Jeff Mordock

AG Garland seeks $4B to fight cybercrime, rights violations

Attorney General Merrick Garland will lay out an ambitious agenda of fighting domestic terrorism, reducing violent crime and securing voting rights, when he asks a Senate panel to bolster the Justice Department's budget on Wednesday.

June 9, 2021

AG Garland defends backing Trump against E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended the Justice Department against rising criticism among Democrats and sexual-survivor groups over its decision to back former President Trump in a defamation lawsuit arising from a rape allegation by former writer E. Jean Carroll.

June 9, 2021

FBI dupes criminals into using encrypted app, resulting in hundreds of arrest worldwide

More than 800 criminal suspects in 18 nations, including the U.S., were duped into using an FBI-monitored encryption app to plan their crimes, resulting in a massive organized crime takedown, prosecutors said Tuesday.

June 8, 2021

Justice Department reverses ban on federal agents wearing body cameras

The Justice Department announced late Monday it will now require all federal agents to wear body cameras, reversing a longstanding ban and giving a victory to police accountability activists.

June 8, 2021

DOJ says it has recovered millions in cryptocurrency ransom paid to Colonial Pipeline

Federal officials have recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency paid to the hackers who attacked the Colonial Pipeline, the Justice Department said Monday.

June 7, 2021

Justice Department announces new proposals to close gun loopholes

The Justice Department on Monday announced two proposals to curb gun violence, one targeting the weapons themselves while the other focuses on mental health, as the Biden administration moves to close regulatory loopholes.

June 7, 2021

‘Hoover would be appalled’: Misconduct, politicization plagues FBI

It was an embarrassing week for the FBI, which in recent years has had its image shattered by accusations of political bias. Now, as the agency tries to shake off the political taint, it finds itself dealing with questions of competency.

June 7, 2021

Capitol riot caused $1.5M in damage, Justice Department says

The rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 caused roughly $1.5 million in damage, the Justice Department said Friday.

June 4, 2021

DOJ elevates ransomware attacks to same priority as terrorism

The Justice Department announced Thursday it will elevate ransomware-attack investigations to the same priority as terrorism amid a rise in such targeting of American businesses by Russian-based hackers.

June 3, 2021

Government watchdog demands IG investigation into Justice Dept.’s efforts to conceal Barr memo

A government watchdog group Thursday urged the Justice Department inspector general to investigate the department's efforts to conceal a memo former Attorney General William P. Barr used to clear then-President Trump of obstructing the Russia collusion probe.

June 3, 2021

House Republicans see ‘political bias’ in DOJ hire of outspoken Trump critic

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday demanded the Justice Department turn over information related to the hiring of former CNN analyst and Trump critic Susan Hennessey.

June 3, 2021

Prosecutors reach second plea deal in Capitol riot cases

A Florida man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and stood on the Senate floor during the Jan. 6 riot on Wednesday became the second defendant to plead guilty in the federal investigation.

June 2, 2021

Anti-death penalty activists press Biden on campaign promise to end capital punishment

Activists and civil rights groups frustrated about the president's inaction on a key campaign promise are pressuring the Biden administration to end federal executions.

June 2, 2021

Christopher Kelly, arrested in Capitol riot, is first to have charges dropped

Federal prosecutors revealed on Tuesday that for the first time they have dropped criminal charges against an individual accused of participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

June 1, 2021

FBI agent Eduardo Valdivia charged with attempted murder on D.C. Metro

An FBI agent who shot a fellow passenger on board a Washington Metro subway train was charged with attempted murder, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.

June 1, 2021

An asteroid as tall as the Space Needle to pass Earth on Tuesday

An asteroid as tall as the Seattle Space Needle is expected to whiz by Earth on Tuesday.

June 1, 2021

Durham probe cost roughly $1.5 million during first six months as special counsel

John Durham spent roughly $1.5 million of taxpayer funds during his first six months as special counsel probing the origin of the FBI's investigation into Trump-Russia collusion in the 2016 presidential election, The Washington Times has learned.

May 28, 2021

Republicans threaten to block Jan. 6 commission bill as vote looms

The Senate was scheduled to vote Thursday evening on a bill creating an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol even as Republicans threatened to block the bill, saying it was a partisan fishing expedition targeting former President Trump.

May 27, 2021

Merrick Garland says DOJ needs a ‘coordinator’ to combat rise in hate crimes

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that a newly appointed coordinator will manage the Justice Department's efforts to combat the surge in hate crimes across the country.

May 27, 2021

Mother of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick visits GOP senators ahead of Jan. 6 commission vote

The mother of the U.S. Capitol Police Officer who died after fighting off rioters during the Jan. 6 attack met Thursday with Republican senators and urged them to support a bill that would create a bipartisan commission to investigate the riot.

May 27, 2021