US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor 18AUG26

 

THE reason this American administration is sanctioning the ICC is because not only is the drumpf/trump-vance administration, their entire cabinet and their billionaire and mega millionaire associates are guilty of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, funding international terrorism, sheltering persons indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity and they are all guilty of fostering corruption, environmental degradation, bribery, slavery and human trafficking in most of the countries they are doing business in. These people have money but their actions show they are no class trash. This from The Guardian.....

US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor

Marco Rubio targets ICC’s Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israeli war crimes in Gaza

Andrew Roth in Washington

Tue 18 Aug 2026  1437 EDT

The US has sanctioned the president of the international criminal court (ICC) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by Israel during its war on Gaza.

The new sanctions designations were unveiled by Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, who called the Hague-based ICC a “corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate”, in a statement.

Rubio announced that the US would sanction Tomoko Akane of Japan, the ICC president, and Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal, an ICC senior trial lawyer, because they had “directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute officials whose government has not consented to ICC jurisdiction”.

The state department last month unveiled an effort to “dismantle the threat” posed by the ICC to US sovereignty.

The ultimate goal was to “disable the ICC’s ability to operate, target American servicemen or officials, or otherwise threaten American sovereignty”, the department said in a statement.

Rubio has called on the 125 member countries of the ICC to withdraw from the body. Donald Trump has said that he is targeting the ICC because of the threat it poses to Israel.

The US had previously sanctioned Karim Khan, an ICC prosecutor, who had successfully sought arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and for former defense minister Yoav Gallant, over war crimes during the Gaza war. Trump in 2025 sanctioned the court, stating in an executive order that it had “engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel”.

Rubio did not say specifically which efforts the two ICC officials had engaged in, but Israeli media have reported that Seye is also overseeing the investigation into Israeli funding for illegal settlements and the distribution of weapons to settlers in the West Bank.

Israeli officials warned local media in May that the ICC may seek five more arrest warrants for ministers and senior military officials involved in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

The US has already designated at least 11 ICC officials for sanctions, stemming from cases that also include investigations into the actions of US soldiers in Afghanistan.

Neither the US nor Israel are member states of the ICC or recognise its jurisdiction.

Four human rights groups sued Trump last week for targeting the ICC. In the lawsuit, they said that the sanctions prevent victims of war crimes from seeking justice.

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Used car owner reports finding Culpeper deputy sheriff badge issued to border czar 23JUN26

 

Using Freedom of Information Act laws, the I-Team obtained photos of the badge and ID that were found in the car.

Photos obtained by the News4 I-Team through freedom of information laws show Tom Homan’s badge and ID, which a woman reported she found in a used car.

NO surprise here, NOT MY pres drumpf/trump is always willing to pardon a fellow criminal, pedophile or sexual predator. Don't expect any real investigating into why fascist fotze trunt tommi homan received a Culpepper County Sheriff badge and ID, maybe he just has a thing about people in uniform.....it's obvious he isn't qualified to be a county sheriff or the Border Czar ( except in the drumpf/trump-vance administration). From NBC4 Washington.....
Used car owner reports finding Culpeper deputy sheriff badge issued to border czar

Former Sheriff Scott Jenkins was convicted in 2024 of giving badges to three Northern Virginia businessmen in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in bribes. He was pardoned by President Trump just before his decade-long federal sentence was set to begin.

By Ted Oberg, Rick Yarborough and Jeff Piper • Published June 23, 2026 • Updated on June 23, 2026 at 5:35 pm

Questions now surround White House border czar Tom Homan and his connection to a former Culpeper County sheriff who was convicted of bribery and eventually pardoned by President Donald Trump.

The News4 I-Team learned that late last week, a deputy sheriff’s badge issued to Homan was returned to the county after it was found in a used car.

Culpeper County Sheriff Tim Chilton told the I-Team police from Arlington, Virginia, contacted his office about a found identification and badge. A woman had recently turned the items in, saying she found them in a used Cadillac she bought in 2023.

A report filed by the sheriff’s office says Arlington police told them the woman described finding a wallet in “a hidden compartment inside one of the glove boxes in the Cadillac.”

Chilton said he alerted the FBI of the find.

Using Freedom of Information Act laws, the I-Team obtained photos of the badge and ID that were found in the car.

Badge issued under former Sheriff Scott Jenkins

Homan, who has served as White House border czar since Trump was sworn in for his second term, was issued a Culpeper County deputy sheriff’s badge in 2020, when the office was led by then-Sheriff Scott Jenkins.

The badges looked the same as deputy sheriff’s badges issued by the county at the time and offered the same rights and responsibilities. Jenkins swore in dozens of outsiders as deputies, giving them law enforcement powers including being able to arrest people and make traffic stops.

Chilton, elected as sheriff in 2024, said he has ended the practice of giving badges to outside individuals.

Current sheriff says records are incomplete

Chilton said an internal system shows the badge was issued in 2020, but it does not show who authorized or created the ID.

“This was during, you know, during a difficult time for the office a few years back,” he said.
On Monday, Chilton said, the clerk of court found a record showing Homan was sworn in in 2020. The record included Jenkins’ signature on the appointment.

Chilton said there is no indication in Culpeper County records that Homan ever trained, worked or volunteered in Culpeper County.

Jenkins was convicted then pardoned by Trump

Jenkins was convicted in federal court in 2024 of giving badges to three Northern Virginia businessmen in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in bribes. The businessmen also were convicted.

They were the only three people charged, though the I-Team was able to find records of dozens of badges issued to outsiders while Jenkins was sheriff.

