If you believe Merrick Garland’s “doing nothing,” buckle up & enjoy the crow. ⚖️ 🇺🇸 DOJ / TOC news updates & sane voices mixed with plenty of bad takes.
🔥🔥I can’t believe I forgot about this. Please watch/share.
He told us what he was doing, that DOJ was committed to it & that everyone would be held accountable.
Not his fault people didn’t take him at his word & instead made up conspiracies as to why it hadn’t yet happened.
👀 🔥 State house speaker Larry Householder and four others charged with racketeering and could face up to 20 years in prison
Prosecutors accuse Ohio Republicans of taking $60m in bribes as largest public corruption trial in Ohio history opens
Connie Meggs, the wife of Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs, will spend the next 15 months in prison following her sentencing Wednesday on charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Court has rejected request by Jan 6 defendant Connie Meggs to remain free from prison pending appeal.
(Multiple Jan 6 defendants have sought similar orders)
Meggs's case was affiliated with the Oathkeepers
🔥🔥🙏
After 2 years of relentless investigation, in a massive worldwide law enforcement collaboration, agencies achieved a major breakthrough in July, taking down a significant network responsible for distributing child sexual abuse content.
👀 🔥 Starting to think that maybe all these billionaires didn’t make their money the honest way.
#sarcasm
Money-laundering probe into billionaire Louis Vuitton owner Bernard Arnault and Russian oligarch Nikolai Sarkisov
Excellent! 👏
"American oligarchs have used their wealth to accumulate an unprecedented level of political power, which they've used to amass even greater wealth. We must stop this cycle."
NEW: Federal judge orders the Justice Dept can seize money that's been donated into prison inmate account of James Fields.. the man who pleaded guilty in the deadly car-ramming attack in 2017 in Charlottesville
Feds are seeking the money to pay for Fields's criminal penalties
Oberholzer tried to use the reputation of a retired, 4-star Army General in order to solicit investments in his start-up co. & a device he developed that purportedly could detect concealed weapons. Oberholzer lied continuously to make his company more appealing to investors.
#BREAKING
three individuals previously arrested and charged with allegedly operating sophisticated high-end brothels in greater Boston and eastern Virginia have been indicted by a federal grand jury
Oh, look…
@CarolLeonnig
and
@byaaroncdavis
just couldn’t help themselves. Just another desperate attempt to sow distrust in Garland/DOJ behind the guise of “journalism.” Pathetic. Join us on the right side of history, you complicit, paycheck/clout -thirsty wh0res. 😡 Enough.
Another Garland hit piece. 🙄
“Garland and the deputy attorney general, Lisa Monaco, charted a cautious course aimed at restoring public trust in the department”
That’s exactly what they both said they would do when appointed. 1/2
🔥 Hong Kong customs officials have arrested seven people linked to the territory’s *largest ever* money laundering case, involving about 14 billion Hong Kong dollars ($1.7 billion) some of it linked to a scam case in India.
@AnthonyColey
@emptywheel
@MSNBC
I was pleased to see Marcy actually get an MSNBC platform. Finally, some sane commentary.
Never doubted our AG & have been absolutely DISGUSTED by the way he has been treated.
Ironically, most of the abuse has come from MSNBC Pundits & hosts.
Italian police on Monday launched an operation against one the country's most violent mafia groups, leading to arrest warrants for 82 people suspected of drug trafficking and dealing in the southern Puglia region.
🔥🔥 Australian police on Thursday charged six individuals linked to a multi-billion dollar transnational drug syndicate, with reported seizures from three busts alone totaling AUD$1.7 billion (US$1.17 billion) in methamphetamine.
🔥 Confirming the severity of a growing global trend, Operation FLASH-WEKA unveiled several cases of large-scale human trafficking involving victims who would start online jobs & end up forced to commit cyber-enabled financial crime on an industrial scale.
@ANB_
@MuellerSheWrote
I think we will have a very satisfying Christmas season. 😉
Folks I trust on Twitter, who have been right so far, are saying we are in the final stages. The facts support that.
And if you haven’t seen this, it’s a must read thread. Bigger picture.
Today I'm a Happy Man. Here me out.
In 2011 Obama did an Executive Order on the Mob. He hired Bobby III Sticks to head that Investigation and PROSECUTION. It's Always been about International Organized Crime. What happened along the way was trumps name kept popping up everywhere
BIGGEST CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN US HISTORY (which was supposed to result in arrests of “the higher ups” - like in 3 days, according to Alternate Reality News 🙄)
Explore NPR database of Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases and sentencing status updates : NPR
Think of the DOJ investigation like baking a cake.
Garland and his team picked the recipe, bought the ingredients, mixed the batter, poured it in the pan, put it in the oven and, while it baked, made the icing.
Jack Smith took it out of the oven and is getting ready to ice it.
