AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — A joint effort by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and U.S. Coast Guard  resulted in the interception last Friday night of a vessel attempting to smuggle 2,513 pounds (1,140  kilos) of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $28.5 million.  Authorities arrested three aliens from Dominican Republic found operating the vessel.    “We remain ...

After being pulled off the schedule last week, Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro won’t return to the air this Saturday either. This weekend’s Fox News schedule shows the network repeating the Scandalous episode on the William Kennedy Smith rape trial in Pirro’s usual 9 p.m. EDT timeslot. Jeanine’s absence this week is a continuance of Fox News punishing the popular ...

Cesar Altieri Sayoc, aka “Cesar Randazzo,” “Cesar Altieri,” and “Cesar Altieri Randazzo,” pled guilty today to a 65-count Superseding Information in Manhattan federal court before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff.  In connection with the guilty plea, Sayoc admitted to mailing 16 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to 13 victims throughout the country, including 11 current or former U.S. government officials, ...

President Donald Trump will travel to Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he and the first lady will participate in a working visit with Carribean leaders. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will join President Donald J. Trump as he welcomes Caribbean leaders to a meeting at Mar-a-Lago. The meeting will include leaders from the Commonwealth of The ...

A citizen of Nigeria residing in Atlanta, and a citizen of Mexico residing in California, were convicted Wednesday after a seven-day trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on charges related to the part each played in an international cyber fraud scheme. Olufolajimi Abegunde, 31, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Javier Luis Ramos-Alonso, 29, of Seaside, ...

A Charlotte, North Carolina man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to access a protected computer, for his role in an international “Tech Support Scam” that defrauded hundreds of victims, including seniors, of more than $3 million. Bishap Mittal, 24, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer after which he was released on bond.  A sentencing date has not ...

The Department of State has amended the terrorist designations of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to include Amaq News Agency, Al Hayat Media Center, and other aliases. These aliases have been added to ISIS’s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the designation of two shipping companies that have helped North Korea evade sanctions.  Today’s action highlights the deceptive methods that the North Korean regime uses to circumvent international and U.S. sanctions, as well as the U.S. Government’s commitment to implement existing UN Security Council ...

PHILADELPHIA – A multi-agency examination of imported shipping containers at the Philadelphia seaport netted 1,185 pounds of cocaine Tuesday. This multi-agency team was led by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and consisted of partner agencies Homeland Security Joint Task Force-East, U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Investigative Service, Philadelphia Police Department, Delaware State Police, Pennsylvania ...

DONNA, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a substantial amount of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of more than $3,000,000 in two enforcement actions over a four-day span. “I applaud the CBP officers for these two exceptional narcotic interceptions as they illustrate the multilayered enforcement effected by CBP,” said Port ...

President Donald Trump signs an executive order Thursday that will improve free speech at America’s learning institutions by holding colleges and universities accountable when censorship or bias are allowed. The president announced the executive order during his speech at CPAC in March saying that he would deny federal research funds to colleges and universities that do not support free speech. ...

President Donald Trump will attend a business roundtable in Washington, D.C. Thursday morning. In the afternoon, the president will sign an executive order on improving free inquiry, transparency, and accountability on campus. Keep up with Trump on President Trump’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s schedule for 3/21/19 All Times EDT 10:45 AM Depart the White House en route to a business roundtable ...

New car prices hit record highsCertified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle sales expected to rise as affordable alternatives Used vehicle sales in 2019 are poised to hit the highest level since the recession, according to a new report from Edmunds. In 2018, 40.2 million used vehicles were sold in the U.S.; in 2019, Edmunds analysts predict used vehicle sales could approach 41 ...

President Donald Trump will deliver remarks at the Lima Army Tank Plant, also known as the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, in Lima, Ohio, Wednesday after he tours the plant. The facility, a premier industrial facility capable of manufacturing, repairing, refurbishing, and testing the full spectrum of combat vehicles and defense systems, is operated by General Dynamics Land Systems and owned ...

President Donald Trump will receive his daily briefing as prepared by the intelligence community then travel to Ohio where he will visit a tank factory and participate in a roundtable with supporters. Keep up with Trump on President Trump’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s schedule for 3/20/19 All Times EDT 11:30 AM Receive intelligence briefing – Oval Office 12:10 PM Depart The White ...