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News Articles: Justice Department

The entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach, Fla. estate is shown on Aug. 8, 2022, the day of the FBI's search there.

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  • Law

Trump asks for a 'special master' to review Mar-a-Lago evidence

Former President Donald Trump is also seeking to prevent the government from further reviewing the documents that were taken until a special master is appointed.

August 22, 2022
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  • Ryan Lucas
Voters stand in a line as they wait to vote early on Oct. 19, 2020, in Athens, Ga. Lawyers on Monday, July 18, 2022, asked a federal judge to block Georgia's 2021 ban on giving gifts including food and water to voters waiting in line.

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  • News

Judge declines to block ban on giving food, water to voters

A judge has declined to block a section of a Georgia election law that bans handing out food and water to voters waiting in line. The provision is part of a sweeping elections overhaul passed by Georgia lawmakers last year.

August 19, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Latoya James

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  • News

Family seeks federal inquiry into Georgia drug raid death

The family of a Georgia woman killed by gunfire last year as sheriff's deputies executed a search warrant at her cousin's home are asking the Justice Department to investigate. Attorneys for 37-year-old Latoya James' family say the case bears striking similarities to the 2020 drug raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky.

August 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Then-California Rep. TJ Cox speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 17, 2019.

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  • Law

Former California Rep. TJ Cox faces over two dozen federal fraud charges

The single-term Democrat allegedly participated in multiple fraud schemes, including one involving his 2018 run for Congress.

August 16, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Delta planes sit at their gates on June 13, 2022, at Salt Lake City International Airport, in Salt Lake City. Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle charges it falsified information about deliveries of international mail, including mail sent to U.S. soldiers overseas. The Justice Department said Thursday, June 30, 2022, that Delta was under contract to the Postal Service when it falsified records about deliveries from 2010 to 2016.

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  • News

Delta pays $10.5 million to settle post office allegations

Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle charges it falsified information about deliveries of international mail, including mail sent to U.S. soldiers overseas.

July 01, 2022
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  • Associated Press
The Department of Justice building in Washington on February 9, 2022.

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  • National

A Florida man is accused of $2.5 million COVID-19 relief fraud

A 34-year-old man was charged with one count of wire fraud after being accused of filing a fraudulent loan application in 2020.

June 09, 2022
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By:
  • Shauneen Miranda
Gymnasts, from left, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman at a Senate Judiciary hearing about a report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Sept. 15, 2021.

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  • Law

DOJ has decided not to charge the FBI agents who mishandled the Larry Nassar case

The deputy attorney general told Congress last year that prosecutors would review new evidence about FBI failures in the investigation of Larry Nassar.

May 27, 2022
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Federal regulators on Wednesday announced a settlement with Twitter over the use of user privacy.

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  • Technology

Twitter will pay a $150 million fine over accusations it improperly sold user data

Federal regulators accuse the company of violating a 2011 agreement over the treatment of users' personal data, including phone numbers and email addresses.

May 26, 2022
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  • Bobby Allyn
As police and FBI agents continue their investigation into the shooting at Tops Market in Buffalo, N.Y., last weekend, Congress is considering legislation to address domestic terrorism. Authorities say the attack was believed to be motivated by racial hatred.

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  • Politics

Days after Buffalo mass shooting, the House approves a bill to fight domestic terror

The bill creates offices at DOJ, DHS, and the FBI to track domestic terror threats. GOP lawmakers argue it could allow federal officials to ensnare parents, a charge DOJ rejects.

May 19, 2022
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  • Deirdre Walsh
Then-White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino delivers a recorded address for the Republican National Convention on Aug. 26, 2020, in the empty Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

House approves criminal contempt referrals for 2 Trump aides over the Jan. 6 attack

The House voted to hold former Trump White House advisers Dan Scavino Jr. and Peter Navarro in contempt of Congress and refer the matter to the Justice Department for possible prosecution

April 06, 2022
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
A Civil Guard stands by the yacht called Tango in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on Monday. U.S. federal agents and Spain's Civil Guard are searching the yacht owned by a Russian oligarch.

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  • National Security

A Russian oligarch's $90 million yacht is seized as part of U.S. sanctions

"Today marks our taskforce's first seizure of an asset belonging to a sanctioned individual with close ties to the Russian regime. It will not be the last," said Attorney General Merrick Garland.

April 05, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Dean
Flanked by US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (L) and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, Attorney General Merrick Garland convenes a Justice Department component heads meeting at the Justice Department on March 10. Garland was prompted by an NPR story on compassionate release waivers to fix the issue.

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  • Law

Justice Department ends limiting compassionate release in plea deals after NPR story

The Justice Department is directing prosecutors to stop limiting peoples' rights to seek compassionate release from prison in plea deals, a practice that advocates called cruel.

March 14, 2022
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chair of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, and the panel's vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., testify before the House Rules Committee on Dec. 14, 2021. Their panel is looking into who funded the events that preceded the deadly attack.

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  • Politics

New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection

Recent legal moves by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol offer some clues on how it's following the money.

March 11, 2022
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during an interview at her office, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. The prosecutor who's investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden's presidential election victory is asking the FBI for security help after the former president railed against prosecutors investigating him.

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  • News

Georgia Today: Behind Fani Willis' investigation into Trump's election meddling

As Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis continues her investigation into former President Donald Trump’s attempted interference in the 2020 election, she’s been authorized to empanel a special grand jury. The Georgia Today podcast looks at the latest with Willis’ investigation and what to expect over the coming year.

February 04, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
GPB News NPR

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  • National Security

FBI director says the threat from China is 'more brazen' than ever before

FBI Director Christopher Wray said the bureau is opening new cases to counter Chinese intelligence operations every 12 hours or so.

January 31, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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