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2 Russians Used Largest Pieces Of Malware Ever, Stole Millions From Banks
U.S. and British law enforcement officials announced charges Thursday against two Russian nationals they believe responsible for separate global hacking schemes that deployed some of the largest pieces of malware ever seen to swipe tens of millions of dollars from the bank accounts of unsuspecting victims.
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US Counter-Terror Analyst "Caught Disclosing Sensitive" Info To 2 Journalists
A counterterrorism analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency has been charged with leaking top-secret details about foreign countries' weapons systems to two journalists, including a reporter with whom he apparently was romantically involved, federal authorities said Wednesday.
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Officers Watching Jeffrey Epstein Were On Overtime, Union President Says
The two correctional officers assigned to watch the special unit in the detention center where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was being housed when he apparently hanged himself Saturday were working overtime - one forced to do so by management, the other for his fourth or fifth consecutive day, the president of the local union for jail ...
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Jeffrey Epstein, Sex-Trafficking Accused On Suicide Watch, Kills Himself
Jeffrey Epstein, the politically connected financier charged recently with sexually abusing dozens of young girls in the early 2000s, died Saturday after apparently hanging himself in a Manhattan cell, officials said, sparking outrage among victims who hoped to one day confront him in court and triggering multiple investigations into what happened.
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"I'm F****d," Trump Had Said On Mueller's Appointment, His Report Says
The report from special counsel Robert Mueller III lays out in alarming detail abundant evidence against President Donald Trump, finding 10 "episodes" of potential obstruction of justice but ultimately concluding it was not Mueller's role to determine whether the commander in chief broke the law.
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Trump's 2016 Campaign Didn't Collude With Russians, Finds Mueller Probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller III did not find that Donald Trump's campaign or any of his associates conspired with Russia in its efforts to interfere in the 2016 election, according to a summary of Mueller's findings sent to lawmakers Sunday.
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FBI Accuses Wealthy Parents, Celebrities In College-Entrance Bribery Scam
The Justice Department on Tuesday charged 50 people - including two television stars - with participating in a multimillion dollar bribery scheme that enabled privileged students with lackluster grades to attend prestigious colleges and universities.
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"Trump A Racist, My Loyalty To Him Cost Me Everything", Ex-Lawyer Reveals
The man who once derived his identity from making President Donald Trump's problems go away turned on his former boss in stunning fashion Wednesday, alleging to Congress that Trump manipulated financial records, paid to cover up extramarital affairs and reacted with glee upon learning the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy organization would release emails dam...
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FBI Probe Team Didn't Know Extent Of Allegations Against Trump Lawyer
When a BuzzFeed reporter first sought comment on the news outlet's explosive report that President Donald Trump had directed his lawyer to lie to Congress, the spokesman for special counsel Robert Mueller III treated the request as he would almost any other story.
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Lied About Trump's Knowledge Of Moscow Project To Congress: Michael Cohen
President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday in New York to lying to Congress about a Moscow real estate project that Trump and his company pursued at the same time he was securing the GOP nomination in 2016. In a nine-page filing, prosecutors laid out a litany of lies that Cohen admitted he told to congre...
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Who Infuriated Trump On Russia Probe, Forced Out
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned on Wednesday at President Donald Trump's request, ending the tenure of a beleaguered loyalist whose relationship with the president was ruined when Sessions recused himself from control of the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Mail Bomb Suspect Kept List Of Over 100 Possible Targets, Official Says
The Florida man accused of sending more than a dozen possible bombs to prominent Democratic and media figures who have been critical of President Donald Trump kept a list of more than 100 possible targets, a law enforcement official said Monday, as authorities intercepted another suspicious package addressed to CNN.
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Stray Fingerprint, Bad Spelling Led Cops To Suspect Who Mailed Bombs
A man in Florida with a lengthy criminal record was arrested and charged Friday with sending 13 packages containing improvised explosive devices to high-profile figures across the country, authorities said.
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FBI Contacts Second Woman Who Has Accused Kavanaugh Of Sexual Misconduct
The FBI has begun contacting people as part of an additional background investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, including a second woman who alleges that the Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her.
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Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Data Sharing Probe Said to Now Include FBI, SEC, FTC
Representatives for the FBI, the SEC and the Federal Trade Commission have joined the Department of Justice in its inquiries about the two companies, Washington Post reports.
