Showing posts with label indictment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indictment. Show all posts

Saturday, October 31, 2026

An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston | PBS News

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, prosecutors said. 

The officer, Mario Alberto Morales, was driving an unmarked SUV on Oct. 10 when he struck and ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, who was running away during a pursuit through a parking lot, the Harris County District Attorney's Office said. Parra Hernandez broke his leg and remains in federal custody at a rehabilitation facility, District Attorney Sean Teare said…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/an-ice-officer-has-been-charged-after-striking-a-man-with-a-car-in-houston


 

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Grand jury declines to indict ex-White House staffer who testified about January 6

A grand jury in Washington rejected prosecutors’ request to return an indictment charging Cassidy Hutchinson, said the people, who spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the case. It’s the latest setback in the justice department’s efforts to charge perceived adversaries of the Republican president…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/27/cassidy-hutchinson-doj-indictment-trump


 

Friday, September 4, 2026

ICE agent indicted for lying about Minnesota shooting - POLITICO

Christian Castro was indicted Wednesday on six counts for making false statements to federal officials, according to a person familiar with the case who was granted anonymity because it remained under seal...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/03/ice-agent-indicted-shooting 


Thursday, August 13, 2026

Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official charged in broader criminal case against group, lawyer says - POLITICO

Beirich’s lawyer, Michael Proctor, accused prosecutors of trying to punish his client for her “decades-long record of success dismantling hate groups.” 

“A free and fair society does not use the justice system to silence its political opponents,” Proctor said…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/12/southern-poverty-law-center-indictment-case-01035540


 

Friday, May 8, 2026

Trump DOJ INSTANTLY BACKPEDALS as SPLC Case FALLS APART?!?!

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Laura Ingraham that he had "no information" that the Southern Poverty Law Center shared information gathered through its informant program with law enforcement. He was forced to admit that wasn't true, and the SPLC told federal prosecutors that before their indictment. This week, federal prosecutors told a judge that Blanche corrected himself on a different Fox show. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xibYeROI7xE


Sunday, May 3, 2026

US lawmakers say DoJ rushed Southern Poverty Law Center indictment, citing whistleblower

Ever since the indictment, Trump, Blanche and other allies have made a number of false or misleading statements about the SPLC, suggesting that the organization was responsible for funding vast amounts of rightwing extremism and that it had never shared information with law enforcement. Earlier this week, lawyers representing the SPLC filed for a court order blocking the government from making further prejudicial statements against the organization...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/southern-poverty-law-doj-investigation


 

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Justice Department accuses former Fauci adviser of concealing communications related to COVID research | PBS News

The indictment reflects Republicans' long-held belief that the federal government covered up key information about COVID-19 as the pandemic unfolded. Despite numerous probes, the origins of COVID have never been proven. Scientists are unsure whether the virus jumped from an animal, as many other viruses have, or came from a laboratory accident. A U.S. intelligence analysis released in 2023 said there is insufficient evidence to prove either theory...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/justice-department-accuses-former-fauci-adviser-of-concealing-communications-related-to-covid-research


Justice Department indicts former FBI director James Comey for a second time : NPR

This indictment is seen as the latest move by the Justice Department to use its vast powers to go after Trump's perceived political enemies...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5803167/james-comey-indictment


Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges

It is “very odd” to charge a corporate entity with these crimes, said Andrew Tessman, a former federal prosecutor who handled financial fraud cases. 

“To prove wire fraud, you have to show that the defendant had intent to defraud. That’s hard to do even when you’re talking about an individual person. To establish that an entire corporate entity had intent to defraud seems exceptionally difficult,” he said. “Same goes for bank fraud. Difficult crime to prove because you have to prove what is going on inside someone’s head at the moment they are conducting the financial transactions. Easier to do with an individual because you can get the context from other witnesses and sometimes emails or texts.” 

“I don’t think they can prove their case at trial,” he added...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/doj-southern-poverty-law-center-investigation


 

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

‘Stunning’: Jeanine Pirro’s Failure to Indict Democrats Is a Big Deal - POLITICO

It is now clear that Pirro, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, is willing to use her power to try to intimidate and punish Trump's political opponents — even if that means degrading herself, the office and DOJ, and wasting taxpayers' money all at the same time. On top of that, Pirro has managed to antagonize federal judges in the district and racked up a long list of rebukes, which will only make it harder for her and her prosecutors to win in court in the future. 

Through it all, Pirro is failing to win the indictments, let alone convictions, that Trump craves. She is stumbling not just by the traditional standards of a U.S. Attorney, but also by the Trumpian version...

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/02/15/jeanine-pirro-indict-democrats-failure-column-00782313 


 

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Rep. Jason Crow asks Pirro to preserve evidence related to failed indictment - Live Updates - POLITICO

 "Donald Trump's abuse of America's justice system is chilling and indefensible," Lowell wrote in the letter. "What's perhaps most surprising is not that your effort to secure a grand jury indictment failed, but that you even tried. Americans are paying attention to your gross abuses of power and demanding accountability."…

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/11/congress/rep-jason-crow-asks-pirro-to-preserve-evidence-related-to-failed-indictment-00776376 


 

Friday, December 12, 2025

DOJ fails — again — to re-indict Letitia James - POLITICO

"This case already has been a stain on this Department's reputation and raises troubling questions about its integrity," James' lawyer Abbe Lowell said in a statement. "Any further attempt to revive these discredited charges would be a mockery of our system of justice."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/11/letitia-james-indictment-fails-00687508 


 

Friday, December 5, 2025

Grand jury refuses to reindict Letitia James in mortgage fraud case - The Washington Post

The refusal by a grand jury in Norfolk marks a major defeat for President Donald Trump, who has made a priority of prosecuting James, a longtime foe. As New York attorney general, James brought a civil fraud case against Trump and his real estate empire, which resulted in a verdict that Trump and others in his company had committed fraud...








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