Crime
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How Modern Phone Phishing Scams Work
Phone phishing scams don’t rely on obvious tricks anymore. By creating urgency, establishing false authority, and steering targets toward fake login pages, attackers capture credentials…
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Federal Fraud Bounties Go Live — Vermont Has a Law, But Not a Door
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched a federal fraud bounty program Monday, offering citizens 10 to 30 percent of fines collected from convicted fraudsters. Vermont has…
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Vermont Bill Reshapes Competency Restoration System
Vermont’s S.193 would create a secure forensic facility aimed at resolving a growing breakdown between the courts, hospitals, and corrections system. The bill shifts the…
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VT: New Drug in Fentanyl That Naloxone Won’t Reverse
A new CDC alert warns that medetomidine — a veterinary sedative synthesized in clandestine labs — is spreading through the Northeast fentanyl supply at explosive…
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VT Towns Aren’t Powerless on Public Disorder—They’re Just Using Half the Toolbox
Vermont towns facing repeat theft and chronic disturbances often look to state courts for answers. But municipalities have their own tools—civil ordinances, trespass systems, and…
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VT Judiciary Committee Fixates on Optics While Ignoring What Actually Happened
A two-hour legislative hearing on the South Burlington ICE incident focused heavily on optics while sidestepping core public safety questions. Testimony described a suspect who…
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How Federal Law Treats Illegal Aliens in the Census, Representation, and State Funding
Federal law requires the U.S. Census to count the “whole number of persons” living in each state, regardless of immigration status. That rule affects congressional…
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What Is “ShadyPanda”? The Browser Extension Threat Affecting Millions of Users
A cybersecurity campaign known as ShadyPanda exposed millions of internet users by exploiting browser extensions that appeared legitimate but later turned malicious. These add-ons can…
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Vermont’s Immigration Debate: A Collision of Facts
Vermont lawmakers are debating immigration transparency and non-cooperation measures as ICE reports rising vehicle attacks on officers nationwide. At the same time, recent Vermont arrests…
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Police Stops, ICE Encounters, and Selective Enforcement in Vermont
Vermont treats routine police stops as lawful authority requiring compliance, yet frames similar immigration enforcement as coercive and illegitimate. The mechanics are the same: show…
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