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Judge Blocks Much of DHS Voter Fraud ahead of Midterm Elections

A federal judge has sharply limited a Trump administration operation that sent Homeland Security agents into nine states to ...
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Book Excerpt From ‘The Burden of Justice.’ Former DOJ Trial Attorney Shares the Moral Weight of Litigating Mass Shooting Cases.

It was not enough that PAL had failed to forward the tips; the plaintiff also had the burden of showing that forwarding the ...
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DOJ Watchdog Refuses To Investigate Botched Reflecting Pool Prosecution

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has declined to investigate the failed prosecution of a former Olympic canoeist ...
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Demoted Border Patrol Commander Now Selling $99 ‘Deport Them All’ Bourbon

Gregory Bovino’s latest pitch for mass deportations comes with a $99 price tag and a bottle of bourbon emblazoned with the ...
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New Chief Takes Helm at Border Patrol’s Laredo Sector

Border Patrol’s Laredo Sector has a new permanent leader. Joel Martinez, who served as the acting head since March, was officially sworn in as chief patrol agent of the sector during a ...
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FBI Headquarters Welcomes 2 New Leaders Appointed by Wray

FBI Director Christopher Wray appointed two leaders to key positions at the bureau’s headquarters. David G. Nanz, who most recently served as special agent in charge of the Springfield Field Office in ...
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Former Top FBI Agent Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison in Russian Oligarch Case

The former high-ranking FBI agent accused of working with a sanctioned Russian oligarch was sentenced to 50 months in prison on Thursday. Charles McGonigal, 55, pleaded guilty in August to conspiring ...
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Pennsylvania Woman Who Fatally Shot FBI Agent to Be Release from Prison

A Pennsylvania woman serving a 15-year prison sentence for fatally shooting an FBI agent at her home will soon be free of jail, the Associated Press reports. Christina Korbe shot Special Agent Samuel ...
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Chris Clem Takes Helm at Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector

Chris T. Clem, a 25-year veteran of the Border Patrol, has been tapped to serve as chief patrol agent in the Yuma Sector in Arizona. The appointment comes just five months after he took the helm at ...
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Former FBI Agent Seeks To Overturn Murder Conviction With New Whitey Bulger Evidence

A former FBI agent convicted in a mob-related murder case is pointing to an unlikely defender in his latest attempt to clear ...
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FBI Field Offices Get New Leaders in Alaska, Maryland, Mississippi

FBI Director Christopher Wray has appointed three new leaders of bureau field offices in Alaska, Maryland, and Mississippi. The FBI made the announcements Monday. Rebecca A. Day has been named special ...
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James A. Dawson Named Special Agent in Charge of Criminal And Cyber Division of Washington Field Office

James A. Dawson has been named special agent in charge of the Criminal and Cyber Division of the Washington Field Office, the FBI announced Monday. Dawson had been serving as special agent in charge ...