Prosecutors

  • 2020 Election Interference: Prosecutors ask court to withdraw all charges against Donald Trump

    A motion has been filed to drop the charges against Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 US presidential election result. Mr Trump was first indicted on four felonies in August 2023: Conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and…

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  • New US law empowers prosecutors to charge corrupt foreign diplomats

    Anti-corruption and government transparency activists say a new U.S. law that allows federal prosecutors to bring criminal charges against officials of foreign governments who solicit or accept bribes from U.S. companies will fill a major void in the global fight against corruption. The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), part of the National Defense Authorization Act,…

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  • Pentagon shifts major crimes prosecutions to independent lawyers

    The Defense Department said Thursday that it shifted responsibility for the prosecution of all major military crimes to independent attorneys in a move intended to strengthen accountability.  The new Offices of Special Trial Counsel will handle prosecutions of 13 major crimes to include allegations of sexual assault, murder, manslaughter, kidnapping and domestic violence. Sexual harassment…

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  • A sassy couple who confidently carried on with their public sex romp, knowing the police in south Yorkshire had them on video from a helicopter, must be frowning as the officers battle with prosecutors in court. The officers have been summoned to explain their own sides of the shameful behavior. The brazen couple were reportedly…

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  • A man in Virginia, USA, has pleaded guilty to ‘murdering’ a bald eagle, but not without a trivial reason. He allegedly shot the beautiful creature before running over it with his red all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The killer is facing a possible $100,000 fine or one year behind bars. According to a report from ABC News, the…

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