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Jeff Mordock

jmordock@washingtontimes.com

Jeff Mordock is the White House reporter for The Washington Times. A native of Newtown, Pennsylvania, he previously worked for Gannett and has won awards from both the Delaware Press Association and the Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association. He is a graduate of George Washington University and can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jeff Mordock

Police last year arrested Boonchai Bach, who they said fueled much of Asia's illegal wildlife trade over the past decade. Mr. Boonchai is now a free man because a key prosecution witness changed his testimony on the stand. (Associated Press/File)

Thailand animal trafficking cases difficult to prosecute

One animal welfare group compared the capture of suspected animal trafficking kingpin Boonchai Bach last year to "catching one of the Corleones." And, just like the Godfather, Mr. Boonchai walked out of a Thai courtroom this year as a free man.

August 18, 2019
An employee checks a visitor outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019 in New York. The warden at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life over the weekend was removed Tuesday and two guards who were supposed to be watching the financier were placed on leave while federal authorities investigate the death. The move by the Justice Department came amid mounting evidence that the chronically understaffed Metropolitan Correctional Center may have bungled its responsibility to keep the 66-year-old Epstein from harming himself while he awaited trial on charges of sexually abusing teenage girls. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Epstein guards fell asleep, falsified logs: Report

Two guards at the jail where Jeffrey Epstein was held fell asleep, failed to check on him and then falsified records to say they checked on the billionaire sex offender when they did not, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

August 14, 2019
Greg Craig arrives ahead of his arraignment at federal court in Washington on Friday, April 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Greg Craig trial postponed

A federal judge agreed to restart the trial of former Obama White House lawyer Greg Craig and pick a new jury after his defense team complained Tuesday that the panel's having been selected out of public view could deny him the right to a fair trial.

August 13, 2019