10/17/18

The Hoboken woman accused of bribing voters in 2013 has been #indicted on a pair of federal offenses, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey announced Wednesday

https://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2018/10/hoboken_woman_accused_of_paying_for_votes_in_2013.html

GA 4 indicted in murder of Savannah grandmother https://www.wsav.com/investigates/crime-safety/4-indicted-in-murder-of-savannah-grandmother/1531463998

Ex-Perrysburg Heights Community Association president indicted on corruption, money laundering http://www.wtol.com/2018/10/17/ex-perrysburg-heights-community-association-president-indicted-corruption-money-laundering/

Daniel J. Brennan, 33, of Cumberland County, was arrested in July accused of killing 2 girlfriends #indicted in bludgeoning of 1 http://s.nj.com/uh53Gxa

Tommy Dearfield Jr., 30, of Ashland Rite-Aid pharmacy manager indicted http://www.journal-times.com/news/rite-aid-pharmacy-manager-indicted/article_d0ce8076-d216-11e8-8275-77b6997f15d0.html

Grand jury announces indictments in two Providence murders

Gay Rage Murder

Homeless Murder http://providencejournal.com/news/20181017/grand-jury-announces-indictments-in-two-providence-murders

Meanwhile, in Kansas

Towner also faces Shawnee County District Court charges that include first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and attempted aggravated robbery linked to the Jan. 23 shooting of John Austin Sr. and John Austin Jr. at 2048 S. Kansas Ave. John Austin Jr. died Feb. 15. John Austin Sr. survived.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Don McGahn has returned to civilian life.

A White House official confirms that Wednesday was McGahn’s last day as White House counsel. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.

President Donald Trump announced in August that McGahn would leave after the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

McGahn is a top election lawyer who served as general counsel in Trump’s election campaign. He played a pivotal role in the president’s remaking of the federal judiciary with young, conservative judges, like Kavanaugh. He was also the main point of contact inside the White House for special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Trump said Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone would replace McGahn.

https://apnews.com/3244aae16d7747189697dcfdc0905b3a?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP_Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats skip hearing amid post-Kavanaugh tensions

Every Democrat on the panel skipped a Wednesday hearing on judicial nominations. The Democrats said the hearing should have been canceled because the Senate is not in session ahead of next month’s election and they described going ahead with the hearing as unprecedented.

Republican Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said he had already delayed the hearing at the request of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the panel’s top Democrat. He said he wouldn’t agree to a “last-minute withdrawal.”

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https://apnews.com/f2057b6eca62468391ee6b1d02ad9b7a?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Politics

Democrats, pushing hard to get their voters to the polls in November’s midterm elections, are asking pastors to text congregants about the importance of voting and are connecting with thousands of Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria. https://apnews.com/d5e03a2f99624c26bb65efd85789078a

From 2006 to 2014, Gordon and Gabriel Elstein found marijuana suppliers in California, and would hire drivers to transport the marijuana to Salt Lake City and sites in Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin for packaging and distribution, according to the federal indictment.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8480499/owners-utah-music-venue-drug-trafficking-case

https://apnews.com/92904aef30184914a5fc91d5c02232ea

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