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KPMG exits US federal audit business after losing Pentagon contract, FT reports

Wednesday, April 29 by SRN News

April 29 (Reuters) - Big Four firm KPMG is shutting its federal government audit business and will redeploy more than 450 U.S. staff after losing a $60 million-a-year contract with the Pentagon, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources. KPMG had audited the U.S.... Read More.

Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data

Tuesday, April 28 by SRN News

PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state's detailed voter records, the latest legal setback in a nationwide effort by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich, a Trump appointee,... Read More.

Damon Jones agrees to plea deal in federal gambling case

Tuesday, April 28 by SRN News

Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones accepted a plea agreement, becoming the first to take a deal in the federal gambling investigation that led to more than two dozen arrests. Jones, 49, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a federal... Read More.

Agents serve search warrants in federal fraud probe in Minnesota

Tuesday, April 28 by SRN News

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal agents served multiple search warrants Tuesday in Minnesota in an ongoing fraud investigation by the Trump administration of publicly funded social programs, authorities said. Few details were released, though armed agents were seen outside child care centers in the Minneapolis area.... Read More.

Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey’s lawsuit belongs in federal court

Tuesday, April 28 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge said Tuesday that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in federal court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government's efforts to get the case moved out of court. Judge Jesse M. Furman in Manhattan noted... Read More.

Washington media dinner shooting suspect is set for his first court appearance on federal charges

Monday, April 27 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives while President Donald Trump was in attendance is due in court Monday to face charges in a chaotic encounter that resulted in shots... Read More.

Mexico says 2 US federal agents who died were not authorized to participate in any local operation

Saturday, April 25 by SRN News

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country's northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico. The role of the two CIA agents who were returning from destroying... Read More.

Justice Department readopts firing squads in US federal executions

Friday, April 24 by SRN News

April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday it is taking actions to strengthen the federal death penalty, including firing squads and readopting the lethal injection protocol. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has authorized seeking death sentences against nine people after... Read More.

Federal judge orders release of family of man charged in Colorado firebomb attack

Thursday, April 23 by SRN News

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release from immigration custody of the family of a man charged in a fatal 2025 firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado, against demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages in Gaza. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery in San Antonio said Hayam El... Read More.

Assault charge for immigration officer in Colorado could test immunity provisions for federal agents

Wednesday, April 22 by SRN News

The decision in Colorado to charge an immigration officer with assault after a protester was grabbed by the neck and pulled across a street could test the boundaries of immunity provisions for federal agents as states scrutinize the use of force under the Trump... Read More.

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KPMG exits US federal audit business after losing Pentagon contract, FT reports

Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data

Damon Jones agrees to plea deal in federal gambling case

Agents serve search warrants in federal fraud probe in Minnesota

Judge rules that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey’s lawsuit belongs in federal court

Washington media dinner shooting suspect is set for his first court appearance on federal charges

Mexico says 2 US federal agents who died were not authorized to participate in any local operation

Justice Department readopts firing squads in US federal executions

Federal judge orders release of family of man charged in Colorado firebomb attack

Assault charge for immigration officer in Colorado could test immunity provisions for federal agents

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