Senators Seek to Change Bill That Allows Military to Operate Just Like Before the DC Plane Crash
Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims’ families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner and Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board investigating the crash, […]
Prosecutors Seek to Have Ex-Green Beret Accused of Failed Venezuelan Plot Back in Custody
MIAMI — Federal prosecutors are seeking to return to custody a former Green Beret accused of plotting to invade Venezuela in 2020, arguing he is at risk of fleeing the United States after allegedly threatening a filmmaker who posted a $2 million bond for his release. Over the objections of prosecutors, a judge in Tampa […]
Senators Seek Answers on Hawaii Veteran Ordered to Self-Deport
U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut have sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemning her agency’s treatment of Sae Joon Park, a Hawaii veteran and Purple Heart recipient who was ordered to “self-deport ” to South Korea in June after more than five decades living in the United States. […]
This Ex-JBLM Doctor Was Convicted of Sexual Abuse. Now, Former Patients Seek $100M
A law firm filed $100 million in federal legal claims Monday on behalf of 20 former patients of an ex-military doctor at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, who was sentenced to prison in January after admitting to sexually abusing three dozen men under his care. The Federal Tort Claims Act administrative complaints, lodged against the U.S. Army […]