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Christopher McCray guilty of taking kickbacks from Afghanistan business

A former government contractor pleaded guilty Monday to accepting illegal kickbacks from an Afgahn company in exchange for assistance in obtaining U.S. government subcontracts, the Department of Justice said.

March 5, 2018

Ultra Electronics ends $234M Sparton deal after Justice Department raises concerns

Ultra Electronics, a British conglomerate, has ended its $234 million bid for Sparton Corp. because of anti-trust concerns raised by the Justice Department, the companies announced Monday.

March 5, 2018

Manafort arraignment postponed

Paul Manafort's arraignment, scheduled for Friday afternoon in Alexandria, Virginia, has been postponed.

March 2, 2018

Daniel Frisiello arrested for sending white powder to Trump Jr.

Federal prosecutors said Thursday they arrested a Massachusetts man they say was behind the terrorizing notes containing white powder, which were sent to the home of Donald Trump Jr. and four other high-profile individuals.

March 1, 2018

Justice Department files lawsuit against Houston Fire Department over sexual-harassment allegations

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the City of Houston alleging that its fire department allowed the sexual harassment of two female firefighters.

February 28, 2018

Deloitte & Touche pays $149.5M to settle claims from failed mortgage lender audits

Deloitte & Touche has agreed to pay $149.5 million to settle potential False Claims Act liability arising from its audits of failed mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Co., the U.S. Justice Department said.

February 28, 2018

Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to new charges; trial date set for September

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty Wednesday to new charges that were brought against him last week by special counsel Robert Mueller.

February 28, 2018

Jeff Sessions opioid task force to target makers of painkillers

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has created a new task force to target the manufacturers and distributors of prescription painkillers that have contributed to an epidemic of opioid overdoses.

February 27, 2018

Jeff Sessions: Bump stock ban announcement coming ‘soon’

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Justice Department will soon make an announcement about the possible banning of bump stocks, a device that makes semi-automatic weapons fire hundreds of rounds per minute.

February 27, 2018

Carter Page ‘of interest’ to FBI for years, Democrat memo says

A Democrat-funded opposition research dossier was only a narrow part of the FBI's justification for obtaining a warrant to spy on a former Trump campaign official, congressional Democrats said in their long-awaited memo on the process that led to the snooping.

February 25, 2018

Democrats: Steele dossier only ‘narrow’ part of FBI surveillance application

A Democratic-funded opposition research dossier was only a "narrow" part of the FBI's justification for obtaining a warrant to spy on a former Trump campaign official, congressional Democrats said in their long-awaited memo, finally released Saturday, detailing the process that led to the snooping.

February 24, 2018

Third indictment filed against former Trump campaign chair Manafort

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has indicted former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort for the third time.

February 23, 2018

Rick Gates, former Trump campaign aide, pleads guilty in special counsel probe

Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy against the U.S. and to lying to the FBI in the biggest score so far for special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation.

February 23, 2018

Nicholas Young, former D.C. Metro transit police officer, sentenced for helping ISIS

A former police officer for the Washington, D.C. Metro system was sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to help ISIS.

February 23, 2018

Robert Mueller files superseding indictment against Paul Manafort, Rick Gates

Former Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates face new charges, including bank fraud and submitting false tax returns, according to a 32-count indictment filed Thursday afternoon by special counsel Robert Mueller.

February 22, 2018

BMW Financial Services pays $2M to settle claims it refused to refund military lease payments

BMW Financial Services N.A. has agreed to pay $2 million to settle claims it illegally refused to refund payments made in advance by military personnel who terminated their vehicle leases because they were called to duty.

February 22, 2018

Ichiba Ramen, NYC restaurant, settles discrimination claims with Justice Department

Ichiba Ramen, a New York City restaurant, has settled Department of Justice claims that it refused to hire a worker on the basis of his ethnic origin.

February 20, 2018

Alex Van Der Zwaan pleads guilty in Robert Mueller Russia investigation

A Dutch attorney pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying to the FBI about his work with Rick Gates and Paul Manafort, two former Trump campaign aides who were indicted in October on charges stemming from work for pro-Russian interests.

February 20, 2018

Indictments ‘a watershed’ moment in Russian election story

Criminal charges brought Friday against 13 Russians and a St. Petersburg-based internet agency mark the first in-depth public accounting of Russian operatives' efforts to meddle in the 2016 U.S. election, challenging President Trump's repeated skepticism.

February 16, 2018

Mueller indictments: Feds charge 13 Russians with meddling in 2016 election

Special counsel Robert Mueller won indictments Friday charging 13 Russian nationals and several companies with interfering in the 2016 U.S. election in order to aid President Trump.

February 16, 2018