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On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said that “there is kind of a small Communist takeover in Maine” with Graham Platner on track to win the party’s nomination for the U.S.
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ICE is unconstitutional and a private army for Trump, Abdul El-Sayed, an Egyptian-American Muslim running for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, claimed.
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Jimmy Kimmel accused President Donald Trump of calling for his firing to “distract” the public from the “Trump-Epstein files” and the war in Iran. The left-wing host was responding to backlash he received for a joke fantasizing about the president’s death last week before an assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
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Earlier this year, more than 25 million Americans began receiving letters from a company most of them had never heard of. The sender was Conduent Business Services, a contractor that processes benefits records and human resources data for state Medicaid programs, employer health plans and government agencies. Between October 2024 and January 2025, ransomware operators pulled names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses, medical diagnosis codes and health insurance claim numbers out of Conduent’s systems. In February 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called it the largest data breach in U.S. history.The letters ended the way most of these letters end, with an apology, a phone number and an offer of one year of free credit monitoring. Once your data is already out, can you realistically protect your identity on your own, or has it become something most people are better off outsourcing?Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportFAKE SSA EMAIL ALERT: SPOT THIS SCAM FASTPlus, you’ll get instant access to my Ultimate Scam Survival Guide free when you join.Federal law and tools from the Federal Trade Commission cover more ground than many people realize. None of these cost anything. When used together, they close the most common entry points fraudsters target.Start by freezing your credit at all three bureaus. A freeze blocks new accounts from being opened in your name. It has been free at Equifax, Experian and TransUnion since 2018. You can lift it temporarily when you need to apply for credit.Next, get an Identity Protection PIN from the IRS at irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identity-protection-pin. This six-digit code blocks fraudulent tax returns filed using your Social Security number. The IRS issues a new one each year.You should also check your credit reports regularly. Equifax, Experian and TransUnion now offer free weekly access through AnnualCreditReport.com. Checking once every few months can help you catch suspicious activity early.It also helps to bookmark IdentityTheft.gov. The site creates a personalized recovery plan, generates the affidavit creditors require and provides prefilled dispute letters.Another simple step is opting out of prescreened credit offers. This removes you from mailing lists lenders use for unsolicited credit and insurance offers. You can do this online at OptOutPrescreen at optoutprescreen.com, which is run by the major credit bureaus. The process takes just a few minutes. Choose a five-year opt-out for a quick fix, or print and mail the form for a permanent opt-out. Once processed, you should see fewer “pre-approved” offers in your mailbox. Finally, turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) for every financial, government and benefits account. Even if someone steals your password, they cannot access your account without the second factor.For many people, these steps create a strong baseline.The do-it-yourself approach works until something goes wrong. That is where the gap becomes clear.According to the Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2025 Consumer Impact Report, the average victim spent more than 200 hours and $1,343 out of pocket recovering from identity theft. About one in five reported losses above $100,000. Many also reported significant emotional stress.The financial impact adds up quickly at a national level. A February 2026 report from the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee estimates identity theft tied to major data broker breaches has cost Americans more than $20 billion over the past decade. That estimate includes incidents like Equifax, Exactis, National Public Data and TransUnion.Free tools also have clear limits. They will not monitor the dark web for your data or remove your personal details from data broker sites. They also cannot contact creditors or dispute fraudulent accounts on your behalf.Instead, you handle every step yourself. IdentityTheft.gov gives you a roadmap, but you still have to make the calls, file the paperwork and follow up repeatedly.SSA IMPERSONATION SCAMS ARE GETTING MORE PERSONALFor anyone whose data was exposed in a breach like Conduent or National Public Data, free tools alone leave real gaps. That is where paid identity protection services come in.These services run continuous scans for your name, Social Security number, email and bank accounts on the dark web, as well as across data broker and people search sites that resell your home address and family ties. They submit opt-out requests on your behalf and repeat the process when your information shows up again. When fraud happens, many services assign a case manager who works with credit bureaus, banks and creditors to help resolve the issue.Some plans also include identity theft insurance and dedicated fraud resolution support, which can help cover certain losses and reduce the time it takes to recover.Paid services have limits. No service can prevent every breach, and even the best monitoring only helps shorten recovery time. The do-it-yourself approach can still work if you are comfortable managing your own checklist. However, for families, for anyone already exposed in past breaches and for those who want less hands-on involvement, adding a paid service on top of free protections can make the process easier to manage.See my tips and best picks on Best Identity Theft Protection at CyberGuy.comMost people can handle the basics of identity protection on their own, at least at first. Free tools cover the biggest risks and help block common types of fraud. However, the situation changes once your data is exposed in a major breach. At that point, monitoring, cleanup and follow-up can turn into a long and frustrating process. That is where paid services can make a real difference. They reduce the workload, track exposure across more sources and step in when fraud happens. Still, no service eliminates risk completely. The decision comes down to how much time you want to invest and how much support you would need if something goes wrong. For many households, a layered approach works best. Start with the free protections, then decide if adding a paid service fits your situation.If your identity were stolen tomorrow, would you have the time and patience to fix it yourself?  Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.comSign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportCopyright 2026 CyberGuy.com.  All rights reserved. 

