Crime White House fence jumper had ammunition, machete in car, prosecutors said

Federal prosecutors alleged Monday in federal court that a man whojumped a fence and ran into the White House’s unlocked front door Friday night posed a threat to President Obama and was keeping 800 rounds of ammunition, two hatchets and a machete in his car, parked blocks away.

Omar Jose Gonzalez, 42, formerly of Copperas Cove, Tex., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola of the District on one charge of unlawfully entering a restricted building or grounds while carrying a deadly or dangerous weapon.

After a 20-minute hearing, Facciola ordered Gonzalez held until Oct. 1, pending revocation of bond by authorities in an unrelated July 19 incident in Wythe County, Va., in which he was arrested while allegedly carrying a sniper rifle, a sawed-off shotgun and a map of the Washington area with the White House and Masonic Temple in Alexandria, Va., circled.

Earlier, on Aug. 25, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Mudd said, U.S. Secret Service officers saw Gonzalez carrying a hatchet in the back waistband of his pants along the south fence of the White House and questioned him. Gonzalez agreed to let them search his vehicle, parked nearby on New York Avenue NW, but at that time found only camping gear and two dogs, and released him.

Gonzalez’s “preoccupation with the White House and accumulation of a large amount of ammunition in apparently a short period of time represented a danger to the president,” Mudd said.

This Sept. 21, 2009 photo provided by Jerry Murphy shows Omar Gonzalez, who was married to Murphy's mother, Samantha, until they divorced in 2012. (AP)

Authorities in Wythe County, about 300 miles southwest of Washington, released Gonzalez this summer pending a felony charge of allegedly eluding a police officer while possessing a sawed-off shotgun and a map.

The Secret Service on Saturday began a security review to learn how Gonzalez, who was carrying a Spyerdco VG10 folding knife with a 31 / 2- inch serrated blade in his pocket, was allegedly able to breach the White House doors after jumping the Pennsylvania Avenue fence and sprinting more than 70 yards across the North Lawn. It is the first time a fence-jumper has entered the White House.

Obama and his family had left the White House about 10 minutes before the incident occurred at 7:20 p.m. Friday.

In the wake of the incident the Secret Service has increased foot patrols and stepped-up surveillance, White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Monday. He said changes also were made at the gate used by guests.

“The Secret Service does a great job,” Obama said Monday. “I’m grateful for all the sacrifices they make on my behalf and on my family’s behalf.”

According to an affidavit signed by Secret Service officer David Hochman, Gonzalez after his arrest told Agent Lee Smart that he was concerned that the “atmosphere was collapsing” and that he needed to inform the president to get the word out to the people.

However, neither prosecutors nor Gonzalez’s assigned defense attorneys invoked his mental competency as an issue for now. Assistant Federal Public Defender David Bos said Gonzalez understands the proceeding against him.

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Security reviewed after fence-jumper enters White House

The Secret Service is under scrutiny after a man scaled the White House fence and made it all the way through the front door.

Sept. 19, 2014A Secret Service agent with an automatic rifle hurries people to evacuate the White House moments after the first family left for Camp David, the presidential retreat. An intruder was spotted running on the grounds. Larry Downing/Reuters

Gonzalez’s friends and relatives said that he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving six years in Iraq with the Army Special Forces as a sniper, and that he had been living in his car and staying where he could for the past couple of years.

Gonzalez’s attorneys have said that Gonzalez has no convictions and that he served 18 years in the U.S. military, including three tours in Iraq.

Secret Service officers are trained not to shoot intruders on the grounds unless they appear armed or are wearing bulky clothing or backpacks that could indicate they are carrying a bomb. The officers did not release an attack dog for reasons that are under investigation.

The Secret Service is considering closing portions of Pennsylvania Avenue to the public, adding barriers around the White House compound’s perimeter and screening visitors farther from entrance gates.

By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post

Africa- Attack on MINUSMA

The United States strongly condemns yet another deadly attack against the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA) yesterday in Mali which killed five Chadian peacekeepers and wounded three others. This is the third such attack this month alone. These continued attacks on UN peacekeepers must stop.
We express our condolences to the families of the peacekeepers killed and to the Government of Chad, and wish those wounded a full recovery. We call on all parties to cease hostilities and fully engage in the national peace and reconciliation process.
We reiterate our full support of MINUSMA and our commitment to Mali’s national reconciliation efforts including achieving a durable and comprehensive peace agreement through ongoing talks in Algiers.
U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of State

Fence-Jumper Breaches White House Door, Sparks Evacuation

The White House was evacuated Friday after a man jumped over a fence and bolted toward the executive mansion — just minutes after President Barack Obama and his daughters had left, according to the Secret Service. Omar J. Gonzalez, 42, was apprehended by officers inside the North Portico doors of the White House, then arrested and transported to George Washington hospital for medical evaluation, the Secret Service said. The incident was under investigation, and the Secret Service said it "will review the response to ensure that proper protocol is followed."

