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U.S. authorities say they have charged more than 100 people with federal gun and drug crimes in separate blitzes in three states.

The collapse of crypto exchange FTX led to criminal prosecutions of founder Sam Bankman-Fried and two of his lieutenants in New York federal court.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas announced on Wednesday that it has charged 21 people in a crypto money-laundering network.

The Washington, D.C. Council approved sweeping changes to the criminal code, over the objections of the Mayor Muriel Bowser, the U.S. Attorney, and the chief of police.

The Dallas County anesthesiologist dubbed a medical terrorist by the U.S. Attorney's Office has now been indicted on 10 counts.

U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger said the defendants took $250 million from a pandemic aid program that was meant to "feed needy children."

A California man who smuggled more than 1,700 wild animals into the United States, including 60 reptiles hidden in his clothing, has pleaded guilty to federal charges.

Aug. 19—STURGIS, S.D. — Six South Dakotans were arrested and charged federally in connection to an undercover sex trafficking sting during the 2022 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota announced the arrests Friday, noting they originated from a covert operation conducted during the rally by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, ...

Van Dyke was convicted of murder on state charges and served about three years behind bars.

More than 14 months after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by a horde of supporters of Donald Trump, the FBI is still looking for hundreds of violent participants.

The United State Supreme Cour reinstated the death penalty sentence imposed on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Fat Brands said it is cooperating with the investigation.

The plane was forced to land in Belarus due to an alleged bomb threat — but the indictment says that was a ruse.

The employees have not returned to work since the attack last year.

A CNN producer faces multiple charges for allegedly trying to persuade minors to participate in inappropriate and unlawful sexual activity.The producer, 44-year-old John Griffin of Connecticut, was charged with three counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice minors to engage in unlawful sexual activity by a grand jury and was subsequently arrested by the FBI on Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the...

Cannabis cafes in The Hague say trade has boomed despite Covid restrictions

As public opinion and policy continues to shift globally towards the recreational and medical use of cannabis, some Rastas are questioning their place in the future of the herb they consider a sacrament. (Dec. 10)

Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gathered outside the High Court in London before the ruling on the US appeal

A father and son were arrested on Dec. 9 on suspicion of starting the Caldor Fire, which burned more than 200,000 acres near Lake Tahoe and destroyed around 1,000 buildings.

An estimated 200,000 migrating western monarchs are spending the winter in California -- a significant increase over last year, when only 2,000 were spotted. Officials worried they were on the verge of extinction. Carter Evans takes a look.

Here’s the latest for Thursday, December 9: Bob Dole lies in state; President opens summit on democracy; lawsuits filed in Michigan school shooting; Scientists breed coral to survive global warming.

ABC News contributor Dr. John Brownstein on the benefits of CDC signing off on booster eligibility for 16- and 17-year-olds, and how this could help combat the COVID-19 winter surge.

Host of Bad Faith Podcast, Briahna Joy Gray, reacts to viral video out of the White House press briefing room.

A man dressed as the titular character from "The Mandalorian" is spreading holiday cheer across the U.S., but also providing forecasts at each stop along the way.

A new report reveals which neighborhoods are experiencing extreme heat in Albuquerque. AccuWeather's Emmy Victor reports.

Kids in quarantine can also mean the loss of a paycheck.

A father and daughter are driving RVs to California to help those who lost their homes in the wildfires. Jamie Wax shares more on the lessons they've learned about giving.

Here's the latest for Wednesday December 8: Senate aims to reject vaccine mandate for businesses; California plans to be abortion sanctuary if Roe overturned; Coast Guard diver pulls body from car above Niagara Falls; Beavers in Siberia impact environment.

Allegra Stratton, formerly British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's press secretary and spokeswoman for the COP26 summit, resigns after footage of her joking about a Christmas party at Downing Street during lockdown last year aired on national television.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Mark Meadows no longer cooperating with the Jan. 6 investigation, and the push for the “Protecting Our Democracy Act.”

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New YorkWhen the feds raided Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion in 2019, they unearthed a trove of evidence including binders of CDs containing tens of thousands of photographs.Some of those never-before-seen images—released by federal prosecutors this week—depicted happier days of the late sex-trafficker’s romance with his alleged accomplice, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of helping him groom and abuse four underage girl

Six Mexican nationals are accused of kidnapping nine people and murdering six of them, including three American citizens, authorities said Tuesday.

The U.S Attorney's office says Robert Fehring has sent threats to LGBTQ+ organizations and individuals for the past eight years.

Prosecutors said James Beeks, who played Judas in a Jesus Christ Superstar production and also works as a Michael Jackson impersonator, can be seen in photos and videos from Jan. 6 wearing the jacket.

