Elected officials are charged with representing their constituents, but often find themselves accused of committing crimes while executing their duties.
Arrested accused assaulting police officer mob stormed U.S. Capitol January 6. Logan Barnhart Lansing Michigan charged resisting with dangerous weapon civil disobedience disorderly conduct More
August 18, 2021
Prosecutors and law enforcement call on Biden to prioritize criminal justice reform make good on campaign promise to form task force to evaluate how criminal... More
August 17, 2021
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Proud Boy wannabe who posted online about sending "three cars full... More
August 16, 2021
"Roberta Kaplan" + "stepping down" + "board of directors" + "Time's Up" + #MeToo + "Hollywood women" + "sexual harassment" + resigned + "Gov. Andrew... More
August 9, 2021
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A New Jersey gym owner and a Washington state man on Friday became the first people charged in the Jan.... More
August 6, 2021
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon police officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during More
August 3, 2021
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — A longtime Alabama sheriff will be removed from office after jurors on Monday found him guilty of charges of theft and... More
August 2, 2021
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a wealthy California political donor on charges he injected gay More
July 28, 2021
Richard Trask’s wife had lacerations on her head and blood on her chest, arms and hand, Kalamazoo County sheriff's investigators wrote. More
July 22, 2021
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of a 19-year-old intern who accused another state lawmaker More
July 20, 2021
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday formally prohibited federal prosecutors More
July 19, 2021
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 while wearing a Roman gladiator costume... More
July 16, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan jury on Tuesday convicted a Chicago banker of criminal charges for enabling Paul Manafort More
July 13, 2021
The men Ed Buck lured to his apartment for “party and play” found themselves in a situation of life and death, prosecutors said. More
July 13, 2021
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Florida man who was part of a white supremacist prison gang when he served time for attempted murder... More
July 12, 2021
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities will no longer routinely jail migrants facing deportation if they are pregnant More
July 9, 2021
Michael Avenatti faces sentencing over a year after a jury concluded he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike by threatening the company with... More
July 8, 2021
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he assaulted an Associated Press More
July 7, 2021
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The first waves of arrests in the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol focused on the... More
July 6, 2021
By AAMER MADHANI and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday put his stamp of approval on a long-debated... More
July 2, 2021
By KEN SWEET, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Companies give perks to their employees all the time.... More
July 2, 2021
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in... More
July 1, 2021
CRANBROOK, British Colombia (AP) — A Canadian Indigenous group said Wednesday a search using ground-penetrating radar has found 182 human remains in More
June 30, 2021
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Friday that he's hoping a judge's 22 1/2-year sentence imposed on former police Officer Derek Chauvin will More
June 25, 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's second-largest city has joined Breonna Taylor's hometown in banning the use of "no-knock" warrants. The Lexington council More
June 25, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get... More
June 24, 2021
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Adding to the country's ongoing discussion of the extent of police powers, the Supreme Court on More
June 23, 2021
Prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to impose a “very substantial” prison sentence on Michael Avenatti for trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike. More
June 17, 2021
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti should spend no more than six months behind bars after a jury concluded he... More
June 10, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — The long-running federal investigation into Rudy Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine moved back into public view Wednesday when federal agents More
April 29, 2021
