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September 1, 2021

Georgia files FOIA in DOJ election suit seeking communications with liberal activist groups

Georgia has filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking communications records between the Justice Department and left-leaning activist groups and lawmakers as part of the DOJ's lawsuit against the state’s election law, Fox News has learned.

August 31, 2021

Epstein victim challenges the sex offender's non-prosecution agreement: 'The government badly mistreated me'

Lawyers for Courtney Wild, one of many alleged victims of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, filed a petition with the Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking it to rule on whether prosecutors have to confer with victims before arranging a non-prosecution agreement, such as the widely criticized non-prosecution agreement that Epstein struck in 2008.

August 28, 2021

Justice Department hiring first-ever chief diversity officer

The Department of Justice has opened a new position to help the federal branch improve diversity amongst employees in the nation’s top legal department.

August 26, 2021

New York City jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself shutting down 'at least temporarily'

The scandal-plagued federal jail where pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself is being shut down due to ongoing problems at the facility, the Department of Justice said Thursday.

August 26, 2021

Feds bust California 'grandparent scam' targeting elderly victims; 8 indicted

Eight people have been indicted in California on charges related to a "grandparent scam" in which they allegedly bilked elderly victims into believing that their grandchildren needed help, the U.S. Justice Department said.

August 26, 2021

House Republicans want answers on whether exiled Afghan president embezzled $169M in cash

Afghanistan's exiled President Ashraf Ghani must be brought to justice and face criminal charges of embezzlement if he indeed fled the besieged country with duffle bags full of cash intended for the Afghan people, according to House Oversight Committee Republicans.

August 25, 2021

Capitol Police mishandled emergency system on Jan 6: report

U.S. Capitol Police didn't adequately respond to frantic calls for help from officers when they pressed panic buttons on their radios seeking immediate backup, as scores of rioters beat them with bats, poles and other weapons, a recent report from the inspector general found.

August 21, 2021

Beware of this massive multimillion-dollar scheme to steal your cellphone and social media account

A recent Department of Justice (DOJ) case highlights a scheme that hijacks social media and mobile phone accounts and nets criminals millions of dollars.

August 20, 2021

Capitol bomb threat suspect appears in court, charged with threatening use of weapon of mass destruction

Capitol bomb threat suspect Floyd Ray Roseberry was charged Friday in connection with threatening to detonate an explosive near the Library of Congress, prompting multiple evacuations of nearby buildings and lockdowns.

August 12, 2021

Department of Justice urges Bureau of Prisons to tighten security around searching staff

DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz has alerted Michael Carvajal, the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons about, “urgent concerns involving staff entering BOP facilities without being searched.”