The market has already adjusted, independent of government intervention, to offer higher wages. Today, less than 1 percent of workers earn the federal minimum wage.
Democrats want the federal statutory minimum wage increased because it has stood at $7.25 per hour since July 24, 2009, the longest stretch without a congressional increase since the federal minimum was established in 1938.
People forget that the labor market is like any other market, governed by supply and demand. This means that if the wage an employer is willing to pay is too low, he will have fewer applicants and be unable to fill all open positions.
In most of the United States, there would be a shortage of workers at $7.25 an hour, so local employers have found that they must offer higher wages to fill all of their positions. Only 1 percent of hourly-paid workers in 2024 earned at or below the federal minimum wage, a figure that had fallen from 13.4 percent in 1979.
As with the prices of shoes, pomegranates, and swizzle sticks, the market has already found the correct minimum wage naturally, without government intervention, with workers earning considerably more. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2024 national data, across all 154 million occupied positions, found that the median hourly wage is $23.80 and the mean is $32.66.
The claim from Democrats is that people are starving and cannot live on minimum wage. Conservatives often counter that the U.S. minimum wage was never meant to be a living wage but rather a source of pocket money for high school and college students. Initially, this was not true; the wage was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938 as a livable wage.
However, in the intervening decades, more Americans went to university, and higher-paying service-industry jobs emerged, meaning lawyers, programmers, marketing consultants, and accountants, not food service, which is what most people think of.
At the same time, low-level food and retail jobs were increasingly filled by young people, while heads of families and established adults moved into higher-paying work. Hence, the $23.80 median and $32.66 mean across all jobs.
As for claims of starvation, the U.S. has an obesity problem, with very little, if any, hunger recorded. The 2026 federal poverty level is $15,960 for a single individual and $33,000 for a family of four, published by HHS in January 2026. So, anyone trying to live on minimum wage would qualify for public assistance.
According to payroll company Gusto’s analysis of tens of thousands of small-business employers, workers earning $7.25 per hour have a 70 percent chance of leaving within one year. That statistic shows that these are not career positions. Most people at the bottom stay there only briefly before moving on to better jobs.
Official statistics say that only 1.0 percent of workers earn the federal minimum wage or less. However, the “or less” part needs clarification. Democrats take this to mean people who are being exploited. However, many in the “or less” category earn substantially more than minimum-wage workers.
This includes tipped workers, waitstaff, and bartenders, who appear in the count at their federally permitted base of $2.13 per hour. Their actual compensation tells a different story. The median hourly wage for waiters and waitresses in May 2024, including tips, was $16.23, with the top 10 percent earning above $30.06.
Less commonly, other workers exempt from minimum wage include agricultural workers, camp counselors, and certain entertainers (such as at theme parks) who are provided with free accommodations and sometimes food in addition to their wages.
The economic concept of the rational man says that if these workers believed they would be better off earning the federal minimum wage, they would quit their jobs and take a job in fast food. The fact that they do not suggests they believe they are better off without the federally imposed minimum wage.
Getting back to the concept of supply and demand, the same Democrat lawmakers pushing for a higher statutory minimum wage are also pushing for mass immigration, including illegal immigration. Mass immigration increases the supply of labor, which brings down the price of labor.
Illegal immigrants, in particular, have a destructive impact on wages because, almost by definition, they are coming from countries where a daily wage might equal a U.S. hourly wage. By removing these people from the labor pool, wages will rise naturally, without government intervention.
Ironically, while Democrats have claimed that applying supply-and-demand arguments linking immigration to low wages is racist and Republican propaganda, they have also claimed that deporting illegal aliens will cause the price of food to go up. Consequently, they are clearly acknowledging that illegal workers work for less and that replacing them with native-born or legal employees will cost more.
This is one of those rare moments where reality agrees with them. Deporting people willing to work for a fraction of the wage means wages will go up for everyone else, and companies will not be forced to pay higher minimum wages.
 
