The Latest: Feds seeking approval to pursue death penalty

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue (all times local): 7:20 p.m. U.S. Attorney Scott Brady says federal prosecutors are seeking approval to pursue the death penalty against Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers. Brady says he has begun the process to get Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ approval as... Read More

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Robert Bowers

October 30, 2018

Official: Pipe-bomb suspect had hit list of targets

MIAMI (AP) — The man suspected of sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and other opponents of President Donald Trump kept a list of elected officials and others who investigators believe were intended targets, an official told The Associated Press on Monday. The disclosure came as 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc made his initial court appearance in... Read More

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Cesar Sayoc

October 29, 2018

Florida man sentenced for plot to bomb Target stores

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who plotted to blow up Target stores along the East Coast has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Authorities said Mark Charles Barnett of Ocala thought the explosions would cause the company’s stock to plunge, allowing him to cheaply acquire shares. Court records show Barnett was... Read More

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Mark Charles Barnett

October 29, 2018

Jurors in pipe-bomb trial to be asked about media exposure

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense attorneys for the man charged in the failed pipe bombing of the New York subway last year have asked a federal judge to quiz prospective jurors about their exposure to recent media coverage of pipe bombs mailed around the country. Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi immigrant, is scheduled to stand trial... Read More

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Akayed Ullah

October 23, 2018

Border Patrol agent’s new trial in teen’s killing to start

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Federal prosecutors will once again try a U.S. Border Patrol agent who killed a 16-year-old boy in a cross-border shooting but who was earlier this year acquitted of murder. The second trial against Lonnie Swartz begins Tuesday morning, six months after he was acquitted on a second-degree murder charge and five... Read More

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Lonnie Swartz

October 19, 2018

Ex-FBI agent gets 4 years in prison for leaking documents

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former FBI agent in Minnesota who admitted leaking classified internal documents to a reporter was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison. Terry James Albury, 39, pleaded guilty in April to one count each of unauthorized disclosure of national defense information and unauthorized retention of national defense information. He... Read More

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Terry Albury

October 16, 2018

Germany deports convicted 9/11 accomplice home to Morocco

BERLIN (AP) — A Moroccan man convicted of helping Mohamed Atta and the other Hamburg-based Sept. 11 suicide pilots as they plotted attacks on New York and Washington was deported Monday from Germany to his homeland. German authorities confirmed that Mounir el Motassadeq was aboard a plane that had taken off from Frankfurt airport in... Read More

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Mounir el Motassadeq

October 15, 2018

US pastor released from house arrest, flown out of Turkey

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — An American pastor flew out of Turkey on Friday after a Turkish court convicted him of terror links but freed him from house arrest, removing a major irritant in fraught ties between two NATO allies still strained by disagreements over Syria, Iran and a host of other issues. The court near... Read More

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Andrew Brunson

October 12, 2018

American pastor back in court for spying and terror trial

ALIAGA, Turkey (AP) — The trial of an American pastor at the heart of a diplomatic dispute between Turkey and the United States resumed Friday in Turkey, with observers waiting to see if authorities will release him amid threats of further U.S. sanctions. The fourth hearing of the case against Andrew Brunson began in a... Read More

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Andrew Brunson

September 26, 2018

Illinois man pleads guilty to charges

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — An 18-year-old Illinois man facing conspiracy and weapons allegations has pleaded guilty to the charges. Ellis Mack of Clarence entered his plea Tuesday to charges of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by threats and violence and unlawful possession of a machine gun. U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric Long in Urbana set sentencing... Read More

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Ellis Mack

September 24, 2018

Soldier could get life in prison for chlorine gas explosion

Sentencing is scheduled Monday for a soldier who pleaded guilty to making bombs that released chlorine gas in a forested training area near a U.S. Army base in Louisiana. Twenty-five-year-old Ryan Keith Taylor, of New Llano, could get life in prison and a $250,000 fine on the single count of using a chemical weapon, a... Read More

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Ryan Keith Taylor

September 10, 2018

US backtracks on Russian spy suspect offering sex for access

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are backtracking on their allegation that a Russian woman accused of working as a secret agent offered to trade sex for access, according to a Justice Department court filing. Prosecutors had earlier accused Maria Butina, a gun rights activist in U.S. custody on charges she worked as a covert agent... Read More

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Maria Butina

September 5, 2018

5 residents of New Mexico compound face firearms charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Five former residents of a ramshackle New Mexico desert compound where a 3-year-old boy’s body was found last month made their initial appearance in federal court Tuesday on firearms-related charges amid accusations by prosecutors that a group member had been training children and others in military tactics. The brief hearing focused... Read More

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Siraj Ibn Wahhaj

August 30, 2018

US soldier pleads guilty to trying to help Islamic State

HONOLULU (AP) — A soldier based in Hawaii pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to help the Islamic State group— admitting he provided secret military information, a drone meant to track U.S. troops and other support to undercover agents he believed were members of the terrorist organization. Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang, 35, handcuffed and wearing... Read More

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Ikaika Kang, Islamit State

The Latest: Feds seeking approval to pursue death penalty

Official: Pipe-bomb suspect had hit list of targets

Florida man sentenced for plot to bomb Target stores

Jurors in pipe-bomb trial to be asked about media exposure

Border Patrol agent’s new trial in teen’s killing to start

Ex-FBI agent gets 4 years in prison for leaking documents

Germany deports convicted 9/11 accomplice home to Morocco

US pastor released from house arrest, flown out of Turkey

American pastor back in court for spying and terror trial

Illinois man pleads guilty to charges

Soldier could get life in prison for chlorine gas explosion

US backtracks on Russian spy suspect offering sex for access

5 residents of New Mexico compound face firearms charges

US soldier pleads guilty to trying to help Islamic State

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