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Dem senator purchased luxury condo from green energy lawyer pushing wind farm in home state

FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia recently purchased a luxury waterfront condominium from a senior lawyer at Dominion Energy, a multibillion-dollar energy company developing a massive offshore wind farm in his home state.

According to his 2022 financial disclosures filed this month, Kaine reported purchasing a residential property worth up to $1 million in March 2022. A Fox News Digital review of local real estate filings showed that Kaine and his wife Anne Holton paid $895,000 for a multi-unit condominium in Richmond, Virginia, from Dominion deputy general counsel George Marget on March 8, 2022.

The condominium’s listing touted the residence as one of the most luxurious in the city. The condominium has two master suites, a gourmet kitchen, dining room and comes with three parking spaces.

Kaine’s disclosures further indicated that the senator earned up to $15,000 renting the apartment back to the “previous owner.” However, a spokesperson for Kaine — who defended the purchase, saying it was negotiated by realtors — said the filing should have stated “previous occupant” since it was rented to a tenant who had been living in the condominium at the time of the purchase.

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Sen. Tim Kaine has supported Dominion Energy's offshore wind development after taking thousands from the company's political action committee.

Sen. Tim Kaine has been a vocal supporter of Dominion Energy’s offshore wind project off the coast of Virginia. The project would be the largest in the U.S. if completed. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images)

“Senator Kaine and Anne Holton bought their condo from the Margets in a transaction negotiated by realtors,” the spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “The Margets did not live in this condo and instead had a long-term tenant who rented the condo from them. This tenant, who was not

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May 27, 2023 by LAW

Jared Bridegan murder: Florida state attorney announces arrest in Microsoft exec’s slaying

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The state attorney’s office announced Thursday a new arrest in the shocking murder of Florida father of four Jared Bridegan, who was gunned down in front of his toddler more than a year ago.

Melissa Nelson, the state attorney for Florida’s Fourth Judicial District, and Jacksonville Beach Police Chief Gene Paul Smith said at a press conference that the husband of Bridegan’s ex-wife has been charged in his slaying.

Mario Fernandez, 35, the second husband of Bridegan’s ex-wife, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, was arrested Thursday morning in Orlando by agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and officers with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department.

Gardner-Fernandez, 35, remains a suspect in the killing, according to law enforcement sources.

FLORIDA POLICE, STATE ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE ARREST IN MURDER OF MICROSOFT EXECUTIVE JARED BRIDEGAN

Mario Fernandez, right, was arrested Thursday for the murder of Jared Bridegan, left. He's the second husband of Bridegan's ex-wife, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, far right.

Mario Fernandez, right, was arrested Thursday for the murder of Jared Bridegan, left. He’s the second husband of Bridegan’s ex-wife, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, far right. (GoFundMe/Instagram)

A judge signed the arrest warrant for Fernandez moments after Henry Tenon, Fernandez’s former tenant, pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Bridegan as part of a plea agreement, Nelson said.

Tenon, 61, has agreed to “testify truthfully against those he worked with to murder Jared Bridegan,” Nelson told reporters at the press conference held at the state attorney’s office in downtown Jacksonville.

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“Tenon’s cooperation has both corroborated evidence collected during the investigation and provided additional evidence against Mario Fernandez Saldana for his role in the planning and execution of Jared’s murder,” she added.

Tenon was charged two months ago with second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, accessory after the fact and child abuse for his role in the slaying. 

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March 17, 2023 by ATTORNEY

Alec Baldwin ‘wants his day in court’ as district attorney disputes claim ‘Rust’ firearm has been destroyed

Alec Baldwin’s lawyer told a judge Thursday the former “30 Rock” star “wants his day in court,” and claimed the gun used in the fatal “Rust” shooting was destroyed by the state.

However, Heather Brewer, spokesperson for the office of the New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney, confirmed with Fox News Digital that the gun has “not been destroyed by the state.”

“The gun Alec Baldwin used in the shooting that killed Halyna Hutchins has not been destroyed by the state. The gun is in evidence and is available for the defense for review,” Brewer said.

“The defense’s unexpected statement in the status hearing today that the gun had been destroyed by the state may be a reference to a statement in the FBI’s July 2022 firearms testing report that said damage was done to internal components of the gun during the FBI’s functionality testing . However, the gun still exists and can be used as evidence.”

