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Brandon Fleury sentenced to over 5 years for cyberstalking families of Parkland shooting victims

A California man on Monday was sentenced to more than five years in prison for cyberstalking and harassing the families of victims of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

March 3, 2020

Hillary Clinton to be deposed in lawsuit over emails, judge rules

A federal judge on Monday ordered former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sit for a deposition in a lawsuit related to her use of a private email server while at the State Department.

March 2, 2020

Federal judge demands Russian business indicted by Mueller comply with DOJ subpoena

A federal judge gave a Russian firm charged with interfering in the 2016 presidential election another chance to comply with a Justice Department subpoena in a contentious hearing Monday.

March 2, 2020

Kendel S. Ehrlich, former Maryland first lady, eyed by Trump for key Justice Department post

President Trump said Friday he will nominate Kendel S. Ehrlich, the wife of former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, to a key position at the Justice Department.

February 28, 2020

Michael Flynn wants ‘exoneration,’ not pardon, says his lawyer

President Trump's former national security adviser is seeking exoneration, not a pardon, his attorney said in an interview posted Friday.

February 28, 2020

House Judiciary Committee seeks docs for probe into DOJ interference in politically tinged cases

The House Judiciary Committee on Friday demanded that the Justice Department turn over documents and make more than a dozen officials available for interviews as it launches a new probe into allegations of political interference in cases of personal interest to President Trump.

February 28, 2020

Anming Hu, University of Tennessee-Knoxville professor, indicted in concealed China work

A University of Tennessee-Knoxville associate professor was indicted on federal charges Thursday alleging he concealed his work for a Chinese University while collecting roughly $60,000 in U.S. taxpayer research funds.

February 27, 2020

Hongjin Tan, Chinese national, sentenced to 2 years in prison for stealing $1B in trade secrets

A Chinese national was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for stealing trade secrets valued at $1 billion from his employer, Phillips 66.

February 27, 2020

Attorney General Barr to speak at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

Attorney General William Barr will speak at the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast month, the organization announced Thursday.

February 27, 2020

Roger Stone asks judge for permission to travel to Ohio for great-grandchild’s birth

Roger Stone asked a federal judge Thursday for permission to travel to Ohio for the birth of his first great-grandchild.

February 27, 2020

William Barr slams progressive DAs for not enforcing charges of resisting arrest

Attorney General William P. Barr said Thursday that district attorneys who refuse to pursue charges of resisting arrest against people who act violently towards law enforcement are contributing to anti-police sentiment in America.

February 27, 2020

FISA bill vote canceled as both parties push for more reforms

With 10 legislative days to go before three key provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expires, reform plans are up in the air on Capitol Hill after Democrats on Wednesday abruptly halted a key hearing on the legislation.

February 26, 2020

Matthew Dmitri Richardson, Arkansas man, charged with trying to blow up vehicle at Pentagon

An Arkansas man was charged with federal offenses Tuesday after he allegedly tried to blow up an SUV in a Pentagon parking lot.

February 25, 2020

Michael Carvajal named by William Barr as new Bureau of Prisons director

Attorney General William P. Barr on Tuesday named a new director of the Bureau of Prisons, an agency still reeling from the death of billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

February 25, 2020

Senate Republicans say Attorney General Barr to make internal changes to FISA

Senate Republicans said Tuesday that Attorney General William P. Barr is set to make internal reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) process, while adding that the details remain up in the air.

February 25, 2020

House Democrats Jamie Raskin, Judy Chu say FBI too tough on friendly Chinese visitors

The feds have arrested and/or convicted a slew of Chinese nationals on charges of stealing intellectual property from U.S. businesses, but a pair of top House Democrats balk that the FBI is too tough on friendly visitors from China.

February 24, 2020

Judge Amy Berman Jackson refuses recusal in Roger Stone new trial request

The federal judge who sentenced Roger Stone to prison last week issued a scathing opinion Sunday night denying his request that she recuse herself from ruling on his motion for a new trial.

February 23, 2020

Roger Stone demands judge recuse herself in new motion

Attorneys for Roger Stone late Friday filed a motion arguing the federal judge who sentenced him to more than three years in prison should recuse herself from deciding his request for a new trial.

February 22, 2020

Wells Fargo to pay $3B to resolve fake-account scandal

Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to pay $3 billion to settle potential criminal and civil charges stemming from its long-running fake-account scandal, the Justice Department said Friday.

February 21, 2020

Arthur Jan Dam, California man, arrested for cyberattack on congressional candidate website

A California man was arrested Friday and charged with orchestrating several cyberattacks on the website of a California congressional candidate.

February 21, 2020