Feds recommend 1-day sentence for ex-Louisville officer in Breonna Taylor shooting
Hankison was found guilty of violating Taylor's rights at the conclusion of a November jury trial. He was acquitted of violating the rights of Taylor's neighbors.
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NYC man charged for allegedly placing homemade bombs on subway, rooftops
A New York City man is facing multiple criminal charges after he allegedly created multiple improvised explosive devices, threw one of them onto a subway track and left others on the rooftops of residential buildings in Manhattan, U.S. prosecutors say. Michael Gann, 55, was arrested in early June with another explosive device on his person and 'before he caused any harm' by detonating any of the devices, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement Tuesday. 'That vigilance assuredly prevented a tragedy in New York,' Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, added in a news release outlining the charges on Tuesday. According to the indictment, Gann ordered three pounds of precursor chemicals online in late May, along with over 200 cardboard tubes and over 50 feet of fuses. After receiving the materials five days later in Long Island, N.Y., he allegedly mixed the precursor chemicals together and 'caused an explosion' when he applied flame to the mixture. Story continues below advertisement That same day, June 4, Gann then allegedly transported 'mixed and unmixed' chemicals and the other materials from Long Island to Manhattan and assembled at least seven IEDs, the indictment says. Five of the devices were allegedly stored by Gann on the adjoining rooftops of a residential complex in the Soho neighbourhood, along with the remaining precursor chemicals. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy He also allegedly stored at least four shotgun shells on the same rooftops, which prosecutors say Gann intended to combine with one or more of the IEDs. Five improvised explosive devices allegedly manufactured by Michael Gann, 55, are pictured where U.S. prosecutors say they were found on a rooftop in Manhattan on June 5, 2025. U.S. Department of Justice One of the explosive devices 'contained approximately 30 grams of explosive powder, which is approximately 600 times the legal limit for consumer fireworks,' the indictment reads. Gann then allegedly threw a sixth IED onto the subway tracks on the Williamsburg Bridge that connects Manhattan to Brooklyn, according to prosecutors. Story continues below advertisement A red circle indicates what U.S. prosecutors say is an improvised explosive device allegedly manufactured by and thrown onto the subway tracks of the Williamsburg Bridge by Michael Gann in Manhattan on June 4, 2025. U.S. Department of Justice One June 5, police arrested Gann near the building where the IEDs were being stored and found a seventh device on his person. Gann allegedly lied to police and said he had disposed of the precursor chemicals and shotgun shells in a dumpster in Chelsea. Prosecutors say Gann conducted multiple internet searches in May and June leading up to his arrest related to firearms and bomb-making. The searches allegedly included 'gun background check test,' '3D gun printing,' 'firework chemical equation,' '1/2 stick dynamite' and other related queries. Before that, on March 27, Gann also allegedly tagged the official U.S. president's account in a post on the social media platform X that read: 'Dear @POTUS, I'm thinking just now here in NYC that it's too bad that the wall wasn't built before the National Guard would have to come here for the protests and Riotation (sic) or would you just drop a bomb on this place while and because they seem to be coming and coming?' Story continues below advertisement The message appears to be a reference to illegal immigration as well as protests against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Hours before Gann's arrest on June 5, prosecutors say he posted to his Instagram page, 'Who wants me to go out to play like no tomorrow?' Gann faces charges of attempted destruction of property with explosives, transportation of explosive materials, and unlawful possession of destructive devices. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted. The investigation was carried out by New York's Joint Terrorism Task Force, which includes members of the FBI, NYPD, and over 50 other federal, state and local agencies.
Toronto Star
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What to know about Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend
Once a British socialite who lived a life of luxury, Ghislaine Maxwell today is confined in a U.S. prison after being convicted of helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. Now, three years after she was sentenced, a top U.S. Department of Justice official plans to personally interview Maxwell to find out if she has information about anyone who has committed crimes against Epstein's victims.
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What to know about Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend
Once a British socialite who lived a life of luxury, Ghislaine Maxwell today is confined in a U.S. prison after being convicted of helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. Now, three years after she was sentenced, a top U.S. Department of Justice official plans to personally interview Maxwell to find out if she has information about anyone who has committed crimes against Epstein's victims. It isn't clear what Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche might learn from the meeting. Maxwell has long claimed she is innocent and had no knowledge that Epstein, or anyone else, was sexually abusing teenagers. FILE - Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, during a news conference in New York on July 2, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial in 2019, but his case has generated endless attention and conspiracy theories because of his and Maxwell's links to famous people, including royals, presidents and billionaires. President Donald Trump has suggested in the past there was a cover-up. Now his administration is dealing with the fallout after the Justice Department initially announced two weeks ago that it would not release any more evidence about the Epstein investigation. The department has since changed course, at Trump's urging. Who is Ghislaine Maxwell? She grew up as the daughter of the late British billionaire Robert Maxwell, a former member of Parliament whose publishing empire included the Daily Mirror, one of Britain's biggest tabloid newspapers, and the book publisher Macmillan. As a college student, she became close friends with Britain's Prince Andrew, who would later invite her to royal residences, including Windsor Castle. But the Maxwell family was shattered by scandal. After Robert Maxwell fell from his yacht and died in 1991, investigators accused him of embezzling huge sums of money from his companies' pension funds. Soon after her father's death, Ghislaine Maxwell was photographed at a memorial sitting next to Epstein, an American money manager. Maxwell dated Epstein but later also became his employee, taking on a variety of tasks, including hiring staff for his six homes. How did Ghislaine Maxwell help Epstein? Part of Maxwell's household duties included hiring a steady stream of young people to give massages to Epstein. 'As far as I'm concerned, everyone who came to his house was an adult professional person,' she said in a deposition nearly a decade ago. But police and prosecutors said many of those 'masseuses' were underage girls who were paid for sexual acts. Epstein was arrested in 2006 in Palm Beach, Florida, after multiple girls, including students from a local high school, spoke to police. But he ultimately pleaded guilty in 2008 to a single charge of procuring a person under 18 for prostitution and served 13 months in jail. Maxwell wasn't charged until 2021. At her trial, four women testified that Maxwell groomed them as teenagers to participate in sexual acts with Epstein and sometimes participated in the abuse. Maxwell's lawyers argued that the women's recollections had been manipulated by lawyers pursuing civil lawsuits, pointing to inconsistencies in their testimony. A jury convicted Maxwell of sex trafficking, conspiracy and transportation of a minor for illegal sexual activity. Why do investigators want to talk to Maxwell now? The Justice Department's request to talk with Maxwell comes at a time when it is dealing with backlash from some of President Donald Trump's supporters, some of whom believe there has been a government cover-up to protect Epstein's rich and powerful friends from being implicated in his crimes. The department asked a judge last week to unseal transcripts of the grand jury sessions that led to indictments against Epstein and Maxwell. The Justice Department said in a memo that it had not uncovered evidence to charge anyone else in connection with Epstein's abuse. But Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on social media that 'if Ghislane Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say.' He said he anticipated meeting with Maxwell in the coming days. Will she talk? It remains to be seen. One of her lawyers, David Oscar Markus, said Tuesday that they were in discussions with the government. 'Ghislaine will always testify truthfully,' he said in the statement. Maxwell did not testify at her trial but gave two lengthy depositions years ago. She repeatedly said that one of Epstein's accusers, who claimed he had trafficked her to powerful men, including Prince Andrew, was a liar who fabricated her story. Where is Ghislaine Maxwell now? Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence and is currently at a low-security federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida. Her attorneys have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court after a lower court upheld her convictions last fall. ___ Follow the AP's coverage of the Jeffrey Epstein case at
