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December 14, 2019

Retired FBI Assistant Director Swecker: Comey was disgrace to FBI, falsely claims IG report clears him

Fired FBI Director James Comey's time in office will live in infamy for the abuses outlined in the inspector general’s report and for inserting this venerable institution directly into politics and partisanship.

December 14, 2019

Texas woman convicted in $5.5M health care fraud scheme, DOJ says

A Texas woman was convicted Friday on six counts of health care fraud in connection with a $5.5 million federal workers’ compensation overbilling scheme, U.S. Justice Department officials said.

December 14, 2019

Horowitz report spotlights little-known FBI agent's role in Russia probe, Flynn case

A review of Inspector General Michael Horowitz's findings leaves little doubt that an unnamed agent in his blockbuster report is Joe Pientka, who was closely involved in the Michael Flynn case.

December 13, 2019

Papadopoulos considering lawsuit against feds after Horowitz report: FBI surveillance was 'un-American'

The series of events that landed George Papadopoulos in jail in connection with the Trump-Russia investigation should make all Americans stop and think about the ramifications of government surveillance, said the former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser on “Fox & Friends" Friday. 

December 13, 2019

Former acting AG Whitaker hits back at Eric Holder's 'odd' criticism of William Barr

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker hit back at former Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday.

December 13, 2019

Kimberley Strassel: Thanks to the IG report, the FBI has had its worst week in modern history

The Justice Department’s inspector general found that the bureau had deceived a federal court and abused Americans’ civil liberties. It was equally humiliating for the crew that gulled the FBI into its excesses: Fusion GPS, Christopher Steele and their media acolytes.

December 12, 2019

American Samoans should be recognized as US citizens, federal judge decides

People born in the U.S. territory of American Samoa should be recognized as U.S. citizens, a federal judge in Utah ruled Thursday, in a hard-fought legal battle spanning decades.

December 12, 2019

Lawyer for Clinton Portis, one of 10 retired NFL players charged in federal fraud case, reacts

An attorney for Clinton Portis, a former Pro Bowl running back among 10 former NFL players who are facing federal charges in an alleged scheme to defraud the league’s healthcare program for retired players, said his client has been caught off-guard by the allegations.

December 12, 2019

Army ex-employee charged with bribery in scheme to steer contracts to Kuwait base

A former U.S. Army employee was charged Thursday in a bribery scheme to steer contracts to a U.S. Army base in Kuwait, the Department of Justice announced.

December 12, 2019

Chris Wallace: Misdeeds found by DOJ watchdog Horowitz were 'shocking,' Comey has a lot to explain

"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace said Thursday that the findings in Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report were "shocking," adding that former FBI Director Jim Comey has much explaining to do.