federal investigation
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FBI to Investigate Police Shooting of Breonna Taylor
On March 13, 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was at home with her boyfriend when police entered her residence, shot and killed her. Much controversy has surrounded the case as there are two different accounts of what transpired and the officers weren’t wearing body cameras. On Thursday, the FBI opened an investigation into the case according to…
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Good News Everyone: A Federal Investigation Results in Sentencing for 64 White Supremacists
Y’all, I simply love reporting on the failures of white supremacists. It’s probably a top 3 favorite thing for me besides food and talking to anyone who will listen about why Def Jam: Fight For NY is easily a top 5 fighting game of all time. The Spokesman-Review reports that 64 various members of white…
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'You Will Not Be Going Free Today': Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
After antagonizing countless rappers, including allegedly shooting at a member of Trippie Redd’s entourage and putting $20,000 on nemesis Chief Keef’s head, getting knocked for racketeering and a host of other charges; and eventually ratting out his own Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods crew in exchange for leniency, embattled entertainer Tekashi 6ix9ine, born Daniel Hernandez, wrote…
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Prosecutor Who Dropped Charges Still Believes Jussie Smollett Lied, Chicago Police Union Want the Feds Involved
In a plot twist most didn’t see coming, all felony charges against Jussie Smollett were abruptly dropped on Tuesday morning. However, the very prosecutor who dropped the charges—Cook County first assistant state’s attorney Joe Magats—wants to clear up one thing: this doesn’t mean he believes Smollett actually told the truth. “We believe he did what…
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Federal Investigation Launched After Baltimore Woman Kicked Out of Hospital Wearing Only a Gown and Socks
It may be one of the most heartless acts of 2018 so far. A Baltimore hospital released a woman who was having what her lawyers have described as a psychotic episode out into the freezing Baltimore night air wearing nothing but a hospital gown and socks. A video showing the woman, who was later identified…
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Beavercreek, Ohio, Officer Won’t Face Federal Charges in Death of John Crawford III
It’s been almost three years since a Beavercreek, Ohio, police officer fatally shot a black Walmart shopper who was holding a pellet gun that he had unboxed on a store shelf. On Tuesday, federal investigators announced that they would not seek federal charges against the officer in the shooting death of John Crawford III. As…
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DOJ Will Not File Charges in Death of Kendrick Johnson
The Department of Justice will not be filing any charges in the 2013 death of Georgia high schooler Kendrick Johnson, whose body was found in a rolled-up wrestling mat at his school, with officials saying there was “insufficient evidence to support federal criminal charges,” 11Alive reports. According to the report, Johnson’s family met with the DOJ…
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Orlando, Fla., Mass Shooter Frequented Gay Nightclub Before Shooting: Report
The man who killed 49 people at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday night had been to the gay nightclub several times before and was reportedly seen by at least four regular customers, the Orlando Sentinel reports. “Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times…
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Wife Tried to Talk Orlando, Fla., Shooter Out of Attack, May Face Charges: Report
The woman who was married to the Orlando, Fla., shooter has revealed to federal investigators that she tried to talk her husband out of the attack, NBC News reports. Noor Mateen, the wife of Omar Mateen, who ultimately died in the shooting, told FBI agents that she was with her husband when he bought ammunition and…