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Apr 04 2024
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Probe Continues In West Hartford House Fire
According to the West Hartford Fire Department, the fire was first reported at 4:23 p.m. Tuesday at 7 Birch Hill Drive. Witnesses reported seeing smoke and flames from the single-family residents and a bystander was helping a woman at the scene, according to the WHFD. Firefighters were on the scene within seven minutes of the initial call, with the blaze knocked out within six minutes after
Patch.comOct 25 2019
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Mueller report: Criminal probe into Russia inquiry begins
The US justice department has launched a criminal investigation into the origins of the Mueller inquiry, US media report.
An administrative review into the special counsel's investigation of 2016 election interference began in May.
But the switch to a criminal probe means investigators can now issue subpoenas for testimony and documents.
President Trump has long alleged
BBC NewsApr 25 2024
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Missouri House speaker sidesteps questions about ethics probe, won’t address ongoing dispute
In a press conference scheduled to review the GOP majority’s work in the House this week, Rep. Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, told reporters he would not discuss the probe, which began last year after he tried to steer an $800,000 software contract around the standard bidding process and repaid travel bills that he had charged to taxpayers. When asked about the scandal, Plocher initially
St. Louis Post-DispatchApr 25 2024
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Republican senators probe Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub after Post report on migrant workers
Three Republican senators have a special order for Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Mike Braun of Indiana, and Ted Budd of North Carolina blasted out letters to each of the food ordering platforms Thursday demanding to know what steps they are taking to prevent illegal immigrants from unlawfully working for them. This past September, The Post reported that newly
New York Post (News)May 01 2019
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William Barr Explains Finding of No Obstruction on Mueller Probe
Attorney general appears before a Senate panel after letter indicates dispute over characterizing special counsel probe
The special counsel probe into President Trump and Russian 2016 election interference was meant to deliver a verdict on criminality, not to simply report facts to the public, Attorney General William Barr said in explaining why he determined the president’s actions
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 19 2019
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Mueller Report Details Trump’s Attempts to Influence Probe
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report details ten “incidents” in which President Trump sought to curtail or otherwise affect the direction of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Mueller’s report outlines the president’s attempts to intervene in the special-counsel probe to bring it to a premature conclusion or to affect the public perception of it by
National Review (News)Apr 19 2024
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Ex-bookie gets 2 years in prison in case tied to Chicago mob probe
A Wood Dale man was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for running an illicit sports gambling ring uncovered as part of a larger federal investigation into the Chicago Outfit. Michael Frontier, 39, a former mixed-martial arts fighter who currently works for a national cannabis firm, pleaded guilty in January to one count of running an illegal gambling business. In a plea agreement with
Chicago TribuneMar 26 2019
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Democrats face dilemma after Mueller probe ends
House Democrats are scrambling to determine their next steps after Attorney General William Barr effectively cleared President Trump and his campaign of allegations of conspiracy with the Russian government in a summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings.
The development has both deflated Democrats and put them on the defensive, forcing them to shift tactics and ratchet up
The HillMar 24 2019
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William Barr: Mueller clears Trump in Russia probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence that anyone connected with President Trump or his 2016 campaign conspired with Russia to subvert the election, according to a summary of his findings released Sunday by Attorney General William Barr.
Yet Mr. Mueller did find actions by Mr. Trump after he was in office that could be seen as efforts to obstruct the investigation into the
Washington TimesApr 11 2024
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Criminal probe will continue into shooting of Newport News, Va., teacher
Authorities said Thursday they will continue a criminal investigation into how school officials handled the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old student at Virginia’s Richneck Elementary School last year, an incident that was the focus of a scathing report by a special grand jury this week. Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard E. Gwynn, the top prosecutor in Newport News, Va., said his office will
Washington Post