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SOFT-ON-CRIME DISASTER: Soros-Backed Prosecutor Mary Moriarty Left a Repeat Threatener on the Street — Now Two Neighbors Are Dead and Three Cops Are Shot

On Wednesday, Carlton Johnson II opened fire inside his downtown high-rise. Two men are dead. Three Minneapolis officers are wounded.

The far-left county attorney who declined to take him off the street is the same prosecutor. The Gateway Pundit has been warning about for years.

Carlton Neal Johnson II, 35, opened fire Wednesday afternoon at the Shoreline Plaza apartment building in downtown Minneapolis, according to authorities.

Investigators said the rampage began outside the building during a child-custody exchange. Johnson allegedly shot a woman believed to be the mother of his child before shooting two building employees.

Johnson then traveled to the ninth floor, where he fatally shot two residents before being killed during an exchange of gunfire with police.

Two Minneapolis police officers were struck by gunfire, one in the leg and another twice in the abdomen. A third officer suffered other injuries. All three officers are expected to recover.

The child involved in the custody exchange was not injured.

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Leftist Teen Who Plotted to BOMB and BEHEAD ICE Agents in Portland Walks With 3 Years Probation — Sen. Mike Lee: “Insufficient Punishment for TERROR PLOTS”

An Oregon leftist who wrote a manifesto, built Molotov cocktails, ordered an AR-15, and planned to stalk ICE agents home, murder them, and take their heads as trophies is going back into society.

Rayden Tanner Coleman, 19, of Columbia City, Oregon, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of unlawful manufacture of a destructive device.

As part of the sweetheart agreement, prosecutors dismissed 13 other charges, including attempted first-degree domestic terrorism, second-degree domestic terrorism, attempted assault, and several destructive-device offenses.

Coleman must continue receiving mental-health treatment, undergo evaluations, surrender the weapons seized by authorities, and pay $550 in fines and fees.

Judge Michael T. Clarke sentenced him to 36 months of supervised probation and 75 days in jail with credit for time already served. That means zero additional days behind bars.

Probation. For a terror plot.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Coleman was arrested in February after acquaintances alerted police to his alleged plans to attack ICE agents operating out of Portland.

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Missouri State Representative Candidate Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine to Frame Opponent

A Missouri state representative candidate has been charged by criminal complaint for conspiring to distribute a controlled substance to plant on his political opponent. 

Thomas Christopher Ross, 37, of Joplin, Mo., was charged in a one-count complaint for conspiring to distribute a controlled substance. Ross is currently running for the state seat in House District 161 and won the Republican primary last month.

As alleged in the affidavit filed in support of the complaint, on Thursday, July 30, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was contacted by the Joplin Police Department (JPD) regarding a “public corruption” matter in Joplin, Mo. According to the initial information provided by JPD, the former campaign manager for Ross (C.S.), was asked by Ross to plant drugs on his opponent (L.S.). C.S. provided law enforcement with a black nylon glove that he claimed was given to him by Ross. A small, plastic bag was inside the glove. Inside of the bag was a small amount of white powder. A Nartec Inc. Cocaine Test Kit was used on the powder, which indicated a positive match for cocaine. 

Additionally, inside of the glove was a pink and white capsule. The capsule was identified as Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine 20 mg extended release, also known as Adderall, a Schedule II controlled substance. C.S. told investigators that he and Ross exchanged text messages, in which Ross requested for C.S. to place the bag of drugs inside of the purse or vehicle of L.S. while Ross was out of state on vacation.

“The American people deserve confidence in an electoral process that has served our nation for generations,” said R. Matthew Price, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri. “Candidates are expected to conduct their campaigns with integrity, honesty, and respect for their opponents, allowing voters to make informed decisions without fear of misinformation or undue influence. The Western District of Missouri will continue to uphold fairness, transparency, and integrity in elections and will pursue violations of public trust when warranted”.

