A former U.S. congressman was convicted on 23 felonies related to using charitable donations to pay for personal and campaign expenses, the Justice Department said. Published April 13, 2018
Backpage.com pleaded guilty to human trafficking in Texas late Thursday, one week after the Department of Justice shut down the controversial classified advertising site and charged seven of its executives. Published April 12, 2018
The Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have formed a joint task force to target landlords who sexually harass their tenants, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday afternoon. Published April 12, 2018
The Madoff Victim Fund will distribute $504 million in funds to victims of Bernie Madoff, the Justice Department said Thursday. Published April 12, 2018
The Drug Enforcement Administration has farmed out contracts to former employees at a cost of more than half a million dollars more than it would have paid if those workers were still at the agency, the Department of Justice inspector general said Thursday morning. Published April 12, 2018
The Justice Department has handed over all of the documents requested by the House intelligence committee after a congressman threatened to impeach FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein over the delay. Published April 11, 2018
A Nigerian man pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in one of the nation's longest-running internet scams, admitting to stealing millions of dollars from businesses who fell victim. Published April 11, 2018
An ousted National Security Counsel official is rejoining the Trump administration as an advisor to Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a move that has irked top Democrats with one vowing to watch him "like a hawk." Published April 11, 2018
An overturned dump truck spilled mounds of dirt Wednesday across the eastbound lanes of New York Avenue, causing morning traffic delays in Northeast Washington. Published April 11, 2018
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes on Tuesday threatened to impeach FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein if they fail to turn over documents that the FBI used to launch its probe of the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia Published April 11, 2018
Newly filed court documents show that special counsel Robert Mueller is seeking information about possible criminal activity by Paul Manafort while he was chairman of President's Trump's presidential campaign. Published April 10, 2018
A man who sent tractor-trailers loaded with drugs to San Diego from Mexico was sentenced to 135 months in prison and five years of supervised release Tuesday, the Justice Department said. Published April 10, 2018
White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway's husband appeared Tuesday to defend the FBI raid on the office of President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. Published April 10, 2018
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday said President Trump has the power to fire special counsel Robert Mueller as Democrats demanded legislative protections for Mr. Mueller and the team investigating the Russian meddling probe. Published April 10, 2018
Seven executives at the classified advertising site Backpage.com have been indicted on 93 counts, including promoting prostitution and money laundering. Published April 9, 2018
The FBI on Monday raided the office of Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal attorney, provoking a bitter rebuke from the president that the special counsel's Russia probe had entered a "whole new level of unfairness." Published April 9, 2018
The federal judge overseeing the D.C. case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort denied his request for bail Monday. Published April 9, 2018
A Manassas, Virginia, man pleaded guilty Monday to paying women in the Philippines to sexually abuse children as young as 6 so he could produce child pornography, the Justice Department said. Published April 9, 2018
The Department of Justice has tapped John Lausch, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, to oversee the process of turning over subpoenaed documents to congressional committees. Published April 9, 2018
As criticism mounted for its delay in providing documents to multiple congressional panels on FBI investigations of the 2016 presidential election, the Department of Justice has invited committee members to review the files at its headquarters. Published April 8, 2018
