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Federal Prosecutors Drop Case Against NYPD Officer Accused of Spying for China

January 17, 2023
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Federal prosecutors in New York dropped their case against an NYPD officer indicted for allegedly spying on behalf of China’s communist regime. Baimadajie Angwang was charged in 2020 with acting as an illegal agent of China’s communist regime. Angwang was an officer with the NYPD’s 111th Precinct in Queens, and a U.S. Army reservist. Born…

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Feds Bust Stolen Outboard Ring in Florida; Miami Company Accused of Exporting Engines

July 9, 2022
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By Jay Weaver From Miami Herald A stolen outboard engine—it’s the bane of boaters. About 600 high-priced outboard engines were stolen in Southwest Florida and other parts of the state, and then fenced through a Miami-area freight forwarder that illegally exported them to Mexico, according to a new federal indictment. It is not clear from…

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‘Ghost Flights’: The Mystery of the Migrant Kids the Feds Are Spiriting Into the US Interior

February 20, 2022
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After months of delay, the Department of Homeland Security replied late last month to a Congressional demand for information about the number of illegal migrants the department has flown from border towns to communities around the country. In 2021, it said, 71,617 were dropped off in nearly 20 cities including locales as far from the…

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Feds Declined Offer From Privacy Commissioner for Advice on Collection of Phone Data

February 9, 2022
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OTTAWA—The federal privacy commissioner says his offer to advise the government on the implications of collecting data from millions of mobile phones during the COVID-19 pandemic was rebuffed. Daniel Therrien told a House of Commons committee this week that he offered to review how the data was being anonymized, but the government consulted its own…

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Feds to Apologize to Victims of Military Sexual Misconduct on Dec. 13

November 30, 2021
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OTTAWA—A date has been set for the government to deliver its promised apology to victims of military sexual misconduct. The Department of National Defence announced Monday that the apology will be delivered on Dec. 13 and come in the three parts. Defence Minister Anita Anand will apologize on behalf of the government, chief of the…

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Feds Didn’t Supply Enough Resources to End Water Advisories on First Nations: Auditor

February 25, 2021
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OTTAWA—The government did not provide the support needed to ensure First Nations communities have access to safe drinking water, says federal auditor general Karen Hogan in a report released Thursday. Hogan found Indigenous Services Canada failed to meet its commitment to eliminate all long-term drinking water advisories by the end of March. She also noted…

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Feds Sue Walmart Over Role in Opioid Crisis

December 22, 2020
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WASHINGTON—The Justice Department (DOJ) is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America. The civil complaint being filed Tuesday points to the role Walmart’s pharmacies may have played in the crisis by filling opioid prescriptions and by unlawfully distributing controlled substances to the…

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