FBI
@FBI
Nov 6
#ICYMI Director Wray testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the importance of reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in protecting the U.S. from foreign adversaries.
More at fbi.gov/fisa
https://twitter.com/FBI/status/1721626062788944346
Criminal Division
@DOJCrimDiv
29m
Former FBI Contractor Pleads Guilty to Production and Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).
Nov 7, 2023 · 8:34 PM UTC
https://twitter.com/DOJCrimDiv/status/1721989495057199280
Criminal Division
@DOJCrimDiv
2h
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Role in Immigration Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
An Israeli national pleaded guilty today to his role in a conspiracy to launder money and facilitate the illegal entry, harboring, and transporting of noncitizens in the United States for the purpose of their employment.
According to court documents, Shai Cohen, 39, admitted to organizing and working with others to recruit and facilitate the illegal entry of Israeli citizens into the United States under false pretenses. From approximately 2011 through December 2013, Cohen and his co-conspirators assisted noncitizens in fraudulently obtaining B-1/B-2 tourist/visitor visas by misrepresenting the true purpose of their travel to the United States, which was illegal employment. Cohen and his co-conspirators then assisted the noncitizens in traveling to the United States. Upon arrival, the noncitizens were employed at various kiosks owned and operated by Cohen and his co-conspirators in malls in Virginia and Maryland, despite entering the United States in a visa status that did not allow them to work. The noncitizens who engaged in illegal employment were primarily compensated for their work by under-the-table cash payments or the transfer of money to stored value payment cards, rather than through a legitimate payroll system. Cohen also provided housing and transportation for the noncitizens to and from work in the United States. Cohen and his co-conspirators also used foreign and domestic bank accounts for financial transactions to pay for leased office space, apartments, airline tickets, vehicles, and other business costs in furtherance of and to promote the criminal scheme.
Cohen was arrested in Israel pursuant to a U.S. request for his extradition. In August, he was extradited to the Eastern District of Virginia.
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/foreign-national-pleads-guilty-role-immigration-fraud-and-money-laundering-scheme
Criminal Division
@DOJCrimDiv
Oct 31
Former North Dakota State Senator Charged for Traveling with the Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Receiving Child Pornography
A former North Dakota state senator made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota yesterday to face charges for traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography.
According to court documents, from June 2011 through November 2016, Raymon Holmberg, 79, of Grand Forks, is alleged to have repeatedly traveled from North Dakota to Prague, Czech Republic, for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts with a person under the age of 18 years. Holmberg is also charged with receiving material depicting a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
If convicted, Holmberg faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-north-dakota-state-senator-charged-traveling-intent-engage-illicit-sexual-conduct
https://twitter.com/DOJCrimDiv/status/1719358535748698367
Barack Obama
@BarackObama
5h
This Election Day, progress is on the ballot. Make sure to vote today—find your polling location at IWillVote.com, then reach out to your friends, family, and everyone you know and remind them to vote, too.
Nov 7, 2023 · 5:46 PM UTC
https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1721947245203894563
A great actor.
Domestically, his reign was marked by struggles with the Jews and the Knights Templar. In heavy debt to both groups, Philip saw them as a "state within the state" and a recurring threat to royal power. In 1306 Philip expelled the Jews from France, followed by the total destruction of the Knights Templar the next year in 1307. To further strengthen the monarchy, Philip tried to tax and impose State control over the Catholic Church in France, leading to a violent dispute with Pope Boniface VIII. The ensuing conflict saw the pope's residence at Anagni attacked in September 1303 by French forces with the support of the Colonna family. Pope Boniface was captured and held hostage for a number of days. This eventually led to the Avignon Papacy of 1309 to 1376.
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