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April 20, 2022

DOJ to charge nearly two dozen for allegedly defrauding $150 million in COVID-19 aid

The DOJ has charged 21 people for defrauding nearly $150 million using COVID-19 schemes

April 20, 2022

DOJ threatens takeover of NYC's Rikers Island, other jails amid 'extraordinary level of violence and disorder'

The Justice Department threatened to take over New York City’s Rikers Island and other jails from Mayor Eric Adams’ control and seek an independent receiver to enforce “dramatic reforms,” arguing the “jails are in a state of crisis” amid an “extraordinary level of violence and disorder.”

April 19, 2022

DOJ will appeal federal judge’s ruling dropping COVID masks for public transport if CDC deems it necessary

The U.S. Department of Justice says it will appeal a ruling that eliminated COVID-19 mask mandates for public transportation if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) deems it necessary.

April 18, 2022

Former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke, who shot, killed Laquan McDonald, will not face federal charges, DOJ says

The former Chicago police officer who shot and killed Laquan McDonald will not face federal civil rights charges following his release earlier this year after serving less than the nearly seven-year prison term he received for the 2014 fatal shooting.

April 16, 2022

Secret Service has a lot to answer for: Former agent

Former Secret Service agent Gary Byrne joined “The Ingraham Angle” Friday to weigh in on two men accused of posing as federal officers and giving Secret Service agents with gifts.

April 15, 2022

Sen. Cotton demands DOJ explain withdrawal of death penalty for 'serial abuser' who murdered soldier

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tom Cotton is demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland explain why DOJ is no longer seeking the death penalty against a man accused of murdering his estranged wife, an Army NCO.

April 14, 2022

New York City subway shooting attack timeline

Frank R. James, the 62-year-old man accused of popping a smoke canister in a crowded New York City subway car before opening fire during the Tuesday morning rush hour, is in police custody after a good Samaritan spotted him walking down a Manhattan sidewalk in broad daylight Wednesday.

April 14, 2022

Florida judge giving lawyers for Gabby Petito’s parents 2nd chance to make ‘coherent claim,’ Laundrie attorney

Amid reports of a potential trial date in the civil lawsuit slain travel blogger Gabby Petito’s parents filed against the mother and father of her suspected killer, Brian Laundrie, the question remains whether the case will move forward.

April 14, 2022

Biden administration unveils steps to boost equity in govt

The Biden administration continues to announce efforts to advance its equity-driven agenda.

April 14, 2022

Project Veritas founder says DOJ secretly forced Apple, Google to provide data

The Department of Justice forced both Apple and Google to provide data belonging to Project Veritas and its associates as part of its probe into the whereabouts of Ashley Biden's missing diary, founder James O'Keefe says.