San Antonio men sentenced in firearms straw purchase
Firearms were destined for Los Zetas drug trafficking organization in Mexico
Meet the Obscure Federal Regulator Who's Not Helping Homeowners
Last week, ProPublica and NPR raised questions about a risky investment strategy at Freddie Mac that would pay off if homeowners stayed trapped in expensive mortgages. It's just the latest example of how government-owned Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have frustrated many by not putting homeowners first.
Senator Seek Responses to Reports of Freddie Mac Taking Financial Interests Against Homeowners
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mark Begich (D-AK), and eight Senate colleagues wrote the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency today, requesting responses to recent reports that Freddie Mac had strayed from its mission to support home ownership, and had taken financial interests against American homeowners.
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Somali-Based Terror Group
MINNEAPOLIS-Yesterday in federal court, a 27-year-old man from Westerville, Ohio pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide money and personnel to al Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Somalia.