Jeff Mordock

Charles Edwards, former Homeland Security watchdog, charged with defrauding the government

Charles Edwards, the former top watchdog at the Department of Homeland Security, was charged Friday with stealing software from one government agency so his company could resell it to another agency for a profit.

March 6, 2020

Harsh rhetoric from lawmakers leads to disrespect of judges, court security experts say

A culture of disrespect and hostility toward judges is sweeping across the country and court security experts say the heated rhetoric from Washington leaders, such as Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, is to blame.

March 5, 2020

Judge Reggie Walton rebukes William Barr over Mueller report

A federal judge Thursday ordered the Justice Department to turn over former special counsel Robert Mueller's full unredacted report, saying he doesn't trust that Attorney General William P. Barr truthfully represented the report's conclusions.

March 5, 2020

DOJ, tech companies reach ‘historic’ agreement to prevent online child sexual exploitation

A coalition between the U.S. Justice Department, six tech companies and five countries have adopted 11 voluntary principles to prevent online child exploitation, Attorney General William P. Barr said Thursday.

March 5, 2020

McConnell, Grassley demand Chuck Schumer apologize for Supreme Court threat to Kavanaugh, Gorsuch

Two key Republican senators on Thursday demanded Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer apologize for saying Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch would "pay a price" during a pro-abortion rally.

March 5, 2020

DOD linguist charged with disclosing names of U.S. intelligence assets to Lebanese national

A Department of Defense contract linguist was charged Wednesday with turning over the names of confidential U.S. intelligence assets to a Lebanese national with ties to Hezbollah.

March 4, 2020

FBI missed chances to stop domestic terror attacks because of lack of follow-up: DOJ watchdog

The FBI missed opportunities to stop domestic terrorists from killing Americans because field offices failed to further investigate individuals who had been labeled homegrown violent extremists, the Justice Department watchdog said in a scathing report released Wednesday.

March 4, 2020

Bureau of Prisons hoodwinked into buying cow hearts disguised as ground beef: DOJ watchdog

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has so few safeguards against serving substandard food to inmates that it once purchased whole cow hearts disguised as ground beef, the Justice Department's Inspector General said Tuesday.

March 3, 2020

FISA reform uncertain as deadline looms

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are uncertain how to move forward on reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as the expiration of three key provisions inches closer.

March 3, 2020

Brandon Fleury sentenced to over 5 years for cyberstalking families of Parkland shooting victims

A California man on Monday was sentenced to more than five years in prison for cyberstalking and harassing the families of victims of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

March 3, 2020

Hillary Clinton to be deposed in lawsuit over emails, judge rules

A federal judge on Monday ordered former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sit for a deposition in a lawsuit related to her use of a private email server while at the State Department.

March 2, 2020

Federal judge demands Russian business indicted by Mueller comply with DOJ subpoena

A federal judge gave a Russian firm charged with interfering in the 2016 presidential election another chance to comply with a Justice Department subpoena in a contentious hearing Monday.

March 2, 2020

Kendel S. Ehrlich, former Maryland first lady, eyed by Trump for key Justice Department post

President Trump said Friday he will nominate Kendel S. Ehrlich, the wife of former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, to a key position at the Justice Department.

February 28, 2020

Michael Flynn wants ‘exoneration,’ not pardon, says his lawyer

President Trump's former national security adviser is seeking exoneration, not a pardon, his attorney said in an interview posted Friday.

February 28, 2020

House Judiciary Committee seeks docs for probe into DOJ interference in politically tinged cases

The House Judiciary Committee on Friday demanded that the Justice Department turn over documents and make more than a dozen officials available for interviews as it launches a new probe into allegations of political interference in cases of personal interest to President Trump.

February 28, 2020

Anming Hu, University of Tennessee-Knoxville professor, indicted in concealed China work

A University of Tennessee-Knoxville associate professor was indicted on federal charges Thursday alleging he concealed his work for a Chinese University while collecting roughly $60,000 in U.S. taxpayer research funds.

February 27, 2020

Hongjin Tan, Chinese national, sentenced to 2 years in prison for stealing $1B in trade secrets

A Chinese national was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for stealing trade secrets valued at $1 billion from his employer, Phillips 66.

February 27, 2020

Attorney General Barr to speak at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

Attorney General William Barr will speak at the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast month, the organization announced Thursday.

February 27, 2020

Roger Stone asks judge for permission to travel to Ohio for great-grandchild’s birth

Roger Stone asked a federal judge Thursday for permission to travel to Ohio for the birth of his first great-grandchild.

February 27, 2020

William Barr slams progressive DAs for not enforcing charges of resisting arrest

Attorney General William P. Barr said Thursday that district attorneys who refuse to pursue charges of resisting arrest against people who act violently towards law enforcement are contributing to anti-police sentiment in America.

February 27, 2020