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January 13, 2020

Inside the shadowy, unspoken world of prison rape

While Jason made it through the ordeal – now referring to himself as a “survivor” – he has pledged not to stay silent in the hopes of “making a difference.” And he is far from alone in the ever murky, unspoken world of rape and sexual assault behind bars.

January 9, 2020

Indian man convicted in call-center fraud case scamming Americans out of millions

An Indian national pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Texas Thursday for his role in operating an India-based call center that defrauded millions of U.S. citizens out of millions.

January 9, 2020

Hanukkah stabbing suspect indicted on hate crimes by federal grand jury

The Hanukkah stabbing suspect, Grafton Thomas, was indicted on hate crime charges by a federal grand jury in New York on Thursday, for his alleged involvement in a machete attack at a Rabbi's home back in December. 

January 9, 2020

NYC woman who plotted terror bombing on law enforcement gets 15 years in prison

A federal judge sentenced a New York City woman to 15 years in federal prison for studying how to make bombs for a terrorist attack that prosecutors said would have targeted law enforcement in the United States.

January 9, 2020

Rod Rosenstein lands job with corporate law firm in DC: reports

Rod Rosentein, the former deputy U.S. attorney general who oversaw the Russia investigation after Jeff Sessions recused himself from the probe into the Trump campaign, has taken a job with a corporate law firm, according to reports.

January 8, 2020

DOJ undercuts efforts to revive Equal Rights Amendment, heartening pro-life groups

The Justice Department on Wednesday undercut efforts to revive the dormant Equal Rights Amendment, finding that an expired pair of deadlines imposed by Congress on ratification of the measure means it's too late for additional states to ratify it now.

January 7, 2020

Epstein suicide explanation has 'too many inconsistencies,' former US attorney says

After the release of new images from disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's cell, there are still too many questions in the case to rule it a suicide, former Utah U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman said Tuesday.

January 6, 2020

Washington Post rips CNN for its faulty reporting on Steele dossier, demands network 'come clean'

The Washington Post blasted CNN for its track record on the infamous anti-Trump dossier following last month's release of the Justice Department watchdog's report on the foundation of the Russia investigation, demanding the network "come clean" on its faulty reporting.

January 6, 2020

CNN silent after it was revealed correspondent Andrew McCabe apologized for lying to investigators

CNN pundit Andrew McCabe apologized for lying to federal investigators concerning a 2016 leak to The Wall Street Journal about the Hillary Clinton email probe, but you wouldn't know it if you were tuning in to his employer.

January 3, 2020

House Dems, Trump DOJ clash in court over McGahn subpoena push

The Trump Justice Department faced tough questioning Friday from a federal appeals court over a political and legal standoff with the House Judiciary Committee, dealing with a pair of interrelated disputes that could impact the current and future impeachment proceedings against the president.