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Attorneys for the family of Nolan Wells, a Black teenager who went missing during a July Fourth boat trip off the Mississippi coast, said Wednesday they will work with the local district attorney's office to inspect his cellphone as the…
2026-07-15 · 3 MIN READThe Pentagon and the Justice Department have formed a joint taskforce to identify and prosecute unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information to the press, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday. Hegseth announced the move in a…
2026-07-13 · 4 MIN READColt Gray, the Georgia teenager accused of fatally shooting two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in 2024, is expected to change his plea from not guilty at a hearing scheduled for July 24 in Barrow County Superior Court,…
2026-07-11 · 4 MIN READDavid Hearn entered a not-guilty plea Thursday in federal court for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's newly applied sealant. His attorney, Norm Eisen, said that if a felony charge can stem from touching the water,…
2026-07-09 · 3 MIN READFormer Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday afternoon in federal court for felony obstruction after prosecutors said she helped an undocumented man evade arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
2026-07-08 · 3 MIN READFederal prosecutors in Los Angeles on Tuesday announced the arrest of 24 suspects across the United States, Canada and Europe on charges linked to three India-based organized crime groups. The investigation, which resulted in 37 defendants…
2026-07-07 · 3 MIN READThe Southern Poverty Law Center pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it defrauded donors by not disclosing that some donations would be used to pay informants inside extremist organizations. Attorney Abbe Lowell entered the…
2026-07-07 · 3 MIN READThe Justice Department on Thursday announced it has charged multiple members of the Tren de Aragua and United Cartels organizations with crimes including drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping and firearms offenses, according to separate…
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READA San Francisco jury on July 2 convicted seven pro-Palestine protesters of misdemeanor charges for blocking traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge during an April 2024 demonstration, but deadlocked on the most serious felony conspiracy charge.
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READDerrick Callella, a California man, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of sending a false ransom note to the family of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie. He faces up to two years in prison or a…
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READMichael David Butler, 44, faces a manslaughter charge after the Tesla he was driving crashed into a home in Katy, Texas, on June 19, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila. Investigators say Butler manually pressed the accelerator, reaching 73…
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READTwo Russian nationals known as "rooftoppers" were arrested Wednesday after scaling the Empire State Building, unfurling a peace banner, and apparently getting engaged at the spire. They were arraigned Thursday on charges including felony…
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READA Washington, D.C., grand jury indicted former Olympic canoeist David "Davey" Hearn on a felony charge of destruction of property Thursday, alleging he ripped sealant from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool two weeks after…
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READPeter Stokes, 19, a dual US-Estonian national, was extradited to the United States from Finland after his arrest in April and ordered held in federal custody in Chicago on charges of computer intrusion, conspiracy and fraud tied to his…
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Federal authorities have arrested and charged Catherine Beth Washburn, a 37-year-old Irondequoit, New York, woman, with attempting to provide material support to the Palestine Islamic Jihad, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist…
2026-07-01 · 3 MIN READJustice Department officials are reviewing more than 1,000 grand jury presentations made by Illinois prosecutors following the dismissal of a high-profile case over misconduct, the top federal prosecutor for Chicago said Wednesday. Andrew…
2026-07-01 · 4 MIN READFour Venezuelan nationals have been charged with stealing more than $529,000 from ATMs along Interstate 95 in Connecticut using a technique known as "jackpotting," federal prosecutors said Monday. The men targeted at least nine cash…
2026-06-30 · 3 MIN READA 75-year-old New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was arrested Friday and accused of trying to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy for sex, according to Kenner Police.
2026-06-30 · 3 MIN READNew Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Monday that state officials could pursue billions of dollars in civil damages after revelations that U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents repeatedly allowed shipments of fentanyl to reach…
2026-06-29 · 3 MIN READUlric Ulroan, a former mayor of the remote Alaska village of Chevak and a one-time "Parent of the Year" award recipient, has been charged with 47 criminal counts alleging he sexually assaulted teenage girls over a 16-year period, state…
2026-06-29 · 5 MIN READA Minnesota man charged with helping to orchestrate the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud scheme was taken into custody Thursday in Mogadishu, Somalia, following a coordinated operation by the FBI and Somali intelligence agencies, U.S.…
2026-06-26 · 3 MIN READA Michigan couple has been charged with second-degree murder after their 7-year-old son died weighing 255 pounds, authorities said Friday. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton charged Damien O'Brien, 40, and Jessica O'Brien, 41, with…
2026-06-26 · 3 MIN READA Utah judge on Friday found a prosecutor in civil contempt for speaking to the media about the case against the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but declined to take the death penalty off the table as the defense…
2026-06-26 · 3 MIN READPolice on Thursday arrested two Colorado men, including a former Pueblo County coroner, for allegedly mishandling at least two dozen decomposing bodies and other remains found behind a hidden door in a funeral home last summer.
2026-06-25 · 3 MIN READFlorida executed Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, on Thursday evening for the 1992 stabbing death of his wife, making him the oldest inmate put to death in the state's modern history, officials said.