NBC NEWS

Panique à la Maison Blanche

Un homme de 42 ans, a été neutralisé par les services de sécurité après avoir sauté la grille de la Maison Blanche

Un homme est entré en sautant par-dessus la grille au nord de la Maison Blanche. 
L’individu, un homme de 42 ans, a été neutralisé par les services de sécurité alors que ce dernier avait commencé à courir vers la Maison Blanche, ont fait savoir les responsables de la sécurité. 

En raison de douleurs à la poitrine, il a été transporté à l’hôpital. 

Le président Barack Obama et sa famille n’étaient pas dans le bâtiment au moment de l’incident, a-t-il été précisé. 

TRT

Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and George H.W. Bush to Join President Obama to Commemorate AmeriCorps 20th Anniversary

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Presidents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush will join President Obama in marking the 20th anniversary of the AmeriCorps national service program on Friday, September 12. 

President Clinton will join President Obama in delivering remarks to hundreds of AmeriCorps members on the South Lawn of the White House, and will appear by video at pledge ceremonies around the country.  President George H.W. Bush will participate in an AmeriCorps pledge ceremony at his home in Kennebunkport, Maine.  President George W. Bush and Laura Bush filmed a video that will be shown at pledge ceremonies around the country.

Each of the former Presidents has played a key role in the formation and growth of AmeriCorps.  President George H.W. Bush signed the 1990 National Service Act, which created the Commission on National and Community Service and funded national service pilot programs.  President Bill Clinton proposed and signed the legislation creating AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), and launched the first class of 20,000 AmeriCorps members in September 1994.  Following the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush added 25,000 AmeriCorps positions.   

Since coming to office, President Obama has taken numerous steps to expand national service as a solution for pressing challenges, from signing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act and launching the President’s Task Force on Expanding National Service tocreating innovative AmeriCorps partnerships including FEMA Corps, School Turnaround AmeriCorps, and STEM AmeriCorps.  

“For 20 years, AmeriCorps has been a remarkable force for good in communities across the nation,” said Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps.  “The participation of four Presidents in this nationwide pledge ceremony is a testament to the value of AmeriCorps and its indispensable role in solving problems, strengthening communities, and expanding economic opportunity.”

More than 80 pledge ceremonies are taking place in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Marianna Islands.  The event will kick off a year of service for some 75,000 AmeriCorps members serving coast to coast.   The AmeriCorps pledge will be administered at 11:30 a.m. Eastern at the White House.  The event will be live-streamed at whitehouse.gov/live so that AmeriCorps members, alumni, and individuals around the country can be a part of this historic moment.

Since 1994, more than 900,000 men and women have served in AmeriCorps, providing more than 1.2 billion hours of service addressing critical challenges from poverty and hunger to disasters and the dropout crisis.  AmeriCorps members have earned more than $2.7 billion in education scholarships to pay for college or pay back student loans.  

The pledge ceremonies taking place across the country will feature a slate of bipartisan elected officials including members of Congress, governors, and mayors.   The events will highlight the impact of AmeriCorps and showcase how AmeriCorps has grown through innovative partnerships that meet community needs and expand opportunity for those who serve.  

A map showing all AmeriCorps events taking place is available here.  Here are selected events: 

