[ An appeals court granted the Department of Justice (DOJ) authority to reopen an antitrust probe into the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Friday. In a 2-1 decision, a District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals panel of judges reversed a lower court decision to “set aside” a 2021 investigative subpoena from the Antitrust Division … Read more
[ The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a criminal investigation following the Alaska Airlines incident during which a door panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max mid-flight. Investigators have contacted some passengers and crew who were on the Jan. 5 flight that made the emergency landing in Portland, Ore., the Wall Street Journal reported … Read more
[ A California man was arrested and charged for allegedly smuggling greenhouse gases into the United States from Mexico and selling them for profit, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Michael Hart, of San Diego, is accused of purchasing refrigerants in Mexico and bringing them into the U.S. in his vehicle, where they were hidden under a … Read more
[ An Indiana man has pled guilty to threatening to kill an election worker in Michigan, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday. Andrew Nickels, 37, of Carmel, Ind., called the clerk of a local election office and left a voicemail threatening to kill the official shortly after the 2020 election. According to the information … Read more
[ A man was arrested in San Diego Thursday for allegedly leaving a voicemail on the personal cell phone of an Arizona election official in 2022. William Hyde left a violent threat on the voicemail of the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office employee’s phone “on or about November 29, 2022,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. … Read more
[ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) scrutinized language in the special counsel’s report, released Thursday, on President Biden’s retention of classified documents — including comments about the president’s age and memory. “I smell a rat,” Pritzker, one of the top surrogates in Biden’s reelection campaign, said during a press conference Friday. “It was extremely unfair … Read more
[ Ryan Samsel, one of the individuals who prosecutors accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted Friday on multiple felony counts, along with four co-defendants. Samsel was one of the first people to confront the police on Jan. 6 outside the Capitol, with prosecutors … Read more
[ Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to deny a request to delay sentencing for a rioter who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, alleging that he wants to remain incarcerated. Brandon Fellows was convicted on Aug. 31, 2023, of felony obstruction of an official proceeding and felony entering and remaining in a restricted building. … Read more
[ The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of New York signed a workplace reform agreement Friday after the Biden administration found former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo created a “sexually hostile” work environment while in office. The settlement between the DOJ and the New York State Executive Chamber, announced Friday, follows the conclusion … Read more
[ Democratic senators pressed the Department of Justice (DOJ) about police usage of facial recognition tools in a Thursday letter. “In recent years, facial recognition and other biometric technologies have become widely used in law enforcement,” the letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland reads. “However, these technologies can be unreliable and inaccurate, especially with respect … Read more
