‘I’M ASHAMED’: Ex-Atlantic City Dem Mayor Sobs As He’s Sentenced To 30 Days In Jail

CAMDEN, N.J. – The former Democrat mayor of Atlantic City was sentenced today to 30 days in prison and 11 months of home confinement for defrauding contributors to a youth basketball team out of more than $86,000.

Frank Gilliam, 49, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

According to court documents, Gilliam was the co-founder of AC Starz Basketball Club (AC Starz), a non-profit that he incorporated to operate a youth basketball team. While serving as a member of the Atlantic City Council and later, as mayor of Atlantic City, Gilliam solicited donations for AC Starz from various individuals and entities under the false pretense that the contributions were for a youth basketball team and/or school supplies for underprivileged children. Gilliam instead used most of the money for personal expenses – including luxury clothing, expensive meals, and trips – that were completely unrelated to the operation of a youth basketball team. In total, Gilliam defrauded the contributors out of $86,790.

“I stand before this court as a fractured human being, one seeking to do better,” a sniffling Gilliam told the judge during a video appearance. “It’s something I wish never happened. But it did. The mistake I made is not something I’m proud of. I’m ashamed, I’m embarrassed. I’ve hurt people who love me, I’ve hurt people who depended on me.”

Gilliam had asked the judge to be sentenced to probation and community service.

“This defendant stole more money than many U.S. residents earn in a year,” the judge said. “The defendant also took money from the very underprivileged children in Atlantic City that he tried to encourage and prepare for a better life.”

Gilliam’s lawyer, Harry Rimm said, “Mr. Gilliam’s community of supporters, represented by more than 200 letters to the Court from family; friends, teachers and professors from grade school, junior high school, high school and college; coaches, basketball players and their parents; mentees; members of the local clergy and even victims impacted by Mr. Gilliam’s actions, have recognized his sincere contrition and asked the Court for leniency at his sentencing. I have been both a federal prosecutor and a defense lawyer, and, in my 25 years practicing law, I have never handled a matter in which so many appeals for leniency were submitted to the Court on behalf of an individual like Mr. Gilliam. Clearly, Mr. Gilliam’s community believes that his one mistake should not outweigh all the good that he has done — and continues to do even during the pandemic — for his community.”

The corruption in Atlantic City has long been scandalous — it even spawned the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire.”

In addition to the prison term, Judge Rodriguez sentenced Gilliam to three years of supervised release, ordered him to pay restitution to his victims in the amount of $86,790 and ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service.

https://breaking911.com/im-embarrassed-ex-atlantic-city-dem-mayor-gets-30-days-in-jail/

Report: Top Joe Biden Aide Helped Found Think Tank ‘Heavily Influenced’ by Beijing

A White House staffer leading President Joe Biden’s policy towards Asia previously founded a think tank that had strong links to the Chinese communist regime.

The Washington Free Beacon reported on Wednesday that Kurt Campbell, Biden’s choice to serve as chief coordinator for Asia policy on the National Security Council, helped found the U.S.-China Strong Foundation. The think tank, which seems to have been closed down, promoted expanding cultural and economic ties between the United States and Beijing.

Campbell’s organization, however, caught the attention of some observers not for its advocacy in favor of student language exchange programs between the U.S. and China, but rather for its support of Beijing’s political and economic programs.

The foundation has promoted the Chinese army and China’s Belt and Road Initiative—deemed a national security threat by U.S. officials. It has also partnered with the Confucius Institute U.S. Center, an educational nonprofit organization that the State Department designated as a foreign mission last summer, citing its promotion of Beijing’s propaganda efforts to academics across the world.

“The indicators suggest that the U.S.-China Strong Foundation could be a [Chinese Communist Party] front group, or so heavily influenced by the CCP as to be tantamount to a front group,” said Anders Corr, an intelligence analyst and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk.

