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Border Patrol Agent Struck, Dragged by Car at Checkpoint in Texas
By Steve Neavling A 37-year-old man was charged after authorities said he struck and dragged a Border Patrol agent with his car while smuggling a migrant in Texas. The assault occurred at the Ysleta Station checkpoint in El Paso County at midnight on Aug. 10. It was the third assault on a Border Patrol agent…
D.C. Panel Approves Suspending Ex-FBI Lawyer Kevin Clinesmith’s License for 1 Year
A legal disciplinary committee in Washington D.C. has approved a negotiated agreement to suspend former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith’s law license for one year after he was convicted of altering an email in connection with the surveillance of former Trump aide Carter Page.
Former DEA Agent Sentenced to 13+ Years for Perjury, Obstruction, Theft
A former DEA agent was sentenced Thursday to more than 13 years in prison on nine charges related to official misconduct.
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Remembered After Fatal Crash
Douglas L. Hatcher was just three months from retiring from the U.S. Border Patrol when he died in an off-duty recreational vehicle crash in Texas earlier this week.
Inmate Sentenced to 21 Years Behind Bars in Murder-for-Hire Plot Against U.S. Attorney, FBI Informant
A federal inmate has been sentenced to an additional 21 years behind bars for a murder-for-hire plot against an assistant U.S. attorney and a confidential FBI informant.
DOJ, FBI Considers Releasing 9/11 Files Amid Pressure from Victims, Families
Under pressure from 9/11 victims and their families, Justice Department said it may release some classified information and documents related to the investigation into the attack.
Two Detroit Men Convicted of Shooting at ATF Agents in Unmarked Car
Two Detroit men who opened fire on a pair of ATF agents in April 2019 have pleaded guilty.
GAO: DHS Dropped Ball on Security During Jan. 6 Riot at U.S. Capitol
The Department of Homeland Security mishandled the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and should have predicted the violence and increased security ahead of the event, according to the Government Accountability Office.