Comey indictment is ‘unprecedented’ and ‘vindictive’, says former prosecutorpublished at 02:32 BST 02:32 BST Former prosecutor Laurie Levenson has just spoken to the BBC and says Comey’s indictment is “unprecedented” and “troubling”. “It is troubling because the prior prosecutor who evaluated this case said they did not have evidence to prove it,” she said. “Everything about this smacks of vindictive …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — James Comey was charged Thursday with lying to Congress in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies. The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official involved in one of Trump’s chief grievances, the long-concluded investigation into …
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Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey leaves the Rayburn House Office Building after testifying to two House committees on Dec. 7, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Justice Department has leveled charges against former FBI Director James Comey, after President Trump demanded prosecutors speed up their pace in an …
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iPhone 17 Pro has been in users’ hands for a few days now, so we’re starting to get fresh details on the device. Today, ChargerLAB has shared its findings after testing iPhone 17 Pro Max’s charging speeds, and the results show big upgrades over last year. Charging speeds for iPhone 17 Pro Max hit 36W, up 20% over last year …
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Luigi Mangione asked a US judge to dismiss his federal indictment or bar prosecutors from seeking the death penalty, arguing statements by Attorney General Pam Bondi and others have violated his rights. Mangione, 27, who has pleaded not guilty, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson in December outside a midtown Manhattan hotel and arrested days …
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NEW YORK (AP) — A Harvard Business School graduate was arrested Thursday on fraud charges alleging he swindled fellow alumni of the prestigious school out of over $4 million in a Ponzi scheme, even assuring one investor they would soon “brag” about their “crazy gains” at the school’s reunion. Vladimir Artamonov, 46, was taken into custody in Elkridge, Maryland, where …
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NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) — A suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid at his ex-girlfriend’s home in the rolling farmland of southern Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who came to arrest him, killing three of them, a prosecutor said Thursday. Police arriving at the scene at about 2:10 p.m. Wednesday noticed the door to the home was unlocked even …
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Eight defendants are now facing federal fraud charges in connection with allegations of Medicaid fraud carried out by Housing Stabilization Services providers. Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Joseph Thompson announced on Thursday the first round of charges for people who abused a program that he declared to be “riddled with fraud.” Those defendants were involved in four companies that billed …
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Executives at a company that owns strip clubs around the country have been charged with bribing a New York official with free trips to some of the venues and with private dances to avoid paying more than $8 million in sales taxes, authorities said Tuesday. Houston-based RCI Hospitality Holdings and its corporate leaders received favorable treatment during at least six …
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A New York State judge on Tuesday agreed to dismiss two terrorism-related charges against Luigi Mangione, including one that had accused him of first-degree murder. He will still face trial for murder in the second degree of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson in December last year. Mangione is charged with shooting and killing Thompson outside of a hotel in Manhattan, where UnitedHealthcare was holding an …
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