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A tip in the search for missing man Keith Palumbo led investigators to a cemetery crypt — and a gruesome discovery inside.The haunting case of the 36-year-old Delaware County, Pennsylvania, musician and tattoo artist, who was murdered by his longtime friend, is now the focus of Oxygen’s true-crime series, “Philly Homicide,” where retired detective Chris McMullin revisits some of the city’s most explosive crimes.”This is a very sad case,” McMullin told Fox News Digital. “Through a very thorough investigation involving interviews with other parties that either had knowledge or some type of involvement, it led them to Mount Moriah Cemetery. And honestly, it was not that surprising to me because I know that a lot of stolen cars have been dumped there.”FORMER UNDERCOVER AGENT RECALLS INFILTRATING THE HELLS ANGELS: ‘A DANGEROUS GAME TO PLAY'”I even say in the episode, if you wanted to hide a body, that’s probably a good place to do it,” said McMullin, describing it as “a cemetery that nobody was really taking care of.”In April 2020, investigators unearthed not only Palumbo’s body, but also the remains of David Rossillo Jr., 33, a prospective member of the Warlocks Motorcycle Club. Both victims were found in the family vault of Capt. A.H. Cain, who died in 1884. Rossillo’s killing was a separate incident, though his remains were discovered in the same crypt.McMullin said that Mount Moriah Cemetery had fallen into disrepair for years and was largely abandoned. According to reports, it had become a known dumping ground for stolen cars and other illegal activity.”Mount Moriah Cemetery had gone out of business years ago,” McMullin said, referring to its long period of neglect.”I’ve been there. There was a time when I worked part-time in the funeral business and I was there. It’s something like out of a post-apocalyptic film when you go there. There are headstones that are knocked over and vines growing all over mausoleums. It’s very sad because this was a cemetery where people were laid to rest. Typically, you expect it to be cared for perpetually.””We’re also talking about a huge cemetery,” McMullin continued. “[The investigators] got lucky because, as they were walking around, they noticed that one of the crypts seemed to have been recently disturbed.”FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XPalumbo was described as coming from a close family and was known in his community for being a heavy metal guitarist. When he went missing in February 2020, his family immediately knew something was wrong.At the time he went missing, Palumbo was driving his mother’s car with two other men when he received a phone call from his friend, Warlocks member Michael DeLuca, who went by the nickname “Kaos,” The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. According to the outlet, DeLuca had told Palumbo to go to his Southwest Philadelphia home.”When I learned that he had gone missing, it just gave me an ominous feeling,” said McMullin. “All the cases we explore in this series are tragic, but this was such a case of betrayal.”The outlet reported that after the three men arrived at DeLuca’s apartment, he pulled out a handgun and pointed it at Palumbo. While Palumbo protested, a witness told investigators that DeLuca shot him in the face. The outlet noted that the account was cited by one of the men who was said to be in the apartment at the time.McMullin said that while the circumstances of the argument were unclear, authorities and witnesses suggested DeLuca may have suspected Palumbo of cooperating with law enforcement, though no evidence was presented to support that claim.”I don’t know if we ever got a specific answer from DeLuca,” McMullin admitted. “It was speculated that he may have done it to set an example not to cross him. This victim was his lifelong best friend. Was he trying to make an example for the other members? It certainly seemed like they were afraid of him.”SIGN UP TO GET THE TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER”I do think there’s probably an issue with impulse control there,” said McMullin. “I do think that this was calculated and planned. They more than likely took [Palumbo] to the clubhouse with the intention of doing that to him.”While the Warlocks may not carry the same name recognition as groups like the Hells Angels, authorities have long identified the Pennsylvania-based club as a serious outlaw motorcycle gang.Federal and local investigators have tied members to a range of violent crimes, including murder, assault and drug trafficking, a reminder that a lower profile does not mean a lesser threat.”The other organizations are much larger and they show up in places that get more public attention and media attention, versus a smaller organization like the Warlocks, where they’re not fully national in scope,” retired ATF Special Agent in Charge Bernard Zapor explained to Fox News Digital.”Some gangs are purposely more low-key,” he said. “They’re not interested in all the publicity and notoriety. “[But] they all have a similarity in that betrayal of the organization is a death sentence. You have allegiance to the club first, and then your family comes after that. It’s club before family, club before self. And the suspicion of being an informant is dangerous and unfortunate.””These two people knew each other, had a longtime relationship,” Zapor continued. “But if you’re suspected of being a police informant, the only outcome is death. It’s a death sentence if they can get to you.”GET REAL-TIME UPDATES DIRECTLY ON THE TRUE CRIME HUBA relative of Palumbo’s has said that he was not a Warlocks member.According to the episode, cooperating witnesses ultimately helped police piece together what happened to Palumbo and Rossillo Jr. The information, combined with physical evidence recovered at the scene and cellphone data, allowed investigators to build a case against DeLuca and others.A witness told police that DeLuca said he killed Palumbo and needed help disposing of the body, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.”They were all afraid of [DeLuca],” said McMullin. “But I also think that when push came to shove, they didn’t want to lie and possibly risk taking a prosecution to protect him. I just think there’s no honor among thieves. Loyalty is something made very clear that’s expected. But I also think that people are also out for themselves, especially people who are committing a lot of crimes, heinous crimes at that.”In September 2020, DeLuca and Michael DiMauro, another member of the Warlocks, were arrested.In 2023, DiMauro was found guilty of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse in connection to Rossillo Jr.’s death. Prosecutors said he shot the 33-year-old, tied a rope around his neck and dragged his body to the crypt, which had been pried open, before dumping the remains. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.That same year, DeLuca pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in Palumbo’s death, FOX 29 Philadelphia reported. Three others also pleaded guilty to helping to dispose of the victims’ bodies, the outlet shared. DeLuca was later sentenced to 15 to 35 years in prison.”This case stayed with me,” said McMullin. “There’s the relationship between the killer and the victim. Although sadly, more people are killed by people they know than people they don’t know. And outlaw biker gangs are notoriously violent. Michael DeLuca, in my opinion, did an evil act.”

