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  • MIL-OSI: INTEGRAL AD SHAREHOLDER ALERT: CLAIMSFILER REMINDS INVESTORS WITH LOSSES IN EXCESS OF $100,000 of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. – IAS

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until March 31, 2025 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (the “Company”) (NasdaqGS: IAS), if they purchased the Company’s shares between March 2, 2023 and February 27, 2024, inclusive (the “Class Period”). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

    Get Help

    Integral Ad investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nasdaq-ias/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.

    About the Lawsuit

    Integral and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.

    On February 27, 2024, post-market, the Company announced its 4Q 2023 results, disclosing disappointing revenue guidance below analysts’ estimates due to pricing cuts issued to customers across the Company’s measurement and optimization businesses. On this news, the price of Integral’s shares declined approximately 41%, from $17.10 per share to close at $10.01 per share on February 28, 2024.

    The case is Oklahoma Firefighters Pension And Retirement System v. Integral Ad Science Holding Corp., et al., No. 25-cv-00847.

    About ClaimsFiler

    ClaimsFiler has a single mission: to serve as the information source to help retail investors recover their share of billions of dollars from securities class action settlements. At ClaimsFiler.com, investors can: (1) register for free to gain access to information and settlement websites for various securities class action cases so they can timely submit their own claims; (2) upload their portfolio transactional data to be notified about relevant securities cases in which they may have a financial interest; and (3) submit inquiries to the Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC law firm for free case evaluations.

    To learn more about ClaimsFiler, visit www.claimsfiler.com.

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  • MIL-OSI: ICON SHAREHOLDER ALERT: CLAIMSFILER REMINDS INVESTORS WITH LOSSES IN EXCESS OF $100,000 of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against ICON plc – ICLR

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until April 11, 2025 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against ICON plc (the “Company”) (NasdaqGS: ICLR), if they purchased the Company’s shares between July 27, 2023 and October 23, 2024, inclusive (the “Class Period”). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

    Get Help

    ICON investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nasdaq-iclr/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.

    About the Lawsuit

    ICON and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.

    On October 23, 2024, the Company reported financial results for 3Q 2024, disclosing quarterly revenues of just $2.03 billion, revealing a shocking “revenue shortfall” that significantly missed consensus estimates of $2.13 billion by more than $100 million, that quarterly net new business wins had declined sequentially to $2.3 billion during the quarter, and that its book-to-bill ratio fell sequentially to 1.15, down from 1.22 in the prior quarter, due to ongoing cost containment measures by customers.

    On this news, the price of ICON’s shares declined more than 20% over a two-day trading period, from $280.76 per share on October 23, 2024 to $220.47 per share on October 25, 2024.

    The case is Shing v. ICON plc, No. 25-cv-00763.

    About ClaimsFiler

    ClaimsFiler has a single mission: to serve as the information source to help retail investors recover their share of billions of dollars from securities class action settlements. At ClaimsFiler.com, investors can: (1) register for free to gain access to information and settlement websites for various securities class action cases so they can timely submit their own claims; (2) upload their portfolio transactional data to be notified about relevant securities cases in which they may have a financial interest; and (3) submit inquiries to the Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC law firm for free case evaluations.

    To learn more about ClaimsFiler, visit www.claimsfiler.com.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Speech – Address at Parliament House

    Source: Australian Executive Government Ministers

    The Albanese government is committed to putting Australian consumers at the heart of the telecommunications industry.

    We want to ensure that all Australians have access to reliable, high-quality and affordable telecommunications services, supported by a strong regulatory and consumer safeguards framework.

    That is why this government has been actively reviewing the telecommunications consumer protection framework and making appropriate changes. 

    This includes implementing new rules to better support consumers who are experiencing financial hardship and, more recently, directing the Australian Communications and Media Authority, or ACMA, to make new rules to support people who are experiencing domestic, sexual and family violence.

    The Albanese government understands how critical telco services are for everyone, including those facing vulnerable circumstances, people living in our regions, First Nations Australians and those who rely upon connectivity to support their families and provide services to their communities.

    Accordingly, we want to ensure that the telco industry is working for Australians, that they have the best consumer safeguards in place to protect their interests, and that there is a strong, clear recourse if telcos do the wrong thing.

    Nobody wants an industry that sees penalties as the ‘cost of doing business’.

    We’ve listened to wideranging feedback from industry, regulators, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman and consumer advocates to develop these reforms.

    The Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards) Bill will improve compliance and enforcement of telecommunications consumer safeguards and constitute a comprehensive package of reforms to those arrangements. 

    They will help to ensure that the ACMA is an empowered and effective regulator and that appropriate incentive structures are in place to drive better behaviour by telcos.

    The bill improves compliance and enforcement of consumer safeguards in several important ways. 

    Schedule 1 will establish a carriage service provider registration scheme. 

    The scheme will increase visibility of carriage service providers and enable the ACMA to stop providers who pose unacceptable risk to consumers or cause significant consumer harm from operating in the market. 

    Increased visibility of the market will provide improved pathways for the ACMA (and other government agencies) to educate carriage service providers on their regulatory obligations, streamline complaints and compliance processes and create better overall market accountability. 

    Empowering the ACMA to stop providers operating in the market will provide a deterrent for significant noncompliance and increase trust by consumers in registered providers—including new or smaller ones. 

    Schedule 2 of the bill will make industry codes directly enforceable. 

    This allows the ACMA to take immediate and appropriate action to address consumer harm and will incentivise industry compliance.

    Currently, the ACMA cannot take direct enforcement action against breaches of industry codes, no matter how significant, without first issuing a direction to comply, and the ACMA can only take further action if noncompliance continues.

    The proposed changes remove this two-step enforcement process so that the ACMA can act quickly and appropriately to address consumer harm arising from code breaches and hold telcos to account.

    Schedule 3 will increase the maximum general civil penalty for breaches of industry codes and industry standards from $250,000 to 30,300 penalty units, which is currently $9.9 million. 

    This aligns with penalties currently available for breaches of service provider determinations, meaning the penalty amount for these three types of regulatory instruments will be aligned. 

    The schedule will also modernise the penalty framework for these instruments to allow penalties based on the value of the benefit obtained from the conduct or the turnover of the relevant telco—allowing for greater penalties in certain circumstances. 

    Overall, this penalty framework better aligns with those in other relevant sectors like energy and banking, and under the Australian consumer law.

    Schedule 4 of the bill expands and clarifies the authority of the Minister for Communications to increase any infringement notice penalty the ACMA can issue for breaches of telecommunications rules. 

    Taken together, the reforms in the bill strengthen consumer protections and enhance compliance and enforcement of telecommunications consumer safeguards, for the benefit of the whole community.

    They reflect the Albanese government’s commitment to making sure Australians are appropriately protected and supported in their interactions with telecommunications service providers.

    Importantly, these reforms have received strong support from stakeholders, including the:

    • Australian Communication Consumer Action Network;

    • Consumer Action Law Centre;

    • Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman;

    • Australian Communications and Media Authority; and

    • Communications Alliance.

    This comprehensive support, from consumer groups, regulators and industry alike, demonstrates the importance of these commonsense reforms and is representative of close engagement with these key stakeholders over the past year in particular.

    I thank them for their ongoing engagement and support and acknowledge the important work they do.

    Noting this level of strong support for these reforms, and the important outcomes they enable for Australian telco consumers, I encourage all representatives in this place to give it their support as well.

    I commend the bill to the House. 

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Albany Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud and Gun and Drug Charges

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    ALBANY, NEW YORK – Niesha Goodwin, age 37, of Albany, pled guilty today to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for fraudulently obtaining pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits in the names of other people. Goodwin also pled guilty to firearm and drug distribution charges for a firearm and cocaine base recovered during a search of her residence.

