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DEA Booted Top Official in Mexico over Cozy Relationship with Drug Lawyers
The DEA quietly removed a former top official in Mexico for allegedly having ties to Miami-based defense attorneys representing accused drug traffickers.
SNL Mocks Garland, FBI’s Search for Classified Documents
“Saturday Night Live” poked fun at Attorney General Merrick Garland and the government’s search for classified documents in its opening sketch this weekend.
Marcia Cooke, Florida’s First Female Federal Judge, Dies at 68
By Allan Lengel Marcia G. Cooke, a former federal magistrate judge in Detroit who eventually became a federal judge in Miami, and handled high profile cases including the infamous “dirty bomber,” died Friday in Detroit after battling health issues in the past year. She was 68. Cooke, a staunch Democrat, was appointed to the bench…
DOJ Disrupts Major Ransomware Operation That Victimized More Than 1,500 People
The Justice Department dismantled a ransomware gang called Hive that had victimized more than 1,500 people in 80 different countries and collected more than $100 million in ransomware payments.
Raleigh Man Gets 3+ Years in Prison for Assaulting Female TSA Officer
A Raleigh man who assaulted a TSA officer in March 2022 after she found fake ID cards inside his luggage was sentenced Friday to more than three years in federal prison.
FBI Arrests Two Ex-Arkansas Sheriff’s Deputies Caught on Viral Video in Violent Arrest
By Allan Lengel The FBI on Tuesday arrested two ex-Crawford County, Arkansas, sheriff’s on charges of using excessive force during an arrest last August of a 27-year-old man at a gas station. Levi White and Zackary King face federal civil rights offenses for using excessive force during the arrest of the man on Aug. 21…
FBI Director Wray: People Need to Pay Closer Attention to Rules Regarding Classified Documents
By Allan Lengel The discovery of classified documents at the homes of Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Mike Pence has exposed a problem far bigger than initially thought. Weighing in on the matter Thursday, FBI Director Christopher Wray told reporters at a Justice Department press conference that people with access to those materials need to…