Department of justice Stories
Ghailani acquitted of 284 of 285 terrorism charges by U.S. jury
In what looks like a setback for the Obama administration in matter of trial of terrorism suspects in civil court, the first suspect transferred from Guantanamo military prison to face a U.S. civilian trial was found not guilty by a Manhattan federal court jury on all but one charge in the 1998 African embassy bombings.
Lower hate crime numbers don't tell whole story
Hate crimes in the United States decreased by over 15 percent from 2008 to 2009, according to the annual Hate Crimes Statistics, released today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Oregon Senator Opposes Bill That Would Block Web Sites
A bill that would authorize the U.S. attorney general to shut down web sites accused of copyright infringement has met opposition from Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
Former Ford Motor engineer pleads guilty to stealing trade secrets
A former Ford Motor Company product engineer, who has pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing trade secrets in a federal court, is likely to face six years prison term.
Former Liberian humanitarian workers convicted of defrauding USAID
Two former Liberian humanitarian aid workers have been convicted for defrauding the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) of $1.9 million, which was intended to help rebuild civil war-torn Liberia, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
End civilian terror trials, critics say after Ghailani verdict
Lawmakers critical of President Barack Obama's efforts to try some accused terrorists in civilian courts continued in their opposition after a jury in New York convicted Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani of just one of 285 counts related to the 1998 twin U.S. embassy suicide bombings in Africa.
Ford Motor engineer pleads guilty on theft of trade secrets
Ford Motor co engineer Xiang Dong Yu, 49, of Beijing, China, pleaded guilty today in federal court to two counts of theft of trade secrets.
Former executives of Japanese airlines charged with price fixing conspiracy
A former executive of Japanese Airlines and two former executives of Nippon Cargo Airlines have been indicted for conspiring to fix rates on air cargo shipments to and from the United States, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said.
Internet Crime Complaint Center logs 2 million entries
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), which was set up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center in May 2000 to monitor and prevent cyber crime, recently logged its 2 millionth consumer complaint.
Chandra Levy murder trial Day 9: Prosecutors drop some charges, rest case
After a long gap, the trial of Ingmar Guandique, who has been accused of murdering federal intern Chandra Levy, resumed on Wednesday and took a sudden turn with the prosecutors resting their case after abruptly dropping two charges against Guandique because a prison inmate has refused to testify against him, even as a FBI forensic expert claimed he had found former Congressman Gary Condit's DNA on Levy's underwear.
DoJ, FCC reach settlement with HP in E-rate fraud case
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission announced a civil settlement with Hewlett-Packard Co in relation to alleged E-rate fraud.