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Judge grants bail to two men accused of impersonating Homeland Secrity agents
Arian Taherzadeh, sketch from detention hearing for the two men charged with impersonating DHS agents. Source: Bill Hennessy A judge granted bail Tuesday to two Washington, D.C., men criminally charged with impersonating federal law enforcement agents. The ruling by Judge G. Michael Harvey in federal court for the District of Columbia came a week after […]
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Accused fake DHS agent may have duped other defendant along with Secret Service, lawyer says
Filing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia Courtesy: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia One of two men criminally charged with impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents may himself have been duped, along with several Secret Service agents, into believing his co-defendant […]
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Biden expected to release rule on ghost guns as soon as Monday
A Real Avid kit for building and customizing AR-15 rifles is displayed at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 12, 2021. Bing Guan | Reuters The Biden administration will come out with its long-awaited ghost gun rule — aimed at reining in privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly […]
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Tishman Speyer, landlord of men accused of impersonating DHS agents won $222K judgment for unpaid rent
Arian Taherzadeh seen in photos submitted in a D.O.J. affidavit. Courtesy: D.O.J The landlord of two Washington, D.C., men charged with impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents won a judgment for more than $222,000 in unpaid rent for the five apartments they lived in and loaned out to U.S. Secret Service agents, a court filing […]
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New York City loses court fight to boot Trump Organization from operating Bronx golf course
A ‘TRUMP’ branded helicopter sits near a putting green during a ribbon cutting event for a new clubhouse at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, June 11, 2018 in The Bronx borough of New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images A judge ruled Friday that the Trump Organization can continue to operate a golf […]
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‘We’ve made it’: Emotional Ketanji Brown Jackson, first Black woman to join Supreme Court, touts confirmation as a mark of progress
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (R) host Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (L) for an event celebrating her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court on the South Lawn of the White House on April 08, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman […]
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White House Secret Service personnel ‘compromised’ by men impersonating DHS agents, prosecutors say
Evidence photos regarding Taherzadeh and Ali impersonating Federal Agents submitted by the D.O.J. Two men charged with impersonating Homeland Security agents “compromised” Secret Service personnel assigned to protect first lady Jill Biden and the White House by “lavishing” them with gifts that included rent-free apartments, prosecutors said Friday as they asked a federal judge to […]
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Manhattan DA says Trump criminal investigation continues despite two prosecutors quitting
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. Randall Hill | Reuters The Manhattan district attorney, in an unusual statement Thursday, sought to assure the public that his criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization is continuing despite […]
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New York Attorney General asks judge to hold Donald Trump in contempt for stonewalling on documents
New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge Thursday to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for refusing to comply with a […]
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Man accused of impersonating DHS agent offered one of Jill Biden’s Secret Service agents an assault rifle, court records say
Arian Taherzadeh seen in photos submitted in a D.O.J. affidavit. Courtesy: D.O.J One of two men criminally charged with impersonating federal law enforcement agents in Washington, D.C., offered to give an assault rifle worth $2,000 to a U.S. Secret Service agent who was assigned to the protective detail of first lady Jill Biden, a court […]
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