[146]U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk dismissed CBS and Paramount’s motion to throw out the case as “moot,” following significant updates to the original complaint. The updates include adding Paramount Global as a co-defendant, introducing Representative Ronny Jackson (R-TX) as a co-plaintiff, and boosting the damages sought to a staggering $20 billion
[140]Miske Enterprise Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy. Acting United States Attorney Kenneth M. Sorenson announced that John B. Stancil, 37, of Waimanalo, was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson to 240 months of imprisonment (the statutory maximum) followed by 3 years of supervised release for racketeering conspiracy
[139]Two Arizona Department of Economic Security Employees Convicted of Receiving Bribes to Approve Unemployment Insurance Claims. PHOENIX, Ariz. – Jacqueline Espino, 53, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty last week to one count of Bribery Concerning a Program that Receives Federal Funds. Sentencing is scheduled for May 5, 2025, before United States District Michael T. Liburdi
[130]Top ICE officials reassigned amid strain to meet Trump deportation goals. ICE staff were informed in an email Tuesday that Russell Hott and Peter Berg, the top two officials in the enforcement division of ICE, have been reassigned, according to the three people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the internal memo
[123]Gold Makes New ATH as CITI Raises Price Target to $3300 (seriously). "Using our quarterly price changes model, we see gold prices rising to well over $3,300/oz, though we view this is a bull case given the potential for jewelry and scrap over the next 12 months. We take a more conservative base case... which suggests gold increases to $2,900-3,000/oz over the next 6-12 months" - Kenny Hu, Max Layton and team for Citi
[118]@DOGE - Federal employee retirements are processed using paper, by hand, in an old limestone mine in Pennsylvania. 700+ mine workers operate 230 feet underground to process ~10,000 applications per month, which are stored in manila envelopes and cardboard boxes. The retirement process takes multiple months
[117]@SenateCloakroom - Vote update: At 11:00am, on Wednesday, February 12th, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following: 1. Confirmation of Executive Calendar #18 Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence. 2. Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #17 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to be Secretary of @HHSGov