Elected officials are charged with representing their constituents, but often find themselves accused of committing crimes while executing their duties.
Facing charges including bribery, fraud, conspiracy and falsification of records, New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was expected to make an initial appearance Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. More
April 12, 2022
A jury on acquitted two men of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn't reach verdicts against the two alleged leaders. More
April 8, 2022
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, securing her place as the first Black female justice. More
April 7, 2022
The third day of deliberations ended Wednesday without a verdict in a trial that centers on a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More
April 6, 2022
His lawyers have said the evidence against Tarrio was weak and relies mostly on text messages and social media. More
April 6, 2022
Jurors asked for a definition of “weapon” Monday but otherwise gave no indication of the progress of their work. More
April 5, 2022
The jury picked a leader late Friday afternoon, following hours of closing arguments from lawyers, then said it would start discussing the case after the weekend. More
April 4, 2022
Federal jury's $14 million award to Denver protesters hit with pepper balls and bag filled with lead during 2020 demonstrations over police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis could resonate nationwide as courts weigh similar lawsuits. More
April 1, 2022
A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More
April 1, 2022
Defense attorneys rested their case after one of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repeatedly said "absolutely not" when asked if he had agreed to abduct her before the 2020 election. More
March 31, 2022
A man accused of leading a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was "antigovernment" and believed officials were out to "line their own pockets," his longtime companion testified Wednesday before prosecutors rested their case. More
March 30, 2022
President Joe Biden signs The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law -- lynching is now a federal hate crime. More
March 29, 2022
Two men described as leaders of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were thrilled as they watched videos of powerful explosives, a few hours before driving north to scout her vacation home, an FBI agent testified Monday. More
March 28, 2022
A federal judge ordered the release of more than 100 emails from Trump adviser John Eastman to the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. More
March 28, 2022
Kaleb Franks, who pleaded guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, testified he joined the conspiracy hoping he would be killed in a shootout with police. More
March 24, 2022
U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner who remains detained near Moscow. More
March 23, 2022
Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty to planning a kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, told jurors he and allies wanted to attack before 2020 election to prevent Biden from winning. More
March 23, 2022
Former Trump adviser Paul Manafort was removed from a plane at Miami International Airport before it took off for Dubai because he carried a revoked passport. More
March 23, 2022
Dan Chappel, leader of plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, asked "when's the lynching?" after state Supreme Court struck down law she repeatedly used to impose restrictions during COVID-19. More
March 21, 2022
Couy Griffin is one of the few riot defendants who isn't accused of entering the Capitol or engaging in any violent or destructive behavior. More
March 21, 2022
Four men are standing trial in Michigan on charges they plotted to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. More
March 17, 2022
The trial was suspended because the virus had struck a key participant in the case. More
March 16, 2022
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top court on Monday refused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the U.S. to face spying charges. The court said it refused because the case “didn’t raise an arguable point of law.” Assange, 50, has […] More
March 14, 2022
U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker ordered the delay Sunday. Undercover FBI agents and informants were expected to testify in the coming weeks, as were two co-conspirators. More
March 14, 2022
Prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on played covertly recorded audio for jurors in which one of the men specifically discusses a plan to abduct the Democrat. More
March 10, 2022
Four men face trial: Fox, Brandon Caserta, Barry Croft Jr. and Daniel Harris. Prosecutors say the men came up with the plan to snatch the Democratic governor because they were angry about pandemic restrictions she imposed. More
March 9, 2022
They're accused of taking critical steps over several months, including secret messaging, gun drills in the woods and a night drive to northern Michigan to scout her second home and figure out how to blow up a bridge. More
March 8, 2022
Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of four men who are accused of conspiring to snatch Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More
March 7, 2022
Rocky Hardie, a key government witness at the trial of Guy Wesley Reffitt, said he didn't believe Reffitt would act on his talk of dragging lawmakers out of the Capitol. More
March 4, 2022
A judge ruled three men charged in plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 election were not entrapped by the FBI. More
March 1, 2022
