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  • MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Bonta Joins Law Enforcement Partners Announcing Results of Operation Targeting Organized Criminal Activity in the Central Valley

    Source: US State of California Department of Justice

    FRESNO – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the results of a collaborative multiagency effort targeting criminal street gangs in the Central Valley. As part of the operation yesterday, federal, state, and local law enforcement served 54 search warrants in locations throughout the Central Valley. As part of the operation, investigators prevented nine violent crimes, made 89 felony arrests, seized firearms, ammunition, and illicit methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. 

    “Today, we are sending a strong message that organized criminal enterprises cannot stand up to the power of good law enforcement work,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta. “Together with our federal, state, and local partners, we’ve made our communities safer by taking dangerous drugs and weapons off our streets and holding bad actors accountable. I thank our DOJ agents and our law enforcement partners for their dedication and tireless work to make California safer. Their efforts here not only held accountable members of organized criminal organizations, but also prevented violent crimes from occurring. Central Valley families can live and sleep with greater peace of mind as a result of this operation.”

    “Today’s announcement reflects our Office’s commitment to using every available resource in close coordination with our law enforcement partners to address the root causes of crime and hold gang members and their associates accountable,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith. “Criminal street gangs inflict real harm on our communities by trafficking deadly drugs and firearms that destroy lives and neighborhoods. I commend the outstanding work of our agents and law enforcement partners in disrupting these criminal networks and safeguarding our communities.”

    “The charges reflect the brazen violence and drug trafficking that have threatened the safety and stability of the greater Fresno area, particularly in rural communities like Huron and Coalinga,” said Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel of the FBI Sacramento Field Office. “Yesterday’s operation was the culmination of months of collaborative work to disrupt gang-driven violence and the flow of drugs and firearms into Central Valley neighborhoods. This case highlights the power of strong partnerships at every level of law enforcement, all united in the mission to dismantle violent gangs and protect the communities we serve.”

    “The collective work done by all law enforcement agencies in this operation will undoubtedly improve the safety and overall quality of life for residents in Fresno County, particularly those living in our smaller rural communities,” said Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni.

    This investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fresno County Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium (MAGEC), California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) Special Operations Unit, U.S Attorney’s Office, and the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office.

    In February 2024, law enforcement agencies began an investigation into a criminal street gang operating in Fresno County with a specific focus on the ongoing criminal activities of criminal street gangs in the cities of Huron, Coalinga, and San Joaquin. The investigation found, and the unsealed federal criminal complaint alleges, an extensive criminal conspiracy in which gang members and associates — some of whom were inmates in California prisons and the Fresno County Jail — orchestrated various crimes, including drug and firearms trafficking. On several occasions, members of the drug trafficking conspiracy attempted to smuggle drugs into jails on their persons or through holes they punctured in the walls. Thirty-eight suspects have been charged in a federal criminal complaint on various drug and firearms trafficking charges. 

    Assistance was provided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Highway Patrol, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Kings County Sheriff’s Office, Madera County Regional SWAT, and the Fresno, Clovis, Kingsburg, Coalinga, Kerman, Firebaugh, Lemoore, and Parlier police departments.

    CA DOJ’s Special Operations Unit is a collaborative investigative effort between CA DOJ and the California Highway Patrol that provides statewide enforcement for combating violent career criminals, gangs, and organized crime groups. These unique and essential teams use advanced investigative techniques and work alongside local law enforcement to enhance investigations into violent criminals and organized crime throughout the state.

    It is important to note that criminal charges must be proven in a court of law. Every defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Bonta Issues Consumer Alert on Notario Fraud, Obtaining Immigration Legal Help, Locating Detained People

    Source: US State of California

    If you need help with immigration relief or if your loved one has been detained, be careful who you hire

    OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued guidance to help California’s immigrant communities avoid immigration scams by those seeking to take advantage of fear and uncertainty resulting from President Trump’s cruel mass detention and deportation campaign. The alert released today provides tools for people looking to hire free or low-cost legal help and for those looking to locate loved ones who are detained. 

    “Families across the country are experiencing fear and uncertainly as a result of President Trump’s inhumane immigration agenda — and scammers are paying attention. Immigration scams, including notario fraud, prey on the hopes of safety and stability of our immigrant communities,” said Attorney General Bonta. “Before hiring someone claiming to offer help with immigration matters or assistance locating a detained loved one, I urge people to familiarize themselves with existing resources that are often available at little or no cost and learn how to check that the individual is qualified to provide immigration help.”

    What is Notario Fraud?

    Only lawyers, accredited representatives, and recognized organizations can give you legal advice or represent you in immigration court. Immigration consultants – who may call themselves immigration experts, notarios, notaries public, or paralegals – cannot do so. 

    In many Spanish-speaking nations, “notarios” are powerful attorneys with special legal credentials. In the United States, however, notary publics are people authorized by state governments to witness the signing of important documents and are not necessarily authorized to provide legal services. A notario público is not authorized to provide people with any legal services related to immigration.

    How to Locate Detained Loved Ones

    Try to find your loved one’s Alien Registration number (A-Number), which is on their immigration documents. If someone has not previously had contact with immigration authorities or has not applied for an immigration benefit, they will not have an A number but will be assigned one if detained. To find someone in detention, search locator.ice.gov  by their A-Number or by their full name and country of birth. Once you identify the detention center, go to ice.gov/detention-facilities  for location, visiting, and other information. Using the A-Number, you can look up immigration court hearing information at acis.eoir.justice.gov. For more information, please visit nilc.org/resources.

    Protect Yourself from Immigration Scams

    If you need help applying for immigration relief, be careful who you hire. Watch out for immigration scams that can cost you thousands of dollars and/or harm your immigration status. Here are some tips and resources to help:  

    • Confirm that anyone helping you with your case is licensed or accredited. Only lawyers, accredited representatives, and recognized organizations can give you legal advice or represent you in immigration court. Some immigration consultants may fraudulently call themselves immigration lawyers. If someone claims they are licensed in California or another state and can practice immigration law, confirm they are licensed and in good standing in that particular state by visiting americanbar.org/groups/legal_services/flh-home/flh-lawyer-licensing. If someone claims to be an accredited representative or recognized organization, visit justice.gov/eoir/recognition-accreditation-roster-reports to confirm that information.
    • Go to a legitimate legal aid organization for free legal help. Many nonprofit organizations provide free immigration help to low-income individuals, such as those found through the resources below. To find a legal aid organization near you, go to lawhelpca.org. 
    • Keep your original documents in a safe place. Don’t give your original documents to anyone unless you see proof that the government requires the original document. Make sure you have a trusted emergency contact who can access these documents. Keep copies of all immigration-related documents, including copies of documents filed with the government and communications with the government, in a safe place.
    • Do not give money or personal information to anyone who calls, texts, or emails you claiming that there is a problem with your immigration matter. No federal or state agency, including USCIS, will ever ask for your personal information or payment over the phone, by email, or text. Be skeptical of social media or other ads promising new or quick immigration help.

    Access Free and Low-Cost Legal Assistance 

    Visit Law Help CA or Immigration Law Help to find immigration assistance near you.

    Find free immigration help through the U.S. Department of Justice’s list of no cost legal service providers and list of accredited representatives.

    If You are the Victim of an Immigration Scam

    Report it to the California Department of Justice at oag.ca.gov/report. You can also contact your local District Attorney or county department of consumer affairs.

    You can get help from a legitimate legal aid organization at lawhelpca.org.

    For more do’s and don’ts, see the full “Protecting Yourself from Immigration Scams” consumer alert here. The alert is available in Spanish here. 

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Maryland Man Convicted of Two Convenience Store Robberies and Money Laundering

    Source: US FBI

    A man who was previously convicted of robbing the Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust on Council Street in Cedar Rapids on January 3, 2024, pled guilty to additional charges today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

    Andrew Philip Derr, age 22, from Fredrick, Maryland, was convicted of Two Convenience Store Robberies and Money Laundering.

    In a plea agreement, Derr admitted that after being discharged from the military for misconduct in 2023, he moved to Iowa City and conducted a series of robberies in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, area.  Derr admitted that on December 27, 2023, he robbed the Casey’s General Store in Robins, Iowa, and obtained over $7,000 in cash. Derr admitted that on January 1, 2024, he robbed the Kum & Go store on Four Oaks Drive in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Derr was previously convicted and sentenced for robbing the Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust branch on Council Street in Cedar Rapids on January 3, 2024, in which he obtained over $16,000 in cash.  Derr admitted that after each robbery he laundered the stolen funds by making multiple deposits into his Maryland Bank account to disguise the nature, source of ownership of the funds.  Ultimately on January 3, 2024, Derr flew to Maryland, and subsequently made two deposits of robbery proceeds totaling more than $4,800.  When the United States Marshals Service tried to arrest Derr at his Iowa City, Iowa, apartment, they found a note stating, “Catch me if you can.” On January 12, 2024, Derr turned himself into Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff’s Office.  

    Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams will be set after a presentence report is prepared.  Derr remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing.  Derr faces a possible maximum sentence of 60 years’ imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, and 3 years of supervised release following any imprisonment.  Additionally, Derr must forfeit the stolen funds from the convenience store robberies and the money that he laundered and will be required to pay restitution to the victims of his crimes.

