Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) A federal grand jury in upstate New York has indicted a 22-year-old suspect for allegedly running a human smuggling operation that brought migrants from Canada into the United States across the northern border, US authorities said.The indictment, returned on January 28 in the Northern District of New York, charges Shivam Lnu with directing smuggling operations between January and June 2025, the Justice Department said.Federal prosecutors allege that Shivam coordinated t…
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Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Atharva Shailesh Sathawane has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in the United States for his role in an international fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims and resulted in millions of dollars in losses, federal prosecutors said.Sathawane, 23, was sentenced after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida. The s…
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) Legislation to strengthen the federal response to anti-Sikh discrimination and hate crimes is gaining bipartisan momentum in the US House of Representatives, as Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren joins as a co-sponsor.The Sikh American Anti-Discrimination Act of 2025, known as H.R. 7100, now carries the support of Lofgren, a Democrat from California and vice chair of the American Sikh Congressional Caucus. Congressman Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey introduced the bill earlier thi…
Los Angeles, Jan 17 (IANS) Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding federal law enforcement operations in the state. The two officials’ rhetoric against the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was approaching a potential federal offense, US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was quoted as saying.”When the governor or the mayor threatens our officers, when the mayor suggests that he’s encouragin…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The White House defended President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, while stressing that the Department of Justice will determine whether any legal issues exist.Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said the President has been clear in his assessment of Powell’s performance. “One thing for sure, the President’s made it quite clear, is Jerome Powell is bad at his job,” Leavitt said.She said Trump is entitled to express that …
Dublin/New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George held a meeting with Ireland’s Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy on Friday, discussing various aspects of strengthening ties between two nations in various sectors, including trade and economy, education, healthcare and people-to-people ties. “Secretary (West) Sibi George received Minister of State for Migration at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration of Ireland, Mr. C…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance announced that the Trump administration is creating a new assistant attorney general position with nationwide authority to coordinate fraud investigations, saying the effort will begin in Minnesota but expand across the country.“We are creating a new assistant attorney general position who will have nationwide jurisdiction over the issue of fraud,” Vance told reporters at the White House on Thursday. “Now, of course, that person’s effor…
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) The United States confirmed the seizure of two vessels in separate operations in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, including a Russian-linked tanker and a stateless “dark fleet” ship, as Washington intensified enforcement of sanctions targeting illicit oil trafficking in the Western Hemisphere. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday (local time) said the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, working in coordin…
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Senior US military leaders laid out new details of the overnight operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, describing a meticulously planned, multi-domain mission that involved air, sea, cyber, and intelligence assets operating in tight coordination across the Western Hemisphere.Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said the operation, known as Operation Absolute Resolve, was carried out “during the darkest hours of January 2nd” a…
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was intended to send a clear message to governments and leaders around the world that the United States will act decisively when its national interests are threatened.Speaking after President Donald Trump announced the operation, Rubio told reporters in Mar-a-Lago that Maduro was “not the legitimate president of Venezuela” and stressed that his status as a fugitive was widely recogn…