• Montgomery, Ala.:  Gov. Robert Bentley will swear in AmeriCorps members at the State Capitol and honor law enforcement, firefighters, and veterans for their service to our nation.
• Little Rock, Ark.:  Gov. Mike Beebe and General Wesley K. Clark (Ret.) will participate in an AmeriCorps pledge ceremony at the Clinton Presidential Center. 
• San Francisco, Calif.:  Gov. Jerry Brown will swear in more than 1,000 AmeriCorps members at the Presidio and launch a future platform for growing service in the Golden State. 
• Denver, Colo.:  Gov. John Hickenlooper and Nancy E. Rice, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Colorado, will participate in the Colorado swearing-in ceremony at the State Capitol.
• Miami, Fla.:  Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and bestselling author Brad Meltzer will join 1,000 AmeriCorps members at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
• Honolulu, Hawaii:  To participate in the simultaneous nationwide pledge, Hawaii will hold a “Sunrise Swearing-In Ceremony” starting at 5 a.m. at the Olelo Community Media Center.
• Louisville, Ky:   U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth will join more than 1,000 AmeriCorps members, alums, and partners at the AmeriCorps Pledge ceremony at the KFC Yum! Center plaza.
• Baton Rouge, La.:  Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne will swear in Louisiana AmeriCorps members on the steps of the State Capitol.
• Bloomington, Minn.:  Former U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger, who helped pass the bill creating AmeriCorps, will join 1,000 attendees at the Mall of America for Minnesota’s swearing-in.
• Pine Ridge, S.D.:  The President of Red Cloud Indian School will swear in new AmeriCorps members serving at Red Cloud Indian School.  
• Richmond, Va.:  Gov. Terry McAuliffe, First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, and other leaders will participate in Virginia’s swearing-in event.

AmeriCorps members serve at more than 25,000 locations from coast to coast, strengthening education, providing disaster services, fostering economic opportunity, assisting veterans and military families, preserving the environment, and expanding health services.  While they serve others, AmeriCorps members expand opportunity for themselves, gain skills, experience, and education support to help jump start their careers. 

National Service Press Office

Centif- "Report 112 STRs in 2013, an increase of 16.67% compared to 2012"

National Processing Unit fiancières information (FIU) has released its annual report on Thursday in Dakar in 2013. For 2013, "112 STRs were received by the FIU, an increase of 16.67% over 2012."
Receipt of STRs The Cell has started to analyze information relating to facts that could constitute acts of money laundering or terrorist financing in order to disseminate the results, if any, to the competent authorities.

STRs received are both operations actually carried out and on the introduction in the financial system are the lawfulness of which is not proven, given the information available at the discretion of the reporting entities attempts.

The rate case processing has accelerated significantly in 2013, to favor of an option taken early in the year to focus the action on the cell mainly the operational side of its missions.

During 2013, the Unit received one hundred twelve (112) STRs from banks (94, or 84% of the total), decentralized financial systems  (14, 13%), solicitors (1) and various other structures (3).
  FIU
Reports received in 2013 are all related to suspected money capital. No suspicion of financing or attempted terrorist financing has indeed been reported to the Unit during the period under review.
However, a monitoring and warning exists within financial institutions for monitoring, in general, all transactions that may be related to a terrorist organization or terrorist financing and, in particular, donations of money liquid for the benefit of nonprofit organizations.

The number of reports received in 2013 increased by 16.67% compared to its level
the previous year he had moved to 96 units, a figure that had hitherto not been equaled. This development follows the trend of almost continuous increase observed since the start of operations of the FIU.

Over the period from 2005 to 2013, the cumulative volume of STRs received totaled 673 It consists, predominantly, reports made by banks with a share of 85%. The other respondents are financial administration (8%), DFS (4%), notaries (2%), etc.
FIU

This reflects the centrality of the banking system in financial intermediation. It nonetheless points to the involvement but significant but relatively insufficient other stakeholders.

This is DFS, despite an encouraging development, and more approved manual changes that seem totally on the sidelines of the anti against financial crimes.

Regarding the business sector and non-financial professions (DNFBPs), it is characterized either by a situation that could be likened to an indifference or rejection from the subject or, in some cases, the lack of a supervisory authority and control of compliance with AML / CFT.

Treatment of suspicious

The analysis of data provided by the subject requires research, with domestic and foreign partners, for additional information related to the individuals named in the reports of suspicious or concerning financial transactions led to referral to the FIU.

To access this information, the Unit in 2013 - before the national natural and legal persons of two hundred and thirty six (236) applications; - Sent twenty eight (28) requests for information to Foreign Financial Intelligence; - Consulted with international databases (I 24/7 Interpol Egmont Secure Web,
World-Check, etc.).

Results of investigations of the FIU

One hundred and fifteen (115) records that relate to three hundred twenty (123) STRs were treated in 2013. Eighty-seven (87) of these cases have been ranked in the absence of evidence  confirming suspicions that prompted the referral to the FIU. However, the resumption of investigations is possible if new facts or insights about coming to the be known by the cell.

