ICE blames Dem. VA Gov. for another brutal murder by illegal alien

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy, 38, who allegedly repeatedly stabbed a man to death in Fairfax County Sunday, as a "criminal illegal alien from Guatemala," according to ABC7.

Authorities found the victim inside a home with multiple stab wounds in his upper body Sunday, ABC7 reported. He later died at the hospital.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, which has notoriously flouted the federal immigration agency’s demands to hand over illegal immigrant criminals.

Meanwhile, DHS has placed the blame on Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger for the tragic killing, calling her out for another recent murder by an illegal immigrant.

Sierra Leone national Abdul Jalloh, 32, who had 30 prior arrests, allegedly murdered 41-year-old mother Stephanie Minter at a Fairfax County bus stop last month. Jalloh’s rap sheet included arrests for rape, malicious wounding, assault, drug possession, identity theft, trespassing,
larceny, firing a weapon, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and pickpocketing, according to DHS.

Spanberger earlier said ICE’s detainer for Jalloh’s arrest wouldn’t be enough for local law enforcement to hand him over to immigration authorities for deportation.

"ICE is calling on Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and Virginia’s sanctuary politicians to not release this murderer back into our communities," DHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Lauren Bis told ABC7. "This incident comes just one month after an innocent woman was murdered by another criminal illegal alien at a bus stop in Democrat Spanberger’s state. Open-border policies yet again have caused another preventable tragedy."

When Spanberger entered office, she ended a cooperation agreement between state and local law enforcement and ICE. The day after Minter’s murder, the governor characterized ICE as "unaccountable agents" who "terrorize our communities" in the Democratic response to the State of the Union.

In almost every one of Jalloh’s previous cases, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s office dropped the charges, ABC7 previously reported.

Authorities also previously warned about the dangers he posed to the community.

An officer with the Fairfax County Police Department notified Descano’s office in November, cautioning that he could continue to commit crimes if he’s released, according to emails obtained by 7News.

Muy was charged with second-degree murder and is being held without bond, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

DHS said he snuck into the country as a "gotaway," which means he made it past border authorities without detection, according to ABC7.

Muy also had an assault and battery charge from November 2024, when he was accused of punching a woman and attempting to strangle her, the outlet reported. A judge later dismissed the charge.

The Arlington Commonwealth’s Attorney said the charge "was dismissed at the request of the victim pursuant to 19.2-151, an accord and satisfaction," in a statement to ABC7.

"Under that statute, the courts have discretion to dismiss a misdemeanor assault case (which this was charged as) when a defendant pays restitution to a victim. Here, the victim had expressed that the most important issue to them was restitution, which was paid. We try to honor the wishes of a victim, even though I do not favor resolution of cases by accord and satisfaction where violence is involved," the attorney said.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

Swalwell (D) freaks out--threatens legal action against FBI as Patel considers "Fang Fang" files release

Democrat Rep. Eric "Gas Man" Swalwell (CA) is threatening legal action against the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as it reportedly considers releasing potentially damaging files just weeks before he faces voters in California’s wide-open gubernatorial race. 

Never mind that Swalwell was diddling a Communist Chinese spy, he wants his privacy.

Lawyers for below average Swalwell sent a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, warning the bureau would violate federal privacy law if it moves ahead with releasing records regarding the congressman’s decade-old relationship with possible Chinese spy named Christine "Fang Fang" Fang.

"[Y]our attempt to release the file is a transparent attempt to smear him and undermine his campaign for Governor of California," Swalwell’s attorneys, Sean Hecker and Norm Eisen, said in a recent letter to Patel obtained by The Associated Press. "Your actions threaten to expose you, others at the FBI, and the FBI itself to significant legal liability. Indeed, disclosure of the investigative file would violate federal law in several respects."

Actually, an investigation might uncover more honey trap Chinese spies working Capitol Hill.

The FBI rejected claims of political motives in a statement to The Washington Post, which it also shared with Fox News Digital.

FBI Director Kash Patel is reportedly weighing the release of files related to Rep. Eric Swalwell's decade-old relationship with suspected Chinese intelligence operative Christine "Fang Fang" Fang.

"This FBI, being the most transparent in history, prepares documents for numerous different reasons, including for release to different agencies and departments to further review investigations that may have been opened under previous administrations," an FBI spokesperson said.

The letter comes as The Washington Post first reported that Patel is weighing the release of investigative records related to Swalwell’s past relationship with Christine 'Fang Fang' Fang, who is accused of cultivating ties with Swalwell and other California Democrats for espionage purposes, as is the wont of spies.

The almost obvious Chinese spy operative helped fundraise for Swalwell’s 2014 House re-election campaign and placed at least one intern in his office. Swalwell cut off ties with Fang in 2015 after the FBI alerted him to the suspected Chinese influence campaign. 

He wasn't bright enough to figure this out for himself.

The Justice Department did not pursue criminal charges at the time and Swalwell has denied any wrongdoing. A probe launched by the House Ethics Committee also concluded in 2023 without accusing Swalwell of any violations.

Lawyers for Swalwell, a Democrat, have threatened the FBI with legal action if the bureau forges ahead with releasing decades-old files relating to his relationship with a probable Chinese spy.

