LAX traveler had 71 pounds of meth-soaked clothing, prosecutors say
A 31-year-old man was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after trying to check two suitcases filled with clothing caked in methamphetamine — including a cow pajama onesie, federal prosecutors…
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California overdose death linked to opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, federal prosecutors say
A Santa Clarita man was charged this week in what federal prosecutors believe is the country’s first death due to a synthetic opioid three times stronger than fentanyl. Benjamin Anthony…
Read More »Bondsman Bailed Women Out of Jail in Exchange for Sex Acts, Prosecutors Say
Bruce Moncrief, a Central Florida bail bondsman, was charged with human trafficking and racketeering charges. Investigators said the women, held in county jails, paid him with sexual favors. Source link
Read More »Two Key Prosecutors in Trump Documents Case Leave Special Counsel’s Office
The departures amount to a tacit acknowledgment that any trial in that case will not happen for many months, if not years. Source link
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Japan prosecutors indict ruling party faction members amid political fundraising scandal – JURIST
Japanese prosecutors indicted several individuals from three factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) amidst political a fundraising scandal on Friday, according to local media. Former accountants of the…
Read More »Congress Put Independent Prosecutors In Charge of US Military Cases of Sexual Assault, Other Crimes
The U.S. military has decided to put independent lawyers in charge of how it investigates and prosecutes cases of sexual assault and other major crimes, sidelining commanders after years of…
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Prosecutors Say There’s No Need For A Second Trial Of FTX Founder
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Read More »Japanese Prosecutors Raid Democratic Party Offices Amid Political Funding Scandal
Prosecutors have raided the offices of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party amid a political funding scandal concerning allegations that party officials failed to declare a combined 600 million yen ($4.18…
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Los Angeles-to-Baltimore drug pipeline behind triple homicide in Porter Ranch, prosecutors say
Travis Reid was frustrated. Three packages of cash the Baltimore drug dealer had mailed to his cocaine supplier in Los Angeles had gone missing. Out $377,000, Reid thought the supplier,…
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Prosecutors request emergency evidentiary seal amid major leaks in Trump Georgia election interference case – JURIST
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a request Tuesday for an emergency seal of evidence related to the Georgia election interference case against former US President Donald Trump and…
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Every Prosecutor’s Office Should Be Investing in Data
Local prosecutors hold enormous power over the outcomes of criminal cases. Their decisions – whether to file a case, what charges to bring, what dispositions to offer, and what sentences…
Read More »Missouri Prosecutor’s Refile Murder Case That Inspired TV Miniseries
A Missouri prosecutor has dropped and refiled the murder case against Pamela Hupp, who was charged with first-degree murder in July 2021 for allegedly killing her friend, Betsy Faria, a…
Read More »Northern Ireland Prosecutors Respond To Low Rate of Hate Crime Prosecutions
Victims of race-based hate crimes have been failed by the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland, according to an analysis of police data by Amnesty International’s North Ireland division earlier…
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Prosecutors Detail Evidence Against Sam Bankman-Fried
Prosecutors in the criminal case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, on Monday provided the most detailed account to date of the evidence they plan…
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