Justice Department launches civil rights investigation into dilapidated and unsanitary conditions at Georgia's Fulton County Jail
The Justice Department announced Thursday a civil rights investigation into dilapidated and unsanitary conditions at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, as well as violence against detainees.
2023-07-14 00:46
Justice Department appealing prison sentences given to convicted Oath Keepers members
The Justice Department is appealing the sentences that eight convicted defendants tied to the Oath Keepers received for seditious conspiracy or other conspiracy charges related to their roles in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
2023-07-13 10:54
Justice Department appeals order blocking Biden officials from communicating with social media companies
The Justice Department is appealing a judge's order prohibiting various Biden administration agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about certain content.
2023-07-06 09:49
The family of Irvo Otieno is requesting a federal investigation into his death at a Virginia mental health facility
The family of Irvo Otieno -- who died in March while being admitted to a Virginia mental health facility -- is asking the Department of Justice for a federal investigation into his death, their attorneys announced Wednesday.
2023-06-29 16:53
DOJ targets nationwide health care fraud scheme involving over $2.5 billion
The Justice Department announced a sweeping enforcement effort Wednesday aimed at health care, telemedicine and illegal prescription schemes totaling of $2.5 billion in alleged fraud.
2023-06-29 01:48
DOJ issues scathing rebuke of Bureau of Prisons detailing multiple failures that led to Jeffrey Epstein's suicide
The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday issued a scathing rebuke of the Bureau of Prisons detailing the multiple failures that led to the death of high-profile financier Jeffrey Epstein following his arrest in 2019 but found no evidence to contradict the "absence of criminality" in his death.
2023-06-27 22:54
Washington Post: FBI slowed investigation into Trump's role in January 6 for fear of appearing political
The FBI, mindful of not wanting to appear partisan, had for months held off on launching a formal investigation into former President Donald Trump's role in efforts to subvert the 2020 election, The Washington Post reported Monday, though the episode doesn't appear to have significantly hampered prosecutors' ability to look at Trump for federal crimes in the past two years.
2023-06-20 07:58
Justice Department reaches settlement with Kentucky school district over racial harassment of students
The Department of Justice announced Monday it reached an agreement with Madison County Schools in Kentucky to settle a federal investigation "into complaints of serious and widespread racial harassment of Black and multi-racial students."
2023-06-15 08:16
Justice Department opens criminal hacking probe into leaked Tucker Carlson videos
The Department of Justice has opened a criminal hacking probe into how behind-the-scenes footage of fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson was leaked to media organizations in recent months, according to a letter the federal agency sent the right-wing cable network this week.
2023-05-27 08:57
US attorney in Massachusetts leaked sensitive information to journalist and lied under oath, DOJ watchdog report says
Rachael Rollins, the US attorney for Massachusetts, leaked sensitive Justice Department information to a journalist in an effort to influence a local election, according to a report released Wednesday by the department's inspector general.
2023-05-17 22:45