Court disqualifies Trump-appointed US attorney from overseeing multiple criminal cases
Read full article: Court disqualifies Trump-appointed US attorney from overseeing multiple criminal casesA federal judge has ruled acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli in Southern California is serving in the role unlawfully.
US widens indictment of Russians in 'WhisperGate' conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems
Read full article: US widens indictment of Russians in 'WhisperGate' conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systemsThe U.S. Justice Department has widened its indictment of Russians in the so-called โWhisperGateโ malware attack aimed at destroying computer systems in Ukraine and 26 NATO allies including the United States.
Illegally imported goose intestines hidden under rattlesnakes, federal authorities say
Read full article: Illegally imported goose intestines hidden under rattlesnakes, federal authorities saySix people have been arrested in New York on charges of illegally importing goose and duck intestines from China.
Roanoke lawyer, former US attorney proposes name change for Poff Federal Building
Read full article: Roanoke lawyer, former US attorney proposes name change for Poff Federal BuildingA Roanoke-based lawyer who has also served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia is asking lawmakers to consider a name change for the Poff Federal Building in downtown.

Red Onion State Prison inmate convicted of sending threatening mail to former state prosecutor
Read full article: Red Onion State Prison inmate convicted of sending threatening mail to former state prosecutoriStock/allanswartABDINGDON, Va. - An inmate at Red Onion State Prison has been convicted of sending threatening mail to a former state prosecutor who handled his case in the late 1990s. Evidence presented during the one-day jury trial shows Keystone sent a pair of threatening letters to a former state prosecutor, now an Assistant United States Attorney in North Carolina, who worked on his case in the late '90s. In both letters, written around Jan. 11, 2017, Keystone wrote, "How'd you like someone to put a bullit [sic] in your head? Marshals Service for the Western District of Virginia and Eastern District of North Carolina and the Virginia Department of Corrections. Assistant United States Attorneys Jennifer R. Bockhorst and Cagle Juhan are prosecuting the case for the United States.

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