Jeff Mordock

House Democrats propose increasing DOJ spending, more money for policing overhauls

Democrats on Tuesday bucked calls to defund the police and proposed a nearly $1 billion increase for law enforcement in the annual Justice Department spending bill.

July 7, 2020

Deutsche Bank hit with $150M fine over ties to Jeffrey Epstein

New York state financial regulators fined Deutsche Bank $150 million Tuesday for "significant compliance failures" in its dealings with accused pedophile sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

July 7, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell has compromising tapes of Jeffrey Epstein associates, former friend says

A former friend of Ghislaine Maxwell says the accused accomplice of disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein likely has a secret stockpile of potentially compromising tapes, a British paper reported.

July 7, 2020

Roger Stone asks court to delay prison sentence over coronavirus fears

Attorneys for Roger Stone, a longtime associate of President Trump, late Monday asked a federal appeals court to delay his 40-month prison sentence citing concerns about the coronavirus in the Georgia facility where he is scheduled to report later this month.

July 7, 2020

Violence sweeps U.S. as ‘systemic liberalism’ handcuffs police

The eruption of violence is a perfect storm of animosity toward the police and liberal criminal justice reform policies that have put violent offenders back on the streets and hamstrung police departments, law enforcement professionals say.

July 6, 2020

Mary Trump’s tell-all book to be released two weeks earlier than scheduled

The release date of a tell-all book by President Trump's niece Mary has been pushed up two weeks, publisher Simon & Schuster announced Monday.

July 6, 2020

Chuck Grassley says time is running out on John Durham probe

Sen. Charles E. Grassley on Monday called for U.S. Attorney John Durham to speed up any planned prosecutions stemming out of his investigation into the Russian collusion probe, warning it'll be too late if he waits until after the presidential election.

July 6, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell ordered by federal judge to face sex charges in New York

A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday sent alleged Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to New York, where she will face federal sex crime charges.

July 2, 2020

ACLU sues AG William Barr to delay federal execution of convicted child killer

The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday sued Attorney General William Barr demanding the Justice Department delay the federal execution of rapist and murderer Wesley Purkey so his Buddhist priest, who is staying away because of coronavirus, can attend the lethal injection.

July 2, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime Jeffery Epstein confidante, arrested and charged with sex crimes

Federal agents on Thursday nabbed Ghislaine Maxwell, the British heiress and confidante of deceased sex trafficking suspect Jeffrey Epstein, while she was hiding out in New Hampshire.

July 2, 2020

‘Defund police’ movement hurts recruitment, effort to change culture, experts warn

Racial justice activists are cheering the huge budget cuts to police departments across the country, though officers say the downsizing hurts one of the most effective means of changing police culture: recruiting a new generation of officers.

July 1, 2020

Los Angeles cuts police budget by $150 million

Los Angeles on Wednesday became the latest major city to give in to demands from protesters calling for defunding the police, slashing Los Angeles Police Department's budget by $150 million.

July 1, 2020

FBI gun background checks set new record in June amid coronavirus, rioting fears

Background checks for gun sales surged again in June, smashing the record for the highest number of background checks in a single month, according to FBI data released Wednesday.

July 1, 2020

Sheila Jackson Lee says reparations bill will get a floor vote

Legislation that would establish a commission to study whether Black Americans should receive reparations for slavery will ultimately head to the House floor for a vote, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said Wednesday.

July 1, 2020

Michael Flynn: ‘Dark forces’ are intent on driving God out of everyday American life

Michael Flynn warns of "dark forces" promoting socialism and driving God out of America through attacks on law enforcement in an op-ed published Tuesday.

June 30, 2020

Judge temporarily halts release of Mary Trump’s book until at least July 10

A New York judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the release of a tell-all book by President Trump's niece until at least July 10, saying it violated a 20-year confidentiality agreement.

June 30, 2020

Dina Manzo’s ex-husband accused of hiring mobster to assault her current husband

The ex-husband of a Real Housewives of New Jersey star was indicted for allegedly hiring a mobster to beat up the star's current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

June 30, 2020

Jody Hunt, Justice Department Civil Division head, resigns

The head of the Justice Department's civil division will step down this week, the department announced Monday, making him the third top official to resign this month.

June 29, 2020

Black cops say systemic racism exists in policing

Black officers say they have always faced greater challenges than White cops, but now they find themselves empathizing with the very protesters who are scorning them.

June 28, 2020

AG William Barr forms task force to investigate anti-gov’t extremists amid George Floyd protests

Attorney General William P. Barr late Friday ordered the formation of a task force to take on the "anti-government extremists" he says have disrupted peaceful protests against police brutality by causing chaos and sowing discord.

June 26, 2020