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CBP Officer Sentenced to 20 Months for Civil Rights Violation and Falsifying Records
A CBP officer has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for violating a U.S. citizen’s civil rights and falsifying investigation records.
Lawmakers Probe Secret Service Failures in Trump Assassination Attempt
State and local law enforcement testified before lawmakers Thursday about the Secret Service’s failure to secure the area during the July assassination attempt on former President Trump in Pennsylvania.
Senate Panel Calls for Secret Service Reform Following July 13 Shooting at Trump Rally
A Senate committee investigating the July 13 shooting at a Donald Trump rally is calling for Congress to reevaluate the Secret Service’s budget and mandate that security for U.S. leaders and political candidates be based on threat assessments rather than their office status.
DOJ’s Jan. 6 Report Delayed Until After 2024 Election, Watchdog Says
A comprehensive review of the Justice Department’s actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, as well as the Trump administration’s involvement leading up to the event, is unlikely to be released before the upcoming November election, according to the department’s top internal watchdog.
Updated: Feds Indict New York Mayor Eric Adams on Charges of Bribery, Fraud and Soliciting Foreign Campaign Contributions
The Times reports that Adams has insisted he will not resign, but if he does, Jumaane Williams, the public advocate, would become acting mayor.
Senate Report: Secret Service Failures at Trump Rally Shooting Were Preventable
A bipartisan Senate investigation released Wednesday revealed that multiple Secret Service failures ahead of former President Trump’s July rally, where a gunman opened fire, were “foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt that day.”
Retired Judge Dies in Apparent Suicide During FBI Shootout Over Bribery Charges
A retired upstate New York judge and former prosecutor allegedly shot himself to death Tuesday morning during a shootout with FBI agents attempting to arrest him on bribery and corruption charges, according to law enforcement sources.