Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Arson and Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization | Office of Public Affairs

Today, Regan Darby Prater, 28, currently of Tullahoma, Tennessee, entered a guilty plea to one count of arson and one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Prater pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Sentencing has been set before U.S. District […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Former Loveland, Colorado Police Department Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a Minor Child

Today, a federal judge in Denver, Colorado, sentenced Dylan Miller, 30, a former Loveland, Colorado Police Department (LPD) officer, to 17 years in prison and five years of supervised release for sexually assaulting a minor while he was on duty. The sentence comes after a jury returned a guilty verdict on Dec. 2, 2025, on […]

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Tech gaps and budget cuts threaten global efforts to track and help the vulnerable

But as nations gather at the UN this week to discuss the future of our population growth, two major hurdles are taking centre stage: a lack of funding and a widening gap between those who have access to new technology and those who do not. For almost two decades, Nigeria has grappled with large-scale displacement […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Prolific Alien Smuggler Extradited from Brazil to Face Charges in the United States

Bangladeshi national Saiful Islam, 39, will make his initial appearance in Laredo, Texas, today after being extradited from Brazil. An indictment in the Southern District of Texas was unsealed today charging Islam for his role in a conspiracy that smuggled numerous aliens through Central America to the United States. According to court documents, Islam participated in […]

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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 13 April: US-Iran talks falter; Strait of Hormuz uncertainty deepens

Weekend developments have raised fresh concerns worldwide after talks between the United States and Iran on Saturday ended without agreement, fuelling uncertainty and raising tensions once again. The planned US blockade targeting Iranian ports going into effect has added to fears of further escalation and global trade disruption. Meanwhile, the humanitarian toll mounts, with Lebanese […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Guatemalan Human Smuggler Pleads Guilty for Role in 2021 Mass Casualty Event in Chiapas, Mexico

A Guatemalan national charged in connection with the Dec. 9, 2021 mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to human smuggling charges related to the crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens — many of them Guatemalan nationals — which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people, including […]

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World News in Brief: South Sudan rights, opioid guidelines update, DR Congo crisis continues

They urged immediate steps to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian access, and enable internally displaced persons to return safely and with dignity. “South Sudan stands at a critical juncture,” the group of experts said. “All parties must immediately cease hostilities and engage in meaningful dialogue to prevent further escalation of conflict and protect civilians.” Jonglei State […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Issues Memorandum on the Creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche today released a Memorandum on the Creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division. Read the full memo. The core mission of the National Fraud Enforcement Division is to zealously investigate and prosecute those who steal or fraudulently misuse taxpayer dollars. The National Fraud Enforcement Division will fulfill that […]

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Middle East crisis exposes global energy fault line as UN urges shift to renewables

The Hormuz Strait in the Persian Gulf, through which one fifth of the world’s supply of oil and gas passes, has been largely closed to shipping since the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel, as well as, to a lesser extent, other nations, began a month ago. The disruption to supplies has already […]

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Office of Public Affairs | California Man Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating $270M Medication Reimbursement Fraud Scheme

A California man pleaded guilty yesterday to submitting nearly $270 million in fraudulent claims over an 11-month span to California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) for expensive prescription drugs that were medically unnecessary and, in many instances, not provided to the purported recipients. The Department of Justice announced this case and two others in support of President Trump’s […]

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