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Biden Takes First Steps on Gun Violence

Congress is free to help any time, president says

(Newser) - Dealing with frustration that he hasn't acted on gun violence issues since the recent mass shootings, President Biden announced a series of executive actions Thursday. "Gun violence in this country is an epidemic," Biden said in the Rose Garden, adding that "the idea that we have...

DOJ Investigating Prosecutor After 60 Minutes Interview on Riot

US District Judge Amit Mehta says Michael Sherwin's interview 'surprised' him

(Newser) - A high-profile 60 Minutes interview on the Capitol riot has jump-started an internal Justice Department probe into the prosecutor who gave it. The piece that aired Sunday featured Michael Sherwin , the former US Attorney in DC who revealed he'd witnessed firsthand the chaos on Jan. 6, and that he...

Feds Rescind 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration Rule

Children were separated from their parents under Trump-era border policy

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a "zero tolerance" enforcement policy for migrants crossing the US-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations. Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson issued the new memo to federal prosecutors across the nation, saying the department would...

All Capitol Rioters May Not Be Charged

Justice Department debates whether nonviolent suspects should go free

(Newser) - Since the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, investigators have been working to identify and arrest the rioters. Now, prosecutors are considering what to do with them, the Washington Post reports. About 800 people breached the building, but among that group, some people committed acts of violence and...

Sources: Plot to Unseat Acting AG Felt Like Apprentice

They tell 'NYT' DOJ lawyer nearly swayed Trump to carry out plan to upend Ga.'s election results

(Newser) - Former President Trump's phone call to Georgia's secretary of state apparently wasn't the only maneuver used to try to influence the election. Four ex-Trump administration officials tell the New York Times that Jeffrey Clark, a Justice Department lawyer who was sympathetic to Trump's false election-fraud narrative,...

FBI Says Hundreds More Will Be Charged Over Riots

'The gamut of cases is mind-blowing,' US attorney says

(Newser) - The FBI says 70 people have been arrested and 100 other suspects identified after last week's Capitol riot—and that's just the "tip of the iceberg." The FBI and the Department of Justice say they expect charges to be filed against hundreds more rioters from all...

Boeing's 'Slap on the Wrist' for 737 Max Debacle: $2.5B

Company will avoid criminal charges from DOJ if it adheres to terms of settlement

(Newser) - Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation and admit that employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering airline service. Under the settlement announced Thursday, Boeing will pay a $243.6 million fine, $1....

Pence Wants Last-Gasp Election Lawsuit Tossed

Suit seeks to give him power to overturn the results of the presidential election

(Newser) - The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that seeks to give Vice President Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week. Pence,...

Google Faces Another Major Antitrust Suit

35 states join filing calling search giant an illegal monopoly

(Newser) - Dozens of states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Thursday, alleging that the search giant has an illegal monopoly over the online search market that hurts consumers and advertisers. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, DC, the AP reports, by attorneys general of 35 states as...

Trump Aide Banned From Justice Department

She was trying to get information about election fraud, sources say

(Newser) - The official serving as President Trump’s eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive information about election fraud and other matters she could relay to the White House, three people familiar with the matter tell...

Suit: Tech Giant Kept Jobs for Foreigners

Facebook disputes Justice Department allegation that it wouldn't consider US applicants for some openings

(Newser) - The Trump administration is accusing Facebook in a lawsuit of discriminating against US workers in favor of foreigners with special visas to fill more than 2,600 high-paying jobs. The Justice Department announced the suit Thursday, alleging that the tech giant refused to recruit, consider or hire qualified and available...

Feds Investigating Possible Bribe-for-Pardon Scheme

It's not clear whether Trump knew about it

(Newser) - With President Trump 50 days from leaving office, the Department of Justice is investigating a possible bribery scheme involving presidential pardons, according to court records unsealed Tuesday. The heavily redacted federal court documents say two people are being investigated for improperly acting as lobbyists for somebody seeking a pardon from...

Barr Breaks With Trump on Election Fraud Claims

'We have not seen fraud on a scale' that would change the outcome, he says

(Newser) - Attorney General William Barr is known for his loyalty to President Trump—but he's not backing the president up on his claims of widespread election fraud. Barr says FBI agents and US attorneys have been following up allegations of irregularities, but they haven't uncovered anything that would change...

DOJ to Allow for Federal Execution by Firing Squad

Change is one of several to come before Trump's term is up

(Newser) - Death by firing squad could be the fate of federal death row inmates in the US under a new rule from the Justice Department. For decades, federal executions have been carried out by lethal injection. But a new rule to be published Friday in the Federal Register, and take effect...

Barr's Memo to Prosecutors on Election Fraud Is Controversial

He tells DOJ to go ahead and probe election fraud claims

(Newser) - Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the US to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presidential election is certified, despite no evidence of widespread fraud. Barr’s action comes days after Joe Biden defeated President Trump and raises the prospect...

27 Missing Children Found in Virginia

US Marshals carry out operation with National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, others

(Newser) - During a five-day operation dubbed "Operation Find Our Children," deputy US Marshals located 27 missing kids in Virginia, CNN reports. The Justice Department coordinated the effort with the Marshals Service's regional Fugitive Task Force; special agents, police officers, and detectives from multiple federal, state, and local law...

Feds Reveal Alleged Covert Chinese Operation

DOJ says the 8 allegedly surveilled NJ man wanted by Beijing and left a threatening note

(Newser) - The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey man who was wanted by Beijing to return to China to face charges, officials said. Five of the eight were arrested Wednesday, accused of participating...

Inside Purdue Pharma&#39;s $8B Settlement With the Feds
It Makes OxyContin. Now It's
Made a Deal With the Feds
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Oct 21, 2020 12:20 PM CDT

It Makes OxyContin. Now It's Made a Deal With the Feds

Inside the $8.3B Purdue Pharma settlement

(Newser) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges, the Justice Department said Wednesday in announcing an $8.3 billion deal that settles the federal investigation of how the company marketed opioids, Politico reports. Those charges include conspiracy to defraud the US and violating federal anti-kickback laws....

US Going After Google in Landmark Case

Justice Department to file an antitrust suit, and implications could be far-flung in tech

(Newser) - The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers, per the AP . The Washington Post also has the story, saying it "could have vast implications not only for Google but...

Trump 'Not Happy' With Barr After End of Obama-Era Probe

He won't commit to bringing AG back in 2nd term

(Newser) - A Justice Department investigation of Obama-era officials has reportedly ended without charges being filed—and President Trump is not happy with Attorney General William Barr. Trump told Newsmax Wednesday night that the failure to find wrongdoing is a "disgrace." He declined to say whether he would keep Barr...

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