Aiden Bilyard, who was known to online sleuths as #HarvardSweats, smashed out a window at the Capitol and attacked law enforcement.

The bust is the largest cocaine seizure destined for the streets of New York in more than a decade, officials said.

The U.S. is pushing for the death penalty for Tsarnaev even as President Joe Biden's Justice Department takes action to halt federal executions.

Federal prosecutors and the FBI were notified about three former Vermont State Police troopers suspected of involvement in fake coronavirus vaccination cards.

Two Jacksonville residents are accused of defrauding the federal Paycheck Protection Program and then trying to cover their tracks afterward.

Aug. 13—An Anchorage man was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in federal prison for charges of kidnapping and drug trafficking related to a 2017 crime when he beat and tortured a man before shoving him into a dog kennel, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska. Macauther Christmas Vaifanua, 32, is one of five people charged in the federal case. Macauther Vaifanua was ...

Thomas Barrack, a close friend of Donald Trump, is accused of illegally lobbying for the United Arab Emirates during Trump's campaign and presidency.

Lordstown Motors said it has "cooperated, and will continue to cooperate, with these and any other regulatory or governmental investigations and inquiries."

A federal jury has convicted a timber thief who authorities said started a large forest fire in Washington state, a case that prosecutors said marked the first time tree DNA had been introduced in a federal trial. The jury deliberated for about seven hours before convicting Justin Andrew Wilke, 39, on Thursday of conspiracy, theft of public property, depredation of public property, and trafficking and attempted trafficking in unlawfully harvested timber, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Western Washington said in a news release.

Karl Racine's proposal could overhaul the way juveniles are charged as adults and offer greater opportunities for rehabilitation.

An employee of a U.S. Department of Defense contractor and another man were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of participating in a scheme to steal and sell sensitive U.S. Air Force technical data, federal prosecutors said. Sarfraz Yousuf of Miramar, Florida, is accused of acquiring 1,875 Air Force documents while working for Summit Aerospace Inc., a Miami-based aircraft maintenance company, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Yousuf, 43, earned more than $130,000 from selling the documents to Marc Chavez, a Southern California man who illegally resold the data to his customers, the statement said.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at thwarting a half-dozen executive actions taken by President Joe Biden to combat gun violence.

A Brunswick man already sentenced to 10 years behind bars now faces more time in federal prison after threatening a witness and federal judge, the Department of Justice announced Friday.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said in a radio interview on Friday that he doesn't support the D.C. statehood bill.Why it matters: Without Manchin's support in the closely divided Senate, the bill, which passed the House last week, is unlikely to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to send it to President Biden's desk.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.D.C. statehood is a priority for Democrats, who call it a civil rights issue that would enfranchise the city's Black plurality.Republicans say the measure is an unconstitutional power grab.What he's saying: "If Congress wants to make D.C. a state, it should propose a constitutional amendment ... and let the people of America vote," Manchin told Hoppy Kercheval of West Virginia's MetroNews.Congressional action would likely lead to a Supreme Court challenge, he noted."Every legal scholar has told us that, so why not do it the right way and let the people vote to see if they want to change?" Like this article? Get more from Axios and subscribe to Axios Markets for free.

Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice told members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee they're worried about President Biden's plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, with Rice suggesting the U.S. may need to go back, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The position puts two former secretaries of State — from the Obama and Bush administrations — at odds with one of Biden's most significant foreign policy moves to date.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.The new president has vowed to complete the withdrawal by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack. U.S. forces were sent to Afghanistan by Rice's then-boss, former President George W. Bush, to destroy havens used by the attack's organizers.Clinton and Rice offered their reactions during a members-only Zoom call Wednesday, two attendees told Axios.Rice's office did not want to comment on a private briefing. Clinton's spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.What they're saying: "We had Secretaries Clinton and Condi Rice Zoom today with the committee," one committee member told Axios. "A little disagreement on Afghanistan, but they both agreed we're going to need to sustain a counterterrorism mission somehow outside of that country.""Condi Rice is like, 'You know, we’re probably gonna have to go back,'" amid a potential surge in terrorism, the member said.Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas), the top Republican on the committee, told Axios: "With the potential for an Islamic State, coupled with what they're going to do to our contractors in Yemen and Afghanistan is, sadly, it's going to be tragic there and we all see it coming."Another member of the committee confirmed both Clinton and Rice raised concerns about the potential fallout from a quick removal of all U.S. troops.Both also expressed concerns about protecting U.S. diplomats on the ground following the withdrawal and what the move will mean for the global war on terrorism.Background: Both Rice and Clinton supported military intervention in the Middle East following the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.Rice, who was Bush's national security adviser at the time, helped craft the administration's wartime response.Then-senator Clinton — considered by many as a military hawk — voted in 2002 to give Bush the authority to go to war, a vote she later said she regretted while on the presidential campaign trail.Clinton also supported surging additional troops to Afghanistan in 2009.Like this article? Get more from Axios and subscribe to Axios Markets for free.