    The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent in Charge, Northeast Region, United States Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (USDOL-OIG); Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the Boston Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS); and Erin Keegan, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

    Goodwin admitted that from about July 2020 through March 2021, she fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits worth more than $150,000 by submitting applications for benefits in the names of five other people, including by using stolen personal identifying information. Goodwin agreed to pay $151,783 in restitution to the New York State Department of Labor.

    Goodwin also admitted to possessing a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol and cocaine base (a/k/a crack cocaine) with the intent to distribute in November 2022. As a result of her prior conviction for robbery, Goodwin could not lawfully possess the pistol.  Goodwin has agreed to forfeit the firearm and to abandon seven rounds of ammunition that were found in the firearm.

    Goodwin faces at least 2 years in prison, a fine of up to $1.75 million, and a term of supervised release of at least 3 years when she is sentenced on June 12, 2025 by United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino.

    The case was investigated by USDOL-OIG, USPIS, and HSI, with assistance from the Albany Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew M. Paulbeck, Joseph S. Hartunian, and Joshua R. Rosenthal are prosecuting the case.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath Concludes Tenure as Chief Law Enforcement Officer in Southern District of California

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California announced that U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath’s tenure as the chief federal law enforcement official for San Diego and Imperial counties ended today, February 12, 2025.

    As a Presidential appointee, Ms. McGrath was informed of her termination in a communication from the White House, at the direction of the President of the United States. The White House also thanked Ms. McGrath for her service to the nation.

    “It has been an honor to serve as U.S. Attorney, working alongside an exceptional team in this office and forging strong partnerships with our law enforcement agencies and communities in pursuit of justice,” Ms. McGrath said. “As I step down from a decades-long career in public service, I remain inspired by dedicated public servants across this district and am proud of all we achieved together.”

    Ms. McGrath was confirmed by the U.S. Senate after nomination by President Biden. She was sworn in as the district’s top federal law enforcement official on October 5, 2023. She oversaw one of the nation’s busiest United States Attorney’s Offices, which has a staff of about 300 and serves approximately 3.5 million residents in San Diego and Imperial counties.

    During her tenure, Ms. McGrath prioritized protecting the community from the deadly scourge of fentanyl; investigating and prosecuting scammers targeting vulnerable populations; getting firearms out of the hands of felons and violent offenders; bringing cases to root out corruption and enforce civil rights; and using the legal tools available to safeguard the environment. The office also successfully prosecuted cases involving Mexican drug cartels and drug trafficking — leading the nation in the number of drug trafficking cases prosecuted — as well as firearms trafficking and violent crime; complex financial frauds; national security and cybersecurity; and human smuggling and trafficking.

    Some key accomplishments of the U.S. Attorney’s Office under Ms. McGrath’s leadership:

    • Became first in the nation to charge defendants for smuggling potent greenhouse gases across the U.S.-Mexico border, in violation of U.S. environmental laws.
    • Secured sentences of six consecutive life terms and 45 years, respectively, for brothers convicted of murdering their American half-sister, her three children, and her partner in Tijuana.
    • Reinforced the region’s Elder Justice Task Force in partnership with the FBI and San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, recovering approximately $4.5 million stolen from elderly victims through sophisticated scams.
    • Charged 40 individuals with stealing public-assistance benefits from low-income families, as part of an ongoing effort targeting thieves who exploit the government’s electronic payment system.
    • Negotiated a $130,131,645 forfeiture settlement with Wynn Las Vegas for criminal conspiracy involving unlicensed money transmitting businesses worldwide. Achieved what is believed to be the largest forfeiture by a casino based on admissions of criminal wrongdoing.
    • Secured conviction at trial against a defendant on 25 counts of securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering in connection with a $35 million investment and COVID-relief fraud scheme. Highlighted victim impact during the trial, including the defendant’s immigrant uncle who’d been swindled out of $4.5 million and many other victims who collectively lost millions of dollars.
    • Facilitated the extradition of Michael Pratt, the alleged mastermind behind the GirlsDoPorn commercial sex trafficking ring, following his arrest in Spain after more than three years as an international fugitive.

    Ms. McGrath also oversaw key civil cases, including successful defensive litigation on behalf of the United States, and led efforts to recover millions of dollars from individuals and companies involved in fraud and civil rights violations.

    Since Ms. McGrath took the helm, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has obtained settlements and recoveries in excess of $41 million. This includes cases brought under the False Claims Act across a broad spectrum of program areas including health care, defense procurement, and the Paycheck Protection Program enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These substantial recoveries also involved matters investigated under the Controlled Substances Act in response to the opioid epidemic, including those against a large-scale pharmacy and other DEA registrants for failing to meet their obligations to properly handle and dispense opioids and other dangerous controlled substances.   

    Pursuant to the Vacancies Reform Act, career prosecutor and current First Assistant U.S. Attorney, Andrew R. Haden, has taken over as the Acting United States Attorney, effective today.

    For more information about Ms. McGrath, please see Tara McGrath Sworn In

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Tasmania Police releases annual complaints data

    Source: Tasmania Police

    Tasmania Police releases annual complaints data

    Thursday, 13 February 2025 – 2:17 pm.

    In line with our commitment to accountability, Tasmania Police has today published its annual report on complaints against police.The Professional Standards Complaints and Outcomes 2024 report details the type of complaint, findings and outcomes of Level 2 and 3 complaints made against police in 2024.In 2024, a total of 194 complaints from members of the public were received, a decrease from 325 in 2023.A total of 166 internally raised matters were received in 2024, compared with 94 in 2023.“Tasmania Police already reports annually through the Report on Government Services in terms of complaints against police. Last week we saw Productivity Commission data that reported Tasmania Police to be the most likely to be regarded as professional, to treat people fairly and equally, and be honest, than any other jurisdiction,” Deputy Commissioner Jonathan Higgins said.“Looking at the Professional Standards figures for 2024, I recognise from the thousands of interactions that we have with the community each year, the figure of 194 complaints is comparatively low. But it is vital that all complaints are appropriately responded to, investigated, action taken if required and that we publicly report on these important matters.“The Tasmanian community has high expectations of its policing service, and we are entrusted with significant powers to perform our duties to keep people safe.“When a complaint is made, either by a member of the community or raised internally by another police officer, the community must have confidence that these matters are investigated appropriately and outcomes are publicly available,” said Deputy Commissioner Higgins.“The number of internally raised matters reflects the importance of holding ourselves and our colleagues accountable for behaving in line with our values – Accountability, Integrity, Respect and Support. We’ll continue to build this culture amongst all officers, just as we will continue to welcome feedback from the community we serve.“The Tasmania Police Professional Standards Command investigates internal and external complaints of criminal conduct and breaches of the Code of Conduct, with independent oversight of investigations by the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Integrity Commission and the Ombudsman as appropriate, in addition to reporting to the Office of the Independent Regulator.“Tasmania Police strives for excellence in serving the community. Ongoing reflection and improvement and is important, and in many cases, the response to a complaint or feedback will include an opportunity for professional development or learning through verbal guidance to staff.”Members of the community can provide feedback or compliments on Tasmania Police’s performance at any time via the Tasmania Police website. Go to https://www.police.tas.gov.au/about-us/compliments-and-complaints/The Professional Standards report is available here: https://www.police.tas.gov.au/information-disclosure/

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Colonie Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    ALBANY, NEW YORK – Benz Coleman, age 34, of Colonie, New York, was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine.

    United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement.

