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Wannabe Hizballah Recruit Indicted for Lying to the FBI

Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, a dual citizen of the United States and the Republic of Ireland who formerly lived in Pittsburgh, was arrested on Dec 6, 2024, and then transported to Pittsburgh by the U.S. Marshals Service on Dec. 30, 2024, according to a DOJ press release. A grand jury formally indicted Molloy on Jan. […]

Report Jessika Saunders | Feb 6, 2025

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Embezzlement

Arizona Elected Official Stole $38 Million from Santa Cruz County

Elizabeth Gutfahr, 62, a former treasurer of Santa Cruz County, Ariz., pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2024, to charges related to a scheme to steal over $38 million in county funds and avoiding paying more than $13 million in taxes, according to a DOJ press release. Gutfahr pleaded guilty to money laundering, tax evasion, and […]

Report Jessika Saunders | Jan 29, 2025

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Racketeering

Chinese Man Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Police Station in NYC

Chen Jinping, 60, from New York, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18, 2024, to crimes related to operating an illegal police station in Lower Manhattan, NYC, under the direction of China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS), according to a DOJ press release. Jinping acted as an unlicensed agent of the Chinese government on behalf of one […]

Report Jessika Saunders | Jan 27, 2025

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Influence Peddling

Feds: Another Chinese Agent Cozied Up to U.S. Politician

John Chen, 71, a Chinese national living in Los Angeles, was sentenced on Nov. 19, 2024, to 20 months in prison for bribing the IRS to target a Falun Gong practitioner living in the U.S. and acting as an unregistered agent of China, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Jan 27, 2025

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Identity Theft

Feds: North Korean IT Workers Steal Money to Siphon Back to Homeland

Fourteen people alleged to be North Korean nationals were indicted on Dec. 11 on charges of identity theft, wire fraud and money laundering in a years-long conspiracy to violate U.S. Sanctions, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Jan 15, 2025

Identity Theft

Feds: Iranian Hackers Tried to Sow Discord in the United States

Three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been charged with conspiracy, fraud, identity theft and wire fraud for allegedly hacking into accounts of current and former U.S. officials, media, NGOs and U.S. political campaigns, according to a recently unsealed indictment obtained by The Daily Muck.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Oct 28, 2024

Masoud Jalili Seyyed Ali Aghamiri and Yaser Balaghi Are All Alleged Iranian Hackers Wanted By The FBI in Conjunction for Hacking Attacks Against U.S. Officials and Others - The Daily Muck

Political Figures

Florida Man Allegedly Threatens to Kill Opponent Via ‘Russian-Ukranian Hit Squad’

William Robert Braddock III, a 41-year-old man from St. Petersburg, Fla., was indicted for allegedly threatening to kill his primary opponent in the 2021 election for the 13th Congressional District of Florida via his “Russian-Ukranian hit squad.” He also faces charges of threatening an acquaintance of his rival.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Oct 25, 2024

William Robert Bradock Shown in His Mugshot from the Philippines Has Been Indicted for Alledgedly Threatening to Kill His Political Opponent - The Daily Muck

Financial Gains

Vegas Politician Michele Fiore Convicted on All Counts of Conspiracy and Wire Fraud

Taking $70,000 in donations for a statue dedicated to fallen officers and spending it on yourself and your family won’t impress a jury of your peers.

Report Jessika Saunders | Oct 14, 2024

An Image in Michele Fiores Second Amendment Calendar Shows the Disgraced Politician Holding a Revolver and an American Flag - The Daily Muck

Police

Feds Target a Foreign ‘Swatting’ Conspiracy Directed at Senior Government Officials and Other U.S. Citizens

Two foreign nationals allegedly weaponized law enforcement for years to terrorize U.S. citizens.

Report Jessika Saunders | Oct 11, 2024

A SWAT Team in Fatigues Enter a Home Rifles Pointed Representing a Swatting Conspiracy that Targeted U.S. Citizens - The Daily Muck

Bribery

District Leader of the Bronx Board Of Elections Charged With Bribery, Extortion, Fraud, and Identity Theft

A Board of Elections District Leader has been accused of extorting New York City poll workers.

Report Jessika Saunders | Sep 16, 2024

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Police

Four Men Arrested in Three States on Charges Related to January 6th

If you are going to storm the Capitol, filming yourself in the act is a bad idea. The world had a front-row seat to the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol because more than a few participants filmed themselves and others at the event.

Report Jessika Saunders | Aug 26, 2024

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Wannabe Hizballah Recruit Indicted for Lying to the FBI

Arizona Elected Official Stole $38 Million from Santa Cruz County

Chinese Man Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Police Station in NYC

Feds: Another Chinese Agent Cozied Up to U.S. Politician

Feds: North Korean IT Workers Steal Money to Siphon Back to Homeland

Feds: Iranian Hackers Tried to Sow Discord in the United States

Florida Man Allegedly Threatens to Kill Opponent Via ‘Russian-Ukranian Hit Squad’

Vegas Politician Michele Fiore Convicted on All Counts of Conspiracy and Wire Fraud

Feds Target a Foreign ‘Swatting’ Conspiracy Directed at Senior Government Officials and Other U.S. Citizens

District Leader of the Bronx Board Of Elections Charged With Bribery, Extortion, Fraud, and Identity Theft

Four Men Arrested in Three States on Charges Related to January 6th

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Wannabe Hizballah Recruit Indicted for Lying to the FBI

Arizona Elected Official Stole $38 Million from Santa Cruz County

Chinese Man Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Police Station in NYC

Feds: Another Chinese Agent Cozied Up to U.S. Politician

Feds: North Korean IT Workers Steal Money to Siphon Back to Homeland

Feds: Iranian Hackers Tried to Sow Discord in the United States

Florida Man Allegedly Threatens to Kill Opponent Via ‘Russian-Ukranian Hit Squad’

Vegas Politician Michele Fiore Convicted on All Counts of Conspiracy and Wire Fraud

Feds Target a Foreign ‘Swatting’ Conspiracy Directed at Senior Government Officials and Other U.S. Citizens

District Leader of the Bronx Board Of Elections Charged With Bribery, Extortion, Fraud, and Identity Theft

Two Men Plead Guilty for Online Threats Against Arizona Public Officials

Four Men Arrested in Three States on Charges Related to January 6th

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