August 28, 2008
Democrat Congressman Urges Immigrants to Illegally Vote?
In the midst of the Democrat National Convention in Denver, Colorado, Democrat Congressman Luis Gutierrez urged immigrants to join him in supporting Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election.
While the representative from Illinois did not come out and tell illegal and legal immigrants to vote for Obama, it’s difficult to see how immigrants can help [...]
Maritime Experiment Focuses on Enhancing Nation’s Port Security
The US Navy, US Coast Guard and SRI International — a private security firm – are deploying a suite of advanced port security technologies, trained personnel, and are executing tactical procedures as part of a homeland security experiment in the waters of Tampa Bay through the end of August.
Collectively described as an “Adaptive Force Package,” the [...]
August 25, 2008
Brazilian Man Charged in Cyber-Terrorism Case
A Brazilian man was charged by a federal grand jury in New Orleans for his role in a conspiracy to sell a network of computers infected with malicious software, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and Jim Letten, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, announced on Friday.
Leni de Abreu [...]
August 16, 2008
Homeland Security: TSA Using Covert Operatives to Test Security Measures
(The following article is based on reports and material obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. The material presented herein is not classified information.)
The Transportation Security Administration uses undercover, or covert, testing to approximate techniques that terrorists may use to identify vulnerabilities in and measure the performance of airport security systems.
During these tests, [...]
August 15, 2008
FBI, TSA Hold Major Terrorism and Transportation Conference in New York
Last week over 700 law enforcement personnel, intelligence professionals, and private sector officials attended the Terrorism and Transportation Conference convened in New York, New York, hosted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Homeland Security Department’s Transportation Security Administration. This four-day conference was held to bring together terrorism first responders, private industry security managers, and weapons [...]
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Rampant Voter Fraud by Illegal Aliens Ignored by Government and Media
A new study released by the conservative think-tank the Heritage Foundation provides proof that illegal aliens and immigrants with green cards are committing rampant voter fraud in the United States.
Reports of ineligible persons registering to vote have raised concerns about state processes for verifying voter registration lists. States usually base voter eligibility on the voter’s [...]
August 9, 2008
Feds Nail 10,000 Violent Gang Members in the US
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, working in conjunction with federal, state and local law enforcement partners across the United States, have arrested the 10,000th gang member under operation Community Shield, according to a report submitted to officials of the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
This ongoing operation started in 2005 to curb gang violence and weed [...]
August 4, 2008
Feds Combating Rampant Health Care Fraud and Abuse
The Department of Justice, in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services, has guided the enforcement efforts of the national Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) since its inception in 1997.
The program was designed to coordinate federal, state and local law enforcement on cases of health care fraud and abuse [...]
August 3, 2008
Freeing American Captives in Foreign Lands
When two American missionaries were kidnapped last July in Haiti, negotiators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation were called in to secure their release. The missionaries, both North Carolina natives in Port Au Prince aiding relief efforts in the beleaguered Caribbean republic, would be held for four days as their captors demanded a ransom and the [...]
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Diplomatic Immunity: Foreign Diplomats In US Abusing Household Workers
In 2007, the US Department of State reported that some foreign diplomats are suspected of abusing the household workers they brought to the United States on A-3 or G-5 visas.
The US Congress directed the Government Accounting Office to determine the number of A-3 or G-5 visa holders who have alleged abuse by foreign diplomats with immunity [...]
