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North Korean Hackers Using QR Codes to Steal Sensitive Information: FBI
U.S. government entities, academic institutions, and think tanks are being targeted.
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Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Defendant Pleads Not Guilty
Brian Cole Jr. is accused of transporting explosives across state lines and attempting to use them at the DNC and RNC headquarters in Washington.
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Embattled Judge Convicted of Obstructing Immigration Agents Resigns
Hannah Dugan is also asking a federal judge to set aside last month’s jury’s verdict.
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Maduro and His Wife Indicted in US Federal Court
The indictment comes hours after their capture and extraction by U.S. armed forces in Caracas in the early hours of Jan. 3.
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DOJ Has Charged Nearly 100 People in Minnesota Fraud Scandal; 85 of Somali Descent
AG Pam Bondi credited independent journalist Nick Shirley for posting a video on X showing ‘Americans the scale of fraud’ in Minnesota.
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Group of Deported Venezuelans Seek to Challenge Expulsion in US Court
Venezuelans once held in El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center call on Washington to comply with a court ruling on due process rights.
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US Likely to Record Largest Single-Year Drop in Murders, Analysts Say
The drop in murders coincides with high-profile federal anti-crime initiatives.
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Death Penalty Possible for Suspect in DC Shooting After New Federal Charges
The case has been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where the death penalty is available.
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19-Year-Old Leader of Violent 764 Group Pleads Guilty to RICO, Child Exploitation: FBI
The perpetrator groomed and extorted minor victims to carry out ‘a variety of violent conduct,’ including self-mutilation, the FBI said.
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US Halts Green Card Lottery Program After Brown University, MIT Shootings
The visa program was suspended at the direction of President Donald Trump, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Florida Executes Man Claiming Intellectual Disability After Supreme Court Denies Reprieve
The state said tests showed Frank Athen Walls was of normal intelligence.
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US Indicts Over 70 Tren de Aragua Members in Nationwide Crackdown
Charges against the cartel members included murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and drug trafficking.
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DOJ Indicts 2, Including Haitian National, in $7 Million Food Stamp Fraud Scheme
The two received ‘extraordinarily high’ amounts of food stamp payments despite the relatively small size of their storefronts, prosecutors alleged.
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Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell Asks Court to Overturn Her Convictions
Maxwell was convicted on five sex trafficking counts and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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Official Cause of Death for Rob Reiner and Wife Revealed
Nick Reiner made his first court appearance on murder charges in the deaths of his parents.
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North Korean Hackers Using QR Codes to Steal Sensitive Information: FBI
U.S. government entities, academic institutions, and think tanks are being targeted.
|
Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Defendant Pleads Not Guilty
Brian Cole Jr. is accused of transporting explosives across state lines and attempting to use them at the DNC and RNC headquarters in Washington.
|
Embattled Judge Convicted of Obstructing Immigration Agents Resigns
Hannah Dugan is also asking a federal judge to set aside last month’s jury’s verdict.
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Maduro and His Wife Indicted in US Federal Court
The indictment comes hours after their capture and extraction by U.S. armed forces in Caracas in the early hours of Jan. 3.
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DOJ Has Charged Nearly 100 People in Minnesota Fraud Scandal; 85 of Somali Descent
AG Pam Bondi credited independent journalist Nick Shirley for posting a video on X showing ‘Americans the scale of fraud’ in Minnesota.
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Group of Deported Venezuelans Seek to Challenge Expulsion in US Court
Venezuelans once held in El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center call on Washington to comply with a court ruling on due process rights.
|
US Likely to Record Largest Single-Year Drop in Murders, Analysts Say
The drop in murders coincides with high-profile federal anti-crime initiatives.
|
Death Penalty Possible for Suspect in DC Shooting After New Federal Charges
The case has been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where the death penalty is available.
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19-Year-Old Leader of Violent 764 Group Pleads Guilty to RICO, Child Exploitation: FBI
The perpetrator groomed and extorted minor victims to carry out ‘a variety of violent conduct,’ including self-mutilation, the FBI said.
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US Halts Green Card Lottery Program After Brown University, MIT Shootings
The visa program was suspended at the direction of President Donald Trump, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Florida Executes Man Claiming Intellectual Disability After Supreme Court Denies Reprieve
The state said tests showed Frank Athen Walls was of normal intelligence.
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US Indicts Over 70 Tren de Aragua Members in Nationwide Crackdown
Charges against the cartel members included murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and drug trafficking.
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DOJ Indicts 2, Including Haitian National, in $7 Million Food Stamp Fraud Scheme
The two received ‘extraordinarily high’ amounts of food stamp payments despite the relatively small size of their storefronts, prosecutors alleged.
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Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell Asks Court to Overturn Her Convictions
Maxwell was convicted on five sex trafficking counts and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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Official Cause of Death for Rob Reiner and Wife Revealed
Nick Reiner made his first court appearance on murder charges in the deaths of his parents.
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