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Sessions: Trump administration will defend religious freedoms

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday the Trump administration will not treat religious individuals as an "afterthought" and vowed that the Justice Department will get involved in more cases regarding freedom of religion.

May 18, 2018

Michigan publishing company names new D.B. Cooper suspect

A Michigan publishing company on Thursday claimed it has identified the mysterious skyjacker D.B. Copper, who disappeared in 1971 with $200,000 in cash.

May 18, 2018

Bandidos leaders Jeffrey Pike, Xavier Portillio guilty in murder of rival gang head

Two former leaders of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club were found guilty of 13 charges for the murder of the 2006 murder of a rival gang leader, a federal jury in San Antonio, Texas ruled Thursday.

May 17, 2018

Robert Mueller files unredacted copy of Russia investigation memo in Manafort case

Special counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday provided a federal judge in Virginia copy of an unredacted memo outlining the scope of his investigation into Russian collusion.

May 17, 2018

DOJ watchdog completes Hillary Clinton report

The Justice Department inspector general said Wednesday he has completed his long-awaited report on the agency's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server during the 2016 election.

May 17, 2018

Christopher Lischewski, Bumble CEO, indicted in tuna price fixing scam

The CEO of Bumble Bee foods was indicted late Wednesday by a federal grand jury for his role in conspiracy to fix tuna prices on the international market.

May 16, 2018

Justice Department: No ISIS charges in months as U.S. recruitment dries up

The Justice Department has not publicly lodged charges against anyone associated with the Islamic State since February in what analysts said suggests the terrorist organization's reach is waning in the U.S.

May 16, 2018

Rudy Giuliani says Robert Mueller’s team concluded it can’t indict sitting president Donald Trump

President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller's team has concluded it can't indict a sitting president.

May 16, 2018

Three Florida men sentenced for providing material to support to ISIS

Three Palm Beach County, Fla., men were sentenced Wednesday for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State, better known by the acronym ISIS.

May 16, 2018

Mehmet Hakan Atilla, Turkish banker, sentenced for role in scheme to help Iran avoid U.S. sanctions

A federal judge sentenced a Turkish banker to 32 months in prison Wednesday for his role in a scheme to help Iran avoid U.S. sanctions, the Justice Department announced.

May 16, 2018

Bankrupt health care company executives accused of making up phony customers, subsidiaries

Three former executives of a publicly traded medical-billing company were charged Wednesday, accused of creating phony customers, subsidiaries and acquisitions to make the business appear more attractive to investors before taking it private.

May 16, 2018

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport employees charged for trying to smuggle drugs, explosives

A group of airline employees based at Dallas Forth Worth International Airport was indicted Monday by a federal grand jury for conspiring to smuggle counterfeit drugs and explosives on a commercial flight, the Department of Justice announced late Tuesday.

May 16, 2018

Donald Trump, Michael Cohen knew of Eric Schneiderman behavior in 2013, says court letter

President Trump and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, were told of sexual misconduct allegations by former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in 2013, according to a letter filed Friday in a New York federal court.

May 13, 2018

Reynaldo Regis, former CIA contractor, pleads guilty to keeping classified documents

A former CIA contractor pleaded guilty Friday to unauthorized removing and retaining of classified materials, the Department of Justice announced.

May 11, 2018

DOJ, DHS partner to stop U.S. companies from favoring foreign workers over U.S. workers

The Department of Justice and Department Homeland Security will partner to stop U.S. companies from hiring foreign workers with visas over qualified U.S. workers, the agencies announced Friday.

May 11, 2018

Donald Trump told of Eric Schneiderman allegations in 2013, according to court filing

President Trump and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, were told of sexual misconduct allegations by former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in 2013, according to a letter filed Friday in a New York federal court.

May 11, 2018

Devin Nunes, DOJ talks over Mueller documents advances

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said Thursday conversations with the Department of Justice about handing over documents related to the Russian election meddling probe will continue.

May 10, 2018

House Republicans, DOJ reach agreement on Russia documents

Republican Congressmen Devin Nunes, California, and Trey Gowdy, South Carolina, have been invited to the Justice Department Thursday for a classified briefing on documents related to the Russia investigation, according to media reports.

May 10, 2018

DOJ moves to shut down two stem cell clinics

The Justice Department filed litigation Wednesday to stop two companies from offering stem cell treatments, accusing the businesses of marketing their products without FDA approval and without proof of safety and efficacy.

May 9, 2018

Senate Democrats demand Trump withdraw DOJ nominee over Russian bank ties

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday demanded President Donald Trump withdraw his nominee of Brian Benczkowski to head the Department of Justice's Criminal Division, claiming his ties to a Russian bank could undermine the special counsel's probe.

May 9, 2018