Swalwell’s lawyers also accused Patel of potentially violating long-maintained DOJ policy that prohibits law enforcement from taking any public investigatory action against political candidates in the two months prior to an election.

Early voting for California’s June 2 gubernatorial primary begins in early May. Swalwell, who is on the Democratic side of the aisle, is vying to be among the top two vote-getters that advance to the general election after jumping into the race in late 2025.

"It's not lost on me that we're 34 days until Californians start voting," Swalwell told CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Monday. "We've consistently been in the lead in this governor's race. And the president wants a Western White House."

Swalwell, a Democrat, is a vocal critic of President Donald Trump and served as an impeachment manager during the president’s second impeachment in 2021, following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. His role as a manager was to keep count of the number of impeachment attempts the left has launched on the President. After all, Swalwell got a C+ in 8th grade math.

The California Democrat has also been criminally referred to the DOJ for alleged mortgage fraud.

The Gas Man has denied any wrongdoing over his relationship with spy Fang Fang Fang and was never criminally charged.

Rep. Jamie Raskin, (D-MD) has also blasted Patel for reportedly advocating for the release of the so-called "Fang Fang" files.

"What the hell does that have to do with law enforcement?" Raskin said Saturday. "This is plain weaponization of the FBI for partisan political purposes." Children all over the nation said "that man used a bad word."

Look, folks, here we go again with Eric Swalwell, the gift that keeps on giving to comedy writers everywhere. The guy whose idea of national security is apparently letting a Chinese honey trap waltz around his office is now waving legal threats at the FBI like it's his personal bouncer service. "Don't you dare release those files or we'll sue!" Because nothing says "I have nothing to hide" like trying to gag the bureau with a cease-and-desist letter right before voters get a say.

Classic Swalwell. 

The low-information Democrat who got easily played by "Fang Fang" like a kazoo is suddenly clutching his pearls over "privacy" and "legal liability." 

His lawyers are out there claiming it's all a dirty smear job timed to torpedo his long-shot gubernatorial dreams. Sure, because Kash Patel waking up one morning and thinking, "You know what would be fun? Releasing decade-old spy files on a random California congressman," is totally how this works. 

No, this smells more like the deep state finally getting a little sunlight after years of selective blindness.

And of course, the usual suspects are lining up to defend him. Jamie Raskin, bless his heart, is out there asking what any of this has to do with law enforcement. Jamie, when a suspected Chinese operative is fundraising for your campaigns and planting interns in your office, it has everything to do with law enforcement. But hey, in Democrat world, that's just "cultivating relationships." 

Shades of Dianne Feinstein.

Swalwell's out on CNN whining about the timing, how it's 34 days until voting starts and he's been leading (in his dreams, maybe). Meanwhile, the rest of us are wondering how a guy who couldn't spot a spy if she was wearing a "Made in Communist China" name tag thinks he's qualified to run the state that's already circling the drain.

This is peak Swamp, and in Swalwell's case, it's just as malodorous. 

The same crowd that spent years screaming about Russian collusion now cries "weaponization" the second someone suggests looking at actual Chinese influence ops. Sit back and watch, guys, November's going to be entertaining if this clown car keeps rolling.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

Amnesty Int'l wants Iran strike to be investigated as a war crime

On March 1, the Iranian regime lit another match and civilians paid the price.

Ballistic missiles slammed into the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, killing nine and wounding at least 46 in the Ramat Lehi neighborhood. Now, Amnesty International is finally saying what’s been obvious: this needs to be investigated as a war crime.

After combing through social media footage, images, and on-the-ground digital evidence, Amnesty concluded the damage tells a clear story. The destruction of the Tiferet Israel synagogue, along with a bomb shelter beneath it, and the strike trajectory point squarely to ballistic missile use. Not surprisingly,  investigators found no military targets anywhere near the impact zone. The closest Israeli base was more than two miles away.

In other words, this wasn’t collateral damage. It looks deliberate because it was, because this was not an isolated incident.

Amnesty, along with media and humanitarian groups, says Iran has also been deploying cluster munitions, indiscriminate weapons that scatter explosives over wide areas and are banned under international law for good reason.

This escalation didn’t come out of nowhere. The March 1 strike followed joint U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran on February 28, setting off a regional chain reaction. What started as targeted strikes has metastasized into something far bigger, with attacks now hitting Qatar, Lebanon, the UAE, and beyond.

Meanwhile, the human toll keeps climbing and the stories are brutal.

“After I worked up the courage to go, I saw the synagogue was completely destroyed, and the [bomb] shelter was split open. The shelter wasn’t safe. It did not provide protection,” Rabbi Yitzak Biton told Amnesty International, “I lost not one, not two, but three children.”

That’s not just a statistic, that’s the reality on the ground.

And the numbers are staggering. Amnesty estimates the conflict has killed 1,900 people in Iran, more than 1,116 in Lebanon, and at least 16 in Israel.

This is a widening war with civilians caught in the blast radius.

And it's clear, the Iranian people, not the regime, welcome Israel's and the USA's help in removing the terrorist regime from their country.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

Democratic Hochul aide under investigation over alleged migrant shelter bribes

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a New York City council-member and her sister, a top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, accepted bribes or kickbacks tied to city funding steered to a migrant shelter provider, according to a search warrant obtained by The Associated Press.