    The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick J. Reinert and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, the United States Marshals Service’s Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force, the Cedar Rapids Police Department, Robins Police Department, Linn County Attorney’s Office, the University of Iowa Police Department and the Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff’s Office.  

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

    The case file number is 24-CR-00105

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Smuggling Leader and Top Coordinator Will Spend Remainder of Their Lives in Prison Following Their Sentencing on Third Anniversary of Deadly Tractor-Trailer Smuggling Conspiracy

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

    Two convicted human smugglers were sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio today for their prominent roles in the 2022 mass casualty human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the deaths of 47 adults and six children.

    U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia for the Western District of Texas sentenced Orduna-Torres to life in prison and a $250,000 fine, and Gonzales-Ortega to 83 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Both defendants were found guilty by a federal jury in March for three counts related to the transportation of aliens within the United States resulting in death, causing serious bodily injury, and placing lives in jeopardy. Following the jury’s verdict at the trial, Judge Garcia set the sentencing date, noting that it would be three years to the day from when the 53 migrants perished as a result of the defendants’ smuggling scheme.

    “These criminals will spend the rest of their lives in prison because of their cruel choice to profit off of human suffering,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Today’s sentences are a powerful message to human smugglers everywhere: we will not rest until you are behind bars.”

    “Three years to the day after these two smugglers and their co-conspirators left dozens of men, women, and children locked in a sweltering tractor-trailer to die in the Texas summer heat, they learned that they will spend the rest of their lives locked away in a federal prison,” said U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas. “We recognize the justice handed down by Judge Garcia and thank our law enforcement partners for their great work that led to today’s outcome. At the same time, we reinforce the message that these criminal organizations will not place the lives of the desperate and vulnerable above their own financial enrichment. My office remains focused on prosecuting smugglers and their networks, and ultimately eradicating transnational criminal organizations.”

    “Today’s sentences are the result of a far-reaching investigation and a tireless commitment by HSI and our law enforcement partners to dismantle the deadliest human smuggling operation in U.S. history,” said Special Agent in Charge Craig Larrabee for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) San Antonio. “This case serves as a stark reminder: human smuggling is not a service — it is a deadly criminal enterprise. HSI will pursue smugglers relentlessly, wherever they operate. No one, who participates in the smuggling of human beings, will escape the reach of justice.”

    According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Felipe Orduna-Torres, also known as Cholo, Chuequito/Chuekito, and Negro, 30, was a leader and organizer, and Armando Gonzales-Ortega, also known as El Don and Don Gon, 55, was a coordinator in the human smuggling organization (HSO) which illegally brought adults and children from Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico into the United States between December 2021 and June 2022.

    Court documents and evidence presented at the trial revealed that Orduna-Torres and Gonzales-Ortega worked in concert to transport and facilitate the transportation of the migrants, sharing routes, guides, stash houses, trucks, trailers, and transporters in order to consolidate costs, minimize risks, and maximize profit. The HSO maintained a variety of tractors and trailers for their smuggling operations, some of which were stored at a private parking lot in San Antonio.

    In the days leading up to June 27, 2022, Orduna-Torres and others exchanged the names of illegal aliens who would be smuggled in an upcoming tractor-trailer load. Gonzales-Ortega traveled to Laredo to meet the tractor-trailer, where at least 64 undocumented individuals, including eight children and one pregnant woman, were loaded for smuggling.

    Some of the defendants, including Orduna-Torres, were aware that the trailer’s reefer unit was malfunctioning and was not blowing any cool air to the migrants inside. When members of the organization met the tractor-trailer at the end of its approximately three-hour journey to San Antonio, they opened the doors to find 48 of the migrants were either already dead or had died on site, including the pregnant woman. Sixteen of the undocumented individuals were transported to hospitals — five of whom died.

    In addition to their sentences described above, the court also ordered Orduna-Torres to pay a $96,000 money judgment and ordered the forfeiture of the following assets: one 2008 Volvo semi-tractor; one 1995 Phoenix trailer; one 2015 Cadillac Escalade; one 2017 Ford F-350 Super Duty Truck; and $59,445.50.

    Five other defendants in this case have pleaded guilty for their involvement in the smuggling event. Riley Covarrubias-Ponce, also known as Rrili and Rilay, 32, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 6; Luis Alberto Rivera-Leal, 39, is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 13; Christian Martinez, 31, is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 20; and Homero Zamorano Jr., 48, is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 4. Juan Francisco D’Luna Bilbao, 51, is indicted separately and is also scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 4.

    In a related case, Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco, 48, allegedly worked with the HSO to smuggle aliens into the United States on the same fatal journey orchestrated by Orduna-Torres and his co-conspirators. He made his initial appearance in San Antonio on March 17, seven months after he was arrested in Guatemala, and is currently scheduled for a jury trial Sept. 29.

    HSI investigated the case with the assistance of the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and has received tremendous support from Customs and Border Protection; Border Patrol; ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations; the San Antonio Police Department; the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office; the San Antonio Fire Department; the Marshall Police Department; and the Palestine Police Department.

    Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eric Fuchs, Sarah Spears and Ray Gattinella for the Western District of Texas are prosecuting the case.

    These convictions are the result of the coordinated efforts of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA). JTFA, a partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has been elevated and expanded by the Attorney General with a mandate to target cartels and other transnational criminal organizations to eliminate human smuggling and trafficking networks operating in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, and Colombia that impact public safety and the security of our borders. JTFA currently comprises detailees from U.S. Attorneys’ Offices along the southwest border. Dedicated support is provided by numerous components of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, led by the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section and supported by the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section; Office of Enforcement Operations; and the Office of International Affairs, among others. JTFA also relies on substantial law enforcement investment from DHS, FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and other partners. To date, JTFA’s work has resulted in more than 385 domestic and international arrests of leaders, organizers, and significant facilitators of alien smuggling; more than 345 U.S. convictions; more than 300 significant jail sentences imposed; and forfeitures of substantial assets.

    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, 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 Neighborhoods (PSN).

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Organizer of Maryland Pawn Shop Burglary that Netted Dozens of Firearms Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

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

                WASHINGTON – Vincent Lee Alston, 23, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 84 months in federal prison for his role in the December 2023 burglary of a Maryland pawn shop that netted dozens of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

                Alston, aka “Vedo,” pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson on March 6 to conspiracy to commit firearms trafficking. In addition to the prison term, Judge Berman Jackson ordered three years of supervised release.

                According to the court documents, on Dec. 13, 2023, Odumn and four co-conspirators drove in two vehicles – one a stolen Hyundai – from the District to the A&D Pawn Shop, a Federal Firearms Licensee, in Glen Burnie, Maryland.

                At the pawn shop, co-defendant Niquan Odumn used a portable saw to cut the locks on a pull-down security gate. Another co-conspirator then used a crowbar-type tool to pry open the main door. Once inside, the quintet grabbed an array of rifles, shotguns, and pistols from the shelves and display racks. They fled with at least 34 firearms.

                About a half hour after the burglary, the red Hyundai crashed on I-295 southbound at Kenilworth Avenue, NE. After the accident, surveillance footage showed Alston and two of his co-defendants abandoning the vehicle. MPD arrived at the scene and recovered eight firearms from the car.

                Investigators also recovered Alston’s damaged iPhone on the Hyundai’s driver’s seat floorboard. On it, an open GPS route displayed on the screen with a visible destination address of Alston’s residence.

                Alston was arrested at his apartment complex on Dec. 15, 2023, and was found with a Smith & Wesson, M&P 9 mm stolen during the pawn shop burglary. To date, law enforcement has recovered close to half of the stolen firearms.

                Alston is the third defendant to be sentenced in the pawn shop job.

                Niquan “Stickz” Odumn, 23, of the District, was sentenced June 23 to 48 months in prison for conspiracy to commit theft from a firearms licensee and to possession of stolen firearms.  Juwon Markel Anderson, 22, of the District, was sentenced June 20 to 84 months in prison for his role in the burglary and for his subsequent attempt to sell several of the stolen guns.

                Co-defendant Tyjuan McNeal, 27, is scheduled to be sentenced July 1 for conspiracy to commit firearms trafficking. Cy’juan Hemsley pleaded guilty on May 7, 2025, to conspiracy to commit theft from a firearms licensee and to possession of stolen firearms. Hemsley’s sentencing is pending.

                This case is being investigated by the ATF Washington Field Division and the Metropolitan Police Department, with assistance from the ATF Baltimore Field Division. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shehzad Akhtar with valuable assistance from former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Lipes.     

    Alston’s iPhone, recovered by police from a crashed getaway car, included texts planning the pawn shop burglary.

    Image of Alston captured by a surveillance camera inside the pawn shop.

    Firearms recovered from the stolen Hyundai. 

    Additional firearms recovered from the abandoned getaway vehicle.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Pipe Bomber Found Guilty of Blowing Up ATM

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

    ATLANTA – Abdurrahim Jalal has been convicted of blowing up a bank automated teller machine and possessing illegal explosive devices.

    “Criminals who use dangerous explosives to commit crimes will face federal prosecution to the fullest extent of the law,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “We will not tolerate conduct that puts innocent lives at risk or threatens the safety and stability of our communities.”

