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☆ U.S. Says Chinese Tried to Obstruct Huawei Prosecution
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Sadie Gurman | Dustin Volz | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Attorney General Merrick Garland said China tried to ‘undermine the integrity of our judicial system,’ during a press conference in Washington. WASHINGTON—Two Chinese intelligence officers tried to bribe a U.S. law-enforcement official to obtain what they believed was inside information about the U.S. criminal case against Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co., prosecutors alleged in a case unsealed Monday. The defendants, Guochun He and Zheng Wang, were charged in a federal criminal complaint filed in Brooklyn last week and made public on Monday. The charging papers don’t name Huawei, instead referring to an unnamed telecommunications company based in China. People familiar with the case said it concerns Huawei.

☆ U.S. to announce criminal cases against a 'nation-state' -Justice Department
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The top law enforcement officials in the United States will on Monday announce U.S. action targeting "malign influence schemes and alleged criminal activity" by a "nation-state actor," the Department of Justice said. The national security cases will be discussed at a news conference at 1:30 p.m. (1730 GMT), the department said in a statement, without giving further details. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe Justice Department also did not cite whether the schemes involved or were aimed at the Nov. 8 midterm U.S. elections. In July, the Justice Department filed charges over a multi-year political operation aimed a spreading Russian propaganda or influencing U.S. elections. In November 2021, the United States imposed Iran-related sanctions over attempts to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

☆ U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces charges against Chinese agents
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces charges against Chinese agentsU.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces charges against agents from the People's Republic of China.

☆ Chinese intelligence officers charged with obstructing Huawei prosecution as DOJ reveals 2 more cases of China interference
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Photo of He and Wang respectively included in D.O.J. Two Chinese intelligence officers have been criminally charged with attempting to obstruct the prosecution of the Huawei global telecommunications company by trying to steal confidential information about the case, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday. Garland also announced two more criminal cases related to efforts by the Chinese government to interfere in U.S. affairs. One in New Jersey charges three Chinese intelligence agents with conspiring to act in the United States as illegal agents on behalf of a foreign government. "As these cases demonstrate, the government of China sought to interfere with the rights and freedoms of individuals in the United States and to undermine our judicial system that protects those rights," Garland said.

☆ Suspicious packages, white powdery substances, and a 'swatting': Inside the threats federal judges are facing across the country
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The US Marshals Service has been responding to a remarkable rise in threats against federal judges. At least three times this year, the federal court in Washington, DC, received suspicious packages. Arriving just months apart, the packages sent to DC's federal courthouse served as reminders of threats judges are increasingly facing across the country. Lawmakers have blamed Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, for blocking legislation to help protect federal judges. Greg Nash/AP ImagesCongressional solutionsCongress has approved additional funding for bolstering the security of federal judges.

☆ Passengers in fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes are ‘crime victims,’ US judge says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A US judge in Texas ruled on Friday that people killed in two Boeing (BA) 737 MAX crashes are legally considered “crime victims,” a designation that will determine what remedies should be imposed. The deal capped a 21-month investigation into the design and development of the 737 MAX following the deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019. The families of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash of the Boeing 737 Max jet held a vigil in front of the US Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington, DC on Sept. 10, 2019. Boeing wants Congress to waive a December deadline imposed by the legislation for the FAA to certify the MAX 7 and MAX 10. Last month, Boeing paid $200 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges it misled investors about the MAX.

Prosecutors on Monday asked the judge to sentence Bannon to six months in prison, while Bannon's attorneys had sought probation. Bannon has played an instrumental role in right-wing media and has promoted right-wing causes and candidates in the United States and abroad. In addition to Bannon, prosecutors have charged former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro with contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the same committee, with a Nov. 17 trial date set. Friday's sentencing does not end Bannon's legal troubles. Trump is facing a federal criminal investigation over the removal of sensitive government records from the White House.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterProsecutor J.P. Cooney said at Friday's hearing that Bannon chose to "thumb his nose at Congress." Bannon, 68, served as Trump's chief White House strategist during 2017 before a falling out between them that was later patched up. "Today was my judgment day by the judge," Bannon told reporters. In addition to Bannon, prosecutors have charged former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro with contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the same committee, with a Nov. 17 trial date set. "A more egregious contempt of Congress would have been to say 'Screw you Congress, take your subpoena and shove it!'"

After James announced the lawsuit, Trump in a social media post called the action "Another Witch Hunt." NEW YORK CRIMINAL PROBEThe Trump Organization is set to go on trial on Oct. 24 on New York state criminal tax fraud charges. Legal experts said Trump may have violated at least three Georgia criminal election laws: conspiracy to commit election fraud, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud and intentional interference with performance of election duties. A California federal judge said on Wednesday in a separate lawsuit that Trump had knowingly made false voter fraud claims in a Georgia election lawsuit, according to emails the judge reviewed. read moreIt is not immediately clear what ramifications Trump could face from the ruling.