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2 Russians Used Largest Pieces Of Malware Ever, Stole Millions From Banks
U.S. and British law enforcement officials announced charges Thursday against two Russian nationals they believe responsible for separate global hacking schemes that deployed some of the largest pieces of malware ever seen to swipe tens of millions of dollars from the bank accounts of unsuspecting victims.
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US Counter-Terror Analyst "Caught Disclosing Sensitive" Info To 2 Journalists
A counterterrorism analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency has been charged with leaking top-secret details about foreign countries' weapons systems to two journalists, including a reporter with whom he apparently was romantically involved, federal authorities said Wednesday.
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Officers Watching Jeffrey Epstein Were On Overtime, Union President Says
The two correctional officers assigned to watch the special unit in the detention center where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was being housed when he apparently hanged himself Saturday were working overtime - one forced to do so by management, the other for his fourth or fifth consecutive day, the president of the local union for jail ...
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Jeffrey Epstein, Sex-Trafficking Accused On Suicide Watch, Kills Himself
Jeffrey Epstein, the politically connected financier charged recently with sexually abusing dozens of young girls in the early 2000s, died Saturday after apparently hanging himself in a Manhattan cell, officials said, sparking outrage among victims who hoped to one day confront him in court and triggering multiple investigations into what happened.
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"I'm F****d," Trump Had Said On Mueller's Appointment, His Report Says
The report from special counsel Robert Mueller III lays out in alarming detail abundant evidence against President Donald Trump, finding 10 "episodes" of potential obstruction of justice but ultimately concluding it was not Mueller's role to determine whether the commander in chief broke the law.
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Trump's 2016 Campaign Didn't Collude With Russians, Finds Mueller Probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller III did not find that Donald Trump's campaign or any of his associates conspired with Russia in its efforts to interfere in the 2016 election, according to a summary of Mueller's findings sent to lawmakers Sunday.
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FBI Accuses Wealthy Parents, Celebrities In College-Entrance Bribery Scam
The Justice Department on Tuesday charged 50 people - including two television stars - with participating in a multimillion dollar bribery scheme that enabled privileged students with lackluster grades to attend prestigious colleges and universities.
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"Trump A Racist, My Loyalty To Him Cost Me Everything", Ex-Lawyer Reveals
The man who once derived his identity from making President Donald Trump's problems go away turned on his former boss in stunning fashion Wednesday, alleging to Congress that Trump manipulated financial records, paid to cover up extramarital affairs and reacted with glee upon learning the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy organization would release emails dam...
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FBI Probe Team Didn't Know Extent Of Allegations Against Trump Lawyer
When a BuzzFeed reporter first sought comment on the news outlet's explosive report that President Donald Trump had directed his lawyer to lie to Congress, the spokesman for special counsel Robert Mueller III treated the request as he would almost any other story.
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Lied About Trump's Knowledge Of Moscow Project To Congress: Michael Cohen
President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday in New York to lying to Congress about a Moscow real estate project that Trump and his company pursued at the same time he was securing the GOP nomination in 2016. In a nine-page filing, prosecutors laid out a litany of lies that Cohen admitted he told to congre...
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Who Infuriated Trump On Russia Probe, Forced Out
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned on Wednesday at President Donald Trump's request, ending the tenure of a beleaguered loyalist whose relationship with the president was ruined when Sessions recused himself from control of the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Mail Bomb Suspect Kept List Of Over 100 Possible Targets, Official Says
The Florida man accused of sending more than a dozen possible bombs to prominent Democratic and media figures who have been critical of President Donald Trump kept a list of more than 100 possible targets, a law enforcement official said Monday, as authorities intercepted another suspicious package addressed to CNN.
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Stray Fingerprint, Bad Spelling Led Cops To Suspect Who Mailed Bombs
A man in Florida with a lengthy criminal record was arrested and charged Friday with sending 13 packages containing improvised explosive devices to high-profile figures across the country, authorities said.
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FBI Contacts Second Woman Who Has Accused Kavanaugh Of Sexual Misconduct
The FBI has begun contacting people as part of an additional background investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, including a second woman who alleges that the Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her.
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Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Data Sharing Probe Said to Now Include FBI, SEC, FTC
Representatives for the FBI, the SEC and the Federal Trade Commission have joined the Department of Justice in its inquiries about the two companies, Washington Post reports.
