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Department of Homeland Security allowed convicted terrorist to become US citizen

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On October 10, 2014, Rasmieh Yousef Odeh, 66, was convicted on immigration fraud charges for failing to disclose terrorism conviction to immigration officials. According to the indictment, Odeh was convicted in Israel for her role in the 1969 bombings of a supermarket and the British Consulate in Jerusalem. Those bombings were carried out on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ("PFLP"), a designated terrorist organization. Odeh and her co-conspirators placed multiple bombs at the British Consulate and in a supermarket. One of the bombs placed at the supermarket detonated, killing two people and injuring several others. A bomb placed at the British Consulate caused structural damage to the facility. Israeli military authorities sentenced Odeh to life imprisonment, but she was released after serving 10 years, as part of a prisoner exchange. After her release, Odeh returned to the West Bank. In 1995, Odeh immigrated to the United States, in spite of her...

D.C. police officer was moonlighting as a pimp

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On October 9, 2014 Linwood Barnhill, 48, a former officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD),  was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of pandering minors for prostitution and one count of possession of child pornography. His short sentence was secured by the plea agreement. Judge Rosemary M. Collyer coddled the disgraced police officer , telling him: “You have served this community so well … It is sad for me to have to sentence you today. I hope you recover.” Continue reading:  http://www.examiner.com/article/d-c-police-officer-was-moonlighting-as-a-pimp

Woman imprisoned, bank gets off for providing material support to the enemy

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If you are a multi-national corporation that profits from hundreds of millions of dollars by trading with the enemy and laundering money for drug cartels, you can pay a penalty and keep on trucking. If you are an individual that provides material support to the enemy in the amount of $1,450 dollars, a prison term is imminent. If justice is not applied equally to all, is it truly justice? Read the article here: http://www.examiner.com/article/woman-imprisoned-bank-gets-off-for-providing-material-support-to-the-enemy

Case Update: Former FBI Agent Edward Preciado Convicted for Murdering Kimberly Long

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Hammered in Vegas Detectives followed a trail that traversed the kitchen, then continued across the dining room and through the hallway. The bloody footprints faded noticeably with each step up the staircase. More bloody footprints led to the outside of the garage. These trails would later lead the detectives to hidden evidence.   The rising garage door revealed Jeffrey Preciado’s father, covered in his victim’s blood. Former FBI agent Edward Preciado-Nuño stood over the lifeless body of Kimberly Ann Long. The 31-year-old mother lay in a pool of blood on the cold garage floor. Two bloody claw hammers were on the floor nearby. Staring at the detectives, Preciado-Nuño said, “She hit me with a hammer, so I hit her back.” The smaller hammer allegedly used by Kimberly was found beside her left hand. She was right-handed. Click on the link to continue reading: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2010/aug/25/feature-las-vegas-murder/ Preciado-Nuño has been sentenced to 8 to 20 yea...

Badge for sale - the tales of MICE and men

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Mexican drug cartels and smuggling organizations use the old Soviet principles, summarized by the cold war acronym MICE ( M oney, I deology, C ompromise and E go) in their approach to recruiting border agents. Oftentimes, the smugglers don’t have to swim, run or climb a fence. All they need is a corrupt border official on the take – and the numbers of crooked law enforcement officials are simply staggering. On August 12, 2010 Congress passed the Border Security Appropriations Bill, providing $196 million for the Department of Justice to surge federal law enforcement efforts in high crime areas in the Southwest Border region. New Congressional Funding to Enhance Department of Justice Southwest Border Strategy Devoting more funds to enforcement efforts is not enough to curtail internal corruption that permeates ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Border Patrol and CBP (Customs and Border Protection). The changes must come from within. The first priority should be the chan...

Scott Bloch wants your money

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Disgraced former head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) Scott Bloch is seeking donations from the American public to help with his legal bills. His shameless audacity is simply mind-boggling. On April 27, 2010 Scott J. Bloch, pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of Congress. Under his leadership, the historically inept OSC reached new lows. Bloch was accused of the following: Knowingly and willfully ignoring whistleblower disclosures; Dismissing and closing hundreds of whistleblowing complaints without investigation; Deleting hundreds of files pertaining to whistleblowing disclosures and complaints of retaliation and reprisal; Rolling back protections for federal employees against discrimination based on sexual orientation; Staffing key OSC positions with cronies who shared his discriminatory views; Engaging in retaliatory activities against OSC staffers who opposed his wrongdoing; Assigning interns to issue closure letters in hundreds of whistleblower complaints wit...