Violent Venezuelan gang now appears to be in the DC area

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-maryland-virginia-venezuelan-gang-violent-violence-crime-tda-tren-de-aragua-robbery-theft-venezuelan-gang-fairfax-county-president-nicolas-madura-migrants-immigrants-south-america-donald-trump-immigration-laws WASHINGTON (7News) — Alleged members of a violent gang that originated in Venezuela have operated in the D.C. area, WJLA confirmed The gang is called TdA, or Tren de Aragua. It originated in the Venezuelan state of Aragua, where it operated out of a prison that it allegedly ran for years, to the point…

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House passes bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits it deems to support terrorism

The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism, alarming civil liberties groups about how a second Trump presidency could invoke it to punish political opponents. The bill passed 219-184, with the majority of the support coming from Republicans…

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Man indicted for terroristic threats, inducing panic at Tower City

The man accused of walking into Tower City with a gun and making threats has now been indicted, according to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor. A Cuyahoga County grand jury charged 21-year-old George Ivery Jr. for making terroristic threats for live streaming inside Tower City with a gun, pointing a gun at traffic on I-90, and…

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The FBI And DHS Leaders Won’t Testify Publicly About National Security Threats Before The Senate

The leaders of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security declined to testify publicly at a scheduled Senate committee hearing Thursday on global threats to national security, a break from standard protocol of open testimony before the panel. “Their choice to not provide public testimony about their departments’ efforts to address wide-ranging national security…

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Convicted Jan. 6 rioter now found guilty of plotting to kill FBI agents

A convicted Jan. 6 rioter has now been found guilty of plotting to murder FBI agents who were investigating the Capitol insurrection. Edward Kelley, 35, was convicted Wednesday in the federal case against him in Knoxville, Tennessee, according to the Department of Justice. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7, and could face…

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Former Georgia Poll Worker Indicted for Mailing Bomb Threat to Polling Place

A former Georgia poll worker was indicted yesterday for allegedly mailing a letter that threatened to bomb a polling place and harm poll workers and for lying to the FBI during the investigation. Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, was previously arrested pursuant to a criminal complaint on Nov. 4 and made his initial appearance in…

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