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It's Now 'Logistically Impossible' For Trump To Serve Any Prison Time, Expert Says It's Now 'Logistically Impossible' For Trump To Serve Any Prison Time, Expert Says
It's Now 'Logistically Impossible' For Trump To Serve Any Prison Time, Expert Says Critics hoping to see former President Donald Trump in a jail cell can kiss that fantasy goodbye following his second White House win. The 78-year-old Trump will almost certainly see his myriad legal troubles vanish now that he’s been declared the winner of the 2024 election against Vice President Kamala Harris, said Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor. Trump is currently facing federal charges in Washington, DC, for alleged fraud in the 2020 election, as well as election fraud charges in the state of Georgia. Special Counsel Jack Smith has also appealed a federal judge’s ruling dism…

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by Michael Mashburn & Joe Lombardi
Politics
Ousted Rep Santos Celebrates 'Squad' Member's 'Humiliating' Loss: 'We're Coming To Get You' Ousted Rep Santos Celebrates 'Squad' Member's 'Humiliating' Loss: 'We're Coming To Get You'
Ousted Rep Santos Celebrates 'Squad' Member's 'Humiliating' Loss: 'We're Coming To Get You' Former Rep. George Santos may have been banished out into the political cold, but he's kept his grudges hot.  The 36-year-old former Republican who served New York's 3rd District posted a video Tuesday night, Aug. 6, celebrating after another member of the so-called "Squad" lost her primary. Related: Santos Announces Comeback Bid After Being Ousted From Congress Rep. Cori Bush, who has served Missouri's 1st District since 2021, lost her bid on Tuesday to remain on the Democratic ticket to local prosecutor Wesley Bell, who garnered 51 percent of the vote to Bush's 45, according to NBC …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Kidnapper Holding CT Girl In Trunk Stopped At Canadian Border, Police Say Kidnapper Holding CT Girl In Trunk Stopped At Canadian Border, Police Say
Kidnapper Holding CT Girl In Trunk Stopped At Canadian Border, Police Say A teenage man who was stopped at the Canadian border for lack of a COVID-19 test had kidnapped a 16-year-old from Connecticut, sexually assaulted her, and put her in the trunk of his car, according to police. The kidnapping was reported in Connecticut when the suspect, 19-year-old Christopher Jesus Constanzo, abducted and sexually assaulted the female victim on Thursday, Dec. 2, according to Vermont State Police.  Constanzo is then reported to have held the victim in the trunk of his car while he drove from Connecticut toward the US border crossing in Highgate Springs, Vermont. Early …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Former USPS Employee In CT Charged With Stealing Cash, Gift Cards Former USPS Employee In CT Charged With Stealing Cash, Gift Cards
Former USPS Employee In CT Charged With Stealing Cash, Gift Cards A mail carrier in Connecticut is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing cash and gift cards she was tasked with delivering. West Haven resident Elizabeth Urbani, 42, has been charged with theft of mail by a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee for stealing more than 100 pieces of mail. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Urbani had been employed by the USPS since 2015, and most recently was a mail carrier assigned to the New Haven Post Office.  In December last year, some USPS customers along Urbani’s mail route submitted complaints that their mail was missing or had been stole…

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by Zak Failla
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CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Congressman CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Congressman
CT Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Congressman A Connecticut man is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening to murder California Congressman Adam Schiff with his bare hands. Robert Phelps, 62, of Torrington, was arrested and charged in federal court with one count of threatening to assault and murder a U.S. official, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. He was taken into custody on Friday, March 13, and charged on Monday, March 16. It is alleged that on Nov. 12, last year, the office of U.S. Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who headed the House's team in impeachment proceedings of Pre…

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by Zak Failla
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Overdose Death Leads To Drug Trafficking Charges For CT Man Overdose Death Leads To Drug Trafficking Charges For CT Man
Overdose Death Leads To Drug Trafficking Charges For CT Man An alleged drug dealer in Connecticut has been brought up on multiple charges after allegedly selling a series of drugs to a 38-year-old man who later died of an overdose. John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a grand jury in Hartford has returned a four-count indictment on Thursday charging Wallingford resident Timothy Estridge, 37, with multiple drug charges. According to the indictment, on Dec. 16 last year, the Wallingford Police Department and paramedics were dispatched to a local residence following an emergency 911 call where the call…

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by Zak Failla