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A Tennessee federal judge dismissed the federal human-smuggling indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, finding the prosecution vindictive and failing to rebut the presumption of vindictiveness tied to his civil challenge to his deportation from El Salvador; the ruling follows scrutiny of DOJ involvement and marks a major win for Abrego Garcia in ongoing immigration-related litigation.
U.S. authorities indict a former Cuban president and five fighter pilots over the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes, highlighting long‑standing tensions between the U.S. and Cuba that followed the incident.
The United States has charged 94-year-old former Cuban president Raúl Castro, sparking Cuban anger and fresh fears of military action against Cuba as Washington tightens sanctions and surveillance intensifies, contextualized by decades of tension, the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue incident, and ongoing political rhetoric from Washington.
The Justice Department unsealed a superseding indictment charging Raul Castro and five co-defendants in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes that killed four Americans, reviving scrutiny of Barack Obama’s 2016 Cuba normalization and reviving debate over U.S.-Cuba policy; Trump lauded the indictment while Cuban-American critics argued the outreach legitimized the Castro regime.
A former Florida-based DOJ prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger, faces felony charges, including two counts of theft of government money or property and related document-alteration offenses, after emails show she sent a sealed Biden-era Trump investigation report to her personal account and renamed the file Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf to hide it on a government computer. The document was sealed by Judge Aileen Cannon, and prosecutors criticized the related Smith investigation; Lineberger could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
A former federal prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger, was indicted on four counts for stealing, concealing and altering government files related to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump. She allegedly emailed confidential materials to her personal accounts and renamed files to hide them; she was arraigned in West Palm Beach and, if convicted on all charges, could face more than 20 years in prison.
A former federal prosecutor, Carmen Lineberger, was indicted on four counts for allegedly saving the sealed volume of Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s classified-documents case and emailing it to her personal Gmail account; she appeared in court and was released on bond. The indictment cites removal and alteration of public records, and it references prior court orders restricting release of Volume II of Smith’s report.
A Florida grand jury indicted Raul Castro and five Cuban pilots on conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, four counts of murder and two counts of destruction of aircraft for the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes, which killed four people (three U.S. citizens and a green-card holder). The case underscores decades of U.S.–Cuba tension and, given Cuba’s non-extradition policy, may not lead to a trial in the United States, reflecting renewed pressure on Havana amid ongoing diplomatic friction.
The US Department of Justice has indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro in connection with the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes; the charges have not yet been made public and appear to update an older case, with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche set to outline details at a news conference, as Cuban-American lawmakers push for arrest and US-Cuba policy debates intensify amid Cuba’s economic crisis.
US prosecutors are expected to announce criminal charges against former Cuban president Raúl Castro for his alleged role in the 1996 shoot‑down of Brothers to the Rescue planes, a case built over decades and linked to Cuba’s La Red Avispa spy network; the indictment draft dates back to the 1990s and a Miami‑area ceremony for victims is planned with Acting AG Todd Blanche in attendance.
The U.S. may announce a possible criminal indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro in the Southern District of Florida, tied to the 1996 shootdown of planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue, according to sources familiar with the matter.
A federal grand jury indictment charging Raúl Castro with the murders of four people in the 1996 shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes is expected to be unsealed in Miami next week, timed to a May 20 Freedom Tower ceremony honoring the victims amid renewed U.S. pressure on Cuba.
AP sources say the Trump administration is preparing to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro as a pressure tactic against Havana, signaling a tougher policy stance; the specific charges have not been disclosed.
The U.S. Justice Department is pursuing possible charges against 94-year-old Raúl Castro in connection with the 1996 downing of two civilian planes on a volunteer mission over Cuba, killing four Cuban Americans. Prosecution efforts are led by the Southern District of Florida, but it isn’t clear whether a grand jury has yet indicted him, reflecting ongoing U.S.-Cuba tensions under renewed pressure on Havana.
The United States is reportedly planning to indict Raul Castro over the 1996 downing of planes operated by the Brothers to the Rescue humanitarian group, a move that would require a grand jury's approval and signals a new escalation in US–Cuba tensions amid a fuel blockade and ongoing regime-change pressure.