“The conduct alleged in these charges are substantial and serious,” said Chris Ormerod, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kansas City Field Office. “Our citizens deserve to know that the election process is done with transparency and fairness. As this case moves through the judicial process, it’s important that it proceeds fairly, impartially and in accordance with the rule of law.”

The charges contained in the complaint are simply accusations and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence. 

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Asst AG Harmeet Dhillon Threatens State Officials With Prosecution: “If You Knowingly Allow Non-Citizens to Vote in Elections, You are Committing a Federal Crime!” 

On July 21, 2025, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, demanded that Michigan’s crooked Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson turn over Michigan’s full, unredacted Qualified Voter File — not the public list, but the files with dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers.

Instead of complying, the former Southern Poverty Law Center Board member and current Democrat candidate for Michigan governor, mailed the stripped-down public version and kept the rest. On September 25, 2025, the DOJ sued Benson, and then on February 10, 2026, a federal judge dismissed the case. On June 24 the Sixth Circuit agreed. On August 14 the full appeals court refused to rehear the case. Benson still has not produced the unredacted rolls.

Benson claimed she refused to turn over the voter rolls because wants to protect the voters “privacy,” by not sharing the social security numbers assigned by the federal government. On July 7, 2026 — after the Sixth Circuit loss — Dhillon warned Benson in writing that knowingly leaving noncitizens on the statewide list, sending them ballots, and counting those ballots can be a federal crime, and gave her five days to explain how Michigan would comply.

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Ottawa admits trans-identifying male inmates faced sex assault charges after transfers to women’s prisons

The federal government has acknowledged that trans-identifying male inmates faced sexual-assault charges following complaints from female prisoners, while defending the policy that allows inmates to be transferred to women’s institutions based on gender identity.

The admissions are contained in Ottawa’s Statement of Defence responding to a constitutional challenge filed by Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights, or CAWSBAR.

According to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, which is funding the challenge, the government confirmed that an inmate identified as S/M was charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of criminal harassment in May 2020 after a female inmate complained.

Ottawa also confirmed that another inmate, identified as KF/R, was charged with two counts of sexual assault after a complaint from a female prisoner in October 2024.

Charges have not been proven in court.

The government’s defence acknowledges other complaints involving trans-identifying male inmates in women’s facilities. They include a 2018 complaint that led to a police investigation but no charges, a 2021 complaint alleging sexual and physical assault at Fraser Valley Institution and a 2019 sexual-assault report at Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge.

Despite those incidents, Ottawa “wholly denies that any alleged harm to inmates housed in women’s institutions flowed from the implementation” of Correctional Service Canada’s gender policy.

The government argues that individualized assessments and institutional safeguards provide an appropriate framework for managing risks.

CAWSBAR launched the constitutional challenge in April 2025, alleging that permitting biological male inmates to be housed in women’s prisons exposes female prisoners to physical and psychological harm and violates their Charter right to life, liberty and security of the person.

“Female inmates are being exposed to real risks and real harm,” constitutional lawyer Chris Fleury said. “This case is about protecting their safety, dignity and constitutional rights.”

Correctional Service Canada introduced its current gender-diverse-offender policy in May 2022.

In May 2026, the Federal Court rejected Ottawa’s attempt to strike the lawsuit and granted CAWSBAR public-interest standing. The federal government is now asking the court to dismiss the challenge with costs.

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Oklahoma City Manager Arrested on 11 Felony Voter Fraud Charges After Falsifying Registration Applications With Other People’s Names

The city manager of a tiny Oklahoma town has been arrested and charged with 11 felony counts of voter registration fraud after investigators say she submitted applications using other people’s names and forged their signatures.

Shonda Lou Barnes, city manager for the Town of Mannsville in Johnston County, was taken into custody at her home Monday afternoon on a warrant charging her with 11 counts of false affidavit in voter registration. She was booked into the Johnston County Jail, KXII reported.

The Johnston County Election Board flagged the applications in late May.

