“We’ve been concerned about fraud scheme regarding the vaccine as soon as the vaccine went from an idea to reality,” said FBI Financial Crimes Section Chief Steven Merrill.
Author: Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY
Trump’s judicial appointments will impact LGBTQ rights far beyond presidency, group says
Nearly 40% of judges Trump has appointed to federal appeals court have a history of hostility toward LGBTQ rights, Lambda Legal advocacy group says.
Justice Department declines to charge Cleveland officers in fatal 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice
The Justice Department said there was not enough evidence to prove that Cleveland police officers used excessive force against 12-year-old Tamir Rice.
DOJ says it’s ready to prosecute Pakistani man for 2002 death of Wall Street Journal reporter
Omar Sheikh was previously convicted and later acquitted for the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Trump pardons former officer convicted in police brutality, dog bite case
Stephanie Mohr served 10 years in prison after her canine partner bit a man she suspected of burglary.
Trump’s execution spree reflects death penalty system ‘shaped by racial bias,’ critics say
The Trump administration’s execution spree highlights longstanding inequalities in a criminal justice system that continues to disproportionately treat Black prisoners as the worst of the worst criminals, death penalty experts and advocates say.
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Ex-election security chief Christopher Krebs confronts GOP on false fraud claims: ‘It’s got to stop’
“I would appreciate more support from my own party, the Republican Party, to call this stuff out and move on,” Chris Krebs told senators Wednesday.
Former FBI lawyer who altered email in Russia investigation seeks probation
Kevin Clinesmith’s attorneys say he made a “grievous mistake,” but he did not mean to mislead investigators.
‘Damaging to our democracy’: Trump election lawsuits targeted areas with large Black, Latino populations
Though Trump has lost his legal battles, his targeting of counties with large Black and Latino voting numbers is damaging to democracy, experts say.
Why Donald Trump isn’t Al Gore: How 2020 legal challenges to the election differ from 2000
What happened two decades ago in Florida in the race between George Bush and Al Gore is far from what’s happening in 2020, legal experts say.