Baldwin previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. He was charged in January, more than a year after the fatal shooting on the “Rust” film set.

Alec Baldwin's lawyer revealed the "Rust" gun used in the <a href=fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins was destroyed by the state of New Mexico.”/

Alec Baldwin’s lawyer revealed the “Rust” gun used in the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins was destroyed by the state of New Mexico. (Mark Sagliocco)

Alex Spiro, who represents Baldwin, and Jason Bowles, who represents armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, appeared Thursday before a judge for a status hearing in the case.

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The actor’s lawyer informed the judge that the gun used by Baldwin had been destroyed, but didn’t give any details as to why or how. The gun had been sent for testing by

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March 12, 2023 by ATTORNEY

‘Yellowstone’ actress Q’orianka Kilcher cleared of insurance fraud charges

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has dismissed all insurance fraud charges against “Yellowstone” actress Q’orianka Kilcher.

Kilcher, who plays recurring character Angela Blue Thunder on the hit Paramount+ show, said Friday in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital, “I am beyond grateful that my case has been dismissed — tomorrow my journey begins to help raise awareness and demand more transparency for worker’s rights within the workers comp system.”

She continued, “I want to thank my attorneys, Camille Vasquez and Steve Cook, for their steadfast belief in my innocence — without their advocacy, we would not be here today.”

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“Finally, I want to thank my family, friends, fans, and fellow industry peers whose support has kept me going. I look forward to shedding more light on this experience and continuing to do the work I love,” Kilcher, who has maintained her innocence, concluded.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office has dismissed all insurance fraud charges against "Yellowstone" actress Q'orianka Kilcher.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has dismissed all insurance fraud charges against “Yellowstone” actress Q’orianka Kilcher. (Gilbert Flores)

Her lawyers, Vasquez and Cook, said in their own statement that they brought: “The decision is a true victory, and while we are gratified that Ms. Kilcher’s innocence has been vindicated, the truth is that the California Department of Insurance should never have this case.” , and Ms. Kilcher should never have been subjected to this ordeal.”

The team’s statement concluded: “Having been cleared, Ms. Kilcher is excited to move forward and devotes her attention to her developing career.”

Kilcher was charged with two felony counts of workers' compensation insurance fraud.

Kilcher was charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. (Michael Tullberg)

The trouble for Kilcher began in October 2018 when he was injured while filming “Dora and the Lost City of Gold.” The actress hurt her

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February 11, 2023 by INSURANCE

Florida battle brews over AP African American Studies program, attorney Crump threatens DeSantis with lawsuit

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump on Wednesday threatened to file a lawsuit on behalf of three high school students against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over the state’s rejection of an Advanced Placement African American studies program.

Speaking from the Florida Senate in Tallahassee Wednesday, Crump said he was giving “notice to Gov. DeSantis that if he does not negotiate with the College Board to allow AP African American Studies to be taught in classrooms across the state of Florida, that [the three high school students] will be the lead plaintiffs in a historic lawsuit.”

“Will we let Governor DeSantis or anybody exterminate Black history in the classrooms across America?” Crump asked. “What this really is about is saying you cannot exterminate us. You cannot exterminate our culture and you can never exterminate the value of our children in this world.”

Crump’s threatened lawsuit came a day after the College Board announced plans to revise the AP African-American Studies course.

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While the College Board did not cite reasons for the plan to make changes, dustups surrounding its content were longstanding in The Sunshine State.

Gov. DeSantis previously blocked the course from Florida high schools, citing a violation of the state’s “Stop WOKE Act” signed into law last year while alleging that the material was “historically inaccurate.”

Attorney Ben Crump speaks at a press conference outside the federal courthouse on July 15, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Attorney Ben Crump speaks at a press conference outside the federal courthouse on July 15, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
(Getty Images)

“This course on Black history, what’s one of the lessons about? Queer theory,” DeSantis said earlier this week. “Now, who would say that an important part of Black history is queer theory? That is somebody pushing an agenda.”

The course contains tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and elements of

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January 28, 2023 by ATTORNEY

The lawyer explains how Brian Walshe’s murder charge could become federal case eligible for death penalty

NORWELL, Mass. – There’s a chance Brian Walshe’s Massachusetts murder case could end up in federal court if investigators determine his motives were connected to his federal art fraud scam, a local criminal defense lawyer said.