With regard to referral to the judicial authorities, twenty four (24) reports were sent to the Prosecutor of the Republic between January 1 and December 31, 2013, in accordance with Article 29 of Law No. 2004-09 . One hundred and eight (108) reports were forwarded to the courts since 2005, when the start-up of the FIU.

Based on the information available, four (4) records from the cell were found in the last year and resulted in three (3) convictions and one acquittal.

Court proceedings switched since 2005 have resulted in the end of 2013, thirteen (13) convictions, eight (8) non-place, one (1) incompetence and two (2) release.

Synthesis Harouna FALL

Rapport Centif- « 112 déclarations de soupçon en 2013, soit une augmentation de 16,67% par rapport en 2012″

 

La cellule nationale de traitement des informations fiancières (CENTIF) a rendu public ce jeudi son rapport annuel 2013 à Dakar. Pour l’année 2013, « 112 déclarations de soupçon ont été reçues par la Centif, soit une augmentation de 16,67% par rapport en 2012″.

Réception des déclarations de soupçon

La Cellule s’est attelée à analyser des informations se rapportant à des faits susceptibles de constituer des actes de blanchiment de capitaux ou de financement du terrorisme en vue d’en diffuser les résultats, le cas échéant, auprès des autorités compétentes.

Les déclarations de soupçon reçues portent à la fois sur des opérations effectivement réalisées et sur des tentatives d’introduction dans le système financier de sommes dont la licéité n’est pas avérée, au regard des informations disponibles et selon l’appréciation des entités déclarantes.

La cadence de traitement des dossiers s’est accélérée de manière significative en 2013, à la
faveur d’une option prise en tout début d’année de focaliser l’action de la Cellule sur
principalement l’aspect opérationnel de ses missions.

Au cours de l’année 2013, la Cellule a reçu cent douze (112) déclarations de soupçon
provenant des banques (94, soit 84% de l’ensemble), des systèmes financiers décentralisés
(14, soit 13%), des notaires (1) et de diverses autres structures (3).

Les déclarations reçues en 2013 sont toutes liées à des soupçons de blanchiment de
capitaux. Aucun soupçon de financement ou de tentative de financement du terrorisme n’a, en  effet, été signalé à la Cellule durant la période sous-revue.

Néanmoins, un dispositif de veille et d’alerte existe au sein des institutions financières pour le suivi, en règle générale, de toutes les transactions susceptibles de se rapporter à une entreprise terroriste ou de financement du terrorisme et, en particulier, des donations en  argent liquide au profit des organismes à but non lucratif.

Le nombre des déclarations reçues en 2013 a progressé de 16,67% par rapport à son niveau
de l’année précédente où il s’était établi à 96 unités, chiffre qui n’avait jusque-là pas été égalé. Cette évolution suit la tendance à la hausse quasi continue, observée depuis le début des  activités de la CENTIF.

Sur la période allant de 2005 à 2013, le volume cumulé des déclarations de soupçon reçues s’établit à 673. Il est constitué, de manière prépondérante, des signalements faits par les banques dont la part représente 85%. Les autres déclarants sont les administrations financières (8%), les SFD (4%), les notaires (2%), etc.

Cette répartition reflète la place centrale qu’occupe le système bancaire dans l’intermédiation  financière. Elle fait néanmoins ressortir l’implication, certes non négligeable, mais relativement insuffisante des autres acteurs concernés.

Il en est ainsi des SFD, malgré une évolution encourageante, et encore plus des agréés de change manuel qui semblent totalement en marge du dispositif de lutte contre les délits financiers.

S’agissant du secteur des entreprises et professions non financières désignées (EPNFD), il se caractérise soit par une situation qui pourrait s’assimiler à une indifférence voire un rejet de la part des assujettis soit, dans certains cas, par l’absence d’une autorité de surveillance et de contrôle du respect des obligations en matière de LBC/FT.

Traitement des déclarations de soupçon

L’analyse des données communiquées par les assujettis nécessite la recherche, auprès de
partenaires nationaux ou étrangers, d’informations complémentaires en lien avec les personnes citées dans les déclarations de soupçon ou concernant les transactions financières  à l’origine de la saisine de la CENTIF.

Pour l’accès à ces informations, la Cellule a, en 2013 :  - saisi des personnes physiques et morales nationales de deux cent trente six (236)  réquisitions ; - transmis vingt huit (28) demandes d’informations à des cellules de renseignement  financier étrangères ; - consulté des bases de données internationales (I 24/7 d’Interpol, Egmont Secure Web,
World-Check, etc.).

