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Maryland Judge Orders Immediate Release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia From ICE Detention
A Maryland judge has ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released immediately from his immigration detention. US District Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Abrego Garcia be released from the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania, arguing that he was held "without lawful authority." "Since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority," the ruling states. "For this reason, the Court will grant Abrego Garcia's Petition for immediate release from ICE custody." Abrego Garcia has lived with his family…
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sentenced To Years In Prison For Prostitution-Related Conviction
Sean "Diddy" Combs will spend years more in prison on the one of three charges he was found guilty by a federal jury. Judge Arun Subramanian announced late Friday afternoon, Oct. 3, the 55-year-old rapper, producer, and music mogul has been sentenced to 50 months (about four years and two months) in prison for transporting individuals for prostitution. "You abused (the women) physically, emotionally, and psychologically and you used that to get your way," the judge told Combs at Federal court in lower Manhattan. He added: "A substantial sentence must be given to send a message to abu…
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Foreign Visitors May Need To Pay $15K Bond To Enter US: Here's Why
Some international travelers coming to the US on tourist or business visas may soon have to pay a bond of up to $15,000, in the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown effort. The State Department released details on the visa bond pilot program in the Federal Register on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The temporary final rule targets countries with high visa overstay rates or citizenship-for-sale programs. The pilot will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and end on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. The program will allow US consular officers to require certain visa applicants to post a bond …
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Man Caught On Cruise Ship With Secret Child Porn Folder Charged In Global Exploitation Ring: HS
A Pennsylvania man returning from a cruise was intercepted by U.S. Customs and found with a secret folder of child pornography on his phone, leading to 46 felony charges after investigators uncovered his alleged role in an international child exploitation ring, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Friday, Aug. 1. Matthew Thomas Pappalardo, 38, of Casselberry Drive, Lower Providence, allegedly used encrypted apps and hidden folders to collect and trade child sexual abuse material while chatting with minors as young as 13, according to a criminal complaint. **WARNI…
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DHS Warns Of Terror Attacks, Cyber Threats In US Amid Iran Conflict
Federal officials are warning of a heightened threat environment in the United States due to the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to a new DHS National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin issued Sunday, June 22. The alert says low-level cyberattacks, plots against U.S. officials, and extremist violence at home could all rise in the coming weeks as tensions overseas continue. “The ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States,” the Department of Homeland Security said in the bulletin, which remains active through Sept. 22. The warning has prompted New Yo…
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Slain Israeli Embassy Staffers Were About To Get Engaged: Report
Two Israeli Embassy employees shot and killed in a targeted attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. were about to be engaged, multiple news outlets report. The staffers, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were leaving an event for young diplomats at the Jewish Museum when they were shot on the 300 block of F Street NW, right across from the FBI's Washington Field Office at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, the NY Times reports. Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was identified as the only suspect and reportedly chanted "free Palestine" while in custody, The…
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Former Gov. Larry Hogan Shares Mysterious Video Of Possible 'Drones' Outside Maryland Home
It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a drone? Maybe? Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is the latest to throw out thoughts about the plague of drones that have been spotted across the East Coast in recent weeks. Hogan fanned the flames of speculation recently after sharing a curious nearly two-minute video of what he believed to be drones in the area, though he cautioned that he was no expert in the matter in a social media post that garnered nearly 4.5 million views. Last night, beginning at around 9:45 pm, I personally witnessed (and videoed) what appeared to be dozens of large dr…
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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Tapped To Head Trump's New Dept. Of Government Efficiency
President-Elect Donald Trump continues to fill his cabinet with loyalists and his biggest supporters following his sweeping victory in last week's election. He announced Tuesday, Nov. 12, that two billionaire former rivals turned allies, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, would head up his new Department of Government Efficiency. Related: Trump Nominates NY Rep. Elise Stefanik As UN Ambassador The tech entrepreneur, age 53, and the 39-year-old Harvard and Yale Law grad will be tasked with major cuts in government spending. Trump called it "The Manhattan Project" for a new…
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Maryland Man Busted For Child Porn While Boarding International Flight To Japan Sentenced: Feds
A man looking to leave the country amid an investigation into child pornography in Montgomery County will spend nearly a decade in prison, federal authorities announced. Rockville resident Gregory Thomas Clement, 53, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the transportation of child pornography after being busted with child porn and discussing sexual proclivities involving young children. According to his guilty plea, in May last year, Homeland Security was tipped off by an international law enforcement agency about a man - later identified as Clement - who was using an encrypted ch…
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Maryland State Police Helicopter Crew Rescues Hunter After Falling From Tree Stand
An injured hunter who found himself in a precarious position after falling more than a dozen feet from a tree stand had to be airlifted to an area hospital by Maryland State Police crews, authorities say. First responders responded to a call shortly after noon on Friday, Dec. 2, regarding a hunter who was stranded near Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge after falling 14 feet from a tree stand and landing in an awkward position. According to police, the aerial crew assigned to the Easton Section responded to the area near the refuge in Dorchester County to assist a man who required medica…
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Maryland Woman In Custody For Alleged Sex Trafficking, Prostitution Claims: Sheriff
It was not a happy ending for a Maryland woman who now faces charges for her role in alleged sex trafficking and prostitution from a pair of spas in Frederick County, officials say. Huiping Hester, 52, of Bethesda, was taken into custody without incident following a lengthy investigation into multiple community complaints about at least two businesses, the Frederick County Human Trafficking Response Team (HRT) announced on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Specifically, Hester was charged at the Frederick County Detention Center with two counts of sex trafficking and 14 additional counts associated …
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Secret Service Officers Hospitalized After Being Exposed To 'Powdery Substance' In DC
Two US Secret Service agents were hospitalized after being exposed to an undisclosed “powdery substance" believed to be narcotics, a spokesperson said. At approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, officers from the Secret Service Uniformed Division conducted a traffic stop in the 1700 block of New York Avenue in Washington, DC, according to Anthony Guglielmi, the Chief of Communications for the agency. One person was taken into custody during the incident, and officers are being evaluated at an area hospital. Investigators did not release any information on the suspect. Shortly befor…
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Maryland Man Sentenced For Posing As Teen Boy To Entice Minors To Send Photos, Videos: DOJ
A 37-year-old Maryland man will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being sentenced for posing as a teen boy to entice minors to send sexually illicit photos and videos to him online. Derrell Lamar Hooker Orange - also known simply as “Orange” has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison, followed by 12 years of supervised release for enticement of a minor to produce child pornography and possession of child pornography, the Department of Justice announced. US Attorney Erek Barron said that as part of his plea, Orange admitted to posing as a 16-year-old boy for several months in…
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