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Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of Columbia

Former Background Investigator for Federal Government Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement


WASHINGTON – Rose Gross, 62, a former background investigator who did work under contract for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), pled guilty today to a charge stemming from her falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Norbert E. Vint, Acting Inspector General for the Office of Personnel Management.

Gross, of District Heights, Md., pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to making a false statement. The Honorable Rudolph Contreras scheduled sentencing for Oct. 22, 2018. The charge carries a statutory penalty of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Under federal sentencing guidelines, Gross faces a range of 12 to 18 months in prison. She also has agreed to pay $189,042 in restitution to the federal government.

According to a statement of offense submitted to the Court, Gross was employed by USIS and KeyPoint Government Solutions as an investigator under contract to conduct background investigations on behalf of OPM’s Federal Investigative Services, which now is known as OPM’s National Background Investigations Bureau. All of the criminal conduct in this case took place while Gross worked under contract on behalf of Federal Investigative Services.

Between April 2014 and February 2015, in more than two dozen Reports of Investigations on background investigations, Gross represented that she had interviewed a source or reviewed a record­ regarding the subject of the background investigation. In fact, she had not conducted the interviews or obtained the records of interest. These reports were utilized and relied upon by the agencies requesting the background investigations to determine whether the subjects were suitable for positions having access to classified information, for positions impacting national security, for receiving or retaining security clearances, or for positions of public trust.

The false representations by Gross have required OPM to reopen and rework numerous background investigations that were assigned to her during the time period of her falsifications, at an estimated cost of at least $189,092 to the U.S. government.

OPM has a robust integrity assurance program which utilizes a variety of methods to ensure the accuracy of reported information. The falsification of investigative case work by the defendant was detected through the program.

This is one of numerous cases prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia since 2008 involving false representations by background investigators and record checkers working on federal background investigations. In addition to Gross, 24 other background investigators and two record checkers have been convicted of charges.

With a staff of more than 9,900 federal and contract employees, the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) conducts approximately 95 percent of all personnel background investigations for the federal government. NBIB processed over 2.5 million background investigations in the 2017 fiscal year.

In performing background investigations, the investigators conduct interviews of individuals who have information about the person who is the subject of the review. In addition, the investigators seek out, obtain, and review documentary evidence, such as employment records, to verify and corroborate information provided by either the subject of the background investigation or by persons interviewed during the investigation. After conducting interviews and obtaining documentary evidence, the investigators prepare a Report of Investigation containing the results of the interviews and document reviews, and electronically submit the material to OPM in Washington, D.C. OPM then provides a copy of the investigative file to the requesting agency, which can use the information to determine an individual’s eligibility for employment or a security clearance.

In announcing the plea, U.S. Attorney Liu and Acting Inspector General Vint praised the efforts of Special Agent Christopher J. Sulhoff, OPM, Office of the Inspector General, and Philip Kroop and Kevin Cassidy, OPM, NBIB. They also acknowledged the work of Paralegal Specialists Aisha Keys and Joshua Fein of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, as well as Assistant U.S. Attorney Ellen Chubin Epstein, who investigated and prosecuted this matter.

Glad I was not seated on that Grand Jury.

A highly educated, well read, and well traveled young lady that once worked with me applied for and was accepted for a state department job. A team of 4 showed up and interviewed nearly everyone in the community with even remote connections to her. Every aspect of her life was on the table, and they were around for 3 days. In that instance, it was the most thorough review imaginable.

On a lighter note.


“Porch Pirate” Heads to Federal Prison for Stealing Packages


CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 38-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of possessing stolen mail, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Postal Inspector in Charge Adrian Gonzalez of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS). Christopher Escobedo pleaded guilty March 29, 2018.

Today, U.S. Circuit Judge Gregg Costa, sitting by designation, handed Escobedo a 36-month sentence to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release. In handing down the sentence, the court noted that the four counts of conviction represented only those mail theft victims with camera surveillance on their porches and that Escobedo undoubtedly had numerous additional victims.

