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![DOJ Seeks Longest Sentence So Far in Jan. 6 Insurrection Case](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/capitol-Alex-Gakos-Shutterstock.com_.jpg)
DOJ Seeks Longest Sentence So Far in Jan. 6 Insurrection Case
Federal prosecutors are seeking the longest prison sentence yet in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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El Chapo’s 4 Sons, 2 Dozen Others Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking
The Justice Department leveled numerous charges against four sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and 24 other members of the Sinaloa Cartel.
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Air National Guardsman Charged with Applying to Be Hit Man on Parody Website
A Tennessee Air National Guard service member has been charged after applying to be a hitman on a parody website, the Justice Department announced.
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Ex FBI Agent John Connolly Loses Bid to Clear His Name
John “Zip” Connolly, the disgraced FBI agent with ties to mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, has failed to clear his name.
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Tennessee Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Prison After Impersonating U.S. Marshal
A Tennessee man who impersonated a deputy U.S. marshal was sentenced to 46 months in prison on Thursday.
![Updated: FBI Arrests Man Suspected of Leaking U.S. Intelligence Documents](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-13-at-7.05.46-PM-600x400.png)
Updated: FBI Arrests Man Suspected of Leaking U.S. Intelligence Documents
As the FBI investigates the leak of classified Pentagon documents, The Washington Post reports that the man behind the leak was a young gun enthusiast who shared the information with “a group of far-flung acquaintances searching for companionship amid isolation of the pandemic.”
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County Official Who Refused to Work with ATF Has a History with the Agency
One of the top elected officials in Missouri who are refusing to cooperate with ATF has a brother whose gun shop was raided by the agency.