The group also entered into a partnership with the Confucius Institute U.S. Center, an education outfit funded by the Chinse government. In recent years, the federal government has investigated organizations such as the Confucius Institute for attempting to recruit students to spy on China’s behalf. The institutes have also more broadly been accused of disseminating Chinese propaganda.

Revelations about Campbell’s work with the U.S.-China Strong Foundation come the same week that it emerged Biden’s youngest son, Hunter, continues to hold a 10 percent stake in an international private equity firm with ties to Beijing.

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2021/01/28/report-top-biden-aide-helped-found-think-tank-heavily-influenced-beijing/

Biden's LGBT Agenda: Pedophilia Coming Down the Pike?

The Biden regime's January 20 executive order demanding "equal treatment under the law, no matter [one's] gender identity or sexual orientation" is just the first salvo in the next wave pushing "LGBT rights." The order will soon be backed by federal law, via the pending LGBT "Equality Act."

While many are now warning that the order will destroy girls' and women's sports, its impact is much broader.

The enforcers will be given free rein to transform society in unimaginable ways, given the undefined terms in the order and pending law: gender identity, sexual orientation, LGBT. Why has there been no pushback on embedding these sexual-radical concepts in our legal system?

Establishment conservatives have shied away from addressing this issue and denigrate anyone who dares to confront it. They don't want to be called "anti-gay" or "uncompassionate" toward the "gender confused." (In 2018, MassResistance was banned from CPAC for our outspoken opposition to the transgender movement.)

Yet now, conservative commentators complain about boys taking over girls' sports and locker rooms. Too little, too late.

Biden's LGBT Executive Order

Biden's executive order (E.O.) targets "discrimination" based on "gender identity and sexual orientation." Anywhere existing statutes or regulations prohibit "sex discrimination," the E.O. instructs all federal agencies to review and revise regulations as necessary to include "gender identity and sexual orientation."

Justice Gorsuch's absurd ruling in Bostock is cited as one basis for this E.O., along with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The woke E.O. even references the radicals' idea about overlapping areas of discrimination, called "intersectionality."

The E.O.'s introductory paragraph is emotionally manipulative, mentioning respect, dignity, love, children, one's true self, and people just wanting "a roof over their head":

Every person should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear, no matter who they are or whom they love. Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room, or school sports. Adults should be able to earn a living and pursue a vocation knowing that they will not be fired, demoted, or mistreated because of whom they go home to or because how they dress does not conform to sex-based stereotypes. People should be able to access healthcare and secure a roof over their heads without being subjected to sex discrimination. All persons should receive equal treatment under the law, no matter their gender identity or sexual orientation.

But nowhere does the E.O. define the new terms at issue.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/bidens_lgbt_agenda_pedophilia_coming_down_the_pike.html

Report: Biden Administration to Vaccinate Terrorists First, Will Offer Coronavirus Vaccine to Gitmo Detainees

The Biden administration plans to offer coronavirus vaccines to detainees held at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, the New York Times reported on Thursday evening.

According to the report, the Pentagon will offer the coronavirus vaccine, which remains in high demand, to the terror suspects “possibly starting next week, according to a prosecutor in the case against five prisoners accused of conspiring in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.”

According to the report, detainees could begin receiving the vaccine, which will be administered on a voluntary basis, as early as Monday:

The prosecutor, Clayton G. Trivett Jr., wrote to defense lawyers on Thursday “that an official in the Pentagon has just signed a memo approving the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine to the detainee population in Guantánamo.”

Medical workers at the U.S. naval base began vaccinating the 6,000 residents on Jan. 8, including the 1,500 troops assigned to the detention operation. But the Trump administration had declined to say whether prisoners would be vaccinated.

It is not yet publicly known if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, and his co-conspirators have agreed to be vaccinated:

An Army judge has scheduled an arraignment on Feb. 22 for three prisoners accused of conspiring in deadly terrorist attacks in Indonesia in 2002 and 2003. Under the timeline described by Mr. Trivett, prisoners who agree to be vaccinated could receive their second dose on the eve of the arraignment, the first at Guantánamo’s war court since 2014.

