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Ex-U.S. attorney says he fears Culpeper pardon by Trump sends ‘get-out-of-jail-free' message
Former Culpeper County, Virginia, sheriff Scott Jenkins was expected in federal prison on Tuesday but will no longer head there, after a Memorial Day pardon by President Donald Trump. A jury convicted Jenkins in December in a yearslong bribes-for-badges scheme the News4 I-Team has covered extensively. We’ve heard from sources and from Jenkins himself, speaking on a podcast, that...
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Trump pardons former Culpeper County sheriff found guilty in bribes-for-badges scheme
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is pardoning a former Virginia sheriff who was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges for deputizing several businessmen in exchange for cash payments.
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‘Playing defense on every level': Advocates worry about future of Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the healthiest it’s been in a long time, according to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The center’s 2024 Report Card gave the bay a C+, a grade it hasn’t received since 2002. But conservationists and advocates told the News4 I-Team they’ve never experienced anything like the chaos and proposed cuts of the...
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Kristi Noem links DC purse theft to immigration crackdown
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responded Wednesday about the men arrested in connection to the theft of her purse in D.C. and said the arrests fit into her immigration crackdown. Noem’s purse with about $3,000 cash inside was stolen as she dined with her family on Easter. Over the weekend, Secret Servicer agents arrested two men suspected in connection...
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Millions in campaign style ads hit TV, but there's no campaign
The News4 I-Team found six different nonprofit groups have spent more than $7 million airing ads on D.C. television stations promoting President Donald Trump and issues important to him since Inauguration Day, according to public filings available online. Under federal regulations, the groups have no obligation to disclose their donors. Almost as soon as the campaign-style ads started airing on D.C....
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‘I call it the yeti': The hunt for wheelchair-accessible taxis in DC
On the afternoon we caught up with Kelly Mack, she just needed a ride to the grocery store. “This is the part where you kind of wait and see,” said Mack, watching her phone. She’s used a wheelchair since she was 10. She moved to D.C. after college, she said, because our city was trying to be more accessible. When...
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Sheriff convicted of taking $75K in bribes hopes Trump will intervene
A former Virginia sheriff who was convicted of taking more than $75,000 in bribes said he plans to appeal and hopes President Donald Trump will intervene. Scott Jenkins, the former sheriff of Culpeper County, told the court last week he plans to appeal his conviction. He was sentenced last month to a decade in prison and has not yet reported…
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‘Like living in a dark room': Inside overcrowded ICE detention centers
As the Trump administration works to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants in the U.S., officials are looking for more space for those detained. The administration’s border czar recently said 100,000 more beds are needed. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has more than 100 facilities around the U.S., many of which are privately run. More than 43,000 immigrants are...
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Social Security reverses decision that led to confusion over registration for newborns in several states
Several states, including Maryland, show cancelled Enumeration at Birth contracts on the DOGE website touting savings by Elon Musk’s team.
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Protesters seek return near Blinken's home as police cost tops $340K
Using a Freedom of Information Act request, the I-Team found Virginia State Police spent $339,642 on the Chain Bridge Road Operation from July 26 – the day they removed protesters – until September 10.
