Operation RapTor: 270 Arrested in Global Crackdown on Dark Web Vendors
Global crackdown: Operation RapTor leads to 270 arrests, millions seized as law enforcement targets dark web drug, weapon, and crypto vendors.
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Kosovo authorities extradited admin of the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc
Kosovar citizen extradited to the US for running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc appeared in federal court facing related charges. Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica (33) of Gjilan, was extradited to the US for running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc and appeared in federal court facing related charges. The online criminal marketplace BlackDB.cc has been active sunce 2018, […]
‘No such thing as a free lunch’: Schumer sounds alarm over Trump’s latest antic
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Tuesday that he was placing a hold on all of President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice nominees until the administration came clean about potential conflicts of interest with the Qatari government.
Schumer’…
‘Take a position!’ Appeals court judge admonishes Trump DOJ in ‘heated exchange’
An appeals court judge got into a “heated exchange” with a lawyer for the federal government who couldn’t answer whether two detained students with pro-Palestinian views had the right to free speech in the United States, according to NBC News. Tufts U…
New major ‘clash’ spawned ‘one of the most contentious episodes’ at DOJ: report
New reporting in The New York Times detailed a major “clash” at the Department of Justice over a Columbia University investigation that led to a rebellion on the part of prosecutors in the civil rights division. Top DOJ official Emil Bove III launched…
‘Thumbing their nose’: Judges warn of ‘serious’ crackdown as White House lawyers irritate
A new report in The Wall Street Journal says federal judges are facing “increasing irritation” when dealing with Trump administration lawyers because they’re unsure of the accuracy of the information they’re getting before making important rulings.The…
‘Unrepentant’: Trump DOJ blasts ‘belligerent’ ousted GOP lawmaker ahead of sentencing
Federal prosecutors used disgraced former Rep. George Santos’s (R-NY) social media posts against him in a court filing Thursday as they seek a lengthy prison sentence for fraud.Santos pleaded guilty last August to 23 federal fraud charges of stealing …
‘Furious’ judge sent Trump DOJ unambiguous message: analysts
CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel called “furious” U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s take down of Department of Justice officials a “message” to the entire administration that their continued challenges to the U.S. judicial system “is not ac…
Trump ruled to have flouted the law more than a dozen times since taking office: report
Federal judges have ruled that the current administration has defied the law in more than a dozen cases, including three major rulings this week, in the short time since Trump has taken office, according to reporting in The Washington Post.Senior poli…
Alleged Raccoon Infostealer operator extradited, verification site set up for victims
A Ukrainian national was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands after being indicted for crimes related to fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, Mark Sokolovsky conspired to operate the Racc…