    “Jalal put his own greed ahead of the safety of our community. The FBI will use every resource available to find anyone who would go to the extreme use of a bomb to illegally obtain money,” said FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Paul Brown.

    “The use of explosives in criminal activities poses an immense threat to public safety, and we will continue to work diligently to ensure that those who engage in such acts are brought to justice,” said ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Beau Kolodka.

    According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court: Abdurrahim Jalal was convicted of bank theft, use of an explosive to commit a felony, arson, and two counts of possession of an unregistered destructive device following a bench trial on June 23, 2025. The evidence at trial revealed that on March 29, 2023, Jalal used a pipe bomb to blow up an ATM in Decatur, Georgia. Jalal took approximately $88,000 from the vault of the machine after the explosion. Investigators identified Jalal and obtained a warrant to search his home, during which they recovered additional pipe bombs. 

    Sentencing for Abdurrahim Jalal, 54, of DeKalb County, Georgia, is scheduled for September 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. before U.S. District Judge Michael L. Brown.  Jalal faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and up to 60 years of imprisonment followed by up to three years of supervised release. In determining Jalal’s actual sentence, the court will consider the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which are not binding but provide appropriate sentencing ranges for most offenders.

    This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, DeKalb County Police Department, and DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department.

    Assistant United States Attorney Dash A. Cooper is prosecuting the case.

    For further information please contact the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6185. The Internet address for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Stockton Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham

    Source: US FBI

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ammaad Akhtar, 33, of Stockton, was arrested today and charged by complaint with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced.

    According to court documents, since February 2025, Akhtar has been communicating online with a law enforcement-controlled individual, whom Akhtar believed was a member of ISIS. In these conversations, Akhtar voiced his support for ISIS and jihad, expressed a desire to travel overseas to join and fight with ISIS, and stated a desire to send guns and money to ISIS.

    In April 2025, during this investigation, Akhtar demonstrated a desire to provide support of ISIS and did so by providing financial funding on multiple occasions. After a few payments, the law enforcement-controlled individual indicated that ISIS had procured several guns with the money Akhtar had sent. In his response, Akhtar said, “may Allah destroy our enemies” and affirmed that he will send more money that same day.

    Akhtar also talked about planning acts of violence, including conducting an attack against a specific individual and an attack utilizing homemade explosives. He said he “want[s] to die in the cause of Allah fighting the kuffar [infidels]” and asked for instructions on how to make a homemade explosive device in order “to make a boom” at a populated event.

    Then, on June 23, 2025, Akhtar met with an individual he believed was an ISIS associate, but who was actually an undercover employee. Akhtar provided clothing, binoculars, $400 cash, two loaded guns, and six additional magazines. Akhtar then swore bayat (a pledge of loyalty) to ISIS.

    This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Offices in New York and Sacramento and the New York City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elliot Wong and Trial Attorney Ryan D. White of the National Security Division are prosecuting the case.

    If convicted, Akhtar faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables. The charges are only allegations; the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Airline Employee Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Attempted Coercion, Enticement of a Minor, and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

    Source: US FBI

    Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Brian Walker (52, Bradenton) to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and possession of child sexual abuse material. Walker pled guilty on March 25, 2025.

    According to court documents, Walker contacted a 12-year-old female living in his community over a social media application. The FBI took over the minor’s social media account and engaged in chats with Walker in an undercover capacity. Walker engaged in sexual conversations with the undercover agent, whom he believed to be the 12-year-old female, and attempted to coerce and entice her to engage in sexual activity. Within the conversations, Walker shared his attraction to 12-year-old females and expressed his desire to meet in person.

    On June 24, 2024, Walker travelled to meet the minor in person at the community pool and was arrested at the scene. Law enforcement seized a cell phone from Walker and located hundreds of images and videos of minors, including those under the age of 12 years, engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

    This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Courtney Derry.

    This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by 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 locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Newcomb Man Charged with Assault for Violent Attack

    Source: US FBI

    ALBUQUERQUE – A Newcomb man is facing federal charges after a violent altercation left a victim with serious injuries.

    According to court documents, on June 14, 2025, Vincent Torrez, 35, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted John Doe at a residence on the Navajo Nation. During the incident, Torrez entered John Doe’s bedroom, repeatedly struck him, slammed him to the floor, and used a ceramic cup as a weapon to inflict a deep laceration to John Doe’s leg. John Doe sustained multiple injuries, including lacerations to the head and leg, abrasions, and an arterial wound, and was transported to Northern Navajo Medical Center for treatment.

    Torrez is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury and will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled. If convicted of the current charges, Torrez faces up to 10 years in prison.

    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 Farmington Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meg Tomlinson is prosecuting the case.

    A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Terra Amarilla Man Faces Federal Charges for Illegal Firearm Possession

    Source: US FBI

    ALBUQUERQUE – A Terra Amarilla man has been federally charged for unlawful possession of a firearm despite prior felony convictions.

    According to court documents, on May 31, 2025, the Jicarilla Apache Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance involving Ronnie Martinez, 49, at a residence in Dulce, New Mexico. According to the investigation, Martinez became agitated after a dispute with Jane Doe and subsequently sent her threatening messages, including a photograph of a rifle.

    Officers located Martinez at the residence, where he was found carrying multiple knives. During questioning, Martinez admitted to possessing a rifle, which he claimed belonged to his father. Martinez consented to a search, and officers recovered a rifle from the home.

    Court records confirm Martinez has prior felony convictions, including first-degree assault with a deadly weapon and second-degree assault, both punishable by more than one year of imprisonment. As a previously convicted felon, Martinez is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

    Martinez will remain on conditions of release pending trial, which has not yet been scheduled. If convicted of the current charges, Martinez faces up to 15 years in prison.

    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 Farmington Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Jicarilla Apache Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Pahl is prosecuting the case.

    A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Jury Convicts Taos Man in 2019 Double Homicide

    Source: US FBI

    ALBUQUERQUE – A federal jury convicted a Taos man of two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the June 2019 killings of two members of the Taos Pueblo. The verdict came after an eight-day trial and approximately six hours of deliberation.

    According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, on June 1, 2019, John Doe 1 and John Doe 2, both enrolled members of the Taos Pueblo, were reported missing after their last known contact on May 30, 2019. Taos Pueblo Department of Public Safety officers responded to John Doe 1’s residence, where they discovered John Doe 2’s pickup truck crashed into trees near the home. Officers entered the residence and found the bodies of both men, stacked and partially concealed under wire fencing. Forensic experts confirmed both victims died from extensive blunt force trauma. Investigators documented evidence from both inside and outside the residence, including large amounts of blood spatter, vehicle tracks, and property damage.

    The investigation tied Joshua Gonzales, 38, a non-Indian, to the murders. After the murders, Gonzales confessed to a witness, providing a detailed account of the killings, including that he used a wooden table leg as the murder weapon and describing the injuries he inflicted, details that matched the forensic findings. The victim’s niece testified that he was the last person seen with John Doe 1 and recounted how he attempted to manufacture a false alibi and threatened her to remain silent. She also testified that Gonzales had a key to the residence, which could only be locked from the outside.

    Additional evidence included bloody footprints at the scene, DNA analysis, surveillance video and cell phone records.  Investigators established a timeline placing Gonzales at the scene and showed that he possessed one of the victim’s cell phones the morning after the murders. Further, Gonzales fled the scene in John Doe 2’s truck, which he crashed while attempting to leave the area.

    Following the verdict, the Court ordered that Gonzales remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled. At sentencing, Gonzales faces up to life in prison.

    There is no parole in the federal system.

    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 Santa Fe Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Taos Pueblo Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Indian Affairs, New Mexico State Police, Espanola Police Department, Taos Police Department, Taos County Sheriff’s Department, and the Albuquerque Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Mark Probasco and Samuel Hurtado are prosecuting the case.

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  • MIL-OSI Canada: CBSA firearms investigation in the Prairie Region leads to five-year jail sentence

    Source: Government of Canada News (2)

    June 27, 2025                           Winnipeg, Manitoba                               Canada Border Services Agency

    Today, Robert Ripcik, a 57-year-old resident of Beausejour, Manitoba, was sentenced to five years imprisonment for firearms-related offences along with a 10-year firearm prohibition and ordered to provide a DNA sample.  

    Ripcik, who has been in custody since his arrest on March 12, 2024, pleaded guilty in Selkirk Provincial Court to the following charges:

    • False statements, contrary to section 153(a) of the Customs Act
    • Possession of illegally imported goods, contrary to section 155 of the Customs Act
    • Unauthorized possession of firearms, contrary to section 91(1) of the Criminal Code
    • Possession of prohibited devices, contrary to section 91(2) of the Criminal Code
    • Possession of a prohibited firearm with readily accessible ammunition, contrary to section 95(1) of the Criminal Code

    The investigation into Ripcik began in April 2023 after CBSA officers at the Winnipeg Land Commercial office examined a shipment that was found to contain items related to the manufacture of firearms without serial numbers. A firearm with no serial number is also known as a “ghost gun” and is untraceable.

