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Former DEA agent sentenced to 5 years in prison for using badge to protect drug trafficking buddies

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Former DEA agent sentenced to 5 years in prison for using badge to protect drug trafficking buddies

BUFFALO, NY (AP) — In two decades of doorknocking for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Joseph Bongiovanni often took the risks of being “the lead breach,” meaning he was the first person in the room. On Wednesday, he felt a familiar uncertainty awaiting sentencing for using his DEA badge to protect childhood friends who became … Read more

Survivors of US military strike in Caribbean were legitimate targets for second strike, admiral tells lawmakers

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Survivors of US military strike in Caribbean were legitimate targets for second strike, admiral tells lawmakers

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – A U.S. military commander is expected to tell lawmakers on Thursday that survivors of a military strike in the Caribbean were legitimate targets for a second strike because their ship was still believed to be carrying illegal narcotics, a U.S. official told Reuters. On … Read more