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A Federal Jury Delivers a Rebuke of FBI Entrapment

The agency’s tactics doomed the prosecution of defendants who allegedly planned to kidnap Michigan's governor.

Reason

AP source: DOJ denies panel details in Trump records probe

The Justice Department has declined a request this week from the House oversight committee regarding the contents of records that former President Donald Trump took to his Florida residence after leaving the White House

The Independent UK

‘Substantial likelihood’ that feds committed wrongdoing in ignoring asbestos, mold at women’s prison in California

The finding, now forwarded to Attorney General Merrick Garland, involves the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, already under Justice Department scrutiny for rampant sexual abuse of inmates.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Biden administration takes aim at ‘ghost guns’ with new regulations

US President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes, as he struggles to break through gridlock in Washington to address gun deaths and mass shootings.

France 24

Illinois Democrats join President Biden in taking aim at specter of elusive ‘ghost guns’

The Illinois measure — which is on its way to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk — requires all firearms, including 3D printed guns, to have serial numbers, which would effectively ban ghost guns. It’s the lack of those identifying numbers that has made the guns undetectable.

Chicago Sun-Times

Will Donald Trump be charged over Jan 6? An evolving question for the DOJ

Former president appears to be edging closer and closer to criminal liability

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What are ghost guns? Why is Biden taking action?

The Biden administration is unveiling a completed rule aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

The Independent UK

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US Olympic figure skater quits at 16 after being linked to DoJ spy case

Her family was given protection by the US State Department during their trip to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

What are ghost guns? Biden to unveil new rules on untraceable homemade firearms

Biden’s latest proposed action comes over a year after he promised to implement new regulations on ghost guns

The Independent UK

Biden to unveil strategy to curb ‘ghost guns’ amid fears of rising crime

Untraceable homemade firearms are rapidly proliferating across the country

The Independent UK

Biden to nominate new ATF director, release ghost gun rule

A U.S. attorney in the Obama administration is being nominated by President Joe Biden to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

The Independent UK

Biden expected to release rule on ghost guns in days

The Biden administration is expected to come out within days with its long-awaited ghost gun rule

The Independent UK

Liz Cheney says it is ‘absolutely clear’ Trump knew efforts to overturn 2020 election were ‘unlawful’

House committee probe reportedly discussing whether to refer ex-president to Justice Department for criminal charges

The Independent UK

Feds accused of ignoring asbestos, mold at women's prison

A government watchdog has found a “substantial likelihood” that the federal Bureau of Prisons committed wrongdoing when it ignored complaints and failed to address asbestos and mold contamination at a federal women’s prison in California

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime

Business Email Compromise scams are a type of crime where criminals hack into email accounts, pretend to be someone they’re not and fool victims into sending money to unintended places

The Guardian - US

Pro-Trump activist who planned 6 January rally to cooperate with inquiry

Attorney says Ali Alexander, organizer of ‘Stop the Steal’ movement, will work with DoJ after he was subpoenaed

Bangkok Post

US nabs 'yakuza chief', 3 Thais buying weapons for rebels

United States authorities said on Thursday they had arrested a Japanese organised crime leader and three Thai men who were trafficking heroin and methamphetamine while also trying to acquire weaponry for rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

Tribune News Service

Google poised to dodge sanctions in records-hiding row with US

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is poised to dodge court sanctions after it was called out by the Justice Department for hiding documents from government lawyers.

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A Proud Boys leader will plead guilty in US Capitol riot case

WASHINGTON — A regional president of the right-wing Proud Boys group is pleading guilty to charges stemming from the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, splitting with the organization’s former chairman Enrique Tarrio and other members who are due to go on trial later this year.

Reason

The FBI Decided Not To Knock Down a Suspect's Front Door Because 'It Was an Affluent Neighborhood'

"This is such outrageous behavior by the FBI," a D.C. Circuit judge says, calling the agency's special treatment of rich people "deeply troubling."

The Independent UK

Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot

A North Carolina man has become the second member of the Proud Boys to plead guilty to conspiring with other members of the extremist group to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote

Salon

FBI probes "secret" docs at Mar-a-Lago

“This is a big deal,” government watchdog group says as DOJ blocks House investigators from reviewing the documents

Bangkok Post

US arrests 3 Thais and 'yakuza chief'

NEW YORK: US authorities said they had arrested a Japanese yakuza organised crime leader and three Thai men who trafficked heroin and methamphetamine and tried to acquire surface-to-air missiles for rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

Reuters

Chinese national sentenced to U.S. prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets

A Chinese national has been sentenced to 29 months in prison after pleading guilty in January to conspiring to steal trade secrets from agricultural company Monsanto to benefit the Chinese government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

Reuters

University of Kansas professor convicted of concealing China ties

A chemical engineering professor at the University of Kansas was convicted on Thursday on charges that he concealed work he was doing in China while conducting research that was funded by the U.S. government.

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