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LINDSAY WHITEHURST

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Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland

A federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose the site for a new FBI headquarters following a contentious competition marked by allegations of conflict of interest from the bureau’s director

Inspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland
Crime|News|US

Police searching for two people accused in FBI agent carjacking in Washington

Police are searching for two people after an FBI agent was carjacked in Washington D

Police searching for two people accused in FBI agent carjacking in Washington
Crime|News|US

Man who posed as agent and offered gifts to Secret Service sentenced to nearly 3 years

A man accused of pretending to be a federal agent and offering gifts and free apartments to Secret Service officers has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison

Man who posed as agent and offered gifts to Secret Service sentenced to nearly 3 years
Crime|News|US

Prosecutors push back against Hunter Biden's move to subpoena Trump documents in gun case

Prosecutors are pushing back against Hunter Biden’s move to subpoena documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials in the firearms case filed against the president’s son

Prosecutors push back against Hunter Biden's move to subpoena Trump documents in gun case
Crime|Europe|News|World

US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion

The Justice Department says four Russian men accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine have been charged with war crimes in a first-of-its-kind case

US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion
News|World

The Justice Department is investigating the deaths and kidnappings of Americans in the Hamas attack

Attorney General Merrick Garland says the Justice Department is investigating the deaths and kidnappings of Americans during the Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7

The Justice Department is investigating the deaths and kidnappings of Americans in the Hamas attack
Business|News|US

Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for deposition

House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden’s son

Republicans threaten contempt proceedings if Hunter Biden refuses to appear for deposition
Crime|Europe|US

Deputy U.S. Marshal charged with entering plane drunk after misconduct report on flight to London

London police have charged a deputy U.S. Marshal in the United Kingdom with entering an aircraft while drunk after he was arrested on allegations of misconduct aboard a flight from New York

Deputy U.S. Marshal charged with entering plane drunk after misconduct report on flight to London
Crime|News|US

A Jan. 6 rioter praised Vivek Ramaswamy at his sentencing for suggesting riot was an 'inside job'

A former California police chief has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for joining the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, with a hatchet in his backpack

A Jan. 6 rioter praised Vivek Ramaswamy at his sentencing for suggesting riot was an 'inside job'
Business|Crime|Election|News|US

Hunter Biden is indicted on 9 tax charges, adding to gun charges in a special counsel investigation

Hunter Biden has been indicted on tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the 2024 election

Hunter Biden is indicted on 9 tax charges, adding to gun charges in a special counsel investigation
Crime|News|Political|US

Tax charges in Hunter Biden case are rarely filed, but could have deep political reverberations

Hunter Biden has been hit with new criminal charges in California accusing him of scheming to avoid paying his taxes while spending lavishly on everything from luxury hotels to escorts to exotic cars

Tax charges in Hunter Biden case are rarely filed, but could have deep political reverberations
News|US

Fox News pushes back against reporter's suit claiming he was fired for challenging Jan. 6 coverage

Fox News is pushing back against a former reporter’s lawsuit saying he was targeted and fired for challenging false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Fox News pushes back against reporter's suit claiming he was fired for challenging Jan. 6 coverage
Crime|Election|US

Jurors in a Giuliani damages case hear the threats election workers got after his false claims

Lawyers for two Georgia election workers are asking jurors in a federal case to make Rudy Giuliani pay the women tens of millions of dollars in damages for false accusations he made against them that led to threats and racist harassment

Jurors in a Giuliani damages case hear the threats election workers got after his false claims
Crime|News|US

Hunter Biden pushes for dismissal of gun case, saying law violates the Second Amendment

Hunter Biden is pushing back against gun charges filed against him, challenging the case as unconstitutional and politically motivated

Hunter Biden pushes for dismissal of gun case, saying law violates the Second Amendment
Crime|Election|US

Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani tells jurors that his lies made her fear for her life

A former Georgia election worker has testified that she feared for her life as she received a barrage of threatening and racist messages fueled by Rudy Giuliani’s false claims that she and her mother had rigged the 2020 election results in the state

Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani tells jurors that his lies made her fear for her life
Crime|Election|News|US

Georgia election worker tearfully describes fleeing her home after Giuliani's false claims of fraud

A former Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani over false claims he spread about her and her daughter in 2020 has described fleeing her home after she endured racist threats and strangers banging on her door

Georgia election worker tearfully describes fleeing her home after Giuliani's false claims of fraud
Crime|News|US

Jurors deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers' case

Jurors will continue deliberating Friday to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them that led to a barrage of racist threats and upended their lives

Jurors deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers' case
Crime|Election|News|US

Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies

A jury has awarded $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment

Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies
Crime|News|Political|US

The late Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, honored as trailblazer

The first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court lay in repose at the Supreme Court on Monday

The late Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, honored as trailblazer
Election|News|US

Georgia election workers ask for court order barring Rudy Giuliani from repeating lies about them

Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgement against Rudy Giuliani are asking for a court order barring him from continuing to repeat the lies he spread about them following the 2020 election

Georgia election workers ask for court order barring Rudy Giuliani from repeating lies about them
News|US|World

Sandra Day O’Connor called a pioneer and 'iconic jurist' as she is memorialized by Biden, Roberts

President Joe Biden has memorialized Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as a pioneer in the legal world who inspired generations of women

Sandra Day O’Connor called a pioneer and 'iconic jurist' as she is memorialized by Biden, Roberts
News|US

Justice Department sues Texas developer accused of luring Hispanic homebuyers into predatory loans

The Justice Department has filed its first predatory mortgage lending case against a Texas developer accused of luring tens of thousands of Hispanic homebuyers into “bait and switch” sales through platforms like TikTok

Justice Department sues Texas developer accused of luring Hispanic homebuyers into predatory loans
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future

The Supreme Court is being thrust into the middle of two cases carrying enormous political and legal implications just weeks before the first votes in in the Iowa caucuses

Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future
Crime|News|Opinion|Technology|US

Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes

An influential policing think tank is pushing law enforcement agencies to change how they handle body camera footage after police shootings

Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes
Crime|News|US

Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus 'swatting' calls surge

Bomb threats and false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials, state capitols and courthouses have surged in recent weeks, including some connected to court cases against former president Donald Trump

Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus 'swatting' calls surge

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