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Indiana Lawyer
April 19, 2018
A federal prosecutor says an indicted northwest Indiana mayor hasn't proven his corruption charges should be dismissed because of how case-related emails were handled. Portage Mayor James Snyder recently filed a motion to have bribery and tax evasion charges dismissed because trial attorneys sawÃâà...
kwbe
April 19, 2018
Cohen wants four former federal prosecutors to review material seized in FBI raid. BY ABC ... (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has suggested four former federal prosecutors serve as special master to review material seized from his properties in an FBI raid.
Washington Examiner
April 17, 2018
Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer, scored a small victory Monday when a New York-based federal judge ordered that prosecutors in Manhattan share material seized by FBI agents who raided Cohen's office, home, hotel room, and a safe deposit box last week. U.S. District Court JudgeÃâà...
KMBC Kansas City
April 12, 2018
There are concerns Gov. Eric Greitens's comments before the release of a graphic report from a Missouri House committee may have violated a recent gag order in his criminal trial. On Monday, Greitens's attorneys put out information that the woman involved in the Governor's 2015 affair had said she mightÃâà...
fox6now.com
April 12, 2018
CUDAHY — A Cudahy man federally indicted in connection with seven armed robberies at ALDI stories in Wisconsin (one in Indiana), taking place over a six-month period has reached a plea deal. The crimes are as follows: June 15, 2017: ALDI Foods located at 3105 South Chicago Ave., South MilwaukeeÃâà...
Cointelegraph
April 12, 2018
Former federal prosecutor Kathryn Haun spoke about the non-criminal nature of Bitcoin and the use of Blockchain of criminal investigations during an interview with Quartz published today, April 12. During the interview, Haun, who worked on well-known crypto cases like that of US federal agents'Ãâà...
AZCentral.com
April 12, 2018
Backpage.com, a classified advertising website that faced persistent allegations of profiting from illegal prostitution, was shut down by the U.S. government Friday as authorities reportedly brought criminal charges against seven of those involved in operating the site. USA TODAY. Larkin Lacey composite.
Phoenix Business Journal
April 11, 2018
This former federal prosecutor has joined a law firm in Phoenix ... Ballard Spahr LLP is building a team of former federal prosecutors at its Phoenix office. ... As a federal prosecutor for more than seven years, Kokanovich investigated and prosecuted financial crimes, including securities fraud, governmentÃâà...
fox2now.com
April 10, 2018
The search warrant raid on the office, home and hotel room of Michael Cohen, the personal counsel to the President, is an extraordinarily unusual and highly aggressive move by federal prosecutors. It sends a strong message that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation has uncovered a leadÃâà...
Bloomberg Big Law Business
April 10, 2018
O'Melveny has been steadily adding seasoned trial lawyers to its roster, including more than a dozen former federal prosecutors as well as former senior officials and attorneys from the White House and various government agencies. “Someone who has tried nine jury trials is a great addition to our group,”Ãâà...
NPR
April 9, 2018
As a federal prosecutor in New York and Virginia, Mary Daly worked narcotics cases involving gangs and international drug traffickers. Now, she's the Justice Department's point person on the biggest drug case of all—the opioid crisis that is killing an average of 115 Americans every day. Attorney GeneralÃâà...
The Seattle Times
April 9, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say a relative of a defendant who had just been convicted of murder attacked a federal prosecutor outside the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Washington Post reports that prosecutor Kendra Briggs and the murder victim's daughter were leaving the courthouseÃâà...
ABC News
March 29, 2018
In November, Sessions told lawmakers he had "directed senior federal prosecutors to evaluate certain issues," including whether the Justice Department or another special counsel should investigate allegations related to the concerns being raised by Republicans. In the new letter, Sessions names anÃâà...
MSNBC
March 4, 2018
New developments in the special counsel investigation show that Robert Mueller's team may be zeroing in on White House adviser and Pres. Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Sources tell NBC News that federal investigators are looking into whether or not Kushner's business dealings haveÃâà...
Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
March 3, 2018
Federal prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of more than 500 Bitcoin (BTC) (worth about about $5.5 mln) seized during the investigation of a group producing fake identity documents, according to the Ohio Department of Justice's March 1 news release. A federal grand jury has indicted four people fromÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
March 2, 2018
Indicted Portage Mayor James Snyder is asking a federal judge to remove the prosecutors handling his corruption case. Snyder, through his attorney Jackie Bennett, filed a motion asking a judge to disqualify two federal prosecutors from handling his case saying the two reviewed privileged attorney-clientÃâà...
ABC News
February 23, 2018
'Pharma-bro' Martin Shkreli should forfeit Wu Tang Clan album: Federal prosecutors. By Aaron Katersky. Close. Follow on ... Federal prosecutors said he should relinquish it, along with $5 million in cash and other assets, as part of his conviction for securities fraud. PHOTO: The Wu-Tang Clan performs MyÃâà...
The New Yorker
February 23, 2018
On October 11, 2001, Tom Wales, an Assistant United States Attorney in Seattle, became the only federal prosecutor in American history to be killed in the line of duty—if, in fact, he was killed in the line of duty. After more than sixteen years, the circumstances of his death and, most important, the identity ofÃâà...
Seattle Times
February 21, 2018
At the announcement on the Thomas Wales murder investigation Wednesday are, from right: U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein; Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan; FBI Seattle Special Agent in Charge Jay S. Tabb;... (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times) More. The appearance of U.S. Deputy AttorneyÃâà...
The Advocate
February 16, 2018
Sessions in January cancelled an Obama-era memo instructing federal prosecutors to largely ignore marijuana offenses in states that have legalized the drug, including Gardner's home state of Colorado. Gardner said Thursday his decision to drop the hold came after "productive" conversations with TrumpÃâà...
The Hill
February 13, 2018
The Wall Street Journal reported that five former federal prosecutors are planning to run this year. In 2016, according to the Journal, no former federal prosecutors ran. Chris Hunter — one of the five running — chose to leave his job as a federal prosecutor over concerns about what was going on at theÃâà...
Press Herald
February 6, 2018
The marijuana industry has been watching federal prosecutors in states with legalized weed like Oregon closely since Sessions rescinded the so-called Cole memo. U.S. attorneys in states where marijuana is legal under state law now face the delicate question of how to do their jobs and hew to the federalÃâà...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
December 31, 1999
Within the past month, Myhre left his job as first assistant to Interim U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson and took on new duties in the office as a senior litigation counsel, several former federal prosecutors who have spoken with office members told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. His new position comes with noÃâà...