2026-06-25 · 3 MIN READThe Justice Department on Monday filed a notice of appeal against a federal judge's May ruling that dismissed human trafficking charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported to a high-security prison…
2026-06-23 · 3 MIN READThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to be distributed in New Mexico between 2023 and 2025 as agents monitored shipments without seizing them, according to three current and former DEA…
2026-06-22 · 3 MIN READA Utah judge on Monday denied a defense motion to compel the in-person testimony of a key witness in the murder case against Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old accused of killing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in 2025.
2026-06-22 · 3 MIN READA suburban New Orleans pastor was sentenced to 80 years in prison Thursday after being convicted of sexually molesting two boys, marking his third conviction for similar crimes.
2026-06-20 · 3 MIN READPreston Tolth, the man who pleaded guilty to robbing Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay and acknowledged beating her and stealing her truck, has been released from federal prison on Monday, the Bureau of Prisons said. Tolth’s release came on the…
2026-06-18 · 3 MIN READFORT STEWART, Ga. — An Army sergeant was found guilty of attempted murder Thursday in shootings last summer that wounded five people at a base in southeast Georgia.
2026-06-18 · 3 MIN READProsecutors have filed a criminal charge against the chief engineer of the cargo ship involved in the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing him of failing to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of hazardous…
2026-06-17 · 3 MIN READThe Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) on Wednesday, alleging the organization made deceptive claims about gender-affirming care for minors.
2026-06-17 · 3 MIN READBrazil's Supreme Federal Court on Wednesday convicted former federal lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, of coercion during judicial proceedings and sentenced him to four years and two months in prison. The…
2026-06-17 · 4 MIN READLuigi Mangione will mount a psychiatric defense at his New York state trial for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday, a strategy that would acknowledge he killed Thompson but argue he was suffering…
2026-06-17 · 3 MIN READThe chief federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday rebuked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials for what he called an 'unfounded public attack' on a fellow judge that 'put her in personal danger' and undermined public confidence…
2026-06-16 · 3 MIN READBoxer Floyd Mayweather is facing two felony charges in Las Vegas over allegations that he wrote a bad check to buy a watch from a luxury resale store. Prosecutors allege Mayweather issued a $200,000 check from a Wells Fargo account with…
2026-06-16 · 3 MIN READNew Mexico investigators have sent preservation letters to JPMorgan, Google, and more than two dozen companies ordering them to lock down records tied to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates, a sign the state's criminal probe into activity…
2026-06-16 · 4 MIN READFifteen people in Minnesota have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers for their alleged involvement in antifa groups that opposed the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown, federal…
2026-06-16 · 3 MIN READA federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found she had sex with a police officer in her chambers and lied about it has recused herself from a Georgia election records case, citing concerns over a potential perception of…
2026-06-16 · 4 MIN READA Louisiana man allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl and forced her to act as a "prisoner" to settle a $13,500 debt he claimed she and her family owed him for smuggling them into the United States, according to police.
2026-06-16 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump's personal attorney Boris Epshteyn was discussed inside the Justice Department as a presence in the effort by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani to get federal fraud charges dropped, according to people familiar with…
2026-06-16 · 4 MIN READTimothy Hudson, the 16-year-old charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister aboard a Carnival Cruise ship, surrendered to federal custody Monday after a judge revoked his pretrial release, the U.S. Attorney's…
2026-06-15 · 3 MIN READCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that President Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate him and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, alleging that federal agents have been contacting family members and former employees in…
2026-06-15 · 3 MIN READCatholic priest Anthony Odiong, convicted of sexually assaulting two women and sentenced to life in prison, had his temporary pastor role extended repeatedly by church leaders who were aware of misconduct complaints against him for more…
2026-06-15 · 4 MIN READFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a civil lawsuit Monday accusing TikTok of violating a state law that restricts social media access for teenagers, alleging the platform exposed children to harmful sexual content and addictive…
2026-06-15 · 3 MIN READCharlie Javice, who was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase, has been seeking a presidential pardon from the Trump administration, according to people familiar with the matter. The 31-year-old…
2026-06-14 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump announced Saturday that he would nominate James McDonald, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and one of his personal lawyers, to serve as the top federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York. McDonald, who…
2026-06-13 · 4 MIN READA man who threw a rock that struck a federal officer in the head during a protest at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland last June was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in prison.
2026-06-12 · 3 MIN READA federal appeals court on Friday rejected Sam Bankman-Fried's bid to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence for the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. A three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals…
2026-06-12 · 3 MIN READA federal judge ruled Friday that Blake Lively is entitled to attorneys’ fees in her legal battle with “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni, but denied her request for damages.
2026-06-12 · 3 MIN READFormer Western Asset Management chief investment officer Ken Leech pleaded guilty Friday to obstructing a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, days before he was set to stand trial on a broader set of fraud charges.
