Fans of the Batman Arkham games know just how intimidating achievements can be for Rocksteady’s games. Few other titles ask you to traverse an open world searching for clues based on the ramblings of a guy dressed in green. But for their latest release‚ we’re going to take a look at all Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League achievements &; trophies. Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League — All Achievements and Trophies Screenshot: Rocksteady Studios There are a total of 50 achievements/trophies included with the base game of Suicide Squad KTJL. It should be mentioned that a fair amount of these achievements are tied to the story. If you don’t want the main events of the story to get ruined for you‚ this is your SPOILER WARNING. Use this list if you want to prepare yourself for the 100% grind‚ got the game early‚ or just happen to be curious about some things. Here are all 50 achievements/trophies that are unlockable in Suicide...

Gearing up is a huge part of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth‚ but finding a store that sells equipment for your favorite Job can be a pain. When your party members can have classes like Housekeeper and use a broom during battles‚ it can be difficult to find a “weapon” shop. How to Find Weapon Stores in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Weapon stores are marked with a sword icon on the map. Each store specializes in weapons for specific Jobs. You can view the Jobs that a shop specializes in by pressing Square/X on PlayStation/Xbox to open the store details menu. You can also view an easy-to-read list of every store you’ve discovered by pressing Triangle/Y on PlayStation/Xbox when the map is open. This way you can easily find the stores listed below if you’re shopping for a certain Job. Equipment Stores for Every Infinite Wealth Job JobWeapon StoresFreelancerN/AHeroPanthera Sports Kingdom (Hawaii)SujimancerN/ADragon of DojimaN/...

Known terrorists are easily able to enter and travel within the U.S. thanks to Biden's criminal open-border policies.

President Joe Biden has said he wouldn’t call the situation at the southern border a crisis‚ but officials in Chicago—host to this summer’s Democratic National Convention—appear to differ.  Chicago city officials‚ as well as Cabinet secretaries and senior staffers for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker‚ a Democrat‚ routinely refer to a “crisis” in emails and other communications related to the border‚ according to more than 1‚200 pages of documents obtained by The Daily Signal. One example is an October 2022 email from a member of the Democrat-run Chicago City Council to Grace Hou‚ secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services‚ as revealed by documents released by the governor’s office through a public records request.  “Thank you for reaching out today to discuss the situation with migrants and refugees in the city and state‚” Chicago Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez wrote Hou. “This is a humanitarian crisis that must be addressed in collaboration and putting all our resources and energy to find ways to mitigate this crisis.” In the email‚ Sigcho-Lopez‚ one of 47 Democrats on the 50-member council‚ criticized the administration of then-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot‚ a fellow Democrat‚ for a lack of transparency.  “For months the city‚ state and federal representatives have not heard‚ intentionally or not‚ the 25th ward stakeholders’ urgent calls for long term shelters and the creation of more housing units and safety nets for Chicagoans and refugees‚” wrote Sigcho-Lopez‚ who has represented that ward since 2019. “In fact‚ the city and state have privatized many services and allowed special interest groups to dictate funding towards politically connected delegate agencies and nonprofits that do not provide reports of their work in the community and therefore are unaccountable‚” the Democrat said‚ adding: On repeated occasions‚ I have asked the mayor’s office‚ who is taking the lead on these efforts in the city‚ to consider repurposing empty public buildings and empty churches to provide shelter to vulnerable residents‚ independently of their immigration status. …  We also think it is our responsibility as public officials to identify other alternatives and partnerships given the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis‚ which projects [to be] between 10-15‚000 refugees in the next months. In the email‚ Sigcho-Lopez told the city’s human services secretary that Chicago has a “white supremacist” problem.  “I am also concerned about the constant harassment by white supremacist groups‚ paid political consultants and politically connected nonprofits who have found it uncomfortable that our office asks questions and demands accountability from all our elected officials and publicly funded institutions‚” Sigcho-Lopez  wrote. The documents obtained by The Daily Signal span August 2022 through October 2023. Paul W. Goodrich‚ the city’s chief operating officer under Lightfoot‚ sent an email to Deputy Gov. Sal Flores on Oct. 11‚ 2022‚ linking to an El Paso city government landing page about the “migrant crisis.”  Flores‚ a top Pritzker aide who founded the nonprofit La Casa Norte in 2002 to fight homelessness‚ wrote back with this reply to Goodrich and Hou: “Holy CRAP == we are on their dashboard!!” At least one federal official also counted the southern border as a crisis in correspondence with the Illinois governor’s office.  “The video intent was to be utilized showing the combined efforts by all during this humanitarian crisis and a show of solidarity and understanding between the U.S. Border Patrol and not only the city of Chicago but the state of Illinois as we are all being impacted by this crisis‚” Eric Salazar‚ special operations supervisor in Del Rio strategic communications for U.S. Customs and Border Protection‚ wrote in a November 2022 email to Isabella Hurtado‚ an aide to Pritzker on health and human services issues.  After taking office Jan. 20‚ 2021‚ Biden scrapped most of the Trump administration’s border security measures‚ sparking a surge of illegal immigrants.  In 2023‚ U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 2.4 million encounters with illegal aliens at the U.S.-Mexico border‚ up from 1.7 million in 2021. A reporter asked Biden Jan. 13 whether what is happening on the southern border is a crisis. The president responded “No‚” and blamed Republicans in Congress for the situation there.  “No‚ but I wish they would react‚” Biden said. “I’ve been pushing them—my Republican colleagues— since I got into office. I think we have to make major changes at the border. I’ve been pushing it. I’m prepared to make significant alterations at the border. And there are negotiations going on for the last five weeks‚ so I’m hopeful we’ll get there.” The emails obtained by The Daily Signal included those of interest groups and private companies that communicated with Chicago and Illinois officials. Allison Arwady‚ then Chicago’s public health commissioner‚  sent an email last Aug. 10 to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s deputy chief of staff‚ Cristina Pacione-Zayas‚ and other officials about buses of illegal aliens heading to Chicago. In the email‚ Arwady refers to the Illinois Department of Public Health.  “Partners at IDPH will also make contact with Indiana health department‚ given destination of family‚ to ensure awareness‚” Arwady wrote about the influx of migrants. “Child’s family (as closest contacts‚ they would be at highest risk of any communicable disease) had obvious mental health crisis and a medical evaluation in that context‚ but no reports of physical illness‚ based on info currently available. This is reassuring.” In an email exchange Sept. 16‚ Giulio Bruni‚ owner of the GBIT Solutions information technology consulting company‚ told Brandie Knazze‚ commissioner of the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services‚ that his company could be effective in the crisis. Bruni referenced its partnership with Nebraska-based Lockwood Development. “I have spoken to the partners at Lockwood Development and they are willing to delay redevelopment plans in order to assist with the current crisis and use redevelopment funds to make necessary building improvements if a fair lease agreement with the state/city were negotiated‚” Bruni wrote to Knazze.  Bruni added: “The initial assessment of the property happened last October. As we are coming up on a year since then‚ it seems Chicago and the state still have not found enough suitable locations to house the incoming displaced migrant population.” Todd Schulte‚ president of FWD.us‚ which Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg helped launch in 2013 to advocate immigration and prison reform‚ sent a detailed proposal Oct. 10 to Flores‚ deputy governor under Pritzker.  “Nicaraguans and Cubans crossing between ports of entry [at the southern border] has plummeted by over 90%‚ these pathways do not exist for other countries to discourage unauthorized crossings and are not sufficient given the scope of the refugee crisis of 7.3 million Venezuelans having fled their country in recent years‚” Schulte told Flores. Schulte went on to blame Republicans for the problem.  “While it remains disappointing that Republicans in Congress continue to block immigration reform and Republican attorneys general are suing in court to eliminate the administration’s legal pathways approach‚ the Biden administration can take additional action to address the challenges created by the refugee crisis in Venezuela‚ the increasing number of displaced people in the Western Hemisphere coming to our southern border‚ and the related challenges facing cities trying to resettle large numbers of asylum-seekers‚” Schulte wrote.  In an email Oct. 18‚ Josh Dembowitz‚ the Chicago-based project leader for Boston Consulting Group‚ wrote Knazze and numerous other Chicago officials.  “All‚ Thank you again for meeting today in the midst of last-minute budget prep and the broader crisis‚” Dembowitz wrote. “We appreciate your partnership on this work‚ and your commitment to expediting the data requests to unlock insights we believe will benefit the state‚ the city‚ and our new arrival population.” Although several state and city officials adopted the term “crisis” to describe the surge of illegal aliens‚ they pushed policies for “welcoming” and effectively subsidizing what became a staggering problem.  A year earlier‚ on Aug. 31‚ 2022‚ Hou‚ the state’s human services secretary‚ wrote of incoming illegal immigrants: “IDHS staff are at currently at the reception center and have engaged state-funded Welcoming Centers staff to be present for interpretation and other support services.” On Sept. 2‚ 2022‚ Erendira Rendon‚ vice president of immigrant justice for the Resurrection Project‚ wrote to Lightfoot’s chief of staff‚  Sybil Madison‚ saying: “we ask that after the city’s rapid response‚ that the new arrivals be connected with the state Welcoming Centers who can continue case management and who can assist immigrants with vouchers to hotels.”  Kirstin Chernawsky‚ Illinois’ associate secretary of early childhood‚ family‚ and community for the Department of Human Services‚ wrote to Chicago city officials on May 4‚ 2023. Among other things‚ Chernawsky sought to inform them that the “Asylum Seeker Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ASERAP)‚ which provides six months emergency rental assistance (and is separate from resettlement case management)‚ has been confirmed for asylum seekers in city shelter Aug. 31st-April 1st.” After state and city officials touted welcoming centers‚ rental assistance‚ and hotel vouchers for Chicago’s growing population of illegal immigrants‚ however‚ the homelessness problem wasn’t improving.  The documents include Johnson’s announcement Oct. 3 of a chief homelessness officer for Chicago. A press release said the new mayor had “signed an executive order to establish a Chief Homelessness Officer for the City of Chicago to address the current homelessness crisis in Chicago.” The release included a quote from Johnson.  “It’s long overdue to provide solutions for stable‚ permanent and affordable housing for more than 68‚000 of our unhoused neighbors‚” the mayor said. Ken McIntyre contributed to this report. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state.   The post EXCLUSIVE: Chicago‚ Host to Democrats’ Convention‚ Considers Border a Crisis Even If Biden Doesn’t appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The PBS current affairs program Amanpour &; Co. hosted the invariably self-assured long-time New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman on Thursday‚ a journalist who fancies himself an expert on foreign policy. He has dispensed advice to presidents and more recently opined on the Israel-Hamas war with dubious suggestions‚ like giving Hamas a “free pass” to escape to the Hamas-stronghold of Qatar after releasing the hostages. Reporter Walter Isaacson spoke to Friedman about the Israel-Hamas was and Friedman unleashed some harsh criticism of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But then things took a surprising and welcome turn‚ as Friedman criticized journalists’ double standards in its war coverage. Isaacson: One metric in a situation like this is‚ are you creating more terrorists than you're killing? Do you think the response by Israel is proportionate‚ or do you think it is actually going to cause Israel harm? Friedman started his reply with a typical one-sided journalistic take‚ putting the onus on Israel‚ before making a surprise turn and jabbing his fellow journalists in the process for their biased treatment of Israeli leaders vs the leaders of the Hamas terrorist group that have run Gaza for years. Friedman: I