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July 24, 2020

Philadelphia man facing charges of stealing $104G from a Wells Fargo during George Floyd protests

He was taken into federal custody and made his initial appearance in court on July 17.

July 24, 2020

Colorado Rep. Ken Buck says big tech CEO hearing will cover privacy, antitrust and bias allegations

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., on Friday discussed the upcoming congressional hearing with America's big tech CEOs and said it will cover user privacy violations, antitrust behavior and the suppression of free speech through political bias. 

July 24, 2020

18 arrested in Portland for alleged arson, property damage, assaults on police

The Justice Department on Friday announced that it has arrested 18 people on federal charges for their roles in riots and protests that have raged for weeks near a federal courthouse in Portland. 

July 24, 2020

Michael Cohen released from prison, returning to home confinement in NYC apartment

Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen was released from prison Friday and is expected to return to home confinement in his New York City apartment after a federal judge ruled that his return to imprisonment was “retaliatory” and related to his forthcoming tell-all book.

July 23, 2020

Bureau of Prisons denies judge's 'false' claim Michael Cohen's imprisonment was 'retaliatory' over planned book

The Bureau of Prisons sharply rejected a judge's justification for releasing former Trump attorney Michael Cohen back to home confinement on Thursday, saying the decision was based on "patently false" assertions.

July 23, 2020

Judge orders Michael Cohen released to home confinement, says imprisonment was 'retaliatory' over planned book

A federal judge on Thursday said the recent move by the Justice Department to put former Trump attorney Michael Cohen back in prison was “retaliatory" and claimed it was related his forthcoming tell-all book, ordering Cohen released by Friday afternoon to home confinement.

July 23, 2020

DOJ inspector general announces probe into law enforcement activity in Portland, DC

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced Thursday that he is opening an investigation into the DOJ law enforcement response to recent unrest in Portland and Washington D.C., after multiple calls for it to do so from lawmakers and officials.

July 23, 2020

Ex-Dem congressman accused of ballot stuffing, bribery and obstruction

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Myers was charged this week with conspiring to violate voting rights by fraudulently stuffing ballot boxes for specific candidates in several primary elections, bribery and obstruction, the Justice Department said Thursday.

July 23, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Trump's 'Operation Legend' relies on longstanding federal-local cooperation to quell crime

There is abundant law that gives federal agencies jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violent crime.

July 23, 2020

Chinese hackers charged by DOJ also behind pastor's imprisonment

Two state-sponsored cyberspies in China, charged with trying to steal U.S. coronavirus vaccine research and millions of dollars' worth of sensitive information from businesses and government agencies, also targeted a Christian pastor.