    In March and April 2024, CBSA officers, with the assistance of the RCMP Emergency Response Team, executed search warrants at a rural property near Chatfield, Manitoba. Among the items seized were:

    • Nine long guns with serial numbers (two prohibited firearms, seven non-restricted firearms)
    • Two Polymer 80 pistol receiver blanks for Glock pattern handguns (restricted firearms) and other handgun parts without serial numbers
    • One Ghost Gunner Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine and one 3D printer
    • One lower receiver for an AR pattern rifle without serial number (a prohibited firearm)
    • Fully automatic parts for an AR pattern rifle (prohibited devices) and other AR parts
    • Multiple overcapacity magazines (prohibited devices) and ammunition
    • One fully automatic AR-15 pattern rifle (prohibited firearm)
    • One automatic switch for a Glock handgun (prohibited device)

    The CBSA Integrated Firearm Enforcement Team (IFET), with assistance from the Winnipeg Police Service, the RCMP and Manitoba Conservation, led the complex investigation that resulted in today’s conviction.

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  • MIL-OSI Global: What the Supreme Court ruling against ‘universal injunctions’ means for court challenges to presidential actions

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University

    A journalist runs out of the U.S. Supreme Court building carrying a ruling on the last day of the court’s term on June 27, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    When presidents have tried to make big changes through executive orders, they have often hit a roadblock: A single federal judge, whether located in Seattle or Miami or anywhere in between, could stop these policies across the entire country.

    But on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court significantly limited this judicial power. In Trump v. CASA Inc., a 6-3 majority ruled that federal courts likely lack the authority to issue “universal injunctions” that block government policies nationwide. The ruling means that going forward federal judges can generally only block policies from being enforced against the specific plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit, not against everyone in the country.

    The ruling emerged from a case challenging President Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship. While three federal courts had blocked the policy nationwide, the Supreme Court allowed it to proceed against anyone who isn’t a named plaintiff in the lawsuits. This creates a legal environment where the same government policy can be simultaneously blocked for some people but enforced against others.

    Crucially, the court based its decision on interpreting the Judiciary Act of 1789 – not the Constitution – meaning Congress could restore this judicial power simply by passing new legislation.

    But what exactly are these injunctions, and why do they matter to everyday Americans?

    Immediate, irreparable harm

    When the government creates a policy that might violate the Constitution or federal law, affected people can sue in federal court to stop it. While these lawsuits work their way through the courts – a process that often takes years – judges can issue what are called “preliminary injunctions” to temporarily pause the policy if they determine it might cause immediate, irreparable harm.

    A “nationwide” injunction – sometimes called a “universal” injunction – goes further by stopping the policy for everyone across the country, not just for the people who filed the lawsuit.

    Importantly, these injunctions are designed to be temporary. They merely preserve the status quo until courts can fully examine the case’s merits. But in practice, litigation proceeds so slowly that executive actions blocked by the courts often expire when successor administrations abandon the policies.

    Legislation introduced by GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley would ban judges from issuing most nationwide injunctions.
    Sen. Chuck Grassley office

    More executive orders, more injunctions

    Nationwide injunctions aren’t new, but several things have made them more contentious recently.

    First, since a closely divided and polarized Congress rarely passes major legislation anymore, presidents rely more on executive orders to get substantive things done. This creates more opportunities to challenge presidential actions in court.

    Second, lawyers who want to challenge these orders got better at “judge shopping” – filing cases in districts where they’re likely to get judges who agree with their client’s views.

    Third, with growing political division, both parties used these injunctions more aggressively whenever the other party controls the White House.

    Affecting real people

    These legal fights have tangible consequences for millions of Americans.

    Take DACA, the common name for the program formally called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which protects about 500,000 young immigrants from deportation. For more than 10 years, these young immigrants, known as “Dreamers,” have faced constant uncertainty.

    That’s because, when President Barack Obama created DACA in 2012 and sought to expand it via executive order in 2015, a Texas judge blocked the expansion with a nationwide injunction. When Trump tried to end DACA, judges in California, New York and Washington, D.C. blocked that move. The program, and the legal challenges to it, continued under President Joe Biden. Now, the second Trump administration faces continued legal challenges over the constitutionality of the DACA program.

    More recently, judges have used nationwide injunctions to block several Trump policies. Three courts stopped the president’s attempt to deny citizenship to babies born to mothers who lack legal permanent residency in the United States – the cases that led the Supreme Court to limit the reach of injunctions. Judges have also temporarily blocked Trump’s efforts to ban transgender people from serving in the military and to freeze some federal funding for a variety of programs.

    Nationwide injunctions have also blocked congressional legislation.

    The Corporate Transparency Act, passed in 2021 and originally scheduled to go into effect in 2024, combats financial crimes by requiring businesses to disclose their true owners to the government. A Texas judge blocked this law in 2024 after gun stores challenged it.

    In early 2025, the Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect, but the Trump administration announced it simply wouldn’t enforce it – showing how these legal battles can become political power struggles.

    A polarized Congress rarely passes major legislation anymore, so presidents – including Donald Trump – have relied on executive orders to get things done.
    Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    A ruling that Congress could change

    The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA was notably narrow in its legal reasoning. The court explicitly stated that its ruling “rests solely on the statutory authority that federal courts possess under the Judiciary Act of 1789” and that it expressed “no view on the Government’s argument that Article III forecloses universal relief.”

    This distinction matters enormously. Because the court based its decision on interpreting a congressional statute rather than the Constitution itself, Congress has the power to overturn the ruling simply by passing new legislation that authorizes federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions.

    The Supreme Court’s majority opinion, written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, emphasized that universal injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has granted to federal courts” under the Judiciary Act of 1789. The court found these injunctions lack sufficient historical precedent in traditional equity practice.

    However, the three dissenting justices strongly disagreed. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, focused on the importance of birthright citizenship, explaining that “every court to evaluate the Order has deemed it patently unconstitutional.”

    As a result, the dissent argues, “the Government instead tries its hand at a different game. It asks this Court to hold that, no matter how illegal a law or policy, courts can never simply tell the Executive to stop enforcing it against anyone.”

    Legislative solutions on the table

    Congress was already considering legislation to limit judges’ ability to grant nationwide injunctions.

    Another way to address the concerns about a single judge blocking government action would be to require a three-judge panel to hear cases involving nationwide injunctions, requiring at least two of them to agree. This is similar to how courts handled major civil rights cases in the 1950s and 1960s.

    My research on this topic suggests that three judges working together would be less likely to make partisan decisions, while still being able to protect constitutional rights when necessary. Today’s technology also makes it easier for judges in different locations to work together than it was decades ago.

    What comes next

    With the Supreme Court limiting judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions based on an old statute, the ball is now in Congress’ court. Lawmakers could choose to restore this judicial power with new legislation, further restrict it, or leave the current limitations in place.

    Until Congress acts, the legal landscape has fundamentally shifted.

    Future challenges to presidential actions may require either cumbersome class action lawsuits or a patchwork of individual cases – potentially leaving many Americans without immediate protection from policies that courts determine violate the Constitution. But unlike a constitutional ruling, this outcome isn’t permanent: Congress holds the key to change it.

    This is an updated and expanded version of a story originally published on April 3, 2025.

    Cassandra Burke Robertson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. What the Supreme Court ruling against ‘universal injunctions’ means for court challenges to presidential actions – https://theconversation.com/what-the-supreme-court-ruling-against-universal-injunctions-means-for-court-challenges-to-presidential-actions-260040

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: New Swiss ambassadors

    Source: Switzerland – Department of Foreign Affairs in English

    As part of the FDFA’s periodic transfer rotation and on the basis of appointments made by the Federal Council, personnel changes and the conferment of ambassadorial titles will take place in 2025 at several Swiss representations and at the head office of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) at the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP).

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  • MIL-OSI United Nations: Note to Correspondents: Lead author selected for the second independent progress study on youth, peace and security

    Source: United Nations secretary general

    In its resolution A/RES/79/1 on the Pact for the Future, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to carry out the second independent progress study on youth’s positive contribution to peace processes and conflict resolution. The report will be submitted to Member States by the end of the eightieth session of the General Assembly.

    The request follows Security Council resolution 2250 (2015) adopted almost ten years ago. The resolution mandated the development of the first independent progress study, entitled The Missing Peace and published in 2018. Building on this work, the second independent progress study will serve as a critical input to advancing the youth, peace and security agenda within the multilateral system.

    Ms, Nanjala Nyabola (Kenya) was selected to lead the drafting process of the report. She is a writer, researcher and policy expert based in Nairobi, Kenya, with extensive expertise on youth engagement, technology, social change and digital rights. She has held fellowships and research roles with the Oxford Internet Institute, the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Lab, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), NYU’s Centre on International Cooperation, and Strathmore University’s CIPIT. She studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, as well as at the University of Birmingham and Harvard Law School. Her writings appear in The Nation, Al Jazeera, and The Boston Review.

    Ms. Nyabola will work in close coordination with the United Nations Joint Secretariat on youth, peace and Security, composed of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the United Nations Population Fund, and the United Nations Youth Office. 

