FBI Searches Homes of Two Senior NYPD Officials in Bribery ProbeJuly 2, 2026Law and PolicyFBI agents searched the homes of two senior NYPD officials on June 24, 2026, in a bribery probe separate from the Frank Carone arrest, both tied to S.D.N.Y.
Sean Combs Sentencing Appeal Tests Acquitted-Conduct Rule at Second CircuitJuly 2, 2026Law and PolicyThe Second Circuit heard Sean Combs' appeal of his 50-month Mann Act sentence, focusing on whether the judge improperly considered acquitted conduct under new guidelines.
SDNY Indicts 11 in Fraudulent Temp Plate Toll Evasion SchemeMay 27, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors charged 11 defendants in a $15 million fraudulent temp license plate scheme tied to toll evasion and at least six homicides in New York.
Van Dyke Pleads Not Guilty in First Classified-Data Prediction Market CaseMay 3, 2026Law and PolicyArmy Special Forces Sgt. Gannon Van Dyke pleaded not guilty April 28 in the first U.S. case charging use of classified data to trade on a prediction market.
DOJ Indicts Sinaloa Governor, Nine Others, Forcing Sheinbaum to Choose Between Washington and Her PartyMay 1, 2026Intelligence