"Federal custody" refers to the legal situation when someone is being held by the United States government for their protection or because they have allegedly committed a federal crime. Full definition
Next: Phony lawyer back in federal custody in part over allegations that he's still offering legal advice (abajournal.com)
Since the day Brandon Mayfield, a lawyer from Portland, Oregon, was released from federal custody after a fingerprint had linked him to this year's Madrid terror bombings, a national debate has erupted over the scientific validity of fingerprint identification. (discovermagazine.com)
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is taken into federal custody in Manhattan on corruption charges, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. (silive.com)