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Former U.S. ambassador spied for Cuba for decades, Justice Department says

A retired American diplomat made his first court appearance Monday in Miami in a potentially explosive espionage case. Prosecutors say…

Swiss bank Banque Pictet admits hiding $5.6 billion of Americans’ money from IRS

A major Swiss bank admitted to conspiring with U.S. taxpayers and others to hide over $5.6 billion from the Internal…

Man charged in alleged plot by Indian government official to assassinate U.S. citizen

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced murder-for-hire charges against a man in an alleged plot by an Indian government official to…

Changpeng Zhao speaks out after pleading guilty to criminal charges, names Richard Teng as new Binance CEO

After pleading guilty to federal criminal charges and stepping down from his post as Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao on Tuesday…

Trump statements pose ‘grave threats’ that justify gag order, judge says in DC election case

Donald Trump made statements that threatened the integrity of his criminal election interference case, a federal judge said Tuesday as…

Former U.S. Army sergeant charged with offering classified information to China

WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Army sergeant was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to provide classified national security information to…

DOJ says Hunter Biden prosecutor David Weiss can testify to House Judiciary Committee in ‘near term’

The Department of Justice said that David Weiss — the special counsel prosecuting Hunter Biden — in the “near term”…

Republicans grill Merrick Garland on Trump, Hunter Biden in combative House Judiciary hearing

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered a full-throated defense of federal law enforcement officers and the Department of Justice…

Trump classified documents trial date set for Aug. 14

A Florida federal judge on Tuesday scheduled the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump for his alleged illegal retention…

Trump lawyer who quit classified documents case withdraws from $475 million CNN defamation suit

An attorney who quit the team defending Donald Trump in the criminal classified documents case said Friday he would no…