A Florida man allegedly scammed nearly $ 4 million from the US government’s coronavirus relief loan program and used some of the cash on a new Lamborghini and other luxury items, authorities said Monday. David T. Hines was charged with bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, and …
Read More »Trump administration to be investigated for use of force against protesters in Portland
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Inspectors general of the US Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security are launching separate probes about the Trump administration’s deployment of federal law enforcement officers in …
Read More »Michael Cohen sues Barr alleging retaliation, seeks release from prison
Lawyers for Michael CohenMichael Dean Cohen Expelled Manhattan Attorney Geoffrey Berman to teach at Stanford Davis: Supreme Court decision is bad news for Trump, good news for Vance Nadler: Barr’s dealings with Berman were ‘very close to bribery’ MORE He filed a petition Monday night seeking his immediate release from …
Read More »MS-13 ‘animals’ arrested in New York, one faces execution for killings
President Trump said Wednesday that dozens of MS-13 gang leaders were caught across the country in the recent crackdown on Justice Department Operation Vulcan, with eight arrests in New York. Attorney General William Barr told reporters in the Oval Office that the Justice Department will also seek the death penalty …
Read More »West Virginia woman pleads guilty to fleeing to Mexico with classified national security document, kidnapped daughter
A West Virginia woman pleaded guilty to fleeing to Mexico with classified national security materials and her daughter, over whom she had no custody, the Justice Department said Monday. Elizabeth Jo Shirley pleaded guilty to a charge of “intentional withholding of national defense information” that an agency spokeswoman said in …
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