Prison sex abuse must be rooted out, Justice official says Sexual abuse in the nation’s federal prisons must be rooted out The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
Justice Department task force takes aim at Russian oligarchs and their riches The Justice Department's Task Force KleptoCapture, set up in the days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has gone after Kremlin-aligned elites, including their luxury yachts and opulent homes. WEKU · Mar 6, 2023
FBI says it 'hacked the hackers' to shut down major ransomware group The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down. WEKU · Jan 26, 2023
US authorities seize servers for Hive ransomware group ‘We hacked the hackers,’ says deputy attorney general of group that has received over $100m in extortion payments from victims The Guardian - US · Jan 26, 2023
FBI hacked hackers to bust $130m ransomware gang, Justice Department reveals Bureau says its intervention saved more than 300 entities from having to pay ransom fees The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023
Crypto exchange Bitzlato’s founder arrested in $700 million laundering scheme A Russian was charged with money laundering through a cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly masked the proceeds of illegal gambling and drug deals valued at more than $700 million, as the US goes after criminal suspects in the digital space. The Times of India · Jan 19, 2023
US arrests Russian crypto boss who ‘catered to known crooks’ Justice dept says Anatoly Legkodymov operated the Hong Kong-registered Bitzlato exchange as a money laundering haven. Al Jazeera · Jan 18, 2023
US prison warden found guilty in ‘rape club’ abuse case Ray Garcia is first of five defendants to go to trial on charges of abusing women detained in a California prison. Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2022
Ex-prison warden convicted of sexually abusing inmates The former warden of a federal women’s prison in California where inmates said they were subjected to rampant sexual abuse was convicted of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Ex-prison warden faces trial over inmate abuse allegations The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison known as the “rape club” is going on trial The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022
Guards who sexually abuse inmates haven't been punished harshly enough, DOJ memo says The Justice Department report urges an overhaul in the way the Bureau of Prisons works to prevent and investigate sexual abuse by prison employees against women in their custody. WEKU · Nov 3, 2022
Lawmakers urge more scrutiny of Chinese firms in wake of charges WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are urging more scrutiny of Chinese companies in the U.S. after the Justice Department this week announced that two Chinese agents sought to obstruct prosecution of a telecommunications company reported to be Huawei Technologies. Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022
Lawmakers urge more scrutiny of Chinese firms in wake of charges - Roll Call Two Republican lawmakers say new charges over Huawei Technologies show a need for more scrutiny of Chinese companies in the U.S. Roll Call · Oct 26, 2022
US charges alleged Chinese spies over plot to obstruct Huawei probe Two suspected Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct a US criminal investigation of Chinese tech giant Huawei by offering bribes to someone they thought could provide inside information, the Justice Department announced Monday. France 24 · Oct 25, 2022
The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2022 Chinese spy duo charged in Huawei case as US condemns ‘egregious’ interference Pair allegedly tried to bribe top US official as attorney general says DoJ ‘will not tolerate attempts to undermine the rule of law’
Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022 Lafarge cement company paid ISIS to run plant in Syria, will pay $778 million in fines A major international cement company will has pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court to giving financial support to ISIS, will forfeit $687 million and pay the U.S. government nearly $91 million in fines, prosecutors said.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2022 Suspected Fabergé egg found on Russian oligarch’s superyacht, US investigators say US deputy attorney general hails ‘interesting’ find on board yacht seized by US authorities and sailed from Fiji to San Diego
The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022 US disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was sponsored by the North Korean government and that targeted U.S. hospitals with ransomware
Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022 Thousands attacked the Capitol. Who has answered for it? WASHINGTON — A year and a half after thousands of Donald Trump diehards overran the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors have scored relatively few felony convictions and face growing pressure to go after targets including the organizers and the former president himself.
The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2022 US Justice Department could be zeroing in on Trump lawyers, experts say Subpoenas for information on Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman’s roles in the fake electors scheme were issued in April
The Independent UK · May 27, 2022 FBI agents accused of botching Larry Nassar case will not face charges, Justice Department says John Manly, a lawyer for many of Nassar’s alleged victims, called the decision ‘incomprehensible’
WEKU · May 26, 2022 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.
Tribune News Service · May 14, 2022 ‘Straw owner’ hides $1 billion worth of Russian yachts, US says In the race to seize assets tied to sanctioned Russian billionaires, U.S. authorities are alleging that a Russian tycoon acted as the “straw owner” of two yachts worth more than $1 billion, including the $700 million Scheherazade, a superyacht linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Advocates push for release of women's prison abuse victims A prominent national criminal justice advocacy groups is pushing the Justice Department to support the release of women who were sexually abused by staff at a federal women’s prison in California
The Independent UK · May 5, 2022 Abuse-clouded prison gets attention, but will things change? The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons and a task force of senior agency officials traveled recently to a federal women's prison in California