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Sunday, August 16, 2026

'Corruption and lies': Dem mayor charged in alleged $1.5M pandemic-era loan fraud and money-laundering scheme * WorldNetDaily * by Ireland Owens, Daily Caller News Foundation

'Corruption and lies': Dem mayor charged in alleged $1.5M pandemic-era loan fraud and money-laundering scheme * WorldNetDaily * by Ireland Owens, Daily Caller News Foundation

The Democratic mayor of Lawrence, Mass. has been arrested and faces charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $1.5 million in pandemic-era small-business loans and misusing the money, the Department of Justice said Friday. Brian DePea, 61, was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering and is set to make an initial appearance in a Boston federal court on Friday, the DOJ said in a news release. DePea used the funds from the pandemic relief loans to fund his campaign account, pay personal taxes, and pay off more than $880,000 in high-interest mortgages, the department alleges.

Woman charged with felonies in World War II Memorial vandalism in DC | Fox News

Woman charged with felonies in World War II Memorial vandalism in DC | Fox News

The suspect accused of vandalizing the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., has been charged with two federal offenses for injuring/depredating U.S. property and the destruction of a veterans’ memorial, according to court documents.

The DOJ is accusing Kentucky woman Melissa L. Farris of an act of vandalism which occurred Thursday. The words "Clean hands, dirty money," were spray-painted on the memorial in bright pink paint along with dumping bubble soap into the fountain at the center of the memorial, according to authorities.

Till green card do us part? DOJ announces bust of one of the largest marriage fraud rings in US history | Blaze Media

Till green card do us part? DOJ announces bust of one of the largest marriage fraud rings in US history | Blaze Media

Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens saying "I do" with their fingers crossed behind their backs, all to exploit the U.S. immigration system? The Department of Justice says it's true.

On Wednesday, the DOJ announced it had busted one of the largest marriage fraud rings in U.S. history — over 1,000 sham marriages arranged to secure green cards for foreign nationals, primarily citizens of the People's Republic of China, run like a business for a decade.

Saturday, August 15, 2026

'Especially alarming': CCP intel official buys building overlooking White House * WorldNetDaily * by Philip Lenczycki, Daily Caller News Foundation

'Especially alarming': CCP intel official buys building overlooking White House * WorldNetDaily * by Philip Lenczycki, Daily Caller News Foundation

A senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence official is the new owner of a historic building overlooking the White House Complex, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered. Located approximately 650 feet northeast of the White House grounds, the 100-year-old Securities Building on 15th Street was purchased on July 21, 2026 for $8.4 million by the Philip Qiu and Family Foundation, filings show. The building's new owner, Philip Qiu, has held numerous positions within Chinese intelligence and state security arms, according to university records and DCNF translations of Chinese government announcements.

'Remove them': Texas mosque approval sparks recall effort targeting mayor, council members * WorldNetDaily * by Emily Medeiros, The Daily Signal

'Remove them': Texas mosque approval sparks recall effort targeting mayor, council members * WorldNetDaily * by Emily Medeiros, The Daily Signal

The petition states that the grounds for removal are based on "a loss of public confidence in the ability of the officers named herein to faithfully represent the citizens of the City of McKinney." The Proposed Site

Undercover video shows election workers confirming open door to vast election fraud * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Undercover video shows election workers confirming open door to vast election fraud * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

A new undercover video from Jame O'Keefe and a new "Citizen Justice League" has revealed election workers in Minnesota, on primary election day, confirming their door is wide open for possibly vast election fraud.

It's because of their rules that allow someone to come in and if he is registered to vote, to "vouch" for the identities of up to eight additional people who are not registered – but in fact immediately are made "voters."

On social media, O'Keefe, who just days earlier had revealed evidence of voters voting twice in Michigan, explained he was told, "You're the ID" for extra voters who are not registered and apparently do not display identification.

Xi Jinping's CCP exchange program targets US schools, report finds | Fox News

Xi Jinping's CCP exchange program targets US schools, report finds | Fox News

The China Education Association for International Exchange, which runs the program, uses "Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory … and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its guiding ideology and action guide," according to a translation of its Chinese-language website.

"These aren't just cultural trips. They're an integral part of China's broader soft power strategy aimed at infiltrating America's classrooms," Reagan Dugan, the director of Defending Education’s higher education initiative, told Fox News Digital. "Disclosure requirements need to catch up. American students and families deserve to know if their school is partnering with a CCP operation."