19 h. ago Enrique Tarrio and other freed January 6 convicts sue over prosecutions

Ex-leader of far-right Proud Boys and three others whom Trump gave pardons or commutations sue governmentEnrique Tarrio, the former national leader of the far-right Proud Boys group, and four other members convicted of orchestrating the deadly 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack are suing the federal government for allegedly violating their rights.A lawsuit filed on Friday in federal court in Florida alleges that FBI agents and prosecutors acted with personal malice when they investigated and charged the five, who were all granted pardons or commutations when Donald Trump returned to office in January. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Top Paul Weiss lawyer defects from firm after its capitulation to Trump

Ex-New York US Attorney Damian Williams joins rival that defeated White House in courtroom challenge

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26 h. ago Modified Amazon Fire Stick warning for millions of Brits as they could face jail

A Mirror investigation has found thousands of ads from criminals on Facebook Marketplace as industry vows crackdown on illegal streaming costing it billions.

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31 h. ago Musk’s tax bill attacks have rattled Republicans. But Trump still reigns supreme | Lloyd Green

In the end, we’re likely to see a legislative pastiche – a Frankenstein’s monster forged by political necessityThe feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump is a godsend for Democrats, a headache for the president and a problem for Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House. Between now and the Fourth of July, Trump expects congressional Republicans to deliver a badly needed win. After more than four months back in the Oval Office, he still lacks a major legislative achievement.Republicans control both the House and Senate, but the public sees goose eggs on the scoreboard. Almost daily, the courts upend the president’s executive orders. Slim legislative majorities and government by rage come with drawbacks.Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1990 to 1992 Continue reading...

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44 h. ago US hits International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over investigation into Israel

The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunal’s investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza

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69 h. ago Santander scraps plan to appoint executive under criminal investigation

Spanish lender had previously announced Alexsandro Broedel Lopes would be new chief accounting officer

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2 d. ago What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus US authorities say was smuggled in from China?

Federal prosecutors have charged two Chinese researchers with smuggling a crop-killing fungus into the U.S. last summer

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4 d. ago New Jersey mayor sues Alina Habba for ‘malicious prosecution’ after his arrest outside ICE facility

Ras Baraka is suing the state’s top federal prosecutor for defamation and false arrest after he was hit with trespassing charges in a case that was dismissed days later

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5 d. ago NHS trust at centre of maternity deaths scandal investigated for manslaughter

Detectives launched criminal investigation into Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust after The Independent revealed babies had died or suffered serious injuries at maternity units

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5 d. ago The moment star witness in Diddy trial fell for a classic defense team trap... but everyone missed it: revealed by prosecutor DAVID GELMAN

Having spent eight years as a federal prosecutor, I can tell you the government typically doesn't take a case unless they're convinced the case is watertight.

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1 week ago Germany charges three people with spying for Russia, potentially with intent to kill

Germany's Federal Prosecutor’s Office says three men have been charged with working for one of Russia’s intelligence agencies in a “particularly serious case.”

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1 week ago Safari owner is arrested after cop raid took more than 300 animals from ‘hellhole’ zoo over their care

The West Coast Game Park Safari has been at the center of a lengthy criminal investigation

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1 week ago Alleged victim ‘Mia’ to take stand in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

‘Mia’, one of Combs’s former employees, will testify that he ‘forced himself on her sexually’, prosecutors sayTestimony is set to continue on Wednesday in the federal racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, with prosecutors planning to call several witnesses to the stand, including an alleged victim identified by the pseudonym “Mia”.Mia has been described as one of Combs’s former employees, who prosecutors say will testify that Combs “forced himself on her sexually” while she was working for him. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US prosecutors won't seek death penalty for son of Mexican drug cartel leader 'El Chapo'

Federal prosecutors say they won't seek the death penalty for the son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” if he's convicted of multiple charges in Chicago

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2 w. ago Infected blood victims ‘left in dark’ over compensation, Andy Burnham warns

The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, who once served as health secretary, also called for criminal investigations into the scandal.

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2 w. ago Former male escort's horrifying claim after his picture was blasted out at Diddy trial

A former reality TV star said federal prosecutors never gave him a heads up that he would be identified as an alleged escort connected to Sean 'Diddy' Combs' criminal trial.

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2 w. ago Tata Consultancy Services carries out internal probe into M&S hack

Indian IT company investigating whether it was gateway used by criminals to access retailer

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2 w. ago Woman accused of spitting on a top federal prosecutor is arrested on an assault charge

A woman accused of spitting on the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital has been arrested on a federal assault charge

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2 w. ago Photos expose Diddy’s hidden world of sex, weapons and luxury behind Miami mansion walls

Federal prosecutors have released another document dump of evidence from Diddy's Miami mansion raid, giving the public a window into the music mogul's lifestyle

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2 w. ago Sewage dumping water companies hit with record 81 criminal investigations

The number of criminal investigations into illegal sewage spills and other breaches of environmental permits has more than doubled since last July.

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