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  • MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Special traffic arrangements for flag raising ceremonies to celebrate 28th anniversary of establishment of HKSAR

    Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

    Special traffic arrangements for flag raising ceremonies to celebrate 28th anniversary of establishment of HKSAR

         Police announced today (June 27) that it will implement the following special traffic arrangements in phases from June 29 to July 1 to facilitate the holding of the flag raising ceremonies in Central, Wan Chai North and Tin Hau to mark the celebration of the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.- Expo Drive Central;
    – Expo Drive East; and
    – The slip road leading from the Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel (CWBT) to Expo Drive.- Lung Tat Path.- Traffic turning right from northbound Lung Hop Street can only enter eastbound CWBT via eastbound Lung Wo Road.- Traffic along westbound Lung Wo Road will be diverted via southbound Tim Wa Avenue.- All metered, motorcycle and disabled parking spaces on Tung Lo Wan Road between Causeway Road and Lin Fa Kung Street West will be suspended from 10pm on June 29 to 8am on June 30.Issued at HKT 17:54

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  • MIL-OSI USA: US Department of Labor awards more than $23M in new grants to help homeless, at-risk veterans reenter workforce

    Source: US Department of Labor

    Categories24/7 OSI, labor, MIL-OSI, United States Government, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor

    Alethieia House Inc.

    Birmingham

    AL

    AL: Autauga, Bullock, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery

    $358,996

    Teens Empowerment Awareness with Resolutions Inc.

    Tuskegee

    AL

    AL: Macon, Lee, Russell

    $300,000

    St. Francis House Inc.

    Little Rock

    AR

    AR: Pulaski

    $183,965

    Valley of the Sun Young Men’s Christian Association

    Phoenix

    AZ

    AZ: Maricopa

    $500,000

    United States Veterans Initiative

    Prescott

    AZ

    AZ: Yavapai

    $320,000

    WestCare California Inc.

    Fresno

    CA

    CA: San Joaquin

    $300,000

    WestCare California Inc.

    Fresno

    CA

    CA: Fresno, Madera

    $400,000

    Emmanuel’s House Inc.

    Hesperia

    CA

    CA: San Bernardino, Riverside 

    $500,000

    United States Veterans Initiative

    Inglewood

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles

    $240,000

    Managed Career Solutions Spc.

    Los Angeles

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura

    $500,000

    Volunteers of America of Los Angeles

    Los Angeles

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles

    $500,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    CA: Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito

    $336,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    CA: Fresno, Madera

    $396,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    CA: Amador, San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus

    $440,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    FL: Hillsborough, Polk, Hardee

    $400,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    CA: Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura

    $408,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    WA: Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, Thurston

    $499,999

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    FL: Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard

    $500,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    FL: Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota

    $392,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    MN: Benton, Carlton, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wright

    WI: Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, 
    Clark, Crawford, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon

    $304,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    WI: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Rock, Sauk

    $320,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    NC: Bladen, Brunswick, Chatham, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland

    $496,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    NE: Burt, Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Lancaster, Otoe, Sarpy, Saunders, Washington

    $272,000

    The Salvation Army

    Rancho Palos Verdes

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara

    $500,000

    The Salvation Army

    Rancho Palos Verdes

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino

    $500,000

    Vietnam Veterans of San Diego

    San Diego

    CA

    CA: Imperial

    $237,070

    Goodwill Of Silicon Valley

    San Jose

    CA

    CA: Santa Clara

    $500,000

    Goodwill Industries of Orange County California

    Santa Ana

    CA

    CA: Orange

    $240,000

    The Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Development Board

    Centennial

    CO

    CO: Arapahoe, Douglas

    $165,000

    Volunteers of America Colorado

    Denver

    CO

    CO: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson

    $445,473

    Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut, Inc.

    Bridgeport

    CT

    CT: Fairfield

    $260,000

    PowerTechs Incorporated

    Wilmington

    DE

    TN: Davidson

    $483,112

    Abilities Inc. of Florida

    Clearwater

    FL

    FL: Pinellas

    $300,000

    Salt Outreach, Inc.

    Orlando

    FL

    FL: Orange, Osceola, Seminole

    $350,000

    Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency, Inc.

    Atlanta

    GA

    GA: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett

    $475,000

    Get to Work Foundation Inc.

    Villa Rica

    GA

    NC:  Iredell, Mecklenburg, Union, Rowan, Cabarrus

    $500,000

    Get to Work Foundation Inc.

    Villa Rica

    GA

    GA: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale

    $500,000

    Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas

    Wichita

    KS

    KS: Sedgwick

    $500,000

    Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc.

    Boston

    MA

    MA: Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk

    $500,000

    AMVETS National Service Foundation

    Hyattsville

    MD

    AZ: Maricopa

    $500,000

    AMVETS National Service Foundation

    Hyattsville

    MD

    UT: Salt Lake

    $500,000

    Southwest Economic Solutions Corporation

    Detroit

    MI

    MI: Wayne

    $160,000

    Volunteers of America Michigan Inc.

    Southfield

    MI

    MI: Allegan, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa

    $256,761

    Connections to Success Inc.

    St. Charles

    MO

    MO: Boone

    $152,000

    Harbor Homes Inc.

    Nashua

    NH

    NH: Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, Sullivan

    $200,000

    Center For Family Services Inc.

    Camden

    NJ

    NJ: Camden

    $220,000

    WestCare Nevada Inc.

    Reno

    NV

    NV: Washoe 

    $500,000

    Black Veterans for Social Justice Inc.

    Brooklyn

    NY

    NY: Bronx, New York, Westchester

    $500,000

    Services for the UnderServed Inc.

    New York

    NY

    NY:  Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York

    $178,459

    Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

    Columbus

    OH

    IN: Lake, Jasper, La Porte

    $290,240

    Easter Seals Oregon

    Portland

    OR

    OR: Jackson, Josephine

    $300,000

    Easter Seals Oregon

    Portland

    OR

    OR: Crook, Deschutes

    $320,000

    Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc.

    Philadelphia

    PA

    PA: Centre, Clinton. Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Snyder, Union

    $278,632

    America Works of Tennessee Inc.

    Memphis

    TN

    TN: Shelby, Jackson
    AR: Crittenden

    $360,000

    Volunteers of America Texas Inc.

    Euless

    TX

    TX: Dallas, Tarrant

    $500,000

    SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc.

    Houston

    TX

    TX: Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery

    $312,000

    American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc.

    San Antonio

    TX

    TX: Bexar

    $500,000

    Family Endeavors Inc., dba Endeavors

    San Antonio

    TX

    AZ: Cochise

    $399,999

    River City Comprehensive Counseling Services

    Henrico

    VA

    VA: Richmond city

    $405,516

    United States Veterans Initiative

    Richmond

    VA

    DC: District of Columbia
    MD: Montgomery

    $260,000

    Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington

    Yakima

    WA

    WA: Adams, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima

    $500,000

    Eastern West Virginia Community Action Agency Inc.

    Petersburg

    WV

    WV: Barbour, Berkeley, Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood

    $500,000

    Volunteers Of America Northern Rockies

    Sheridan

    WY

    MT: Custer, Dawson, Prairie, Rosebud, Treasure, Wibaux, Yellowstone

    $200,000

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  • MIL-OSI USA: US Department of Labor awards more than $23M in new grants to help homeless, at-risk veterans reenter workforce

    Source: US Department of Labor

    Categories24/7 OSI, labor, MIL-OSI, United States Government, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor

    Alethieia House Inc.

    Birmingham

    AL

    AL: Autauga, Bullock, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery

    $358,996

    Teens Empowerment Awareness with Resolutions Inc.

    Tuskegee

    AL

    AL: Macon, Lee, Russell

    $300,000

    St. Francis House Inc.

    Little Rock

    AR

    AR: Pulaski

    $183,965

    Valley of the Sun Young Men’s Christian Association

    Phoenix

    AZ

    AZ: Maricopa

    $500,000

    United States Veterans Initiative

    Prescott

    AZ

    AZ: Yavapai

    $320,000

    WestCare California Inc.

    Fresno

    CA

    CA: San Joaquin

    $300,000

    WestCare California Inc.

    Fresno

    CA

    CA: Fresno, Madera

    $400,000

    Emmanuel’s House Inc.

    Hesperia

    CA

    CA: San Bernardino, Riverside 

    $500,000

    United States Veterans Initiative

    Inglewood

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles

    $240,000

    Managed Career Solutions Spc.

    Los Angeles

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura

    $500,000

    Volunteers of America of Los Angeles

    Los Angeles

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles

    $500,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    CA: Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito

    $336,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    CA: Fresno, Madera

    $396,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    CA: Amador, San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus

    $440,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    FL: Hillsborough, Polk, Hardee

    $400,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    CA: Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura

    $408,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    WA: Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, Thurston

    $499,999

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    FL: Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Brevard

    $500,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    FL: Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota

    $392,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    MN: Benton, Carlton, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wright

    WI: Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, 
    Clark, Crawford, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon

    $304,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    WI: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Rock, Sauk

    $320,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    NC: Bladen, Brunswick, Chatham, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland

    $496,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. 

