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MARKETSEquity futures edge higher as bond yields stabilize amid rate-path uncertainty•MARKETSDollar holds steady against major currencies; traders eye Fed commentary•MARKETSCommodities mixed as energy demand outlook remains in focus for investors•TOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson overruled Roe, returning abortion regulation to states•TOP CASE303 Creative v. Elenis: SCOTUS weighs free speech against anti-discrimination law•TOP CASELoper Bright overturned Chevron, limiting federal agency deference in courts•USAFederal courts continue to see rising caseloads in immigration appeals•USASenate Judiciary Committee periodically reviews federal judicial nominations•USACivil asset forfeiture reform remains an active debate in state legislatures•WORLDInternational Criminal Court jurisdiction debates persist among member states•WORLDEU data privacy enforcement under GDPR continues to expand in scope•WORLDCross-border arbitration demand grows as global commercial disputes rise•MARKETSEquity futures edge higher as bond yields stabilize amid rate-path uncertainty•MARKETSDollar holds steady against major currencies; traders eye Fed commentary•MARKETSCommodities mixed as energy demand outlook remains in focus for investors•TOP CASEDobbs v. Jackson overruled Roe, returning abortion regulation to states•TOP CASE303 Creative v. Elenis: SCOTUS weighs free speech against anti-discrimination law•TOP CASELoper Bright overturned Chevron, limiting federal agency deference in courts•USAFederal courts continue to see rising caseloads in immigration appeals•USASenate Judiciary Committee periodically reviews federal judicial nominations•USACivil asset forfeiture reform remains an active debate in state legislatures•WORLDInternational Criminal Court jurisdiction debates persist among member states•WORLDEU data privacy enforcement under GDPR continues to expand in scope•WORLDCross-border arbitration demand grows as global commercial disputes rise•
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FRESH BUSTFormer Customs and Border Protection Agent Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez convicted — bribery, extortion & acting as a foreign agent — 11 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos pled guilty — wire fraud & aggravated identity theft — 87 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI agent Robert Hanssen — espionage for Russia — life without parole⚖ON THE RECORDFormer CIA officer Aldrich Ames — espionage against the United States — life in prison⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI counterintel chief Charles McGonigal pled guilty — sanctions violations for a Russian oligarch⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — convicted of corruption — 14 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — racketeering & extortion — 28 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah — racketeering & fraud — 10 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter pled guilty — conversion of campaign funds⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pled guilty — $750K in campaign funds — 30 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn — stole & leaked tax returns — 5 years⚖ON THE RECORDBaltimore Gun Trace Task Force — 8 police officers convicted of racketeering & robbery⚖ON THE RECORD'Fat Leonard' scandal — dozens of Navy officials convicted of bribery & fraud⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FCI Dublin warden Ray Garcia convicted — abuse of incarcerated women — 70 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer DHS acting IG Charles Edwards pled guilty — stealing government software & data⚖ON THE RECORDFormer VA pathologist Robert Levy — fraud & involuntary manslaughter — 20 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — convicted of corruption — 6.5 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NSA contractor Reality Winner — Espionage Act — 63 months⚖FRESH BUSTFormer Customs and Border Protection Agent Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez convicted — bribery, extortion & acting as a foreign agent — 11 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos pled guilty — wire fraud & aggravated identity theft — 87 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI agent Robert Hanssen — espionage for Russia — life without parole⚖ON THE RECORDFormer CIA officer Aldrich Ames — espionage against the United States — life in prison⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FBI counterintel chief Charles McGonigal pled guilty — sanctions violations for a Russian oligarch⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — convicted of corruption — 14 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — racketeering & extortion — 28 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah — racketeering & fraud — 10 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter pled guilty — conversion of campaign funds⚖ON THE RECORDFormer U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. pled guilty — $750K in campaign funds — 30 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn — stole & leaked tax returns — 5 years⚖ON THE RECORDBaltimore Gun Trace Task Force — 8 police officers convicted of racketeering & robbery⚖ON THE RECORD'Fat Leonard' scandal — dozens of Navy officials convicted of bribery & fraud⚖ON THE RECORDFormer FCI Dublin warden Ray Garcia convicted — abuse of incarcerated women — 70 months⚖ON THE RECORDFormer DHS acting IG Charles Edwards pled guilty — stealing government software & data⚖ON THE RECORDFormer VA pathologist Robert Levy — fraud & involuntary manslaughter — 20 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — convicted of corruption — 6.5 years⚖ON THE RECORDFormer NSA contractor Reality Winner — Espionage Act — 63 months⚖
The McSkunk Rockford Files · Test Pilot · Interactive Preview
Case File 000: The Red Glint
A small test pilot. Episode One will be something entirely different.
Test Pilot · Case File 000
Tulsa. Night rain on the trailer roof. The phone rings twice, stops, rings again — that's the code for trouble. On the desk: cold coffee, a blank retainer, and yesterday's paper folded to a story about a museum gala at Southern Hills.
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