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Convicted Drug Lord Sentenced for Murder of DEA Agent Is Granted Home Confinement
Convicted drug lord Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, who was imprisoned for the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena and other crimes, has been granted home confinement by a Mexican court.
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FBI Surveilled Aretha Franklin, Detroit’s ‘Queen of Soul,’ For Years
By Allan Lengel Detroit’s “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, who was involved with civil rights groups, was surveilled for years by the FBI, a 270-page document shows, according to NPR. She died in 2018. NPR reports that informants provided information about Franklin for possibly appearing at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s 1967 and 1968 national…
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Fake DEA Agents Assault Man with Guns, Steal His Car
Two armed men masquerading as DEA agents beat a man and shoved him into his own car before driving off in New York City.
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CBP’s West Texas Twitter Account under Fire for Offensive Retweets
CBP deactivated its Twitter account for the West Texas region following retweets criticizing President Biden and the media.
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Former Secret Service Agent Had a Special Mission: Protecting Queen Elizabeth II
Jim Helminski was new to his job as a Secret Service agent when he was assigned to protect Queen Elizabeth II while she was in Kentucky in 1984.
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DOJ Says It Will Appeal Special Master Ruling for Trump Documents
The Justice Department plans to appeal U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s order to allow a special master to review the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago last month if the judge doesn’t restore investigators’ access to the material.