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US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion

The Justice Department has filed war crime charges against four members of the Russian military accused of abducting and torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine in a first-of-its-kind case

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023

Prosecutors cite Trump's history of false election claims as evidence of motive

Prosecutors want to use evidence of former President Trump's baseless statements about election fraud and his embrace of rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, to bolster the election interference case against him.

WEKU · Dec 5, 2023

Mike Johnson admits to protecting Jan 6 rioters from charges

‘We don’t want them to be retaliated against and to be charged by the DOJ’

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Texas prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used during 2020 protests

A Texas prosecutor is dropping most of the charges levied against police officers in Austin over tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd’s killing

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

Banque Pictet To Pay Nearly $123 Mn Over Secret Bank Accounts

Banque Pictet et Cie will pay nearly $123 million under a deferred prosecution agreement in which the private bank admitted to helping US taxpayers evade $50.6 million in taxes, US officials announced Monday.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023

Divided US High Court Hears Challenge To $6bn Purdue Opioid Settlement

The US Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday as it heard a challenge to Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the Sackler family that controlled the drugmaker from future litigation.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023

Former US Ambassador Charged With Spying For Cuba

A former US ambassador to Bolivia and member of the National Security Council has been charged with spying for Cuba for 40 years, the Justice Department announced Monday.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023

Ex-ambassador charged with serving as secret agent for Cuba's intelligence services for decades

The Justice Department says a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a covert agent for Cuba’s intelligence services since at least 1981

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

Former US Ambassador to Bolivia, Manuel Rocha, Arrested on Suspicion of Being a Cuban Agent

Rocha's diplomatic career spanned 25 years, mainly in Latin America during the Cold War era

Latin Times · Dec 4, 2023

US High Court To Hear Challenge To $6bn Purdue Opioid Settlement

The US Supreme Court is to hear a challenge on Monday to Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement immunizing the family that controlled the drugmaker from future litigation.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023