Jeff Mordock

Raphael A. Sanchez, ICE lawyer, pleads guilty to stealing immigrants’ identities

A lawyer for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Seattle has pleaded guilty to stealing immigrants' identities, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

February 15, 2018

Rachel Brand, DOJ’s No. 3 official, denies leaving because of Russia investigation

Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand on Thursday denied reports that she is leaving the Justice Department because of fears she would be asked to oversee the Russia investigation.

February 15, 2018

Jose Salvador Gonzales-Campos, an MS-13 member, sentenced for firearm possession

An El Salvador national who was a member of the violent MS-13 criminal organization was sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison for possession of a firearm.

February 14, 2018

Jeff Sessions slams bipartisan sentencing-reform bill

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has slammed a bipartisan drug sentencing reform bill, calling the legislation "a grave error."

February 14, 2018

Ahmad Khan Rahimi, 2016 New York City bomber, sentenced to life in prison

The bomber who injured dozens of people in a 2016 New York City terror attack involving pressure-cooker bombs was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday.

February 13, 2018

Craft retailer Michaels pays $1.5M for shattering vases

Nationwide craft retailer Michaels Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle allegations it failed to make a timely report to the Consumer Product Safety Commission that large glass vases it sold shattered in customers' hands.

February 13, 2018

ISIS supporter sentenced to 10 years for firearms possession

An Islamic State supporter in Virginia was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for a conviction on firearms possession stemming from an arrest last summer just weeks after his release from prison.

February 12, 2018

Donald Trump asks for $2B for new FBI headquarters

The Trump administration will ask Congress for $2.2 billion to build a new FBI headquarters this year, a Justice Department official said Monday.

February 12, 2018

Rachel Brand, DOJ’s no. 3 official, stepping down; next to Sessions, Rosenstein in chain of command

Rachel Brand, associate attorney general of the Justice Department and third in command behind Jeff Sessions and Rod Rosenstein, is stepping down, The New York Times reported Friday afternoon.

February 9, 2018

Dwight Hamilton, former corrections officer, sentenced to year in prison for abusing female inmate

A former Georgia corrections officer was sentenced to a year in prison for abusing a female inmate, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

February 9, 2018

Three charged in scheme to disguise illegal immigrants as folk singers

Three individuals were indicted for their role in a scheme to defraud Armenian citizens by selling them phony visas, the Department of Justice has announced.

February 8, 2018

Jack Burkman, D.C. lobbyist, offers $25K for evidence of FBI wrongdoing

A Washington, D.C. lawyer and lobbyist is offering $25,000 to any credible whistleblower willing to come forward with evidence of FBI wrongdoing in investigations related to the 2016 presidential election.

February 8, 2018

Donald Trump’s policies could reverse prison population decline: Report

President Trump's criminal justice policies could increase the prison population after three straight years of declines, a public policy group warns.

February 8, 2018

Members of cybercrime organization responsible for $530M in losses indicted

A federal grand jury in Nevada has indicted 36 individuals across the globe for their role in one of the largest identity theft enterprises in the world.

February 7, 2018

New texts between FBI’s Peter Strzok, Lisa Page show Obama wanted updates on Clinton investigation

Text messages between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, released Wednesday, raised serious questions about whether President Obama kept tabs on the bureau's 2016 investigation into Hillary Clinton, despite his assurances otherwise.

February 7, 2018

Munther Omar Saleh sentenced to 18 years for plotting ISIS-inspired attack

A New York City man was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in prison for providing material support to the ISIS, according to the Department of Justice.

February 6, 2018

Virginia man pleads guilty to traveling to Haiti for sex with minor

A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to traveling to Haiti for the purposes of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, the Department of Justice said.

February 6, 2018

Puerto Rico school bus company owners sentenced for rigging contracts

Four owners of Puerto Rico-based school bus companies were sentenced for their role in rigging bids to secure contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

February 6, 2018

The FBI ‘just needs to clean house,’ former agents say

Former FBI agents say it may take a long time to wash away the stain of political-bias accusations lobbed against the bureau, which has long been viewed as the nation's premier law enforcement agency.

February 6, 2018

Texas judge accused of accepting bribes in criminal cases

A district court judge in Texas has been arrested on bribery charges, the Department of Justice said.

February 6, 2018