Feds Investigating Video of US Marshal Destroying Woman’s Camera
A California woman was videotaping an arrest in a Los Angeles suburb recently when a rifle-toting police officer charged towards her and destroyed the recording device.
Rabbi Mendel Epstein’s Attorneys Ask For Mistrial, Judge Says No
TRENTON, N.J. – A federal judge has rejected a request by defense lawyers to declare a mistrial in the case of an Orthodox rabbi accused in New Jersey of using brutal tactics to force unwilling Jewish men to divorce their wives.
WSJ Editor Tells Israel To Ignore World After Obama Betrayal
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and deputy-editor of the paper Bret Stephens argued on Monday that due to US President Barack Obama’s irreversible actions, the US doesn’t have Israel’s back anymore – and Israel should learn to stand on its own.
DEA Chief Expected To Step Down Amid Scandal
With her agency embroiled in scandal, Michele Leonhart, the chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration, is expected to step down as soon as Tuesday, a U.S. official familiar with the matter tells NPR’s Carrie Johnson.
Robert Bates Pleads Not Guilty, Heads To Bahamas
The volunteer Oklahoma deputy charged in the shooting death of an unarmed black man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to second-degree manslaughter.
Iranian Spy Sentenced To 7 Years In Israeli Court For Espionage
An Iranian-born Belgian national was sentenced to seven years at Central District Court in Lod on Tuesday after being convicted of charges that he spied for Iran.
Argentina President: US ‘Vulture Funds’ Backed Nisman Before His Death
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has gone on the offensive against her critics by claiming she is the target of a conspiracy between US “vulture funds,” Jewish community groups and the prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who died in suspicious circumstances earlier this year.
Israel – Police Bust Massive Coin Forgery Operation
Police said on Monday they had captured members of a gang that allegedly planned to forge large numbers of NIS 10 coins and flood the market with the fake currency.
Obama Admin. Won’t Rule Out $50 Billion ‘Signing Bonus’ For Iran
Yet a new wrinkle has surfaced in the controversial nuclear deal being formulated by the US and world powers with Iran, as State Department representatives on Monday would not rule out handing the Islamic regime up to $50 billion in a “signing bonus” for agreeing to a deal.
6 Baltimore Police Officers Suspended In Freddie Gray Case
Six Baltimore police officers have been suspended over the death of a man whose neck was broken after he was arrested and locked in a police van, as it emerged officers had delayed providing him with medical attention despite his requests.