The March 19 warrant seeks evidence of possible criminal conduct involving Council-member Farah Louis, a Brooklyn Democrat, her sister, Debbie Louis, Hochul’s assistant secretary for New York City intergovernmental affairs, and Edu Hermelyn, husband of Assembly member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party.

A spokesperson for Hochul said Debbie Louis was placed on leave last week after the governor became aware of the federal corruption probe. Someone answering a phone number associated with Louis ended the call when asked by the AP about the investigation, and the AP reported messages left for Farah Louis and Hermelyn were not returned.

New York City Council-member Farah Louis is reportedly under federal investigation for an alleged bribery scheme.  According to the warrant, investigators are examining whether the three received benefits in exchange for actions taken on behalf of BHRAGS Home Care Inc., a Brooklyn nonprofit that historically provided in-home care for sick and elderly clients.

As New York City’s migrant influx intensified in 2022, BHRAGS broadened its work to include emergency shelter operations for asylum seekers and other homeless services. Since then, public records show the group has been awarded more than a dozen contracts worth upward of $200 million from the city’s Department of Homeless Services.

"This is political persecution driven by the far-right, targeting immigrants and the leaders who stand with them," a political insider tied to Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn told the New York Post on Monday. "There are no charges at this time, and the facts will ultimately lead to this case being dropped on its merits."

An attorney for BHRAGS Executive Director Roberto Samedy declined to comment to the AP.The warrant also seeks records of money transfers and communications involving Edouardo St. Fort, a former New York Police Department sergeant who retired in 2023. That same year, records indicate his firm, Fort NYC Security, secured a $3 million contract from the Department of Homeless Services. AP calls and emails seeking comment from St. Fort were not returned.The warrant’s existence does not mean charges are imminent. It indicates only that federal investigators convinced a judge they had sufficient grounds to search for and seize potential evidence.

The probe lands amid broader scrutiny over how New York City awarded emergency shelter contracts during the migrant crisis, when the arrival of tens of thousands of asylum seekers strained the city’s shelter system and prompted officials under then-Mayor Eric Adams to rapidly expand housing capacity through outside providers.

Some of those arrangements have drawn criticism from watchdogs and political opponents, who questioned the speed, scale and oversight of the contracting process.

The figures named in the warrant are all connected to Brooklyn’s Democratic political establishment, which has been rocked by a series of ethics controversies in recent years. Hermelyn, who once served as a senior adviser to Adams, stepped down after questions were raised about whether his role as a Brooklyn district leader conflicted with rules barring certain dual government positions. He also went on to advise former Gov. Andrew Cuomo during Cuomo’s unsuccessful mayoral campaign.

The Trump administration, led by fraud investigation czar Vice President JD Vance, has prioritized federal law enforcement investigations nationwide.

Just this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's Treasury Department announced it is offering whistleblowers a major financial incentive to help expose fraud, directing would-be tipsters to the Treasury.gov website, telling Fox News on Monday that the administration has already received more than 700 leads.

The Treasury’s whistleblower page says eligible tipsters can receive between 10 percent and 30 percent of monetary sanctions collected for successful actions.

While Minnesota fraud among the state's Somali community has made headlines thus far thanks to independent journalist Nick Shirley's reporting, Bessent actually praised that state for having some level of transparency that is not permitted in California or New York.

"That's why that young man, Nick Shirley, was able to go to see the scams, because it was: This is the name of the facility, this is the address, this is how much money they got," Bessent said. "Oh look, it's an empty storefront. There's no one here. New York, California are hiding it."

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

IDF gets Hezbollah terrorist's goat--or rather gives him 72 goats as a reward in Lebanon strike

The Israeli military said Saturday it carried out a targeted strike in Lebanon that killed Ali Hassan Shaib, whom it identified as a member of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force intelligence unit who operated under the guise of a journalist to support attacks against Israeli forces, Arutz Sheva reported.

According to the IDF, Shaib was affiliated with Hezbollah’s Radwan Force and worked for years posing as a journalist for the Al-Manar network while gathering intelligence on Israeli troop positions in southern Lebanon and along the border.

The military said he maintained ongoing contact with other terrorists in the Radwan Force and across the broader Hezbollah organization.

The strike took place Saturday afternoon, with the IDF describing Shaib as actively involved in exposing the locations of Israeli soldiers during ongoing operations.

The military said he continued these activities even during Operation Roaring Lion, reporting on IDF troop movements in southern Lebanon.

In addition to intelligence activities, the IDF said Shaib used his position to promote Hezbollah messaging and incite against Israeli troops and civilians by disseminating propaganda materials.The military framed the operation as part of its broader campaign against Hezbollah, which it said has joined attacks on Israel while operating in coordination with Iran.

“The IDF will continue to operate with determination against Hezbollah, which chose to join the attacks on Israel and operate on behalf of the Iranian terror regime,” a statement read. “The IDF will not allow harm to the residents of Israel.”

The announcement comes amid ongoing Israeli operations in southern Lebanon tied to Operation Roaring Lion, as fighting continues along the northern front.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

IDF hits 'critical' Iranian missile manufacturing sites in Tehran

The Israel Air Force struck Iranian weapon manufacturing sites in Tehran overnight between Saturday and Sunday, the IDF said on Sunday.

