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Donald Trump Said Goodbye To His Legal Cases But Issues Have Not Left The Horizon
What could have proven luckier for Donald Trump than getting elected as the president of the United States? Because of his election win, prosecutions against him have already been dismissed.
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Boeing May Avoid Criminal Charges Over Violations: Report
The US Department of Justice is considering a deal with Boeing that would avoid criminal prosecution of the aerospace giant but may appoint a federal supervisor to oversee company progress on safety improvements, The New York Times reported Friday.
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Joe Biden's Son Hunter Stands Trial In Federal Gun Charges Case
Hunter Biden, the long-troubled son of Joe Biden, went on trial Monday on gun charges in a historic first prosecution of a sitting president's child -- and potential threat to his father's reelection.
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How Online Privacy Has Changed Users’ Data Protection Since US Supreme Court Ruling Against Abortion
Facebook messages of a mother-daughter duo over abortion are being investigated in Nebraska after the US Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs Wade. Since the ruling, there has been a concern on how collected location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuous period and ovulation-tracking apps could be used to prosecute people ...
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Brazil Gets Crypto-Dedicated Investigation Unit to Expedite Probes, Stir Awareness
The public prosecution office of Brazil’s central-western Federal District has launched a cryptocurrency investigation unit called ‘Crypto’. The division will be roping in members of the public ministry, judiciary, and the police to impart education on digital assets.
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Trump Team Weighs Immunity For Saudi Prince In Assassination Plot: Report
The Trump administration is weighing a Saudi request to grant Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immunity from prosecution over accusations that he orchestrated a conspiracy to kill a former high-level Saudi official, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Canada's Opposition Seek Probe In Corruption Case, Ask Justin Trudeau To Resign
Canada's opposition leader formally asked federal police on Thursday to investigate a claim of political meddling by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in the criminal prosecution of engineering giant SNC-Lavalin.
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US Officials Arrest Chinese Spy Accused Of Stealing Aviation Secrets
In a rare feat, federal agents lured a Chinese government spy to Belgium, where authorities transferred him this week to the United States for prosecution on economic espionage charges, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
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Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Easing Of Marijuana Prosecutions
The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
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Former Top US Federal Prosecuter's New Podcast To Take On Justice Issues, President Trump
India-born former top US federal prosecutor, Mr Preet Bharara, who was sacked by President Donald Trump, will launch a podcast to discuss justice and fairness issues including the probe into the alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential polls.
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2 Indian-Origin Doctors, Woman Indicted In US Genital Mutilation Case
A grand jury in the US indicted an India-born doctor and his wife along with another Indian-origin woman doctor on Wednesday in a first-of-its kind federal prosecution involving female genital mutilation of two minor girls.
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Brazil Threatens Striking Police With Prosecution As Death Toll Tops 120
Authorities in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo threatened striking police officers with criminal charges on Friday as the federal government sent in more troops in a bid to end a week of violent anarchy that has left more than 120 people dead.
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Argentine Firm Reaches $112.8 Million Deal With U.S. in FIFA Probe
The deferred prosecution agreement with Torneos y Competencias SA, whose former chief executive pleaded guilty last year to engaging in schemes to bribe soccer officials, was disclosed in court papers filed in federal court in Brooklyn
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Navy SEAL Who Wrote bin Laden Raid Book Must Pay Government At Least $6.8 Million
The Navy SEAL who wrote a best-selling book detailing the secretive raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden must pay the federal government at least $6.8 million under a deal reached Friday to avoid prosecution for not getting pre-publication approval for the work.
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Ohio Man Who Fled To Peru To Avoid Charges Pleads Guilty
An Ohio man who fled to Peru more than a decade ago to avoid prosecution for what authorities say was a $65 million Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to federal charges.
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Donald Trump Said Goodbye To His Legal Cases But Issues Have Not Left The Horizon
What could have proven luckier for Donald Trump than getting elected as the president of the United States? Because of his election win, prosecutions against him have already been dismissed.
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Boeing May Avoid Criminal Charges Over Violations: Report
The US Department of Justice is considering a deal with Boeing that would avoid criminal prosecution of the aerospace giant but may appoint a federal supervisor to oversee company progress on safety improvements, The New York Times reported Friday.
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Joe Biden's Son Hunter Stands Trial In Federal Gun Charges Case
Hunter Biden, the long-troubled son of Joe Biden, went on trial Monday on gun charges in a historic first prosecution of a sitting president's child -- and potential threat to his father's reelection.
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How Online Privacy Has Changed Users’ Data Protection Since US Supreme Court Ruling Against Abortion
Facebook messages of a mother-daughter duo over abortion are being investigated in Nebraska after the US Supreme Court ruling on Roe vs Wade. Since the ruling, there has been a concern on how collected location data, text messages, search histories, emails and seemingly innocuous period and ovulation-tracking apps could be used to prosecute people ...
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Brazil Gets Crypto-Dedicated Investigation Unit to Expedite Probes, Stir Awareness
The public prosecution office of Brazil’s central-western Federal District has launched a cryptocurrency investigation unit called ‘Crypto’. The division will be roping in members of the public ministry, judiciary, and the police to impart education on digital assets.
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Trump Team Weighs Immunity For Saudi Prince In Assassination Plot: Report
The Trump administration is weighing a Saudi request to grant Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immunity from prosecution over accusations that he orchestrated a conspiracy to kill a former high-level Saudi official, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Canada's Opposition Seek Probe In Corruption Case, Ask Justin Trudeau To Resign
Canada's opposition leader formally asked federal police on Thursday to investigate a claim of political meddling by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in the criminal prosecution of engineering giant SNC-Lavalin.
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US Officials Arrest Chinese Spy Accused Of Stealing Aviation Secrets
In a rare feat, federal agents lured a Chinese government spy to Belgium, where authorities transferred him this week to the United States for prosecution on economic espionage charges, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
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Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Easing Of Marijuana Prosecutions
The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
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Former Top US Federal Prosecuter's New Podcast To Take On Justice Issues, President Trump
India-born former top US federal prosecutor, Mr Preet Bharara, who was sacked by President Donald Trump, will launch a podcast to discuss justice and fairness issues including the probe into the alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential polls.
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2 Indian-Origin Doctors, Woman Indicted In US Genital Mutilation Case
A grand jury in the US indicted an India-born doctor and his wife along with another Indian-origin woman doctor on Wednesday in a first-of-its kind federal prosecution involving female genital mutilation of two minor girls.
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Brazil Threatens Striking Police With Prosecution As Death Toll Tops 120
Authorities in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo threatened striking police officers with criminal charges on Friday as the federal government sent in more troops in a bid to end a week of violent anarchy that has left more than 120 people dead.
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Argentine Firm Reaches $112.8 Million Deal With U.S. in FIFA Probe
The deferred prosecution agreement with Torneos y Competencias SA, whose former chief executive pleaded guilty last year to engaging in schemes to bribe soccer officials, was disclosed in court papers filed in federal court in Brooklyn
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Navy SEAL Who Wrote bin Laden Raid Book Must Pay Government At Least $6.8 Million
The Navy SEAL who wrote a best-selling book detailing the secretive raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden must pay the federal government at least $6.8 million under a deal reached Friday to avoid prosecution for not getting pre-publication approval for the work.
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Ohio Man Who Fled To Peru To Avoid Charges Pleads Guilty
An Ohio man who fled to Peru more than a decade ago to avoid prosecution for what authorities say was a $65 million Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to federal charges.
