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Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department.
A federal case in Chicago against protesters accused of blocking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility was dismissed due to misconduct by federal prosecutors during the grand jury process.
Judge April Perry found that federal prosecutors in the Chicago ICE protestor case engaged in misconduct, including improperly speaking to grand jurors outside the grand jury room, personally vouching for the case's strength, and excusing jurors who disagreed with the government.
A panel of three judges in Wyoming threw out nine indictments, including some for murder, due to misconduct by the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney who had no prior prosecutorial experience.
Jimmy Garule believes that recent instances of prosecutorial misconduct are creating a "crisis" and a loss of trust in the Department of Justice among judges and the public.
A judicial misconduct committee found that federal judge Eleanor Ross of the Northern District of Georgia had an affair in her chambers during business hours with a police department commander.
Judge Eleanor Ross was reprimanded for lying to judiciary officials about her affair.
As part of a plea deal with the Justice Department, John Bolton will pay a $2.25 million fine.
The plea deal for John Bolton resolves a criminal case that originally charged him with 18 counts of retaining or disseminating classified information.
John Bolton is expected to submit his change of plea at a hearing at the U.S. District Court in Maryland on June 26th.
Brad Moss predicts that John Bolton could receive a light sentence, possibly no more than 30 days in prison, as a result of his plea deal.
For the charge to which he is pleading guilty, John Bolton faces a potential sentence ranging from no prison time to 5 years.