Man charged with stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times in prison: DOJ Friday, December 1 by ABC News(TUCSON, Ariz.) -- An inmate at FCI Tucson has been charged with allegedly stabbing Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, according to the Justice Department.Chauvin was allegedly stabbed 22 times by 52-year-old John Turscak on Nov. 24.Turscak was... Read More.
Binance founder Chengpeng Zhao to plead guilty to money laundering charges: DOJ Tuesday, November 21 by ABC News(SEATTLE) -- The Justice Department announced Tuesday that the cryptocurrency giant Binance and its CEO are pleading guilty to violations of U.S. anti-money laundering laws while agreeing to pay more than $4 billion in fines.Chengpeng Zhao, the company's founder, pleaded guilty in federal court in... Read More.
Man who used Trump flag to assault officers on Jan. 6 arrested, DOJ says Thursday, November 9 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- An Indiana man who allegedly used a flagpole with “TRUMP 2020” and Confederate banners to attack officers on Jan. 6 was arrested Thursday.Troy Koen was charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, destruction of government property, and obstruction of law enforcement during... Read More.
DOJ opens investigation into Lexington, Mississippi police department Thursday, November 9 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has opened a civil investigation into the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and its police department to determine whether law enforcement engages in unconstitutional policing.The investigation is just the latest in a series of similar “pattern or... Read More.
Politicians, military officers were clients of ‘high-end brothel network’: DOJ Thursday, November 9 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Politicians, high-tech and pharmaceutical executives, doctors, military officers, government contractors who possess security clearances, professors, lawyers, scientists and accountants were among the clients of a "high-end brothel network" being run out of Boston and Northern Virginia, according to court documents unsealed by... Read More.
Hunter Biden seeks DOJ probe into former business associate Tony Bobulinski Friday, November 3 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is urging the Justice Department to investigate a former business associate named Tony Bobulinski over claims that he lied to federal investigators during an interview in the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, according... Read More.
Top DOJ official warns of potential ‘dangerous’ shutdown impact on nation’s cyber defenses Wednesday, September 27 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A government shutdown could have a "dangerous" impact on the nation's cyber defenses as well as on state and federal efforts to combat violent crime, a top Justice Department official said Tuesday."The cascading effects of something like this is really, I think,... Read More.
Former Oath Keeper Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, charged by DOJ Wednesday, September 20 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Ray Epps, a former Oath Keeper member who became the target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories spread by many Republicans, has been charged in connection with the attacks at the U.S. Capitol.The Justice Department charged Epps on Monday with a single misdemeanor... Read More.
AG Garland expected to clash with House Republicans over claims of DOJ politicization Wednesday, September 20 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday in a high-stakes hearing where Republican lawmakers are expected to lambast him over his department's handling of criminal probes into former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden's son... Read More.
Judge to decide if former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark’s Georgia election case will be moved to federal court Monday, September 18 by ABC News(ATLANTA) -- A federal judge will decide on former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark's bid to get his Georgia election interference case removed to federal court.Clark is one of five defendants in the Fulton County DA's case who have filed for removal based... Read More.