    As part of his guilty plea, Coleman admitted that on January 31, 2024, he possessed over 3,000 fentanyl pills and over 13 grams of cocaine, all with the intent to distribute the drugs.  Coleman further admitted that between November 1, 2023 and January 31, 2024, he sold over 2,400 fentanyl pills. 

    Senior United States District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn also imposed a 5-year term of supervised release to begin after Coleman is released from prison. 

    DEA and the Colonie Police Department investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Belliss prosecuted the case.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Schenectady Man Sentenced for Distributing Drugs in Exchange for Food Stamps

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    ALBANY, NEW YORK – Omar Alaidrus, age 24, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to 12 months in prison following his guilty pleas to distributing controlled substances and food stamp fraud.

    The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Special Agent in Charge Charmeka Parker of the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Office of the Inspector General Northeast Region (USDA-OIG); Special Agent in Charge Erin Keegan of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Buffalo Field Office; and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James.

    Alaidrus admitted that on multiple occasions, he exchanged fentanyl for food stamps in the Schenectady deli his family owned and operated.  Alaidrus also unlawfully provided cash in exchange for food stamps, and redeemed food stamps for other prohibited items such as Xanax, alcohol, and tobacco.  Senior United States District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn also ordered Alaidrus to pay $316,975 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Food and Nutrition Service and imposed a 3-year-term of supervised release.

    USDA-OIG, HSI, New York State Police, and the Schenectady Sheriff and Police investigated the case, which Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan S. Reiner prosecuted.

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  • MIL-Evening Report: Civicus Monitor criticises PNG use of cybercrime law to curb free speech

    Pacific Media Watch

    Papua New Guinea’s civic space has been rated as “obstructed” by the Civicus Monitor and the country has been criticised for pushing forward with a controversial media law in spite of strong opposition.

    Among concerns previously documented by the civil rights watchdog are harassment and threats against human rights defenders, particularly those working on land and environmental rights, use of the cybercrime law to criminalise online expression, intimidation and restrictions against journalists, and excessive force during protests.

    In recent months, the authorities have used the cybercrime law to target a human rights defender for raising questions online on forest enforcement, while a journalist and gender-based violence survivor is also facing charges under the law, said the Civicus Monitor in its latest report.

    The court halted a logging company’s lawsuit against a civil society group while the government is pushing forward with the controversial National Media Development law.

    Human rights defender charged under cybercrime law
    On 9 December 2024, human rights defender and ACT NOW! campaign manager Eddie Tanago was arrested and charged by police under section 21(2) of the Cybercrime Act 2016 for allegedly publishing defamatory remarks on social media about the managing director of the PNG Forest Authority.

    Tanago was taken to the Boroko Police Station Holding cell and released on bail the same afternoon. If convicted he could face a maximum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment.

    ACT NOW is a prominent human rights organisation seeking to halt illegal logging and related human rights violations in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

    According to reports, ACT NOW had reshared a Facebook post from a radio station advertising an interview with PNG Forest Authority (PNGFA) staff members, which included a photo of the managing director.

    The repost included a comment raising questions about PNGFA forest enforcement.

    Following Tanago’s arrest, ACT NOW said: “it believes that the arrest and charging of Tanago is a massive overreach and is a blatant and unwarranted attempt to intimidate and silence public debate on a critical issue of national and international importance.”

    It added that “there was nothing defamatory in the social media post it shared and there is nothing remotely criminal in republishing a poster which includes the image of a public figure which can be found all over the internet.”

    On 24 January 2025, when Tanago appeared at the Waigani Committal Court, he was instead charged under section 15, subparagraph (b) of the Cybercrime Act for “identity theft”. The next hearing has been scheduled for February 25.

    The 2016 Cybercrime Act has been used to silence criticism and creates a chilling effect, said Civicus Monitor.

    The law has been criticised by the opposition, journalists and activists for its impact on freedom of expression and political discourse.

    Journalist and gender activist charged with defamation
     Journalist and gender activist Hennah Joku was detained and charged under the Cybercrime Act on 23 November 2024, following defamation complaints filed by her former partner Robert Agen.

    Joku was charged with two counts of breaching the Cybercrimes Act 2016 and detained in Boroko Prison. She was freed on the same day after bail was posted.

    Joku, a survivor of a 2018 assault by Agen, had documented and shared her six-year journey through the PNG justice system, which had resulted in his conviction and jailing in 2023.

    On 2 September 2024, the PNG Supreme Court overturned two of three criminal convictions, and Agen was released from prison.

    On 4 and 15 September 2024, Joku shared her reactions with more than 9000 followers on her Meta social media account. Those two posts, one of which featured the injuries suffered from her 2018 assault, now form the basis for the current defamation charges against her.

    Section 21(2) of the Cybercrimes Act 2016, which has an electronic defamation clause, carries a maximum penalty of up to 25 years’ imprisonment or a fine of up to one million kina (NZ$442,000).

    The Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) expressed “grave concerns” over the charges, saying: “We encourage the government and judiciary to review the use of defamation legislation to silence and gag the universal right to freedom of speech.

    “Citizens must be informed. They must be protected.”

    Court stays logging company lawsuit against civil society group
     In January 2025, an injunction issued against community advocacy group ACT NOW! to prevent publication of reports on illegal logging has been stayed by the National Court.

    In July 2024, two Malaysian owned logging companies obtained an order from the District Court in Vanimo preventing ACT NOW! from issuing publications about their activities and from contacting their clients and service providers.

    That order has now been effectively lifted after the National Court agreed to stay the whole District court proceedings while it considers an application from ACT NOW! to have the case permanently stayed and transferred to the National Court.

    ACT NOW! said the action by Global Elite Limited and Wewak Agriculture Development Limited, which are part of the Giant Kingdom group, is an example of Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP).

    “SLAPPs are illegitimate and abusive lawsuits designed to intimidate, harass and silence legitimate criticism and close down public scrutiny of the logging industry,” said Civicus Monitor.

    SLAPP lawsuits have been outlawed in many countries and lawyers involved in supporting them can be sanctioned, but those protections do not yet exist in PNG.

    The District Court action is not the first time the Malaysian-owned Giant Kingdom group has tried to use the legal system in an attempt to silence ACT NOW!

    In March 2024, the court rejected a similar SLAPP style application by the Global Elite for an injunction against ACT NOW! As a result, the company discontinued its legal action and the court ordered it to pay ACT NOW!’s legal costs.

    Government pushes forward with controversial media legislation
     The government is reportedly ready to pass legislation to regulate its media, which journalism advocates have said could have serious implications for democracy and freedom of speech in the country.

    National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) of PNG reported in January 2025 that the policy has received the “green light” from cabinet to be presented in Parliament.

    The state broadcaster reported that Communications Minister Timothy Masiu said: “This policy will address the ongoing concerns about sensationalism, ethical standards, and the portrayal of violence in the media.”

    In July 2024, it was reported that the proposed media policy was now in its fifth draft but it is unclear if this version has been updated.

    As previously documented, journalists have raised concerns that the media development policy could lead to more government control over the country’s relatively free media.

    The bill includes sections that give the government the “power to investigate complaints against media outlets, issue guidelines for ethical reporting, and enforce sanctions or penalties for violations of professional standards”.

    There are also concerns that the law will punish journalists who create content that is against the country’s development objectives.

    Organisations such as Transparency International PNG, Media Council of PNG, Pacific Freedom Forum, and Pacific Media Watch/Asia Pacific Media Network among others, have asked for the policy to be dropped.

    The press freedom ranking for PNG dropped from 59th place to 91st in the most recent index published by Reporters without Borders (RSF) in May 2024.

