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Two Private Security Guards Arrested in Phoenix Case Over Police-Style Gear and Guns at Teen Parties

Social-media videos plus seized police-style equipment have prompted an active criminal probe into licensing, recruitment and possible wider crimes.

Colorado DNA Analyst Sentenced to 10 Years for Manipulating Test Data

Pentagon Gave About 50 Senior Joint Staff Members Polygraph Tests in Leak Probe

Former USCIS Officer Arrested in Alleged $960K Bribery Scheme

Two Men Indicted in $8 Million Scheme That Prosecutors Say Siphoned School Funds to Luxury Spending

Florida Bar Declines to Investigate DHS General Counsel Over ‘Worst of the Worst’ Judge Posts

Tina Peters Backs Away From Role in Shasta County Elections

Anne Arundel County Sergeant Charged With Rape and Sexual Abuse of a Minor

RWE Will Use $900 Million From U.S. Settlement to Buy Louisiana LNG Stake From Firm Linked to Mar‑a‑Lago Neighbor

FBI Executes Search Warrants at Quality Behavioral Health Facilities and CEO’s Home

Smyrna Mail Carrier Sentenced for Stealing More Than $1 Million in Checks and Gift Cards

Clean Elections Commission Moves to Seek $4.7 Million Repayment Over Alleged Fake Qualifying Donations

Massachusetts State Trooper Suspended Without Pay After Citizen Complaint

Pollster Admits Switching Respondents’ Answers and Is Barred by Major Aggregators

Trump Withholds Mandated 2024 Election Intelligence Assessment

Judge Signs Arrest Warrants for Six MPD Employees in $441K Overtime Fraud

Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ Suit Seeking Minnesota Voter Rolls

Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña Arrested on Federal Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

Democrats Demand Names of Managers Behind Trump’s Vast Stock Trades

Students Split Over Trust in Campus Leaders as External Policies Reshape Campus Life