Feds Push For Up To Six-Year Sentence For Shomrim Leader
Federal prosecutors want a Brooklyn businessman to serve four to six years behind bars for bribing a cop in exchange for expedited gun permits, according to court documents.
Feds Probe Michael Flynn’s Ties To Russia
Counterintelligence agents have been probing President Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn over communications with Russian officials, a report says.
Feds Open Investigation Into Deadly Police Shooting
The U.S. Justice Department opened a federal civil rights investigation Wednesday into the videotaped police killing of a black man who was shot as officers wrestled with him on the pavement outside a convenience store.
Feds Investigating Video of US Marshal Destroying Woman’s Camera
A California woman was videotaping an arrest in a Los Angeles suburb recently when a rifle-toting police officer charged towards her and destroyed the recording device.
Feds Intercept Largest Ever Fentanyl Haul In New York City
A Colorado man was busted with 40 pounds of street -grade fentanyl the largest DEA seizure of the highly potent narcotic in New York history, authorities said Tuesday.
Feds Find Audio Recordings Made By Shomrim Leader
The feds have uncovered a trove of audio recordings that capture “dealings of questionable legality” by members of the NYPD raising the specter of more arrests in a bribery probe.
Feds Drop Fraud Case Against PE CEO Benjamin Wey
US prosecutors dropped criminal charges against a well-known promoter of Chinese reverse mergers after a federal judge threw out evidence obtained during a search of a New York apartment and office.
Feds Dismiss One Kidnapping Count In Rabbi Mendel Epstein Trial
Federal prosecutors in the conspiracy and kidnapping trial of a Lakewood rabbi on Monday dismissed one of the charges in a case alleging the religious leader arranged for Orthodox Jewish husbands to be held and tortured until they gave their wives religious divorces.
Feds Detail Crackdown On Undocumented Immigrants
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly moved Tuesday to implement a host of immigration enforcement changes ordered by President Trump, directing agency heads to hire thousands more officers, end so-called “catch-and-release” policies and begin work on the president’s promised U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Feds Continue Probing Public Official’s Pal For Corruption
Manhattan federal prosecutors continue to investigate a public official with ties to real-estate-investor-turned-government-snitch Jona Rechnitz, unsealed court documents show.