October 09, 2024
A U.S. Marine attorney accused of kidnapping an Afghan child has reportedly avoided getting booted from the military despite a Marine Corps panel on Tuesday finding he engaged in conduct unbecoming of an officer in his fight over the child.
September 04, 2024
A U.S. Marine Corps lawyer facing a $15 million lawsuit for allegedly kidnapping an orphaned Afghan baby urged a Virginia federal judge to reject a bid by the baby's cousins for attorney fees as part of a sanctions order against him and his wife.
July 25, 2024
A Virginia federal court has refused to toss an Afghan couple's claims that a U.S. Marine schemed to abduct an orphaned cousin, saying the federal courts' rule against hearing domestic disputes doesn't bar the couple's $15 million fraud case.
May 23, 2024
A U.S. Marine and his wife accused of kidnapping an Afghan child urged a Virginia federal court to lift a protective order barring them from identifying the child or her relatives, saying the Taliban already knows the Afghan families' identities.
December 08, 2023
The Afghan family of a child allegedly abducted by a U.S. Marine must explain their biological family tree, a Virginia federal court said, offering the Marine and his wife a slight discovery win in thorny litigation over the girl's adoption.
November 09, 2023
A U.S. Marine and his wife who couldn't halt a lawsuit accusing them of abducting an Afghan girl lost their bid because a Virginia federal judge deemed that claims from the girl's biological family were unlikely to be resolved by a related state adoption case.
October 12, 2023
A Virginia federal court won't pause discovery in a lawsuit accusing a U.S. Marine and his wife of abducting an Afghan girl, but will make the couple hand over documents related to what they've claimed was the girl's lawful adoption.
July 19, 2023
A nonprofit that raised funds for a North Carolina couple accused of abducting an Afghan girl for adoption says it shouldn't have to testify about its now-removed campaign, saying it quickly handed over all information it received about the child.
July 12, 2023
A Virginia federal judge denied a motion Wednesday from the U.S. secretaries of state and defense to block discovery requests by the relative of a family accused of kidnapping an Afghan child, saying the officials agreed to be parties to the suit and so can't "pick and choose" what can be demanded from them.
June 06, 2023
The attorney brother of a U.S. Marine lost his bid to access sealed documents in a case accusing the Marine and his family of abducting an Afghan child after a Virginia federal court chided his request for lacking legal arguments.