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LINDSAY WHITEHURST

LINDSAY WHITEHURST

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Crime|US

Why the power of a US attorney has become a flashpoint in the Hunter Biden case

House Republicans have grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland about the Justice Department investigation of Hunter Biden in a contentious hearing that delved into aspects of the criminal justice system that typically play out long before the case enters a public courtroom

Why the power of a US attorney has become a flashpoint in the Hunter Biden case
Crime|News|US

Hunter Biden must come to court in person for firearms case, judge rules

A judge has ruled that Hunter Biden must appear in person for a hearing where he is expected to plead not guilty to federal firearms charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal in a long-running federal investigation

Hunter Biden must come to court in person for firearms case, judge rules
Africa|Crime|News|US|World

Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at a US senator's home

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car and cash in exchange for using his outsized sway in foreign affairs to help the authoritarian government of Egypt as well as others

Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at a US senator's home
Crime|Election|News|Political|US

Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani and another lawyer over accessing and sharing of his personal data

A political adviser to Rudy Giuliani is slamming Hunter Biden’s lawsuit against the former mayor

Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani and another lawyer over accessing and sharing of his personal data
Health|News|US

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis

About 150 people from families who have lost a loved one to fentanyl poisoning have gathered at the headquarters of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as the U.S. faces its deadliest overdose crisis

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
Business|News

A judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here's what happens next

A judge’s ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud for years as he built his real-estate empire tarnishes the former president’s image as a real estate titan turned political powerhouse, and could strip him of his authority to make major decisions about the future of his marquee businesses

A judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here's what happens next
Business|Crime|Economy|Finance|News|US

IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of Trump, wealthy people

A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about thousands of the country’s wealthiest people

IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of Trump, wealthy people
Crime|US

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed

Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty in Delaware to three federal firearms charges filed after the implosion of an earlier deal to resolve a long-running investigation

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed
Crime|Political|US

Hunter Biden prosecutors move to drop old gun count after plea deal collapse

Prosecutors who filed firearms charges against Hunter Biden moved Wednesday to formally dismiss a gun count that had been part of a collapsed plea deal

Hunter Biden prosecutors move to drop old gun count after plea deal collapse
Crime|News|US

Hunter Biden judge agrees to drop old gun count after indictment replaces scuttled plea deal

A gun count that had been part of a collapsed plea deal in the Hunter Biden case has been dismissed as a judge signed off on a prosecution request

Hunter Biden judge agrees to drop old gun count after indictment replaces scuttled plea deal
Business|Crime|Finance|News|US

Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, wealthy people

A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people pleaded guilty Thursday in an agreement with prosecutors

Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, wealthy people
Crime|News|US

A teen's death in a small Michigan town led the FBI and police to an online sexual extortion scheme

FBI Director Christopher Wray has spoken to one of the nation's largest police groups about how his agency works with police around the United States in tackling violent crime, fentanyl and gangs

A teen's death in a small Michigan town led the FBI and police to an online sexual extortion scheme
Election|News|US

Trump has narrow gag order imposed on him by federal judge overseeing 2020 election subversion case

Donald Trump says in a social media post he'll appeal a narrow gag order imposed on him in his 2020 election interference case in Washington

Crime|News|US

Prosecutors are appealing length of prison sentences for Proud Boys leaders convicted of Jan. 6 plot

An attorney for ex-Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio says his defense team will review federal prosecutors’ reasoning for appealing his 22-year prison sentence in the U.S. Capitol insurrection

Prosecutors are appealing length of prison sentences for Proud Boys leaders convicted of Jan. 6 plot
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Fugees rapper says lawyer's use of AI helped tank his case, pushes for new trial

The trial of a Fugees rapper, who was convicted in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies, stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment

Fugees rapper says lawyer's use of AI helped tank his case, pushes for new trial
Business|Crime|Finance|News|US

The government secures a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over alleged redlining in Florida

The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans

The government secures a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over alleged redlining in Florida
News|US

Hunter Biden prosecutor to appear for closed-door congressional testimony, AP sources say

The special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is expected to testify before a Congressional committee behind closed doors as a GOP probe into the Justice Department’s handling of the case continues to unfold

Hunter Biden prosecutor to appear for closed-door congressional testimony, AP sources say
Americas|Crime|News|US|World

Haitian gang leader charged with ordering kidnapping of US couple that left woman dead

A powerful Haitian gang leader has been charged by U.S. prosecutors with ordering the kidnapping of an American couple, which left a woman dead

Haitian gang leader charged with ordering kidnapping of US couple that left woman dead
Crime|News|US

Hunter Biden prosecutor wasn't blocked from bringing California charges, US attorney tells Congress

A second U.S. Attorney says he has testified to Congress that the prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation had full authority over filing charges, rebutting whistleblower claims that Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss didn’t have the final say

Hunter Biden prosecutor wasn't blocked from bringing California charges, US attorney tells Congress
News|US

Rep. Bowman of New York charged with misdemeanor, to pay fine after triggering House fire alarm

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman says he plans to pay a fine after being charged with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September

Rep. Bowman of New York charged with misdemeanor, to pay fine after triggering House fire alarm
Crime|US

Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to a misdemeanor for pulling a fire alarm in House office building

Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September

Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty to a misdemeanor for pulling a fire alarm in House office building
Crime|News|US

Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings

Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, the state’s governor signed a law to prevent mass shootings

Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings
Crime|News|US|World

The FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by the Hamas attack on Israel

FBI Director Christopher Wray is warning that Hamas’ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S. He told lawmakers on Tuesday that multiple foreign extremist groups have called for attacks against Americans and the West in recent weeks

The FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by the Hamas attack on Israel
Crime|News|US

Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre

Authorities face mounting questions about how a gunman with a history of mental illness, an array of weapons and who police knew had a potential for violence was still able to own guns and commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history

Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre
Crime|News|US

US Marshals releases its first report on shootings by officers

The U.S. Marshals have for the first time released data on shots fired by their officers or other police working with them

US Marshals releases its first report on shootings by officers

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