Federal Agencies
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Trump administration fraud crackdown blocks new Medicaid enrollment for hospices, HHAs for 6 months
The measure will allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to halt the influx of new providers into categories that have been a key source of fraudulent activity.
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Trump selects next interim ICE director with Lyons set to depart at the end of May
Venturella will be the latest in a long line of acting ICE directors. The agency has not had a Senate confirmed director since an Obama administration official resigned in 2017.
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Trump admin removes latest acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
The move comes a day after President Donald Trump nominated former acting FEMA administrator Cameron Hamilton to fill the role for the remainder of his term, despite removing him as acting administrator last year.
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DOJ announces crackdown on Venezuelan gang, more than 25 charged
The charges span across six U.S. Attorney's offices, including in Colorado, Southern Florida, Northern Indiana, Middle Tennessee, Western Tennessee, and Eastern Washington.
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US military says it has recovered remains of US soldier who went missing in Morocco
A second U.S. soldier involved in the incident is still missing
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Three men charged for allegedly transporting dozens of firearms into Canada
All three defendants were ordered detained pending further proceedings.
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More than 200 children rescued, 350 child sex offenders arrested in one month
The operations are nationwide and involve staff from all 56 FBI field offices and U.S. Attorney’s offices.
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International human smuggling ring exploiting Canadian visa system thwarted by US
The smuggling incidents occurred in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Swanton Sector, where record high illegal crossings occurred during the Biden administration, The Center Square first reported.
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Nonprofit flies troops home for milestones they can't afford to miss
The program offers to fly junior enlisted service members home for special occasions if they first spend 25 hours volunteering off-base in their communities.
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Former NFL player sentenced to more than 16 years in jail for nearly $200M of Medicare fraud: DOJ
Prosecutors said the defendant, Joel Rufus French, 47, of Armory, Mississippi, sold patient information and fraudulent doctors’ orders for orthotic braces that patients neither wanted nor needed.
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WATCH: Pentagon publicly releases video of US military disabling 2 additional Iranian tankers
"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) enforced blockade measures against two Iranian-flagged unladen oil tankers attempting to pull into an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman," read a CENTCOM statement.
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Justice Department seeks to revoke citizenship for 12 naturalized Americans
The department claimed the 12 individuals have been accused of serious offenses, including providing material support to a terrorist group, committing war crimes and sexually abusing a minor, which are grounds for denaturalization.
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New York moves to ban masked law enforcement operations
Similar laws enacted in California and New Jersey have already triggered federal lawsuits.z