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Woman Who Ran 'High-End' DC Brothels Is Sentenced

Lawmakers, execs, military officers were among alleged clients

(Newser) - The Massachusetts woman who ran a network of high-end brothels in her home state as well as the Washington, DC, area was on Wednesday sentenced to four years behind bars. Han Lee, 42, pleaded guilty in September, and at her sentencing hearing she apologized and said that in many cases...

At Justice Department, Trump Delivers Fiery Speech

The president goes after his perceived enemies, condemns the previous 'weaponization' of the DOJ

(Newser) - In an extraordinary speech to the Justice Department on Friday, President Trump delivered a fiery condemnation of the "weaponization" of the department that has indicted him twice while calling his adversaries "scum." As the New York Times reports, while the speech was meant to serve as major...

Official Says She Was Fired Over Mel Gibson Gun Rights

Justice Department's pardon attorney says she declined to recommend restoring rights

(Newser) - Former Justice Department pardon attorney Elizabeth Oyer says the day before she was fired, she told a colleague: "I can't believe this, but I really think Mel Gibson is going to be my downfall." Oyer tells the New York Times that she was dismissed last Friday after...

Antitrust Investigation Into Egg Prices Begins

Industry group says avian flu is limiting supply

(Newser) - Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into the rising retail price of eggs, which has doubled in the past year and contributed to inflation. The inquiry will include whether large egg producers have colluded in raising prices or restricting the supply, the Wall Street Journal reports. The producers have...

Trump Defense Lawyer Takes No. 2 Job at Justice

Todd Blanche said he'll restore faith in the agency

(Newser) - Todd Blanche, a former criminal defense attorney for President Trump, was confirmed as deputy attorney general on Wednesday by the Senate. The vote was 52-46. His confirmation means Blanche will go from defending Trump against indictments brought by the Justice Department to holding the No. 2 job at the agency,...

Much Ballyhooed Epstein Files Are Out

And they amount to 200 pages of 'old info' released by the Justice Department

(Newser) - Attorney General Pam Bondi teased the release of "the Epstein files" as a show of transparency that would become "breaking news." She and other Republicans have suggested the government was concealing files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Some conservative commentators have insisted there are...

DOJ Investigating Fraud at UnitedHealth

WSJ suggests company used questionable diagnoses to boost Medicare payments

(Newser) - The Justice Department is investigating Medicare billing practices at UnitedHealth Group, the $400 billion company that owns the largest US health insurer, whose CEO was gunned down in early December. According to the Wall Street Journal , a civil fraud investigation is examining whether the company recorded questionable diagnoses to trigger...

Hochul Keeps Adams in Office but Adds Curbs

Governor announces steps to impose greater oversight

(Newser) - After consulting other political leaders, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that she won't remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office at the moment, saying that decision shouldn't be hers to make. "My strong belief is that the will of the voters and the supremacy and...

Judge Questions Attempt to Drop Adams Charges

Adams lawyer says there was no deal with Trump administration

(Newser) - A lawyer for New York City Mayor Eric Adams told a federal judge on Wednesday that there was no deal with the White House to drop corruption charges against his client in return for carrying out President Trump's immigration policies. "I am ready to raise my right hand...

After Uprising, DOJ Official Drops Adams Case Himself

Federal judge hasn't said whether he'll approve the motion yet

(Newser) - At least seven prosecutors in New York and Washington resigned rather than drop the corruption prosecution of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, so the Justice Department official who gave the order put his own signature on the motion Friday. Emil Bove, an acting deputy attorney general, gave a court...

Fallout Escalates Over DOJ's Decision on Eric Adams
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Fallout Escalates Over DOJ's Decision on Eric Adams

Seven have now resigned over the order to drop charges against NYC mayor

(Newser) - Controversy over the Justice Department's push to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is only growing. Another top prosecutor resigned on Friday from the Manhattan US attorney's office rather than carry out the order, reports the Wall Street Journal . His is the seventh resignation since...

US Attorney Resigns After Order to Drop Eric Adams Case

Two top Justice Department officials quit, as well

(Newser) - The US attorney for Manhattan resigned on Thursday after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Political reasons were given for abandoning the prosecution; the department's Emil Bove III, in accepting the resignation of Danielle Sassoon, said officials...

Bondi: DOJ Is Suing New York Over Driver's License Law

New York governor calls the move a political stunt

(Newser) - The new attorney general used her first press conference to announce a lawsuit against New York for, as she called it, putting "illegal aliens over American citizens." Pam Bondi took issue with the state's "green light law," which allows driver's licenses to be issued...

'Drizz' Is the 'Accidental' Head of the FBI

Acting FBI chief Brian Driscoll seems to be earning a following

(Newser) - It's not yet clear if Kash Patel will clear the bar of his Senate confirmation hearings to become the next director of the FBI, but in the interim, an "accidental" chief has been holding the fort down. That's how the New York Times describes Brian Driscoll, a...

FBI Agents Sue Over Newly Compiled DOJ List

Lawsuits say it will result in retaliation against those who worked on Jan. 6 cases

(Newser) - Two separate groups of FBI agents and employees have filed federal lawsuits to try to block the Justice Department from retaliating against them because they worked on cases about the Capitol riot, reports the New York Times . Both suits argue it would be unlawful to take action against them over...

DOJ Fires Officials Who Worked on Trump Investigations

Acting AG says they can't be trusted to 'faithfully' implement president's agenda

(Newser) - The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Trump. "Given your significant role in prosecuting the President, I do not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President'...

Italy Frees Iranian US Sought in Drone Attack

Iran had freed an Italian journalist this week

(Newser) - Italy on Sunday released an Iranian citizen wanted by the US over a drone attack in Jordan that killed three Americans a year ago, after the Italian justice minister asked a court to revoke his arrest. Mohammad Abedini has already returned to Iran, Iranian state TV said on Sunday afternoon,...

Part of Jack Smith's Report Will See Daylight

DOJ will release the part covering the 2020 election, not the section on classified documents

(Newser) - The Justice Department said Wednesday that it will release special counsel Jack Smith's findings on Donald Trump's efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election, but it will keep under wraps for now the rest of the record focused on the president-elect's hoarding of classified...

Tax Clients Called Him the 'Magician.' Now, a Guilty Plea

DOJ says Rafael Alvarez cheated the IRS out of $145M

(Newser) - A DOJ press release identifies him by the nickname many of his clients knew him as: the "Magician," a tax preparer who could seemingly make their tax burdens vanish. But "there was no magic to what" Rafael Alvarez was doing. The 61-year-old on Tuesday pleaded guilty to...

Trump Team Relents, Allows Nominee Background Checks

Transition team signs much-delayed agreement with DOJ to get security clearances

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay. The step lets Trump transition aides and future administration staffers obtain security clearances before Inauguration Day to access classified information about ongoing...

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