COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced six indictments for voter fraud Tuesday stemming from referrals made by Secretary of State Frank LaRose earlier this year. Even as Yost insisted on the importance of the investigations and prosecutions he sought to calibrate the scope of the issue.
Voting is a “sacred right” Yost said. The six charges represent less than 1% of the referrals made by LaRose’s office. The AG added he doesn’t expect jail time in any of the cases and expressed minor frustrations with the quality of referrals.
Yost’s office received more than 600 referrals of alleged voter fraud from the Secretary of State, which the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation investigated. Of those referrals only 138 included allegations of illegal voting — the remainder had to do with issues like improper registrations.
The attorney general stressed that illegal voting is a “strict liability” offense.
“Think about a speeding ticket,” Yost said. “You are stopped for going 52 miles an hour. You thought it was a 50 mile an hour zone. Cop tells you it’s 35. Doesn’t make any difference that you didn’t intend to speed, that you didn’t know that you were speeding, or even that you were reckless or negligent about it — you’re just liable, and ignorance of the law is no excuse.”
But his office can only pursue charges after the local county prosecutor is given “adequate time” to take them up on its own. In all, Yost successfully brought six charges against lawful permanent residents.
Ramesh Patel faces one count of illegal voting in Cuyahoga County
Lorinda Miller faces two counts of illegal voting in Summit County
Nicholas Fontaine faces one count of illegal voting in Portage County
Ahmed Aden, Van Thuy Cooper and Maria Dearaujo all face one count of illegal voting in Franklin County. Click here to read more.
DEL RIO, TX - Some migrants from countries the United States has pegged as being “of special interest” are using fake passports so they have an easier time getting into the United States.
Countries that are designated as being of particular interest are those such as Russia, North Korea, China, Cuba and Pakistan, which don’t give the United States access to databases. Migrants trying to cross from these places usually experience extra vetting at the border as a result.
A new alert from Border Patrol sent out around the Yuma Sector of Arizona says two Pakistani nationals were encountered over the weekend. These nationals were caught using passports from the Republic of South Africa that didn’t belong to them.
One was deemed an inconclusive match on a terrorist screening database. This means that the National Targeting Center is unable to determine if the individual encountered is a match to one on the watchlist, so he’ll need additional vetting.
Both individuals said that their original passports were taken. The fake ones were provided by their human smuggler, who was operating between South Africa and Pakistan. The men said they were told they should not use their Pakistani passports. Click here to learn more.
BOSTON, MASS - A doctor studying the effects of puberty-blocking drugs on children is reportedly withholding publishing data because the findings may be used by critics who support bans on the procedure.
Doctor Johanna Olson-Kennedy, a leading physician at one of the country’s largest youth gender clinics, led a two-year federally funded study in 2015 that followed 95 children receiving hormone blockers as part of sex-change procedures to monitor changes in mental health, according to The New York Times. Olson-Kennedy reportedly feared that in light of recent attempts to limit the procedure, the results of the study showing no improvement to mental health outcomes may reveal that “we shouldn’t use blockers because it doesn’t impact [the kids],” according to the NYT.
“I do not want our work to be weaponized,” Olson-Kennedy told the NYT. “It has to be exactly on point, clear and concise. And that takes time.”
The doctor argued that the findings of the study were neutral because the kids were “in really good shape when they come in, and they’re in really good shape after two years,” but earlier published findings from the study reveal that at the beginning of the study, roughly one-quarter of children reported symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, while nearly 8% had previously attempted suicide. The study did not show improved trends, Olson-Kennedy told the NYT. Click here to read more.
DETROIT, Mich - Ford CEO Jim Farley loves Chinese electric vehicles, particularly the one he flew in from Shanghai that he’s been driving daily for half a year.
“I don’t like talking about the competition so much, but I drive the Xiaomi,” Farley told Robert Llewellyn, host of the Fully Charged podcast, in a recent interview. “We flew one from Shanghai to Chicago, and I’ve been driving it for six months now, and I don’t want to give it up.”
“It’s fantastic,” he said. “They sell 10,000, 20,000 a month. They’re sold out for six months.”
Farley admitted to his fondness for his Xiaomi after the company he heads took millions of taxpayer dollars and tax incentives to build Ford EVs.
In late August, AutoBody News reported that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation had reduced its original $1.03 billion pledge to $409.1 million after Ford announced plans to downsize its EV and battery plants in the state. Click here to read more.
ROCHESTER (Michigan News Source) – Middle school girls who attend Hart Middle School in Rochester Community Schools are “seeing something” and “saying something” about a boy who is using their bathrooms. Now, they expect the school board to “do something.”
One student spoke and said, “We have a biological boy using our bathroom and staff blocking off our bathroom [and] restricting girls from entering as this biological boy uses our bathroom.” She went on to say, “Encountering a boy in the bathroom makes me feel uncomfortable and unsafe. No girl should ever be uncomfortable because there’s a boy in the bathroom alongside of them.”
She pleaded with the board. “We need a solution that ensures the privacy and safety of all students.”
A second student took the mic afterwards and explained the moment she realized a boy was using the girls bathroom. “We felt overlooked and disrespected,” she said. “While I support transgender individuals, allowing someone to use the girls restroom can create an unsettling environment for young women like myself. It is crucial to take action to ensure sure all girls feel safe and comfortable in spaces designated for them.” Click here to read more.
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