    Marina

    CA

    NE: Burt, Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Lancaster, Otoe, Sarpy, Saunders, Washington

    $272,000

    The Salvation Army

    Rancho Palos Verdes

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara

    $500,000

    The Salvation Army

    Rancho Palos Verdes

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino

    $500,000

    Vietnam Veterans of San Diego

    San Diego

    CA

    CA: Imperial

    $237,070

    Goodwill Of Silicon Valley

    San Jose

    CA

    CA: Santa Clara

    $500,000

    Goodwill Industries of Orange County California

    Santa Ana

    CA

    CA: Orange

    $240,000

    The Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Development Board

    Centennial

    CO

    CO: Arapahoe, Douglas

    $165,000

    Volunteers of America Colorado

    Denver

    CO

    CO: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson

    $445,473

    Goodwill of Western and Northern Connecticut, Inc.

    Bridgeport

    CT

    CT: Fairfield

    $260,000

    PowerTechs Incorporated

    Wilmington

    DE

    TN: Davidson

    $483,112

    Abilities Inc. of Florida

    Clearwater

    FL

    FL: Pinellas

    $300,000

    Salt Outreach, Inc.

    Orlando

    FL

    FL: Orange, Osceola, Seminole

    $350,000

    Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency, Inc.

    Atlanta

    GA

    GA: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett

    $475,000

    Get to Work Foundation Inc.

    Villa Rica

    GA

    NC:  Iredell, Mecklenburg, Union, Rowan, Cabarrus

    $500,000

    Get to Work Foundation Inc.

    Villa Rica

    GA

    GA: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale

    $500,000

    Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas

    Wichita

    KS

    KS: Sedgwick

    $500,000

    Vietnam Veterans Workshop Inc.

    Boston

    MA

    MA: Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk

    $500,000

    AMVETS National Service Foundation

    Hyattsville

    MD

    AZ: Maricopa

    $500,000

    AMVETS National Service Foundation

    Hyattsville

    MD

    UT: Salt Lake

    $500,000

    Southwest Economic Solutions Corporation

    Detroit

    MI

    MI: Wayne

    $160,000

    Volunteers of America Michigan Inc.

    Southfield

    MI

    MI: Allegan, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa

    $256,761

    Connections to Success Inc.

    St. Charles

    MO

    MO: Boone

    $152,000

    Harbor Homes Inc.

    Nashua

    NH

    NH: Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, Sullivan

    $200,000

    Center For Family Services Inc.

    Camden

    NJ

    NJ: Camden

    $220,000

    WestCare Nevada Inc.

    Reno

    NV

    NV: Washoe 

    $500,000

    Black Veterans for Social Justice Inc.

    Brooklyn

    NY

    NY: Bronx, New York, Westchester

    $500,000

    Services for the UnderServed Inc.

    New York

    NY

    NY:  Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York

    $178,459

    Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

    Columbus

    OH

    IN: Lake, Jasper, La Porte

    $290,240

    Easter Seals Oregon

    Portland

    OR

    OR: Jackson, Josephine

    $300,000

    Easter Seals Oregon

    Portland

    OR

    OR: Crook, Deschutes

    $320,000

    Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc.

    Philadelphia

    PA

    PA: Centre, Clinton. Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Snyder, Union

    $278,632

    America Works of Tennessee Inc.

    Memphis

    TN

    TN: Shelby, Jackson
    AR: Crittenden

    $360,000

    Volunteers of America Texas Inc.

    Euless

    TX

    TX: Dallas, Tarrant

    $500,000

    SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc.

    Houston

    TX

    TX: Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery

    $312,000

    American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc.

    San Antonio

    TX

    TX: Bexar

    $500,000

    Family Endeavors Inc., dba Endeavors

    San Antonio

    TX

    AZ: Cochise

    $399,999

    River City Comprehensive Counseling Services

    Henrico

    VA

    VA: Richmond city

    $405,516

    United States Veterans Initiative

    Richmond

    VA

    DC: District of Columbia
    MD: Montgomery

    $260,000

    Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington

    Yakima

    WA

    WA: Adams, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima

    $500,000

    Eastern West Virginia Community Action Agency Inc.

    Petersburg

    WV

    WV: Barbour, Berkeley, Braxton, Brooke, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Pendleton, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood

    $500,000

    Volunteers Of America Northern Rockies

    Sheridan

    WY

    MT: Custer, Dawson, Prairie, Rosebud, Treasure, Wibaux, Yellowstone

    $200,000

    MIL OSI USA News –

  • MIL-OSI USA: US Department of Labor awards more than $37M in continued grants to help homeless, at-risk veterans reenter workforce

    Source: US Department of Labor

    Categories24/7 OSI, labor, MIL-OSI, United States Government, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor

    Volunteers of America Southeast Inc.  

    Mobile

    AL

    GA: Baldwin, Bibb, Crisp, Houston, Laurens, Muscogee, Peach

    $214,654

    United States Veterans Initiative

    Phoenix

    AZ

    AZ: Maricopa

    $300,000

    Insights Housing

    Berkeley

    CA

    CA: Alameda, Amador, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Solano

    $500,000

    America Works of California Inc. 

    Fresno

    CA

    CA: San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside

    $300,000

    America Works of California Inc. 

    Fresno

    CA

    CA: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Solano

    $200,000

    JVS SoCal

    Los Angeles

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles, Orange

    $498,000

    Volunteers of America of Los Angeles

    Los Angeles

    CA

    CA: Los Angeles

    $480,000

    United State Veterans Initiative Inc.

    March Air Reserve Base

    CA

    CA: Riverside, San Bernardino

    $427,794

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

    Marina

    CA

    IA: Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Mitchell, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, O’Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, Wright

    $500,000

    Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists Inc.

    Marina

    CA

    WI: Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Shawano, Sheboygan, Washington, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago   

    $270,000

    Veteran Employment Services

    Monterey

    CA

    CO: Boulder, Larimer, Weld

    $347,000

    Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization

    Oakland

    CA

    CA: Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano

    $500,000

    Able-Disabled Advocacy Inc. 

    San Diego

    CA

    CA: San Diego

    $476,000

    Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization

    San Francisco

    CA

    CA: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara

    $150,000

    Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

    Denver

    CO

    CO: Denver

    $500,000

    Boley Centers Inc. 

    St. Petersburg

    FL

    FL: Pasco

    $413,183

    Tampa Bay Academy of Hope

    Tampa

    FL

    FL: Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Sumter

    $500,000

    Get to Work Foundation Inc. 

    Douglasville

    GA

    GA: Bartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Coweta, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk

    $300,000

    Of Color Inc. 

    Chicago

    IL

    IL: Cook

    $478,081

    Transitional Living Services Inc. 

    Crystal Lake

    IL

    IL: Boone, Cook, Lake, McHenry, Winnebago

    $300,000

    ECHO Housing Corporation

    Evansville

    IN

    IN: Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick

    $251,892

    Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc. 

    Indianapolis

    IN

    IN: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Shelby

    $378,200

    Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

    Indianapolis

    IN

    IN: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Shelby

    $364,035

    Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Inc. 

    Prestonsburg

    KY

    KY: Anderson, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Breathitt, Carter, Clark, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Garrard, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Jessamine, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, McCreary, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Scott, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe, Woodford

    $238,112

    Volunteers of America Massachusetts

    Jamaica Plain

    MA

    MA: Barnstable, Bristol, Plymouth

    $443,832

    Volunteers of America Massachusetts

    Jamaica Plain

    MA

    MA: Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk

    $461,154

    Veterans Inc. 

    Worcester

    MA

    MA: Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Worcester

    $345,600

    Veterans Inc. 

    Worcester

    MA

    ME: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoc, York

    $105,000

    Veterans Inc. 

    Worcester

    MA

    MT: Beaverhead, Big Horn, Broadwater, Carbon, Cascade, Custer, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Jefferson, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Madison, Mineral, Missoula, Park, Pondera, Powell, Prairie, Ravalli, Richland, Rosebud, Sanders, Silver Bow, Teton, Toole, Valley, Wheatland, Yellowstone
    ND: Barnes, Benson, Bottineau, Burleigh, Cass, Dickey, Emmons, Grand Forks, McHenry, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Pembina, Ramsey, Richland, Rolette, Sioux, Stark, Stutsman, Traill, Walsh, Ward, Wells, Williams 

    $500,000

    Veterans Inc. 

    Worcester

    MA

    MA: Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth  RI: Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington

    $360,000

    St. James A.M.E. Zion Church

    Salisbury

    MD

    MD: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester

    $310,000

    Easter Seals Serving DC / MD / VA Inc. 

    Silver Spring

    MD

    MD: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, St. Mary’s, Washington  
    VA: Fauquier, Loudoun, Stafford

    $500,000

    Easter Seals Serving DC / MD / VA Inc. 

    Silver Spring

    MD

    MD: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s
    DC: Washington
    VA: Alexandria City, Arlington, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, Prince William

    $500,000

    Michigan Ability Partners

    Ann Arbor

    MI

    MI: Jackson, Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne

    $174,405

    Southwest Economic Solutions Corporation

    Detroit

    MI

    MI: Macomb, St. Clair, Wayne

    $200,000

    Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

    St. Paul

    MN

    MN: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington

    $440,000

    Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry Inc. 

    Asheville

    NC

    NC: Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Yancey 
    Tribal Areas: Eastern Cherokee Reservation

    $500,000

    Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc. 

