Jalandhar, Jan 31 (IANS) Acting against cyber fraudsters cheating US nationals through illegal call centres, the ED conducted searches at nine locations across Punjab, Haryana and Delhi and seized digital devices, Rs 34 lakh cash and incriminating records, an official said on Saturday.The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office, conducted the search operations on Thursday under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a money launderi…
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Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) The U.S. Justice Department began releasing millions of records linked to the investigations and prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, saying it had completed an unprecedented review ordered under a new transparency law signed by President Donald Trump.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters that the department was producing more than three million pages of material, including over 2,000 videos and about 180,000 images, as part of its compli…
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) A federal jury in San Francisco has convicted a former Google software engineer of stealing sensitive artificial intelligence trade secrets for the benefit of China, marking the first-ever conviction on AI-related economic espionage charges, US officials said.Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, was found guilty on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets after an 11-day trial before US District Judge Vince Chhabria in the North…
Los Angeles, Jan 28 (IANS) A US federal judge has ordered Todd Lyons, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to appear in court on Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt for failing to comply with multiple judicial orders.In a January 26 order, Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz of the US District Court for the District of Minnesota wrote that the court’s “patience is at an end” after ICE repeatedly failed to comply with “dozens of court orders” in recent week…
Berlin, Jan 27 (IANS) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday called the “level of violence” in the United States “worrying” following recent fatal shootings by federal agents in the US state of Minnesota.Speaking at a press conference in the northern German city of Hamburg, Merz was asked for his views on the incidents in which two American citizens were killed during US federal enforcement operations.”I assume that the American authorities will now thoroughly investigate whether it was nece…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) The White House defended the role of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and rejected criticism of its response to a fatal weekend shooting in Minneapolis, as President Donald Trump ordered senior officials to press state and local leaders to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Addressing a regular White House briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump was closely monitoring developments following the shooting of an ICE…
Los Angeles, Jan 26 (IANS) A US federal judge has issued an emergency order requiring federal authorities to preserve all evidence related to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis resident by federal immigration officers, following a lawsuit filed by Minnesota state and local agencies.Judge Eric C. Tostrud of the US District Court for the District of Minnesota granted the temporary restraining order late Saturday night, after 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed during an immigratio…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) China-linked scam networks are stealing billions of dollars from hard-working Americans and posing a growing threat to families across the United States, influential senators said, as lawmakers pushed bipartisan legislation to crack down on fraud tied to cryptocurrency, human trafficking, and overseas scam compounds.Calling the issue a national security concern, Senate Aging Committee Chairman Rick Scott told a Senate hearing this week that scams targeting seniors are d…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers have warned that lapses in the security screening of Afghan evacuees following the 2021 withdrawal from Kabul could leave the United States vulnerable to further attacks.Participating in a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on border security and immigration, Republican lawmakers accused the Biden administration of misusing humanitarian parole to allow large numbers of Afghan nationals into the United States without proper background checks.Top Re…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) A US federal court has ordered immigration authorities to provide a bond hearing to an Indian national detained in Pennsylvania, ruling that he is entitled to judicial review of his custody because he was arrested inside the United States and is not a new border arrival.In a detailed memorandum opinion issued on January 9, US Magistrate Judge Christopher B. Brown of the Western District of Pennsylvania granted a habeas corpus petition filed by Lovedeep Singh, a 26-year-…