    Civicus Monitor.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Markey Joins Bicameral Legislation to Protect Immigrant Access to Essential Service Locations

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts Ed Markey

    Washington (February 11, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) in introducing the bicameral Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to codify protections for immigrants seeking essential service at locations like hospitals, schools, and courthouses. The legislation would prevent immigration enforcement officers from taking enforcement actions at sensitive locations. The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act codifies the Department of Homeland Security’s long-standing policies that have been recently rescinded by President Trump and expands on those policies to ensure that immigrants are able to access education, criminal justice, and social services without fear of deportation.

    The list of “sensitive locations” protected under this legislation includes, but are not limited to: medical treatment facilities and health care facilities of all types; public and private schools, early childhood learning centers, preschools, scholastic activities, and field trips; places of worship; federal and local courthouses; DMVs and social security offices; polling places; labor union halls; and several other locations which provide essential or emergency services to immigrant communities, such as rape crisis centers and homeless shelters.

    The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act is cosponsored in theSenate by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.).

    The legislation is co-led in the House of Representatives by Representatives Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Don Beyer (VA-08), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30).

    The legislation is endorsed by over 580 organizations, including Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

    “The Trump Administration’s reckless rescission of the protected areas policy is part of an effort to create a chilling effect, deterring parents from carrying out essential activities such as taking a child to school or a doctor’s appointment,” said Wendy Cervantes, Director of Immigration and Immigrant Families as CLASP. “Leaving it up to immigration enforcement agents to use “common sense” has proven misguided in the past, with our own research documenting immigration enforcement actions in child care parking lots. We support the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act because we believe that keeping locations critical to children and families safe from immigration enforcement supports the well-being of immigrant families, as well as the security and stability of entire communities.”

    “The Trump administration’s memo allowing ICE agents to enter schools and hospitals is an immediate threat to the well-being of our children and communities. All children.  It will cause irreparable harm, indelibly scarring not only immigrant families, but all families. We immediately asked the new President to reverse this. He has not. We need an act of Congress, that is why we wholeheartedly support the legislation introduced by Rep. Espaillat to reverse it. Schools and hospitals are supposed to be safe and welcoming places. We urge Congress to quickly pass the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to reverse a policy that is both cruel and un-American,” said Randi Weingarten, President, AFT.

    The full list of endorsing organizations can be found here.

    The full text of the bill can be found here.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Syracuse Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – William Seneca, Sr., age 65, was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison to be followed by 15 years of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of child sexual abuse material. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Erin Keegan, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), made the announcement.

    As part of his prior guilty plea, Seneca admitted that, from approximately 2000 through 2008, he engaged in sexual conduct with a minor male child, starting when the child was about seven years old. On several different occasions during that period, Seneca created sexually explicit images depicting that child. Seneca also admitted that, on at least one occasion, he distributed the material he created to someone in Canada.

    In addition to the terms of imprisonment and supervised release, the district court also ordered Seneca to pay $1,141.14 in restitution to the victim, and he will have to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

    This case was investigated by HSI with the assistance of the New York State Police and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael D. Gadarian as part of Project Safe Childhood.

    Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood is led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Norwich Man Sentenced for Unlawfully Possessing a Short-Barreled Rifle

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Benjamin Wheeler, age 20, of Norwich, New York was sentenced today to serve 8 months in federal prison for possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Craig. L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Bryan Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).

    As part of his guilty plea, Wheeler admitted that on August 6, 2024, he knowingly possessed a Spikes Tactical AR-15 style rifle at his apartment in Norwich, New York, knowing that the firearm had a barrel length of less than sixteen inches. The firearm was not registered to Wheeler in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.

    Senior United States District Judge David N. Hurd also sentenced Wheeler to a 3-year term of supervised release, to begin after his imprisonment.

    The case was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), New York Police Department (NYPD) and the New York State Police with assistance from the Chenango County Sheriff’s Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey J. L. Brown prosecuted the case.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Reed Seeks to Strengthen RI’s Capacity to Combat Wildfires

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Rhode Island Jack Reed

    PROVIDENCE, RI — In an effort to strengthen Rhode Island’s capacity to respond to wildfires, U.S. Senator Jack Reed helped deliver $306,457 in federal wildfire response funding to Rhode Island last year.  These federal funds may be used by the state to suppress and contain wildfires, improve and expand training, and employ prescribed burns as a tool to reduce the risk of wildfires.

    This month, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s (DEM) Forest Fire Program announced it will be offering a free, five-day, entry level course to train participants in the tools, tactics, and strategies used to suppress uncontrolled wildland fires. No prior experience in firefighting is needed to attend, but applicants must be at least 18 years of age.  The classes will be held in June and priority enrollment will be given to local municipal firefighters and DEM employees.  Registration is open through the end of the month.

    According to DEM, Rhode Island experienced a total of 75 wildfires last year, with the majority occurring in the fall between mid-October and mid-November.  DEM says wildfires are expected to become more frequent as climate change continues to create warmer, drier conditions, leading to longer and more active fire seasons. 

    “I commend DEM for their outstanding efforts to help safeguard our communities from the threat of wildfires and improve forest resiliency.  I am pleased to help provide the resources the state needs to prevent destructive blazes and protect lives, livelihoods, and property from the growing threat of uncontrolled brushfires and wildfires.  DEM is putting federal funds to work investing in equipment and expanding their outreach and training to help lower wildfire risks and increase the effectiveness of wild firefighting tools and strategies,” said Senator Reed, a member of the Appropriations Committee, which oversees federal funding for the U.S. Forest Service.

    Last year, DEM’s Forest Fire Program reported treating: “130 acres of state property with prescribed fire, nearly a threefold increase from 2023. Last year, DEM conducted shaded fuel break brush clearing projects along various stretches of forestland on state lands to lessen the risk of uncontrolled wildfires. DEM has trained 46 new wildland firefighters in the past two years to help build RI’s capacity to respond to wildfires.   DEM has trained 46 new wildland firefighters in the past two years to help build RI’s capacity to respond to wildfires.”

    Last year, DEM’s Fire Program received $132,561 in federal funding from the U.S. Forest Service for State Fire Capacity activities: These funds are allocated for salary, benefits, overtime (for training, prescribed fire and response etc.); and associated operating expenses for personnel assigned to the Fire Program.  The state also got an additional $38,896 to boost its Volunteer Fire Capacity to help purchase equipment and provide fire training for volunteer firefighters.  Reed also helped direct another $135,000 to Rhode Island last year under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the state’s Fire Program to purchase specialized firefighting equipment and a mini excavator used to fight wildfires.

