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Justice Department will not Seek Death Penalty
Justice Department will not Seek Death Penalty
Justice Department will not Seek Death Penalty
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will not seek the death penalty against a Wyoming teenager accused of killing two people on Montana's Crow Indian Reservation. The agency announced Friday that Attorney General Loretta Lynch had decided against seeking capital punishment in the case of Jesus Deniz Mendoza after consulting with federal prosecutors in Montana.
FBI Agent Denied Immunity in Death Investigation Case
FBI Agent Denied Immunity in Death Investigation Case
FBI Agent Denied Immunity in Death Investigation Case
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the petition of an FBI agent seeking immunity against allegations that he failed to properly investigate the deaths of two men because they were Native Americans. That means the lawsuit filed by the families of the deceased men against Matthew Oravec can go on...
Crow Tribe expected to Sign Lease Agreement Today
Crow Tribe expected to Sign Lease Agreement Today
Crow Tribe expected to Sign Lease Agreement Today
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Crow Tribe is expected to sign an agreement today giving a Wyoming mining company rights to lease an estimated 1.4 billion tons of coal beneath the tribe's southeastern Montana reservation. The deal with Cloud Peak Energy involves more coal than the U...