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Idaho lawmakers call on AG Sessions to intervene in Bundy trials

by Brian Seay

A third of all the state lawmakers in Idaho are asking Sessions to urge prosecutors to drop their efforts at convictions for several Bunkerville defendants.

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Chicago gets 20 ATF agents to help new gun task force, Trump takes credit

by Brian Seay

Twenty more federal agents are now in Chicago, working as part of a new task force that will crack down on gun traffickers and repeat gun offenders.

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Levin: Criticisms on gun prosecutions ‘unfair’

by Andrew Shepperson

Joel Levin, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, has called out the Chicago Sun-Times for "unfairly" criticizing former U.S. Attorney Zach Fardon for not prosecuting as many gun traffickers as other districts.

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Man pleads guilty in Chicago rail yard, gun heist case

by Andrew Shepperson

A man plead guilty Friday in federal court as part of a case in which more than 100 guns were stolen from a rail yard on the south side of Chicago.

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Trump’s attorney general asks 46 Obama-era U.S. attorneys to resign

by Andrew Shepperson

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked the 46 remaining Obama-era U.S. attorneys to resign, the Department of Justice announced Friday.

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Minneapolis cops cleared of wrong-doing in fatal shooting of Jamar Clark

by Jacki Billings

Two Minneapolis police officers followed proper procedure and will not face discipline in the November 2015 shooting of Jamar Clark.

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8 indicted in connection with selling $1 million in stolen military gear online

by Chris Eger

A federal grand jury has handed down an indictment on a ring that included six active duty U.S. Army enlisted men selling stolen gear from Fort Campbell.

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St. Louis PD turning to feds for help with homicide, gun cases

by Jennifer Cruz

Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce said at one time the homicide rate dropped into the 70s when several state and federal agencies worked together, and now she aims to see the rate decline again.

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Indictments issued in attempted sale of Saddam Hussein’s family guns

by Chris Eger

Two men have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to transport stolen weapons, connected to the sale of seven guns believed to be owned by the family of the late dictator of Iraq.

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