“As a result of investigative efforts, the sentence handed down in this case will send a clear message to mail thieves that they will be vigorously pursued and brought to justice. I commend the hard work and countless hours put forth by the USPIS and Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD) which resulted in the arrest and prosecution of this individual,” said Gonzalez. “An important part of the USPIS mission is to ensure public trust in the mail and to defend the nation’s mail system from illicit financial gain.”

At the time of his plea, Escobedo admitted to stealing packages that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) had left on the front porches of Corpus Christi residents between Dec. 31, 2017, and Jan. 8, 2018. Authorities identified Escobedo or his vehicle in video surveillance at a number of locations where packages were stolen. On one occasion, an observant neighbor confronted Escobedo as he attempted to take a package. The neighbor was able to supply the authorities with Escobedo’s description and a license plate number of the vehicle he was using. Postal inspectors used this information to track down Escobedo and link him to a number of other package thefts in the area.

Escobedo has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

The USPIS conducted the investigation with the assistance of CCPD. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert D. Thorpe Jr. is prosecuting the case.

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Kansas Man Convicted of Producing Child Pornography

WASHINGTON – A Lindsborg, Kansas man who traveled to the Philippines and had sex with minor females there pleaded guilty to three counts of production of child pornography.

Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Stephen R. McAllister of the District of Kansas made the announcement.

Anthony Shultz, 55, helicopter pilot, was charged by complaint in July 2016 and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Eric F. Melgren of the District of Kansas. Sentencing is scheduled for December 6, 2018.

According to admissions made in conjunction with the guilty plea, Shultz engaged in sex acts with minor females in the Philippines. He videotaped his sexual encounters with two minors and transported the videos to his home in Kansas. One of the girls was only 12 years old at the time; the other was 15 years old. In one of the videos, Shultz is seen giving the 15-year-old money after having sex with her. Shultz also produced child pornography of an 8-year-old girl in the Philippines by communicating on Skype with the child’s mother and directing the mother to expose the child’s genitals and live-stream it on web camera.

The FBI investigated the case. Trial Attorney Lauren E. Britsch of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart of the District of Kansas prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

If your disgusted that nothing is being done, take a look at this. Its the first page of news from the DOJ. There are A LOT of public officials

July 20, 2018
Former Las Vegas City Councilman Sentenced To Prison

July 19, 2018
Former DMV Employee Sentenced to over 3 Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme

Former Executive Director of Non-Profit Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy with Unnamed State Senator and Convicted Lobbyist

Former Executive Director Of Non-Profit Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy With Unnamed State Senator And Convicted Lobbyist

Former Mail Handler Admits Stealing Parcels Containing Drugs

Seven Puerto Rico Police Officers Charged With Rico Act Violations

Former St. Louis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Accept Bribes

Former Background Investigator for Federal Government Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement

July 17, 2018
Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos And His Son, Adam Skelos, Convicted Again Of Corruption Offenses In Manhattan Federal Court

Federal Grand Jury Supersedes Indictment of West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice

Former Polk County Resident Sentenced for Stealing From the Mail

Statement Of Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office On The Convictions Of State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos And His Son Adam

Former District of Columbia Government Employee Sentenced to 56 Months in Prison for Bribery Schemes

School Owner Pleads Guilty to Bribing Public Official at VA Program for Disabled Military Veterans

School Owner Pleads Guilty to Bribing Public Official at VA Program for Disabled Military Veterans

July 16, 2018
Former Airport Contractor Pleads Guilty to Paying Over $5 Million in Bribes and Kickbacks

July 13, 2018
Wife of Former UAW Vice President Sentenced to Prison for Criminal Tax Fraud

Business Owner and Former Government Contracting Officer Representative Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and Bribery

July 11, 2018
Fayetteville Man Sentenced To Over 3 Years In Federal Prison For Embezzlement Of Government Funds And Tax Fraud

July 10, 2018
Former Nashville Metro Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Federal Theft and Money Laundering Charges

Former federal prison guard sentenced to prison for accepting bribes

July 9, 2018
Timothy Downs, Former Chief of Lake County Sheriff’s Department And William Szarmach, Owner of CSA Towing Sentenced

July 6, 2018
Texas Construction Company’s Owner and CEO Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the State Department

Final Defendant Convicted of Federal Racketeering Conspiracy at Maryland’s Eastern Correctional Institution

July 5, 2018
Mayor Of The Municipality Of Sabana Grande Indicted For Conversion Of Federal Funds, Fraud, And Money Laundering

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Here is a big one. Claire Bronfman is a Seagram's heir.

