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AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say

The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S.

 

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Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel’s Hawaii trip included ‘VIP snorkel’ at a Pearl Harbor memorial

Government emails obtained by The Associated Press show that FBI Director Kash Patel went on a “VIP snorkel” session last summer at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.

 

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$4.8M settlement reached over Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say

An agreement says a tentative $4.85 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over the death of a Black man who was punched, kicked and stunned by five white Louisiana State Police troopers during a roadside arrest.

 

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Prosecutors seek to strip U.S. citizenship from diplomat-turned-Cuban spy

Federal prosecutors are seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Manuel Rocha, a former diplomat who served as a secret agent for Cuba. The U.S.

 

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Ex-officer planned to kill Black people in mass shooting at a New Orleans festival, authorities say

A Florida county sheriff’s office says they arrested a former law enforcement officer whom federal authorities say planned a mass shooting targeting Black people at a large festival in New Orleans.

 

As fentanyl seizures dip, weapons-grade chemical carfentanil is on the rise

Carfentanil has experienced a drastic resurgence across the U.S., causing hundreds of unsuspecting drug users to overdose.

 

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The informant earned millions working for the DEA. He paid no taxes

A longtime DEA informant has avoided prison after admitting he didn’t pay taxes on nearly $4 million earned for undercover work.

 

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The FBI exhumed a K-9 commander’s dog in a cold case murder. But what really killed Fuzz?

A K-9 commander serving life for his wife’s 1982 murder plans to use his first parole hearing as an opening salvo to clear his name.

 

DEA names Colombian president ‘priority target’ as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to people familiar with the matter and records seen by The Associated Press.

 

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Citing AP investigation, new bill seeks to prohibit DHS from using full-body restraints

A new House bill aims to stop the Department of Homeland Security’s use of a full-body restraint device called the WRAP. On Wednesday, Democratic Rep.

 

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How a defendant in Minnesota went free because of Justice Department turmoil

The federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to Trump administration directives.

 

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Inside the bribery plot that led to a DEA supervisor’s downfall in the Dominican Republic

Federal investigators say a veteran agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration took cash to push fraudulent visa applications through the U.S.

 

FBI, St. Paul police probing ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures

Minnesota and federal authorities are investigating claims that immigration officers shattered a Mexican man’s skull while taking him into custody last month.

 

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Feds open a perjury probe into ICE officers’ testimony about the shooting of a Venezuelan man

Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men.

 

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DEA supervisor arrested as US shutters Dominican Republic office during visa-fraud probe

A supervisor of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s office in the Dominican Republic has been taken into custody amid an investigation into abuse of a U.S. visa program for confidential informants, a current and former U.S. official briefed on the matter told The Associated Press.

 

Close Maduro ally pardoned by Biden once again a target of US criminal investigation

The U.S. Justice Department is targeting Alex Saab, a businessman linked to Nicolás Maduro, in an investigation that could impact the U.S. prosecution of the deposed Venezuelan leader.

 

Takeaways from AP report on immigrant who says ICE officers beat him during Minnesota arrest

A Mexican immigrant who suffered a broken skull last month in Minnesota says he was beaten by immigration officers in an unprovoked attack.

 

Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked

A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.

 

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Takeaways from AP report on ICE claims that immigrant shattered his skull running into wall

A Mexican immigrant was taken to a Minneapolis hospital earlier this month after bones in his face and skull were broken while he was in federal custody.

 

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ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital

Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers’ claims about a Mexican immigrant’s severe injuries.

 

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Minneapolis mourns ICU nurse killed by a Border Patrol agent as a warmhearted neighbor and caregiver

Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people.

 

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Videos of the deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict government statements

Law enforcement leaders are expressing alarm over a deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis.

 

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The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says

Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.

 

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Former DEA agent sentenced to 5 years in prison for using badge to protect drug trafficking friends

A former DEA agent has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for corruption. A jury convicted Joseph Bongiovanni of using his badge to protect childhood friends involved in drug trafficking in Buffalo, New York.

 

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AP obtains documents showing Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez has been on DEA’s radar for years

The Associated Press has learned that Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s acting president, has surfaced in nearly a dozen DEA investigations, several of which remain ongoing.

 

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Family and neighbors mourn woman who was shot by ICE agent and made Minneapolis home

The woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis was a U.S. citizen and mother of a 6-year-old.

 

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Once a feared watchdog, Sen. Grassley now backs Trump amid DOJ upheaval

Chuck Grassley has made a name for himself in Washington with his longtime support for whistleblowers.

 

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DOJ ends monitoring of illegal dumping in Houston in retreat from environmental justice

The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods.

 

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Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown

State and federal authorities are monitoring online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans.

 

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Trump says stopping suspected drug boats doesn’t work. But the US reports record cocaine seizures

President Donald Trump has justified American military strikes on boats suspected of smuggling drugs by saying the longtime U.S. strategy of interdicting such vessels has been a major failure.

 

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