“He did this out of pure greed, sending some of this money to a FL real estate developer & using it to buy luxury items from Cartier/Hugo Boss. He continued to commit the same crimes while out on bail & directed a co-conspirator to physically threaten a victim to whom he owed $.”
200+ bank accts linked to illicit proceeds of online financial crime blocked during op & kingpins arrested whose crime networks are considered a serious global security threat. Seized/frozen: EUR 2.15M; 103 arrests; 1,110 suspects ID’d & 208 accts. blocked
Wow. This important thread is coming upon five years old. That went fast.
The media neglected to tell this story, which is why so many can’t see the bigger picture, or understand why things are “tAkInG So lOnG.”
The net is substantial.
Today I'm a Happy Man. Here me out.
In 2011 Obama did an Executive Order on the Mob. He hired Bobby III Sticks to head that Investigation and PROSECUTION. It's Always been about International Organized Crime. What happened along the way was trumps name kept popping up everywhere
🔥 Organized Crime Organization Ringleader ERIC SCHROEDER, who was wanted by the Interpol Red Notice issued by Germany for the crimes of "Establishing an Organization for the Purpose of Committing a Crime, Laundering the Assets Derived from Crime & Drug Trafficking", was caught
🟥 Almanya tarafından çıkartılan İnterpol Kırmızı Bülteniyle “Suç İşlemek Amacıyla Örgüt Kurma, Suçtan Kaynaklanan Malvarlığı Değerlerini Aklama ve Uyuşturucu Ticareti Yapma Suçlarıyla” aranan Organize Suç Örgütü Elebaşı ERIC SCHROEDER İstanbul’da yapılan “KAFES-25” Operasyonuyla
👀 Brendan Paul, a former Syracuse University basketball player, was arrested on drug charges Monday in Miami. The arrest comes a few weeks after a civil lawsuit claimed Paul works as a drug 'mule' for rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
👀 Brendan Paul, a former Syracuse University basketball player, was arrested on drug charges Monday in Miami. The arrest comes a few weeks after a civil lawsuit claimed Paul works as a drug 'mule' for rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Representatives of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay signed the Treaty of Brasilia, which formalized Ameripol, on November 9, 2023, in Brasilia, Brazil.
The 4-month, multi-agency effort Operation Safe Harbor zeroed in on an LA-based organized crime group. It led to 27 arrests, seizure of 14 firearms, including 2 ghost guns without serial numbers — & thousands of fentanyl pills & other illegal drugs.
👀 Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, 45, known for fighting organized crime, was shot dead on the island of Baru near the city of Cartagena while honeymooning with his wife.
Four people have already been jailed in Colombia for their involvement in his killing.
@HIHKatharine
@BaddCompani
vast sea of ongoing transnational crime.
The garbage being spewed about Garland is mostly lies/myths. Dont buy into the lie that Garland is “doing nothing” about Trump. DOJ is busier than it has ever been.
This is a must read.
🎯🔥Please set aside time to watch & share.
“There are very strong indicators that the DOJ bashing that is going on is *seeded disinformation.*”
💯 Complete with talking points.
Why Bashing the DOJ is VOTER SUPPRESSION: What You Need to Know|
#Resis
...
Um…what is happening here?
Is Hollywood Don really going to act like he didn’t trash the DOJ for the last 2+ years? Seriously?
“Kept the pressure on” 🙄
ICYMI: The best piece I have read in a long time. Thank you,
@benjaminwittes
for calling out the naysayers.
Please read and share.
In Defense of the Justice Department - Lawfare Blog
🔥🔥 The U.S. Department of Justice said the operation, nicknamed Duck Hunt, involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as France, Germany, the Netherlands, Britain, Romania and Latvia.
Why isn’t the Charles McGonigal story on the front pages of major newspapers ( at least the digital edition)? I had to search for it on the NYT site and finally located the story buried in the New York Region section.
“Right now some little girl is being dropped off in the parking lot of a motel,” Badolato says. “There are four girls holed up in a hotel next to a McDonald’s. It is happening all the time.”
🔥🔥In a significant victory against dark web criminals, the Finnish Customs (Tulli), together with European partners, has successfully taken down the dark web marketplace ‘Piilopuoti’.
International operation closes down Piilopuoti dark web marketplace
Sex offender previously convicted of child rape pleads guilty to child pornography offense. Children’s clothing, mutilated dolls and diapers found in defendant’s residence
👏 Europe to forge ports alliance to combat ‘tsunami of cocaine’
Measure is part of a new road map to take on organised crime gangs bringing in cocaine on vessels
A magistrate will look into fresh allegations from Libya’s sovereign wealth fund.
Belgium’s Prince Laurent under investigation for fraud and extortion – POLITICO
This 2014 report from the Obama’s NatSecCouncil, is important. Take a look, then read Badd’s tweet, even if you’ve read it before.
