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A Florida congressman is facing a reported Justice Department investigation as an existing ethics probe expands, two people who threatened Rep. Nancy Mace have received sentences, and intelligence officials are investigating whether Russia helped Iran target secret CIA facilities in the Middle East.
Cory Mills Faces Reported Justice Department Investigation
Rep. Cory Mills is facing new federal scrutiny as he campaigns for another term in Congress.
According to ABC News, the Justice Department has opened an investigation into the Florida Republican and is examining aspects of his finances. The department has not publicly confirmed the inquiry, and few details about its scope have emerged.
Mills dismissed the report as another politically motivated “witch hunt,” accusing the media of relying on anonymous sources without an official statement from the Justice Department.
The reported federal investigation comes as Mills is already under review by the House Ethics Committee.
An investigative subcommittee was formed last November to examine allegations of campaign finance violations, sexual misconduct, and dating violence. Mills has denied wrongdoing.
By May, ethics investigators said they had issued more than 20 subpoenas, interviewed dozens of witnesses, and reviewed thousands of pages of documents.
The timing adds political pressure for Mills, who represents Florida’s 7th Congressional District and serves on the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees. He is seeking reelection while facing multiple Republican primary challengers.
For now, the most important details remain unknown: what specific financial activity investigators are examining, whether a grand jury is involved, and whether the inquiry could result in charges.
Two Sentenced for Threatening Rep. Nancy Mace
Two people accused of threatening to kill Rep. Nancy Mace learned their sentences Tuesday, as authorities continue confronting a sharp rise in threats against public officials.
In Indiana, Shayla Addison was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Addison pleaded guilty to sending a series of threatening messages to Mace’s campaign phone, email account, and social media pages in January 2025. The messages threatened to kill the congresswoman and blow up a building.
Prosecutors said Addison was retaliating against Mace for performing her official duties.
The case was not her first involving threats. Federal officials cited previous incidents in which Addison allegedly threatened businesses, repeatedly harassed employees, and poured gasoline outside an apartment building after threatening to burn it down.
A separate South Carolina case resulted in a different sentence.
Samuel Theodore Cain, who Mace’s office identified as a transgender activist using the name “Roxie Wolfe” online, received a five-year sentence that was suspended in favor of 30 months of house arrest and five years of probation.
Cain was arrested after posting an explicit threat to assassinate Mace with a firearm. While in custody, Cain allegedly told an informant the threat was genuine.
The judge imposed continuous GPS monitoring, a permanent restraining order, a firearms ban, psychiatric evaluation, community service, a nightly curfew, and strict limits on social media and internet use.
Mace said the threats forced her family and staff to adopt lasting security measures and disrupted the daily operation of her congressional offices.
The sentences come as Capitol Police report a dramatic increase in threatening communications. The agency investigated nearly 15,000 concerning statements and behaviors in 2025, up almost 58% from the previous year.
U.S. Probes Possible Russian Role in Attacks on CIA Sites
American intelligence analysts are investigating whether Russia helped Iran carry out drone attacks against covert CIA facilities in the Middle East.
At least two agency sites were struck in March, including the CIA station inside the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and another facility in eastern Iraq. Officials familiar with the intelligence said other locations may also have been targeted.
No definitive conclusion has been reached, but analysts are examining the unusual precision of the attacks, Russia’s military support for Iran, and the limited number of countries capable of identifying highly classified CIA sites.
An intelligence memo produced by an unidentified Western government reportedly concluded that Russia likely played a role.
The Riyadh strike has received particular attention.
Two Russian-enhanced versions of Iran’s Shahed drones were reportedly used in a coordinated attack. The first drone breached a vulnerable section of the embassy’s exterior, allowing the second to enter through the opening and detonate inside.
No one was killed or injured.
The effectiveness of the strike has raised questions about whether Iran knew the precise location of the CIA station or simply struck it while targeting the embassy complex.
Western officials say Russia has helped Iran improve the range, navigation, and accuracy of its drones. Moscow is also accused of supplying the Kometa-M satellite navigation system, which is more resistant to electronic jamming than Iranian alternatives.
Russia has denied providing the technology.
American officials have separately said Moscow shared information about American ships and aircraft operating in the Middle East. That intelligence has not been directly tied to the CIA attacks, but some officials believe helping Iran identify targets would be a plausible reason for sharing it.
The evidence remains circumstantial, and some analysts caution the CIA facilities could have been hit by chance.
But confirmation of direct Russian involvement would represent a significant escalation. It would suggest Moscow was not merely supplying Tehran with weapons and technology, but actively assisting attacks against some of America’s most sensitive intelligence assets.
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