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Today, in a united front, the U.S. Attorney's Office stood alongside and multiple law enforcement partners to support...
10/07/2026

Today, in a united front, the U.S. Attorney's Office stood alongside and multiple law enforcement partners to support their outstanding work in FBI’s Summer Heat 2.0 initiative. Standing together, we are stronger, and our communities are safer.

10/06/2026

Thoughts on the morning drive…..illegal aliens in California were just charged with identity theft and racking up credit debt!

In one of those “you can’t make this stuff up” stories the US Attorneys Office for the Southern District of California just brought charges against four illegal aliens who stole social security numbers and then used that stolen identity information to fraudulently apply for loans and credit cards.

Between them the four individuals who were just charged amassed over $140,000 in debts that they then attempted to erase by each filing bankruptcy. Three of them are from Mexico, one from Guatemala. All of them are in the country illegally. All of them are were alleged to have abused the system of credit we often take for granted in America.

If you wonder why interest rates are high, cost of living is tough, insurance rates are through the roof….its not always because of the usual market forces or economic indicators. Too often it is the free market trying to adjust to the strains placed on our systems by massive fraud that for too long has gone unchecked.

I’m proud that the DOJ is making fraud a top priority. It affects all of us. And these chuckleheads in California, are innocent until proven guilty, but the evidence is stacked against them because they were the ones who signed on the dotted line.

Thoughts on the morning drive.

10/05/2026

Thoughts on the morning drive……the Supreme Court just agreed to take up a case that will decide how we US Attorneys handle illegal immigration proceedings.

In common practice those who are accused of a crime are generally afforded a bond hearing. It’s rooted in the due process protections guaranteed by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the US Constitution. During the hearing the Court will consider whether or not the accused is a flight risk, or whether they pose an imminent threat to the general public if they are released on bond.

BUT, it has been the policy and practice of the DOJ that illegal immigrants are not afforded those same rights to a bond hearing in their detention proceedings. BUT, the federal District Courts are split on the issue. The 5th and 8th Circuits say “no bond hearing”, but the rest say “yes, bond hearing”.

How does that impact us? Well, here in the Northern District of Alabama we often see our immigration detainees sent to an immigration detention facility in Louisiana, which is in the 5th Circuit, which says “no bond”. BUT, then we bring them back to Alabama for their proceedings, which is in the 11th Circuit, whose Courts have held that bond hearings are required. We just want to do our jobs as US Attorneys and get it right the first time!

When you have splits among the federal courts like this the Supreme Court has to decide whether to step in and lay down a uniform application of the law. So that’s what just happened this past week. SCOTUS will decide once and for all if all illegal detainees are due to have a bond hearing and be potentially released back into society pending their final determination on their status.

In the meantime, the men and women of the DOJ will keep doing their jobs processing the vast numbers of illegal alien detainees and doing so evenly under the laws that apply.

Thoughts on the morning drive.

10/01/2026

Thoughts on the morning drive…… scamming veteran healthcare is just like Stolen Valor!

Just this past week in the Northern District of Texas the US Attorney's office achieved a conviction of a doctor who had been lying for years on Tricare claims.

He allegedly paid kickbacks and scammed veteran families into applying for treatments they did not need, and often never received. He also used fake credentials , and occasionally stole the credentials of other licensed practitioners.

This guy was so brazen in the $26 million fraud he perpetrated that he led a lavish lifestyle to include a gold-plated Tesla truck. You can't make this stuff up!

But the bottom line is he is now facing years in prison for having defrauded the healthcare system dedicated to our military and veterans.

Just one more effort in the fight against fraud that has been allowed to go on for far too long. And when you scam our veterans it's about the same as stolen valor!

Thoughts on the morning drive.

Today, the U.S. Attorney and staff were honored to attend the Hidden Reality Relentless Hope program presented by One P...
09/30/2026

Today, the U.S. Attorney and staff were honored to attend the Hidden Reality Relentless Hope program presented by One Place Metro Alabama Justice Center, an organization dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic violence.

As we approach Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we are reminded that ending domestic violence takes all of us. By raising awareness, supporting survivors, and working together, we can help build a community where everyone feels safe, supported, and free from violence and fear.

09/29/2026

Thoughts on the morning drive......we just helped lift old desegregation orders from Alabama schools!

The Department of Justice Just lifted old consent decrees for approximately 50 school systems and local governments nationwide. Members of the Civil division The northern district of Alabama were able to assist with lifting three of those in Alabama alone.

What happened was that during the era of civil rights changes many districts nationwide were forced by the federal government to desegregate, and rightfully so. But the problem was that 50 and 60 years later some of those consent decrees still required special expenses by those school systems and local governments even though they had already complied with all aspects of the law.

Lifting a consent decree gives the freedom to begin making more localized choices, and since federal law, and many state laws, have now been amended appropriately, those consent decrees were no longer necessary.

It's amazing they stayed on the books this long. But I'm proud that our office at the Northern District of Alabama was able to assist in getting three of those lifted most recently. And there are likely more to come.

Does this mean that civil rights are in jeopardy? Absolutely not. What it means is that burdensome and costly regulations that are no longer needed are being lifted off the backs of local officials and governments.

Thoughts on the morning drive.

09/28/2026

Thoughts on the morning drive..... the "Green New Deal," or "Green New Steal", just got handed a setback by a Federal District court in Michigan.

The Department of Justice assisted in pursuing claims against the State of Michigan for its attempt to sue energy companies for so-called "climate change" under theories of state law. Federal law preempted, the Court agreed, and the case known as People of Michigan vs BP, et al, was just dismissed.

One can only imagine what would happen to energy rates if states like Michigan, California, or New York were allowed to sue the companies that make energy for our nation on purely partisan activist grounds. But they won't be able to proceed at this point. It remains to be seen what they will try next. But in the meantime we just got good news and the "Green New Steal" is on its heels.

Thoughts on the morning drive.

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