    Senator Reed helped pass both the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (P.L. 117-58) and the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) which together included over $7 billion in funding across federal interagency to enhance America’s ability to mitigate and respond to wildfires nationwide,

    The Trump Administration has put a freeze on federal funding and Congressional Republicans are threatening to claw back unspent funds under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.  Senate Democrats have also decried the Trump Administration halting the disbursement of funds for forest management and restoration projects, as well as the universal hiring freeze for federal personnel, including permanent and seasonal firefighters.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Cassidy, Daines, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Ban of Traditional Ammo, Tackle

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy
    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and 26 Republican colleagues introduced legislation to prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) from banning the use of lead ammunition or tackle on public lands unless such action is supported by the best available science.
    “Louisiana is known as Sportsman’s Paradise for a reason,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Federal bureaucrats who have never hunted or fished a day in their life should have no say in how our outdoorsmen enjoy our state.”
    “The great outdoors is a staple of our Montana way of life. Montana hunters and anglers play an important role in wildlife management, and a ban on lead ammo and tackle would be unfair to our sportsmen. I’ll keep fighting with my colleagues to make sure decisions impacting outdoor recreation are guided by commonsense science, not anti-hunting groups,” said Senator Daines. 
    Cassidy and Daines were joined by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-SD), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jim Risch (R-ID), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), John Barrasso (R-WY), Rick Scott (R-FL), James Lankford (R-OK), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Mike Lee (R-UT), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Katie Britt (R-AL), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jim Justice (R-WV), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) in introducing the bill.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Tuberville, Daines Fight for Outdoorsmen Across the Country

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Tommy Tuberville (Alabama)
    WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) in cosponsoring a bill to prohibit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) from banning the use of lead ammunition or tackle on public lands unless such action is supported by the best available science—the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act. 
    Sen. Tuberville cosponsored this legislation last Congress.
    “From Sand Mountain to the Gulf of America, Alabamians devote a large portion of their free time to hunting in the great outdoors,” said Sen. Tuberville. “Placing a ban on lead ammo and tackle is unfair to those who choose to enjoy nature and wildlife. As an avid outdoorsman, I will keep fighting to ensure the rights of Alabama hunters and anglers are protected.”
    “The great outdoors is a staple of our Montana way of life. Montana hunters and anglers play an important role in wildlife management, and a ban on lead ammo and tackle would be unfair to our sportsmen. I’ll keep fighting with my colleagues to make sure decisions impacting outdoor recreation are guided by commonsense science, not anti-hunting groups,” said Sen. Daines.
    U.S. Senators Tuberville and Daines are joined by U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Katie Britt (R-AL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Jim Justice (R-WV), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jim Risch (R-IN), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Rick Scott (R-FL), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Thune (R-SD), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) in cosponsoring the legislation. 
    Read full text of the legislation here.
    Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP, and Aging Committees.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Venezuelan Men Charged with Bank Larceny Offenses

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    Paducah, KY –A federal criminal complaint and arrest warrant were issued this week charging two Venezuelan men with conspiracy to commit bank larceny and attempted bank larceny.

    U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office, Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud of Homeland Security Investigations Nashville, and Police Chief Mike Canon of the Calvert City Police Department made the announcement.

    According to court records, on January 31, 2025, Jhoandiris Jimenez-Barrio, 26, and Yirvel Yonaiker Rios-Castro, 20, both citizens of Venezuela, attempted to steal money from an ATM located in Calvert City, Kentucky. That day the Calvert City Police Department responded to an ATM alarm and the men fled the scene in a vehicle traveling between 70 and 80 mph. The men struck another vehicle and fled the wreck on foot. The Calvert City Police Department apprehended the men near a service station in Calvert City. A search of their vehicle yielded a cordless drill, drill bits, latex gloves, a mask, and duct tape.

    Homeland Security Investigations verified that Jimenez-Barrio and Rios-Castro are Venezuelan and entered the United States illegally.

    Jimenez-Barrio and Rios-Castro are in state custody and will make initial appearances before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky at a later date. If convicted on the charges in the complaint, the men face maximum potential penalties of 50 years in prison, a $500,000 fine, and three years of supervised release. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

    There is no parole in the federal system.

    The FBI, HSI, and Calvert City Police Department are investigating.

    Assistant U.S. Attorneys Seth Hancock and Raymond McGee, of the U.S. Attorney’s Paducah Branch Office, are 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: Corning sex offender pleads guilty to new child pornography charges

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ryan M. Newman, 33, of Corning, NY, pleaded guilty to production of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca. As a convicted sex offender at the time of his crimes, Newman faces an enhanced minimum penalty of 25 years in prison, of maximum penalty of 50 years, and a $250,000 fine.

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle P. Rossi, who is handling the case, stated that Newman was convicted of child pornography crimes by New York State in 2012, sentenced to serve a local jail term and 10 years’ probation, and required to register as a Level 3 Sex Offender, which is someone considered to be at high risk of re-offending and a threat to public safety.

    In January 2021, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a report from Snapchat that a user had uploaded a video of child pornography. NCMEC sent the tip to the New York State Police, who executed a search warrant on Newman’s person and residence in 2022. The search determined that Newman uploaded the child pornography video to Snapchat and possessed other child pornography on his electronic devices. Newman remained out of custody following the 2022 search warrant by the State Police. In April 2024, the FBI Corning received a tip that pornography involving a child in the Corning area, was distributed to an undercover agent in Illinois. Subsequent investigation determined that Newman sexually abused the child and produced the child pornography. Newman was taken into custody by the FBI and Corning Police.

    Newman is also charged in Steuben County Court.

    The plea is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Corning Office, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia, and the Corning Police Department, under the direction of Chief Kenzie Spaulding.

    Sentencing is scheduled for  June 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. before Judge Vacca.

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Former Navy Detective Sentenced to 15 Months for Using Unreasonable Force and Making a False Statement

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    SAN DIEGO – Jonathan Christopher LaRoche, a former detective with Naval Base San Diego Criminal Investigations Division, was sentenced in federal court today to 15 months in prison in connection with his use of a carotid restraint on a handcuffed Navy sailor to the point of unconsciousness and later grabbing the man by the throat and pushing his head against a wall.

    LaRoche pleaded guilty in July 2024 to Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law in connection with the November 2023 incident of excessive force. He also admitted that he intentionally concealed his prior record of excessive force at the El Cajon Police Department in order to be hired as a detective by the Navy.

    During the hearing, the Navy sailor – identified in court records only as G.D. – told the court that LaRoche had subjected him to “unimaginable pain, trauma, and brutality” and left him “feeling violated, discarded, and dehumanized.”

    Before imposing sentence, U.S. District Judge John A. Houston told LaRoche that he “got a pass after three [excessive force] incidents with a local law enforcement agency” and then “lied your way into this job and set yourself up to harm someone else.”  Judge Houston observed that the excessive force used by LaRoche against G.D. was “extraordinary conduct for someone with your law enforcement experience” and called it “disgusting, violent, and extremely disturbing.”

    The defendant was ordered to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons by April 21, 2025.

    “The victim in this case was handcuffed, defenseless, and posed no threat—yet a sworn officer chose to violate his rights through violence,” said U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath. “This office will hold accountable anyone who chooses to abuse their power at the expense of another’s rights.”

    “Mr. LaRoche betrayed his oath as a law enforcement officer when he used excessive force on a sailor who was handcuffed and defenseless,” said Special Agent in Charge Nicholas Carter of the NCIS Southwest Field Office. “NCIS remains committed to fully investigating criminal behavior that threatens the safety of our warfighters and their families.”

    As required by his plea agreement with the United States, LaRoche resigned from his position with the Criminal Investigations Division prior to the sentencing hearing. He is prohibited from seeking or applying for any position of employment with any law enforcement agency in the future.

    This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth Askins in coordination with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

    DEFENDANT                                               Case Number 24cr1431-JAH                           

    Jonathan Christopher Laroche                        Age: 41                                   Spring Valley, CA

    SUMMARY OF CHARGES

    False Statement – Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1001

    Maximum penalty:  Five years in prison and $250,000 fine

    Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law (misdemeanor) – Title 18, U.S.C., Section 242

    Maximum penalty: One year in prison and $100,000 fine

    INVESTIGATING AGENCY

    Naval Criminal Investigative Service

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Prior sex offender pleads guilty to raping a 14-year-old and gun charge

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Kelvin Hunt, 48, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to production of child pornography, following a prior conviction, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 25 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas M. Testani, who is handling the case, stated that in March 1995, Hunt was convicted in Monroe County Court of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison. On February 2, 2024, he entered the home of a 14-year-old minor victim in Rochester, and forcibly raped her. Hunt then took the minor victim’s cell phone and took sexually explicit photos of her. After producing the pornographic images, Hunt forced the minor victim to another location, where he forcibly raped her again. On February 4, 2024, law enforcement located Hunt, took him into custody, and executed a search warrant on the hotel room he was staying in. Investigators seized a loaded semi-automatic handgun, and approximately 71 grams of heroin.

