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Journalists Sue Trump Administration Over Border Surveillance Program
Five American journalists subject to controversial surveillance tactics at the border are now suing the Trump administration for allegedly violating their constitutionally-protected rights.
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EPA Prosecutions of Polluters Approach Quarter-Century Lows
Criminal prosecution and convictions of polluters have fallen to quarter-century lows under the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, deepening three years of overall enforcement declines, according to Justice Department statistics. And while the administration says it’s focusing on quality over quantity in pollution cases, using its enforcement resources to go after the biggest and worst offenders, an Associated Press analysis...
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Man Who Spoke of Hating Jews Held in Temple Bomb Plot: FBI
A man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested in a plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue, federal officials said Monday. The co-conspirators in the plot turned out to be undercover agents, who arrested the man shortly before he planned to bomb the synagogue early Saturday morning, according to court documents.
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White NJ Police Chief Accused of Slamming Black Man's Head Into Doorjam Convicted of Lying to FBI
A white former New Jersey police chief accused of slamming a handcuffed black man’s head into a doorjamb three years ago has been convicted of lying to the FBI
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New Jersey Jurors Returning to Mull Ex-Police Chief's Hate Crime Trial
Authorities allege that 62-year-old Frank Nucera, former Bordentown Township police chief, approached the 18-year-old prisoner from behind in September 2016 and smashed his head into a doorjamb.
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Jurors Returning to Mull Ex-New Jersey Police Chief's Hate Crime Trial
A jury resumes deliberations Monday in the federal trial of a white former New Jersey police chief accused of slamming a handcuffed black man’s head into a doorjamb three years ago.
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Civil Rights, Hate Crime Trial of NJ Ex-Police Chief to Open
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the federal trial of a white former New Jersey police chief accused of slamming a handcuffed black man’s head into a doorjamb.
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NYC Pharmacy Owner Busted in Monster Painkiller Scheme, Federal Prosecutors Say
The owner of a Staten Island pharmacy has been arrested on federal charges of illegally distributing tens of thousands of oxycodone pills and operating a healthcare fraud and kickback scheme, prosecutors say.
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High Profile Oakland Businessman Charged in Immigration Scam
Three people face federal charges in California for allegedly defrauding foreign investors in a jobs program overseen by U.S. immigration officials, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Ohio Man Charged With Allegedly Threatening AOC on Facebook
A 41-year-old Toledo, Ohio, man was charged Friday in a federal case alleging he made criminal threats against U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Facebook, NBC News reported. According to federal authorities, suspect Timothy J. Ireland Jr., 41, posted on social media, “She should be shot. Can’t fire me, my employer would load the gun for me.” The statement was...
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Alleged Crips Gang Member Convicted in Shooting of FBI Agent in Brooklyn
An alleged Crips gang member has been convicted in the ambush shooting of an FBI agent in Brooklyn
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Feds Arrest Ex-Education Secretary, 5 Others in Puerto Rico Corruption Probe
Puerto Rico’s former secretary of education and five other people were arrested Wednesday on charges of steering federal money to unqualified, politically connected contractors, federal officials said. Federal officials said Wednesday morning that former Education Secretary Julia Keleher; former Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration head Ángela Ávila-Marrero; businessmen Fernando Scherrer-Caillet and Alberto Velázquez-Piñol, and education contractors Glenda E. Ponce-Mendoza and...
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I-Team: Mysterious Central Park Explosion, Three Years Later
While authorities still don’t know who or where the bomb that blew off a college student’s leg came from, a bag from a New Jersey bakery may be the best clue that police have. The I-Team’s Chris Glorioso reports.
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I-Team: Has NYC Forgotten About the Mystery Central Park Bombing?
Investigators have released a flyer featuring a new clue in the unsolved case of a teenager who stepped on an explosive device in Central Park and lost part of his leg.
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Authorities Release New Evidence in Central Park Blast Mystery
Investigators have released a flyer featuring a new clue in the unsolved case of a teenager who stepped on an explosive device in Central Park and lost part of his leg.
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Hamas-Obsessed NJ Man Spoke of NYC Terror Attacks, Sent Money to Militants and Polled Instagram Audience ‘Should I Bomb Trump Tower?,' Court Documents Say
A 20-year-old New Jersey man who allegedly sent money abroad to Hamas militants in an effort to support the terror group also spoke of bombing Trump Tower and attacking the Israeli Consulate in New York, authorities say.
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Trump Tower, Jews Listed as NJ Man's Possible Targets
The suspect went to Trump Tower in Midtown to check out security, even allegedly laughing about the ways he could kill people in the area. NBC 4 New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Cartel Member Once Implicated in DEA Agent's Notorious 1985 Killing Arrested
A convicted drug trafficker implicated in the 1985 torture and killing of a DEA agent was arrested in Mexico and returned to California to face a charge of probation violation.
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Bronx Resident Who Discussed U.S. Attack, Joining ISIS Arrested at Montana Gun Range: Feds
An Albanian national who talked about joining ISIS and attacking random people to avenge a shooting at a New Zealand mosque was arrested at a gun range in Montana, authorities said.
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Bronx Man Arrested for Alleged Terror Plot
A Bronx man who allegedly talked about joining ISIS and attacking random people to avenge a shooting at a New Zealand mosque has been arrested. Jonathan Dienst reports.