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3 Missouri men get probation in Capitol riot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three Springfield men charged with breaching the Capitol together during the Jan. 6 insurrection were sentenced in federal court Thursday to probation, a fine and community service.

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US justice department reaches $127.5m settlement with Parkland school shooting victims

Officials confirmed the monetary settlement with families of those wounded or killed in the 2018 high school shooting in Florida

The Guardian - US

Families of Parkland shooting victims to get $127.5m settlement for FBI inaction on gunman warnings

The shooting took place at a Florida high school in February 2018

The Independent UK

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Florida massacre families to get millions for FBI's inaction

Federal officials have confirmed that the U.S. Department of Justice has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the families of most of those killed and wounded in a 2018 Florida high school massacre over the FBI’s failure to stop the gunman even though it had received information he intended to attack

The Independent UK

Brazil was alleged intended recipient of US couple’s nuclear submarine secrets

Jonathan and Diana Toebbe are accused of trying to sell secrets to Brazil, which cooperated in an FBI operation against them

The Guardian - US

Snitches Get Riches From the FBI

Turning in your innocent friends and neighbors for having large amounts of cash is touted as a new source of income by the FBI.

Reason

Jury selection to begin in Fortenberry trial

WASHINGTON — A jury is set to be picked Wednesday that will decide whether Rep. Jeff Fortenberry lied to federal authorities who were investigating illegal contributions to the Nebraska Republican’s 2016 reelection campaign.

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Jury selection to begin in Fortenberry trial - Roll Call

Opening statements are also expected to begin Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles before Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr.

Roll Call

US Man Who Tried to Join ISIS Pleads Guilty

A 21-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty Monday to a terrorism-related charge after being arrested while trying to board a flight to join ISIS. Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams was arrested last June at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as he checked in for a flight to Cairo. He entered a guilty plea in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Feds reveal roots of domestic terrorism probe that led to killing Ruby Ridge figure

DETROIT — Eric Mark-Matthew Allport, the anti-government extremist hailed as a martyr by the Boogaloo movement, was shot and killed by FBI agents two years ago, steps away from a fully automatic machine gun and a mobile arsenal after vowing to kill law enforcement officers, court records show.

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Capitol rioter from Pennsylvania who lost job, marriage asks for leniency, but feds want jail for lies, lack of remorse

A Trump supporter from Ross, Pennsylvania, who lost her nursing job and her marriage to a Shaler police officer after she stormed the Capitol is asking for probation instead of the short jail term that prosecutors want.

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ZTE awaits judge's ruling after U.S. probation hearing

An FBI agent testified on Monday that Chinese nationals brought to the United States under research visas went to work for ZTE Corp in New Jersey - a possible sign the Chinese tech company violated its probation from a 2017 U.S. plea deal.

Reuters

Missouri man charged in Capitol riot denied going inside. His videos showed otherwise

Federal prosecutors have charged a northwest Missouri man in the Capitol insurrection, saying he denied breaching the building then later told agents that reviewing videos he took that day reminded him that he had indeed gone inside.

Tribune News Service

Minnesota Somali community on edge over FBI fraud allegations

MINNEAPOLIS — A recent meeting at Minneapolis' Karmel Mall was urgent for the Somali American leaders who convened it: FBI agents had been peppering business owners and shoppers with questions surrounding a fraud investigation involving government-funded child nutrition programs, and the leaders felt the whole community was once again under…

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Whitmer kidnap trial postponed amid COVID-19 exposure

DETROIT — A key participant in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the judge to halt one of the nation's most important cases of alleged extremism.

The Independent UK

‘I didn’t believe it for a moment’: Inside the case of ‘supermom’ Sherri Papini charged with faking kidnapping

A small city in California lived in fear after Sherri Papini claimed to have been abducted at gunpoint by masked Hispanic women. Five years later, she’s finally been charged with making it all up. Bevan Hurley writes

Reason

Corruption and Crackdowns in California's Marijuana Market

Black markets thrive under mismanaged legalization.

Tribune News Service

Feds reveal secret recordings as Whitmer kidnap testimony takes jurors inside alleged plot

DETROIT — Adam Fox, an accused ringleader of a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, posted online about being ready for a second Civil War months before first meeting federal informants, an FBI agent testified Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Judge: Legal filing by Durham team created a 'sideshow'

A judge handling the case of a lawyer charged with lying to the FBI during its probe into 2016 Russian election interference is reminding attorneys that their legal filings are under a “microscope.”

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Whitmer kidnap testimony shows alleged plot existed before FBI got involved

DETROIT — Adam Fox, an accused ringleader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, posted online about being ready for a second civil war months before first meeting federal informants, an FBI agent testified Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot ‘deeply offended’ by deferred prosecution deal keeping FBI mole Danny Solis out of prison

“This is a man who exploited his position ... to enrich himself, attempting to enrich others,” Lightfoot said. “There’s got to be consequences and accountability for that. It’s not enough for him to simply walk away. Sail off into the sunset. That sends the wrong message.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Bruce Weber goes out swinging after resigning as Kansas State basketball coach

The 65-year-old Weber was a largely unpopular pick when he was hired in 2012, shortly after he was fired by Illinois.

The Independent UK

Judge turns focus of Whitmer-kidnap trial to entrapment

The focus of a federal trial in Michigan has shifted directly to the question of whether the FBI hoodwinked four defendants into agreeing to a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Chicago Sun-Times

Mike Madigan accused by feds of hitting up Ald. Solis to help Madigan’s son win business

While Madigan’s family member was not identified by name in the indictment last week, the Sun-Times has learned it is his son, Andrew.

The Independent UK

Why FBI agents and informants could complicate trial of ‘Wolverine Watchmen’ accused in kidnap plot of Gretchen Whitmer

Amid questions of credibility, allegations of misconduct, and concerns of political bias, none of the FBI’s top three agents will testify on behalf of government’s prosecution, Justin Vallejo writes

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