At the end of Walshe’s arrangement in Quincy, Massachusetts court Wednesday morning, prosecutors hinted at a possible motive for allegedly killing his wife, Ana Walshe, when they said Brian allegedly Googled “What’s the best state to divorce for a man?” on Dec. 27.

But why the convicted art fraudster allegedly beat his wife to death has not definitively been identified, which has been a Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer Nate Amendola speculating it might end up in federal court.

THE MURDER OF ANA WALSHE HAS LAWYERS RAISING QUESTIONS, POKING HOLES IN CASE AGAINST HUSBAND

Brian Walshe, center, listens during his arrangement Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at Quincy District Court, in Quincy, Mass., on a charge of murdering his wife Ana Walshe. Not guilty please were entered on behalf of Walshe, 47. Ana Walshe was reported missing Jan. 4, 2023 by her employer in Washington, DC

Brian Walshe, center, listens during his arrangement Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at Quincy District Court, in Quincy, Mass., on a charge of murdering his wife Ana Walshe. Not guilty please were entered on behalf of Walshe, 47. Ana Walshe was reported missing Jan. 4, 2023 by her employer in Washington, DC
(Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)

Walshe was on house arrest and pre-sentenced probation for selling fake Andy Warhol paintings, and was being suspected of destroying his father’s will and stealing from it.

“I don’t think the feds have dropped this and are watching this case closely,” Amendola told Fox News Digital Wednesday night. “It all depends on what his motive was. If he killed her, assuming he killed her, because he knew something about the art scam or his father’s will and he wanted to keep her from talking, that became a federal matter.”

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There are no federal murder charges; it has

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January 24, 2023 by LAW

Idaho murders: Veteran defense attorney lays out case Bryan Kohberger team could make, ‘holes’ in affidavit

MOSCOW, Idaho – Bryan Kohberger’s defense will seek to dismantle many parts of the probable cause affidavit police used to obtain his arrest warrant in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, according to a high-profile defense attorney.

Idaho police laid out their case in a 19-page sworn statement made public just minutes before Kohberger’s initial court appearance last week, with allegations including that they found his DNA at the scene, spotted his car and phone circling the victims’ home, and uncovered a blood-tinged “Vans type” footprint in the suspected killer’s path.

“In this case, what I’ve noticed is they’ve got evidence, and they’ve tried to put together the pieces of the puzzle,” the California-based Lara Yeretsian told Fox News Digital. “But each and every one of the pieces of the puzzle seem to have issues and weaknesses and places where a defense attorney can poke holes.”

Yeretsian, whose past clients include Scott Peterson and Michael Jackson, said reliability on cell-site data could be a flaw, if prosecutors did not have something more tangible linking the suspect to the crime scene.

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Bryan Christopher Kohberger is seen for the first time since his arrest Friday outside the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He is accused of the Moscow, Idaho, quadruple homicide.

Bryan Christopher Kohberger is seen for the first time since his arrest Friday outside the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He is accused of the Moscow, Idaho, quadruple homicide.
(The Image Direct for Fox News Digital)

“To me, that’s never enough because you could be 10 miles away, even 15 miles away, sometimes, depending on the radius it covers,” he said.

As Fox News Digital has reported, Kohberger’s apartment is just 10 miles away from the six-bedroom rental house on King Road.

He was studying for a Ph.D. at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, which is only about seven miles away from the University of Idaho, where Maddie Mogen,

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January 13, 2023 by ATTORNEY

Idaho murders suspected pulled over twice on cross-country race home with dad, lawyer claims

MOSCOW, Idaho – Bryan Kohberger, the suspected killer of four University of Idaho students who was arrested by police in Pennsylvania on Friday, made a 2,500-mile road trip home with his father and was pulled over twice along the way, according to his public defender.

Jason LaBar, Kohberger’s Pennsylvania defense attorney in the extradition case, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment Monday.

However, he illustrated parts of the suspect’s cross-country race home in a televised interview, stating that Kohberger’s father flew into Spokane, Washington, and then drove down to Pullman in a pre-planned trip ahead of the drive home ahead of the Christmas holiday break.

