September 22, 2022 Trump ally Tom Barrack dismisses foreign agent allegations as NYC trial opens: 'Nothing short of ridiculous' The lawyer for California billionaire and former Trump campaign adviser Tom Barrack said claims his client acted as a foreign agent for the UAE were "nothing short of ridiculous."
September 22, 2022 Trump to Hannity: Presidents can declassify documents 'by thinking about it' Former President Donald Trump says he could declassify documents just by "thinking" about it. Trump is facing a criminal probe into whether he mishandled classified documents.
September 22, 2022 'Fat Leonard' captured: Navy corruption scandal mastermind nabbed in Venezuela after weeks on the run Wanted fugitive Leonard Francis was captured in Venezuela after fleeing before he was set to be sentenced. He pleaded guilty in 2015 to bribing Navy officials in a $35 million scandal.
September 21, 2022 Trump inquiry: Court lifts judge's hold blocking DOJ from using classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago An appeals court on Wednesday lifted a judge's ruling that blocked the Justice Department from using classified documents seized from resident Donald Trump’s Florida estate.
September 21, 2022 Two former Minneapolis officials charged by DOJ for taking millions from child nutrition program Two former Minneapolis officials were among the 49 indicted this week by the Justice Department for a “massive scheme” to embezzle over $250 million in Covid relief funds from the Federal Child Nutrition Program.
September 21, 2022 Two men plead guilty in largest Post-9/11 GI Bill fraud scheme ever Two school executives in California pleaded guilty to what the Department of Justice called the largest-ever post-9/11 GI bill fraud scheme in the department's history.
September 20, 2022 University of Kansas professor who concealed ties to China has three of four convictions tossed by judge Former University of Kansas professor Feng "Franklin" Tao, who concealed work he was doing for China, had three wire fraud convictions thrown out on Tuesday.
September 20, 2022 Special Master Dearie outlines plan for Mar-a-Lago records review in first hearing with Trump team, DOJ Special Master Raymond Dearie held a hearing with former President Trump’s legal team and Justice Department prosecutors in New York on Tuesday, outlining his plan for his independent review of records seized by the FBI during its unprecedented raid of Mar-a-Lago last month.
September 20, 2022 Habitual offenders may face additional prison time if they violate probation, NM rules Habitual offenders must be informed that they could face additional prison time if they violate probation, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled.
September 20, 2022 Trump team tells 11th Circuit Mar-a-Lago probe is a 'document storage dispute' that 'spiraled out of control' Former President Trump’s legal team on Tuesday said the raid of Mar-a-Lago is “unprecedented” and “at its core is a document storage dispute that has spiraled out of control.”