2026-06-12 · 3 MIN READPeter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, pleaded guilty last month to embezzling £400,000 ($500,000) from party funds. Court documents revealed that Murrell spent the stolen money on a bizarre assortment of…
2026-06-12 · 3 MIN READThe New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the second-degree murder conviction of Adam Montgomery, the man found guilty of killing his 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery in 2019. The court ruled that combining the murder…
2026-06-11 · 3 MIN READVance Boelter pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, and to shooting state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, after prosecutors agreed not to seek the…
2026-06-11 · 3 MIN READA federal appeals court ruled that Alabama's nitrogen hypoxia execution method poses a substantial risk of serious harm, blocking the scheduled execution of death row inmate Jeffery James Lee. The state may still execute Lee using lethal…
2026-06-11 · 3 MIN READFederal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign targeting University of Michigan officials, including placing fake bloody corpses on…
2026-06-10 · 4 MIN READIn 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law transferring authority over fatal police shooting investigations from local jurisdictions to the California attorney general's office, a move intended to enhance independence and speed while…
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READA federal grand jury in Chicago was dismissed after its members refused to indict six people arrested during an immigration enforcement operation, according to a prosecutor who appeared before the panel. The case has become the latest…
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READA Florida man is suing several law enforcement agencies after an AI facial recognition algorithm falsely identified him as a suspect in an attempted child luring, leading to his arrest and months of prosecution before charges were dropped.
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READBrad Lander, the former New York City comptroller and Democratic primary candidate for Congress, is scheduled to stand trial Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan stemming from his arrest in September 2025 after he and 10 other elected…
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READA 21-year-old Navy culinary specialist was sentenced to 44 years in federal prison after admitting he fatally strangled a fellow sailor in his barracks at Naval Station Norfolk, violently squeezed the neck of a second woman aboard an…
2026-06-10 · 4 MIN READA Texas jury on Tuesday found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the April 2025 stabbing death of Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet and sentenced him to 35 years in prison. The racially polarising trial drew national attention…
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READLt. Gov. Pamela Evette, endorsed by President Trump, and Attorney General Alan Wilson are headed to a June 23 primary runoff in South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial race after neither candidate secured a majority in the five-way…
2026-06-09 · 3 MIN READA federal judge on Tuesday found Decarlos Brown Jr., the 35-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train in August 2025, incompetent to stand trial at this time, the U.S.…
2026-06-09 · 3 MIN READThe trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, a 29-year-old occasional Uber driver charged with sparking the blaze that became the Palisades fire — the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history — began Monday in federal court.
2026-06-08 · 3 MIN READA 25-year-old Houston man is accused of using a fake boarding pass to board a United Airlines flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in mid-May, then hiding in a restroom as the plane taxied toward the runway, according to court…
2026-06-08 · 3 MIN READThe federal government dropped all charges against five activists known as the Broadview Six after a judge sharply criticized prosecutors for grand jury manipulation, marking the latest in a series of failed prosecutions of immigration…
2026-06-08 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump declined Sunday to rule out using nearly $1.8 billion from an "anti-weaponization" fund to compensate individuals who were charged with assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol,…
2026-06-07 · 3 MIN READAaron Spencer, the Republican nominee for sheriff in Lonoke County, Arkansas, said Thursday he is "more committed than ever" to his political campaign after a state judge dismissed a second-degree murder charge against him. Spencer had…
2026-06-07 · 3 MIN READA Catholic church in Luling, Louisiana, reversed its decision to include a recently convicted priest in its prayer intentions after the priest's victims objected, instead dedicating prayers to survivors of clergy abuse, according to the…
2026-06-06 · 3 MIN READA Virginia judge sentenced former IRS agent Brendan Banfield to life in prison without parole Friday for the murder of his wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Joseph Ryan, in a plot with an au pair with whom he was having an affair.
2026-06-05 · 3 MIN READBrendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday for the aggravated murder of his wife and a man he and the family's au pair lured to the couple's Virginia home as a fall guy.…
2026-06-05 · 3 MIN READThe Arizona Supreme Court on June 4 denied an appeal by prosecutors seeking to overturn a lower-court order that sends the state's fake elector case back to a grand jury, marking another setback for Attorney General Kris Mayes as she seeks…
2026-06-04 · 3 MIN READFormer Attorney General Pam Bondi told the House Oversight and Reform Committee on May 29 that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was "in charge" of the Justice Department's handling and release of Jeffrey Epstein-related records,…
2026-06-04 · 5 MIN READA Colorado appeals court on Thursday reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics who injected the sedative ketamine into Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after a police encounter in 2019. The court ordered new…
2026-06-04 · 4 MIN READA New Jersey police sergeant was charged Thursday with stealing $10,000 worth of cameras and equipment from an Associated Press photojournalist who had been injured covering protests outside a Newark immigration detention center,…
2026-06-04 · 3 MIN READOhio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that a grand jury has reindicted two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives whose initial prosecutions in the state's long-running $60 million bribery scandal ended in mistrial earlier this…
2026-06-04 · 3 MIN READJesse Calhoun, an accused serial killer in Oregon, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the second-degree murder of Ashley Real, the fifth woman he is charged with killing. The arraignment in Portland came as prosecutors said they intend to try…
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