A Chicago man has been slapped with a federal indictment on allegations he frauded a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency out of more than $83 million with bogus or nonexistent COVID tests. The indictment against Zishan Alvi, owner of LabElite, was handed down on March 8. It was obtained by the…
Owner of National COVID Testing Company Indicted on Federal Criminal Charges
Florida Libel Bill May Challenge Long-Standing Supreme Court Decision
March 18, 2023
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Zak Young says his business and livelihood were destroyed—and innocent lives endangered—when CNN allegedly trashed him in TV and print stories. As an elite security operator who had the skills and contacts to extract people from Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban, Young saw himself savaged as a black marketer seeking to fleece helpless…
US No Longer Seeking Death for Man Convicted in Sjodin Case
U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday that they will no longer seek the death penalty for a Minnesota man already on death row but awaiting resentencing for the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin in 2003—a case that led to changes in sex offender registration laws. U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider in North Dakota filed a…
Texas Judge Considering Fate of Abortion Pill; Ruling Expected ‘As Soon As Possible’
A federal judge in Texas will decide whether the abortion pill, mifepristone, should be restricted or taken off the market. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who heard arguments from both sides during a hearing in Amarillo on Wednesday, told lawyers he would issue a ruling “as soon as possible,” the Associated Press reported. The hearing…
Supreme Court May Wade Into Fight Over Trump’s Former DC Hotel
March 16, 2023
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The Supreme Court may soon decide whether to take up a long-running dispute between former President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over the former Trump International Hotel in the nation’s capital. The justices are scheduled to discuss the case at their closed-door conference on March 17. If four of the nine justices vote to hear…
Senate Republicans Introduce Bill Codifying Right to Bear Arms Outside the Home
March 16, 2023
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Senate Republicans are set to introduce on a bill on Thursday that would codify the right to bear arms for self-defense outside the home. The bill would incorporate elements from the Supreme Court’s 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v….
DOJ Inspector General Seeking Testimony of Former FBI Agent Steve Friend, Contradicting Democrat Claims
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General’s Office intends to interview former FBI special agent Steve Friend regarding allegations he has raised about the agency. Last fall, Friend came forward with concerns about the FBI’s handling of child sexual abuse cases and its arrests of individuals involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of…
Jacob Chansley’s Lawyers Confront DOJ’s Claim It Didn’t Suppress Jan. 6 Evidence
March 15, 2023
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The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest objection to allegations that it suppressed evidence in its prosecution of Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Chansley flies in the face of the Sixth Amendment, current and former attorneys of Chansley told The Epoch Times in separate interviews this week. “They are hiding. They affirmatively are electing not to disclose [exculpatory…
Arizona Governor Criticized for Plans to Defy Execution Order
PHOENIX—Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is being criticized by a victim’s sister and a powerful county prosecutor for her plans to defy a court order to execute a prisoner next month for his conviction in a 2002 killing. The newly elected Democratic governor vowed nearly two weeks ago that she wouldn’t carry out the Arizona Supreme…
Senate Committee Hears Both Sides of Gun Control, Public Safety Debate
March 15, 2023
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The Senate Judiciary Committee heard from both sides of the gun control debate in a hearing to preserve public safety in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. In that case, the court struck down a New York state law that made it difficult to obtain…
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