TODAY there is a direct correlation between ICE migration crackdowns, PPE and public benefits fraud nationwide and violent retaliation street protests from narcocommunist gangs and their political ‘allies’ inside the U.S.
THIS AFTERNOON
Vance’s Hunt for Left-Wing Violence Networks
EDITORIAL
STOP EATING OUR YOUNG AND POOR, DEMOCRATS.
[And that’s it.]
BENEFITS FRAUD OVER 5 DEMOCRATIC RUN STATES
California. New York. Minnesota. Illinois. Colorado.
CALIFORNIA
Dr. Oz touts federal crackdown on healthcare fraud by ‘foreign influences’ in L.A.
$20 Billion Spent. Two People Housed. How the California Homeless Crackdown Failed
Newsom’s $40 billion fire aid request masks weak CA finances, primes NGO windfall
* Newsom announces $107M for affordable rental Homes to aid LA fire survivors
The super NOFA for Los Angeles disaster-impacted areas allowed developers in local jurisdictions to request funding from multiple state housing programs through a single application, expediting the development of new homes.
Funding will support the following nine projects:
-- The 80-unit Tierra Apartments in Santa Monica-- The 40-unit US Vets-WLAVA Building-- The 176-unit Crenshaw Crossing in Los Angeles-- The 43-unit La Guadalupe in Los Angeles-- The 100-unit Romona Seniors in Pasadena-- The 44-unit Colorado Crest Apartments in Pasadena-- A 50-unit apartment complex at 15804 Lakewood in Bellflower-- A 59-unit senior apartment complex at 233 N. Second Ave. in Covina-- The 73-unit Mercy Claremont in Claremont
NEW YORK
NY Gov. Hochul announces lofty socialist plan to offer ‘free’ child care — with $4.5B pricetag
Deadlocked Jury Zeroes In on Alleged US $40 Million PPE Fraud in Linda Sun PRC Influence Case
BROOKLYN — In the landmark Linda Sun fraud and money-laundering case, the FBI’s dedicated unit for countering Chinese interference operations across the U.S. government was looking well beyond Sun herself, toward a broader set of suspected Chinese agents active inside New York State government, and toward a notorious Brooklyn diaspora power broker: a former Triad figure from Hong Kong, convicted of heroin trafficking, human smuggling, and illegal-casino racketeering, whom The New York Times has described as a political kingmaker and force in alleged pro-China election campaigning.
- Linda Sun Case Points to Wider FBI Counterintelligence Probe Into Numerous Alleged PRC Agents Across U.S. Governments, Sam Cooper
Stefanik, Jordan demand Hochul end NY funding of China-linked nonprofits: ‘Epicenter for election interference’ - NYPost
AP
NEW YORK (AP) — An alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang labeled by the United States as a terrorist organization has been charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including lending support to terrorists among crimes that stretched more than a decade, authorities announced Thursday. 12-18-2025: Alleged leader of Tren de Aragua, labeled as a terrorist group, charged in New York but on the lam
From CBS
Prosecutors allege Guerrero Flores operated from Tocorón Prison, where he directed members to commit a wide array of crimes, including murders, sex trafficking and money laundering. Alongside other top leaders, he allegedly collected "causa" or income fees from these crimes. Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Ricky J. Patel said in a statement that the leader "grew TdA from a Venezuela-based prison gang to the vile, vicious organization it has become." - Tren de Aragua leader known as “The Unspeakable” charged in U.S. federal court
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly makes it harder for feds to monitor Tren de Aragua gang at Rikers
MINNESOTA [Case Study]
As tensions flare in Minnesota, Treasury Secretary Bessent pushes a crackdown on fraud
“Minnesota Fraud: Trump FREEZES Funds To All 50 U.S. States As ‘Somalis Steal $18 BN’ Taxpayer Money
The Donald Trump administration has announced a nationwide freeze on child care funding while it conducts a review of state programs, following allegations of fraud tied to day care centers in Minnesota. The decision affects all 50 states, but federal officials have indicated that Minnesota will face heightened scrutiny due to multiple alleged fraud cases involving child care providers. All the 50 states must now submit additional verification and administrative documentation before receiving money from the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).”
Autopoiesis is a term from systems theory. It means this: a system responds to reality only through the constraints of its own internal organization. You’ve almost certainly encountered autopoietic institutions, even if you didn’t have a name for them:
* A corporation where middle management defines OKRs that have no relationship to customers, yet performance reviews insist everything is “on track.”
* A bureaucracy that measures success by compliance with procedure rather than outcomes.
* A late Soviet state in which leadership was reassured by reports everyone knew were false, but which could no longer be contradicted without threatening the system itself.
ILLINOIS
‘Illinois is worse’ as HHS enforces verification for child care funding: Trump
Darren Bailey proposes ‘Illinois DOGE’ to go after govt ‘fraud and waste’
Hundreds of public employees investigated by the state of Illinois improperly took millions in PPP loans
Millions of dollars stolen in Illinois SNAP benefits fraud, leaving vulnerable families at risk
[Even] More Fraud Alleged by Illinois Government Employees
COLORADO
Colorado doesn’t like fraud. It still has a lot of it.
STOP FRAUD COLORADO
THE BOTTOM LINE
Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists traced tens of thousands of transactions and found major crypto trading platforms awash with dirty money.
The routine use of brand-name exchanges by money launderers is just one of the findings from The Coin Laundry, an ICIJ-led cross-border investigation with 37 media partners in 35 countries that reveals how the companies provide the tools that criminals exploit to launder the proceeds of scams, theft, and other crimes — while those who’ve lost their savings or livelihoods are left with little hope of justice. The findings raise questions about whether exchanges are doing enough to stop illicit flows, either by freezing funds, closing accounts or carefully monitoring suspicious transactions.
Over the past 10 months, ICIJ and its partners collected hundreds of crypto wallet addresses — analogous to bank account numbers — associated with North Korean cyber thieves, Russian money launderers and large-scale scam operations. Using the wallet addresses, reporters traced tens of thousands of cryptocurrency transactions recorded on digital ledgers known as blockchains and found that illicit actors had either set up accounts at some of the biggest exchanges or sent tainted funds to accounts there.
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