This is the real danger & what Garland’s DOJ, along with our allies’ ICs, is dismantling: the global mob.
“Coward,” my ass.
Today I'm a Happy Man. Here me out.
In 2011 Obama did an Executive Order on the Mob. He hired Bobby III Sticks to head that Investigation and PROSECUTION. It's Always been about International Organized Crime. What happened along the way was trumps name kept popping up everywhere
The group — Scottish OCG — is suspected of directing Europe’s end of operations, while the Dubai-based Kinahan Cartel enabled the wholesale drug shipment from the Clan de Golfo drug cartel based in Colombia.
🚨 ARRESTED: An Italian fugitive connected to the ‘Ndrangheta mafia network has been arrested in Colombia 🇨🇴 with support from the INTERPOL Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta (I-CAN) Project
Full story:
Hey, Naysayers who are 100% sure that Garland is working for Republicans:
If that’s true, then explain why they’re trying to hold him in contempt. Why do they want to impeach him?
That’s right, you can’t, without twisting yourselves in knots while sounding absolutely nuts.
Federal prosecutors said Sittenfeld, a former Cincinnati city councilman, accepted bribes in the form of campaign contributions in various meetings with undercover FBI agents who were posing as developers.
@NMblondewino
@MacFarlaneNews
Wow. So basically, Garland’s public demeanor is not passionate enough.
Please read my pinned tweet.
Then go and read
@BaddCompani
’s pinned tweet.
Then go read this:
Wonderful piece of writing from Teri.
I bet people would also experience lower blood pressure & might sleep better.
Stepping away from Opinionist TV — for at least a month — & instead only reading or listening to fact-based news is better for mental health.
My hypothesis: If people stop listening to legal pundits speculating, they wouldn’t feel confused and they wouldn’t think they need help from lawyers decoding the news.
click here to read:
2/
👀 FIFA members who voted for Qatar received the most in bribes. The largest payments from Qatari officials went to Vitaly Mutko. Russia’s former minister for sport allegedly received over $100M in combined payments.
🔥 🔥 Europol says 37 members of an international cocaine cartel were arrested as a result of a coordinated international operation on May 24, taking down a Bosnian national as a ring leader.
🔥 👏
Superseding Indictment Unsealed Charging High-Ranking MS-13 Leaders, Including Yulan Andony Archaga Carías, the Leader of MS-13 in Honduras and One of FBI’s, DEA’s, and HSI’s Most Wanted Fugitives
Randall D. Eliason has been one of the few sober voices to write Opinion pieces for the Washington Post. This is from over 2 years ago & sadly, not only did pundits not listen to him, they actually got worse. And louder. And more wrong.
😞
Since “Ivanka and Jared” is trending…
Someone please tell me:
How does one conclude that by adhering to DOJ policy of not commenting publicly on ongoing criminal investigations, Garland “ignores” lawbreakers or
Good morning and welcome to the 35th day of the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial. This restive scene, before we begin another busy trial week, is from the upper garden at George Washington's Mt. Vernon home. I will start live tweets at 9am ET for
@emptywheel
. Join me?!
The 3 Amigos (Florida has their version also)
The 3 Factions
Faction
#1
Kochs/Mercers/DeVos
Flynn
Faction
#2
Opus Dei/Dominionists Bannon
Faction
#3
The Mob
Stone
I call them the American FSB
Florida: Gaetz DeSantis Greenberg
GDG
👀 🔥
Hong Kong law enforcement authorities uncovered cases in which money laundering organizations convinced some citizens to surrender their bank accounts. These accounts were subsequently used to launder illicit proceeds from various types of scams.
🔥Garelick, a hedge fund portfolio manager who joined DWAC’s board of directors in 2021, was accused of tipping off his boss, Michael Shvartsman (founder of Rocket One Capital LLC, a venture capital firm where Garelick was the chief strategy officer).
The Uzbek-Russian oligarch was sanctioned by British authorities because of his personal ties with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Anyone directly linked with Putin saw their assets frozen following Russian’s invasion of Ukraine.
So…after this week, does anyone still think the GOP will take back the House in November?
It will only get worse for the GOP from here. Jan. 6 hearings will knock them down a few more pegs. 😈
Buckle up.
The operation was carried out due to concerns about the flow of drugs from Brazil to Europe/Iceland, believed to be linked to a group assoc. w/Sverrir. Icelandic police have been cooperating w/ Brazilian authorities for some time in connection w/this case.
In a statement Thursday, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia named its executive director, Peter Skandalakis, as prosecutor of the case in to Burt Jones, Georgia's current Republican lieutenant general
Yachts and Private Jets & priceless Works, oh my!!
Residences:
Home in Paris
3 Homes in Beverly Hills & Hollywood Hills
Owns a waterfront mansion in St. Tropez, France
Owns an island in the Bahamas
Move along, nothing to see here.
Practically screams ‘money laundering.’