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DOJ honors law enforcement at Attorney General Awards

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein recognized and honored Justice Department employees for their service in a ceremony Wednesday.

October 24, 2018

Alan Mohd Abusaad charged in support of al Qaeda

An Alabama woman was charged Tuesday with attempting to provide support and resources to terrorist organization al Qaeda, the Justice Department announced.

October 23, 2018

Rod Rosenstein congressional interview postponed

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's planned closed-door interview Wednesday with two House committees has been postponed, the committee chairmen said Tuesday night.

October 23, 2018

Former IRS criminal investigator sentenced for tax fraud

A former IRS employee was sentenced Tuesday to 51 months in prison for filing false tax returns and other criminal charges, the Justice Department announced.

October 23, 2018

Report: FBI launches first investigation into cyberattack on 2018 congressional candidate

The FBI has launched its first investigation into a cyberattack on a 2018 Congressional candidate, Rolling Stone reported Tuesday.

October 23, 2018

Paul Manafort has not told Robert Mueller anything incriminating about Donald Trump: Report

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has not told prosecutors with special counsel Robert Mueller's team anything damaging about President Trump, Reuters reported Tuesday.

October 23, 2018

Maria Butina lawyers accuse government of withholding evidence

Attorneys for accused Russian agent Maria Butina, said in a court filing Monday federal prosecutors are withholding evidence that could undermine the case against their client.

October 22, 2018

Federal prosecutors set up hotline to report clergy sex abuse

The U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. on Monday launched a tip line via phone and email for survivors of child sexual abuse by clergy to report the crimes.

October 22, 2018

Justice Department expands Native American tribes’ access to crime databases

More Native American tribes will have access to the Justice Department's national crime databases by the end of 2019, the department said Monday.

October 22, 2018

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: Justice Department pursuing fewer corruption cases

Corruption cases have dropped under the Trump Justice Department, continuing a downward trend dating back to the Clinton administration, according to a government watchdog.

October 21, 2018

Jeff Sessions hammers Chicago Police consent decree

Attorney General Jeff Sessions continued his relentless assault on a proposed consent decree that would increase federal monitoring of the Chicago Police Department in a speech Friday, calling it "an insult," to the men in blue.

October 19, 2018

Paul Manafort sentencing set for February; deadlocked counts dismissed

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort will be sentenced Feb. 8 for financial fraud crimes, a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, said Friday.

October 19, 2018

Rod Rosenstein to testify before House committee on Oct. 24

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will appear before two House committees next week to answer questions about allegations he talked about secretly taping President Trump and sought to remove him from office, the committees confirmed Thursday.

October 18, 2018

DOJ opens investigation into clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania Catholic Church

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into decades of alleged sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania, the first time victim advocates say federal prosecutors have conducted a major examination into the nationwide scandal.

October 18, 2018

Senior Treasury Department adviser charged with leaking financial reports on Trump campaign figures

The Trump administration's effort to root out leakers in the federal government bagged a top-level Treasury employee who was charged Tuesday with giving a reporter confidential information about suspicious financial transactions involving former Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, accused Russian agent Maria Butina and the Russian Embassy.

October 17, 2018

Grassley demands IG report on FBI official who improperly accepted sports tickets

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley on Tuesday asked the Justice Department watchdog to hand over a report saying a senior FBI official lied about illegally accepting sports tickets from a journalist.

October 17, 2018

FBI probing whether donations influenced Manhattan D.A.’s decisions: Report

FBI agents are investigating the Manhattan District Attorney's Office over allegations it dropped high-profile cases after attorneys for subjects of those probes -- including Harvey Weinstein and Ivanka Trump -- made campaign donations, according to a report Wednesday.

October 17, 2018

Jeff Sessions: Classified information leaks fueled by animosity toward Donald Trump

The epidemic of government workers leaking classified information to the media is largely fueled by animosity toward President Trump, said Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

October 16, 2018

Justice Department may increase attention to attacks on journalists

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday the Department Justice may step up its attention to attacks on journalists, but did not lay out any concrete measures.

October 16, 2018

Jeff Sessions on Trump criticism: He speaks his mind

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday downplayed the verbal lashings President Trump has directed at him, by saying the president "speaks his mind."

October 16, 2018