Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to launch registry of ‘repeat offenders’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the federal government’s top consumer watchdog, announced Monday that it will create a registry to go after companies and individuals that repeatedly violate consumer protection laws. The new rules, originally proposed in December 2022, would require non-bank companies that receive enforcement orders from local, state, or federal consumer protection […]
Louisiana bill to castrate sex offenders moving toward governor’s desk for signature
A bill proposed in the Louisiana Senate that would give judges the power to order the castration of convicted child rapists could become law. Reversible chemical castration through drugs is already a criminal offense in the state, but earlier this month the House passed a bill from Democratic Sen. Regina Barrow by a vote of […]
Comer criticizes ‘repeat offenders of breaking decorum’ during Congressional hearings
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Thursday pinned the blame for last week’s tumultuous contempt hearing on a number of “repeat decorum violators” in Congress. “It’s very disappointing. This isn’t the first time. Hopefully it’s the last,” Comer joked in an interview with CNN. “All of the members who have been […]
Illinois Lawmakers Seek To Call Criminals ‘Justice-Impacted Individuals’ Instead Of ‘Offenders’
Illinois lawmakers are pushing to change the term “offender” to “justice-impacted individual” when discussing those convicted of a crime in an ongoing effort to update language in state law. Proposed House Bill 4409 has elicited sharp disagreements between Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature. During a Wednesday hearing, Republican State Sen. Terri Bryant criticized […]
Massachusetts houses children with sex offenders: Report
A homeless illegal immigrant family with children was housed in a Massachusetts shelter that also housed or employed registered sex offenders, according to recent reports. boston globe investigation. The state-run emergency shelter system used at least five hotels and dormitories to house and employ registered sex offenders, the media reported. It was claimed that families, […]
Blue State Housed Migrant Children In Hotels With Sex Offenders: REPORT
A Massachusetts agency reportedly housed homeless and migrant families with young children in the same hotels as registered sex offenders, according to the Boston Globe. The state placed hundreds of homeless migrant families in at least six locations with sex offenders convicted of crimes against children, including pornography, rape and assault, the Boston Globe reported. […]
Massachusetts placed migrant children to live among registered sex offenders
Massachusetts authorities were housing immigrant children among registered sex offenders, a Boston Globe investigation has revealed. according to Boston Globe coverageThe newspaper’s investigation suggested the state failed to vet hotels in the state before letting immigrant families live among the alleged looters. “For the last month, the state Department of Housing and Communities, which oversees […]
Crew of NY specs offenders uses stolen bank accounts to buy thousands worth of eyeglasses: feds
Federal authorities saw through the scam. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say a gang of credit card fraudsters charged thousands of dollars to stolen accounts to buy high-end glasses that they sold for a profit. Last week, three reputed gang members were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on six charges detailing alleged fraud carried […]
Biden grants clemency to 16 nonviolent drug offenders
A nursing student, a truck driver, and a mother are among the 16 people who were pardoned or have had their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden. Biden has made a concerted effort during his administration to grant clemency to people who were imprisoned for nonviolent drug offenses, including Katrina Polk. Polk, 54, of Washington, […]
Border Patrol sector apprehends more than 50 sex offenders with child abuse convictions
The U.S. Border Patrol’s Del Rio Division arrested 54 They have been convicting sex offenders since October 2023, Chief Patrol Agent Robert Danley said in a post on X Wednesday. The post revealed that more than 50 of those arrested had been convicted of sex crimes against children. “Since October 1, 2023, Del Rio Area […]