Two Italian managers in Fiat Chrysler’s diesel engine program have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit in a widening case involving allegations of emissions test cheating.

The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether the death penalty can be reinstated for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted of plotting along with his older brother the 2013 bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and wounding hundreds. The case was appealed by the Justice Department in October, while former President Donald Trump was still in office. It will pose a test to President Joe Biden's commitment to ending the federal death penalty, which Trump resumed after a nearly two-decade pause. Civil rights groups have pushed Biden to order Justice Department prosecutors to stop seeking the penalty. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said at a press briefing later on Monday that she did not have any updates on death penalty policy.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Clay County man accused of selling unregistered devices online that can convert semiautomatic firearms into machine guns pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court to a single-count indictment. The not-guilty plea came hours after the U.S. Attorney’s Office for announced a federal indictment charging Kristopher Ervin, 41, of Orange Park, with possession of an unregistered machine gun conversion device. The federal government said Ervin had the devices manufactured at a Jacksonville machine shop for $5 each and then sold them for up to $139 a piece. The one-count indictment stems from a tip a federal agent received in January that Ervin was selling the devices online. Agents recovered $3,700, over 1,500 auto-sear devices, machinery that was used to manufacture the devices, guns, computers, and packaging materials.

A Hollywood man pleaded guilty Thursday to unsafely operating a drone that hit a Los Angeles police helicopter and forced it to make an emergency landing. Andrew Hernandez, 22, of Hollywood, entered a plea to a misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of a year in federal prison. Authorities say it's the first criminal case in the nation in which a person has been charged with unsafely operating a drone, CBS Los Angeles reported. "If the drone had struck the helicopter's main rotor instead of the fuselage, it could have brought the helicopter down," according to court documents. Investigators reviewed the drone's camera and SD card to identify Hernandez as its owner, CBS Los Angeles reported.

Two Delaware men, one of whom was seen in a viral photograph holding a Confederate flag inside the U.S. Capitol during last week's riot, have been arrested on federal charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Kevin Seefried, whom WDEL reports is the elder Seefried, was photographed a short time later with the Confederate flag, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. According to court documents, Kevin Seefried said he brought the flag from his home in Delaware, where it is usually displayed outside. Mike Theiler / REUTERSWDEL reports Kevin Seefried, of Laurel, is expected to appear at a virtual court appearance Thursday. Federal authorities are investigating more than 170 people — more than 30 of whom now face federal charges — in the January 6 Capitol assault that left five dead.

Hunter Biden reveals he is under federal investigation for "tax affairs" Hunter Biden, the son of President-elect Joe Biden, says he is under investigation over his tax affairs by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware in a probe that dates back to 2018. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins "CBSN AM" to discuss the latest.

Federal prosecutors are investigating Hunter Biden's "tax affairs," according to a statement released by the president-elect's son through the Biden-Harris transition team. Mr. Biden's son said he learned about the probe, led by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware, on Tuesday. Two sources familiar with the investigation tell CBS that the "tax" investigation of Hunter Biden began in 2018. Hunter Biden said he believes a review will "demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately." "I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs," Hunter Biden, 50, said in a statement.

Federal prosecutors are investigating Hunter Biden's "tax affairs," according to a statement released by the president-elect's son through the Biden-Harris transition team. Mr. Biden's son said he learned about the probe, led by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware, on Tuesday. Two sources familiar with the investigation tell CBS that the "tax" investigation of Hunter Biden began in 2018. Hunter Biden said he believes a review will "demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately." "I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs," Hunter Biden, 50, said in a statement.

In Portland, they pointed to 100 consecutive nights of protests “marred by vandalism, chaos, and even killing” and in New York City, the Justice Department pointed to a skyrocketing number of shootings throughout the five boroughs. It is not the first time the Justice Department has attempted to take action against city officials for the violent demonstrations. The department also explored whether it could pursue either criminal or civil rights charges against city officials in Portland after clashes erupted there night after night between law enforcement and demonstrators. In a joint statement, de Blasio, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan decried the designation as “thoroughly political and unconstitutional.”"The President is playing cheap political games with Congressionally directed funds. ___Associated Press writers Karen Matthews in New York and Eugene Johnson in Seattle contributed to this report.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A man arrested during a protest in downtown Jacksonville on May 31 had a Molotov cocktail in his backpack and has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, federal prosecutors announced Monday. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, a Molotov cocktail is an incendiary bomb and destructive device that is considered a firearm under federal law. As a previously convicted felon, Ivan Jacob Zecher is prohibited from possessing a firearm, prosecutors said. If convicted, Zecher faces up to 10 years in federal prison on each count. Zecher refused to leave when officers told the crowd to disperse, and he was arrested on an unlawful assembly charge.

