DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

The Biden administration was dealt another major blow to its proposed student loan handouts, which would forgive up to

Verdicts against five Oath Keepers defines the Jan. 6, 2021, melee, once and for all, as a purposeful crime orchestrated by enemies of democracy.

Donald Trump is under criminal investigation by the DOJ in connection with efforts to remain in the White House after losing to President Joe Biden.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California that aired Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Sunday said the appointment of a special counsel to oversee federal investigations into former President Trump indicates the Department of Justice (DOJ) still believes it has a “viable potential case” against him. Rosenstein, who appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential…

The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the remainder of two significant investigations related to former President Donald Trump focuses fresh attention on the role such prosecutors have played in modern American history.

The Department of Justice has charged six people who allegedly ran a $2.6 million opioid ring, which includes two doctors and other medical professionals.

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a former Justice Department prosecutor to investigate two criminal cases involved former-President Donald Trump.

Republican lawmakers criticized President Biden after the Justice Department appointed a special counsel to oversee probes into former President Donald Trump.

Antitrust enforcers are examining whether Ticketmaster's owner has a monopoly in the ticket industry.

Student loan default rates may spike if the Biden administration's loan forgiveness plan is blocked, a top official for the U.S. Department of Education warns.

Despite the former president's announcement, the Department of Justice will continue its investigation into the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago.

In a scathing letter obtained by CBS News, ousted CEO Kyle Robertson demands access to "books and records" to investigate whether the company violated the law

A former Department of Transportation employee accused of bribery and extortion has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Houston, according to the Department of Justice.

FTX had agreed earlier this week to sell itself to bigger rival Binance after experiencing the cryptocurrency equivalent of a bank run. The Department of Justice and the SEC are investigating.

Some critics say the newly aggressive approach by Biden administration lawyers uses antitrust law inappropriately to tackle labor and social issues.

The DOJ announces it will monitor polling places in 64 jurisdictions and 24 states to ensure they remain compliant with federal voting laws that protect the rights of voters.

The announcement was made Monday and comes after the mayor, county judge and county attorney jointly requested monitors from the Department of Justice.

James Zhong pleaded guilty on Friday to stealing $3.36 billion in bitcoin from the illegal Silk Road marketplace.

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have asked the Justice Department and FBI for documents ahead of what they said will be a series of investigations if Republicans retake the House.

House Republicans on the Judiciary Committee released a 1,000-page report on Friday outlining how the FBI and Justice Department have abandoned their commitment to political neutrality in recent years.

The federal operation, the first of its kind coordinated by the U.S. Department of Justice, led to charges against 21 people in five states, including California.

People wearing body armor or weapons have been observed at ballot drop boxes in multiple states after Trump and his allies urged supporters to monitor them.

Former prisoner transport officer, Rogeric Hankins, 37, pleaded guilty in federal court in the Western District of Missouri to violating a female detainee’s civil rights by sexually assaulting her. “A private prisoner transport officer’s job is to keep those in their custody safe and secure, and this defendant did the opposite. As a private prisoner transport officer, Hankins performed the government function of picking up individuals who were arrested on out-of-state warrants and transporting those individuals back to the jurisdictions that issued the warrants. On March 31, 2020, Hankins picked up the victim, a female detainee, from a jail in Olympia, Washington, to transport her to St. Paul, Minnesota. On April 3, 2020, before arriving in Minnesota, Hankins stopped the transport van at a gas station in Joplin, Missouri.

The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs today announced awards totaling more than $136 million to reform state and local juvenile justice systems, provide youth violence prevention and intervention services, support mentoring programs and reentry services for young people and their families, meet the needs of vulnerable youth and study outcomes for justice-involved youth. Funding supports mentoring; youth violence prevention strategies; juvenile indigent defense programs; treatment for youth leaving foster care; and services for girls in the justice system, Alaska Native youth and LGBTQI+ and Two-Spirit youth. Each of these priorities is guided by a commitment to racial equity and to hearing directly from youth and families impacted by the justice system about their needs. Below is a list of awards being made to support youth and reform the juvenile justice system. More information about these and other OJP awards can be found on the OJP Grant Awards Page.

The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling almost $105 million to protect children from exploitation, trauma and abuse, and to fund improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases. Below is a list of programs designed to protect children from exploitation, trauma and abuse, and to fund improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases. The awards announced above are being made as part of the regular end-of-fiscal year cycle. More information about these and other OJP awards can be found on the OJP Grant Awards Page. The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime, advance racial equity in the administration of justice, assist victims and strengthen the criminal and juvenile justice systems.

