Jeff Mordock

Decontamination companies afraid to cash in on coronavirus cleaning

Some cleaning companies are rejecting jobs that pay tens of thousands of dollars more than their typical work because exposure to the unknown risk of COVID-19 just isn't worth it.

April 7, 2020

House Republicans want answers on Kennedy Center layoffs despite receiving $25M in stimulus aid

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee Tuesday demanded top brass from the Kennedy Center explain why it furloughed 60 percent of its staff after receiving $25 million in coronavirus stimulus money.

April 7, 2020

William Barr to chair committee on national security risks to telecommunications networks

Attorney General William P. Barr will chair a new committee created by President Trump to review national security concerns raised by foreign companies' participation in the U.S. telecommunications industry, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

April 7, 2020

William Barr orders U.S. attorneys to seek bail in more cases because of coronavirus

Attorney General William P. Barr Monday ordered U.S. attorneys to only pursue pretrial detention for individuals charged with serious crimes or posing a flight risk to reduce the strain on federal prisons caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

April 6, 2020

William Barr, AG, urges BOP to speed up release of prisoners at federal facilities with coronavirus

Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday evening ordered federal prison officials to speed up the process of releasing vulnerable inmates at three prisons fighting the coronavirus outbreaks.

April 3, 2020

FISA judge rips FBI, orders disclosure of targets in faulty surveillance warrant applications

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court slammed the FBI after the Justice Department inspector general this week released new findings that the FBI repeatedly violated surveillance rules.

April 3, 2020

Trump campaign demands ‘delusional’ Jeff Sessions stop tying himself to president

President Trump's reelection campaign demanded former Attorney General Jeff Sessions stop trying to link himself to the president in his attempt to win back his old Senate seat in Alabama, the New York Times reported Thursday.

April 2, 2020

San Francisco reverses ban on plastic bags, now bars reusable totes

San Francisco has reversed its 13-year ban on plastic bags and will now prohibit the reusable bags city leaders once championed because of the coronavirus.

April 2, 2020

IRS warns against coronavirus stimulus checks scams

A surge of identity theft and tax fraud scams related to the coronavirus stimulus payments have been reported in recent days, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday.

April 2, 2020

Justice Dept., HHS distribute coronavirus supplies seized from hoarders to first responders

The Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services have distributed hundreds of thousands of essential medical supplies seized from hoarders to first responders battling the coronavirus pandemic in New York and New Jersey, the agencies announced Thursday.

April 2, 2020

Feds combat cartels using coronavirus traffic drugs to U.S.

The Justice Department and Department of Defense on Wednesday launched an operation against illegal drug traffickers taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, top administration officials said at a briefing.

April 1, 2020

Jim Jordan demands DOJ IG Michael Horowitz to testify in wake of second damning FISA report

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday demanded the panel hold a hearing with Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz after his latest missive finding the FBI bungled scores of warrant applications to surveil Americans.

April 1, 2020

House Republican wants answers about NYC inmate releases

The top Republican on a key congressional subcommittee Tuesday demanded answers on how New York City plans to keep the public safe as it releases more than 1,000 prisoners in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 31, 2020

Three convicted child rapists released from N.Y. prison during coronavirus outbreak: Report

New York's Monroe County has released from prison eight registered sex offenders -- including three convicted of child rape -- to stop the spread of the coronavirus, according to a report Tuesday.

March 31, 2020

NRA seeks injunction to keep California gun stores open during coronavirus pandemic

A coalition of gun rights advocates Tuesday asked a federal judge to grant an injunction blocking California authorities from shuttering gun shops during the coronavirus pandemic.

March 31, 2020

FBI’s FISA problems run deeper than Carter Page, Trump probe: Inspector general

The FBI's bungling of FISA applications runs far deeper than the already well-known problems with the bureau's snooping on the Trump campaign, according to a new inspector general's audit Tuesday that found agents either lost or never compiled backup information for some applications, and made errors in others.

March 31, 2020

Gun control advocates slam move to keep gun shops open during crisis

The Trump administration's move to designate firearm dealers as essential services to be kept open during the coronavirus crisis ignited outrage among gun control advocates and set the stage for new court battles.

March 30, 2020

Baruch Feldheim coughs on FBI agents after claiming coronavirus faces assault charges

A Brooklyn man claimed he had the coronavirus and coughed on FBI agents who had arrested him for hoarding and selling medical supplies at inflated prices, the Justice Department said Monday.

March 30, 2020

Georgia man charged with scheme to submit false claims for COVID-19 tests to health care providers

A Georgia man has been charged with conspiring to defraud federal and private health benefit programs by submitting false claims for coronavirus tests, the Justice Department said Monday.

March 30, 2020

House Judiciary panel pressures William Barr to release federal inmates amid coronavirus pandemic

The House Judiciary Committee on Monday became the latest group urging Attorney General William Barr to release to release "as many prisoners as possible" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 30, 2020