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Founder Of “Nxivm,” a Purported Self-Help Organization, and Five Others Charged in Superseding Indictment with Racketeering Conspiracy

New Defendants Include the President of Nxivm and Members of its Executive Board

A superseding indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Keith Raniere, Clare Bronfman, Allison Mack, Kathy Russell, Lauren Salzman and Nancy Salzman with racketeering conspiracy involving an array of crimes, including identity theft, extortion, forced labor, sex trafficking, money laundering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice. Bronfman, Russell, Lauren Salzman and Nancy Salzman were arrested this morning. Bronfman will be arraigned this afternoon before United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis in Brooklyn. Russell and the Salzmans will be arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge David J. Stewart in Albany, New York. Raniere and Mack were previously arrested on the original indictment and will be arraigned on the superseding indictment tomorrow before Judge Garaufis in Brooklyn.

Raniere, who founded several pyramid-structured organizations including Nxivm, a purported self-help organization for women, and various related entities, and Mack, a high-ranking member of Nxivm, were previously charged with sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy in an indictment filed April 20, 2018. Bronfman, a member of Nxivm’s executive board; Russell, Nxivm’s former bookkeeper; Lauren Salzman, a member of Nxivm’s executive board; and Nancy Salzman, the president of Nxivm, were charged for the first time in the superseding indictment.

Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney, Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), announced the superseding indictment.

“As alleged in the superseding indictment, for over a decade, Keith Raniere was the leader of a racketeering conspiracy in which he and members of his inner circle committed a broad range of serious crimes from identity theft and obstruction of justice to sex trafficking, all to promote and protect Raniere and Nxivm,” stated United States Attorney Donoghue. “This Office and the FBI will continue to investigate and prosecute those who prey on others to such destructive effect.” Mr. Donoghue expressed his grateful appreciation to the FBI for leading the investigation, and thanked the New York State Police, the FBI Albany Field Office, the New York State Office of the Attorney General, the New York State Department of Health, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, New York Field Office, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York for their assistance with the investigation.

“As alleged, this long-running conspiracy crossed multiple avenues of criminal activity, which included, among other things, electronic monitoring; identity theft; extortion; victim smuggling; and illegal trafficking of a victim after a period of unlawful confinement. The details of these alleged crimes become more and more grim as we continue to dig deeper into the conduct of this organization and its intended mission,” stated FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Sweeney. “Today’s superseding indictment highlights our commitment to bringing justice to Nxivm’s many victims.”

The superseding indictment alleges that from at least 2003 through the present, Raniere and his inner circle of co-defendants comprised an organized racketeering enterprise engaged in criminal activities with the aim of promoting, enhancing and protecting Raniere and members of the enterprise by recruiting others into Nxivm and DOS for financial and personal benefits. Those criminal activities included the following:

