Law Enforcement
Feeding Our Fraud: The Ellison angle
A recording of Keith Ellison meeting with future defendants — future Feeding Our Future defendants — was listed as a trial exhibit by ringleader Aimee Bock. The recording was not introduced at the trial that led to Bock’s…
Florida cops arrest transgender woman for using women’s bathroom
A transgender woman was arrested last month for refusing to leave the women's restroom at the Florida State Capitol. Marcy Rheintgen, a 20-year-old college student, said she acted intentionally to challenge…
Feeding Our Fraud: The case so far
Lead federal prosecutor Joe Thompson sat for an interview with Liz Collin on the Feeding Our Future case and the conviction of ringleader Aimee Bock at trial last month. Liz’s Alpha News story with lightly edited transcript…
Florida lawmakers don’t want you to know when a cop shoots someone
A Florida bill that could allow agencies to withhold the names of police officers involved in use-of-force incidents resulting in death or great bodily harm has passed in the state Senate Criminal Justice Committee with…
What can we learn from the Cambridge brothel case
Massachusetts is in the midst of prosecuting people who patronized a fancy sex business near Harvard University. It's been big news in certain corners, spawning salacious stories about the doctors, politicians, and tech…
Border cops try to make an end run around attorney-client privilege
Attorney-client confidentiality is one of the oldest pillars of American justice. Americans not only have a right to talk with a lawyer, but also to talk privately with the lawyer. After all, what good would it be to ask for…
Supreme Court takes up Georgia wrong-house raid case
On an early morning in 2017, Trina Martin was shocked by a pyrotechnic exhibit she compares to the Fourth of July. Except it was October, and it was inside her home in Georgia. The FBI detonated a flash-bang in the house and…
What to do if U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents ask to search your phone
Border phone searches are in the news a lot lately. Last month, a French scientist was allegedly blocked from coming to a conference in Houston after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) found statements against President…
Is ICE deporting people over innocent tattoos?
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Andry Hernandez in 2024, it deemed him a suspected member of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang. Hernandez didn't claim to be associated with the gang. ICE…
How Backpage.com became MILFS.com
The Backpage.com URL now redirects to MILFS.com, a webcamming platform that offers users live erotic chat and pornographic shows with a cornucopia of women who may or may not actually be moms. In case anyone isn't aware,…
