Drones Used by Cartel Gunmen to Attack Mexican Police Amid Expanding Turf War
The turf war between rival factions of the Gulf Cartel and their allies has led to a variety of attacks, as armed groups continue to use explosives not only as makeshift mines but also as drops from drones. It is expanding into cities. In one of the most recent attacks, just south of the border […]
Mexican Judge Releases Cartel Boss Fighting Extradition to U.S.
A Mexican judge who has handed down questionable judgments has ordered the release of one of the leaders of the Gulf Cartel. The ruling allowed the alleged crime boss, who is fighting numerous charges and extradition to the United States, to be released on bail. This particular cartel boss has a history of questionable releases, […]
Mexican cartel big arrested in US after allegedly faking own death: feds
The son-in-law of one of Mexico's most powerful cartel bosses has been arrested in California. Federal prosecutors say the man faked his own death in order to disappear and “live a life of luxury” in the Golden State. Fernando Gutierrez Ochoa, 37, was bagged in Riverside on Tuesday. There he lived in a luxurious house […]
Lawsuits target ‘potato cartel’ enabled by price data aggregators
Frozen potato producers are the target of multiple new federal lawsuits that allege the companies are fixing prices through third-party data providers to form a “potato cartel.” Companies such as Cavendish Farms, McCain Foods, JRS, and Lamb Weston, along with the National Potato Promotion Board, conspired to “cultivate, stabilize, and restore” the potato. [or] To […]
Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates GARM ad cartel over boycott ‘conspiracy’
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into a shadowy left-wing advertising cabal for whether it participated in an “organized plan or conspiracy” to boycott “certain social media platforms,” he said. The office announced Thursday. Paxton said the powerful Global Advertising Federation and its now-defunct non-profit, the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), […]
Incoming FCC chair Brendan Carr vows to ‘dismantle’ Big Tech’s ‘censorship cartel’
Incoming Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has demanded answers from Big Tech companies for their involvement in what he describes as a “censorship cartel” aimed at suppressing speech with which they disagree. President-elect Trump on Sunday called Kerr a “free speech fighter” and announced his nomination to head the agency, along with Google's Sundar […]
Florida Lawmaker Open to Legalizing Homegrown Cannabis After ‘Weed Cartel’ Ballot Measure Fails
One Florida lawmaker says he wants to “test the waters” of a domestic marijuana bill, but the Florida Sheriff's Association says Floridians have rejected Amendment 3 as a “dangerous” amendment. is praised. “Personally, as one of the 85 Republicans elected to the Florida House of Representatives, I’m very open to the idea of doing something […]
Big Tech Must Dismantle ‘Censorship Cartel’ Including ‘Orwellian’ NewsGuard
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr on Friday accused American democracy of relying on a censorship cartel and called on major tech platforms to dismantle the “censorship cartel.” Kerr said the Technology Masters of the Universe had worked with “the Orwellian name Newsguard,” fact-checking groups and advertising agencies to force “one-sided coverage.” “Facebook, Google, […]
Migrant with loaded AR-15, suspected Mexican cartel member freed from jail after alleged assault on cops
A Big Apple immigrant and a Mexican cartel associate armed with loaded AR-15 assault rifles are both back on the streets despite an alleged gang attack with NYPD officers at a Bronx subway station. Abraham Sosa, 20, an immigrant who lives above a day care center in the Bronx, had the weapon in his backpack […]
Sinaloa Cartel leaders permit members to shoot at US Border Patrol agents: report
Leaders of the Sinaloa cartel are allowing members to fire on U.S. personnel after its co-founder was arrested in July, according to an internal memo, leading Border Patrol agents in West Texas to attack the cartel. They were warned that they could be shot. Cartels have historically refrained from violent confrontations with U.S.-based law enforcement […]