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DOJ to investigate Massachusetts veterans home where dozens of residents died from coronavirus

The federal government opened an investigation Friday into a Massachusetts nursing home for veterans where 32 residents -- including 28 who tested positive for the novel coronavirus -- have died since March 25.

April 10, 2020

Georgia woman charged with selling pesticide as protection against coronavirus

A Georgia woman faces federal criminal charges for selling an unregistered pesticide on eBay as protection against the coronavirus and other viruses, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

April 9, 2020

Victims of violent crimes in Utah file to motion to block release of prisoners because of COVID-19

A coalition of crime victims and their families filed a motion this week to block the potential release of hundreds of prisoners from Utah's jails and prisons, including a convicted child molester and an inmate facing capital murder charges.

April 9, 2020

William Barr: Media on ‘jihad’ to discredit hydroxychloroquine

Attorney General William P. Barr Wednesday accused the media of attacking hydroxycholoroquine solely because President Trump has suggested it could treat the coronavirus.

April 8, 2020

William Barr says China a bigger threat to election than Russia

Attorney General William P. Barr said Wednesday that China poses a bigger threat to the 2020 presidential election than Russia.

April 8, 2020

William Barr ‘concerned’ by coronavirus religious freedom restrictions

Attorney General William P. Barr said Wednesday the Justice Department will scrutinize emergency efforts to restrict religious liberty after the threat from the deadly coronavirus recedes.

April 8, 2020

Texas man charged for claiming he paid someone to spread coronavirus at local grocery

A Texas man is facing federal criminal charges after allegedly claimed on social media that he paid someone to spread the novel coronavirus at a local grocery store, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

April 8, 2020

Decontamination companies afraid to cash in on coronavirus cleaning

Some cleaning companies are rejecting jobs that pay tens of thousands of dollars more than their typical work because exposure to the unknown risk of COVID-19 just isn't worth it.

April 7, 2020

House Republicans want answers on Kennedy Center layoffs despite receiving $25M in stimulus aid

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee Tuesday demanded top brass from the Kennedy Center explain why it furloughed 60 percent of its staff after receiving $25 million in coronavirus stimulus money.

April 7, 2020

William Barr to chair committee on national security risks to telecommunications networks

Attorney General William P. Barr will chair a new committee created by President Trump to review national security concerns raised by foreign companies' participation in the U.S. telecommunications industry, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

April 7, 2020

William Barr orders U.S. attorneys to seek bail in more cases because of coronavirus

Attorney General William P. Barr Monday ordered U.S. attorneys to only pursue pretrial detention for individuals charged with serious crimes or posing a flight risk to reduce the strain on federal prisons caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

April 6, 2020

William Barr, AG, urges BOP to speed up release of prisoners at federal facilities with coronavirus

Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday evening ordered federal prison officials to speed up the process of releasing vulnerable inmates at three prisons fighting the coronavirus outbreaks.

April 3, 2020

FISA judge rips FBI, orders disclosure of targets in faulty surveillance warrant applications

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court slammed the FBI after the Justice Department inspector general this week released new findings that the FBI repeatedly violated surveillance rules.

April 3, 2020

Trump campaign demands ‘delusional’ Jeff Sessions stop tying himself to president

President Trump's reelection campaign demanded former Attorney General Jeff Sessions stop trying to link himself to the president in his attempt to win back his old Senate seat in Alabama, the New York Times reported Thursday.

April 2, 2020

San Francisco reverses ban on plastic bags, now bars reusable totes

San Francisco has reversed its 13-year ban on plastic bags and will now prohibit the reusable bags city leaders once championed because of the coronavirus.

April 2, 2020

IRS warns against coronavirus stimulus checks scams

A surge of identity theft and tax fraud scams related to the coronavirus stimulus payments have been reported in recent days, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday.

April 2, 2020

Justice Dept., HHS distribute coronavirus supplies seized from hoarders to first responders

The Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services have distributed hundreds of thousands of essential medical supplies seized from hoarders to first responders battling the coronavirus pandemic in New York and New Jersey, the agencies announced Thursday.

April 2, 2020

Feds combat cartels using coronavirus traffic drugs to U.S.

The Justice Department and Department of Defense on Wednesday launched an operation against illegal drug traffickers taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, top administration officials said at a briefing.

April 1, 2020

Jim Jordan demands DOJ IG Michael Horowitz to testify in wake of second damning FISA report

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday demanded the panel hold a hearing with Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz after his latest missive finding the FBI bungled scores of warrant applications to surveil Americans.

April 1, 2020

House Republican wants answers about NYC inmate releases

The top Republican on a key congressional subcommittee Tuesday demanded answers on how New York City plans to keep the public safe as it releases more than 1,000 prisoners in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 31, 2020