In the midst of heightened tensions with their neighbors to the North of the peninsula, South Korea is going through a phase of instability, with a short-lived Martial law being imposed, and not one, but two Presidents impeached by Parliament.

Now, to cap it off, a Seoul court has issued an arrest warrant against South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law stunt back on 3 December.

BBC reported:

“The warrant comes after Yoon, who is facing several investigations on insurrection and treason charges, ignored three summonses to appear for questioning over the past two weeks.

On Sunday night, investigators sought an arrest warrant for Yoon on charges of insurrection and abuse of power – a move that his lawyer described as ‘illegal’.”

Since the martial law declaration, South Korea has been in non-stop political crisis, with Yoon and a successor both impeached by parliament.

Now, Yoon has the dubious distinction of being South Korea’s first sitting president to face an arrest.

“Investigators have until 6 January to execute the warrant and can request for an extension. It is unclear, however, if investigators will be able to execute the warrant as they may be thwarted by his security team and protesters.”

Read: Update – South Korean Parliament Votes to Block President’s Emergency Martial Law Decree

It so happens that presidential security service has earlier blocked investigators from even entering both presidential office and Yoon’s private residence in an effort to conduct court-approved searches.

So, will they allow police to arret him?

“In the past, South Korean authorities have given up arrest attempts against prominent politicians after their aides and supporters have physically blocked the police.”

Yoon’s legal team has said that investigators have no authority to arrest him, and that declaring martial law was within the president’s constitutional authority.

No one seems to know there Yoon’s is, but he has been banned by the court from leaving the country.

“While he has been suspended from presidential duties since 14 December after lawmakers voted to impeach him, he can only be removed from office if his impeachment is sustained by the country’s constitutional court.”

Read more:

South Korean Parliament Impeaches President Yoon Suk Yeol In Second Vote, After His Short-Lived Martial Law Decree – Constitutional Court to Decide His Fate

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The Biden regime announced Monday that it will bar oil, gas, and geothermal development in northeastern Nevada’s Ruby Mountains for the next 20 years.

This sweeping restriction covers an estimated 264,000 acres of federal land and effectively halts new energy exploration in the region.

Under the guise of environmental stewardship, the regime claims the move is in response to requests from Native American tribes, conservationists, and outdoor sports enthusiasts.

But critics argue this is another clear example of Biden’s commitment to strangling domestic energy production in favor of appeasing radical environmentalist groups.

The regime’s proposal begins a 90-day public comment period and triggers a two-year moratorium on new oil, gas, and geothermal leases in the area.

The lands will remain accessible for mining activities, leading some to question the consistency of the regime’s environmental policies.

More from Reuters:

The Interior Department said it had approved an application by the U.S. Forest Service to withdraw 264,442 acres of federal lands in the Ruby Mountains from mineral and geothermal leasing.

The application’s approval removes the lands from development for up to two years and kicks off a 90-day period for the public to comment on the proposed 20-year withdrawal.

The proposal comes three weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to step up domestic oil and gas production, succeeds President Joe Biden, a Democrat who has sought to conserve large amounts of public land.

The lands would remain open to mining claims, the Interior Department said.

“The Ruby Mountains are cherished by local communities for their scenic value, cultural heritage, numerous wildlife and benefit to the local economy through a thriving outdoor recreation industry,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement. “Today, we are taking an important and sensible step to pause new oil and gas leasing to ensure that we have the science and public input necessary to inform proposed protections of the Ruby Mountains area for future generations.”

This move aligns with a series of decisions by the Biden administration that have been perceived as hostile to the oil and gas industry.

From canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline to revoking leases for oil, gas, and mining across the West, the administration’s policies have been criticized for increasing reliance on foreign energy sources and contributing to rising energy costs for American consumers.

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A North Carolina postal worker was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing over $750,000 in U.S. Treasury checks, including tax refunds, Veterans Affairs benefits, and Social Security disability payments.

Zerion Marcos Franklin, once entrusted with handling Americans’ most sensitive documents, was caught red-handed during a routine traffic stop in Fayetteville.

As a U.S. Postal Service employee at the Fayetteville mail processing annex, Franklin systematically intercepted Treasury checks destined for hard-working Americans, including elderly recipients and veterans. His greed extended to altering stolen checks to cash them for personal gain.

According to the news release, in June 2024, Fayetteville police officers stopped Franklin’s vehicle and noticed drug paraphernalia in plain view. A subsequent search revealed not only 47 U.S. Treasury checks but also marijuana packaged for sale, a loaded 9mm handgun, and over $22,000 in cash. These checks represented lifelines for citizens awaiting crucial benefits.

Among the victims was an elderly New Hanover County resident whose tax refund check was stolen, altered to bear Franklin’s name, and cashed at a Fayetteville Walmart.

Read the full news release below:

 Zerion Marcos Franklin was sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release after stealing over $750,000 in treasury checks.  Franklin was also ordered to pay restitution to the United States Treasury.

“Our American postal service is a public trust, staffed with civil servants bound to prioritize the public’s interests above personal gain,” said U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr.

“Most postal employees honor their oath, faithfully delivering billions of parcels every year.  This postal employee is the rare exception, stealing three quarters of a million dollars in U.S. Treasury funds, including tax refunds, from the mail and robbing hardworking American taxpayers in the process.  The consequence is clear:  steal mail, face prison.”

“We appreciate the outstanding effort by both our law enforcement partners and the Department of Justice,” said Kathleen Woodson, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Office of the Inspector General (USPS-OIG).