Targets of the strike included a central site used by Iran's Defense Ministry to manufacture "critical" components for ballistic missiles, one of only two such sites in Iran, said the IDF.

Additional targets included various weapon production and storage facilities, as well as a drone engine production facility and an air defense development facility. The IDF struck production and storage sites for aerial defense systems and ballistic missiles, 

Earlier on Saturday, the IAF completed a wide-scale wave of strikes in Iran, targeting regime infrastructure in Tehran, the IDF announced on Sunday, destroying several temporary command centers and blowing up their commanders into convenient bitesize kibbles and bits.

The statement noted that the IDF had identified the relocation of Iranian command centers to mobile units in recent days, after most of its permanent command centers were struck by the IDF over the past month. Commanders, who remain alive and have claimed to love death more than the West loves life, are shaking in the sandals.

The strikes, which were based on military intelligence, additionally targeted dozens of ballistic missile production and storage facilities, said the IDF, as well as Iranian aerial defense systems and observation posts. The IDF completed an additional wave of strikes targeting temporary command centers and weapons production sites in Tehran, March 28, 2026. (credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Israel strikes Iranian nuclear development facilities

The IDF confirmed on Friday an attack against Iran’s Khandab heavy water reactor in Arak, as well as a uranium enrichment facility in Ardakan.

The attack, which involved over 50 IAF fighter jets guided by IDF intelligence, completed strikes targeting the Iranian terror regime's infrastructure across three areas simultaneously, the IDF said.

According to Iranian state media, the enrichment facility in Ardakan produced yellowcake, a concentrated uranium powder used in the early stages of nuclear fuel production.

Additionally, a missile struck the Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran on Friday, according to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, with no casualties, material damage, or technical disruptions being reported.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

3 Democratic Georgia state reps charged with COVID-19 pandemic unemployment fraud

Sharon Henderson

Three Georgia state representatives, all Democrats, are charged with COVID-19 pandemic unemployment fraud. Specifically, this is the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance or PUA benefits, and the three got caught with their hands in the cookie jar.

Sharon Henderson (District 113, Covington) was indicted last December on two counts of theft of government funds along with ten counts of making a false statement [aka lying]. Henderson is alleged to have grabbed $17,811 by claiming unemployment while she was working, including as a substitute teacher, and while running for office. She pleaded not guilty and was suspended from office.

Karen L. Bennett (District 94, Stone Mountain) was charged in early January of this year and pleaded guilty to making false statements. In her case, she allegedly collected about $13,940 while serving as a state representative while also claiming other employment/quarantine issues [aka double-dipping and fraud]. She resigned before the charges and her sentencing is scheduled for April this year.

Karen L. Bennett

Dexter L. Sharper (District 177, Valdosta) was charged in late January of this year while making false statements. Sharper, who thought he was sharper than the law, pocketed nearly $14,000 [somewhere between $13,825 and $13,940] while he was being paid as a state representative--a very dull-witted thing to do. He was also getting paid as a musician. He resigned this month and pleaded guilty soon after that. His sentencing is scheduled for July this year.

The cases [above] involve false statements to obtain federal pandemic unemployment benefits in 2020 to 2021 all while the three were getting paid from their legislative roles or other work.

The trio was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia as part of broader efforts to address pandemic relief fraud. Details come from official DOJ press releases and court updates.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

VP Vance makes fraud claim on Ilhan Omar: African nation calls for her extradition

An African nation is calling for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to be extradited after Vice President JD Vance claimed during an interview that the lawmaker committed immigration fraud, after allegedly marrying her brother.

The Republic of Somaliland, a partially recognized state in the Horn of Africa, reacted in a post on X to the claim that Vance made in a podcast interview with conservative commentator Benny Johnson.

"Deportation? Please you’re just sending the princess back to her kingdom. Extradition? Say the word. . ." the post read.

In the interview, Vance spoke with White House immigration advisor Stephen Miller about potential legal action against Omar, saying, "We think Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America." 

"We’re trying to look at what the remedies are," the Vice President said. "That’s the thing that we’re trying to figure out is what are the legal remedies now that we know that she’s committed immigration fraud, how do you go after her, how do you investigate her, how do you actually do the thing, how do you build a case necessary to get some justice for the American people?"

Omar has denied accusations from President Trump and the White House that she married her brother to enter the United States. In December, she called the accusations "bigoted lies," writing on social media that Trump was obsessed with her. Well, they're not bigoted just because she and her alleged bro-hubby are black, they're allegations that appear to have elements of evidence that she did marry him in order to bypass normal legal immigration routes.

"He needs serious help," Omar, a blatant anti-American wrote on X at the time. "Since he has no economic policies to tout, he’s resorting to regurgitating bigoted lies instead." 

Again, aside from her melanin level, how is pointing out a possible crime bigoted?

Somaliland’s post about Omar, who is from Somalia, comes amid criticism over her opposition to the recognition of an independent Somaliland and her defense of Somalia’s territorial claims. Somaliland has acted as a self-governing territory since 1991, maintaining internal security and building its own democratic institutions.

While most in the international community, including the U.S., do not recognize Somaliland as an independent country, Israel became the first UN member state to recognize the self-declared state.