very much worry that the amount of civilian casualties in Gaza‚ that the long run implications of that‚ it will be very serious and troubling and problematic for Israel. That said‚ we have to remember one thing‚ Walter‚ we can ask the Israeli government any question we want‚ any day‚ and you'll get an answer‚ from the military spokesman or the prime minister spokesman‚ you may not like the answer‚ it may not be full or complete‚ it may not even be straight‚ but you'll get an answer. Then he compared Israel’s government favorably with the terrorist thugs of Hamas that run Gaza. That sounds like a low bar to clear‚ but it’s sad how few mainstream journalists manage it‚ instead laying all the moral responsibility at the feet of Israel for a war it did not start. Friedman called them out. Friedman: No one has asked one question to Yahya Sinwar‚ the Hamas leader. He hasn't had to answer one question. Why did your men -- they actually raped people. This is -- we have independent reports of this. They shot parents in front of their kids. They shot kids in front of their parents. They abducted infants and grandparents. Was that on your orders? What was that about? And so‚ man‚ I have -- I'm deeply disturbed by the amount of civilian casualties in this war. I repeat‚ it will be‚ I think‚ a real stain on Israel in the long run. But let's remember that Hamas basically built its military infrastructure underneath and alongside civilians‚ launched this war knowing what the Israeli response would be and that they bear enormous culpability in this as well. And so‚ I think we have to ask‚ what's going to be the reaction for Hamas in the long run from that as well. However‚ the exchange does beg the question‚ has veteran journalist Friedman himself asked Sinwar anything?

You have undoubtedly heard that crime is down in a lot of places. One trick often employed in places like San Francisco is not to report crimes. Shoplifting is no longer pursued‚ and employees of businesses can be fired for preventing shoplifting. So property theft crimes drop not because theft is no longer happening but because it is no longer treated as a crime. Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ has seen a 21% drop in year-over-year crime. The Mayor of Atlanta‚ Andre Dickens‚ faced with a secession effort in the northern wards of his city due to crime and violent protests from the far left over a police training facility‚ has deployed a novel trick in The City Too Busy to Hate. He actually pushed law enforcement to enforce the law. Under Dickens and Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum‚ the city began aggressively cracking down on gun crimes and gang violence. Buckhead‚ the financial center of the South and Atlanta’s northern ward‚ began agitating for secession after crime spiked during COVID lockdowns. Random suburbanites were shot while jogging‚ home break-ins increased‚ carjackings increased‚ violence was on the rise after the former Mayor‚ Keisha Lance Bottoms‚ decided to side with rioters against the police. Then-Mayor Bottoms and the former Fulton County District Attorney‚ in a series of high-profile cases‚ prosecuted police officers for policing. They targeted one officer for shooting a man who had attacked an officer‚ fled and attempted to tase the pursuing officer. That officer shot and killed the man and got prosecuted. After Dickens’ election‚ the charges were dropped. Other officers were disciplined for trying to get college students to stop their car during a riot. The result was a collapse of police morale‚ police leaving the force and difficulty recruiting. Dickens‚ upon taking office‚ had to do two things. First‚ he needed to calm Buckhead’s nerves. Its departure would have dramatically cut tax revenue for the city. Second‚ he needed to ameliorate police morale. He did both by letting the police actually police. The results speak for themselves. Hotels in Buckhead no longer warn visitors not to go out past dark. It feels safe to go out‚ and the mass of people in Buckhead after dark suggests the feeling is reality. People are returning to malls and restaurants. Businesses are no longer loudly screaming for change‚ and much of the Buckhead secession movement has dissipated. That’s not to say there are no problems. Drug problems remain. Homelessness and related crime are a problem. But the violence the city had seen has diminished as police have cracked down on unlawful gun possessions‚ gun crimes and gang violence. Buckhead has breathed a sigh of relief. People are more prone to walk down Peachtree Street after dark. People have returned to Piedmont Park. The police are visible. Atlanta stands in stark contrast to cities like Washington‚ D.C.