“The vast majority of Postal Service employees are honest, hardworking individuals who would not violate the public’s trust in this manner. An employee who decides otherwise, will be aggressively investigated by OIG Special Agents.

This case serves as an excellent example of the successful collaboration between our federal and state law enforcement partners, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office to pursue and prosecute Postal Service employees.”

According to court documents and other information presented in court, Franklin was a United States Postal Service employee at the mail processing annex in Fayetteville.

In June 2024, the Fayetteville Police Department conducted a traffic stop of Franklin’s vehicle.  After observing drug paraphernalia in plain view, officers conducted a search of the vehicle.

During the search, officers located 47 U.S. Treasury checks made payable to entities and individuals other than the defendant.  The checks, which were dated between April and May of 2023, included federal tax refunds, VA benefits, and social security disability benefits.

Officers also located marijuana packaged for sale, a loaded 9mm handgun, and over $22,000 in U.S. currency.

Shortly after the traffic stop, an elderly victim in New Hanover County reported the theft of her tax refund check.  It was later revealed that the check was stolen from the mail stream, altered to reflect Franklin’s name as the payee, and cashed at a Walmart in Fayetteville on or about May 3, 2023.

In total, investigators determined that Franklin stole U.S. Treasury checks totaling over $750,000.

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A former U.S. Postal Service supervisor in Missouri has been charged with stealing nearly 100 checks from the mail, further eroding public trust in an institution long plagued by inefficiency and corruption.

Federal authorities revealed the shocking allegations in a Dec. 26 news release.

Benita D. Randle, 42, has been charged with stealing nearly 100 checks from the mail while employed at a St. Louis processing and distribution center.

According to a Dec. 26 release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, Randle was indicted earlier this month and pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Prosecutors allege that on October 31, 2023, Randle, then a postal supervisor, stole approximately 90 checks entrusted to the Postal Service for delivery.

While the exact value and nature of the stolen checks remain unclear, the case underscores the growing mistrust in an agency plagued by inefficiency and systemic issues.

This case is far from an isolated incident. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has long been plagued by inefficiency, financial losses, and scandals, including the 2020 elections.

President-elect Donald Trump has signaled his intention to privatize the USPS, a move many conservatives view as a necessary step toward accountability and fiscal responsibility.

Since 2007, the USPS has reported staggering losses exceeding $100 billion. In the last fiscal year alone, the agency hemorrhaged $9.5 billion—a sharp increase from the $6.5 billion loss reported in 2023, as noted by Reuters.

These deficits are symptomatic of a bloated bureaucracy that continues to mismanage taxpayer funds while delivering subpar service to Americans.

Read more:

President-Elect Trump Eyes Privatizing the Failing U.S. Postal Service, Which Has Lost More Than $100 Billion Since 2007

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In a bombshell revelation, three senior officials at Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) were found to have violated internal policies by leaking sensitive, non-public investigative details to the media just days before an election, according to a report released by the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on Monday.

The OIG launched its investigation after receiving complaints alleging politically motivated disclosures.

The leaked information, pertaining to ongoing DOJ matters, was shared with select reporters, resulting in two news articles containing confidential details.

The Inspector General’s investigative summary paints a damning picture of the senior officials’ actions. The report reads:

Findings of Misconduct by Three then Senior DOJ Officials for Violating the Department’s Confidentiality and Media Contacts Policy; and by one of these Senior Officials for Violating the Department’s Social Media Policy

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated an investigation after receiving allegations that actions by a litigating division were politically motivated and violated DOJ policies regarding disclosing information about ongoing matters.

The OIG investigation found that three then Senior DOJ Officials violated DOJ’s Confidentiality and Media Contacts Policy by leaking to select reporters, days before an election, non-public DOJ investigative information regarding ongoing DOJ investigative matters, resulting in the publication of two news articles that included the non-public DOJ investigative information. The OIG investigation also found that one of these three then Senior DOJ Officials violated the Confidentiality and Media Contacts Policy and DOJ’s Social Media Policy by reposting through a DOJ social media account links to the news articles.

The three Senior DOJ Officials were not employed by DOJ when the OIG contacted them for interviews and either declined or did not respond to the OIG’s interview requests. The OIG has the authority to compel testimony from current DOJ employees upon informing them that their statements will not be used to incriminate them in a criminal proceeding. The OIG does not have the authority to compel or subpoena testimony from former DOJ employees.

The OIG has completed its investigation and provided its report to the Office of the Deputy Attorney General and, because the report contained misconduct findings against attorneys, provided its report to the Professional Misconduct Review Unit for appropriate action.

The OIG also provided its report to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which has exclusive jurisdiction to investigate alleged Hatch Act violations, for its consideration of whether the conduct of these officials violated the Hatch Act.

This isn’t the first time the DOJ has been embroiled in allegations of leaks.

According to the New York Post, in September, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) accused the DOJ and FBI of leaking information about a previously closed investigation into then-President-elect Donald Trump.

The investigation, related to alleged Egyptian funding of Trump’s 2016 campaign, was closed in 2020 due to insufficient evidence but resurfaced in an August 2024 Washington Post report, citing leaked court documents and confidential sources.

Grassley, a longtime watchdog of DOJ misconduct, has demanded that Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray preserve all records related to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into Trump.

Grassley’s concerns stem from the DOJ’s past destruction of federal records, including those tied to the Mueller probe and Smith’s use of personnel involved in prior controversial investigations.

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