Prosecutors allege that Goran Gogic and others used "meticulous planning" to transport cocaine from Colombia to Europe through U.S. ports.

Prosecutors allege that Goran Gogic and others used "meticulous planning" to transport cocaine from Colombia to Europe through U.S. ports.

Federal judge Florence Pan blocked top publisher Penguin Random House's plan to buy Simon & Schuster, saying the move would "lessen competition."

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer did not provide a comment on whether they support transgender surgeries on minors.

DePape faces a maximum of 50 years in prison if convicted of the crimes against the immediate family of a United States official.

Sen. Ted Cruz discusses the investigation and leak of a possible indictment of Hunter Biden by the Department of Justice on "Sunday Morning Futures."

Sen. Ted Cruz explained how the Department of Justice under President Biden had become corrupted by political bias in his new book, "Justice Corrupted."

Ghost tax preparer allegedly cost U.S. Government $4.4 million.

The DOJ's probe into possible antitrust violations by the PGA Tour reportedly includes Augusta National Golf Club, the U.S. Golf Association, and the PGA of America.

The Justice Department's antitrust probe of the PGA Tour also includes Augusta National and the United States Golf Association.

A Hawaii couple allegedly defrauded more than $28 million from investors with claims over a tourism watercraft they said could partially submerge.

The FBI says it will have agents prepared to respond to complaints in the field.

The DOJ hopes to squeeze testimonies out of key witnesses for its probe into Trump's handling of White House documents, The New York Times reported.

Rep. Chip Roy of Texas demanded the Department of Justice turn over a list of people prosecuted under the FACE Act since 1994 as the law is being used to arrest pro-life activists.

The Department of Justice issued charges against Chinese nationals for allegedly trying to exert influence in the U.S. to benefit their own country.

A 61-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison following multiple child pornography convictions, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced.

The papers include pardon requests and immigration policy documents, which the DOJ notes were all part of his job.

The Justice Department announced charges for 10 Chicago residents who are accused of participating in a drug trafficking organization.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced Thursday that five school districts in the Houston area were awarded federal grants totaling $1,304,709 to improve school safety measures.

The department is asking the court to overturn the decision to appoint a special master to review records seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI.

The Biden administrating is putting forth seven new Justice Department and judicial nominations covering three U.S. attorney’s offices in Texas and other senior posts.

The Oversight Project of the Heritage Foundation is suing the Department of Justice for failing to provide documents related to the DOJ's handling of protests outside Supreme Court justices' homes this summer.

As he opened the gift box, the victim heard a hissing sound right before the bomb detonated, Department of Justice officials said.

Walt Nauta, a longtime Trump aide, was seen on security footage moving boxes out from a storage room the FBI later searched, per The New York Times.

The Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court not to weigh in on the ongoing fight with Trump over classified documents found at his estate.

Sen. Ted Cruz asked the Justice Department about the American Medical Association's request to investigate "disinformation campaigns" against gender-altering surgeries.

The Department of Justice National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) is warning people to be on the look for scams in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

The lawyer, Chris Kise, was said by The New York Times to have recommended a gentler approach than Trump ultimately favored in the Mar-a-Lago case.

In 2020, the Department of Justice sued the state for running prisons that were “riddled” with violence. Since then, things have got worse.

The U.S. Attorney in Delaware, a Trump appointee, now must decide whether to charge Hunter Biden with tax crimes and a false statement related to a gun purchase.

The Department of Justice has announced the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past year, the DOJ and its law enforcement partners tackled matters that ranged from mass-marketing scams that impacted thousands of victims to bad actors scamming their neighbors.

A 42-year-old man residing in Houston has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to distribute cocaine as a Darknet vendor, the U. S. announced U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced.

A 47-year-old Colorado man has admitted to threatening a Houston woman with releasing sexually-explicit images unless she moved with him across the country, the US Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday.

A 43-year-old Houston rapper has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and distributing meth, cocaine and opioids, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

A federal judge has appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter in the criminal investigation into the presence of classified documents at Donald Trump’s Florida home.

The Justice Department says three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with ransomware attacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a Pennsylvania domestic violence shelter.

Prosperity Bank has agreed to pay $18,673.50 to resolve allegations it improperly processed a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan on behalf of an ineligible customer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.

The United States obtained a warrant to seize a Boeing 737-7EM aircraft owned by PJSC LUKOIL, a Russian multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

The Justice Department says classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records.

