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7-Year-Old Guatemalan Girl Dies of Dehydration While in Border Patrol Custody
A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died while in Border Patrol custody after she and her father were taken into custody for crossing the U.S. Mexico border, federal authorities confirmed Thursday.
Feds: Were Middle Easterners Promised Influence over American Policy Through Trump Donations?
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether highly influential businessmen from the Middle East tried to buy influence over American policy by donating to President Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee and a pro-Trump super PAC.
Michael Cohen Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison, Blaming Blind Loyalty to Trump
President Trump’s former longtime attorney and self-described fixer was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to nine federal charges, including making secret payments to women who claimed to have had affairs with Trump.
Manafort May No Longer Challenge Mueller’s Allegations That He Lied to Prosecutors
After insisting Paul Manafort did not lie to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team as part of a plea deal, attorneys for the former campaign chief for Donald Trump may no longer contest allegations that Manafort provided false information.
DEA Agent Indicted on Charges of Decade-Long Affiliation with Deadly Drug Gang
A sweeping federal indictment alleges a DEA agent began working with a gang a decade ago while he was a police officer in Illinois and continued the work while at the drug agency’s Chicago field office.
Michael Flynn Asks for No Prison for Cooperating with Mueller’s Team
President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn is asking a judge to spare him prison time for cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller.
Ex-Illinois Cop Accused of Joining DEA to Run Guns and Drug With Violent Gang
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The feds are accusing an ex-Evanston, Ill. cop of joining the DEA so he could conspire to traffic guns and narcotics with a violent international gang responsible for numerous killings, the Chicago Tribune reports. Fernando Gomez, 41, was arrested Tuesday. A superseding indictment unsealed in New York charged Gomez with racketeering conspiracy…
Robert Mueller Makes Short List for Times’s Person of the Year 2018
Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russia and Trump’s campaign, made the short list for Time’s Person of the Year 2018.