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May 26, 2020

US government investigating rising beef prices during coronavirus pandemic

Prosecutors at the Department of Justice have for “months” been investigating allegations that the meatpacking industry may be coordinating, or manipulating prices amid the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the investigation told Fox News.

May 26, 2020

DOJ charges New Jersey man with $45M scheme to defraud, price gouge NYC for PPE amid coronavirus

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a New Jersey man was arrested for an alleged $45 million scheme to defraud and price gouge New York City into paying him for personal protective equipment that he did not possess and was not authorized to sell amid the coronavirus crisis.

May 25, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery family's legal team says feds looking into how local law enforcement handled shooting

Federal officials are looking into how local law enforcement handled the February shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, a federal prosecutor told the family, according to the relatives' attorneys.

May 25, 2020

DOJ urges Nevada to reconsider church social-distancing orders, 'unequal treatment'

EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department is urging Nevada to reconsider its flat ban on religious gatherings of 10 or more people. 

May 23, 2020

Judge in Flynn case hires lawyer as appeals court reviews his decision not to dismiss: report

U.S. District Court Judge Emmett G. Sullivan has taken the unusual step of hiring an attorney to represent him as an appeals court reviews his decision not to immediately grant the Justice Department's (DOJ's) request to dismiss its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 23, 2020

Fmr. Acting AG Matt Whitaker says FBI launching review of Michael Flynn probe was 'obviously a good move'

FBI Director Christopher Wray's decision to order an internal review of the bureau's investigation into ex-Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn was "obviously a good move," former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker asserted Saturday.

May 22, 2020

Eli Lake claims Obama admin targeted Michael Flynn for being 'too willing to pursue a reset ... with Russia'

Bloomberg columnist Eli Lake, the author of a Commentary Magazine piece titled "The Railroading of Michael Flynn," told Fox News' "The Story" Friday that he believes the Obama administration targeted Flynn because he was "too willing to pursue a reset, if you will, with Russia."

May 22, 2020

DOJ intervenes in case challenging Illinois coronavirus restrictions, says governor went too far

The Department of Justice on Friday intervened in an Illinois case that has the potential to invalidate the state’s stay-at-home order implemented by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker -- while also writing to the mayor of Los Angeles to warn that a lengthy lockdown could be "arbitrary and unlawful.”

May 22, 2020

Judge Napolitano: Trump has no authority to override church bans, but can do this

Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said Friday that President Trump does not have the authority he says he does when it comes to overriding governors who will not allow churches or synagogues to reopen.

May 22, 2020

Dr. Ben Carson pushes back on NY Gov. Cuomo's 'ridiculous' defense of nursing home order

New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's directive to send recovering COVID-19 patients to already-vulnerable nursing homes was "clearly a mistake" to be learned from, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Dr. Ben Carson stated Friday.