Archive for February 2024
Gang-related music videos driving gun violence in DC: report
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/gang-related-music-videos-driving-gun-violence-in-dc-report
Read More“King” of Violent Haitian Gang Pleads Guilty to Gun Smuggling and Money Laundering After Government’s Case.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/king-violent-haitian-gang-pleads-guilty-gun-smuggling-and-money-laundering-after
Read MoreBaltimore “Triple C” Gang Member Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison and Two Others Sentenced to 25 Years for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murders and Attempted Murders
https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/baltimore-triple-c-gang-member-sentenced-30-years-federal-prison-and-two-others
Read MoreNJ-based gang of migrants charging $6K a head to smuggle illegal immigrants into US from Canada: report.
https://nypost.com/2024/02/04/news/nj-based-gang-charging-6k-a-head-to-smuggle-migrants-into-us-from-canada-report/
Read MoreAs trial for BGF gang looms, pleas in federal indictment resolve homicides, 2015 raid at Safe Streets.
The Baltimore Sun January 25, 2024 at 8:16 p.m.
Read MoreMassachusetts Man Extradited From Sweden on Charges Related to Fires at Jewish Institutions in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts man has been extradited from Stockholm, Sweden to face charges in connection with his alleged obstruction of an investigation into fires set at Jewish institutions in Arlington, Needham and Chelsea, Mass. in May 2019. Alexander Giannakakis, 37, formerly of Quincy, Mass., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in 2019 for…
Read MoreArson investigation underway at Golden Valley building housing several conservative organizations
Investigators now believe someone intentionally set a Golden Valley office building on fire this weekend. The fire started early Friday morning and damaged offices belonging to three organizations with politically conservative agendas. According to city fire officials, a fire alarm was reported at 2:11 a.m. Sunday at a building on the 8400 block of Wayzata…
Read MoreUS strikes targets in Iraq and Syria after Middle East drone attack kills three soldiers
U.S. warplanes unleashed a barrage of 85 strikes Friday against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Force and militias in Iraq and Syria linked to Sunday’s attack in Jordan that killed three soldiers. The airstrikes used 125 precision munitions, according to U.S. Central Command. The targets included rockets, missiles, drones and logistics systems used by the militias…
Read MoreBomb explodes outside ministry in Athens, no injuries
An explosive device went off outside Greece’s labour ministry in central Athens early on Saturday but caused no injuries, Greek police said. A Greek newspaper received a phone call by an unknown caller that a bomb had been planted at the ministry and had informed the police who cordoned off the area before the explosion…
Read MoreNYC woman convicted of using bitcoins to fund terrorism in Syria
Victoria Jacobs could spend up to 25 years in prison. The 44-year-old woman was found guilty of funneling funds to U.S.-listed terrorist groups in Syria, using cryptocurrency to evade detection. A Manhattan jury convicted Jacobs of three felony counts of providing support for an act of terrorism, as well as conspiracy, money laundering and criminal…
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