from sign-up to start mining should be less than two minutes.

    Cloud Mining Powered by Clean Energy

    Topnotch Crypto takes environmental responsibility seriously. All cloud servers used in the app are powered by renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, and hydroelectric power. This green approach ensures the mining process remains sustainable while reducing the industry’s overall carbon footprint.

    By combining cutting-edge cloud technology with environmentally friendly energy, the company offers an innovative solution for users who want to support a cleaner future without compromising performance.

    Smart Mining Engine Built for All Skill Levels

    The app features a smart mining engine that automatically allocates computing power for maximum efficiency. It adjusts mining intensity in real time based on network conditions and the selected crypto asset. This automation ensures stable operation without user intervention, making it ideal for those who want to mine passively.

    Beginners benefit from its simplicity, while experienced users enjoy the reliability and transparency of a performance-optimized mining system.

    Clear Dashboard with Real-Time Monitoring

    The app has an individual mining dashboard where users can track performance statistics, contract length, and energy consumption. All information is dynamic, so users can see exactly how their mining operations are performed.

    The dashboard provides:

    •Live mining status

    •Daily progress tracking

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    •Performance summaries per coin

    There’s no guesswork—everything is displayed clearly and simply.

    Flexible Mining Contracts and Instant Setup

    Topnotch Crypto’s app offers multiple contract options to fit different needs. Whether users prefer to try mining with a short-term contract or commit to longer plans, the app offers complete flexibility. No prior experience is required.

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    Security is a top priority for Topnotch Crypto. All user accounts are protected with encrypted communication and secure wallet integration. The platform never compromises on user privacy or safety.

    All mined assets are stored in confirmation wallets under the user’s control. Withdrawal is simple and seamless with many currencies available, so users always have access to their digital assets.

    Accessible Worldwide with Multilingual Support

    Topnotch Crypto’s mobile app is available and accessible to users around the world. It hosts numerous languages and performs functionally in a range of mobile environments. Everything in the app is small in size and delivers functionality in places where users have awful or no connectivity. It can be used by any user regardless of their urban or rural location. The platform prioritizes superb customer service with the intention of being responsive with any challenges or issues presented to them, maximizing that every user experience is as smooth as possible from start to finish.

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    No technical knowledge is required, and there are no hidden fees or complex terms.

    A New Standard in Mobile Mining

    Topnotch Crypto’s mobile mining app is a significant advancement toward making cryptocurrency more inclusive and environmentally sustainable. It removes financial and technical barriers, allowing anyone with a smartphone to participate in the digital asset ecosystem with ease and confidence.

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    Mining made easy — the Topnotch way.

    Disclaimer: The information provided in this press release does not constitute an investment solicitation, nor does it constitute investment advice, financial advice, or a trading recommendation. Cryptocurrency mining and staking involve risks and may result in loss of funds. It is strongly recommended that you perform due diligence before investing or trading in cryptocurrencies and securities, including consulting a professional financial advisor.

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