    Vineland

    NJ

    NJ: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem

    DE: Kent, New Castle, Sussex

    $270,698

    United Veterans Beacon House Inc. 

    Bay Shore

    NY

    NY: Nassau, Queens, Suffolk

    $120,000

    America Works of New York Inc. 

    New York

    NY

    NY: Nassau, Suffolk

    $300,000

    America Works of New York Inc. 

    New York

    NY

    NY: Kings, Queens, Richmond, Bronx, New York

    $500,000

    Easter Seals TriState LLC

    Cincinnati

    OH

    OH: Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren

    $321,015

    Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

    Cincinnati

    OH

    IN: Dearborn, Franklin     

    KY: Boone, Caldwell, Kenton   

    OH: Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren

    $410,019

    Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

    Cleveland

    OH

    OH: Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake, Lorain

    $457,773

    Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana

    Columbus

    OH

    OH: Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, Union

    $365,822

    Volunteers of America Oklahoma Inc. 

    Tulsa

    OK

    OK: Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Hughes, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Seminole, Tulsa 

    $429,569

    Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties

    Eugene

    OR

    OR: Lane

    $159,073

    Easter Seals Oregon

    Portland

    OR

    OR: Douglas, Lane

    $378,390

    Easter Seals Oregon

    Portland

    OR

    OR: Marion, Polk, Yamhill

    $344,100

    Veterans Multi-Service Center Inc. 

    Philadelphia

    PA

    PA: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia

    $495,951

    Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc. 

    Pittsburgh

    PA

    PA: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Washington, Westmoreland

    $416,193

    Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard Inc. 

    Pittsburgh

    PA

    PA: Allegheny, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland

    $427,000

    Commission on Economic Opportunity

    Wilkes-Barre

    PA

    PA: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Wayne, Wyoming

    $200,000

    Fast Forward

    Columbia

    SC

    SC: Richland, Lexington, Fairfield

    $400,000

    Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina Inc. 

    Greenville

    SC

    SC: Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg

    $225,818

    Unity Partners dba Project Unity

    Bryan

    TX

    TX: Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, Washington

    $419,870

    Citizens Development Center

    Dallas

    TX

    TX: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant

    $320,000

    Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc.  

    Houston

    TX

    TX: Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria, Galveston, Liberty, Waller, Austin, Chambers, Colorado, Walker, Wharton, Matagorda

    $377,777

    Adaptive Construction Solutions Inc.  

    Houston

    TX

    TX: Bell, Bosque, Brown, Burleson, Callahan, Coleman, Collin, Comanche, Coryell, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fisher, Freestone, Grimes, Hamilton, Haskell, Hill, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Jones, Kaufman, Kent, Knox, Lampasas, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Navarro, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Runnels, San Saba, Scurry, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, Throckmorton, Washington, Wise

    $245,432

    The Houston Launch Pad

    Houston

    TX

    TX: Angelina, Bell, Bexar, Brazoria, Brazos, Chambers, Crockett, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Nueces, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton   

    $500,000

    American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc.

    San Antonio

    TX

    TX: Collin, Dallas, Rockwall, Tarrant

    $500,000

    American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program Inc.

    San Antonio

    TX

    TX: Travis

    $500,000

    Castle Cares Community Ministry Inc.

    West Columbia

    TX

    TX: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Jefferson, Matagorda

    $434,105

    Focused Outreach Richmond Inc.

    Richmond

    VA

    VA: Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights City, Dinwiddie, Emporia City, Greensville, Hampton city, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell City, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Newport News City, Petersburg City, Poquoson City, Prince George, Richmond City, Williamsburg City, York

    $397,862

    Center for Veterans Issues Inc.

    Milwaukee

    WI

    WI: Milwaukee, Waukesha

    $500,000

    MIL OSI USA News –

  • MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Becca Balint Statement on Ruling on Judicial Powers and Birthright Citizenship

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL)

    Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL), member of the House Judiciary Committee, reacts to the Supreme Court decision in the case of Trump v. CASA. The court ruled 6-3 to restrict federal judges from stopping the nationwide enforcement of blatantly unconstitutional laws. Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the majority’s decision “a travesty for the rule of law.” The ruling does not address the constitutionality of birthright citizenship. The Trump Administration continues to evade the question of the obvious violation of our constitution in trying to end birthright citizenship. 

    “Trump seeks unrestrained, unchecked power. By carefully choosing to go after birthright citizenship in this way, his administration has made it easier to continue to violate the constitution. And the court’s conservative majority is conveniently allowing it by limiting the lower courts’ checks on the President, further emboldening Trump to rule like a king. Today, they avoided the question of birthright citizenship to allow Trump to continue his assault on our rights, on immigrants, and the constitution. Let me be clear today: if you’re born in America, you are American. Anything to the contrary is a blatant violation of our constitutional rights. 

    “This is not only another attack on birthright citizenship, it is an attack on our democracy, making it more difficult for people to individuals their rights. The American people need a judiciary that puts the constitution and the rule of law before anything else.”

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    MIL OSI USA News –

  • MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Becca Balint Statement on Ruling on Judicial Powers and Birthright Citizenship

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL)

    Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL), member of the House Judiciary Committee, reacts to the Supreme Court decision in the case of Trump v. CASA. The court ruled 6-3 to restrict federal judges from stopping the nationwide enforcement of blatantly unconstitutional laws. Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the majority’s decision “a travesty for the rule of law.” The ruling does not address the constitutionality of birthright citizenship. The Trump Administration continues to evade the question of the obvious violation of our constitution in trying to end birthright citizenship. 

    “Trump seeks unrestrained, unchecked power. By carefully choosing to go after birthright citizenship in this way, his administration has made it easier to continue to violate the constitution. And the court’s conservative majority is conveniently allowing it by limiting the lower courts’ checks on the President, further emboldening Trump to rule like a king. Today, they avoided the question of birthright citizenship to allow Trump to continue his assault on our rights, on immigrants, and the constitution. Let me be clear today: if you’re born in America, you are American. Anything to the contrary is a blatant violation of our constitutional rights. 

    “This is not only another attack on birthright citizenship, it is an attack on our democracy, making it more difficult for people to individuals their rights. The American people need a judiciary that puts the constitution and the rule of law before anything else.”

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    MIL OSI USA News –

  • MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Becca Balint Statement on Ruling on Judicial Powers and Birthright Citizenship

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL)

    Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL), member of the House Judiciary Committee, reacts to the Supreme Court decision in the case of Trump v. CASA. The court ruled 6-3 to restrict federal judges from stopping the nationwide enforcement of blatantly unconstitutional laws. Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the majority’s decision “a travesty for the rule of law.” The ruling does not address the constitutionality of birthright citizenship. The Trump Administration continues to evade the question of the obvious violation of our constitution in trying to end birthright citizenship. 

    “Trump seeks unrestrained, unchecked power. By carefully choosing to go after birthright citizenship in this way, his administration has made it easier to continue to violate the constitution. And the court’s conservative majority is conveniently allowing it by limiting the lower courts’ checks on the President, further emboldening Trump to rule like a king. Today, they avoided the question of birthright citizenship to allow Trump to continue his assault on our rights, on immigrants, and the constitution. Let me be clear today: if you’re born in America, you are American. Anything to the contrary is a blatant violation of our constitutional rights. 

    “This is not only another attack on birthright citizenship, it is an attack on our democracy, making it more difficult for people to individuals their rights. The American people need a judiciary that puts the constitution and the rule of law before anything else.”

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    MIL OSI USA News –

  • MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Becca Balint Statement on Ruling on Judicial Powers and Birthright Citizenship

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL)

    Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL), member of the House Judiciary Committee, reacts to the Supreme Court decision in the case of Trump v. CASA. The court ruled 6-3 to restrict federal judges from stopping the nationwide enforcement of blatantly unconstitutional laws. Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the majority’s decision “a travesty for the rule of law.” The ruling does not address the constitutionality of birthright citizenship. The Trump Administration continues to evade the question of the obvious violation of our constitution in trying to end birthright citizenship. 

    “Trump seeks unrestrained, unchecked power. By carefully choosing to go after birthright citizenship in this way, his administration has made it easier to continue to violate the constitution. And the court’s conservative majority is conveniently allowing it by limiting the lower courts’ checks on the President, further emboldening Trump to rule like a king. Today, they avoided the question of birthright citizenship to allow Trump to continue his assault on our rights, on immigrants, and the constitution. Let me be clear today: if you’re born in America, you are American. Anything to the contrary is a blatant violation of our constitutional rights. 

    “This is not only another attack on birthright citizenship, it is an attack on our democracy, making it more difficult for people to individuals their rights. The American people need a judiciary that puts the constitution and the rule of law before anything else.”

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    MIL OSI USA News –

  • MIL-OSI USA: LaMalfa Statement on House Passage of Resolution Condemning LA Riots

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Doug LaMalfa 1st District of California

    Washington, D.C.—Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) released the following statement after the House passed H.Res.516, a resolution that condemns the violent riots in Los Angeles.

    “What happened in Los Angeles wasn’t a protest, it was a riot, plain and simple. ICE agents were attempting to do their jobs and enforce the law. They were met with violent mobs encouraged by politicians who’ve spent years urging people to resist law enforcement,” said Rep. LaMalfa. “Cars were burned, businesses looted, American flags were torn down, and officers were attacked by hoards waving foreign flags; all while local officials were silent instead of backing them. Law and order are still a public priority. I’m glad the House stood up to condemn the chaos and back those who fought to restore order.”