‚ where the Mayor and City Council have hindered the police and sent mixed signals about crime control. In New York‚ Mayor Eric Adams has sent police back into the streets deploying variations of "stop and frisk." It has both cut crime and inspired progressives‚ including the local district attorney‚ to campaign against the efforts to reduce crime. Progressive prosecutors in New York‚ not the Mayor or police‚ are causing the problems. In West Coast cities‚ law enforcement has largely given up‚ and crime reductions are often because police and victims have given up reporting the crimes. Walk into a CVS in New York City or San Francisco and you will find most of the products behind glass. You will have to wait for an attendant with a key to unlock the windows. Walk into the CVS in Midtown Atlanta and few products are locked behind glass. Go up to Buckhead and even fewer are locked up. Atlanta has had both leadership at the top and community buy-in from residents who feel safer and trust the police. The police have been engaged in the community and are both visible and available to residents. It has worked‚ and the results speak for themselves. Learning should not be amazing‚ but getting tough on crime reduces crime. Other metropolitan areas could learn from Atlanta’s Mayor Dickens. To find out more about Erick Erickson and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists‚ visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

Appearing as a guest on Friday's The 11th Hour on MSNBC‚ Washington Post columnist Philip Bump alleged that right-leaning media outlets like Fox News and Breitbart tell "fake things" to their viewers and‚ in doing so‚ cause people to disbelieve the "true things" that are discussed by MSNBC and The Washington Post. This lack of self-awareness of how Bump and his MSNBC friends sound very partisan in their journalistic hot takes came during a discussion of the Los Angeles Times and Time magazine announcing layoffs and the decline of local newspapers. Host Stephanie Ruhle began the segment: On Tuesday the L.A. Times announced it is laying off more than 100 people. That is over 20 percent of its newsroom. In the last week alone‚ there have been job cuts at Sports Illustrated and Time and National Geographic. It has been even worse for local newspapers -- over 130 closed or merged in the last year. She then turned to Bump and posed: "Philip‚ as we like to say on this show‚ the truth matters but only if you hear it. We're going into a general election. How important is it for people to know the truth and understand what's actually happening in our country?" Bump declared that journalists like himself "want to make sure we understand what's happening in the world and convey it as well as we can to people‚" and then took aim at right-leaning media: ...I think one understated thing -- and then I think we all understand it‚ but others may not -- is the extent to which there exists an alternate reality -- a different universe of media which is telling you a very different story. I wrote about this last year for Nieman Lab for the Nieman School‚ and‚ you know‚ the point that I tried to make there was‚ there is a universe which is very big and very strong saying things that it wants to hear and its base wants to hear. In the Nieman Lab piece‚ he suggested "there is now an omnipresent rumble of dismissal and hatred and violence‚ largely from the right." (Violence?) Bump further complained: And it's bigger and stronger‚ and there's been so little pushback on it that it makes the fake things they're seeing seem more true because we have all of these more media outlets. And it makes true things that are happening in the outside world -- here and in the The Washington Post and other places -- makes that seem more false‚ right? Because we've so long let this sort of exist and not challenged it‚ we end up in the scenario where they don't view what we're doing as valuable because they have Fox News and they have Breitbart who's telling them the real thing. And they have Donald Trump who's telling them the real thing. That's a problem. Bump didn't offer specifics of the "fake" news on Fox or Breitbart. It's just assumed that anything pro-Trump is loaded with deceit.  