Ole Doc Abdallah speaks with Bibi

Somaliland president Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdallah on a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, Dec. 26. (Benjamin Netanyahu via X)Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced last year that Israel had established full diplomatic relations with Somaliland, describing the move as being in the spirit of the United States-brokered Abraham Accords.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

Soros-funded Leftist NY Attorney General Letitia James Hit with More Criminal Referral

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) was hit with two federal criminal referrals Wednesday alleging she may have committed homeowners insurance fraud. [Imagine that, a politician making money the old fashioned illegal way.]

[H/T The New York Post]

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte alleged in the missives, obtained by The Post, that James may have falsified information in filings with Illinois-based Allstate Insurance Company and Florida-based Universal Property Insurance.

The referrals were sent to US Attorney for Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros and US Attorney for Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quinones.

They come four months after a federal judge in Virginia dismissed a criminal indictment against James accusing the Empire State’s top prosecutor of mortgage fraud.

Both of Pulte’s referrals cite insurance documents posted on social media by Mike Davis, a close ally of President Trump and founder of the conservative judicial advocacy group Article III Project.

The documents appear to suggest James represented to the Illinois-based insurer that a Norfolk, Virginia, property she purchased in 2020 “would be occupied by a single adult, with no children,” Pulte wrote.

“Instead, according to the post, she knew the house was actually occupied by four people, three children and her niece,” the Housing chief continued. “As such, it appears Ms. James may have defrauded the Illinois-based insurance company.”

In the Florida referral, Pulte alleged James “made false representations” to Universal Property Insurance that the same Norfolk home “would be unoccupied five months out of the year.”

“Frustrated by repeated failures, where judges and grand juries have rejected their attempts to charge Attorney General James, Trump and his political enablers keep abusing their power to pursue a vendetta against her by trying to rename, refile, and repeat baseless allegations,” attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement.

“They continue this improper revenge campaign instead of helping bring down the rising cost of living in this country,” Lowell added. “These desperate tactics will fail, just as every previous attempt has failed, and exposes an Administration that has abandoned its responsibility to the American people in favor of petty political payback.”

US District Judge Cameron Currie dismissed the DOJ’s mortgage fraud case against James last November after finding then interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan was improperly appointed to her position and “had no lawful authority” to secure indictments.

Oh look at that, folks. Letitia James, the same Democrat Attorney General who has spent years turning the New York legal system into her own personal Trump hunting ground, now finds herself staring down not one, but two fresh federal criminal referrals for what sure smells like good old-fashioned homeowners insurance fraud. Shocking, yes, but karma too.

The woman who weaponized her office against political enemies suddenly gets a taste of actual accountability? 

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte dropped these truth bombs, alleging that James may have falsified information in filings with Allstate Insurance out of Illinois and Universal Property Insurance down in Florida. Because apparently, when you are a powerful Democrat prosecutor, the rules on telling the truth to insurance companies just do not apply the same way they do to the rest of us peasants and President Trump.

These referrals went straight to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Andrew Boutros, and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jason Reding Quinones. And get this, they dropped just four months after a federal judge in Virginia already tossed out a previous criminal indictment against James for mortgage fraud. One fraud case down, but don't worry, the hits just keep on coming.

Both referrals point back to insurance documents that Mike Davis, a solid Trump ally and founder of the Article III Project, posted on social media. Turns out those docs suggest James told the Illinois insurer that her Norfolk, Virginia property, which she bought in 2020, “would be occupied by a single adult, with no children.” Classic.

“Instead, according to the post, she knew the house was actually occupied by four people, three children and her niece,” the Housing chief continued. “As such, it appears Ms. James may have defrauded the Illinois-based insurance company.”

Meanwhile over in the Florida referral, Pulte says James “made false representations” to Universal Property Insurance, claiming the same Norfolk home “would be unoccupied five months out of the year.” 

So which is it, Letitia? Single adult with no kids, or empty half the year? You can't have it both ways, unless of course you're a Democrat who thinks the law is just a suggestion for thee but not for me.

Of course, her lawyer Abbe Lowell came out swinging with the usual Democrat script, aka Trump Derangement Syndrome, (TDS).

“Frustrated by repeated failures, where judges and grand juries have rejected their attempts to charge Attorney General James, Trump and his political enablers keep abusing their power to pursue a vendetta against her by trying to rename, refile, and repeat baseless allegations.”

“They continue this improper revenge campaign instead of helping bring down the rising cost of living in this country,” Lowell added. “These desperate tactics will fail, just as every previous attempt has failed, and exposes an Administration that has abandoned its responsibility to the American people in favor of petty political payback.”

Blah, blah, blah. The same tired talking points every time one of their own gets caught in the crosshairs. It is never their fault. It is always a “vendetta,” never actual evidence of wrongdoing. Meanwhile, the rest of America is just supposed to ignore the pattern of a top law enforcement official allegedly playing fast and loose with the truth on official documents. Yeah, sure.

And lest we forget, US District Judge Cameron Currie already dismissed the DOJ’s mortgage fraud case against James last November after ruling that the interim U.S. Attorney at the time had no lawful authority to bring the charges. Procedural dismissal, not an exoneration on the merits, but you know the left will spin it as total innocence anyway.

Here is the bottom line, guys. If Letitia James has been committing insurance fraud and mortgage fraud, she should face the music just like anybody else. No special treatment for blue-state Attorneys General who spent years trying to bankrupt political opponents through the courts. Equal justice under the law is the American way. Or at least it used to be, before the two-tiered system became the new normal under Democrats.

