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Corruption and Crackdowns in California's Marijuana Market

Black markets thrive under mismanaged legalization.

Reason · Mar 12, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022

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.”

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022

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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.

Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2022

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 · Mar 10, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Dueling portraits emerge as domestic terror trial begins in Whitmer kidnap case

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Opening statements Wednesday in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered contrasting narratives colliding in one of the nation's most important cases of violent extremism.

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2022

FBI impersonator convicted of defrauding California immigrants

LOS ANGELES — A 44-year-old man has been convicted of impersonating an FBI agent and wire fraud after scamming immigrants in a California town, authorities said.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2022

Whitmer kidnap plotters wanted to help spark second Civil War, feds say

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Prosecutors marked the start of the domestic terrorism trial of four men accused of scheming to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday by cataloging the alleged acts of angry men who built bombs, hatched violent plans and amassed an arsenal in hopes of sparking a…

Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2022

Amid congressional focus on HBCUs, Senate Democrats to huddle at Howard University - Roll Call

With an increasing spotlight on historically Black colleges and universities, Senate Democrats will conduct a retreat at Howard University.

Roll Call · Mar 9, 2022

Lawyer: Man charged in Whitmer plot swayed by FBI informant

A lawyer for one of the men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 has told jurors he was a near-homeless, pot-smoking “misfit” who was influenced by an FBI informant whom he met at a protest

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2022

Judge grants Sherri Papini's release in missing-woman hoax case; prosecutors say 'super mom' tried to run from feds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sherri Papini, the Redding mother accused of orchestrating an elaborate abduction hoax in 2016 and lying to federal agents about it, was allowed to leave jail on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Who is Elena Branson? US-Russia citizen charged with illegally acting as Russian agent

US-Russia dual citizen opened ‘propaganda center’, sought an audience with Trump and corresponded with Putin and other officials, according to federal prosecutors

Al Jazeera · Mar 8, 2022

First US Capitol riot trial: Defendant convicted on all counts

Guilty verdict could give US prosecutors more leverage in plea negotiations with other January 6 riot defendants.

France 24 · Mar 8, 2022

Texas man convicted on all counts in first trial of Capitol Hill rioters

A Texas man was convicted on all counts Tuesday stemming from his role in the January 6 Capitol riot, including obstruction of justice for telling his teenage children not to speak to investigators. The obstruction charge alone carries a possible sentence of 20 years.

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The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Texas man is found guilty in first jury trial over Capitol riot and now faces up to 60 years in prison

Guy Reffitt was a member of ‘Three Percenters’, a militia group named after American colonists who defeated the British during the Revolutionary War.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 8, 2022

Dozens of bomb threats have HBCUs looking to Biden for support, FBI for answers

WASHINGTON — February should have been a month of celebration. But for many historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, it was a time of anxiety, frustration and terror.

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2022

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2022

Angela Davis on the power of protest: ‘We can’t do anything without optimism’

In 1972, the former Black Panther was facing the death penalty. Five decades after the campaign for her release went global, she still believes people are the ‘motors of history’

Los Angeles Times · Mar 5, 2022

Supreme Court deals setback to Muslims suing FBI over spying on a California mosque

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback Friday to three Muslim men in Orange County, California, who have been suing the FBI for spying on their mosques in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2022

California jogger Sherri Papini staged own violent kidnapping, FBI says

Papini’s 2016 disappearance was long cloaked in confusion, as a friend raised funds for a ‘reverse ransom’

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Why did it take five years to charge ‘supermom’ Sherri Papini with fabricating her own abduction?

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