Ironically‚ it was just earlier the same day when‚ on the same network‚ MSNBC analyst Maria Hinojosa spread misinformation about border security to undermine presidential candidate Donald Trump in such a fashion that contrasts sharply with the more accurate reporting that is frequently seen on Fox News and rarely seen on outlets like CNN (where Bump also frequently appears) and on MSNBC. Transcript follows: MSNBC's The 11th Hour January 26‚ 2024 11:37 p.m. Eastern STEPHANIE RUHLE: On Tuesday the L.A. Times announced it is laying off more than 100 people. That is over 20 percent of its newsroom. In the last week alone‚ there have been job cuts at Sports Illustrated and Time and National Geographic. It has been even worse for local newspapers -- over 130 closed or merged in the last year. Our "Nightcap" is still with me. Let's get into this. Philip‚ as we like to say on this show‚ the truth matters but only if you hear it. PHILIP BUMP‚ THE WASHINGTON POST COLUMNIST: Right. RUHLE: We're going into a general election. How important is it for people to know the truth and understand what's actually happening in our country? BUMP: Yeah‚ I mean‚ it's obviously critically important‚ right? I mean‚ this is why all of us do the work that we do. We want to make sure we understand what's happening in the world and convey it as well as we can to people‚ right? You know‚ I think what's happening in this moment -- there's a lot of conversations. Obviously‚ the economics are bad on all these various things‚ but I think one understated thing -- and then I think we all understand it‚ but others may not -- is the extent to which there exists an alternate reality -- a different universe of media which is telling you a very different story. I wrote about this last year for Nieman Lab for the Nieman School‚ and‚ you know‚ the point that I tried to make there was‚ there is a universe which is very big and very strong saying things that it wants to hear and its base wants to hear. And it's bigger and stronger‚ and there's been so little pushback on it that it makes the fake things they're seeing seem more true because we have all of these more media outlets. And it makes true things that are happening in the outside world -- here and in the The Washington Post and other places -- makes that seem more false‚ right‚ because we've so long let this sort of exist and not challenged it‚ we end up in the scenario where they don't view what we're doing as valuable because they have Fox News and they have Breitbart who's telling them the real thing. And they have Donald Trump who's telling them the real thing. That's a problem.

Israel-supporting Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) came up with a perfect response to pro-Palestinian protesters who showed up outside his home late last week and chanted that he supports "genocide.""Fetterman‚ Fetterman‚ you can't hide! You're supporting genocide!" the left-wing crowd hollered.But the freshman senator had the ideal rejoinder under his sleeve‚ getting on the roof of his abode and holding up a huge blue-and-white Israeli flag which wafted in the wind high above the angry throng. — (@) According to the Daily Mail‚ the protest took place outside his residence in Braddock‚ which is near Pittsburgh. While the brick structure in the video may not look like your garden-variety home‚ Fetterman's website indicates that he‚ his wife‚ and their three children live in a restored car dealership in Braddock.The scene was reminiscent of another headline-grabbing moment in November when Fetterman trolled anti-Israel protesters being handcuffed at the U.S. Capitol simply by walking past them while waving a miniature Israeli flag.How are folks reacting?It appears many commenters under the X post above are either Democrats or pro-Palestinian or both‚ and they weren't happy:"We must thoroughly study this heel turn to make sure we see the signs in the next popular 'progressive‚'" one commenter wrote."What an embarrassment to my home state‚" another user said."So Fetterman is a foreign agent serving a foreign country. Got it. US politicians should never wave a foreign flag. This guy should be removed from office‚" another commenter said.Although‚ at least one responder seemed into it: "Stop making me like John Fetterman."Anything else?Fetterman of late has been behaving in a number of eye-opening‚ non-woke ways:Earlier this month‚ he blasted the hypocrisy of South Africa going to international court against Israel for the Jewish nation's "genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza.In December‚ Fetterman declared he's "not a progressive‚" reportedly called the gigantic number of border crossings "astonishing‚" and said that such concerns aren't xenophobic — and repeated his belief that Democratic New Jersey lawmaker Bob Menendez should be expelled from the U.S. Senate.In October‚ Fetterman called out lawmakers from his own party who jumped the gun to blame Israel for a Gaza hospital bombing when it was soon revealed Hamas was behind the deadly act.That same month‚ Fetterman also announced he would highlight the identities of those Hamas abducted: "My office will display every last one of the innocent Israelis kidnapped by Hamas until they are safely returned home. We won't stop sharing their stories until then."Fetterman also said in October‚ "Now is not the time to talk about a ceasefire. We must support Israel in efforts to eliminate the Hamas terrorists who slaughtered innocent men‚ women‚ and children. Hamas does not want peace‚ they want to destroy Israel. We can talk about a ceasefire after Hamas is neutralized."