This is a woman who promised to go after Trump even before she went into office, and even before she had anything to charge him with, the very definition of lawfare.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

12 injured near Beit Shemesh with reports of shrapnel hitting Eilat by Iran regime

March 28, 2026: At least 12 people were injured near Beit Shemesh following a launch from Iran towards central Israel on Saturday afternoon. 

The Iranian regime loves to target Jews on the Sabbath.

Israeli emergency services reported that several homes and a synagogue were damaged in Moshav Eshtaol as a result of the fall. Also damaged was about 10 homes and dozens of cars as a result of the impact.

Several other people suffered from anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms due to the blast, Magen David Adom said.

"We received a report of an impact. We arrived at the scene with mobile intensive care units, an ambulance, and rapid response motorcycles. We saw destruction and people walking around fully conscious," said MDA senior EMT Elad Kadmon. "We provided initial medical treatment to the lightly injured and are conducting searches to ensure there are no additional casualties.”Iranian missile impact site in southern Israel. 

Later on Saturday, two sites of impacted Iranian munitions and Israeli interceptors were reported in open areas in Eilat.

The Municipality of Eilat announced that two missiles were launched at the southern Israeli city: one was intercepted and the other fell in an open area.

Thankfully, there were no casualties or injuries from the incident.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

Tiger Woods arrested for DUI, released from jail, looks like 20 miles of bad road

Tiger Woods with bloodshot eyes

Tiger Woods was arrested on Friday for allegedly driving under the influence after a car crash that left his vehicle rolled over on the driver's side. [The term 'allegedly' is used here to avoid legal ramifications.] As luck would have it, he didn't kill anyone in this, his third accident.

The golfer was released from jail Friday night.

In a mugshot released hours after his arrest, Woods' eyes appeared bloodshot, as he donned a fashionable blue polo inside the Martin County Jail in Florida.

Woods was seen leaving the jail in the passenger seat of a black SUV after his release on bail late Friday, according to The Associated Press.

Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek confirmed in a news conference that Woods was traveling at "a high rate of speed" when his vehicle collided with another car, resulting in his vehicle rolling over onto the driver's side.

Authorities said Woods "exemplified signs of impairment." He blew "triple-zeroes" for alcohol but refused a urine test, which possibly [aka likely] indicates he was drug-impaired.

"DUI investigators came to the scene here, and Mr. Woods did exemplify signs of impairment. They did several tests on him. Of course, he did explain the injuries and the surgeries that he had. We did take that into account, but they did do some in-depth roadside tests," Budensiek added. 

But no warrant for a blood draw was requested, as is often the case with less famous people and Woods was off the hook, at least in part.

"We really weren't suspicious of alcohol being involved in this case, and that proved to be true at the jail. … But when it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused. And, so, he's been charged with DUI, with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test."

Woods was spotted on the phone after the crash, wearing fashionable navy blue shorts.

The golfer was charged with DUI, property damage and refusal to submit to a test, all misdemeanor charges. No one was injured, authorities said. Woods was alone in the car and crawled out of the passenger door after the crash.

The man who hits little white balls into little holes was driven from the Martin County Jail after being arrested for driving under the influence following a car crash on March 27, 2026, in Stuart, Florida. "This could've been a lot worse," Budensiek noted.

Yes, he could have killed someone and/or himself, but he was lucky once again.

President Donald Trump commented on the arrest of his "very close friend."

"I feel so badly. He's got some difficulty," Trump said. "There was an accident, and that's all I know. Very close friend of mine. He's an amazing person, an amazing man, but some difficulty." Woods has not commented on the arrest.

Woods currently is dating Trump's ex-daughter-in-law, Vanessa, whose daughter, Kai, is set to play college golf in Miami next week.

This is Woods' second DUI arrest within the last decade. In 2017, he was taken into custody, also in Jupiter Island, after taking prescription drugs and being asleep behind the wheel of a running car at 3 a.m.

In 2021, he got into a wreck that resulted in serious leg injuries that kept him off the golf course for the entire year.

Woods made his return to competitive golf earlier this week in the TGL championship after rupturing his Achilles just before last year's Masters (this year's tournament is in less than two weeks). Woods has not appeared on the links since the 2024 PGA Championship, in which he missed the cut.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

Trans Lawyer disrupts custody hearing: forcefully removed for contempt and has unladylike behavior

On February 5, 2026, a child custody hearing in Pontotoc County District Court in Ada, Oklahoma. The hearing did a 180 turn when attorney Rob Hopkins, a woman who thinks she's a man, was representing a client in the case.

The main thrust of the hearing was about paperwork issues and the client’s absence due to an open warrent and protective order from another county.

Judge Laurie Jackson, a woman who is comfortable in her own skin, started by addressing Hopkins about his use of the word “butt” while quoting a bailiff. Things heated up fast. In a loud unladylike response, Hopkins raised her voice and loudly demanded the judge point to the exact paragraph in a ruling.

The judge warned her to stop interrupting or face contempt charges, but Hopkins kept going. She pointed her finger and again loudly insisted she was not finished with her argument.

At one point, her phone hit the floor and she later said it fell by accident. The judge called the action inappropriate and told her to stop shouting.

