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October 18, 2019

Chinese national convicted of trying to export US military technology to China

A Chinese national was sentenced Wednesday to 40 months in prison after being accused of conspiring to export U.S. military and space technology to China, the Justice Department said Friday.

October 18, 2019

Woman pleads guilty to homicide after fatally botching silicone butt injection

A New York woman pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide after she accidentally killed a patient in a botched plastic surgery procedure then fled the country, according to federal prosecutors.

October 18, 2019

Honduran president's brother convicted in drug conspiracy, witnesses accuse president of enabling

A New York City jury convicted the brother of the Honduran president Friday on cocaine trafficking charges in a massive drug conspiracy case. Prosecutors said he relied on “state sponsored drug trafficking” enabled by his brother, the Central American leader. 

October 17, 2019

Businessmen plead not guilty to conspiring with Giuliani associates

Two businessmen pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that they conspired with two associates of Rudy Giuliani to make illegal campaign contributions to prominent Republican politicians they thought could boost their political and business interests.

October 17, 2019

What is ‘executive privilege’? A source of controversy in every recent administration

Executive privilege has been around since the earliest days of the country, and gives the executive branch the ability to withhold certain internal discussions and documents from scrutiny.

October 16, 2019

California business owner gets 3 weeks in jail for rigging son's ACT exam, falsely listing him as a minority

The owner of a California jewelry business was sentenced Wednesday to three weeks in prison after she was accused of paying $15,000 to rig her son's ACT exam and of falsely listing him as a racial minority on college applications.

October 15, 2019

Turkish bank charged in $20B scheme to skirt US sanctions on Iran

Federal prosecutors in New York charged Turkish bank Halkbank Tuesday with participating in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran.

October 15, 2019

Federal court strikes down Obama administration 'transgender mandate' for doctors

A federal court in Texas ruled Tuesday that doctors across the nation are not required to perform gender-transition surgeries if they go against their medical judgment or religious beliefs.

October 11, 2019

Appeals court blocks Ohio ban on Down syndrome abortions

A divided federal appeals court on Friday ruled Ohio cannot enforce a 2017 law banning abortions when medical tests show the baby has Down syndrome.

October 11, 2019

Former DIA employee accused of leaking top secret information to reporters released on bond

Henry Frese, the counterterrorism analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency accused of leaking classified government information to two journalists, including one with whom he was romantically involved, was released Friday on bond.