    The plea is the culmination of an investigation by the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief David Smith, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Todd Baxter, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Miraglia, and the United States Marshals Service, under the direction of Marshal Charles Salina.

    Sentencing is scheduled for June 12, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Siragusa.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: News 02/12/2025 VIDEO: Blackburn Details New Report Documenting Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens in Tennessee During Biden’s Final Months

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor about the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference’s report documenting the widespread migrant crime in Tennessee that occurred during the final months of the Biden-Harris administration. In the final three months of 2024, thousands of illegal aliens in Tennessee were charged with driving under the influence, domestic and aggravated assault, child abuse, rape, vehicular homicide, murder, and other heinous crimes.  

    Click here to watch Senator Blackburn’s remarks. 

    REMARKS AS PREPARED

    Since President Trump Took Office, Migrant Encounters Are Down 87% at Southern Border

    In just his first weeks back in the Oval Office, President Trump has taken strong action to secure our border. Through executive actions alone, the President has restored the successful Remain-in-Mexico policy, restarted border wall construction, ended catch-and-release, sent troops to the southern border, conducted deportations, and done so much more to Make America Safe Again. Already, we’re seeing incredible results. 

    In operations across the country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 11,000 criminal illegal aliens, including many violent offenders and gang members. Since Inauguration Day, meanwhile, migrant encounters at the southern border have reportedly dropped 87 percent. To be certain, forceful efforts to secure our border are urgently needed.

    For four years, former President Biden allowed more than 10 million illegal aliens to enter our country, including tens of thousands of convicted criminals and more than 1.7 million known “gotaways.” And for four years, Tennesseans and Americans across the country have suffered the tragic consequences, including rampant migrant crime.

    New Report Documents Widespread Migrant Crime in Tennessee Under Biden

    Recently, the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference released a report documenting the widespread migrant crime in our state during the final months of the Biden administration. In many ways, the report confirms what we already know: During the Biden years, every town was a border town, and every state was a border state.

    In just the final three months of 2024, there were a staggering 2,719 reports of illegal aliens being charged or convicted of 3,854 offenses in the State of Tennessee. Among them, the most common offense was driving under the influence, at 654 arrests. Shockingly, these offenses accounted for more than 13 percent of all DUI arrests statewide.

    This problem is a big reason why, last year, my Republican colleagues and I introduced the Protect Our Communities From DUIs Act. This bill would automatically deport any illegal who is charged with driving under the influence.

    Over the same period—from October to December last year—illegal aliens committed hundreds of violent, heinous crimes: 154 instances of domestic assault, 80 of aggravated assault, 21 of child abuse, 9 of statutory rape, 8 of sexual exploitation of a minor, 7 of vehicular homicide, 4 of murder, 3 of rape of a child, and on and on. Disturbingly, these numbers are likely an undercount: Only 73 of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported data to the District Attorneys General Conference.

    Biden’s Open Border Enabled Thousands of Crimes by Illegal Aliens in Tennessee

    Under Biden, national data showed that illegal aliens were pouring in from countries all over the world—and the Tennessee migrant crime report also reflects this. Across all the offenders, there were 92 unique countries of origin, from Mexico and Guatemala to Jamaica and Romania.

    Here’s the bottom line: Because of Biden’s open border, thousands of crimes were committed by thousands of criminal illegal aliens in the State of Tennessee over just a three-month span. And this is just one state. We know this is happening in communities across the country.

    More than anything, the report underscores the importance of President Trump’s mass deportations, which are already underway. Thankfully, there are many ways for Congress to support these efforts. My CLEAR Act, for example, would ensure state and local law enforcement officials have the tools to help the federal government deport criminal illegal aliens.

    This is crucial—especially when far-left leaders like Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are refusing to turn over criminal illegal aliens to federal custody. Thankfully, Attorney General Bondi is suing these sanctuary cities for allowing criminal illegals—who have no right to be in our great nation—to harm Americans.

    Blackburn Bills Would Allow Deportation of Illegal Aliens Convicted of Sex Crimes and Ensure Border States Have More Authority to Secure Their Borders

    I’ve also introduced the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, which would allow the deportation of illegal aliens convicted of sexual offenses or domestic violence. Any illegal alien who commits these heinous crimes should be removed from our country immediately.

    And my CONTAINER Act would ensure that border states such as Texas have the legal authority to place temporary barriers on federal land to help stop the flow of traffickers, drugs, and criminals at the southern border. With help from states securing the border, ICE can direct more resources to deporting criminal illegals who are already in our country.

    With thousands of criminal illegals residing in Tennessee and across the country, we should be using every resource at our disposal to remove them from our country. In many ways, these bills would help President Trump get the job done.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: NAB welcomes new scam prevention legislation

    Source: National Australia Bank

    NAB today welcomed the passing of the Government’s Scam Prevention Framework (SPF) legislation as a positive step to better protect Australian consumers and businesses.

    NAB Chief Financial Crime Risk Officer Paul Jevtovic said: “What makes Australia’s Scam Prevention Framework world-leading is a laser focus on prevention and stopping the crime from occurring in the first place. We need to shut Australia’s door on the criminals.

    “Scams are a global epidemic and this legislation will help the fight to better protect Australians and make our country a much harder place for these criminals to target.

    “Banks can’t stop dodgy text messages, impersonation phone calls or bogus investment schemes on social media, the same way telcos or social media platforms can’t put added measures around payments.

    “Working together and lifting measures across these sectors we can have a much greater impact on driving scammers out of Australia.

    “We look forward to continued consultation with Government and regulators on the establishment of SPF rules and the industry codes.”

    Customers, banking & finance

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General James Releases Footage from Investigation into Death of Vilmond Jean-Baptiste

    Source: US State of New York

    NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released police body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Vilmond Jean-Baptiste, who died on September 13, 2024 following an encounter with members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in Brooklyn.

    At approximately 5:21 p.m. on September 13, members of the NYPD’s Brooklyn South Warrant Squad entered an apartment to serve a warrant. When officers encountered Mr. Jean-Baptiste in the apartment, he was allegedly holding a knife. Officers instructed Mr. Jean-Baptiste to drop the knife, but Mr. Jean-Baptiste allegedly failed to do so and instead approached the officers with the knife. One officer discharged his taser and three officers discharged their service weapons, striking Mr. Jean-Baptiste. Mr. Jean-Baptiste was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

    The Office of Special Investigation (OSI) of the Attorney General’s Office released footage from body-worn cameras that officers were equipped with during the incident. The release of this footage follows Attorney General James’ directive that camera footage obtained by her office during an OSI investigation be released to the public to increase transparency and strengthen public trust in these matters.

    Pursuant to New York State Executive Law Section 70-b, OSI assesses every incident reported to it where a police officer or a peace officer, including a corrections officer, may have caused the death of a person by an act or omission. Under the law, the officer may be on-duty or off-duty, and the decedent may be armed or unarmed. Also, the decedent may or may not be in custody or incarcerated. If OSI’s assessment indicates an officer may have caused the death, OSI proceeds to conduct a full investigation of the incident.

    The release of this footage is not an expression of any opinion as to the guilt or innocence of any party in a criminal matter or any opinion as to how or whether any individual may be charged with a crime. 

    Warning: These videos contain content that viewers may find disturbing. 

