Jeff Mordock

Emmet Sullivan, judge in Michael Flynn case, scolds DOJ for turning over altered FBI notes

The judge overseeing the criminal case against Michael Flynn, who briefly served as President Trump's national security adviser, scolded the Justice Department on Friday for turning over altered documents.

October 23, 2020

Portland, Seattle, New York file federal lawsuit over ‘anarchist jurisdictions’ designation

New York, Portland and Seattle sued the Trump administration Thursday to stop the Justice Department from pulling funding from those cities because they "permit anarchy."

October 22, 2020

Goldman Sachs to pay record $2.9B fine to resolve corruption allegations

Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay a record $2.9 billion in fines for violating U.S. anti-corruption laws in its dealings with a corrupt Malaysian investment fund, the Justice Department said Thursday.

October 22, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to say if Jeffrey Epstein abused underage girls, slams accuser as ‘liar’

Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite accused of acting as a madame for late billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer prosecutors' questions about whether Epstein sexually abused girls and slammed one woman who filed a claim against him as a liar, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.

October 22, 2020

James Dale Reed faces federal charges for threatening to kill Biden, rape Kamala Harris

A Maryland man threatening to kill Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden and rape his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, was charged with a federal crime Wednesday.

October 21, 2020

Purdue Pharma, OxyContin maker, to plead guilty to 3 criminal charges, pay $8B fine

OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma will plead guilty to three criminal charges and pay $8 billion for its role in fueling America's opioid epidemic, Justice Department officials said Wednesday.

October 21, 2020

Jonathan Mattingly, officer in Breonna Taylor shooting, says the incident was not racial

A former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor said Wednesday the incident was tragic but not racial.

October 21, 2020

Jerry Nadler hails Trump DOJ’s Google antitrust lawsuit in bipartisan breakthrough

The Trump administration Tuesday got some rare praise from one of its fiercest critics when House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler voiced his support for the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Google.

October 20, 2020

DOJ files antitrust lawsuit against Google, says it stifles competition

The Justice Department and 11 states on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging the tech giant skews search results to favor its own products while shutting out competitors.

October 20, 2020

Donald Trump backs GOP’s call for AG William Barr to appoint special counsel to probe Hunter Biden

President Trump called on Attorney General William P. Barr on Tuesday to appoint a special counsel to investigate the laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden, son of Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden.

October 20, 2020

Hunter Biden emails no Russia disinformation campaign, DNI John Ratcliffe says

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Monday that the emails from a laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden are not part of a Russian disinformation campaign against Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden, as House Republicans called for a special counsel to investigate.

October 19, 2020

House GOP pushes AG William Barr for special counsel to investigate Biden revelations

House Republicans on Monday urged Attorney General William P. Barr to appoint a special counsel to probe allegations stemming from a laptop reportedly belonging to Joseph R. Biden's son Hunter.

October 19, 2020

Justice Department charges six Russian military hackers for cyberattacks across the globe

The Justice Department on Monday unsealed criminal charges against six members of the infamous Russian hacking group previously charged with stealing the Democratic National Committee's emails in 2016, accusing them of launching "the most destructive and costly cyber-attacks in history."

October 19, 2020

Thin blue line lining up behind Trump: ‘This is make-or-break for law enforcement’

Retired cop Paul Beakman Jr. has been a pro-union Democrat his entire life. He heads two western New York police associations and is even running as a Democrat for city alderman in Lockport, New York.

October 18, 2020

Justice Department schedules two executions for December

The Justice Department late Friday scheduled the execution of two convicted murderers, who, if put to death, could bring the total number of federal inmates killed this year to a record-setting 10.

October 16, 2020

William Barr, attorney general, says ‘deceitful’ media calls police ‘bastards’

Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday lambasted the national media, saying organizations push false anti-police narratives and seize on a handful of incidents to portray law enforcement as "bastards."

October 16, 2020

Sen. Ron Johnson says FBI must ‘come clean’ on Hunter Biden laptop

Sen. Ron Johnson late Thursday called on the FBI to "come clean" about whether it was in possession of a laptop reportedly containing emails by Hunter Biden.

October 16, 2020

Steve Scully suspended by C-SPAN after he admits lying about Twitter hack

C-SPAN on Thursday suspended political editor Steve Scully indefinitely after he admitted that he lied about his Twitter feed being attacked just before he was set to moderate the second presidential debate.

October 15, 2020

Robert Brockman, tech mogul, charged in largest tax-evasion case in U.S. history

Robert T. Brockman, a Houston software mogul, was charged Thursday with hiding more than $2 billion of income from the IRS in what federal prosecutors say is the largest tax-evasion case in U.S. history.

October 15, 2020

Wife of covert FBI agent allowed to pursue lawsuit against bureau anonymously

A federal judge Thursday allowed the wife of a covert FBI agent to pursue a sexual harassment lawsuit against the bureau under a pseudonym because her identity could pose a risk to her husband's safety.

October 15, 2020