Latest Federal Prosecutors News & Updates

Washington, May 7 (IANS) A federal judge in Virginia has dismissed without prejudice an Espionage Act case against Indian-American strategic affairs scholar Ashley J. Tellis, ruling in favour of a defence argument that prosecutors used the wrong statutory provision in charging him with unlawful retention of classified documents. US District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff granted Tellis’ motion to dismiss on April 16 after hearing arguments from both sides in Alexandria, Virginia. The brief court …

Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have charged two men with illegally voting in a presidential election and later lying under oath while applying for American citizenship, according to indictments returned by a federal grand jury.The indictments, filed on December 22, 2025, accuse Muhammad Muzammal, 37, and Muhammad Shakeel, 62, of falsely claiming US citizenship to register to vote in New Jersey and of casting ballots in the November 2020 general election, which include…