☆ DOJ says it needs more money for the Jan. 6 probe. The next spending bill may be its last chance.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says it is in critical need of more money to bring the Jan. 6 rioters to justice. The Justice Department has told Congress that more than $34 million in funding is "critically needed" to fund the investigation. “The cases are unprecedented in scale and is expected to be among the most complex investigations prosecuted by the Department of Justice,” the Justice Department wrote to the legislative branch. Before they broke for recess, lawmakers involved in the talks told NBC News that the fate of the Justice request was still unsettled. I don’t have any problem giving the Justice Department the resources it needs to do that,” he said.

☆ Democratic Lawmakers Ask Justice Department to Publish Data on Corporate Crime
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Dylan Tokar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

A trio of Democratic lawmakers is asking the U.S. Justice Department to publicly disclose data related to its prosecution of corporate crime. ), comes after a top Justice Department official said data showed a decline in corporate criminal prosecutions. “We need to do more and move faster.”Sen. Durbin serves as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which plays an oversight role over the Justice Department. The federal government hasn’t published a comprehensive report on corporate crime trends since 1979, the Democratic lawmakers said Thursday. A Justice Department report titled “Illegal Corporate Behavior” recommended that the agency start publicizing enforcement data through the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

☆ DOJ looks to Congress for more money to continue Jan. 6 investigation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDOJ looks to Congress for more money to continue Jan. 6 investigationNBC’s Sahil Kapur joins Shep Smith to report the Dept. of Justice is running out of money for its investigation of the January 6 insurrection, and now could be the best chance for it to get more funding from Congress, ahead of the midterms. Attorney General Merrick Garland has called the investigation the most wide-ranging in the department’s history.

☆ Former DOJ official says Trump's reaction to the January 6 panel is starting to look like the makings of an insanity defense
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former DOJ official Neal Katyal commented on Donald Trump's 14-page response to the DOJ. Katyal said he did not think the response would help Trump unless he was trying to plead insanity. He said Trump's response was "evidence" of an insanity plea. But it does seem to dig the hole in deeper for Donald Trump," Katyal told MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart. A representative at Trump's post-presidential press office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Moscow blocked access to a Ukrainian website for Russian soldiers who want to surrender after it was bombarded with requests
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Russian government on Sunday blocked access to a Ukrainian site for soldiers who want to surrender. The Roskomsvoboda Project, a Russian anti-censorship organization, reported the Prosecutor General's Office blocked the site. On Sunday, The Roskomsvoboda Project, a non-governmental Russian anti-censorship organization, reported that access to the site had been blocked under the authority of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office. "The project was blocked twice… The first time was by a "mask" when access to all domains and subdomains was restricted, the second was just the entire website," Russian newspaper Kommersant reported the Roskomsvoboda Project said of the blocked site. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, which runs the Hochu Zhit website, and the Government of the Russian Federation did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

Jabin Botsford/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoPORTLAND, Oregon, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden described as "devastating" testimony and video from a Jan. 6 committee hearing two days ago, featuring congressional leaders in tense phone calls with Pentagon and White House officials during the assault on the U.S. Capitol. "I think it’s been devastating," Biden said when asked about the latest hearing. Some of the video footage came from the family of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi present at the Capitol that day. Pence responded that the Secret Service thought more attention would be drawn if he and his entourage left the Capitol, Pelosi said. The House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by Donald Trump's supporters voted unanimously on Thursday to subpoena the former president, a move that could lead to criminal charges if he does not comply.

☆ Biden said the Jan. 6 committee has made a 'fairly overwhelming' case and called the newly released footage 'devastating'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Jan. 6 committee met on Thursday and unanimously voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump. "I think the testimony, the video are absolutely devastating," Biden said, during an unscheduled trip to Baskin-Robbins. "I mean, the case has been made, it seems to me fairly overwhelming," Biden said on Saturday, commenting on the facts presented by the House committee. During Thursday's hearing, the Jan. 6 House committee unanimously voted to subpoena Trump, who said he would only speak to the committee if his comments were televised live, The New York Times reported. House Committee did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Obama says 'a lot of voters' got 'complacent' when Roe v. Wade was the law of the land
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former President Obama said "a lot of voters" became "complacent" when Roe v. Wade was the law. Obama remarked on Roe and the Supreme Court during a recent episode of "Pod Save America." Roe v. Wade. Obama successfully nominated two justices to the Supreme Court during his presidency — Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — who were part of the minority of justices who sought to keep Roe in place. In 2017, then-President Donald Trump would go on to successfully nominate conservative Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and later selected Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.

