The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The department is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the United States government in legal matters, and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment on allegations the concert promoter has sought to strong-arm concert venues into using its dominant.. Reuters - Published
The National Association for College Admission Counseling, a trade association of admissions counselors, has agreed to drop rules against colleges trying to poach each other's students and prospective.. Reuters - Published
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog criticized the FBI’s probe on President Donald Trump. He told the Senate Judiciary Committee he was alarmed that “so many basic and fundamental..
Federal authorities on Thursday charged 10 former National Football League players for allegedly defrauding a healthcare program of more than $3.4 million by filing false claims for hyperbaric oxygen..
The U.S. Department of Justice's internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that the FBI made "basic and fundamental errors" during a politically sensitive investigation into Donald Trump's..
Donald Trump continues to emphasize the FBI is crooked and Democrats are against him. Attorney General William Barr agrees with Trump, saying the inspector general found “a clear abuse” of the..
The Department of Justice's watchdog on Monday (December 9) announced that FBI agents were 'properly authorized' to launch an investigation into then-candidate Donald Trump's political campaign,..
Two Russian nationals have been criminally charged in the U.S. over an alleged multiyear scheme to steal millions of dollars by using malware to hack into computers, according to an indictment made..
Major Hillary Clinton donors have been charged in a massive campaign-finance scheme. The Justice Department announced the charges on Tuesday. The individuals conspired to “make and conceal conduit..
Exclusive: the U.S. Department of Justice has stepped up its investigation into Deutsche Bank's role in the 200 billion euro ($220 billion) Danske Bank money laundering scandal, people familiar with..
The Justice Department’s inspector general shut down one of President Donald Trump’s claims. The inspector found no evidence supporting Trump’s claim that the FBI spied on his 2016 presidential..
U.S. Justice Department lawyers asked a judge on Tuesday to put on hold a ruling requiring former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify to U.S. lawmakers as part of the Democratic-led impeachment..
A Chinese national was indicted on Thursday on charges of stealing trade secrets. Reuters reports Haitao Xiang worked for Monsanto from 2008 to 2017, before it was purchased by Bayer AG. Xiang was..
US Department of Justice attorneys say Rick Gates is ready to be sentenced in mid-December. It potentially closes one of the final open chapters from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia..
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will run for his old Senate seat in Alabama. According to Politico, there are several Republicans running against Democratic Sen. Doug Jones. Jones came into..
U.S. congressional committees conducting an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump met on Thursday for the first time with a top adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, one of the last..
Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges accusing a New York company of exposing the U.S. government and private customers to security risks by illegally importing and selling surveillance and..
Two former employees of Twitter and a third man from Saudi Arabia face U.S. charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to Saudi officials in exchange for payment,..
The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced charges against two former Twitter employees. According to Gizmodo, they've been accused of spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia. One former employee, Ahmad..
Britain is following standard procedure by not publishing a parliamentary select committee report on alleged Russian meddling in British politics until after the election, one of Prime Minister Boris..
The U.S. Department of Justice on Saturday released 500 pages of documents. According to Reuters, the documents are related to former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report. The Mueller report..
The U.S. House of Representatives took a major step in the impeachment effort against U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday when lawmakers approved rules for the next stage of the Democratic-led..
House Intel Chairman Adam Schiff accused AG William Barr on Sunday of “weaponizing” the DOJ. The agency’s probe into connections between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia has morphed into a..
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday spoke to reporters about his trust in U.S. attorney general William Barr in investigating the 2016 Russia probe. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Two separate U.S. Department of Justice reviews are likely to reach opposite conclusions about whether the FBI investigation of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign had sufficient cause to look into any ties.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Department of Justice's internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that the FBI made "basic and fundamental errors" during a politically sensitive investigation into Donald Trump's.. Reuters - Published
The Swiss private banking unit of HSBC Holdings Plc will pay $192.4 million to resolve a U.S. probe of its role in helping wealthy Americans evade taxes by using undeclared Swiss bank accounts, the.. Reuters - Published
Former FBI attorney Lisa Page, whose text messages with an FBI agent have been seized upon by U.S. President Donald Trump as evidence of alleged political bias, on Tuesday sued her former employer over.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog said on Monday that it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department's inspector general, in a report to be made public on Monday, found that an FBI probe into advisers to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was opened on a legitimate.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog is expected to announce on Monday that the FBI, despite some mistakes, was legally justified in 2016 in opening its investigation into contacts between.. Reuters - Published
Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general, will be in the spotlight on Monday when he releases his long-awaited report into the FBI's probe into whether U.S. President Donald Trump's.. Reuters - Published
Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes into corruption, including the bribing of government officials, the U.S. Department of Justice said on.. Reuters - Published
Dozens of members of the Latin Kings gang, one of the world's largest criminal organizations, were arrested on Thursday in Massachusetts and along the East Coast on federal racketeering, gun and drug.. Reuters - Published
Dozens of members of the Latin Kings gang were arrested on Thursday on the East Coast on federal racketeering, gun and drug charges, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow the resumption of the death penalty at the federal level after a 16-year hiatus, hours after an appeals court blocked the.. Reuters - Published
A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied the Justice Department's request to overturn a lower court decision that temporarily stalled plans by President Donald Trump's administration to resume executions.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Department of Justice has in recent weeks stepped up its investigation into Deutsche Bank's role in the 200 billion euro ($220 billion) Danske Bank money laundering scandal, four people.. Reuters - Published
A U.S. digital currency specialist living in Singapore has been arrested and criminally charged with helping North Korea use cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to evade American sanctions, the.. Reuters - Published
The Justice Department has closed an antitrust investigation into a trade group that includes Verizon and AT&T among its members and which had been criticized for making it harder for consumers to.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday asked an appeals court to put on hold a ruling requiring former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify to lawmakers as part of the Democrat-led impeachment.. Reuters - Published
Justice Department lawyers asked a U.S. judge on Tuesday to put on hold a ruling requiring former White House Counsel Don McGahn to testify to lawmakers as part of the Democratic-led impeachment.. Reuters - Published
The founder and CEO of one of Nigeria's largest airlines, Air Peace, has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on charges of bank fraud and money laundering for the alleged illegal movement.. Reuters - Published
Samsung heavy industries Co Ltd has agreed to pay more than $75 million in criminal penalties to resolve a U.S. investigation of a scheme to pay millions of dollars in bribes to officials in Brazil,.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday backed President Donald Trump in his fight at the Supreme Court to prevent his tax returns from being disclosed to a New York prosecutor. Reuters - Published
A Chinese national who worked for Monsanto before it was purchased by Bayer AG was charged in St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday with stealing trade secrets for China, the U.S. Justice Department said. Reuters - Published
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