Federal Agencies
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DOJ recovers additional $6M connected to 6-year scandal involving Malaysian company 1MDB
The Justice Department has recovered another $6 million following continuous investigation into the multibillion dollar, international money laundering and embezzlement scandal with 1MDB in the early 2010s.
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Justice Department opens criminal perjury inquiry into E. Jean Carroll: Report
Carroll accused Trump in a civil case of sexually assaulting her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in 1996 and later defaming her by dismissing her claims as a “hoax.”
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Biden's Department of Homeland Security released 90% of border migrants through parole program: GAO
The report explains that information about the non-citizens' parole status isn't readily accessible, making it hard for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take action as appropriate.
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FBI offers up to $100K for information leading to recovery of government property in Minneapolis
The bureau said several of its vehicles were broken into on Wednesday while agents were responding to an assault on a federal immigration official, who was allegedly ambushed and beaten by three illegal migrants.
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Trump admin imposes sanctions against Iranian officials behind deadly crackdown on protesters
The moves come after President Donald Trump announced Monday that countries doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff “on any and all business being done with the United States of America.”
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DOJ inspector general confirms Just the News reporting on FBI bias in employee investigation
During an investigation, some witnesses were asked if the FBI employee being investigated had “[v]ocalize[d] support for President Trump”
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DOJ charges 20 people over allegedly rigging college basketball games
The players "fixed and attempted to fix" over 29 games, per the indictment
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NASA to return four astronauts from International Space Station over medical issue
The four returning astronauts are Zena Cardman and Michael Fincke of NASA, Kimiya Yui of the Japanese space agency JAXA, and Oleg Platonov of Russia's Roscosmos.
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Six prosecutors in Minnesota resign amid DOJ push to investigate widow of woman killed by ICE
Joseph Thompson, who was second in command at the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, was among those who quit over the Justice Department's push.
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Labor secretary's top aides on administrative leave amid inspector general investigation: report
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's Chief of Staff Jihun Han and his deputy, Rebecca Wright, allegedly created official events for the secretary to facilitate her personal travel
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Mississippi arson suspect in custody after admitting to targeting synagogue in anti-Semitic attack
19-year-old Stephen Pittman allegedly told his father about the crime, which took place on Saturday and he has been charged with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive.
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Justice Department charges man shot by federal agents in Portland with aggravated assault
The department alleged that the man, identified as Luis Nino-Moncada, was an illegal migrant who was a known associate of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. He was ordered to be removed from the United States in 2024.
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FBI taps New York Field Office head for deputy director, replacing Bongino
Christopher Raia will be a co-deputy director, alongside former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey