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An Orlando trucking and freight brokerage owner has pleaded guilty in a scheme that collected more than $1 million, federal prosecutors announced Friday. Khayyam Arif Oglu Farajov, 40, operated Talishco LLC in Orlando, Florida. His company participated in the USPS Freight Auction program for nationwide bulk-mail transportation. Farajov enrolled Talishco in Freight Auction during May 2022. USPS launched the program in October 2021 to secure trucking capacity through competitive spot-market bidding. A 2024 federal audit identified 102 participating transportation suppliers during fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Between June 2022 and January 2023, Farajov won hundreds of contracts while carrying out the fraudulent scheme. Hundreds of USPS contracts Farajov routinely failed to send trucks for the routes he secured. USPS employees contacted him when equipment did not arrive for scheduled pickups. He offered excuses involving delayed drivers or claims that he had lost contact with them. Postal officials then reassigned the work to other carriers. Farajov later returned to Freight Auction and falsely marked those shipments delivered. Those entries triggered payments for transportation Talishco never performed. Prosecutors calculated the resulting proceeds at more than $1 million. He then moved the money through accounts connected with shell companies under his control. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 30000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0'); }); USPS requires proof of delivery before paying Freight Auction suppliers. During the period under review, acceptable records included tracking scans, electronic messages and manual submissions through its Logistics Gateway. However, a 2024 federal audit found weaknesses in how the agency validated those records. Auditors identified 69,225 paid trips totaling approximately $197.9 million without reliable proof-of-delivery support. USPS disputed the audit’s $197.9 million finding. The agency said it later found records supporting approximately $195 million in payments. USPS attributed the remaining $2.9 million to improper proof-of-delivery sources. However, auditors maintained that USPS had not properly verified the records before issuing payments. The review covered fiscal years 2022 and 2023, overlapping Farajov’s scheme. USPS changed its delivery verification procedures during that period. The agency eliminated manual confirmation codes and stopped accepting certain electronic messages as independent proof. The report does not connect those changes directly to Farajov or Talishco. Farajov eventually consolidated the funds into two personal investment brokerage accounts. He invested the proceeds in the stock market for personal enrichment, according to DOJ. Federal investigators traced the money and seized both accounts. The USPS Office of Inspector General handled the investigation. Federal charges followed A federal grand jury charged Farajov with five wire fraud counts and one money laundering count. DOJ announced the indictment on March 16, 2026. The filing detailed the Freight Auction activity and bogus delivery information. Prosecutors also sought forfeiture of the seized investment assets. Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Varadan prosecuted the case in the Middle District of Florida. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Andrejko handled the forfeiture proceedings. Farajov later reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. That resolution came nearly seven months after DOJ announced the indictment. Guilty plea confirms scheme Farajov pleaded guilty Friday to one wire fraud count and one money laundering count. He agreed to forfeit the seized brokerage accounts and pay another $993,979 in restitution. Each conviction carries a maximum federal prison sentence of 20 years. The court has not scheduled sentencing. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot3', [[728, 90], [468, 60], [320, 50], [300, 100]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 30000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0'); }); Why it matters Digital freight platforms still depend on accurate information connecting online activity with physical transportation. This case shows the financial exposure when payment controls fail to verify that movement. Click here for more articles on cargo theft and freight fraud by Phil Brink. Man gets 2 years for $3.5M Amazon fraud using 23 trucking accounts – FreightWaves LAPD uncovers $1M in stolen BNSF and Union Pacific rail cargo at Los Angeles–area shoe retailer – FreightWaves window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot4', [[300, 100], [320, 50], [728, 90], [468, 60]], 'div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); googletag.enableServices(); setInterval(function() { if (!document.hidden) { googletag.pubads().refresh([gptSlot]); } }, 30000); }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0'); }); CBP finds $6M in cocaine hidden under floor of empty semi-trailer bound for Canada – FreightWaves The post Orlando trucking owner pleads guilty in $1M USPS freight auction fraud appeared first on FreightWaves.
Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: US takes 76% of vehicle exports as September shipments plunge; DSV expands US-Mexico freight operations with McAllen office; and Texas university seeks $772,700 for AI-powered Laredo freight project. US takes 76% of vehicle exports as September shipments plunge More than three-quarters of Mexico’s light-vehicle exports were destined for the U.S. during the first nine months of 2026, underscoring the importance of cross-border automotive trade even as Mexican vehicle production and exports declined sharply in September. Mexico exported 1.93 million light vehicles to the U.S. from January through September, representing 76.4% of the country’s 2.53 million vehicle exports, according to figures released Wednesday by Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). The latest figures also showed that Mexico exported 277,369 light vehicles worldwide in September, an 11.9% decline from 314,656 units during the same month last year. Vehicle production fell 15.1% year over year to 301,803 units, compared with 355,589 in September 2025. The declines contrasted with stronger domestic demand. Sales of new light vehicles in Mexico increased 7.9% to 129,274 units, up from 119,766 a year earlier. The figures highlight a widening gap between Mexico’s domestic automotive market and its export-oriented manufacturing sector, which depends heavily on demand from the U.S. The U.S. accounted for 1,931,750 light vehicles exported from Mexico during the first nine months of 2026, followed by Canada with 314,185 vehicles, representing 12.4% of the total. Germany ranked third with 64,963 vehicles, or 2.6%, followed by Brazil with 43,821 vehicles, or 1.7%. Other international markets accounted for the remaining 173,904 vehicles, or 6.9%. Through September, Mexico exported 2,528,623 light vehicles worldwide, down 1.5% from the 2,567,172 vehicles exported during the same period in 2025. The September decline was considerably steeper than the year-to-date contraction, with manufacturers shipping 37,287 fewer vehicles abroad than a year earlier. Mexico’s automotive manufacturers assembled 301,803 light vehicles in September, a decline of 53,786 units compared with September 2025. For the first nine months of 2026, total light-vehicle production reached 2,946,943 units, down 2.4% from 3,020,006 vehicles during the corresponding period last year. Light trucks continued to dominate Mexican automotive manufacturing, accounting for 79% of production through September. Manufacturers assembled 2,329,189 light trucks during the nine-month period, compared with 617,754 passenger cars, representing 21% of production. General Motors produced 58,949 vehicles in September, down 27.1% year over year, while Nissan production fell 26.3% to 44,355 vehicles. Ford Motor’s production declined 16.4% to 29,480 units, while Volkswagen reported a 5.9% decrease to 27,475 vehicles. Stellantis was among the manufacturers reporting gains, with production increasing 4.4% to 35,834 units. DSV expands US-Mexico freight operations with new McAllen office Global logistics provider DSV has opened a new office in McAllen, Texas, expanding its operations along the U.S.-Mexico border to support growing demand for cross-border transportation and supply chain services, according to ProTexas Industry. The office will provide transportation, logistics and cross-border support for manufacturers, freight forwarders and other companies moving goods between the U.S. and Mexico. The new location complements DSV’s existing border operations in Laredo, Brownsville, El Paso and Los Indios, Texas, as well as San Diego, California. The expansion will strengthen DSV’s connections with manufacturers in northern Tamaulipas, Mexico, particularly maquiladora operations that depend on cross-border freight services, executives said. DSV provides ground, air and ocean transportation, customs clearance, warehousing and supply chain management services across a global network spanning more than 90 countries. Texas university seeks $772,700 for AI-powered Laredo freight project Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) in Laredo, Texas, is slated to receive $772,700 in proposed federal funding for a project that would use artificial intelligence to improve freight movement through one of the busiest U.S.-Mexico commercial gateways. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, announced the proposed funding Oct. 2 for TAMIU’s Port Laredo Logistics Ecosystem Project, which would establish a Digital Twin and Logistics Resilience Lab in partnership with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, according to the Laredo Morning Times. The initiative would use AI, sensors and secure data systems to create a digital model of freight activity, helping researchers and transportation companies identify bottlenecks, anticipate disruptions and improve cargo flows across the border. The proposed $772,700 allocation was included in fiscal year 2027 appropriations legislation, according to Cuellar’s office. The funding has not yet been finalized. Why it matters: Mexico’s reliance on the U.S. automotive market makes falling vehicle exports a key indicator for cross-border trucking, rail and automotive supply chains. The post Borderlands Mexico: US takes 76% of vehicle exports as September shipments plunge appeared first on FreightWaves.
Data from a16z shows a Jevons paradox in the AI market: token prices keep falling, but H100 GPU rental prices hold steady or climb. Cheaper AI drives demand faster than costs drop. If that demand flattens, the chain from chip makers to cloud providers takes a hit. The article Cheaper AI tokens are driving more demand, and that's Jensen Huang's best-case scenario appeared first on The Decoder.
Starting October 2026, arXiv will cap submissions at two per person per month. Monthly submissions have doubled in two years, and in the cs.AI category they've grown more than sixfold. According to arXiv, a small fraction of authors are flooding the platform with low-quality papers, overwhelming its volunteer moderators. The article ArXiv caps submissions at two per month as AI paper flood overwhelms the preprint server appeared first on The Decoder.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella now calls artificial intelligence "super intelligence" instead of artificial intelligence, falling in line with Trump's preferred language. In his latest blog post, he frames AI models as insider security threats, taking yet another shot at OpenAI and Anthropic. The real motive is business: Microsoft risks falling behind as AI labs turn their models into the primary computer interface. The article Microsoft's Nadella bows to Trump's language diktat on "Super Intelligence" and uses it to attack OpenAI and Anthropic appeared first on The Decoder.
Odyssey is making its world model Odyssey-3 available as a public research preview. The 14-billion-parameter model generates interactive environments from text prompts in real time and can reportedly control robots, drones, and even GTA V. Odyssey claims top scores on physics benchmarks, though the methodology behind those results has limits. The article Odyssey-3 is a new generative world model that you can try for free appeared first on The Decoder.
OrcaRouter has released OrcaCyber Zero 1.5, a model for authorized vulnerability research. The model is the successor to OrcaCyber Zero 1.0, which shipped on September 17, 2026. OrcaCyber Zero 1.5 is a post-trained Orca model for vulnerability reproduction, exploit development and penetration testing. It ships with a 1M-token context window, native function calling and structured outputs. For security teams, this model brings a simple message: fewer reports, more validated and fixed vulnerabilities. TL;DR Size: Parameter count not disclosed. 1M-token context, 128K max output, text in and text out. Runs on: Hosted API only through OrcaRouter. No weights, no quantized variants, hardware not disclosed. Performance: Vendor-reported scores are near ceiling on cyber benchmarks and strong on coding. Best: 100% on Cybench (39/39 tasks, unrestricted agent execution). Worst: 76.5% on SWE-bench Pro V2, its lowest published score. Bottom line (best): Top-tier cyber scores at $3.00 / $7.50 per 1M tokens. Bottom line (worst): Every number is self-reported, and CVE-Bench used only 24 evaluable tasks. What is OrcaCyber Zero 1.5? OrcaCyber Zero 1.5 is a frontier cybersecurity model and the successor to Zero 1.0. Orca team states that it has post-trained for security research and authorized security engineering. Listed uses include vulnerability reproduction, exploit development, penetration testing, security auditing and cyber reasoning. The 3 design goals: Find what others miss: unknown flaws like RCE, sandbox escapes, auth bypasses, privilege escalation and attack chains. Go beyond detection: reason through attack paths, challenge its own hypotheses and rank flaws by demonstrable exploitability. Built for autonomous agents: 1M-token context, native tool calling and extended reasoning for large codebases. How does OrcaCyber Zero 1.5 perform on benchmarks? The model page lists 4 vendor-reported results, last evaluated October 10, 2026: Cybench: 100% (39/39, unrestricted agent execution). CVE-Bench: 95.8% (23/24 evaluable tasks). HumanEval+: 93.9%. SWE-bench Pro V2: 76.5%. Cybench contains 40 professional CTF tasks, so the 100% covers 39 of them. CVE-Bench is built on 40 critical-severity web CVEs. Orca’s 95.8% covers a 24-task evaluable subset. The SWE-bench Pro V2 score is not directly comparable with standard SWE-bench Pro results. #mtp-oc15-wrap{max-width:880px!important;margin:24px auto!important;background:transparent!important;border:0!important;padding:0!important} #mtp-oc15-wrap iframe{width:100%!important;border:0!important;display:block!important;background:transparent!important;height:600px} #mtp-oc15-wrap hr,#mtp-oc15-wrap p:empty,#mtp-oc15-wrap del,#mtp-oc15-wrap s,#mtp-oc15-wrap br{display:none!important} @media (max-width:640px){#mtp-oc15-wrap{margin:16px auto!important}} window.addEventListener('message',function(e){var d=e.data;if(d&&d.mtpOc15H){var f=document.getElementById('mtp-oc15-frame');if(f&&e.source===f.contentWindow){f.style.setProperty('height',d.mtpOc15H+'px','important');}}}); How does it compare with other cyber models? All competitor figures come from each vendor’s own announcement. None are independent replications. How do developers access OrcaCyber Zero 1.5? The model uses an OpenAI-compatible API. Developers set base_url to and call orca/orcacyber-zero-1.5. Access is gated to the Security Research tier. Orca lists an engagement, a passkey and accepted terms as requirements. The tier targets trusted security researchers, red teams and authorized testing. Pricing is $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens. Cache reads cost $0.75 per 1M tokens. Over the past 7 days, p50 time-to-first-token was 500 ms and p95 was 2.36 s. That sample is small, at 1.3K tokens of traffic. Zero 1.0 recorded a 3.43 s p50 over a much larger traffic window. The 2 latency figures are not a clean comparison. Key Takeaways OrcaCyber Zero 1.5 is a gated, 1M-context cybersecurity model on OrcaRouter. It reports 100% on Cybench and 95.8% on a 24-task CVE-Bench subset. Pricing is $3.00 / $7.50 per 1M tokens, far below Mythos Preview’s $25 / $125. The 98% CyberGym claim belongs to Zero 1.0 inside Orca’s harness. All results are vendor-reported, with no technical report yet. Check out the model page, the launch post on X and the OrcaRouter docs. All credit goes to the researcher of this project. Also, feel free to follow us on Twitter and don’t forget to join our 150k+ML SubReddit and Subscribe to our Newsletter. Wait! are you on telegram? now you can join us on telegram as well. The post OrcaRouter Releases OrcaCyber Zero 1.5 Cybersecurity Model With 1M Context appeared first on MarkTechPost.
Scientists have discovered a hidden cleanup system at the back of the eye that drains fluid and waste through a previously unknown pathway. The surprising finding, demonstrated in mice, could open the door to new treatments for glaucoma, macular degeneration, and other causes of blindness.