A 43-year-old Waller man has been charged with willfully injuring or committing a depredation against property of the United States, the U.S. Attorney Office announced.

Brandon Deshun Hawkins, 36, pleaded guilty on Sep. 29, 2021, to being a felon in possession of a firearm. For that offense, he was sentenced Wednesday to serve to 37 months in federal prison.

A 59-year-old Houston woman has been sent to federal prison following her conviction of committing and conspiracy to commit health care fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.

For much of the year, small cracks in Donald Trump’s political support have been growing.

The Justice Department’s legal effort to block the merger of book publishing giants Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster is more than just a showcase for the Biden administration’s tougher approach to corporate consolidation.

Two suburban Houston men are accused of committing conspiracy and fraud after receiving millions of dollars from companies attempting to purchase much-needed personal protection equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, but did not deliver anything and spent the money on lavish purchases instead, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.

Bestselling author Stephen King has testified in a federal antitrust trial in Washington.

The Justice Department says it's investigating illegal dumping in Houston, including dead bodies and medical waste, that officials say is plaguing Black and Latino neighborhoods in the nation’s fourth largest city.

The NAACP is making a direct plea to Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Justice Department to open a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Jayland Walker, the Black man who was killed last month by officers in Ohio in a hail of police gunfire.

A $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch has arrived in San Diego Bay.

Federal agents have searched the Virginia home of a Trump-era Justice Department official who championed efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

An alleged gun trafficker who purchased firearms that were later used in multiple incidents in Texas, Canada, and other parts of the United States has been charged, the Department of Justice announced Monday.

Inspectors general need more authority to go after fraud in the COVID-19 relief programs, the independent committee overseeing federal pandemic relief spending said Tuesday.

On Friday night, KPRC 2 Legal Analyst Brian Wice referenced potential criminality in the calling for a thorough investigation into law enforcement during the massacre in Uvalde.

The Justice Department is suing longtime Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn to compel him to register as a foreign agent because of lobbying work he performed at the behest of the Chinese government during the Trump administration.

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage taking for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Americans last year.

The Biden administration has announced a wide-ranging enforcement strategy aimed at holding industrial polluters accountable for damage done to poor and minority communities.

The Justice Department has declined a request this week from the House oversight committee regarding the contents of records that former President Donald Trump took to his Florida residence after leaving the White House.

A congressional committee says the Justice Department is interfering with an investigation into former President Donald Trump.

Congress is racing to pass a mammoth $1.5 trillion legislative package that would fund the government for the rest of the year.

The Justice Department says it is gravely concerned about allegations that a high-ranking federal prison official entrusted to end sexual abuse and cover-ups at a women’s prison may have taken steps to suppress a recent complaint about staff misconduct.

The Justice Department is scrapping the name of a Trump-era initiative intended to crack down on economic espionage by Beijing but criticized as unfairly targeting Chinese professors at American colleges because of their ethnicity.

Families of American hostages and detainees say they're frustrated with the Justice Department over what they see as the agency's refusal to consider prisoner exchanges that could get their loved ones home.

Four Texans have pleaded guilty for their role in breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, federal court documents said.

The Justice Department will begin transferring thousands of inmates out of federal prisons this week as part of a sweeping criminal justice overhaul signed by President Donald Trump more than three years ago.

Attorney General Merrick Garland vows to hold accountable anyone who was responsible for last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, whether they were physically there or not.

A Harris County man was arrested Tuesday, accused of fraudulently acquiring more than $3.3 million in funds through the government’s coronavirus pandemic Paycheck Protection Program.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has voted to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who refused to answer the committee’s questions.

A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official, in contempt of Congress.

President Joe Biden’s choice to lead enforcement of competition laws at the Justice Department has won Senate approval.

An Associated Press investigation has found that more than 100 federal Bureau of Prisons employees have been arrested, convicted or sentenced in criminal cases since the start of 2019.

The Biden administration is nominating its first set of U.S. Marshals, including the first Black man to serve as the U.S. Marshal in Minnesota, along with a slate of other historic firsts for U.S. attorney posts across the nation.

A former Justice Department official who aligned himself with Donald Trump after he lost the 2020 election has declined to be fully interviewed about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas and the Texas Secretary of State over voting procedures it deems restrictive that have been put into place by Texas Senate Bill 1, which was signed into law in September 2021.

U.S. authorities are expecting arrests and criminal charges related to ransomware in the coming weeks.