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  • MIL-OSI NGOs: Fossil fuel anti-protest bills in Montana, Virginia, and Illinois threaten free speech and climate advocacy

    Source: Greenpeace Statement –

    © Tim Aubry / Greenpeace

    Already this year, lawmakers in Montana, Virginia, and Illinois have introduced bills that would hand corporations and prosecutors new tools to suppress climate activism. 

    Although proponents frame these bills as public safety measures, there is no evidence that they improve energy reliability or make communities safer. To the contrary, they contain intentionally broad provisions that would make climate advocates, environmental defenders, and landowners vulnerable to felony prosecution for infractions that are historically linked to protest. 

    In light of Big Oil’s death drive to keep the world hooked on fossil fuels (now with the federal government’s total support), policies that take aim at our right to protest make all of us less safe by undermining the urgent action that is needed to preserve a livable future.

    Twenty-three states already have some form of these laws in place.1 Certain components of them pose an obvious threat to climate protest (for example, boosting penalties for simple trespass near fossil fuel infrastructure), but no less dangerous are vague provisions that target “impeding” fossil fuel infrastructure or “causing damages.”

    Under some laws, it is unclear whether these provisions could be used to impose draconian penalties upon individuals engaged in peaceful sit-ins or symbolic protest actions such as painting a slogan on a pipeline without damaging its functionality. In recent years, oil and gas companies have sought large monetary damages from activists for alleged costs associated with project delays.2 Moreover, fossil fuel spokespeople and their allies in government routinely frame acts of civil disobedience as violent attacks deserving of deterrence and aggressive retaliation.

    Laws with intentionally broad language allow authorities to hang the threat of prosecution over activists’ heads, even if the most extreme charges are not pursued or eventually dropped. Further, they can force individuals and organizations into costly legal battles.

    A closer look at the new crop of anti-protest bills below:

    • Montana HB 257 would build on the state’s existing anti-protest law by removing the condition that sites classified as “critical infrastructure” be enclosed by a fence or identified by signage. The bill drew support from business groups representing ExxonMobil, Continental Resources, the American Chemistry Council, and other members in a January 27 committee hearing.
    • Virginia HB 2215 would make “damaging” certain facilities and equipment a class 3 felony, punishable by 5-20 years in prison. The primary sponsor, VA Rep. Terry Kilgore, is a long-time member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and has accepted more than $380,000 in campaign donations from Dominion Energy over his political career. ALEC, an organization that invites corporate lobbyists to help draft model bills that are promoted with state officials around the country, has played a key role in the spread of anti-protest laws since 2016. Dominion Energy has also lobbied for anti-protest laws, including to explicitly “address civil disobedience towards pipelines,” according to emails obtained by public records request.
    • Illinois HB 1480 would create a new felony offense that could cover nonviolent protesters at pipeline and other infrastructure sites with maximum penalties of 3–7 years imprisonment and a $20,000 fine. It would also extend liability to anyone who “conspires with” a person to commit the offense. This last provision is especially pernicious due to the history of prosecutors using scattershot conspiracy allegations to target individuals and organizations with shared political views absent evidence of specific crimes. IL Rep. Patrick Windhorst, the primary sponsor of this bill, is also a member of ALEC.

    For more information about these anti-protest bills and related lobbying activity, see here.

    Related to the push for fossil fuel anti-protest laws are strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). Greenpeace is facing a costly SLAPP brought by Energy Transfer, the owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline, in North Dakota state court, which goes to trial this month. Further, California Attorney General Rob Banta, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups were sued for defamation by ExxonMobil this January after the defendants sought to hold Exxon legally accountable for its role in the plastics crisis.

     1Twenty-two states were counted for Greenpeace USA’s Dollars vs. Democracy 2023 report. The twenty-third state to pass a fossil fuel anti-protest law was Florida with H 275 / S 340 (2024).

    2 For example, see Mountain Valley Pipeline’s lawsuit against climate protesters. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/27/mountain-valley-pipeline-protest 

     3 For more about this, see “The Fossil Fuel Industry Used ALEC to Spread Fossil Fuel Anti-Protest Laws Across the Country” on page 30 of Dollars vs. Democracy 2023.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Wyden Presses Feds for Answers About Prosecutions for Attacks on U.S. Servicemembers and Former Servicemembers

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore)

    February 12, 2025

    Senator: “Members of our military must be protected to the full extent of the law.”

    Washington D.C.— U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today pressed the U.S. Justice Department to answer questions about its prosecution of cases under a 2009 federal law that established new penalties for attacks on U.S. servicemembers and former servicemembers who are within five years of discharge.

    Wyden’s letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi follows constituent concerns in Oregon that the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act does not track or appropriately enforce this law with basic measures such as the federal Justice Department failing to mention anything on its webpage about the law’s protections or enforcement as well as failing to document in its examples of hate crimes cases one example of hate crimes against servicemembers.

    “The statute established new penalties for attacks on U.S. servicemembers and former members of the armed forces who are within five years of discharge, on account of service or status as a servicemember. The law also ensures protections for the immediate family of U.S. servicemembers,” wrote Wyden, who supported the law when it passed in 2009. “Members of our military must be protected to the full extent of the law.”

    The senator’s letter asked the Justice Department to answer by March 14, 2025 questions that include whether it interprets “members of the U.S. Armed Forces” under the statute to include reserve components and any current or former National Guard personnel; and how many cases the department has prosecuted under this law.

    Wyden’s letter today follows a previous inquiry to then-Attorney General Merrick Garland that was not answered.

    “These important questions from servicemembers and former servicemembers demand answers no matter who’s heading the Justice Department,” Wyden said about his letter. “And I’ll keep pushing the Justice Department until it provides those answers.”

    A copy of today’s letter is here.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Hawley Questions Trump DOJ Antitrust Nominee on Antitrust Enforcement

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo)

    Wednesday, February 12, 2025

    Today in a Senate Judiciary Nomination hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Gail Slater, President Trump’s nominee to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice. Senator Hawley focused his questioning on Big Tech and antitrust enforcement,  and the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI). 
    “I am extremely concerned about what the emergence of AI and monopoly power in AI will mean for American consumers,” said Senator Hawley. 
    “We have got to give power back to individual Americans to protect their rights. Antitrust enforcement by the U.S. government is a critical part of that,” he concluded.
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    Senator Hawley previously served as chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution; Privacy, Technology, and the Law, where he worked to protect and defend the rights of Americans against powerful tech corporations.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Great Lakes

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Wisconsin Tammy Baldwin

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in introducing legislation to extend federal funding and protections for the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 would reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) through 2031 and increase the program’s annual funding. The GLRI is the most significant investment to restore and protect our Great Lakes.

    “Wisconsin’s Great Lakes not only play a vital role in shaping our way of life, but they also drive economic activity in countless communities up and down the Fresh Coasts and help move our Made in Wisconsin economy forward,” said Senator Baldwin. “I am proud to once again work with my Democratic and Republican colleagues to continue protecting these natural resources for the next generation of Wisconsin families, businesses, and visitors.”

    The GLRI combines federal and nonfederal efforts to stop the spread of carp and other invasive species, restore coastline and habitats connecting streams and rivers, clean up environmentally damaged Areas of Concern, and prevent future contamination. While providing vital support for these efforts, the GLRI also helps ensure we can address new and emerging threats to the Great Lakes. One independent economic study found that for every dollar the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative invests, it produces an additional $3.35 of economic activity

    Since its inception, the GLRI has spurred tremendous progress throughout the Great Lakes region including nearly half of a million acres of habitat protected, restored, or enhanced, a five-fold increase in the successful cleanup and delisting of Areas of Concern (AOCs), a ten-fold increase in the remediation of environmental and public health impairments, and reducing the threat of harmful algal blooms. The GLRI’s efforts have also resulted in economic returns of more than 3 to 1 across the region. Senator Baldwin has been a strong supporter of the GLRI program, leading the introduction and passage of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019, and as a member of the Appropriations Committee, works to secure continued funding in the annual budget process.

