TRENTON, N.J. — Vexed by the Justice Department’s chaotic oversight of federal prosecutions in New Jersey, a judge on Monday threw a government attorney out of a hearing and ordered the three officials in charge of the state’s U.S. Attorney’s office to answer his questions under oath. U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi lit into … Read more
ATLANTA — A Georgia prosecutor has decided to drop charges against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, the teen’s lawyer said. The victim’s family had urged authorities not to compound the tragedy by prosecuting the teen driver and … Read more
ATLANTA — State senators on Friday grilled the former special prosecutor who led the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump about communications his team had with federal investigators. But their efforts were largely frustrated by his repeated assertions that he couldn’t remember details. Nathan Wade appeared before a subcommittee of the Special Committee … Read more
The FBI has closed a politically charged voter fraud inquiry sought by Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, after finding only 38 non-citizens may have voted in the 2020 presidential election, sources with direct knowledge of the probe told CBS News. The FBI ended the inquiry in late January, after Sigal Chattah, the first assistant U.S. attorney … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The family of Ashton Minter believes it’s time to vote a Virginia county attorney out of office after he allegedly let her suspected killer out of prison — even in the face of a long rap sheet multiple times. “Steve Descano completely failed Stephanie. He’s failed other … Read more
A man who initially faced a murder charge for opening fire following the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl win was sentenced Monday to two years in prison in a case prosecutors said was complicated by the state’s self-defense laws. Dominic Miller, who pleaded guilty to a weapons charge as part of a plea deal, … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The chief federal judge for Minnesota issued a stern warning Thursday to the chief federal prosecutor for the state, as well as to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, warning them that they must comply with court orders or they risk criminal contempt charges. Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, who was appointed to … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal prosecutor acknowledged Thursday that the decision to charge Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia two years after a routine traffic stop was “extraordinary,” while defending the human smuggling case as legally justified. Abrego Garcia, 31, has become a flashpoint in the national immigration debate since last … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal prosecutor testified Thursday that he knew an indictment he brought against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last year, would likely be viewed by the public as “vindictive” and “selective.” “I knew we were maybe going to be in a courtroom like this,” McGuire told U.S. … Read more
PROVO, Utah — A Utah judge is expected to decide Tuesday whether to keep a prosecutor on the murder case against Tyler Robinson, the man charged in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against Robinson, 22, who is charged with aggravated murder … Read more