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Patrick Spilotro, who helped the feds nab Joey Lombardo after his brothers’ murders, dies at 85

Patrick Spilotro told a judge in 2009 that, “the deaths of my brothers, as significant as it was, is not what defines this family. Family is what defines this family. And anyone with a family knows no one is perfect.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Another Coloradan charged in connection with Jan. 6 insurrection

Another Coloradan has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Tribune News Service

What's next in the investigation of the Supreme Court leak?

Chief Justice John Roberts, in ordering an investigation into an “egregious breach of trust” in the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion, has tasked a relatively unknown court official to carry out what could be one of the most high-profile investigation in decades

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Mark Jackson’s controversial candidacy and Vivek Ranadive’s role in Kings’ coaching search

Mark Jackson, one of the top candidates in Sacramento’s search for a new head coach, went to the FBI in 2012 after an extramarital affair led to an extortion scandal involving a stripper, her accomplice and some nude photographs.

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Oklahoma Senator Jessica Garvin Receives Serious Threats Over Cannabis License Fees, FBI Investigates

Senator Jessica Garvin (R-OK) of the Oklahoma Senate received a threatening voicemail over a bill that aims to raise the license fees for the state medical cannabis grow operations, reported NonDoc.

Benzinga

Leader of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang, which kidnapped American missionaries, is flown to US

The leader of an infamous gang behind an ongoing armed conflict with another gang in Haiti was flown by federal agents from Port-au-Prince to the United States on Tuesday in connection with last year’s kidnapping of 16 American missionaries.

Miami Herald

What to stream: Documentary turns spotlight back on 'Spring Awakening' cast

Debuting Tuesday, May 3, on HBO Max is a documentary taking a look at a reunion 15 years in the making. “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known” follows the reunion concert of the original cast of the eight-time Tony winning musical “Spring Awakening,” benefiting The Actor’s Fund. The film, directed by…

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Couple kicked off plane after homophobic slurs, rant about US ‘becoming China’ and praising ‘king’ Elon Musk

Husband claims to be ex-FBI agent in the bizarre tirade

The Independent UK

Nicholas Goldberg: Why do we still honor J. Edgar Hoover's racist, homophobic legacy?

Fifty years ago this week — on May 2, 1972 — J. Edgar Hoover, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, died at his home near Washington's Rock Creek Park, and was found the next morning by his housekeeper slumped on the floor next to his bed.

Los Angeles Times

Lawyers for man convicted of killing off-duty Chicago police officer allege department hid evidence in murder investigation

CHICAGO — Chicago police scrubbed evidence that could have helped clear a man convicted of the murder of off-duty Officer Clifton Lewis, and kept further evidence hidden from both prosecutors and defense attorneys, a new court filing alleges.

Chicago Tribune

The FBI Secretly Searched Americans' Digital Communications 3.4 Million Times Last Year

Plus: A questionable algorithm can sic state social workers on families, governments aren't the only entities that can expand contraceptive access, and more...

Reason

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau is correct in claim that southwest suburb’s crime at nearly three-decade low

In his bid for Congress, Mayor Keith Pekau is touting the downward turn in reported crimes during his tenure. While the statistics bear him out, there was a spike in violent crime his first year in office.

Chicago Sun-Times

FBI joins hunt for female prison officer, 56, missing with ‘killer’ in Alabama

A female prison officer is missing with a murder suspect after escorting him to court in Alabama.

Evening Standard

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Salon

The end of "Ozark" is nigh

Salon recaps the first two episodes of the second half of Season 4, saying goodbye to the Byrdes for good

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NXIVM sex cult leader Keith Raniere alleges FBI tampered with evidence, wants new trial

NEW YORK — NXIVM sex cult leader Keith Raniere is asking for a new trial on grounds the FBI allegedly tampered with a photo of a nude woman to make it seem as if she was underage.

Reuters

How military technology reaches Russia in breach of U.S. export controls

By his own account, Ilias Sabirov, a Moscow businessman, had supplied Russia's military with high-performance computer chips made in the United States for years.

WEKU

Michigan man faces hate crime charges after threatening BLM supporters, DOJ says

The case is currently being investigated by the FBI and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is prosecuting the case.

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The Independent UK

Lawyers spar over DNA swab on suspect in NYC subway shooting

Two weeks after a man was accused of terrorizing the New York City subway system, prosecutors and his defense attorneys are sparring over an FBI jailhouse visit to the suspect

The Independent UK

Report calls out abuse of social media by Minneapolis police

Among the scathing findings of an investigation launched after the police killing of George Floyd is that the Minneapolis Police Department used covert or fake social media accounts to target Black activists and organizations

Tribune News Service

Lawyers for accused Brooklyn subway shooter accuse feds of illegally taking DNA sample

NEW YORK — FBI agents may have violated the rights of accused subway shooter Frank James by taking multiple DNA samples from him this week without first contacting his lawyers, the lawyers complain in a court filing.

The Independent UK

Brooklyn subway shooting suspect’s rights were violated by FBI taking his DNA, lawyer says

Attorneys for Frank James say FBI failed to inform them of DNA swab in his Brooklyn cell

McClatchy Washington Bureau

US seeks to keep Moïse assassination suspects’ FBI, DEA ties under wraps

MIAMI — The undercover work of former U.S. government informants suspected of plotting to kill Haiti’s president has compelled Miami federal prosecutors to seal off evidence about their past activities in the interest of U.S. national security, saying the information is classified and cannot be turned over to the defense…

Chicago Sun-Times

This week in history: Coretta Scott King under surveillance

The FBI spied on both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, who was born this week. But the surveillance didn’t end after the civil rights leader’s death.

The Independent UK

Ozark: What happened in season 4 part 1 finale and what does it mean?

First seven episodes of latest season are on Netflix now

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