☆ Kevin McCarthy made a 'huge tactical' mistake by not putting Republicans on the Jan. 6 panel, politics expert says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In an unprecedented move, the Jan. 6 House panel on Thursday subpoenaed Donald Trump to testify. The nine-member panel only has two Republicans — neither of whom were appointed by Rep. Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy's decision not to participate in the probe was ultimately a "mistake," a politics expert said. The nine-member House Select Committee investigating the 2021 insurrection includes seven Democrats and two Republicans, all of whom were appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. His decision ensured that the bipartisan panel was staffed only by Trump critics and nary a sensitive vote for the former president.

☆ How the White House is bracing for potential charges against Hunter Biden
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

President Joe Biden has stood by his son Hunter as he reportedly awaits possible criminal charges. But the White House faces a complicated communications challenge if federal agents move forward. But the White House faces a complicated communications challenge if federal agents investigating Hunter Biden move forward with charges against him on tax crimes and a false statement on a gun application. Experts say one thing the White House must not do is contact the Justice Department about the case. Republicans are itching to investigate Hunter Biden if they win control of Congress in the midterm elections.

Decades later, prosecutors should be thinking about whether that same statute could be used against former President Donald Trump, his inner circle and even Giuliani himself. First, there was an allegedly criminal effort to win the presidency, including through a foreign-influence campaign. Third, there was the allegedly criminal effort to monetize the presidency, including by using Trump’s hotels and golf clubs in ways that may constitute corruption. Fifth, there was the allegedly criminal effort to protect Trump’s future political prospects by obstructing the House’s Jan. 6 commission. Sixth, and finally, there was the allegedly criminal effort to conceal state secrets at Mar-a-Lago — although Trump’s reasons for holding onto confidential documents remain unclear.

☆ 8 Akron officers involved in fatal shooting of Jayland Walker to return to duty
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Eight Akron police officers on leave after being involved in the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker will return to duty but in administrative roles, the city’s police chief said Tuesday. The officers were placed on paid administrative leave following the fatal shooting of Walker, 25, who was shot 46 times in a hail of police gunfire during a foot chase June 27. The death of Walker, who was Black, sparked protests in Akron, demands for a transparency and accountability, and a federal investigation. After Walker got out of the car and ran on foot, officers chased him and opened fire. Police said when body camera footage of the shooting was released that Walker turned towards officers before he was shot.

☆ Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend shares the moment he found out she had been killed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Scott Stump | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Kenny Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, has opened up in an emotional interview about the stunning moment he learned she had been killed by police. While executing a drug search warrant at Taylor’s apartment in Louisville, officers opened fire after Walker, believing an intruder was trying to break in, fired a gun toward the door. In August, four former Louisville police officers were federally charged with violating Taylor’s civil rights in the raid that led to her death. Former detective Joshua Jaynes, who obtained the search warrant, is accused of misleading investigators probing the shooting, NBC News reported in August. “The federal charges announced today allege that members of the Place-Based Investigations unit falsified the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant of Ms. Taylor’s home,” Garland said.

☆ Biden to pardon thousands of people with federal marijuana convictions and encourage states to do the same
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden announced he is pardoning thousands of people with federal marijuana convictions. Biden said in a statement "no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana." The White House is also considering a change to the scheduling of marijuana under federal law. In his statement, Biden said he is asking Attorney General Merrick Garland and Health Secretary Xavier Becerra to begin a review of marijuana's federal scheduling. "Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana," Biden said.

☆ Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says people approach her with 'a profound sense of pride' over her appointment to the high court
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-02 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ketanji Brown Jackson says people approach her with "a profound sense of pride" over her SCOTUS appointment. Jackson, the first Black woman to sit on the court, made the remarks after her investiture ceremony. "People from all walks of life approach me with what I can only describe as a profound sense of pride. The ramifications of the decision has been stark, with many states instituted near-total abortion bans, while some have expanded abortion rights. In joining the court, Jackson has succeeded Stephen Breyer, who sat on the court from 1994 until his formal retirement in June.

☆ Merrick Garland and a Michigan Mother
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The National School Boards Association has apologized for its infamous letter to President Biden last September suggesting “threats” and “acts of violence” at raucous public school board meetings “could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism.” But Attorney General Merrick Garland ’s memo to the FBI to investigate parents still stands. And if you want to understand why parents are still upset, look no further than what happened to a Michigan mother who complained to the Chippewa Valley school board. Sandra Hernden ’s son Conor has special needs, and since the Covid pandemic she’s been complaining that the board’s policies—from closures to virtual learning—led to her son’s GPA dropping to 1.5 from 3.5. Board members responded to her criticism by reporting her first to her then-employer, the Harper Woods police department, and then to the Department of Justice.

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