
CBP Uncovers Record $1 Billion in Duty Evasion, 300% Above Annual Average
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has uncovered more than $1 billion in evaded duties under the Enforce and Protect Act, a first in the program's 10-year history.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has uncovered more than $1 billion in evaded duties under the Enforce and Protect Act, a first in the program's 10-year history.

Federal officers found 366 packages of cocaine weighing 1,002 pounds hidden in a flatbed trailer's floorboards at the Calexico Port of Entry.

Daniel Hammond, 44, sentenced to 11 years for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl for a drug network tied to the Aryan Family and Omerta prison gangs.

ICE Boston arrested Rocael Ordonez-Cruz, 23, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala charged with rape and other sex crimes in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Erik Ventura-Castro, 24, of Hialeah, Fla., sentenced to 30 months for smuggling thousands of Cuban nationals using fraudulent visa waivers and fake asylum claims.

Gregory M. Gilmore, a 30-year federal prosecutor, was sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois in Springfield.

Richard Cunningham, 55, admitted to defrauding private lenders of $12.1 million using fabricated veterans housing documents and forged HUD vouchers.
The Justice Department will award nearly $300 million to two to four cities that propose comprehensive strategies to reduce violent crime.

Former FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Royer pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a forex scheme, agreeing to pay $576,818.83 in restitution to defrauded investors.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has uncovered more than $1 billion in evaded duties under the Enforce and Protect Act, a first in the program's 10-year history.

San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four illegal immigrants after a panga-style vessel landed near Scripps Pier in La Jolla.

ICE Boston arrested Rocael Ordonez-Cruz, 23, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala charged with rape and other sex crimes in Arlington, Massachusetts.

ICE deported Agustin Morales-Renteria and Juan Becerra Ruiz, both 24, to Mexico where they face homicide charges after years in the U.S.

Temporary Protected Status for Syrians expired this week, raising concerns about religious minorities under Syria's post-Assad transitional government.

Federal officers found 366 packages of cocaine weighing 1,002 pounds hidden in a flatbed trailer's floorboards at the Calexico Port of Entry.

Daniel Hammond, 44, sentenced to 11 years for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl for a drug network tied to the Aryan Family and Omerta prison gangs.

Erik Ventura-Castro, 24, of Hialeah, Fla., sentenced to 30 months for smuggling thousands of Cuban nationals using fraudulent visa waivers and fake asylum claims.
SEC alleges RAD Diversified REIT founders defrauded 5,500 investors of $152 million, misappropriating nearly $5 million for luxury goods and private jets.

Israeli cabinet greenlights deployment of up to 200 International Stabilization Force troops into Gaza as Hamas retains control of 40% of the territory.

Zelenskyy says Russian satellites surveilled four U.S.-linked air bases in the Gulf, with imagery passed to Iran for strike planning.

The trilateral U.S.-Israel-Lebanon framework signed June 26 conditions Israeli withdrawal on verified Hezbollah disarmament, but the group rejects the deal outright.

Saudi-led coalition struck Sanaa International Airport to prevent a Houthi delegation from flying to slain Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's funeral, triggering retaliatory missile fire.

Gunmen killed 30 Christians, including eight children, in Naridon village in Nigeria's Kaduna state as local leaders plead for international intervention.

A drone strike hit Arsema Monastery in Ethiopia's Amhara Region during worship, killing two nuns and six priests amid ongoing conflict.

India's Maharashtra state ordered a three-month audit of all church and Christian organization land holdings, alarming Christian communities facing rising pressure.

Iranian authorities are confiscating St. Peter's Evangelical Church in Tehran, evicting 20 Armenian and Assyrian families from the 10-acre compound.

Cleveland Clinic will pay $308,000 and commit $2 million for detransition care under a DOJ resolution ending sex-rejecting procedures on minors.

A federal jury convicted Hadi Matar, 28, of terrorism offenses for his 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.

CENTCOM and Saudi forces hit militia logistics sites in Iraq after over 30 IRGC-directed drone attacks in 72 hours killed PMF fighters.

Lebanese security forces discovered rifles, RPG rounds, detonators, and maps in a Beirut apartment after responding to a family dispute shooting.

German prosecutors say Abdul Rahman Ballout recorded an Islamic State pledge before driving a van into Berlin Pride crowds, killing one and injuring 29.

HR 1329 to establish a Smithsonian women's history museum failed 204-216 after a biological-women amendment split both parties.
Alexander Villatoro Moreno sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for RICO conspiracy exploiting Mexican H-2A agricultural workers across five states.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona charged 271 individuals with immigration-related crimes in a single week of enforcement operations.

Ricardo Orizaba-Zendejas, 21, sentenced to 20 years for trafficking meth, fentanyl, and cocaine in operation targeting Sinaloa and CJNG cartels.

Yemen's Houthis launched two missiles at central Israel and declared a total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea.

A Hindu nationalist mob attacked a worship service in Chhattisgarh, India, injuring at least 25 Christians, including a pastor's pregnant wife.

Nigerian forces rescued at least 360 people abducted by Boko Haram from Ngoshe in March, though local leaders dispute the military's account of the operation.

A federal jury convicted four Boilermakers Union leaders of racketeering and embezzlement in a scheme involving no-show jobs, luxury travel, and a $7 million unauthorized loan.
Federal courts sentence four men across South Dakota, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts for assault, firearms offenses, and fraud under DOJ enforcement priorities.

Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said he prays to one day govern Jerusalem, calling for former Ottoman lands to return to Turkish sovereignty.

Ansaru terrorists holding over 40 students and teachers in Oyo state demand prisoner releases, ₦1 billion ransom, and Sharia-related laws.

Mohamed Sagha, 22, of Wayne, N.J., allegedly discussed attacking a Jewish place of worship and a National Guard location in support of ISIS.

Pope Leo XIV became the first pontiff to address Spain's Congress of Deputies, challenging lawmakers on abortion and euthanasia protections.