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The Loophole That Put Drunk Truckers Back on the Road
Employers could be unaware that a recent hire fraudulently ‘passed’ a previous drug or alcohol test to get back behind the wheel of a massive semitruck.
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US to Designate 2 Major Brazilian Gangs as Terrorist Organizations, Rubio Says
The designation, which targets PCC and Comando Vermelho, allows the United States to freeze assets and bars Americans from providing support.
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Supreme Court Rules Jury Selection Was Botched in Mississippi Death Penalty Case
The high court ruled the trial judge misapplied a legal precedent dealing with selecting jurors.
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15 Accused in Minnesota Fraud Schemes Totaling $90 Million: What to Know
Fraudsters targeted seven programs, including a record-high $46 million in autism-services fraud.
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CIA Official Arrested With More Than $42 Million Stashed in His House
The charging documents described Rush as a former senior employee at a US government agency with top-secret clearance and access to classified information.
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Federal Prosecutor in Chicago Denies Opening Investigation of E. Jean Carroll
The former Elle columnist previously obtained an $83 million jury award against the president.
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Mother Who Lost 2 Sons to Synthetic Drugs Sends Warning to Other Families
A DEA agent said China is sending precursor chemicals for carfentanil to Mexico, where cartel chemists are synthesizing them.
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Vegas Biolab Probe Takes Turn as Judge Tosses Case Against Property Manager
Ori Solomon, 55, still faces a related hazardous waste charge in Clark County court.
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Trump Suggests Vance’s Anti-Fraud Efforts Could Save Social Security
The president made the comment at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
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Vance Enlists Help From States in Fraud Crackdown
Vice President JD Vance and other federal leaders met with 15 state attorneys general on May 26 in Washington to better coordinate fraud-fighting efforts.
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US Forces Intercept 3 Go-Fast Drug Vessels in Eastern Pacific, Detain 9 Suspects
The drugs taken into custody have an estimated street value of more than $25 million.
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Hochul Highlights Reduced Shootings in State Gun Violence Elimination Initiative Areas
The number of people killed in firearm homicides has nearly halved from this time last year.
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2 Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering Money for Cartels
The defendants allegedly laundered proceeds from cocaine and fentanyl trafficking, prosecutors said.
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271 Immigration Cases Filed as Part of Operation Take Back America
One of the arrested individuals is a truck driver who allegedly tried to smuggle 42 illegal immigrants into the United States.
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FBI Warns ‘First VPN Service’ Used by Ransomware Gangs for Cyberattacks
Europol said the service has been featured in ‘almost every major cybercrime investigation’ supported by the agency in recent years.
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Bystander Hit in Shooting at White House in Stable Condition
‘Our thoughts are also with the innocent bystander who was wounded during this incident,’ Secret Service Director Sean Curran said.
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Chinese National Charged With Smuggling Drugs Through Georgia’s Port of Savannah
The defendant owns a China-based chemical company and promoted Shenzhen, China, as a ‘source city for his drug supply,’ prosecutors say.
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12 Alleged Gang Members Indicted on Federal RICO Charges
The defendants have been accused of drug trafficking, murder, assault, and arson.
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US Forces Interdict Aircraft With Over 600 Kilograms of Cocaine
The illicit drugs have an estimated street value of roughly $76 million.
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