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Appeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioters

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Appeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioters

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a former U.S. Capitol Police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid prosecution for participating in a Jan. 6, 2021, mob attack on the building his fellow police officers were defending. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals […]

Ryan Lochte acquitted of charges in Rio gas station fiasco

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Ryan Lochte acquitted of charges in Rio gas station fiasco

Ryan Lochte is facing criminal charges after a Brazilian appeals court acquitted the American swimmer of charges related to an incident at a gas station in Rio de Janeiro during last summer’s Olympic Games. Lochte claimed he and three other American swimmers were robbed at gunpoint in the early morning hours of August 14, 2016, […]