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'Complete empty promise': Trump's threats against prosecutors face serious legal challenge
3 days, 23 hours ago

'Complete empty promise': Trump's threats against prosecutors face serious legal challenge

Raw Story  

It's no secret that Donald Trump would like to punish the prosecutors who went after him, but legal experts say there are some limits to what he can do to them. Trump and his team are looking for retribution specifically against Jay Bratt, the counterintelligence chief within the Justice Department's national security division, and possibly his deputy Julie Edelstein, according …

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Kidnap suspects arrested after migrant held for ransom escaped into L.A. boba shop, feds say
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kidnap suspects arrested after migrant held for ransom escaped into L.A. boba shop, feds say

LA Times  

According to an indictment, Miguel Angel Avila allegedly body-slammed a kidnapping victim identified as N.C.L., then placed him in a chokehold and punched him repeatedly in the face on March 22, 2023, inside a boba shop in Koreatown. Last March, a man escaped from the second-story window of a motel in L.A.’s Koreatown and ran to a nearby boba shop, …

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The US says Boeing violated a 2021 settlement. That doesn’t mean the company will face charges
7 months, 1 week ago

The US says Boeing violated a 2021 settlement. That doesn’t mean the company will face charges

Associated Press  

The Justice Department’s determination that Boeing violated corporate probation for deceiving federal regulators does not necessarily mean federal prosecutors will revive criminal charges against the giant aircraft manufacturer. The Justice Department said in a court filing Tuesday that Boeing had violated terms of a 2021 settlement that allowed it to avoid prosecution for actions that led up to two deadly …

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Buffalo supermarket gunman will face the death penalty in federal hate crimes case
11 months, 1 week ago

Buffalo supermarket gunman will face the death penalty in federal hate crimes case

LA Times  

Payton Gendron, center, listens in court last February as he is sentenced to life in prison without parole for the deadly 2022 supermarket attack in Buffalo, N.Y. Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, they said in a court filing Friday. New York does not have capital …

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‘Pleased this is now over’: Conor Mcgregor will not face sexual assault charges
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Pleased this is now over’: Conor Mcgregor will not face sexual assault charges

Hindustan Times  

In June, UFC champ Conor Mcgregor was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a men's bathroom at an NBA Finals game. Prosecutors also added that the accuser initially tried to complain about Mcgregor to the police and asked the detective whether the UFC star “would like to settle or pay her off” if she dropped the charges. “In light …

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Shakira to face tax fraud trial in Spain
2 years, 6 months ago

Shakira to face tax fraud trial in Spain

Live Mint  

Shakira may face tax fraud charges in Spain after a Barcelona court dismissed her appeal, according to a verdict made public on May 26. Prosecutors allege that, even after moving to Spain in 2011 because of her relation with FC Barcelona player Gerard Pique, Shakira kept her formal tax residency in the Bahamas until 2015. The case first made headlines …

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3 cops face complex federal trial in George Floyd’s death
2 years, 11 months ago

3 cops face complex federal trial in George Floyd’s death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who were with Derek Chauvin when he pinned George Floyd to the street is expected to be complex as prosecutors try to prove each officer willingly violated the Black man’s constitutional rights. Jury selection begins Thursday in the federal case against J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who …

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