The forms had been submitted from the Mannsville area just before the voter registration deadline so the names could vote in the June primary.

Investigators found multiple applications bearing matching signatures that did not belong to the people whose names were on the forms. Authorities then traced those applications to Barnes.

Johnston County Sheriff Gary W. Dodd did not mince words:

“As one of Oklahoma’s 77 constitutionally elected sheriffs, it is our duty and the duty of every Sheriff’s Office in this State to protect the integrity of our elections — one of the most sacred rights of citizens of this country.”

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CrowdStrike and Federal Authorities Dismantle Russian Malware That Secretly Stole Crypto for 8 Years

A campaign of malware operated by Russian cybercriminals for eight years was dismantled by federal authorities in conjunction with the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Thursday. The malware, identified by the security firm as “EggJagger” or as Sality malware, preyed upon thousands of users of virtual currency by engaging in “clipboard hijacking.” The most common method that users of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum employ in order to send currency is to copy a virtual currency address from a web page to a computer’s clipboard and then later to paste the virtual currency address into the corresponding field of a wallet application. The malware sat idle on a user’s computer and then, before the user had a chance to discover the substitution, would change the virtual currency address that had been placed in the user’s clipboard to an address controlled by the cybercriminals, reported CoinDesk.

Once the compromised address was pasted into the user’s wallet software, and the resulting transaction had been confirmed, the cryptocurrency was transferred irretrievably to the attacker. While there was no particular attack functionality that triggered any alerts, the single defense against such an attack was for the user to manually verify the address that they had pasted into the sending field. Typically the first and last characters of a wallet address would be verified against what was expected, but in this case all would need to be checked. The reason for this type of attack to have persisted for some eight years is that it is an easy one to implement, and places the onus of security on the end user to perform correctly in these situations.

Analysis by CrowdStrike has uncovered the malfeit cryptocurrency operators amassed 12.1 million rubles ($150,000) in the years the malware was active and operating, however most of the stolen cryptocurrency had been deposited into online wallets, remained untouched by the cybercriminals. However with the recent and ongoing surge in value of many of the world’s most popular cryptocurrencies the hacker’s abandoned stash has appreciated significantly to an estimated $1.35m. The returns on such a relatively simple attack vector to extract cryptocurrency from individuals is significant and in this instance highlights that such malware, whilst still active after eight years, continues to reap significant returns on little more than foraging for victims, capitalizing on default settings and exploiting human nature of individuals utilizing online cryptocurrency services.

A major weakness of the botnet infrastructure behind EggJagger was the minimal security controls in place around the network of infected computers. As long as a compromised computer was responding to commands appropriately, it could be included in the botnet of other compromised systems. In a live demonstration of the vulnerability on Monday at CrowdStrike’s Day Zero summit in Las Vegas, the security team of researchers used the same hole to subvert EggJagger and replace the legitimate peer addresses embedded in the malware with the IP addresses of their own servers. Suddenly, more than 15,000 computers infected with EggJagger around the world lost connection to their command-and-control servers in an instant, bringing the whole operation crashing down.

The high-profile takedown of the long-running Russian malware operation highlighted the persistent cyber threats to financial infrastructure emanating from Russia, as well as the growing role of the private cybersecurity sector working in conjunction with law enforcement to counter threats to the financial system. Despite having developed sophisticated operational security measures over an eight-year period, Sality ultimately relied on a relatively simple vector to steal cryptocurrency from thousands of individuals and businesses – that of exploiting routine human practices. The botnet’s vulnerability to having its peer connections severed by not authenticating the connections was identified by law enforcement and subsequently exploited to dismantle the operation in a single action, bringing an end to a threat that had affected thousands of individuals and businesses across South Florida and the country.

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MASSIVE SECURITY NIGHTMARE: FBI Investigates Dark-Web Service Selling 153+ MILLION Driver’s License Scans — Including Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Information for $100

The FBI is investigating what could be one of the most devastating identity-data breaches ever uncovered in North America.