Hopkins loudly interrupted and pushed back repeatedly. When the opposing attorney noted the client had warrants, Hopkins interrupted again. The judge appeared stunned and said she would not tolerate the behavior. After multiple warnings, Judge Jackson held Hopkins in direct contempt of court and ended the hearing.

As the judge ordered deputies to take Hopkins into custody, she grew emotional and told the court, “You did not even say that I was in contempt.” She then added, “It’s because I’m a transgender attorney practicing all over this state.”

Judge Jackson responded by throwing her hands up and saying, “I don’t know you from Adam.” Surveillance footage from the courtroom captured the full exchange. Hopkins continued to argue even after the contempt ruling.

Deputies entered the courtroom to detain Hopkins but she immediately resisted. Body cam and courtroom video show him saying, “Do not hurt me, do not hurt me.”

As officers moved in, she repeated, “Do not grab me! Do not grab me! I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe.” She hyperventilated while being brought to the ground and called out for someone to dial 911, which was futile.

During the struggle, Hopkins made another specific request. She shouted, “Get a female officer now! Get a female officer now!” and “I need a female police officer.”

So wait . . . if Hopkins believes she's a male, why then would she demand a female officer? Sounds like her feminine side won the battle with the cops.

Officers continued to secure her as she stayed on the floor. The scene ended with Hopkins in custody. 

She was later held on a $25,000 bond.

This episode lays bare one of the more revealing tensions of our time. Here was a lawyer who, having demanded to be treated according to her declared identity [as a man]  in every professional setting, she suddenly invoked that same identity not as a matter of legal principle but as a shield against the ordinary consequences of courtroom decorum. 

When the rules of the court, applied equally to everyone present, finally caught up with her, the immediate response was not contrition or reflection but the assertion that the judge’s decision must have been motivated by prejudice against her so called transgender status.  

It’s no different than the race card.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

Secret Service Agent on Jill Biden Detail, Shoots Himself in the Leg

A Secret Service agent was injured Friday morning after negligently discharging his firearm and shooting himself in the leg while escorting former first lady Jill Biden through the Philadelphia International Airport, according to a report by The Daily Wire. 

The agent fired the weapon just after 8:30 a.m. while on a protective assignment. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. No one else was injured and the former First Lady, a doctor, was unable to render aid because she isn't that kind of doctor in spite of Joy Behar having suggested that she would make a fantastic Surgeon General at the time her husband was an “Autopen POTUS”.

“The Secret Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility will be reviewing the facts and circumstances of this incident. We are grateful for our law enforcement and public safety partners who provided medical assistance,” the Secret Service said. 

After the shooting, a large police presence was reported in Terminal C of the airport, according to CBS affiliate KYW-TV. A medic unit responded to the scene and then left the area, followed by a Philadelphia police car.

The Secret Service has faced intense scrutiny from the public and from Congress after the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, which was one of the agency’s most serious security failures in modern history. Many believe that had it not been for D.E.I., a taller agent would have been assigned to protect Trump's upper body. Unfortunately, a rather short woman was one agent with that assignment.

Last year, more scandals hit the Secret Service after a uniformed division officer allegedly fell asleep while on duty at the United Nations General Assembly, and an armed individual bypassed security screening at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. 

Despite those incidents, the Secret Service has also been praised for recent operations. In September, Secret Service personnel took down a network of electronic devices in New York that had been used to target senior federal officials with telecommunications threats.

Dr, Biden in a signature dress with Joe Biden with his signature look of confusion

In February, agents shot and killed an armed man who attempted to break into Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun.

So it's a 'hit-or-miss' situation, and unfortunately, in this current case, it was a hit right in the leg.

Let's hope he makes a full recovery.

Thank you so much for following Brain Flushings. Please consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps. You can even click on Buy Me A Coffee in the sidebar, if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

Indicted Democrat Rep. closer to expulsion: House Ethics panel finds her guilty of 25 violations

A bipartisan panel of House lawmakers voted to kickstart a process that could lead to the expulsion of a congressional Democrat accused of laundering millions of disaster relief funds into her campaign account.

A House Ethics investigative subcommittee approved a motion for summary judgment, effectively finding Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) guilty of nearly all alleged violations outlined by the committee earlier this year.

The guilty verdict came after a rare public ethics hearing on Thursday, the first since 2010, that lasted more than six hours as lawmakers from both parties grilled Cherfilus-McCormick’s counsel. The eight-member adjudicatory subcommittee, helmed by Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), announced its decision in a written statement Friday morning.

"After careful deliberation that lasted until well past midnight, the adjudicatory subcommittee found that Counts 1-15 and 17-26 of the SAV [statement of alleged violations] had been proven," committee leaders said in a statement.

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted by a Miami grand jury for allegedly stealing $5 million in FEMA funds on Nov. 18, 2025, according to the Department of Justice. I would say that she is toast, but it almost feels like politicians often get away with most things short of murder. And let's face it, even Hillary Clinton is walking free.

The panel’s slew of charges against the congresswoman, who is facing a separate federal criminal indictment, ranged from using ineligible funds to finance her campaign to repeatedly filing false financial disclosure forms and seeking "special favors" with recipients of earmark funding requests.

