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2009

2009-05-29 Trump supporter, podcaster, and pastor Shane Vaughn was arrested on bank and insurance fraud.

https://religionnews.com/2020/11/16/meet-shane-vaughn-small-town-mississippi-preacher-viral-happens-if-trump-doesnt-concede-video-house-of-representatives-fraud

2024

2024-04-01 Mysterious circumstances surrounding a death at a Nebraska Governor Pillen’s family farm.

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/12/19/the-mysterious-death-of-a-teen-at-pillen-family-farms/

2025

2025-09-16 A federal jury found Admiral Robert Burke guilty on corruption charges.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/retired-us-navy-admiral-sentenced-six-years-bribery-scheme

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5308392-navy-admiral-burke-guilty-bribery/

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/09/16/retired-4-star-navy-admiral-sentenced-6-years-prison-bribery-plot.html

2026 January

2026-01-09 The Mississippi Free Press published an article reminding readers that former director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services was arrested six years prior for diverting millions of federal welfare dollars, giving those fraudulent funds to people like former WWE wrestlers and other athletes for personal use. This article was published shortly after the Trump administration launched its attack on Minnesota for welfare fraud, specifically targeting Somali residents.

https://mississippitoday.org/2026/01/09/disgraced-welfare-director-takes-stand/

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/dibiase-trial-spotlights-wrestlers-odd-bond-with-mississippi-welfare-scandal-mastermind/

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/ex-mississippi-welfare-leader-indicted-on-federal-conspiracy-fraud-charges/

2026 April

2026-04-14 The DOJ moved to vacate the most serious January 6 convictions involving members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. This would mean totally wiping violent crimes off record as though they had never happened.

https://abcnews.com/Politics/doj-moves-vacate-convictions-proud-boys-oath-keepers/story?id=132042992

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/doj-moves-to-erase-seditious-conspiracy-convictions-of-oath-keepers-proud-boys-in-jan-6-cases

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-moves-dismiss-jan-6-convictions-proud-boys-oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5831248-justice-department-seeks-vacation-proud-boys-convictions/

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/g-s1-117473/justice-department-toss-seditious-conspiracy

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/14/department-of-justice-looks-to-throw-out-convictions-related-to-jan-6/89615190007/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/january-6-convictions-overturn-doj-proud-boys-oath-keepers

2026-04-23 Kalshi fined and suspended congressional candidates for betting on their own elections.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/kalshi-fines-and-suspends-3-congressional-candidates-for-betting-on-their-own-elections

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/22/prediction-market-kalshi-docks-three-us-candidates-for-betting-on-own-races

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/22/politics/kalshi-prediction-site-suspend-political-candidates

2026-04-23 The International Criminal Court unanimously confirmed crimes-against-humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

https://www.icc-cpi.int/philippines/duterte

https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-pre-trial-chamber-i-confirms-all-charges-against-rodrigo-roa-duterte-and-commits-him-trial

2026 May

2026-05-21 Applications opened for a $1.8 billion compensation fund benefiting January 6 defendants and other Trump allies, including Enrique Tarrio, Mike Lindell, George Santos, Rod Blagojevich, and Adam Johnson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZiPuCeWa6A&list=WL&index=3

https://www.theintelligencer.com/business/article/what-to-know-about-trump-s-1-7b-fund-to-22265176.php