Tag: U.S. Department of Justice
Justice Department stepping up enforcement of hate crimes
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is stepping up its enforcement of hate crimes and other bias-related incidents, furthering a promise by Attorney General Merrick...
Trump Justice Dept. seized phone records of 4 NYT reporters
WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department secretly obtained the phone records of four New York Times reporters as part of a leak investigation, the...
Justice Department probing postmaster over fundraising
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over political fundraising activity at his former business, a DeJoy spokesman said Thursday.
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Prosecutors drop case against man charged in Capitol riot
Federal prosecutors have dropped the criminal case against a New York man who was accused of participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol,...
DOJ settles with Pennsylvania city over language barrier
HAZLETON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police department will be required to take steps to remove language barriers faced by the city’s large Spanish-speaking population...
US seizes 2 domain names used in cyberespionage campaign
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Tuesday that it has seized two domain names used in a cyberespionage campaign that targeted U.S. and foreign...
Biden administration defends Trump-era Alaska oil decision
JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. government attorneys are defending a decision made during the Trump administration to approve a major oil project on Alaska’s North...
FirstEnergy fires another executive over consulting contract
CLEVELAND — A FirstEnergy senior vice president was fired Thursday for her “inaction” regarding a 2015 amendment to a “purported” consulting contract with someone...
Feds take down Medicare scams that preyed on virus fears
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against more than a dozen people from Florida to California in a series of Medicare scams...
Justice Dept. refocuses long-standing anti-violence program
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is refocusing a long-standing violent crime initiative amid a string of violence and mass shootings across the U.S. that...