Jeff Mordock

Attorney General Barr: Epstein suicide ‘raises serious questions’

Attorney General William P. Barr on Saturday said there are unanswered questions about the death of billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in federal custody while awaiting sex trafficking charges in New York.

August 10, 2019

Yemeni national living in Arkansas charged with supporting al Qaeda

A Yemeni national living in Arkansas was charged with providing support to the al Qaeda terrorist network, the Justice Department announced Friday.

August 9, 2019

House Oversight Committee to probe licensed gun dealers

The House Oversight and Reform Committee said Friday it will examine the role of licensed gun dealers who sell a large number of firearms used in a crime.

August 9, 2019

Bruce Ohr 302s show Christopher Steele, Trump dossier author, feared congressional investigations

Christopher Steele, the ex-British spy who compiled the salacious anti-Trump dossier that sparked the Russia investigation, feared congressional inquiries, according to new documents released Thursday night.

August 8, 2019

Andrew McCabe sues FBI, DOJ; claims Trump ordered his firing

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging his firing last year was retaliation for the bureau's probe into alleged ties between members of President Trump's campaign and Russia.

August 8, 2019

DEA lost 26 firearms; OIG report warns to be more careful

Nearly 30 firearms were lost or stolen from the Drug Enforcement Administration over a four-year span, according to a watchdog report released Thursday.

August 8, 2019

Peter Strzok lawsuit assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson, veteran of Mueller cases

The federal judge who has handled most of the high-profile cases that came out of the Mueller probe will also oversee anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok's wrongful termination lawsuit, according to a court order Wednesday.

August 7, 2019

Dayton, El Paso mass shootings spur call for proactive ‘domestic terrorism’ charges

President Trump, senior members of Congress and others labeled this weekend's mass shootings as domestic terrorism. Yet there is no official crime by that name.

August 6, 2019

Lawsuit claims 350 previously unknown pedophiles found in Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America faces a "pedophilia epidemic," according to a lawsuit filed this week by a group of lawyers who say they have uncovered 350 previously unannounced cases of Scout leaders involved in abuse of children.

August 6, 2019

Patrick Crusius, accused El Paso gunman, linked to anti-immigrant screed

Authorities on Sunday said they were investigating the weekend shooting at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas, as a possible hate crime and that they were in the early stages of linking the accused gunman to an anti-immigrant screed that surfaced online shortly before the massacre.

August 4, 2019

Daniel Pantaleo recommended for termination from NYPD for Eric Garner’s death

The New York Police Department suspended Officer Daniel Pantaleo on Friday after an administrative judge recommended he be fired for his role in the video recorded "I can't breathe" death of Eric Garner five years ago.

August 2, 2019

House Republicans demand Amazon, Capital One explain data breach

Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Thursday demanded Capital One and Amazon explain how a hacker was able to steal personal information from than a 100 million Capital One credit applications.

August 1, 2019

U.S. citizen captured in Syria faces terrorism charge for alleged ISIS support

A U.S. citizen living in Dallas was indicted on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State, the Justice Department said Thursday. Omer Kuzu, 23, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Dallas. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

August 1, 2019

FBI says QAnon conspiracy theories a domestic terrorism threat

The FBI has identified conspiracy theories, including those espoused by QAnon, as a domestic terrorism threat, according to report Thursday.

August 1, 2019

Lack of cooperation between FBI, Homeland Security hampers border investigations: Watchdog

A lack of cooperation between the FBI and Homeland Security has negatively affected criminal investigations along the U.S-Mexican border, according to a report Thursday by two government watchdogs.

August 1, 2019

Court battle for Mueller grand jury material to stretch into October

The House Judiciary Committee's fight for grand jury materials underlying former special counsel Robert Mueller's report will likely stretch into the fall, according to a court filing Wednesday.

July 31, 2019

Chuck Canterbury, Trump’s ATF nominee, frustrates senators as he dodges gun control questions

President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives frustrated senators Wednesday as they tried in vain to get him to reveal his opinion on the major gun-rights debates facing the country.

July 31, 2019

Jerrold Nadler leads Democrats in filing lawsuit to look at redacted information in Mueller report

Key House Democrats said last week their investigation into President Trump essentially has become an impeachment inquiry, as they hope to persuade a federal court to approve their request to see secret grand jury information.

July 28, 2019

Jerry Nadler, House Judiciary chairman, misrepresents Mueller testimony at press conference

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler misrepresented a crucial portion of ex-special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony while speaking with reporters Friday.

July 26, 2019

Democrats on Judiciary Committee file lawsuit for Mueller grand jury evidence

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Friday said his committee is going to court to obtain the secret grand jury material underlying former special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

July 26, 2019