A federal judge in Florida has set a trial date of May 20, 2024 for former President Donald Trump in a case alleging he illegally retained hundreds of classified documents. The trial is related to a Justice Department case accusing Trump of mishandling sensitive government documents, and is the first time a former president has been charged with a crime. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and his lawyers have argued that the documents were not classified and that he did not mishandle them. The trial is expected to be closely watched by the public, with major implications for the former president.
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On June 11, 2022, 31 members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front, including its founder, were arrested in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho after a witness reported seeing them loading into a U-Haul van. Police found riot gear, a smoke grenade, shin guards and shields inside the van, which was on its way to a Pride in the Park event. Five of the members were convicted of misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot, sending a strong message against the group and their hateful rhetoric.
James Barber was executed by lethal injection in Alabama on Thursday evening, after being convicted and sentenced to death for the 2001 murder of 75-year-old Dorothy Epps. His execution marks the first in the state since February, when a pause in capital punishment was imposed due to a series of failed lethal injection attempts. Barber had requested to block his execution over fears of harm, but a federal appeals court panel rejected his request.
Federico Guillermo Klein, a former political appointee of Donald Trump, was convicted of seven felonies related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, including assaulting police officers and other charges. Klein and co-defendant Steven Cappuccio are facing a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and will be sentenced in August. The conviction comes as a grand jury is deciding whether to indict Trump for his efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power.
Dan Snyder, the outgoing owner of the Washington Commanders, has been fined $60 million by the NFL after an independent investigation determined he had sexually harassed a team employee and overseen team executives who withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs. The investigation was led by former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White and unanimously approved by the NFL owners. The fine serves as a reminder that the league is serious about its commitment to upholding the highest standards of conduct.
Rex Heuermann, 59, has been arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of three women whose remains were found on a beach roadway in Long Island more than a decade ago. Heuermann is being held without bail and authorities are coordinating with other states to determine if he is connected to other unsolved murder cases. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department.
Las Vegas police have served a search warrant in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur at the home of Duane Keith Davis, whose nephew Orlando Anderson had emerged as a suspect shortly after the rapper’s killing. The warrant sought laptops and other electronic devices, as well as desktops, other electronic storage devices such as thumb drives, CDs, external hard drives and audio recordings. Residents of the small Henderson neighborhood reported seeing officers detain two people at the property. The investigation into Tupac Shakur’s death remains open, with police yet to identify a suspect or make any arrests in connection with the case.
A federal jury in Miami has found four members of the Grenon family guilty of conspiring to defraud the United States and deliver misbranded drugs. The family was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and deliver misbranded drugs, and one count of delivering misbranded drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned against the use of industrial bleach as a COVID-19 treatment, and the Grenons' sentencing is scheduled for October.