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Special victims prosecutors offices to be operational by year’s end
Independent prosecutors will take over new cases after Dec. 29.
Two-star Air Force general faces judge, not jury, in sexual assault trial
“It’s difficult to pick a jury from a pool of officers whose career progression depends on the approval of a Senate that expends significant energy excoriating them about sexual assault," defense attorney Daniel Conway said.
The services haven’t been properly handling sexual assault cases, IG finds
Special victims investigators and prosecutors are not being assigned to every sexual assault case, in violation of regulation.
Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases, says senator
Top Pentagon officials and key lawmakers are open to the sexual assault shift, but they say applying it more broadly requires far more study and debate.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Top US general drops opposition to change in military’s sex assault policy
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he is dropping his opposition to a proposal to take decisions on sexual assault prosecution out of the hands of commanders.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
End commanders’ power to block military sex assault cases, Pentagon panel says
The recommendation by an independent review commission goes against decades of vehement Pentagon arguments to keep cases within the chain of command.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Air Force veteran aimed ‘to take hostages’ during US Capitol riot, prosecutor says
Retired Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr. was arrested after being photographed on the Senate floor during the deadly riot wearing a helmet and heavy vest, and carrying plastic zip-tie handcuffs.
Venezuela says captured US spy sought to sabotage power grid
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor on Monday accused a U.S. citizen recently arrested in the Caribbean nation of spying and planning to sabotage oil refineries and electrical service in order to stir unrest and kill innocent people.
Prosecutor seeking 1 year in prison for Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Marine vet, in corruption case
California Rep. Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single charge of conspiring with his wife to use at least $150,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses under a plea deal that a former federal prosecutor called “great” for the congressman who had faced 60 counts.
Lead Navy prosecutor in SEAL war crime case out over email spying
Navy Cmdr. Christopher Czaplak was ordered off the case by Judge Aaron Rugh Monday for emailing 13 defense attorneys and paralegals, as well as Navy Times editor Carl Prine a tracking beacon in an effort to find the source of leaks to the media.
By Howard Altman
Secret tracking device found in Navy email to Navy Times amid leak investigation raises legal, ethical questions
It appears that the Navy sought to secretly extract data from the Navy Times computer network.
By Howard Altman