Law

Federal agents escort former Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration head Ángela Ávila-Marrero, who was arrested on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation that resulted in an indictment against six defendants.

National

FBI Arrests Former Top Puerto Rico Officials In Government Corruption Scandal

12:01pm July 11, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The charges come at a politically sensitive time for the island's government, which is projecting a polished image to Congress as island leadership expect billions of dollars in recovery aid.

Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski at Justice Department headquarters. He oversees more than 600 prosecutors and the others who work in the criminal division.

Opioids, El Chapo, Ransomware And Mueller: 1 Year Atop DOJ's Criminal Division

9:14am July 11, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski kept clear of the special counsel investigation and stepped up enforcement to fight the addiction epidemic — and says more of that is coming.

National

Former U.S. Attorney On Epstein And Acosta

7:28am July 11, 2019

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta defended his handling of financier Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 nonprosecution agreements. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance about Acosta's defense.

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National

Attorney Who Represented Epstein Victims Talks About Charges

5:56am July 11, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Spencer Kuvin, an attorney who represented three victims in the Jeffrey Epstein sex crime case more than a decade ago.

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Yazmin Juárez, testified on Wednesday before Congress about the treatment of her daughter Mariee, who died after being released from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Migrant Woman Testifies: My Child Died On What Is Mother's Day In My Country

8:23pm July 10, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Yazmin Juárez told lawmakers that her daughter died from a respiratory infection after getting inadequate medical care in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.

The State Department in Washington, D.C., in 2014. A former office manager there was sentenced to 40 months in prison for concealing her exchanges with Chinese intelligence agents.

Ex-State Department Worker Gets 40 Months In Prison For Secret Dealings With China

8:12pm July 10, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Prosecutors say that over a span of five years, Chinese intelligence agents gave Candace Claiborne, then an office management specialist, lavish gifts in exchange for information.

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday defended a 2008 plea deal made with Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier accused of yearslong sex trafficking of minors. The deal was made when Acosta was a U.S. attorney in Florida.

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta Defends His Handling Of Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal

7:16pm July 10, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Acosta is under scrutiny for the 2008 deal he oversaw when he was a U.S. attorney in Florida, now that prosecutors in New York have brought a new case in which Epstein could face 45 years in prison.

United States of America v Netherlands : Final - 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France

We Are The Champions: The U.S. Women's National Team, Victorious

2:04pm July 10, 2019

And they'll keep on fighting for equal pay.

A three-judge panel ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit that argued President Trump was violating the emoluments clauses of the Constitution through his business empire.

Appeals Court Orders Dismissal Of Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump

1:54pm July 10, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The court ruled that the D.C. and Maryland attorneys general lacked the standing to bring the lawsuit. Another federal court is considering a separate case brought by Democratic members of Congress.

For 25 years, the federal Violence Against Women Act has required any state that wants to be eligible for certain federal grants to certify that the state covers the cost of medical forensic exams for people who have been sexually assaulted.

Health & Safety

Years After Sexual Assault, Survivors Hounded To Pay Bills For The Rape Kit Exam

12:55pm July 10, 2019

by Michelle Andrews

Under federal law, people sexually assaulted don't have to pay for their medical forensic exams. Yet some have trouble getting the hospitals or collection agencies to stop dunning them for payment.