The panel will meet after the Easter recess to determine its recommended punishment, which could be as severe as expulsion, a rare move that has been historically dominated by Democrats.

Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) has vowed to move forward with his resolution that would expel Cherfilus-McCormick regardless of the outcome.

Under House rules, two-thirds of lawmakers have to agree to expel a member, meaning Steube’s resolution would need the support of some Democrats, who rarely go against their own no matter what the evidence. [One has to wonder if this is done to protect themselves.]

House Democratic leadership so far has largely stood by Cherfilus-McCormick as is their wont, though some congressional Democrats are signaling their discomfort with the allegations against their indicted colleague.

"The allegations before us are extremely serious," Rep. Mark Desaulnier (D-CA) said at the start of the hearing Thursday. "They not only concern an individual member’s conduct, they also implicate the public’s confidence in the House’s integrity as an institution." We shall see if he is serious about his words.

Cherfilus-McCormick, who first won election to Congress in 2021, is accused of stealing more than $5 million in disaster relief funds that were improperly paid to her family’s healthcare company, among other criminal allegations. She and her siblings allegedly used the illicit funds to jumpstart her congressional campaign and for personal use, including the purchase of a humungous diamond ring that she appeared to have worn in her official congressional portrait.

Cherfilus-McCormick has pleaded not guilty to the stunning federal charges brought in 2025. If convicted in federal court, Cherfilus-McCormick, 47, faces up to 53 years in prison, which I suspect is as unlikely as getting struck by lightning on a clear day at noon inside of Grand Central Station.

The House ethics panel’s investigation into Cherfilus-McCormick preceded the 2025 federal criminal indictment by more than two years. During that time, she had shifted between four different attorneys while largely refusing to cooperate with the bipartisan panel. 

On Thursday, Cherfilus-McCormick sought to use the fact of her new legal representation to further delay the committee’s proceedings until June, a request the eight-member panel promptly denied in a closed-door session. Her new attorney, William Barzee, repeatedly claimed a violation of Cherfilus-McCormick’s due process rights while maintaining her innocence, which is something he gets paid to say.

"For you to sit here and make the claim that we, the committee, is trying to trample upon the rights of your client. I take offense to that," Guest told Barzee in a combative exchange. "For two years we've tried to get documents from your client. Not only have we requested documents, but we have subpoenaed those documents. Those documents were not provided for two years.

"I'm personally offended because I know the work that this committee goes to protect all members and to make sure that we go above and beyond," Guest continued.

Members of both parties appeared unconvinced by Barzee’s argument, attempting to claim that Cherfilus-McCormick was entitled to the millions of dollars she accepted from her family’s company that stemmed from the FEMA overpayments. In what universe does that make sense?

When Barzee claimed that an undated chart was evidence of a "profit-sharing agreement" showing her legal title to the money, the bipartisan panel appeared visibly pissed off.

"I did a lot of business transaction law for a number of years before I came to Congress. I drafted a lot of profit-sharing agreements. Never saw one that was just a chart that was unsigned," Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), told Barzee.

Later in the hearing, Barzee argued that because Cherfilus-McCormick is of Haitian descent, it was not atypical to have a "handshake agreement" to divvy up millions of dollars between her and her family instead of a formal legal document.

Cherfilus-McCormick faces an upcoming federal criminal trial this summer. Just don't hold your breath to see justice served in her case. I hope I'm wrong, and I would say exactly the same thing had it been a Republican miscreant.

Hey guys--thanks for following Brain Flushings. Consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps me. You can even Buy Me A Coffee if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet

FBI reveals bomb planted at a government HQ

MacDill Air Force Base hosts the headquarters of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which is overseeing Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

Federal authorities on Thursday unsealed indictments against a brother and sister accused of involvement in a suspected explosive device incident at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, following a March 16 security scare at the installation, Fox News reports.

Investigators allege that Alen Zheng placed the device near the MacDill visitor center.He has been charged with attempted damage to government property by fire or explosion, unlawful making of a destructive device and possession of an unregistered destructive device. The FBI said Zheng is believed to be in China.

His sister, Ann Mary Zheng, was taken into custody by FBI Tampa and is charged with accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence.

According to court filings, she is accused of concealing or damaging a 2010 Mercede-Benz to prevent it from being used in legal proceedings.

The incident began on March 16, when a suspicious package was reported outside the base entrance.

Law enforcement responded by shutting down traffic along South Dale Mabry Highway, with Tampa Police Department officers securing the area near the main gate.

MacDill Air Force Base hosts the headquarters of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which is overseeing Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

The base is also home to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), responsible for coordinating special operations forces across the Department of War.

Officials said a news conference is scheduled for Thursday afternoon following the release of the charges.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the case reflects coordination among multiple agencies involved in the investigation.

“Today’s indictments are the result of tremendous investigative work from our FBI teams and great coordination from our state, local, and federal partners across the board,” Patel said.“No one who targets our brave service members and military facilities will ever get away with it, and this FBI will pursue all those responsible for the incident at MacDill Air Force Base to the ends of the earth,” he added.

Hey guys--thanks for following Brain Flushings. Consider subscribing and perhaps supporting my work by checking out the sponsors on this page. It really helps me. You can even Buy Me A Coffee if you want to show your appreciation, but really, there's  no pressure.

Tweet