Accused Silk Road administrator extradited to U.S. from Ireland
Ireland extradited an Irish national on Friday to the United States to face charges that he helped run the now-defunct Silk Road, an online black market where illegal drugs and other goods were bought and sold, U.S. prosecutors announced.
Woman charged in L.A. with hacking email of pop star Selena Gomez
A 21-year-old woman who prosecutors say hacked into the email accounts of pop star and actress Selena Gomez and posted photos she found there online has been charged with identity theft and fraud, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday.
U.S. accuses Russian spies of 2016 election hacking; summit looms
A federal grand jury on Friday charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016, in the most detailed U.S. accusation yet that Moscow meddled in the presidential election to help Republican Donald Trump.
Russia says U.S. indictment over election meddling is groundless
Russia’s foreign ministry said there was no evidence the 12 people indicted by the United States on Friday were linked to military intelligence or hacking into the computer networks of the U.S. Democratic party.
UAW official’s widow gets 18-month jail sentence in bribery case
The widow of a United Auto Workers union official at the center of an expanding U.S. probe into improper payments funneled out of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) was sentenced to 18 months in jail on Friday for tax fraud.
Second U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan in a week identified
The second U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan over the past week was named on Friday as Sergeant First Class Christopher Andrew Celiz of Summerville, South Carolina, the Department of Defense said.
Trump must demand that Putin stop Russia election meddling: Pelosi
President Donald Trump must seek a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end Moscow’s interference in American elections, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives said on Friday after fresh indictments against Russian military officers….
Judge to weigh new rules for U.S. reuniting of migrant families
A federal judge on Friday will consider imposing tougher rules on the U.S. government to ensure it reunites as many as 2,000 immigrant children with their parents by July 26.
U.S. grand jury indicts 12 Russian spies in 2016 election hacking
A federal grand jury on Friday indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers on charges of hacking the computer networks of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, the Justice Department said.
Second U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan this week identified
The second U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan this week was identified on Friday as Sergeant First Class Christopher Andrew Celiz of Summerville, South Carolina, the Department of Defense said in a statement.
