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June 7, 2021

Jason Chaffetz: Justice Department losing trust of the American people. Here's why

Doing a little light reading of the quarterly report from the Justice Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) last week, I came across an interesting pattern: the DOJ may be the safest place in America to break the law. Because if you work there, your prosecution is most likely to be declined.

June 5, 2021

Biden DOJ backtracks on subpoena for USA TODAY readers' IP addresses

The Department of Justice will not seek information identifying the readers of a USA TODAY story from earlier this year, according to a Friday court filing, but only after the FBI captured the alleged criminal it was seeking through other means.

June 5, 2021

DOJ pledges to no longer seize reporters’ records; White House says it was unaware of NYT gag order

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Saturday said it will no longer secretly obtain reporters’ records during investigations into leaks of classified information, after the New York Times revealed that it had been the subject of a gag order amid a court fight over efforts to obtain its reporters’ email records.

June 4, 2021

El Chapo's alleged top money launderer extradited to face conspiracy charges in US

El Chapo’s alleged top money launderer has been extradited to the U.S. from Mexico in connection with an investigation into the Sinaloa Cartel’s finances and drug trafficking, according to the Department of Justice.

June 4, 2021

Burisma-linked firm 'pitched' Ukrainian prosecutor 'access' to 2016 Clinton camp, Obama officials' emails show

EXCLUSIVE: Former Ukrainian prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko told former Obama State Department official George Kent that he had been “pitched” by a Hunter Biden and Burisma-linked lobbying firm to give him “access” to “high levels” of the Clinton campaign in the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election, according to emails between former Obama State Department officials obtained by Fox News.

June 4, 2021

Hunter Biden-linked lobbying firm facing DOJ probe, report says

A consulting firm linked to Hunter Biden – and co-founded by a former member of the Clinton administration -- is facing a Justice Department investigation into potential illegal lobbying activity, according to a report.

June 3, 2021

Ex-Treasury employee who leaked Manafort docs sentenced to six months in prison

A former U.S. Treasury Department official who pleaded guilty last year to leaking confidential banking reports associated with former President Donald Trump's onetime campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison.

June 3, 2021

Justice Department to elevate ransomware attacks to be on par with terrorism

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking to elevate investigations surrounding ransomware attacks to be on par with how terrorist attacks are prioritized, reports noted Thursday.

June 3, 2021

Utah man who murdered his wife on a cruise sentenced to 30 years in prison

A deadbeat Utah dad who beat his wife to death in front of their daughters on a cruise ship off Southeast Alaska in 2017 after she told him she wanted a divorce received a 30-year prison sentence Thursday.

June 3, 2021

FBI investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over political donations

The Department of Justice is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in connection to past political campaign activity when he was CEO of a private logistics company and major Republican donor, DeJoy's spokesperson confirmed Thursday.