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A 57-year-old San Antonio woman allegedly stole over $103 million from from the U.S. Army by regularly drawing funds via a fake children's development entity that she controlled. Janet Yamanaka Mello reportedly blew the funds on herself‚ buying 80 high-end vehicles‚ 100 head of cattle‚ 31 homes‚ and various luxury items. Although Mello was indicted last month and slapped with 10 charges related to the alleged fraud scheme‚ she was permitted to retire with full benefits from the Army. The con Mello‚ a native of Guam‚ worked as a civilian Army employee at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston where she supposedly helped administer the 4-H initiative via the Army's Child and Youth Services Division‚ according to court documents. Sidelong to her work for the Army‚ she created a shell company called Child Health and Youth Lifelong Development in 2016. She included CHYLD in her 2017 personal tax forms‚ indicating she earned a profit of $483 on a revenue of $2‚152 for training consultations‚ reported the San Antonio Express-News. Court documents indicate that Mello "used her knowledge of funding procedures and her ability to approve the distribution of funds to various entities to direct funds from CYS program fund accounts to be paid to CHYLD‚ an entity MELLO formed and controlled. Without disclosing the fact that she owned and controlled CHYLD‚ MELLO approved the payment of government funds to CHYLD." The Defense Finance and Accounting Service reportedly sent over 40 payments to Mello's outfit over the course of the alleged scam. Mello allegedly spread the ill-gotten gains through various bank accounts she controlled‚ failing to report any of this income on her tax returns for tax years 2017 through 2022. While Mello claimed that CHYLD provided 4-H services to military personnel and their families‚ the Department of Justice indicated the company did not provide any services. Instead‚ Mello has been accused of using over $103 million on "high-end retail goods‚ jewelry‚ luxury automobiles‚ air travel‚ and high-end real estate throughout the country." ArmyTimes reported that Mello's purchases included a roughly $3.1 million‚ eight-bedroom‚ 55-car garage 58-acre estate in Maryland as well as a $1.1 million home in San Antonio. Mello allegedly managed to buy a fleet of vehicles‚ including a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS‚ a '66 Chevrolet Chevelle SS‚ a '66 Ford Mustang‚ a '54 Chevrolet Corvette‚ a 1935 Plymouth Sedan‚ and various cars that usually run upward of $100‚000 to $200‚000. Extra to cars and mansions‚ Mello allegedly bought various luxury condos‚ spent $24.3 million on "retail‚" took trips around the globe‚ and purchased 100 head of cattle. Caught The Express-News indicated that upon noticing a discrepancy between Mello's multimillionaire lifestyle and what would otherwise be affordable on her under $130‚000 annual salary‚ the IRS began digging. The agency soon launched a criminal probe in concert with Army investigators‚ resulting in her December indictment. Mello was arrested in December and charged with five counts of mail fraud‚ four counts of engaging in a monetary transaction over $10‚000 using criminally derived proceeds‚ and one count of aggravated identity theft‚ according to the DOJ. Mello was charged with identity theft because Mello allegedly forged her supervisor's digital signature‚ reported the Express-News. She also appears to have invented a "financial analyst/reimbursable coordinator" named Kathy Johnson to lend greater credibility to the alleged fraud scheme. The alleged con-woman faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for each fraud charge‚ up to 10 years in prison for each spending statute charge‚ and a mandatory minimum of two years in prison for the identity theft charge. Cushy retirement‚ notwithstanding Despite allegedly ripping off the Army and squandering taxpayer money for her own amusement‚ Mello was allowed to retire with full benefits. A spokeswoman for the Army's Installation Management Command told the Express-News that Mello was permitted to retire during the investigation into her alleged fraud scheme. "The command has no authority to impact Ms. Mello's retirement‚" said the spokeswoman. "In accordance with 5 U.S. Code Section 8312‚ an individual may be denied an annuity or retired pay on the basis of the service of the individual‚ if the individual is convicted of treason‚ rebellion or insurrection‚ or other similar offenses. There is no similar statutory authority for denying retired pay based on a conviction of other offenses." Albert Flores defended Mello's decision to retire and collect additional benefits from the taxpayer‚ claiming‚ "She earned it." "I don't see how one thing is related to the other‚" added Flores. Although Mello pleaded not guilty in December‚ her lawyer indicated Mello has blown and or possessed the stolen assets. "We expect a large portion of the assets will be recovered‚" said Flores. "In other words‚ a lot of the money was spent on tangible assets that the government can (recoup) — real estate‚ cash‚ vehicles‚ properties‚ things of that nature. We're being very cooperative in anything we can to turn that over." The DOJ is now working to seize 31 parcels of land Mello acquired in various states along with cash and 78 personal cars‚ trucks‚ and motorcycles. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas reportedly is awaiting a decision on whether the alleged fraudster will strike a plea deal or go to trial. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre went viral on Monday for all of the wrong reasons.Over the weekend‚ three American servicemen were killed and more than 40 others were injured in a drone attack. They were stationed at a U.S. outpost in northeast Jordan. The U.S. government said Iran-supported militants were responsible for the attack.During an interview on MSNBC‚ Jean-Pierre spoke about the fallen soldiers — but appeared nearly unable to piece together a coherent statement.What I will say‚ our deepest‚ uh‚ obviously‚ our deepest condolences go out and our heartfelt condolences go out to the families‚ uh‚ who lost‚ uh‚ three‚ three brave‚ uh‚ three brave‚ uh‚ three brave — three folks who are military folks who are brave‚ who are always fighting‚ who are fighting on behalf of this administration‚ of the American people‚ obviously‚ more so‚ more importantly. Uh‚ we lost those souls as the president said yesterday when he was in South Carolina. Our hearts go out to their families and friends. And let's not forget: there are wounded‚ also wounded soldier‚ military forces as well‚ and our hearts go out to them‚ and so I want to make sure that we offer up those deep‚ uh‚ deep thoughtful condolences to them. — (@) The interview drew sharp rebuke‚ not only for being a rambling mess‚ but because Jean-Pierre described fallen soldiers as "military folks" who fought for the Biden administration. "Our service members swear an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States. They are not fighting 'on behalf of' the Biden team. This is incredibly disrespectful‚" Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) responded."Now we know why they keep rolling out Kirby‚" Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) said."Note to the Press Secretary @PressSec: These are not 'folks'. They are service members who gave their lives NOT for this administration‚ but for the Country they serve! They are our best and deserve better than this‚" former Rep. Doug Collins (R)‚ who is an Air Force colonel‚ said."We don't fight for any administration @PressSec‚ only the Constitution‚ which yours doesn't even follow dip****‚" retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness said."Folks‚ this is what she's like during every single White House press briefing. She frequently gets tenses wrong‚ makes things plural or singular when they shouldn't be‚ and uses wrong words. It's impressive how bad she is‚" journalist Curtis Houck said."It truly is amazing to see that after almost two years on the job [how] it's possible that Karine Jean-Pierre is only get[ting] worse at her job..." media reporter Joe Concha reacted."KJP confirms everyone’s greatest fears about this administration: that it’s run by stupid‚ incompetent people with no patriotism and no grasp at all of any problem our nation is facing‚" Allie Beth Stuckey noted.President Joe Biden has vowed to respond to the attack‚ but top U.S. officials say the U.S. will not go to war with Iran.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!