Bill Essayli – California Globe

Newsom’s Bill to Ban Trump Admin from Seizing Election Ballots is Buffoonery

June 11, 2026 7:00 amJune 11, 2026 7:01 am

After gubernatorial candidate Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized more than 600,000 ballots from his county’s registrar of voters earlier this year, Democrats panicked. They introduced Senate Bill 73, to restrict any and all law enforcement agencies and officers from...

DOJ’s Fraud Crackdown in California Hits New Milestone with $100 Million Bank Fraud Arrest

June 10, 2026 10:18 amJune 11, 2026 11:05 am

First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli announced today the arrest of Mahender Makhijani on federal charges of defrauding a bank out of nearly $100 million through a sophisticated scheme involving falsified title policies and forged documents. Makhijani is a...

CEO Arrested for Supplying Tech to Iran’s Nuclear and Military Programs – FBI Raids $35 Million Newport Coast Mansion

June 4, 2026 12:16 pmJune 4, 2026 12:16 pm

A dual U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of a Tehran-based technology company was arrested Wednesday on federal charges for allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions by funneling sophisticated American networking, security, and encryption equipment to Iran’s nuclear program and military establishment....

California’s Third World Elections: Slow Count Looms as Officials Blame ‘So Many Candidates’ for Delayed Results

June 2, 2026 2:01 pmJune 3, 2026 7:19 am

Election Day is something of a misnomer in California. By state law, the process of voting and tabulating ballots stretches far beyond the traditional single day of in-person polling. With universal mail-in ballots sent out to every registered voter up...

Taxpayer-Funded Gang Murderer Hired as ‘Peace Ambassador’ in DSA-Run MacArthur Park

May 29, 2026 2:06 pmMay 29, 2026 2:18 pm

Los Angeles taxpayers are once again footing the bill for a convicted gang murderer’s lifestyle, this time as a city-hired “Peace Ambassador” embedded in the very neighborhood his gang has turned into an open-air drug market. This morning, FBI agents...

Newsom Signs SB 73 to Block Ballot Seizures and Election Oversight

May 28, 2026 11:59 amMay 28, 2026 12:12 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 73 into law on Wednesday, just days before the June 2 statewide primary. The legislation, authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) with co-author Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange County) and Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz),...

DOJ Leverages Skid Row ‘Cash-for-Ballots’ Scheme to Demand Full Audit of California Voter Rolls

May 19, 2026 10:00 amMay 19, 2026 10:57 am

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that a Marina del Rey woman has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of paying individuals, including homeless people on Skid Row, to register to vote using false or vague addresses,...