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Former FBI Director James Comey, standing at left, is seen in a courtroom artist’s drawing appearing Wednesday in federal District Court in Alexandria, Va. Standing at Comey’s right is his attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)
Oct 9, 2025

James Comey pleads not guilty in politically charged federal case

James Comey pleaded not guilty in a federal case alleging false statements to Congress; defense argues the prosecution is politically motivated, trial set for Jan. 5.

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, is prosecuting the case of Sean Charles Dunn, who charged with assault after a sub-style sandwich was thrown at a Customs and Border Protection agent. (Associated Press file)
Aug 28, 2025

Grand jury rejects indictment in DC sandwich assault case

A grand jury declined to indict ex-Justice Department employee Sean Charles Dunn, accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in DC.

Nov 26, 2024

4th Circuit: Indictment doesn’t shield officers from claim

Where a man was indicted by federal and state grand juries for drug crimes, but he alleged that law enforcement withheld exculpatory evidence that was material to the finding of […]

Sixteen members of the Hell’s Angels and Red Devils motorcycle clubs were arrested on federal charges stemming from a Jan. 1, 2023, slaying in Raleigh and a July 22, 2023, assault in Wade, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina has announced. (Associated Press file)
Oct 18, 2024

16 bikers face federal charges

Sixteen members of two motorcycle gangs — the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and the Red Devils Motorcycle Club — have been arrested on federal charges in an indictment unsealed Wednesday […]

A courtroom artist’s sketch shows Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs flanked by two of his attorneys, Marc Agnifilo, left, and Teny Garagos, right, in Manhattan Federal Court on Tuesday in New York. (Associated Press)
Sep 18, 2024

Combs jailed after sex trafficking indictment

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs was headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in his federal sex trafficking case, after a magistrate ordered him to be held without bail […]

The new charges against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will remain under seal until he is arraigned Wednesday. (Associated Press file)
Sep 13, 2024

Weinstein faces additional sex crimes charges ahead of retrial

NEW YORK — Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday. […]

Kai Liam Nix, 20, a soldier assigned to Fort Liberty, said in 2022 on his security clearance application that he had never been a member of a group dedicated to overthrowing the U.S. government. (Associated Press file)
Aug 21, 2024

Fort Liberty soldier indicted for lying about ties with anti-government group

RALEIGH — An active-duty soldier based in North Carolina has been indicted on charges of having lied to military authorities about his association with a group that advocated overthrowing the […]

Chuck Jones, former CEO of FirstEnergy Corp., walks toward a courtroom at the Summit County courthouse in Akron, Ohio, on Feb. 13. (Associated Press file)
Aug 14, 2024

Utility will pay $20M to avoid bribery prosecution

AKRON, Ohio — The energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio will pay $20 million and avoid criminal charges as part of a deal […]

Nevada Judge Michelle Fiore was recently indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of wire fraud and conspiracy. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jul 29, 2024

State suspends indicted judge with pay

LAS VEGAS — A rural Nevada judge has been suspended from hearing court cases after she was indicted on federal charges that she used funds raised for a statue of […]

An indictment that outlines the facts of a crime that a defendant is charged with so that he or she has sufficient notice to prepare a defense is valid, the North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled.
Jul 22, 2024

Indictment valid with ‘essential elements’ of crime

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that an indictment is valid if it provides sufficient facts for a defendant to prepare a defense, despite technical defects.

In Koppers Performance Chemicals Inc. v. Argonaut-Midwest Insurance Company, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an insurer was required to consider the timing of the plaintiff's exposure to a chemical when assessing its duty to defend a client in an underlying lawsuit. (Associated Press file)
Jun 3, 2024

4th Circuit: Incompetency period excluded from the Speedy Trial Act clock

Where the Speedy Trial Act excludes “[a]ny period of delay resulting from the fact that the defendant is mentally incompetent or physically unable to stand trial,” the defendant’s 473-day incompetency […]

Kelli Ward, former chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party, was one of 11 suspects who pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges in the bid to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss of the state in the 2020 election. (Associated Press)
May 22, 2024

Giuliani, Ward plead not guilty in fake elector case

PHOENIX — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump‘s 2020 election […]


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