NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Manhattan is asking for more information from the Justice Department as it weighs its request to unseal records from the sex-trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on Tuesday ordered the Justice Department to tell him what materials it plans to … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A court official has dismissed a Justice Department complaint accusing a federal judge of “hostile and flagrant” misconduct during hearings in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops serving in the military. The complaint accused US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, DC, of improperly questioning a government attorney … Read more
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday tossed out criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey based on a procedural error, an extraordinary blow to the Justice Department in a case President Donald Trump sought as part of a campaign against perceived political enemies. US District Judge Michael Nachmanoff in … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW Former Arizona news anchor sentenced to 10 years in prison for federal wire fraud conspiracy Prosecutors say Stephanie Hockridge, a former employee of Phoenix news station ABC15, was involved in a pandemic-era wage protection program (PPP) loan scheme. Hockridge and her husband created false payroll records, tax documents and bank statements … Read more