Raniere and Bronfman conspired to commit identity theft arising out of a scheme to obtain the e-mail usernames and passwords of perceived enemies and critics of Raniere in order to monitor their electronic communications.
Raniere and Bronfman participated in an identity theft conspiracy involving the use of credit card and banking information belonging to one of Raniere’s sexual partners after her death in November 2016. Bronfman sent Raniere regular emails documenting expenses charged to the woman’s credit card for Raniere’s “review and approval.” Those expenses included payments to a chiropractor for Raniere’s benefit, as well as thousands of dollars’ worth of clothing and shoe purchases for the mother of Raniere’s child.
Bronfman encouraged and induced the illegal entry into the United States of an alien for Bronfman’s financial gain, engaging in international wire transfers to make it fraudulently appear that the victim had the financial resources to obtain an investor visa.
Raniere and Lauren Salzman trafficked a victim, who was once a sexual partner of Raniere’s, for labor and services. The victim was confined to a room in Clifton Park, New York, for nearly two years as punishment for having romantic feelings for a man who was not Raniere. The victim was told that if she left the room she would be sent to Mexico without any identification documents. As threatened, she was driven to Mexico and her family was instructed by co-conspirators, including Lauren Salzman, not to send the victim her identification documents.
Raniere and Lauren Salzman obtained property and services from their slaves through fraud and extortion. After DOS was exposed, Salzman was one of the leaders of a disinformation campaign designed to spread lies about DOS and Nxivm members in order to discredit victims.
Nancy Salzman, in her role as second-in-command to Raniere within Nxivm, conspired with Raniere and others to obstruct justice by altering records in connection with a civil lawsuit initiated by Nxivm against a former Nxivm student. As part of the discovery in the former student’s countersuit, Nancy Salzman was ordered to turn over videos of courses the student had taken. Nancy Salzman engaged in a scheme to edit videos of courses she had taught to remove materials that she and her co-conspirators believed would have supported the former student’s claims.
Raniere and Russell conspired to commit identity theft as part of a scheme to smuggle an alien into the United States through Canada after the alien was denied entry. Russell provided the alien with an identification card bearing the last name and birthday of a dead woman.
The charges in the superseding indictment are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. If convicted, the defendants face up to 20 years’ imprisonment for racketeering conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy charges, as well as a maximum of 15 years’ imprisonment for the identity theft conspiracy charge. In addition, Raniere and Mack each face mandatory minimum sentences of 15 years’ imprisonment, and up to life imprisonment, on related charges of sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy.

The government’s investigation is ongoing.

The government’s case is being handled by the office’s Organized Crime and Gangs Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Moira Kim Penza and Tanya Hajjar are in charge of the prosecution. Assistant United States Attorney Karin Orenstein is in charge of forfeiture proceedings in connection with the case.

The Defendants:

KEITH RANIERE (also known as “Vanguard”)
Age: 57
Waterford, New York

CLARE BRONFMAN
Age: 39
Clifton Park, New York

ALLISON MACK
Age: 35
Brooklyn, New York

KATHY RUSSELL
Age: 60
Clifton Park, New York

LAUREN SALZMAN
Age: 42
Clifton Park, New York

NANCY SALZMAN (also known as “Prefect”)
Age: 64
Clifton Park, New York

E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 18-CR-204 (NGG) (S-1)

Those are all great but wake me up when Kilinton, Comey, Clapper, Brennan and thousands more in government just like them get indicted. They’re a bigger threat overall than some rich NY nihilists getting caught acting out their perversions.imho

You might be surprised where this leads

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21) Without his knowing, Edgar's e-mails were monitored by Clare using a key logger virus, which included monitoring Edgar's e-mails with Hillary Clinton and other world leaders.

Many, no, most are going to be surprised. I don't think it still has sank in to most that the glue that holds all of this DP together is Human Trafficking. NXIVM and SNCTM are a couple of very big players.

Annabelle Neilson died 7-12-2018

Lucy Birley died 7-23-2018

I was just curious and ran the math. If each is on a single piece of paper, that is a stack about 12.3 feet tall. Glad I was not assigned the task of proof reading those.

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Interesting post here, DP. Thanks

As DP knows I'm sure, Clare Bronfman shown in the chart with handcuffs beside her picture was recently arrested for Child Trafficking. She's the heiress to Seagrams.

Let's unseal some. Why wait?

I believe that is happening now.

Yep. Bronfman and Salzman 2 days ago along with Allison Mack.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...edophilia-ring-870-arrests-a7722821.html

This NVIXM is going to be huge. A lot bigger than CDAN and the Frank Report.

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frank report has been after nvixm for a while

cdan could be a lot more interesting for a little while

Great post DP. What an interesting read. Thanks

Strange Happenings coming out of Arizona

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Local political consultant dies after setting himself on fire

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -
Phoenix police are investigating after a local political consultant died in an apparent suicide, reportedly by setting himself on fire.

Phoenix police confirm the man was Paul J. Lopez, 46.

Lopez worked as a consultant for several political campaigns for Arizona Democrats, with a long family history in Phoenix politics.

On Tuesday, July 24, at 4 p.m., Phoenix police officers responded to a call of an injured person the parking lot of Church of the Nations near Central Avenue and Bethany Home Road.

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