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Byline: ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press

23 May

Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes

published on May 23, 2025 - 2:19 PM

The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for

28 Apr

Ex-Justice Department prosecutor challenges his firing by the White House after Laura Loomer post

published on April 28, 2025 - 2:25 PM

A former career Justice Department prosecutor is challenging his firing by the White House, saying it was for “unprecedented partisan

09 Apr

Pam Bondi announces seizure of $510M worth of illegal drugs from vessels linked to cartels

published on April 9, 2025 - 2:40 PM

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday announced the seizure of roughly $510 million worth of illegal narcotics on vessels

11 Feb

Ex-FEMA worker who directed staff to avoid homes with Trump signs violated Hatch Act, agency says

published on February 11, 2025 - 1:53 PM

A federal agency is seeking disciplinary action against a former Federal Emergency Management Agency worker who directed workers helping hurricane

21 Nov

A Mexican cartel leader arrested in the US faked his death and assumed a phony name, prosecutors say

published on November 21, 2024 - 2:49 PM

A high-ranking leader of a Mexican drug cartel who lived in the U.S. under a phony identity after faking his

06 Sep

Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices

published on September 6, 2024 - 2:18 PM

Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming

27 Jun

Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown

published on June 27, 2024 - 3:10 PM

Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping

11 Jan

Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M

published on January 11, 2024 - 3:27 PM

(AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign

13 Nov

2 accused of running high-end brothel network in Massachusetts and Virginia appear in court

published on November 13, 2023 - 2:18 PM

A man and woman accused of operating a commercial sex ring with wealthy and prominent clients in Massachusetts and the Washington, D.C.,

04 Jan

College scam mastermind Rick Singer gets 3.5 years in prison

published on January 4, 2023 - 1:13 PM

(AP) — The mastermind of the nationwide college admissions bribery scheme that ensnared celebrities, prominent businesspeople and other parents who