“I don’t know whether they were speeding or not or if they were even issued a ticket,” LaBar reportedly told NBC. “I just know that they were pulled over in Indiana almost back-to-back. I believe once for speeding and once for [following] too close to a car in front of them.” The father’s visit to Washington was pre-planned, according to the interview.

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Bryan Kohberger

Bryan Kohberger
(Monroe County (Pa.) Correctional Facility via AP)

An Indiana State Police spokesman told Fox News Digital that he could not find evidence of any such encounters.

“We have examined the records and did not find any record of any traffic stops or any interactions involving Bryan Kohberger, his father or any Kohberger,” Sgt. Glen Fifield said Monday.

LaBar did not immediately clarify which jurisdictions the stops happened in.

Kohberger, 28, was a Ph.D. candidate at Washington State University in Pullman, roughly 10 miles from the University of Idaho in Moscow. The two communities lie just across state lines from one another.

Classes ended at WSU on Dec. 15 and the following

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January 3, 2023 by LAW

Texas attorney found dead days after being taken down by bar patrons in alleged attempted shooting of ex-girlfriend

A Texas attorney caught on video allegedly pulling out a gun and trying to shoot a former girlfriend at the bar where she worked before being tackled by two patrons was found dead Wednesday, days after being released on bail.

The Austin Police Department told Fox News Digital that officers found Gavin Rush dead around 4:25 pm after receiving a request to conduct a welfare check. A police spokesperson did not say how Rush died.

“The death is not considered suspicious and the investigation is still ongoing,” the department said.

Rush, 41, was arrested on Nov. 26 after storming into the Anderson Mill Pub in Austin with a gun to confront the woman who was working behind the bar, following a breakup, according to court records.

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Attorney Gavin Rush points a gun at his ex-girlfriend, who is working at a bar in Austin, Texas, before being tackled by two patrons.

Attorney Gavin Rush points a gun at his ex-girlfriend, who is working at a bar in Austin, Texas, before being tackled by two patrons.
(Councilwoman Mackenzie Kelly)

He put a small leather satchel on the table and asked if he could speak with her, the police said.

“So you just aren’t going to talk to me,” he asked her, according to court documents.

When she replied “no,” Rush allegedly pulled a revolver out of the bag with an attached laser sight and centered it on her chest.

The security video of the incident shows two patrons, who are familiar with the couple and their breakup, lunging at Rush and tackling him to the floor. During the struggle, Rush placed the gun under his chin and tried to shoot himself, a police affidavit said.

One of the patrons said he was able to keep Rush’s finger off the trigger, police said. Rush fired at least three shots but no one was

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December 4, 2022 by ATTORNEY

George Soros-backed district attorney candidates sweep elections

Far-left district attorney candidates who appeared on November ballots and received backing from billionaire George Soros have swept their elections, according to a nationwide search of records and election results.

Fox News Digital performed a 50-state search of campaign finance databases and identified at least four prosecutor candidates who received financial backing from Soros and won their November elections, including two newcomers and two candidates he’s previously backed.

Soros’ district attorney operation involves his longtime treasurer, Whitney Tymas, establishing a “pop-up” political action committees in states where he targets the prosecutor races. Once set up, the financier injects money into the PACs, which tend to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars backing his preferred candidates. The PACs typically dissolve after the elections.

In some past cases, Tymas established committees on the city level, such as in Philadelphia for District Attorney Larry Krasner. Fox News Digital’s sweep solely covered state databases, which means there could be more candidates.

BEYOND GEORGE SOROS, REPUBLICAN MEGA-DONORS REPRESENT 7 OF TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS POURING INTO $17B MIDTERMS

Billionaire George Soros, founder of Soros Fund Management LLC, speaks during an event on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022.

Billionaire George Soros, founder of Soros Fund Management LLC, speaks during an event on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 24, 2022.
(Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The Soros-backed candidates who made it to the November elections include Kimberly Graham in Iowa. This past summer, Graham received more than $300,000 in backing from the financier in her Polk County Attorney Democratic primary election. The progressive candidate faced Republican defense attorney Allan Richards in Tuesday’s general election but easily defeated him by nearly 14 percentage points.

Soros steered $300,000 to the Maine Justice & Public Safety PAC in May. That money backed Jackie Sartoris, who defeated Cumberland County’s Democratic District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck in a June primary. No Republican or independent candidate filed

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November 15, 2022 by ATTORNEY
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