    Wisconsin is home to four existing AOCs, the St. Louis River on Lake Superior and the Fox River, Sheboygan River and Milwaukee Estuary on Lake Michigan. Because of previous investments to restore its waters through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Lower Menominee River on Lake Michigan was removed in 2020. Senator Baldwin supported a $1 billion investment into address AOC’s in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which the Environmental Protection Agency projects will remove 22 of 25 remaining Great Lakes “Areas of Concern” by 2030, including all remaining sites in Wisconsin.

    This legislation is led by Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Todd Young (R-IN), and co-sponsored by Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bernie Moreno (R-OH), Jon Husted (R-OH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tina Smith (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Fetterman (D-PA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).

    The legislation also shares broad support among Great Lakes advocates, including the Council of Great Lakes Governors, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, American Great Lakes Ports Association, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, American Sportfishing Association, Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, League of Conservation Voters, National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club, National Parks Conservation Association, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, National Audubon Society – Great Lakes, Environmental Law & Policy Center, MI League of Conservation Voters, Save the Dunes, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Clean Wisconsin, Ohio Environmental Council, Western Reserve Land Conservancy, and Minnesota Environmental Partnership.

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Climbers rescued from the Totem Pole at Cape Huoy

    Source: Tasmania Police

    Climbers rescued from the Totem Pole at Cape Huoy

    Thursday, 13 February 2025 – 10:52 am.

    Two climbers were rescued from the top of the Totem Pole at Cape Huoy on the Tasman Peninsula overnight.
    “About 6pm last night, Police Search and Rescue were notified that two climbers had become stuck at the top of a feature known as the Totem Pole at Cape Huoy on the Tasman Peninsula,” said Senior Constable Callum Herbert from Police Search and Rescue.
    “The climbers reported that due to high winds their ropes had become entangled and they were unable to reach safety.” 
    “Initial attempts to rescue the climbers by helicopter with deployment of a vertical rescue team was aborted due to high winds.”
    “In partnership with the Climbing Club of Tasmania Vertical Rescue Team, members of Police Search and Rescue and Ambulance Tasmania attempted to gain access to the Totem Pole via nearby cliffs using a police vessel, this was also unsuccessful due to a significant and dangerous swell.”
    “About 11:30pm, rescue teams departed from Fortescue Bay on foot and  found the climbers at the top of the Totem Pole.”
    “Members from the Climbing Club of Tasmania Vertical Rescue Team conducted a complicated vertical rescue of the two climbers. This involved members of the club partially scaling the Totem Pole in wet, dark and windy conditions. After communication and contact was made with the climbers they were secured to rescue ropes, moved to cliffs on the mainland and as dawn broke they were hauled approximately 50 metres to safety.” 
    “The climbers were treated at the scene by a wilderness paramedic but aside from being hungry, tired and cold, they had no injuries.”
    The climbers were from interstate and had reasonable climbing experience.
    “This was a particularly complicated rescue from a sheer sided standing rock 60 metres in the air. It was done at night in cold, wet and windy conditions by a team of dedicated volunteers and they have ours and the climbers heartfelt thanks.”

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  • MIL-OSI Security: Federal jury convicts Florida man of attempting to coerce minor for sex in Missoula undercover investigation

    Source: Office of United States Attorneys

    MISSOULA — A federal jury today convicted a Florida man of attempting to coerce a minor for sex after he was arrested in Missoula in an undercover investigation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

    After a three-day trial that began on Feb. 10, the jury found the defendant, Stevenson Metelus, 36, of Margate, Florida, guilty of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. Metelus faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $250,000 fine and at least five years to a lifetime of supervised release.

    U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy presided. The court will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Sentencing was set for June 24. Metelus was released pending further proceedings.

    “Metelus was a truck driver passing through Montana when he used social media to attempt to coerce a minor to have sex with him. The problem for him was he was unwittingly talking to an undercover law enforcement officer. This is the kind of critical work our office and our law enforcement partners are doing across the state to keep kids safe. Our work will continue, and it can only be done effectively due to the diligence, brilliance, and dedicated service of the people in our office and our law enforcement partners,” U.S. Attorney Laslovich said.

    The government alleged at trial and in court documents that in October 2023, an FBI special agent, using a persona identified as Child 1, posted on MegaPersonals an advertisement for prostitution services in Missoula, listed the age of Child 1 as “99” and a phone number at which to contact Child 1. Metelus responded to the ad on Nov. 16, 2023 and asked Child 1 what her “specials” were. Metelus spoke with Child 1, eventually negotiating a price and sexual acts to engage in with her. Child 1 noted she was a minor girl. Ultimately, Metelus asked Child 1 to meet him in his truck when he arrived, but Child 1 said she had a room at the hotel and would leave the door open for him. Child 1 then said that she could meet him at a nearby gas station when he expressed concern about the plan. The undercover FBI agent had confidential source call Metelus and, acting as Child 1, spoke briefly with him. The confidential source again told Metelus that she was a minor. The parties then confirmed their plans to meet. Shortly thereafter, Metelus texted Child 1 that he had arrived at the gas station, where law enforcement arrested him. Metelus eventually admitted to law enforcement his intention was to meet Child 1 for commercial sex.

    The U.S. Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case. The FBI’s Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force, Missoula Police Department and Missoula County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation.

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

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  • MIL-OSI Video: Attorney General Pamela Bondi Holds a Press Conference on Immigration Enforcement Action

    Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

    Attorney General Pamela Bondi held a press conference to announce a new Department of Justice legal action on immigration enforcement.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca7_Hdq53iY

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Police hammer home security warning

    Source: New Zealand Police (District News)

    Police in Counties Manukau South say a recent increase in burglaries from construction sites is a timely reminder to builders to ensure security is up to standard.

    In the past week, Police have charged four people in relation to industrial burglaries in areas including Pukekohe, Pōkeno and Papakura.

    Detective Senior Sergeant Simon Taylor, of Counties Manukau South CIB, says items including tap wear, light fittings, building materials, tools and appliances yet to be installed have been the targets of most burglaries.

    “As a result of our investigations, four people have been charged with various offences in connection to these burglaries in the past week, on top of others last month.

    “One of the four has also been charged with seven separate shoplifting charges and other driving matters.

    “Forensic evidence, CCTV and other investigative methods have been used to progress our enquiries.

    “It’s pleasing we have been able to hold these offenders to account for their actions, while also returning some of the stolen goods to their rightful owners.”

    Detective Senior Sergeant Taylor says the burglaries are a reminder to all those involved in the construction industry to ensure appropriate steps are made to secure building sites.

    “We also encourage anyone who is the victim of a burglary to report it to Police straight away.

    “Burglaries, thefts or any suspicious behaviour should be reported to us on 111 if it’s happening now, or 105 after the fact.”

    Detective Senior Sergeant Taylor says enquiries remain ongoing and Police are not ruling out further arrests or charges.

    Four men, aged between 26-45, have been charged with the respective burglaries Police have linked to them.

    TOP TIPS

    Police recommend a variety of measures to secure your building site:
    •             Install security gates
    •             CCTV
    •             Security patrols
    •             Labelling/marking/engraving valuable items (like tools)
    •             Recording serial numbers
    •             Ensure building materials and appliances are secured and/or installed soon after delivery

    ENDS.

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