Exiled MAGA Dissidents Consult With Ron Paul On Iran War

Authored by former Congressman Ron Paul

Last weekend my Institute for Peace and Prosperity hosted another conference here on the Texas Gulf Coast. Not only did we have a full house attending the conference – which is in a way the most important thing – but in this era of profound disappointment and disillusionment, we struck a note of optimism thankfully due to our wonderful line-up of speakers.

The main topic of the conference, titled “War is Back on the Menu,” was of course the disastrous decision by the Trump Administration to launch an unprovoked war against Iran – both last June and again on February 28th.
Trump’s former director of Counterterrorism at the Office of National Intelligence, Joe Kent, listens intently as Ron Paul offers thoughts on the Iran War & current crisis facing America in his home south of Houston, TX.

Professor Robert Pape from the University of Chicago offered a compelling blueprint to break free of some of the neocon chains that bind us to the Middle East to our own detriment. Let the states in the region manage their own security, he argued. It is not our job to be their policemen.

Very importantly, we were fortunate to have had as speakers two individuals who stood up for their principles when putting them aside for expediency – and personal gain – would have been so much easier.

Former US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was, in her own words, “a General in the MAGA Army.” She dedicated her life and plenty of her own money to the cause of electing Donald Trump because she believed he would put America first, as he had promised. She watched that cause betrayed, first with the President’s support for tyrannical central bank digital currency and then with his refusal to release the Epstein files.

Finally, she explained, after he had dubbed her a “traitor” for disagreeing with him on these issues, constant death threats forced her to resign her seat in the House.
Source: MTG on X

She could have gone along to get along – as most do in Congress. Instead, she stood up for what was right.

