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Weekend Series on Crime History: The Man Who Figured Out the Bernie Madoff Scheme Before the Feds
It took the feds years to figure out what whistleblower Harry Markopolos figured out.
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Secret Service Officials to Testify Before Grand Jury Today in Trump’s Classified Documents Case
Multiple current and former Secret Service officials plan to testify before a grand jury in Washington D.C. today in the case of former President Trump’s handling of classified documents.
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5 Republican Lawmakers Push Bill to Stop Construction of FBI Headquarters
A handful of Republicans are threatening to torpedo the long-delayed plan to build a new FBI headquarters outside of Washington D.C.
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Trump Tells Republicans to ‘Defund’ FBI, DOJ After Historic Arraignment
Former President Trump called on Republican lawmakers Wednesday to “defund” the FBI and Justice Department after he was arraigned on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
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FBI, Army Raid Wrong Room in Hotel During Botched Training Exercise
The FBI and Department of Defense have apologized after raiding the wrong room in a hotel in Boston and detaining a person during a botched training exercise.
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Alleged Assassin for Sinaloa Cartel Extradited to U.S. on Drug Trafficking Charges
A former high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel was extradited from Mexico to the U.S. to face charges of international drug trafficking, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
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Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Felony Counts, Later Calls Charges Political Persecution
Former President Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony counts stemming from hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, former Playboy playmate Karen McDougal, and a doorman ahead of the 2016 election.