federal criminal charges

  • House Ethics Findings Against Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Raise Legal Stakes Amid Parallel Federal Case

    A bipartisan determination by the U.S. House Ethics Committee that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations is intensifying legal and constitutional questions as the Florida lawmaker simultaneously faces pending federal criminal charges tied to the same underlying conduct. The committee’s findings, issued after a seven-hour hearing, concluded that Cherfilus-McCormick violated House rules, including campaign…

  • FBI Disrupts Alleged New Year’s Eve Terrorist Attack; Man Charged With Attempting to Support ISIS

    Federal authorities say they have disrupted an alleged New Year’s Eve terror plot after arresting and charging an 18-year-old North Carolina man with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. In a statement released January 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice announced…

  • Judge Threatens To Remove Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs From Courtroom For Staring At Jurors

    In a dramatic moment during federal court proceedings, the judge overseeing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial directly warned the music mogul that he could be removed from the courtroom if he continues to make facial expressions or engage with jurors. The incident on Thursday, June 5, occurred while the court was in session and the…