FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says

Washington — The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly all federal workers, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Wednesday. “You’ve found a way to get these individuals paid during a government shutdown,” Patel said to President Trump during an unrelated Oval Office event. “On

ICE Operation Arrests 91 Illegal Immigrants With Commercial Driver’s Licenses

Trucks make their way to the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on July 13, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Federal immigration officials arrested 120 illegal immigrants, many of whom had a commercial driver’s license (CDL), in an operation across Oklahoma, authorities announced on Oct. 14. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took part in a

Bitcoin Investor Avoids Prison by Agreeing to Pay $50 Million in Back Taxes, Penalties

Representations of cryptocurrency bitcoin, in this illustration picture created in Paris, France, on March 9, 2024. Benoit Tessier/Illustration/Reuters Federal prosecutors will drop all charges against Roger Ver, an early bitcoin investor known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” after he agreed to pay nearly $50 million in back taxes and penalties, authorities announced on Oct. 14. Ver, 46,