Lead prosecutor on probe into ex-CIA Director John Brennan is removed from case, sources say

The lead career federal prosecutor in Miami who was overseeing a criminal investigation into whether former CIA Director John Brennan lied to Congress is no longer assigned to the case, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News on Friday. Maria Medetis Long, who is the head of the national security section for the U.S. attorney’s office … Read more

Soros-backed prosecutor set for Capitol Hill grilling as sanctuary policies face reckoning

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Steve Descano, the George Soros-backed prosecutor in Fairfax County, Virginia, will make his first Capitol Hill appearance next month as House Republicans press him on the county’s immigration policies following a murder tied to a repeat illegal immigrant offender. ​​Descano and Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid are … Read more

Biden-era illegal immigrant convicted of groping teen girls as critics blast Soros-backed prosecutor

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel Flores Ortiz, an 18-year-old illegal immigrant accused of groping more than a dozen high-school girls in Fairfax County, Virginia, was found guilty on nine counts Thursday. The guilty verdict came after critics of Soros-funded Democratic Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano accused him of flubbing the case by … Read more

Fetterman tells far-left prosecutor to ‘lighten up’ after threatening to arrest ICE agents over raids

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In the wake of a deadly shooting in Chicago, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., criticized his own party’s reluctance to talk about violent acts carried out by illegal aliens with criminal histories and condemned calls from Pennsylvania figures to instead target Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Authorities … Read more

Veteran prosecutor confirmed to lead new Justice Department division targeting fraud nationwide

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division focused on prosecuting fraud, despite critics’ concerns over potential political pressure to target White House opponents. Colin McDonald, a top aide to the Justice Department’s second-in-command, was confirmed in a vote of 52 to 47 to serve … Read more

Justice Department found no evidence of a crime in Federal Reserve renovation project, prosecutor admits

The Justice Department’s investigation of a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve didn’t find any evidence of a crime, a federal prosecutor privately conceded under questioning by a skeptical judge earlier this month, according to a transcript of the sealed hearing. That admission by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Massucco came during a March … Read more

New federal prosecutor to take the helm in New Jersey after months of upheaval

A career prosecutor is set to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey after successful consultations between federal judges and the Trump administration that were preceded by months of legal fights and significant turnover. Robert Frazer, who has served in the New Jersey U.S. attorney’s office for more than two decades … Read more