A newly launched dark-web service called “Nexus” claims to be selling actual digital scans of more than 153 million driver’s licenses belonging to people across the United States and Canada, according to cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, who first reported the incident.

This is not merely another database containing stolen names, email addresses, and passwords.

The criminals reportedly obtained digital images of government-issued identification documents, including front-and-back scans and, in some cases, the infrared and ultraviolet images used to authenticate them.

According to cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, the massive collection allegedly includes:

  • More than 153 million driver’s licenses
  • More than 10 million identification cards
  • More than 3 million travel documents and international IDs
  • At least 579,000 medical cards

The database reportedly contains the driver’s license of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, along with identification documents belonging to other high-ranking federal officials, including an assistant director of the FBI. According to the report, the hacker offered Hegseth’s driver’s license for $100.

Krebs discovered that his own Virginia driver’s license was also in the database after the criminals behind Nexus displayed it as a free sample while advertising their service on the Russian-language cybercrime forum Exploit.

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Appeals Court Restores Bowe Bergdahl’s Desertion Conviction — Rules Federal Judge Had No Authority to Erase Court-Martial Judgment

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that a federal district court had no authority to overturn former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s military conviction for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

Remember Bowe Bergdahl?

He’s the Army soldier who walked off his post in Afghanistan in 2009, left his brothers in a war zone, and triggered a desperate search that cost American lives.

Bergdahl abandoned his post in Afghanistan on June 29, 2009, without authorization. He was subsequently captured by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network and held for nearly five years.

His disappearance triggered a massive search-and-rescue operation that placed other American service members in danger and resulted in several injuries, according to the court.

The six U.S. Army soldiers commonly cited as having died during operations allegedly connected to the search for Bowe Bergdahl were:

  • Staff Sgt. Clayton P. Bowen
  • Pfc. Morris L. Walker
  • Staff Sgt. Kurt R. Curtiss
  • 2nd Lt. Darryn D. Andrews
  • Pfc. Matthew M. Martinek
  • Staff Sgt. Michael C. Murphrey

In 2014, Barack Obama approved an outrageous prisoner exchange that released five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay in return for Bergdahl. Obama then staged a celebratory Rose Garden appearance with Bergdahl’s parents.

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AWW! Poor CNN Contributor is ‘Exhausted’ With Hearing About Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants

CNN contributor Leigh McGowan is ‘exhausted’ with hearing stories about illegal immigrants committing crimes like killing American citizens.

She made the comment during a recent panel discussion on the network, when conservative contributor Brianna Lyman was trying to make a valid point about what the liberal media covers and chooses not to cover.

Lyman was using as an example, a woman in Massachusetts who was strangled by an illegal immigrant just last week. McGowan rolled her eyes in disgust at the mere mention of it.

FOX News has details:

A CNN panel erupted Tuesday after far-left podcast host Leigh McGowan called repeated discussions of Americans killed by illegal immigrants “exhausting” after a conservative panelist raised the strangling death of Massachusetts woman Brianna Connolly by an illegal immigrant.

The panel was discussing the death of Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian-born college student in Ohio whose family said he died by suicide Monday after being required to wear an ankle monitor after losing his Temporary Protected Status. Ohio State Highway Patrol said Bel died after walking into traffic on Interstate 70 and that the incident remained under investigation.

“Well, temporary does mean temporary, so eventually this individual may have been ordered to be removed,” The Federalist reporter Brianna Lyman said on the “NewsNight” panel. “I think it’s kind of insulting that we’re talking about this immigrant instead of Brianna Connolly from Massachusetts who was strangled last week by an illegal alien. Why is the focus never…”

McGowan interrupted Lyman as she mentioned Connolly’s killing.

“Oh my God!” she said. “It’s so exhausting. Over and over again.”

Lyman immediately responded by contrasting McGowan’s frustration with the experiences of victims’ families.

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