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Climate activists protest on the first day of the ExxonMobil trial outside the New York State Supreme Court building on 2019. Last month, prosecutors described how ExxonMobil tried to take advantage of material stolen by hackers working for Aviram Azari.

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Private detective who led a hacking attack against climate activists gets prison time

6:18pm November 16, 2023

Aviram Azari was sentenced to almost seven years in prison on Thursday. Azari directed a group of hackers that targeted thousands of victims globally, including U.S. climate activists.

District Attorney José Garza, pictured in Austin, Texas, in 2021. He is one of nearly 90 elected prosecutors from across the country who has publicly pledged not to prosecute those seeking or providing abortions.

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This Texas district attorney is one of dozens who have vowed not to prosecute abortion

10:43am June 29, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Nearly 90 elected prosecutors from both blue and red states pledged not to prosecute those who seek or provide abortions. One Texas DA says that's because their jobs are about keeping people safe.

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U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss submitted new charges against Ghislaine Maxwell on Monday. Maxwell, the former girlfriend of late financier Jeffrey Epstein, was first arrested in the United States on July 2, 2020.

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Prosecutors Add Sex Trafficking Charges Against Ghislaine Maxwell

10:52am March 30, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Ghislaine Maxwell, a former associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, faces new charges related to the abuse of a 14-year-old girl starting in 2001.