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Ghislaine Maxwell Transcripts Unsealed: Denies Epstein Client List, Defends Prominent Figures

Ghislaine Maxwell Transcripts Unsealed: Denies Epstein Client List, Defends Prominent Figures

Ghislaine Maxwell Transcripts Unsealed: Denies Epstein Client List, Defends Prominent Figures In a significant development, the US Justice Department has released hundreds of pages of interview transcripts from Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein. The documents, stemming from a July interview, reveal Maxwell’s emphatic denial of a much-speculated ‘client list’ of high-profile individuals linked to Epstein’s sex trafficking network. Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence and petitioning the US Supreme Court to overturn her conviction, also used the…

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Federal Judges Oust Alina Habba as Interim New Jersey Prosecutor, Citing Opposition and Controversy

Federal Judges Oust Alina Habba as Interim New Jersey Prosecutor, Citing Opposition and Controversy

Federal Judges Oust Alina Habba as Interim New Jersey Prosecutor, Citing Opposition and Controversy A panel of U.S. judges has voted to replace Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s controversial selection for New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, just as her interim term was set to expire. The unusual decision sees career prosecutor Desiree Leigh Grace, Habba’s deputy, stepping into the role. Habba, who previously served as Trump’s personal attorney, was sworn in for a three-month interim period in March. Her 120-day…

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Ecuador Extradites Notorious Gang Leader ‘Fito’ to U.S.; First Appearance Today

Ecuador Extradites Notorious Gang Leader ‘Fito’ to U.S.; First Appearance Today

Ecuador Extradites Notorious Gang Leader ‘Fito’ to U.S.; First Appearance Today Quito, Ecuador – In a landmark move, Ecuador on Sunday successfully extradited José Adolfo Macías Villamar, widely known as “Fito,” the notorious leader of the violent Los Choneros gang, to the United States. Macías is scheduled to make his initial appearance today, Monday, before a federal court in Brooklyn, New York. The extradition follows a U.S. Attorney indictment in April, charging Macías with importing thousands of pounds of cocaine…

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DOJ/FBI Confirms No Epstein ‘Client List,’ Suicide Amid Ongoing Public Scrutiny

DOJ/FBI Confirms No Epstein ‘Client List,’ Suicide Amid Ongoing Public Scrutiny

DOJ/FBI Confirms No Epstein ‘Client List,’ Suicide Amid Ongoing Public Scrutiny The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and the FBI have officially concluded their review into the death and alleged activities of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, announcing there is no evidence of a so-called ‘client list’ that could implicate high-profile individuals. The agencies also reaffirmed that Epstein died by suicide in 2019, directly contradicting long-held conspiracy theories surrounding the infamous case. According to a two-page memo from the DoJ and…

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Venezuelan Ex-Spy Chief ‘El Pollo’ Pleads Guilty to Narco-Terrorism, Unlocking Potential Intelligence

Venezuelan Ex-Spy Chief ‘El Pollo’ Pleads Guilty to Narco-Terrorism, Unlocking Potential Intelligence

Venezuelan Ex-Spy Chief ‘El Pollo’ Pleads Guilty to Narco-Terrorism, Unlocking Potential Intelligence In a significant development for international law enforcement, Hugo Carvajal, the former head of Venezuela’s military intelligence and a close confidant of the late President Hugo Chávez, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a litany of drug trafficking charges, including narco-terrorism. Known by his alias ‘El Pollo’ (The Chicken), Carvajal’s plea comes just a week before his highly anticipated trial was set to begin in a Manhattan federal court. Carvajal,…

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