The Detroit News Federal agents on Thursday arrested two men, including the self-proclaimed leader of the Base, a violent, white supremacist group, as part of a continuing crackdown on extremism in Michigan three weeks after the FBI said it thwarted a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.A team of FBI agents arrested Justen Watkins, 25, of Bad Axe, the self-proclaimed leader of the Base, and Alfred Gorman, 35, of Taylor, during a pair of raids across Michigan, a source told The Detroit News.They are linked to a December 2019 incident in Dexter in which a local family was...…The Detroit News Federal agents on Thursday arrested two men, including the self-proclaimed leader of the Base, a violent, white supremacist group, as part of a continuing crackdown on extremism in Michigan three weeks after the FBI said it thwarted a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.A team of FBI agents arrested Justen Watkins, 25, of Bad Axe, the self-proclaimed leader of the Base, and Alfred Gorman, 35, of Taylor, during a pair of raids across Michigan, a source told The Detroit News.They are linked to a December 2019 incident in Dexter in which a local family was...WW…

The Detroit News Detroit — A Harper Woods man used a prosthetic face mask and other disguises to pose as an elderly gambler while stealing more than $100,000 from people at casinos, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The case against John Christopher Colletti, 55, is outlined in a 17-page criminal complaint and affidavit unsealed Thursday in federal court in Detroit. The case was unsealed after investigators arrested Colletti in Kansas, where he is being held without bond until he can be brought back to Michigan.A lawyer for Colletti could not be reached...…The Detroit News Detroit — A Harper Woods man used a prosthetic face mask and other disguises to pose as an elderly gambler while stealing more than $100,000 from people at casinos, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.The case against John Christopher Colletti, 55, is outlined in a 17-page criminal complaint and affidavit unsealed Thursday in federal court in Detroit. The case was unsealed after investigators arrested Colletti in Kansas, where he is being held without bond until he can be brought back to Michigan.A lawyer for Colletti could not be reached...WW…

The Detroit News Detroit — A Canadian man who allegedly admitted using a submarine to smuggle drugs and money into the U.S. was charged Friday after federal agents found him floating unconscious in the Detroit River while hauling 265 pounds of marijuana, according to authorities.The case against Glen Richard Mousseau, 49, of Windsor, Ontario, was filed in federal court and describes an unusual twist on the rich bootlegging history of smuggling drugs, people and liquor across the international border between Detroit and Canada."Smugglers try out all means when trying to...…The Detroit News Detroit — A Canadian man who allegedly admitted using a submarine to smuggle drugs and money into the U.S. was charged Friday after federal agents found him floating unconscious in the Detroit River while hauling 265 pounds of marijuana, according to authorities.The case against Glen Richard Mousseau, 49, of Windsor, Ontario, was filed in federal court and describes an unusual twist on the rich bootlegging history of smuggling drugs, people and liquor across the international border between Detroit and Canada."Smugglers try out all means when trying to...WW…

The Detroit News Detroit — Federal prosecutors on Monday started reviewing whether restrictions enacted by state and local officials to curtail the spread of COVID-19 are violating citizens' civil rights and liberties.U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr announced the sweeping measures that followed criticism from President Donald Trump who has sparred in recent weeks with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak.On Monday, Barr tapped the top law enforcement officer in Metro Detroit, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider, to oversee a review of state...…The Detroit News Detroit — Federal prosecutors on Monday started reviewing whether restrictions enacted by state and local officials to curtail the spread of COVID-19 are violating citizens' civil rights and liberties.U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr announced the sweeping measures that followed criticism from President Donald Trump who has sparred in recent weeks with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak.On Monday, Barr tapped the top law enforcement officer in Metro Detroit, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider, to oversee a review of state...WW…

The Detroit News Detroit — Federal officials were barred Monday from enforcing a regulation that had kept strip club owners from obtaining emergency loans during the COVID-19 outbreak.U.S. District Judge Matthew Leitman issued a preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Small Business Administration from enforcing provisions that prohibited sexually oriented businesses from obtaining loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program.The provisions prohibited loans to businesses that provide live performances of a “prurient sexual nature." On Monday,...…The Detroit News Detroit — Federal officials were barred Monday from enforcing a regulation that had kept strip club owners from obtaining emergency loans during the COVID-19 outbreak.U.S. District Judge Matthew Leitman issued a preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Small Business Administration from enforcing provisions that prohibited sexually oriented businesses from obtaining loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program.The provisions prohibited loans to businesses that provide live performances of a “prurient sexual nature." On Monday,...WW…

The Detroit News Detroit — Federal officials Tuesday refused to free former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on home confinement amid the COVID-19 outbreak, contrary to what supporters last week hailed as an imminent release from an unfair prison sentence. A Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman told The Detroit News late Tuesday night that officials reviewed Kilpatrick's case and refused to release him nearly 17 years early on home confinement. The review appeared to be part of a broader effort to release prisoners in hopes of stemming the spread of a virus that...…The Detroit News Detroit — Federal officials Tuesday refused to free former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on home confinement amid the COVID-19 outbreak, contrary to what supporters last week hailed as an imminent release from an unfair prison sentence. A Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman told The Detroit News late Tuesday night that officials reviewed Kilpatrick's case and refused to release him nearly 17 years early on home confinement. The review appeared to be part of a broader effort to release prisoners in hopes of stemming the spread of a virus that...WW…