FILE - In this April 3, 2019, file photo, actress Lori Loughlin, front, and her husband, clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli, left, depart federal court in Boston after a hearing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Loughlin, 55, and Giannulli, 56, are scheduled to plead guilty Friday via video conference before a federal judge in Boston, who must approve the deal. They agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in a plea agreement filed in Bostons federal court. Giannulli will also plead guilty to a charge of honest services wire and mail fraud, prosecutors said. Others parents who've been sent to prison for participating in the scam include Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman.

TAMPA, Fla. – Two men are facing federal charges in Florida for using small explosions to rob ATMs in the Tampa Bay area, authorities said Monday. Sallah and Johnson took nearly $70,000 from several Florida ATMs between November and January and vandalized others without taking any cash, according to a criminal complaint. Investigators believe the men injected some type of flammable fuel into the machines and used a spark to ignite it. The men were arrested Sunday after setting off an explosion at an ATM in Watkinsville, Georgia, prosecutors said. That ATM was damaged, but Sallah and Johnson were unable to retrieve any cash, authorities said.

According to the plea agreement, Jenkins met the victim July 14 after she had posted an online advertisement for prostitution in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Federal prosecutors said Jenkins told her that she could make a lot more money in Jacksonville. An arrest report previously obtained by News4Jax from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office shows that on July 15, the two checked in to the Ramada Inn on Hartley Road. That's where, according to prosecutors, Jenkins set up three prostitution meetings involving the woman and arranged a fourth meeting for July 16. While the victim was in the bathroom at the shop, she called a family member, and her mother then called the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

FreeImages.com/foxumonJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 29-year-old man accused of trying to meet a child for sex was arrested, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida announced Friday. According to court documents, an undercover FBI agent, who was posing online as a 12-year-old, was contacted Wednesday by the user "Awesome_Jack," who was later identified as Lama. Later that day, Lama rode his motorcycle to a location in Jacksonville to meet the "child" and was arrested by FBI agents, prosecutors said. The case was investigated by the FBI in Jacksonville. It is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

(CNN) - Federal authorities said Thursday they will not file civil rights charges against two Sacramento, California, police officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark in his grandmother's backyard last year. The Sacramento Police Department also cleared the officers of any wrongdoing and is returning them to active duty. The U.S. Attorney's Office, the FBI and prosecutors in the Civil Rights Division reviewed the killing of Clark on March 18, 2018, the statement said. The officers were not charged with crimes, a decision that prompted protests when local prosecutors announced it in March. Officers return to 'full, active duty'After the federal announcement Thursday, Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn said the department also cleared the officers of any wrongdoing.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A woman has been indicted on charges of fraudulent use of a Social Security number and aggravated identity theft, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida. Prosecutors said Elizabeth Farina-Torres, 42, an "undocumented alein" who is a citizen of the Dominican Republic, has been charged with five counts of fraudulent use of a Social Security number and five counts of aggravated identity theft. In about 2008, Farina-Torres began using a Social Security number belonging to a U.S. citizen with a similar name and the same date of birth, according to court documents. Hospital records showed that the person who had used the Social Security number was Farina-Torres. The Clay County Sheriff's Office learned during the investigation that Farina-Torres had used the victim's Social Security number at an Orange Park rental furniture store in April 2015.

WAYCROSS, Ga. – Two men pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine from Atlanta and throughout the Southern District of Georgia, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the district. The U.S. Attorney's Office said the investigation began when agents received information Camacho-Pineda was connected to a Mexican cartel and was supplying other members of the conspiracy operating in Waycross, Georgia and elsewhere. The U.S. Attorney's Office said he fled in his vehicle for about 10 miles and traveled in excess of 130 mph, ultimately wrecking the vehicle. Agents arrested Santana-Hernandez after he traveled from Atlanta to Dublin, Georgia to collect drug proceeds for a previous drug deal involving two kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The charge carries a sentence of 10 years to life in prison and potential fines of up to $10 million each, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 22-year-old Jacksonville man was sentenced Thursday to 12 years and 6 months in federal prison for sex trafficking a child, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard also ordered Harper to serve a five-year term of supervision after his release from prison and to register as a sex offender. According to court documents, Harper met a 15-year-old girl in December 2015 and advertised her for prostitution on the internet. He was paid for the girl to perform sexual acts with his associates and fellow members of the PYC street gang. The local charges were dropped when the case was turned over to the federal courts for prosecution.