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A Cavalcade of Paranoia

It's episode 399 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason

Sarah Lawrence sex cult leader suffers apparent seizure — after feds mistakenly release list of prostitution clients

NEW YORK — The trial of accused Sarah Lawrence College sex cult leader Lawrence Ray descended into chaos Tuesday as the alleged abuser was wheeled out of the courthouse on a stretcher — and the Justice Department mistakenly released a list of well-heeled johns who paid to have sex with…

Tribune News Service

Pence spent Jan 6 at underground Senate loading dock, Secret Service confirms

‘It is wild to see that he was in a loading dock in an underground parking garage beneath the Capitol complex,’ journalist Jonathan Karl says

The Independent UK

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FBI Will Publish Long-Delayed Police Use-of-Force Data

Lack of participation from police departments has stymied the FBI's national use-of-force database for the past three years, but FBI Director Christopher Wray said a required threshold has finally been met.

Reason

US expands travel bans on Chinese officials for persecution

The Biden administration is expanding travel bans on Chinese officials whom it accuses of repressing ethnic and religious minorities

The Independent UK

Justice Department accuses Google of hiding business communications

The government says the tech giant is hiding business documents by misusing attorney-client privilege.

Axios

UnitedHealth Group blasts DOJ arguments in lawsuit over Change Healthcare deal

UnitedHealth Group is mounting a vigorous defense of its proposed $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare by arguing a Justice Department lawsuit to block the deal puts forward theories with "no basis in fact and law" about how competition could be harmed.

Tribune News Service

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Former Trump aide Steve Bannon tells followers to ‘take down the illegitimate Biden regime’

Former White House chief strategist’s latest rant against Biden comes as Trump-backed candidates flounder

The Independent UK

U.S. Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy case

U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu – a former political refugee – were targeted in a spying operation ahead of the Beijing Olympics that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu said

The Independent UK

Chinese operative accused in plot to undermine US candidate

Five people accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese government have been charged with plotting to stalk and harass Chinese dissidents living in the United States

The Independent UK

Breonna Taylor’s mom asks DOJ to charge officers for her death

The mother of Breonna Taylor, the Louisville woman who was shot and killed during a police raid at her apartment in March 2020, met with Justice Department officials to ask them to charge the officers involved in her daughter’s death.

Tribune News Service

Emmett Till’s family calls for murder charges against accuser in 1955 lynching

Justice Department reopened, then closed, renewed probe into Black teenager’s killing

The Independent UK

Some Jan. 6 trials are on hold. Why? There's too much evidence

WASHINGTON — The amount of evidence collected as part of the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection rivals what the Hubble telescope has amassed in its three-decade orbit. And sorting through it all has ground many of its criminal cases to a halt.

Los Angeles Times

Ukrainian man charged in major ransomware spree extradited to U.S. - Justice Dept

A Ukrainian man charged last year with conducting one of the most severe ransomware attacks against U.S. targets has been extradited to the United States and made a court appearance on Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Did Amazon violate federal laws? Lawmakers ask for DOJ probe

Lawmakers have made good on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Amazon and its senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other laws in testimony on its competition practices

Benzinga

US Lawmakers Urge DOJ To Probe Amazon: WSJ

A U.S. congressional committee urged the Justice Department to investigate Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) for potential criminal obstruction of Congress, the Wall Street Journal reports. The committee alleged Amazon's refusal to disclose information as part of its investigation into Amazon's competitive practices. Amazon allegedly attempted to cover up a lie that Amazon told lawmakers…

Benzinga

DOJ, SEC Investigate Possible Insider Trading Violation On Microsoft-Activision Deal: WSJ

Federal prosecutors and securities regulators are investigating three men with an unrealized profit of ~$60 million on the options trade, betting on Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI), the Wall Street Journal reports. The Justice Department investigated for possible violation of insider-trading law by the options trades violated insider-trading laws. The SEC…

Miami Herald

Former Proud Boys leader Tarrio arrested in Miami on Jan. 6 Capitol attack charges

MIAMI — Federal agents on Tuesday arrested former Proud Boys national chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio in Miami on conspiracy charges alleging he played a leadership role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol while Congress was certifying the presidential election.

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The Independent UK

Pro-Trump fundraiser accused over $6.8m fraud says it’s all ‘that b****’ Hillary Clinton’s’ fault

David Schamens claims to have testified against Hillary Clinton before a secret grand jury in 1997, purporting to have evidence of illegal campaign contributions ‘out of China’

The Independent UK

‘She corresponded with Putin himself’: US-Russia citizen charged with acting as illegal Russian agent, prosecutors say

Justice Department alleges Elena Branson ‘actively subverted’ US laws to promote Russian agenda

Tribune News Service

Texas militia member found guilty in first Jan. 6 trial

WASHINGTON — The first person to go on trial over charges stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection was found guilty, a crucial victory for the U.S. Justice Department as it continues to prosecute hundreds of other rioters.

Tribune News Service

Proud Boys former leader Enrique Tarrio charged with conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group, was charged with conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and arrested Tuesday, the Justice Department said.

Reuters

How U.S. law enforcement could take control of Russian oligarchs' assets

The U.S. Justice Department last week launched a task force aimed at choking off assets that Russian oligarchs own in the United States, part of Washington's efforts to pressure Moscow to cease its invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Former Fox News director indicted for violating Crimea sanctions and helping Russian billionaire

Justice Department vows end to ‘Russian aggression’ with first Crimea-linked sanctions violation

Reason

The FBI Is Hiding an Unpublished Police Use-of-Force Database From FOIA Requesters

Three years since it launched, an FBI data collection program on police use-of-force incidents has yet to gain enough participation to release any statistics.

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