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Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, Names Ex-Personal Lawyer Todd Blanche Acting AG
President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi shortly after reports surfaced that he had been considering replacing her. The official announcement came early Thursday afternoon, April 2. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, formerly Trump's personal attorney, has been named acting attorney general. "Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest l…
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Maryland Man Who Sold Gun Used To Shoot Estranged Wife Four Times Learns Prison Fate
The Maryland man who sold the gun used to shoot a woman four times has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term, prosecutors announced. Terrance Terrone White Jr., 35, of Salisbury, was sentenced in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County for two counts of illegal possession of a regulated firearm and one count of straw purchase of a firearm, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office. The charges stem from an incident on Nov. 16, 2024, when White sold a firearm to Dequan Bratten, who then used it to shoot his estranged wife several times. “Miraculously, despite the long-term …
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Leak Part Of 'Smear Campaign,' Luigi Mangione Defense Says
Luigi Mangione’s defense team is accusing New York prosecutors of trying to bias the public and media against their client. They claim this is happening by publicly releasing sensitive and potentially inadmissible materials as he awaits trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In a newly filed reply brief dated Wednesday, June 18, the defense, led by Mangione’s attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, argued that the state improperly published journal entries allegedly taken from Mangione’s backpack. They claim these materials may be suppressed due to an illegal search. …
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CASE: Serial Abuser Learns Fate In Court For 1981 Rapes In Maryland: State's Attorney
A 67-year-old man may spend the rest of his life in prison after admitting to rape and sexual assault stemming from a pair of attacks dating back to 1981 in Montgomery County, authorities announced on Thursday. Marion Pearson, now living in North Carolina, pleaded guilty in October to second-degree rape and sex assault for the attacks of two victims in separate attacks in April and June 1981. On Thursday, Dec. 19, authorities announced that Pearson was sentenced by a judge in Montgomery County to 40 years in prison suspending all but 17 years to serve and two years of superv…
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CEO Murder Case: Luigi Mangione's New Lawyer Signals Defensive Strategy
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has retained high-profile attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who could mount a defense centered on Mangione's mental state. Friedman Agnifilo, a former Manhattan Chief Assistant District Attorney turned criminal defense lawyer, suggested a possible strategy even before formally joining Mangione’s legal team. “It looks to me like there might be a not guilty by reason of insanity defense that they’re going to be thinking about because the evidence is going to be so overwhelming that he did wh…
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