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Two Men Who Kidnapped FBI Employee Were Convicted by Jury
A jury found two men guilty of carjacking an FBI employee at gunpoint and kidnapping him after they fled police in South Dakota in May 2022, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Appeals Court: FBI Exceeded Authority in Search of Hundreds of Safe Deposit Boxes Without Warrant
The FBI violated individuals’ constitutional rights when agents rifled through hundreds of safe deposit boxes without warrants in 2021, a federal appellate court has ruled.
House Republicans Set to Vote on Impeaching Mayorkas Next Week
By Steve Neavling House Republicans are scheduled to vote on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas next week. The Homeland Security Commission will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday to mark up articles of impeachment, accusing Mayorkas of “high crimes and misdemeanors” in connection with his handling of the southern border. Republicans made the announcement…
‘Proud Boy’ From Washington State Gets 6 Years in Jan. 6 Riot
“You could give me 100 years and I would still do it all over again.”
Arizona Man Gets Life in Prison for Fatally Shooting Deputy U.S. Marshal in 2018
By Steve Neavling An Arizona man who fatally shot a deputy U.S. Marshal in Tucson in 2018 was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday. Ryan Phillip Schlesinger, 31, also received consecutive 20-year sentences for attempted murder and 50 years for discharging a firearm during the commission of a violent offense, the Associated Press reports. During…
DEA Bribery Investigation Turns Focus to Miami Attorneys
Federal prosecutors are broadening a bribery investigation involving veteran DEA agents, shifting their focus to two Miami defense attorneys accused of making money off of leaks of confidential DEA information.
Divided Supreme Court Sides with Federal Agents over Razor Wire in Texas
In a victory for federal law enforcement, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday narrowly decided to allow Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire that the state of Texas had strung up along the Rio Grande to curtail migrant crossings.
U.S. Marshals Find Man Dead After He Fatally Shot 8 People in Illinois
An Illinois man wanted in the fatal shootings of eight people died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a confrontation with U.S. Marshals in Texas