Court records from Jenkins’ bribery case show that from 2020 to 2022, Jenkins was accused of taking bribes and giving badges in return.

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Jenkins was pardoned by Trump last May, just before his decade-long federal sentence was set to begin.

During News4’s review of court documents and coverage of the trial, Homan was never implicated or mentioned in court documents or testimony.

Chilton said Homan’s name also did not appear on any list of badges or law enforcement identification issued by Culpeper County.

Homan’s name also was not in court documents listing who was issued a badge that News4 reviewed years ago at the Culpeper County courthouse.

White House says Homan never worked for Culpeper

A White House official told the I-Team that Homan knew Jenkins from “several events.”

The official said Homan asked Jenkins to use the Culpeper sheriff’s range to pass a legally required firearms test. Jenkins agreed, according to the official, and offered to make Homan a reserve deputy to help advise the sheriff on the 287(g) program and how the office could better partner with ICE, the official said.

Homan said yes and was sworn in, but the official said he never worked for Culpeper County.

The White House said Homan “wasn’t aware of any allegations/rumors of the Sheriff accepting bribes.”

Asked by News4 how many Culpeper County sheriff’s badges may have been issued to people who were not full-time or part-time employees of the department, Chilton said he does not know.

“Unfortunately, I don’t even know, and I don’t think we’ll ever know,” he said.

Last year, Homan was the subject of a federal bribery investigation unrelated to Culpeper County. No charges were filed, and the investigation was later closed after prosecutors determined there was not sufficient evidence to move forward.

Shoddy $1 Million Vietnam War Memorial, Mired in Fraud, Is Being Torn Down 10MAR26

 

Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen wants to demolish the unfinished Vietnam War Memorial in Fountain Valley’s Mile Square Park. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

FRAUD, bribery, theft, conspiracy all committed by a gop / greed over people-republican party politician!!! And no, this time this isn't about NOT MY pres drumpf / trump. But where is the outrage??? Where are the additional investigations??? The ignorance based, hate fueled, racist attacks on the Vietnamese immigrant community??? ( I REALLY HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ). This from Military.com.....

Shoddy $1 Million Vietnam War Memorial, Mired in Fraud, Is Being Torn Down

Military.com | By Kevin Damask

Published March 10, 2026 at 3:00am ET

A Vietnam War memorial in Southern California, plagued by fraud and political scandal nearly from the start, will be demolished, according to local officials. 

Plans for the memorial in Orange County were unveiled in 2023 to honor Vietnamese troops who worked alongside U.S. forces in Vietnam. Orange County, a mostly affluent region of California, features the largest number of Vietnamese Americans in the country. 

Andrew Do, the embattled former Orange County Supervisor, created the project, designating $1 million from local taxpayers to a nonprofit called the Viet America Society. However, an investigation showed that Do was siphoning money from the organization for personal use. Do faced prosecution on conspiracy charges and was sentenced to five years in prison. 

While Do faced legal woes, the Vietnam Memorial sat idle, wilting in the Southern California sun. The project was taken over by new leadership, who said they were appalled by the memorial’s shabby construction. 

Tear Down, Start Over 

Last fall, the Los Angeles Times reported that repairing the half-finished monument would incur costs between $168,000 to $420,000, adding an extra $40,000 to complete the engraving process, making sure each deceased veteran’s name is listed on the wall.  

With the heavy price tag for renovation, Orange County officials decided to tear down the memorial (a much less expensive process) and totally rebuild the memorial. Last week, crews came to Mile Square Regional Park to begin the process of demolishing an idea once promising, now being torn to rubble. 

Janet Nguyen, Do’s successor as county supervisor, said the memorial was a “disgrace” and vowed to do better.  

“The county decided to tear down the wall because we can do better. This memorial is a disgrace to veterans and not the respect they deserve,” Nguyen said in a statement to the Daily Mail. “We have been looking for alternative options, including a space at the new veteran’s cemetery.” 

Telling local news station KTLA last November that the disgraced memorial was a “heartbreaking” way to honor veterans, she noted the monument, bearing no wheel-chair accessible path, could not be enjoyed by veterans with disabilities.

“What was the point?” Nguyen said at a November press conference. “They ... put up these cheap materials that are getting worn down already within not even a year, just so they could launder the rest of the money themselves.” 

Nick Beradino, who serves as president of the Veterans Alliance of Orange County, told the L.A. Times that the memorial looked beyond repair, calling it “trashy.” 

“It dishonors the service of the brave men and women whose names are on that wall,” Beradino said.  “It’s time to tear it down and move forward.” 

A Tale of Deception 

Once the monument is torn down, county officials hope to move on from Do’s fraudulent tenure as supervisor. 

In 2024, Do pleaded guilty to taking more than $500,000 in bribery money and funneling $10 million in COVID-19 relief funds to the Viet America Society. Based on a report from the Central District of California’s U.S. Attorney’s Office, Do moved about $224,000 to his daughter, Rhiannon Do, who was helping run the Viet America Society. 

Last June, Todd Spitzer, Orange County district attorney, said Do “transformed the County of Orange into an ATM available to his insiders, his loved ones, and himself, withdrawing millions of dollars to buy houses, lavish dinners, and expensive wine while the elderly, the sick, and the vulnerable who depended on Andrew Do were left to fend for themselves.” 

According to the Department of Justice, Do also filtered funds through the non-profit for his own benefit, using tens of thousands of dollars to pay property tax and credit card bills. 

Do certainly left a mess in his destructive wake, but as county officials finish tearing down the old Vietnam veterans memorial, they hope to start fresh and construct a new one properly honoring those who served.