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September 23, 2020

Barr says Operation Legend breaks Milwaukee drug ring; 26 face charges

U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday lauded the efforts of Operation Legend as new charges were brought against 26 people who were allegedly involved in a violent drug ring out of Milwaukee.

September 22, 2020

House Republicans urge FBI to investigate funding behind recent riots

A number of House Republicans are urging the FBI to investigate who has been funding the recent riots across the country and bring federal charges against those who they say are “aiding and abetting” criminal activity.

September 22, 2020

‘Darknet’ opioid takedown nabs 179 suspects worldwide and $6.5M seized, DOJ announces

Justice Department officials on Tuesday announced the largest international opioid takedown targeting drug traffickers through the darknet, which resulted in 179 arrests and the seizure of more than $6.5 million in cash and currency.

September 22, 2020

DOJ rejects Nadler's request for testimony from senior officials citing Barr treatment

The July hearing with Barr was seen by Trump supporters as an all-out Democrat assault on the attorney general

September 21, 2020

Top Mueller prosecutor says Special Counsel 'absolutely' let Americans down: report

Attorneys behind the Russia investigation let the American people down as Special Counsel Robert Mueller failed to level a more aggressive indictment of President Trump's actions, former Justice Department official Andrew Weissmann argued.

September 21, 2020

NYPD officer accused of acting as a spy for China

A New York City police officer was arrested Monday on suspicion of acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, federal prosecutors said. 

September 21, 2020

DOJ identifies NYC, other cities as jurisdictions permitting 'anarchy, violence and destruction'

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday identified New York City, Portland and Seattle as "local governments that are permitting anarchy, violence, and destruction in American cities," a move that comes as the federal government continues to take a tough stance against localized rioting in some areas of the country. 

September 18, 2020

William Barr commemorates Ginsburg, says she 'leaves a towering legacy'

Attorney General William Barr offered his condolences Friday after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, praising her as leading "one of the great lives in the history of American law."

September 17, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Violent anti-American radicals should be charged with seditious conspiracy

Legal experts are wrong when they say charges of seditious conspiracy should not be filed against those who plan violent attacks against government.

September 17, 2020

Portland riots: Justice Department considered pursuing charges against city officials in violent unrest

The Justice Department looked at possible criminal or civil charges against local officials in Portland, Ore., after weeks of clashes between federal law enforcement and violent protesters, spokeswoman Kerri Kupec told Fox News.