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[SVPete]

'Blatant Abuse of Public Trust': USCIS Officer Charged in Fraud Case

https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/05/blatant-abuse-of-public-trust-uscis-officer-charged-in-fraud-case-n2682546

A federal employee has been arrested related to a multi-year immigration fraud scheme in Texas.

Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, a former Senior Immigration Services Officer with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Adeniyi Akeem Somoye were arrested on federal charges for their roles in an alleged multi‑year scheme to receive illegal gratuities in exchange for manipulating and expediting immigration applications.

A federal criminal complaint filed Aug. 31 charges the duo with conspiracy to receive illegal gratuities by a public official. Federal agents arrested both on Sept. 2.
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According to the complaint, from December 2019 through March 2026, Ganiyu used his official position to approve immigration applications — including Forms I‑130: Petition for Alien Relative; I‑485: Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status; I‑751: Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence; and N‑400: Application for Naturalization — in exchange for money.

2020, Covid shutdowns; 2021-2025, LIEden is President; 2025, Trump became President and Ganiyu got caught.

[SVPete]

Assad-era Syrian reactor was configured for nuclear weapons, IAEA chief says

https://srnnews.com/assad-era-syrian-reactor-was-configured-for-nuclear-weapons-iaea-chief-says/

VIENNA (AP) — The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday.

The “configuration” and the “technical features” of the nuclear reactor under construction in Syria during the leadership of ousted former President Bashar Assad were “very efficient in the production of fissile material that could be directly used for the fabrication of nuclear weapons,” IAEA director general Rafael Grossi said.

“Of course, that was never declared, that was always denied, so, and again, intentions cannot be judged, but that was a very serious proliferation concern that we had, and this has been difficult work,” he told reporters on the first day of a regular meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, in Vienna.

Syria was believed to have operated an extensive undeclared nuclear program under Assad that included a nuclear reactor built by North Korea in eastern Deir el-Zour province.

Now that it's nearly 20 years since Israel demolished the site, it's time for a bit of, "I'm shocked! Shocked!" CYA from the IEAA Project Clouseau inspectors.

2007, Syria; 1981, Iraq; 2025 and 2026, Iran.

[SVPete]

NRA Launches Suit Aimed at Denver’s Non-Resident Carry Ban

https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/concealed-carry/nra-launches-suit-aimed-at-denvers-non-resident-carry-ban/

A combination of Colorado law and Denver municipal code makes the carry of firearms for non-residents impossible. The National Rifle Association and its members are now challenging those prohibitions in federal court.

Two weeks ago the National Rifle Association — with the Colorado State Shooting Association, not named in the initial filing — and individual plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Denver. They’re challenging the constitutionality of the city’s ordinance combined with Colorado state law that makes it impossible for non-residents to carry in the city.

Howeth v. City and County of Denver was filed in the U.S. District Court of Colorado. On Sept. 4, the NRA filed for a preliminary injunction against the city.

According to the filing, “the combined operation of Colorado’s concealed handgun-permit laws and Denver’s open-carry ban, which together leave otherwise qualified nonresidents who travel to Denver with no lawful means to carry a handgun there for self-defense.” The brief states that they are “challeng(ing) Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 18-12-203 and 18-12-213, and Denver Revised Municipal Code § 38-117(a), (b), and (f), facially and as applied to Plaintiffs.”

Using taxpayer $$ to impose unconstitutional restrictions - and possibly criminal consequences - temporarily on peoplefor exercising their constitutional rights.

[SVPete]

DOJ Charges Illegal Voters in Battleground States

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/07/doj-catches-illegal-voters-in-battleground-states-n4956972

Federal authorities are not only investigating election fraud in multiple battleground states, they are also beginning to arrest fraudsters.

This work is particularly vital ahead of a major midterm election. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are both involved in the voter fraud crackdown as so many illicit voters are illegal aliens. It is ironic how, despite the fact that Democrats have been cheating egregiously in elections for well over a century, so many politicians and media outlets were terrified of discussing voter fraud until just recently. Now we see how rampant the fraud is. Another “conspiracy theory” turned out to be true.

The DHS also shared a link to the Fox News piece from which the headline screenshot came. The DOJ probe has led to authorities bringing criminal charges against multiple individuals for illegal voting and falsifying citizenship status, among other charges all tied to election fraud. The defendants include people in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin, all of which are battleground states or have had suspicious Democrat wins in recent years.

IMO, the question in 2020 was never, realistically, of whether there was fraud, but of whether it was great enough in the "right" places to affect election outcomes.