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Former Georgia judge charged with exchanging favorable rulings for sex

A former Georgia probate judge has been indicted for soliciting sexual contact in exchange for favorable rulings in traffic and driving under the influence charges, the Justice Department announced.

April 13, 2018

Steve Stockman, former congressman, convicted of 23 felonies in charity scam

A former U.S. congressman was convicted on 23 felonies related to using charitable donations to pay for personal and campaign expenses, the Justice Department said.

April 13, 2018

Carl Ferrer, Backpage.com CEO, guilty of federal conspiracy charges

Backpage.com pleaded guilty to human trafficking in Texas late Thursday, one week after the Department of Justice shut down the controversial classified advertising site and charged seven of its executives.

April 12, 2018

DOJ, HUD launch joint task force to target landlords sexually harassing tenants

The Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have formed a joint task force to target landlords who sexually harass their tenants, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday afternoon.

April 12, 2018

Justice Department to distribute $504M to Bernie Madoff victims

The Madoff Victim Fund will distribute $504 million in funds to victims of Bernie Madoff, the Justice Department said Thursday.

April 12, 2018

DEA awarded contracts to former employees: Inspector general report

The Drug Enforcement Administration has farmed out contracts to former employees at a cost of more than half a million dollars more than it would have paid if those workers were still at the agency, the Department of Justice inspector general said Thursday morning.

April 12, 2018

Justice Department hands over Russia probe documents after impeachment threat

The Justice Department has handed over all of the documents requested by the House intelligence committee after a congressman threatened to impeach FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein over the delay.

April 11, 2018

Nigerian man pleads guilty to scamming businesses out of millions by posing online as a supervisor

A Nigerian man pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in one of the nation's longest-running internet scams, admitting to stealing millions of dollars from businesses who fell victim.

April 11, 2018

Controversial former NSC official joins Justice Department, angering some Democrats

An ousted National Security Counsel official is rejoining the Trump administration as an advisor to Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a move that has irked top Democrats with one vowing to watch him "like a hawk."

April 11, 2018

Overturned dump truck snarls traffic on Route 50 in D.C.

An overturned dump truck spilled mounds of dirt Wednesday across the eastbound lanes of New York Avenue, causing morning traffic delays in Northeast Washington.

April 11, 2018

Devin Nunes threatens to impeach Christopher Wray, Rod Rosenstein over FBI documents

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes on Tuesday threatened to impeach FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein if they fail to turn over documents that the FBI used to launch its probe of the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia

April 11, 2018

Court documents show Robert Mueller interested in Paul Manafort’s actions during campaign

Newly filed court documents show that special counsel Robert Mueller is seeking information about possible criminal activity by Paul Manafort while he was chairman of President's Trump's presidential campaign.

April 10, 2018

Man who sent tractor-trailers full of drugs to U.S. from Mexico sentenced to 135 months

A man who sent tractor-trailers loaded with drugs to San Diego from Mexico was sentenced to 135 months in prison and five years of supervised release Tuesday, the Justice Department said.

April 10, 2018

George Conway, Kellyanne Conway’s husband, appears to defend Cohen raid

White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway's husband appeared Tuesday to defend the FBI raid on the office of President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

April 10, 2018

FBI raid on Trump attorney Cohen focused on documents related to payoffs for Daniels, McDougal

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday said President Trump has the power to fire special counsel Robert Mueller as Democrats demanded legislative protections for Mr. Mueller and the team investigating the Russian meddling probe.

April 10, 2018

Feds seize Backpage.com, seven charged with promoting prostitution

Seven executives at the classified advertising site Backpage.com have been indicted on 93 counts, including promoting prostitution and money laundering.

April 9, 2018

Michael Cohen’s office raided by FBI

The FBI on Monday raided the office of Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal attorney, provoking a bitter rebuke from the president that the special counsel's Russia probe had entered a "whole new level of unfairness."

April 9, 2018

Paul Manafort denied bail in D.C. case

The federal judge overseeing the D.C. case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort denied his request for bail Monday.

April 9, 2018

Manassas, Va., man guilty of directing child pornography via internet

A Manassas, Virginia, man pleaded guilty Monday to paying women in the Philippines to sexually abuse children as young as 6 so he could produce child pornography, the Justice Department said.

April 9, 2018

John Lausch, U.S. attorney, tapped by DOJ to oversee Clinton, Page docs handover to Congress

The Department of Justice has tapped John Lausch, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, to oversee the process of turning over subpoenaed documents to congressional committees.

April 9, 2018