Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Kelley arrested for role in Capitol riots

June 9th, 20220 ALLENDALE — The FBI arrested Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on Thursday over misdemeanor charges stemming from his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by throngs of then-President Trump's supporters, the Justice Department said. Kelley, 40, of Allendale, is one of five Republicans in the...

12 doctors get prison time for $250M opioid scheme

March 11th, 20220 DETROIT – A dozen doctors are among 16 people in Michigan and Ohio who have been sentenced to prison in an opioid scheme that included the distribution of 6.6 million pills and $250 million in false billings, authorities said. The health care fraud exploited patients suffering from opioid addiction, the Justice Department said in a...

Justice Department sues California over ‘sanctuary’ policies

March 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department sued the state of California over so-called "sanctuary" policies that try to protect illegal immigrants against deportation, ramping up a confrontation over whether local police should enforce federal law. The lawsuit, filed late Tuesday in federal court in Sacramento, the California...

Arab Americans undeterred despite failure to get MENA category on 2020 Census

February 2nd, 20180 "Accurate Census information ensures equal opportunity access to public resources, particularly for historically marginalized groups." -ADC DEARBORN — A promising decade-long endeavor by America's most targeted communities to gain political and social leverage hit a roadblock after the U.S. Census Bureau rejected the addition of a...

Families await judge’s decision to release Iraqi detainees for Christmas

December 22nd, 20172 DETROIT — Six months ago, about 30 heavily-armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers stormed into the home of Briana Moore and her husband, Ahmed Mohammed, a 52-year-old Iraqi American truck driver who'd served time in prison for allegedly stealing a rental car about a decade ago. "Are you going to kill my dad?" Moore...

Two ex-Trump aides charged in Russia probe, third pleads guilty

October 31st, 20170 WASHINGTON - Federal investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election charged President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and another aide, Rick Gates, with money laundering on Monday. A third former Trump adviser, George Papadopoulos, pleaded guilty in early October to lying to the FBI, it was...