Taking On the College Cartel
Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes The venerable economist Milton Friedman once said, “Only a crisis—actual or perceived—produces real change.” That’s the impulse behind Winston Churchill’s admonition (later famously echoed by Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel): “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Well, welcome to the world of American higher education. Crippling tuition, […]
Mexican cartel violence could drive up prices of avocados in the US
Get ready to dust off the avocado dough. Cartel violence could lead to higher avocado prices for Americans after the U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended testing of so-called “green gold” in one Mexican state over safety concerns. Two inspectors employed by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico were suspended last month after they were assaulted in […]
Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Torture Men Who Sexually Assaulted Elderly Woman
Cartel gunmen kidnapped and tortured two men who had been filming themselves sexually assaulting an elderly woman in a local market. The incident occurred this week in Sahuayo, Michoacan, when two men were recorded fondling and assaulting an elderly woman who was cleaning aisles at a local market. The men took turns assaulting the woman […]
U.S. Soldier Charged with Building Bombs for the Gulf Cartel in Mexico
Mexican authorities have arrested a former U.S. soldier who allegedly made explosives for the Gulf Cartel just south of the Texas border, an arrest that was largely kept secret as federal authorities pursued charges of making land mines and other explosives. Breitbart Texas confirmed to sources at the Mexican Attorney General’s Office that a group […]
Sinaloa Cartel Laundered Money with Help from Chinese Underground Bankers
Federal authorities have found that members of the Sinaloa Cartel used an underground banking network in China to launder more than $50 million in drug proceeds. This week, the U.S. Department of Justice Ten indictments were unsealed. It indicted 24 men on charges of participating in an international conspiracy involving individuals from California, Mexico and […]
US sanctions Mexican cartel leaders for drug trafficking, but Biden still won’t shut down the border
The U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday that it had imposed sanctions on eight Mexican drug cartel leaders. press release. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Fox News Anchorman Neil Cavuto reported that the individuals are linked to the La Nueva Familia Michoacana cartel and are involved in drug and human trafficking across the southern border. According to […]
US Treasury imposes financial sanctions against 2 Mexican drug cartel leaders
Two leaders of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, who were indicted in 2017 on charges of conspiring to import and distribute heroin in the United States, face financial sanctions from the U.S. Treasury Department as fugitives believed to be living in Mexico, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Rodolfo Maldonado Bustos, 59, […]
Mexican cartel worked with US-based group linked to Chinese underground banking to launder drug money: DOJ
The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that a five-year investigation has revealed that Mexican drug cartels worked with a U.S.-based group with ties to underground Chinese banks to launder drug trafficking funds. a press release The Department of Justice said Operation Fortune Runner uncovered a money laundering network linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel that […]
Border Patrol in California Seizes 25 AK-Style Rifles Destined for Mexican Cartel
Border Patrol agents in Blythe, California, arrested a California man and his 17-year-old brother after a police dog tipped off a large cache of semi-automatic rifles in their vehicle. In total, agents seized 25 AK-style rifles, two handguns and magazines in Blythe, California, on Wednesday. Jose Palma Armendariz and his teenage brother face federal charges […]
Wall Street firms part of ‘climate cartel,’ colluded to curb emissions: House report
A U.S. congressional committee is expected to file charges on Tuesday that major Wall Street firms conspired with advocacy groups to force companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report seen by Reuters ahead of its release. The report is the first produced by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee since it began investigating […]