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DOJ budget highlights ‘law and order’ priorities, but cuts funding and personnel

by Brian Seay

A 2018 budget proposal includes about a billion dollars in cuts to the DOJ, but directs hundreds of millions to crime reduction and immigration enforcement.

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Audit reveals concerning lack of oversight at federal detention centers

by Christen Smith

The DOJ said an audit of Leavenworth Detention Center raises concerns about a widespread lack of oversight at more than a dozen other facilities nationwide.

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New Mexico’s Most Wanted fugitive captured trying to cross US border

by Jennifer Cruz

Ruiz, a known gang member with a violent criminal history, was a fugitive wanted on gun and drug charges since last summer.

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25 arrested in Florida drug and gun trafficking ring

by Christen Smith

Federal authorities arrested 25 suspects in a raid at a home in Broward County, Florida on Wednesday.

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Lawmaker seeks to remove Senate from ATF director approval process

by Chris Eger

A first-term Democrat is introducing a bill to give the ATF more power to share gun data and allow the attorney general to appoint a director.

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Law enforcement agencies receive more funding in $1.1 trillion 2015 spending bill 

by Jared Morgan

President Obama signed a federal spending bill Tuesday that will fund the government through 2015 and law enforcement agencies will largely benefit.

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New Hampshire fugitive comments on his own ‘most wanted’ photo on Facebook

by Brent McCluskey

A New Hampshire fugitive stopped fleeing long enough to make several comments on his own “most wanted” Facebook photo. Nicholas Emond may be the U.S. Marshals Service’s “Fugitive of the Week,” but this “Armed & Dangerous” convict found his booking photo on the WMUR Facebook page and couldn’t resist setting the record straight. Emond, also […]

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