The news comes as the vaccine remains in high demand across the country as states continue to reserve their limited supply of vaccinations for more vulnerable populations, such as seniors and those with chronic health conditions.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser on the coronavirus to President Joe Biden, predicted that vaccine availability for those in any category will likely come by April. He also failed to rule out wearing two masks at once, even after getting vaccinated. Additionally, he reiterated that 70 and 85 percent of the population should be vaccinated before officials begin seriously relaxing public health measures. However, that goal will take “several months” to reach, he said.

The U.S. distributed 48,386,275 vaccines and administered 21,698,606 of those as of January 28, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) data. Over four million have received their second dose of the vaccine.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/28/report-biden-administration-vaccinating-terrorists-first/

Democrat Lawmakers Introduce Bill for Nationwide Mail-in Voting: Necessary to ‘Make Real Progress’

Two Democrat lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday, dubbed the “Vote at Home Act,” to expand “Oregon-style” mail-in voting nationwide, contending that the move is necessary to “make real progress” in the country.

The bill, introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), is designed to “fight voter suppression” as detailed by Wyden’s press release. The measure would “massively expand vote-at-home ballot access, provide voters with pre-paid ballot envelopes and enact automatic voter registration.”

The lawmakers point to the unprecedented number of Americans who voted by mail in the 2020 presidential election — a move Democrats vehemently pushed. While progressives largely used the coronavirus pandemic as justification for opening the doors for mass mail-in voting, which many critics warn leads to mass fraud, universal vote-by-mail has existed as a primary goal for the Democrat Party, even prior to the pandemic. The measure introduced on Thursday essentially updates the vote-by-mail measure the two lawmakers introduced in 2017, long before the Wuhan virus struck.

Abrupt changes in state election laws, coupled with existing concerns of fraud and irregularities, led to a heated post-election battle, which essentially ended January 6 after Congress certified the electoral votes despite challenges from GOP lawmakers and ongoing concerns from millions of Americans who continue to question the integrity of the election.

Despite the continued concerns, the press release for the bill describes the expansion of mail-in-voting in 2020 as a resounding success.

“The legislation follows the successful expansion of voting at home and by mail in the November 2020 election, when nearly 50 percent of voters used a vote-at-home ballot, an all-time high in federal races,” it reads.

Per the release, the measure would:

Promote the Ability of Voters to Vote by Mail – All registered voters would receive ballots in the mail weeks before Election Day, allowing them to carefully research candidates and issues well ahead of Election Day to inform their vote.

Expand Options for Casting Ballots – All registered voters would have the ability to cast their ballot through the mail or a drop-off site. Voters residing in states with in-person, same-day registration would still have the option to vote at a polling station in lieu of voting at home.

Fund the United States Postal Service – The legislation would provide the USPS funding to cover costs associated with mailing ballots both to and from voters in federal elections. This would allow states to save money by transitioning away from polling stations and reduce a major barrier for voters with the federal government absorbing the cost associated with USPS delivery.

Enact Automatic Voter Registration – States would be required to ensure that each citizen who provides identifying information to the state motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote.

Wyden on Thursday said that mass mail-in voting is necessary to “make real progress” in the country:

To make real progress, our country needs a government that represent all Americans. Oregonians know that voting at home is a time-tested, secure and accessible way to vote. It’s high time the rest of the country had the chance to vote the way we do.

— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) January 28, 2021

Blumenauer appeared to agree, contending that the right to vote is “under threat in communities” across the nation.

“Last year we saw a widespread expansion of vote-at-home access as a safe and secure way to participate during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Blumenauer said in a statement.

“We should continue to make voting easier, not harder,” he added. “This important bill would strengthen and clarify the right to vote at home, the most secure and convenient way for voters to exercise the franchise”:

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/28/democrat-lawmakers-introduce-bill-nationwide-mailin-voting-necessary-make-real-progress/