Likewise Joe Kent, who was serving as director of Counterterrorism at the Office of National Intelligence, could have kept quiet as he watched another war being launched on a mountain of lies pushed by special interests. He was a highly decorated US combat veteran who held a Senate-confirmed position in the Administration.

That would have been a golden ticket to any number of future profitable opportunities if he “played his cards right.” Instead, he did what was right. He resigned, writing in a statement that the war was not justified and that it was being fought for Israeli rather than American interests.

As could be predicted, Joe suffered the same demonization that Marjorie suffered for standing up for his values and principles. Their courage in making this sacrifice for truth should inspire all of us. It should give us hope.

What an honor.
Thank you @RonPaul ! pic.twitter.com/V4EZRFFMQK
— Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) April 25, 2026
My words of encouragement were simple: we don’t need a majority to change things. A purposeful minority dedicated to the principles of peace and liberty can move mountains.

We must stay strong and, importantly, stick together and work together across all party and ideological lines. We must be the big coalition that refuses to sacrifice our principles just as Joe and Marjorie refused to sacrifice theirs.

Currently: a joy to see MTG at @RonPaulInstitut telling @RonPaul he was right about all the wars & “MAGA is dead” #IranWar‌ pic.twitter.com/6j95yO4jDO
— Brad Hoff (@BradRHoff) April 25, 2026
We will be in Dulles, VA, on Labor Day weekend for our tenth annual DC conference. Mark your calendars and be a part of our movement!

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Kent, who is a decorated Special Forces and CIA Ground Branch veteran, has responded to the media smear campaign that was triggered at the moment of his public resignation in protest of Trump launching another war of choice in the Middle East…

Joe Kent, who is currently under investigation for “leaking classified information,” told Tucker Carlson that he knows they are going to come after him for what he’s openly talking about.
He said he expects to be called a traitor and says he doesn’t care because America is… pic.twitter.com/ra5EpgqAA5
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) March 19, 2026

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On Left: Former JPMorgan staffer Chirayu Rana. On Right: JP Morgan Executive Lorna Hajdini. Credits: Bregal Sagemount and Linkedin
A male ex-JP Morgan employee executive set the Internet ablaze earlier this week after alleging he was a victim of a thirsty and manipulative female boss. Now, his words have come back to haunt him.
The Daily Mail printed an explosive story on its website on Wednesday, revealing that a John Doe filed a lawsuit claiming that a high-ranking JP Morgan executive named Lorna Hajdini subjected him to untold amounts of racial and sexual abuse.
John Doe, now identified as 35-year-old Chirayu Rana, claimed that while employed at JPMorgan, Hajdini tried to exploit and humiliate him with unwanted sexual advances and racist remarks.
Some of the wildest claims were that Hajdini supposedly fondled her breasts in front of Rana and mocked his wife by saying: “I bet your little Asian, fishhead wife doesn’t have these cannons!”
Then, Hajdini supposedly performed oral sex on her ’employee’ against his will. She also allegedly said she owned him and controlled his bonus and promotion.
She then allegedly propositioned Rana for more sex while using racially incendiary terms.
Later, Hajdini supposedly told Rana this in a text after he complained: “I f**king own you! You really think that you’re going to be in good standing if you don’t have me in your corner?”
“You really think management is going to want some brown boy Indian leading organizations,” she allegedly continued. “If you don’t f**k my brians out tonight, I’m going to sabotage your promotion.”
Credit: Daily Mail screenshot
But as The New York Post notes, JP Morgan’s internal investigation found that this whole thing was an elaborate hoax. Not only did Hajdini say the allegations were all lies, but Rana refused to provide any supporting documents backing up his claims.
“Following an investigation, we don’t believe there’s any merit to these claims,” a spokesperson for the company said. “While numerous employees cooperated with the investigation, the complainant refused to participate and has declined to provide facts that would be central to support his allegations.”
Moreover, they were colleagues and did not report to each other. Hajdini also reported to a different managing director than Rana.
Thus, she had no influence over any bonus or promotion.
The Post additionally revealed another damning detail: Rana asked an AI legal-expert chatbot for advice nearly a year ago called Ask a Lawyer, where he also made his wild allegations against Hajdini.
Rana also tried to shake down JP Morgan for a payout worth millions of dollars to leave the bank quietly. But JPMorgan refused.
Finally, after Rana filed his court filing, his lawyers retracted it for supposed “corrections” and deleted it.
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Close your eyes and think of some of the most famous sports broadcasters of all time.Guys like Howard Cosell, John Madden, Bob Costas and many more might come to mind.All of these guys are pros’ pros; the best of the best. And they dress that way, too.A suit and tie is almost a prerequisite for being a great and memorable sports broadcaster if you want to be taken seriously.JASON DAY ASKED TO TONE DOWN MASTERS ATTIRE AFTER UNCONVENTIONAL CLOTHING CHOICE LAST YEARApparently, no one handed that memo to ESPN’s Stanley Cup Playoffs commentator, P.K. Subban, as the normally bombastic media personality had another vintage outfit on display for the whole world to see.And when I say “another,” I’m not speaking in hyperbole, because this man is known for his, shall we say, questionable wardrobe choices while on the air.Take a look at what he pulled out of the closet a few weeks ago.TRAVIS KELCE CHANNELS INNER ‘70S WITH SUPER BOWL LIX PRE-GAME FITThose pants would make John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever” blush.With that in mind, Subban doubled down on the outlandish fit, and the whole Internet took notice.Dear Lord! That man is wearing more satin than a honeymoon suite at a seedy Las Vegas motel.Listen, I know I started this article by saying if you wanted to be respected in this business then you need to dress accordingly, but I honestly think Subban is one of the only guys who can pull this off.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!I know he’s getting flamed online, but he actually looks pretty damn cool.Subban’s play style rubbed a lot of people the wrong way too, as he played a little close to the line (most great players do), so it’s no surprise his clothing choices have the same effect on people.Sure, he’s not going to be mistaken for Henrik Lundqvist and his Bond-villain-esque suit game, but props to P.K. for blazing his own trail.Keep up the good work, Subes!

