Supreme Court Won’t Stay Prison Sentence of Former HUD Official

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a former federal official’s request to carry out an emergency review of his corruption conviction and put his prison sentence on hold. The former official argued that his case deserved review because months ago the Supreme Court reined in a similar federal law that was used to prosecute individuals charged in the security breach at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The emergency application by former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assistant inspector general Eghbal Saffarinia was submitted to Chief Justice John Roberts, who referred it to the full court. The court then dismissed the application without comment on Sept. 3. No justices dissented....