Résultats des investigations de la CENTIF

Cent quinze (115) dossiers qui se rapportent à cent vingt trois (123) déclarations de soupçons ont été traités en 2013.

Quatre vingt sept (87) de ces dossiers ont fait l’objet de classement en l’absence d’éléments

confirmant les soupçons ayant motivé la saisine de la CENTIF. Néanmoins, la reprise des
investigations reste possible si des faits ou éclairages nouveaux les concernant venaient à
être connus de la Cellule.

S’agissant de la saisine des autorités judiciaires, vingt quatre (24) rapports ont été envoyés au Procureur de la République entre le 1er janvier et le 31 décembre 2013, conformément aux dispositions de l’article 29 de la loi n°2004-09.

Au total, cent huit (108) rapports ont été transmis à la justice depuis 2005, date de démarrage des activités de la CENTIF.

Sur la base des informations disponibles, quatre (4) dossiers émanant de la Cellule ont été jugés durant l’année écoulée et ont abouti à trois (3) décisions de condamnation et une de relaxe.

Les procédures judiciaires enclenchées depuis 2005 ont abouti, à la fin de l’année 2013, à treize (13) décisions de condamnation, huit (8) de non lieu, une (1) d’incompétence et deux (2) de relaxe.

Synthèse Harouna FALL

Muscular descent gendarmes in Farba Senghor for seizing property

Forty gendarmes raided this morning, with the former Liberal minister Farba Senghor IGFM found on site. Aboard pick up cars, they circled the neighborhood (City Biagui) and filter all inputs and outputs.
According to information gathered on the spot, the police came, accompanied by a bailiff seize the assets of Mr. Farba Senghor, following a decision not executed justice.
As a reminder, a dispute had opposed Farba Senghor and the artist, Souleymane Diouf said "Fara" in 2007 a ​​few months before the presidential campaign of that year. The latter had, he said, approached Farba Senghor, in his capacity as responsible for propaganda Senegalese Democratic Party, to propose a musical composition specially dedicated to the glory of the candidate Abdoulaye Wade. After making him listen to the song, Fara Diouf had left the model for assessment and final decision.
But some time later, he said he found his work replicated on a large scale (5,000 tapes) and for home use without permission let alone consent.
It will subsequently complaint against Farba Senghor. An action that will result in a conviction by the Court Officer Mr. Senghor Dakar to pay him 30 million CFA francs. A decision that the police came apparently run on Thursday.

Harouna FALL

Descente musclée des gendarmes chez Farba Senghor pour saisir ses biens

Une quarantaine de gendarmes ont fait une descente depuis ce matin, chez l’ancien ministre libéral, Farba Senghor a constaté IGFM sur place. A bord de voitures pick up, ils ont encerclé le quartier (Cité Biagui) et filtrent toutes les entrées et sorties.

Selon les informations recueillies sur place, les gendarmes sont venus, accompagnés d’un huissier saisir les biens de M. Farba Senghor, à la suite d’une décision de justice non exécutée.

Pour rappel, un différend avait opposé Farba Senghor et l’artiste, Souleymane Diouf  dit  » Fara  » en 2007. Quelques mois avant la campagne présidentielle de la même année. Ce dernier s’était, dit-il, approché de Farba Senghor, en sa qualité de chargé de la propagande du Parti démocratique Sénégalais, pour lui proposer une composition musicale spécialement dédiée à la gloire du candidat Me Abdoulaye Wade. Après lui avoir fait écouter la chanson, Fara Diouf  lui avait laissé la maquette pour appréciation et décision finale.

Mais, quelque temps après, il déclaré avoir retrouvé son oeuvre dupliquée à grande échelle (5 000 cassettes) et mise à la consommation sans son autorisation encore moins accord préalable.

Il portera plainte par la suite contre Farba Senghor. Une action qui va aboutir à une condamnation par le Tribunal hors classe de Dakar de M. Senghor à lui payer 30 millions de francs CFA. Une décision que les gendarmes sont venus apparemment exécuter ce jeudi.

Harouna FALL

13 mn pour convaincre- Dieynaba Diallo, Conseillère municipale à Fann-Amitié Point E "Khalifa Khaf na keur yi"

13 pour convaincre avec Abdoulaye Vilane- Porte-parole du PS "Ne me parlez pas de Khalifa Sall"