    The resolution passed with bipartisan support and made it clear that the House condemns the violent attacks on law enforcement, calls on state and local officials to stop making excuses and start working with the federal government to restore order, and expresses gratitude to the officers who put themselves in harm’s way to protect lives and property.

    Congressman Doug LaMalfa is Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus and a lifelong farmer representing California’s First Congressional District, including Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama and Yuba Counties.

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    MIL OSI USA News –

  • MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Becca Balint Statement on Ruling on Judicial Powers and Birthright Citizenship

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL)

    Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL), member of the House Judiciary Committee, reacts to the Supreme Court decision in the case of Trump v. CASA. The court ruled 6-3 to restrict federal judges from stopping the nationwide enforcement of blatantly unconstitutional laws. Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the majority’s decision “a travesty for the rule of law.” The ruling does not address the constitutionality of birthright citizenship. The Trump Administration continues to evade the question of the obvious violation of our constitution in trying to end birthright citizenship. 

    “Trump seeks unrestrained, unchecked power. By carefully choosing to go after birthright citizenship in this way, his administration has made it easier to continue to violate the constitution. And the court’s conservative majority is conveniently allowing it by limiting the lower courts’ checks on the President, further emboldening Trump to rule like a king. Today, they avoided the question of birthright citizenship to allow Trump to continue his assault on our rights, on immigrants, and the constitution. Let me be clear today: if you’re born in America, you are American. Anything to the contrary is a blatant violation of our constitutional rights. 

    “This is not only another attack on birthright citizenship, it is an attack on our democracy, making it more difficult for people to individuals their rights. The American people need a judiciary that puts the constitution and the rule of law before anything else.”

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    MIL OSI USA News –

  • MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Tenney Demands Answers from Governor Hochul on Sanctuary State Policies and Costs to New Yorkers

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22)

    Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul demanding answers to critical questions she failed to address during her recent testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

    On June 12, 2025, the Oversight Committee held a hearing examining the impact of sanctuary state policies. During the hearing, Rep. Tenney directly questioned Governor Hochul about the number of illegal aliens currently held in New York State’s prison system, the associated costs to taxpayers, and the effects of New York’s dangerous Green Light Law. Despite repeated inquiries, Governor Hochul has left these questions unanswered and failed to follow up as promised.

     “Governor Hochul continues to fail the people of New York by prioritizing illegal aliens over the safety, security, and financial well-being of law-abiding citizens. She couldn’t provide basic information about how many illegal aliens are in our prisons or the cost to New York taxpayers. She also failed to provide the total amount of taxpayer dollars spent on services for illegal aliens during her tenure as Governor. It’s time for Hochul to reverse New York’s reckless sanctuary policies that endanger our communities and drain public resources. I will continue to advocate for policies that put New Yorkers first,” said Congresswoman Tenney.

     Read the full text of the letter here.

     

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Congresswoman Tenney Demands Answers from Governor Hochul on Sanctuary State Policies and Costs to New Yorkers

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22)

    Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul demanding answers to critical questions she failed to address during her recent testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

    On June 12, 2025, the Oversight Committee held a hearing examining the impact of sanctuary state policies. During the hearing, Rep. Tenney directly questioned Governor Hochul about the number of illegal aliens currently held in New York State’s prison system, the associated costs to taxpayers, and the effects of New York’s dangerous Green Light Law. Despite repeated inquiries, Governor Hochul has left these questions unanswered and failed to follow up as promised.

     “Governor Hochul continues to fail the people of New York by prioritizing illegal aliens over the safety, security, and financial well-being of law-abiding citizens. She couldn’t provide basic information about how many illegal aliens are in our prisons or the cost to New York taxpayers. She also failed to provide the total amount of taxpayer dollars spent on services for illegal aliens during her tenure as Governor. It’s time for Hochul to reverse New York’s reckless sanctuary policies that endanger our communities and drain public resources. I will continue to advocate for policies that put New Yorkers first,” said Congresswoman Tenney.

     Read the full text of the letter here.

     

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  • MIL-OSI USA: H.R. 633, TAKE IT DOWN Act

    Source: US Congressional Budget Office

    H.R. 633 would criminalize the nonconsensual publication and distribution of intimate visual images, including digital content forgeries (“deepfakes”) generated by artificial intelligence, by users of online platforms. Upon request from a victim, H.R. 633 would require online platforms to immediately remove such images. The FTC and the Department of Justice would enforce those provisions; violators would be subject to criminal and civil penalties.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

    Source: US FBI

    David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL DIAZ-RIVERA, also known as “Danny,” “Lupin,” “Lupito,” and “L,” 33, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for heading a Waterbury drug trafficking organization.

    According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task Force and other law enforcement agencies investigated two drug trafficking organizations based in the city of Waterbury.  One organization was headed by Angel Quiros, also known as “Papa John,” and operated in the area of William Street, and the other was headed by Diaz-Rivera and operated in the area of Maple Avenue.  The investigation, which included court-authorized wiretaps on multiple phones, video surveillance, GPS tracking of vehicles, and numerous controlled purchases of narcotics, revealed that the two organizations distributed cocaine, crack, and fentanyl through a network of sellers.  The organizations shared sources of supply and worked together to further their operations.

    The Diaz-Rivera organization sold crack and fentanyl all hours of the day and night outside of a bodega on Maple Avenue in Waterbury.  Diaz-Rivera oversaw several shift bosses who, in turn, oversaw street-level distributors.  During the investigation, investigators made two controlled purchases of crack directly from Diaz-Rivera.  Diaz-Rivera used violence and threats to control others in connection with his drug distribution network.

    Quiros, Diaz-Rivera, and 15 other individuals were charged with federal offenses as a result of the investigation.  Diaz-Rivera and several codefendants were arrested on November 29, 2023.  In association with the arrests, investigators executed multiple search warrants and seized approximately 700 grams of crack cocaine, more than 900 vials (“caps”) of crack, approximately 200 grams of loose fentanyl, more than 1,600 dose bags of fentanyl/heroin, two stolen firearms, numerous rounds of ammunition, and more than $39,000 in cash, including more than $13,000 that was found in Diaz-Rivera’s vehicle.

    On January 24, 2025, Diaz-Rivera pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.  He has been detained since his arrest.

    Quiros pleaded guilty to the same charge on February 11, 2025, and awaits sentencing.

    The FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task includes members from the FBI, the Waterbury Police Department, the Naugatuck Police Department, and the Connecticut Department of Correction.  The DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Connecticut State Police, Wolcott Police Department, and Meriden Police Department have assisted the investigation.

    This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Natasha Freismuth and Shan Patel through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program.  Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

    U.S. Attorney Sullivan thanked the Waterbury State Attorney’s Office for its cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of this case.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

    Source: US FBI

    David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL DIAZ-RIVERA, also known as “Danny,” “Lupin,” “Lupito,” and “L,” 33, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for heading a Waterbury drug trafficking organization.

    According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task Force and other law enforcement agencies investigated two drug trafficking organizations based in the city of Waterbury.  One organization was headed by Angel Quiros, also known as “Papa John,” and operated in the area of William Street, and the other was headed by Diaz-Rivera and operated in the area of Maple Avenue.  The investigation, which included court-authorized wiretaps on multiple phones, video surveillance, GPS tracking of vehicles, and numerous controlled purchases of narcotics, revealed that the two organizations distributed cocaine, crack, and fentanyl through a network of sellers.  The organizations shared sources of supply and worked together to further their operations.

    The Diaz-Rivera organization sold crack and fentanyl all hours of the day and night outside of a bodega on Maple Avenue in Waterbury.  Diaz-Rivera oversaw several shift bosses who, in turn, oversaw street-level distributors.  During the investigation, investigators made two controlled purchases of crack directly from Diaz-Rivera.  Diaz-Rivera used violence and threats to control others in connection with his drug distribution network.

    Quiros, Diaz-Rivera, and 15 other individuals were charged with federal offenses as a result of the investigation.  Diaz-Rivera and several codefendants were arrested on November 29, 2023.  In association with the arrests, investigators executed multiple search warrants and seized approximately 700 grams of crack cocaine, more than 900 vials (“caps”) of crack, approximately 200 grams of loose fentanyl, more than 1,600 dose bags of fentanyl/heroin, two stolen firearms, numerous rounds of ammunition, and more than $39,000 in cash, including more than $13,000 that was found in Diaz-Rivera’s vehicle.

    On January 24, 2025, Diaz-Rivera pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.  He has been detained since his arrest.

    Quiros pleaded guilty to the same charge on February 11, 2025, and awaits sentencing.

    The FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task includes members from the FBI, the Waterbury Police Department, the Naugatuck Police Department, and the Connecticut Department of Correction.  The DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Connecticut State Police, Wolcott Police Department, and Meriden Police Department have assisted the investigation.

    This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Natasha Freismuth and Shan Patel through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Program.  Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

    U.S. Attorney Sullivan thanked the Waterbury State Attorney’s Office for its cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of this case.

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