A grand jury indicted a Salvadoran national residing in the U.S. illegally on federal assault charges Thursday after he allegedly rammed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents with his car.The federal grand jury returned the indictment for Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez on Thursday, levying two charges of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and one count of destruction of government property, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California announced Friday.ICE agents shot Hernandez, a suspected gang member, in April after he allegedly refused to comply with law enforcement orders, according to authorities.Agents, who were dispatched to Patterson, California, specifically to find Hernandez, located him and his vehicle on April 7 and pulled him over.ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT SUSPECTED OF GANG TIES ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY RAMMING ICE OFFICER”During the stop, Mendoza Hernandez identified himself and an agent informed Mendoza Hernandez that he was being detained and instructed him to step out of the vehicle. Despite repeated requests, Mendoza Hernandez kept his car running and did not comply with agent requests,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.Hernandez allegedly drove forward and hit an agent with his vehicle, then “quickly shifted the vehicle in reverse and abruptly accelerated in a rapid backward motion, violently colliding with a law enforcement vehicle in the process,” according to federal prosecutors.After the collision, Hernandez allegedly floored his vehicle toward two agents. One of them, who was in the direct path of the vehicle, jumped out of the way. Hernandez then drove over the center divider into oncoming traffic, federal prosecutors said.ICE INVOLVED IN SHOOTING AFTER AGENCY SAYS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT GANG MEMBER TRIED TO RAM OFFICER”During this incident, and in response to the vehicle’s movements, agents discharged their firearms at the vehicle and hit Mendoza Hernandez several times. Agents rendered medical aid at the scene and Mendoza Hernandez was transported to the hospital,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.Law enforcement suspected Hernandez of belonging to the 18th Street Gang. He was also wanted in connection to a murder investigation, Fox News Digital previously reported.Hernandez’s family disputes the gang ties allegations and asserts he was cleared of connection to the alleged murder, Fox News Digital previously reported.If convicted of the assault charges, Hernandez faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count. If convicted of the destruction charge, Hernandez faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, prosecutors said.Fox News Digital contacted Hernandez’s attorney for comment but did not immediately receive a response.Fox News Digital’s Bonny Chu contributed to this report.