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Key takeaways after Donald Trump referred to DOJ for four potential criminal charges in explosive January 6 meeting

After 18 months, more than 1,000 interviews and two rounds of public hearings, the January 6 committee is handing down its final report and passing the mantle to the US Department of Justice for potential criminal prosecutions. Here's what we learned in the final meeting.

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‘Hurting people’: The ‘cover-up teams’ operating on the US border

When Border Patrol pursuits of migrant vehicles have led to accidents, an opaque unit has been among those responding.

Al Jazeera

US urges six-month sentence for former Trump adviser Steve Bannon

US Department of Justice says Bannon pursued ‘bad-faith strategy’ in refusing to comply with January 6 panel subpoena.

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US Justice Dept agrees to Trump 'special master' suggestion

Washington (AFP) - The US Department of Justice will accept the appointment of one of the judges proposed by Donald Trump as a "special master" in the investigation of classified documents seized from the former president's Florida home last month, it said Monday.

AFP

Lawyer of alleged crypto launderer urges Russia to discuss prisoner swap - letter

The lawyer of a Russian man accused of laundering more than $4 billion through the digital currency bitcoin urged Moscow on Monday to begin negotiations with the United States to include his client in a potential prisoner swap.

Reuters

Baltimore attorney is representing former President Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago document case

BALTIMORE — Despite once calling Baltimore a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” former President Donald Trump has turned to a Charm City lawyer to aid his defense as the U.S. Department of Justice’s criminal probe into him continues.

Tribune News Service

DOJ charges Iranian Revolutionary Guard member with plotting to kill former Trump advisor John Bolton

A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been charged by the US Department of Justice with an alleged plan to assassinate former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton.

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US Asks Argentina to Seize Venezuelan Plane Linked to Iran

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday asked for permission to confiscate an Iranian plane sold to Venezuelan owners and impounded in Argentina on suspicions it was linked to international terrorist groups, the agency said in a statement. The unannounced arrival of the plane in Argentina on June 8…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Justice Department sues Idaho over state’s anti-abortion law in first post-Roe lawsuit

First Biden administration lawsuit in wake of Supreme Court’s ruling argues that doctors must be able to perform abortions in an emergency, preempting state law

The Independent UK

Alleged police misconduct cost Yonkers, N.Y., millions. The complaints kept coming

An NPR investigation examined records of payouts by the city and found troubling patterns: Plaintiffs alleged that police often used excessive force. And several officers were repeatedly named.

WEKU

US sentences Canadian who narrated IS videos to life in prison

Washington (AFP) - A Canadian jihadist said to be a key player in the Islamic State group's propaganda production and who narrated multiple violent videos was sentenced Friday to life in prison, the US Department of Justice said.

AFP

Justice Department investigating Md. State Police over possible employment discrimination

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Maryland Department of State Police to examine if the agency had racially discriminatory hiring and promotion practices, officials announced Friday.

Tribune News Service

US charges Haitian man for role in missionary kidnappings

US Justice Department says Jean Pelice, alleged member of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang, was involved in October abductions.

Al Jazeera

US to Disburse $92 mn to FIFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF in Wake of Corruption Probe

FIFA and other entities injured in the global football corruption scheme that exploded in 2015 are set to receive another $92 million in compensation, the US Department of Justice said Thursday. US officials had said last year that FIFA, world football's governing body, would receive $201 million confiscated from corrupt…

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US to disburse $92 mn to FIFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF in wake of corruption probe

New York (AFP) - FIFA and other entities injured in the global football corruption scheme that exploded in 2015 are set to receive another $92 million in compensation, the US Department of Justice said Thursday.

The Independent UK

Alabama bond sale for mega prisons falls $200 million short

Alabama officials said they are moving forward with plans to build two supersize prisons despite a bond sale falling more than $200 million short of expectations

The Independent UK

Charges dropped for Black man stunned by cop in traffic stop

A Black DoorDash driver no longer faces charges in a traffic stop for speeding in which a police officer shot him with a stun gun

Benzinga

Former OpenSea employee charged with insider trading by Department of Justice

A former employee of the leading NFT marketplace has officially been charged with insider trading in a landmark NFT case by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Iran Summons Swiss Envoy over US Seizure of Iranian Oil

Iran on Friday summoned the envoy of Switzerland, which represents US interests in Tehran, to protest against the US seizure of Iranian oil from a Russian-operated ship near Greece, the foreign ministry said in a statement quoted by Iranian media. The ministry called for the immediate release of the ship…

Benzinga

Justice Department Reports Federal Arrests For Marijuana Declined As The More States Legalize It

The US Department of Justice reported that federal marijuana arrests continue to decline as more states move to legalize cannabis.”

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How the arrival of the Amadea superyacht wedged Fiji between a Russian oligarch and the United States government

Seizing the opulent superyachts of Vladimir Putin's nearest and dearest is a move designed to cut off the Russian leader from his wealthy friends, but in the case of the Amadea, it's the tiny island nation of Fiji that's wearing the cost.

ABC News

FBI, US Marshals in Fiji as authorities seize control of Russian superyacht the Amadea

Two days after a Fijian High Court judge accepts a United States warrant to seize Russian superyacht the Amadea, the FBI board the vessel.

Benzinga

2 Europeans Charged Alongside Ethereum Developer In North Korea Sanctions-Evasion Case

Two Europeans were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with providing cryptocurrency and blockchain technology services to North Korea illegally.

Caixin Global

The U.S. Isn't Going to Slacken Scrutiny After Ending the ‘China Initiative’

While the controversial China Initiative targeted mainly academics and researchers of Chinese descent for alleged espionage, the nascent Nation-State Threat Strategy significantly expands its enforcement scope to broader economic and ideological interests

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What do new Alabama laws say on transgender kids?

Alabama has become the first state to criminalize the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under age 19

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