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DOJ Says Workers at L.A. Homeless Nonprofits Spent Tax Dollars on Vacations, Nightclubs, Bail

Three people in the Los Angeles area have been charged with fraud related to misappropriation of homelessness funds.

Reason · Sep 16

Russia Allegedly Paid a Venezuelan Immigrant in Brooklyn $40K to Kill a D.C. Dissident

DOJ charged 5 alleged Russian operatives, including 2 Cubans and a Venezuelan, in a $40,000 plot to kill a dissident near Washington, D.C.

Latin Times · Sep 16

Travis Kelce Named Ponzi Victim as Fraudster Who Took $35M and Splurged on Jets Gets 11 Years

Siddharth Jawahar took in $35 million from investors and spent it on private jets and luxury hotels before an 11-year sentence. Travis Kelce was named among his victims.

International Business Times UK · Sep 16

The Trump Administration Shut Down a Police Misconduct Database. Now It's Facing a FOIA Lawsuit

The White House said the database tracking misconduct by federal law enforcement officers was "full of woke, anti-police concepts."

Reason · Sep 15

Attorney General Blanche Defends Trump Mail-Ballot Rules as Courts Block Them — 'There's a Lot of Evidence'

Attorney General Todd Blanche defended proposed mail-ballot rules following a Supreme Court rejection, claiming common sense and evidence point to fraud risks while confirming ongoing DOJ investigations into voter eligibility across multiple states.

Latin Times · Sep 15

Scammers Just Lost $52M in One Day as US Strike Force Hits Chinese-Run Crypto Fraud Networks

US authorities seized more than $52M linked to Xinbi Guarantee, an alleged crypto marketplace used by scam networks, and raided 13 compounds in Madagascar.

International Business Times UK · Sep 14

Joe diGenova Resigns After Tense Blanche Call Upends DOJ Probe Into Trump's Top Foes Amid New Delays

Joe diGenova has resigned from the Justice Department after a dispute with Attorney General Todd Blanche, creating fresh uncertainty around a widening investigation with no charges filed

International Business Times UK · Sep 14

As DOJ went after protesters for felony assault, juries and judges were unconvinced

The U.S. Justice Department has struggled to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested since last year for assaulting federal authorities in four major cities

The Independent UK · Sep 12

The ghost cartel — your pricing algorithm may have stopped competing without your knowledge

Antitrust law was built to catch human agreements. It has no name for what machines learn to do on their own.

Fortune · Sep 12

After a decade of failed bills and three years of resignations, Washington finally discovers it cares about AI safety

Jacob Coxon's resignation didn't start this fight, but his resignation ignited the moment officials on both sides stopped staying quiet about it

Fortune · Sep 12