The U.S. Department of Justice reported on Friday that a financial institution employee faces charges for allegedly illegally accessing the bank account of a 71-year-old and appropriating more than $29,000. ^[1] Prosecutors alleged that the Sheth family used a network of companies and straw owners to conceal their control of hotels and obtain fresh financing even after earlier loans had gone into default. ^[2] The US Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Pankaj Sheth, Rajan Sheth, five other relatives, 21 businesses, and eight associates regarding a scheme involving over $100 million in loans. ^[3] The US Department of Justice stated that information claiming a suspension of cooperation with Canadian authorities is false. ^[4] The Trump administration's Justice Department filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to restrict mail-in voting. ^[5] James Howard Kunstler, in an opinion piece for Clusterfuck Nation, asserts that the Democratic Party is a racketeering operation run for the sole benefit of its members and to annihilate opponents, and that the phrase 'our democracy' is used as a war-cry. ^[6] Kunstler predicts that if President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, blue states may refuse to accept election results, and that this could lead to a new civil war. ^[7] Rajan Sheth publicly denied the allegations, stating through attorney Richard Scheff that the business is legitimate and the family looks forward to being vindicated at trial. ^[8] The complaint alleges that the Sheths falsified straw owners' management experience and personal financial statements, concealed ties to troubled businesses, and sometimes forged signatures to secure loans. ^[9] Reuters reported that The Wall Street Journal cited emails suggesting Linda Marshall, head of the antitrust division's international unit, ordered staff to stop interacting with Canada. ^[10] The US Department of Justice clarified that the management only requested a temporary delay of a scheduled meeting to allow for better preparation. ^[11] The emergency request was filed less than two months before the crucial US midterm elections. ^[12]