Department of justice Stories
Consumer Finance Regulators Move to Oversee Large Auto-Lending Companies
Nonbanks that make auto loans face stricter supervision under a new rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Big Connection Between Campaign Contributions and Lack of SEC Prosecutions: Study
Data show $1 million in campaign donations cuts in half the likelihood of a private equity firm being prosecuted.
Microsoft Ex-Manager Gets Two Years In Prison For Insider Trading
Brian Jorgenson, in his capacity as a Microsoft corporate-finance manager, provided confidential information to a day trader.
FedEx Investigates Bribery Allegations In Its Kenya Operation
The international shipping company is looking into an anonymous tip that its employees paid off government officials.
George Zimmerman Won't Get His Gun Back As DOJ Contemplates Federal Charges On Trayvon Martin Killing
The FBI and Department of Justice have decided not to return George Zimmerman his gun following his acquittal on Saturday.
Secret Court Document Finds Spy Techniques Unconstitutional, Justice Department Fights To Keep It Hidden
The Justice Department may soon have to reveal a secret FISC ruling that finds some spy techniques unconstitutional.
Eric Holder Can't Recall How Many Times DOJ Has Seized Journalist Records
Attorney General Eric Holder, in an interview with NPR, once again proved just how competent he is -- not.Responding to the general fury toward his Justice Department, after it was revealed it secretly obtained two months of reporter and editor phone records from The Associated Press, including their home and cell phones, Holder said he is uncertain of how many times information has been seized by government investigators during his four-year tenure.
Washington Misses Another Layup
As the world runs from one man-caused crisis to another, something in our up-is-the-new-down world has to give.
CIA Finds More Photos Of Osama Bin Laden's Corpse, But We Still Can’t See Them
The U.S. Justice Department says the CIA has seven more photographs of Osama bin Laden's corpse, but it won't release them.
Penguin And Random House: Merger Or Marriage Of Convenience? Either Way, It Will Probably Happen
The U.S. Justice Department has concluded its antitrust review of the proposed merger between the Pearson and Bertelsmann units.
Friends, Internet Law Experts Say Department of Justice's Treatment of Aaron Swartz Was Unwarranted, Contributed To Suicide
Swartz was facing serious charges, and people close to him believe a possible 35-year term, along with his depression, led to his death.
Anonymous Publishes Information On Government Employees In Retaliation For Barrett Brown Arrest
A hacker that claimed to be a part of the group Anonymous published a text file on the Internet Thursday in an apparent retaliation for the arrest of ex-Anonymous spokesman Barrett Brown. Talking Points Memo reports that the document (which you can find here) contains the authentic names, credit card data and other information about a random series of 13 government employees.
How People Are Caught Illegally Downloading Music, Movie Torrents
Sites like the Pirate Bay and uTorrent haven't enticed hundreds of millions of people to download endless amounts of free media content without making a few enemies. Those BitTorrent giants - and others like them - have built their businesses by outwitting the seemingly hapless MPAA and RIAA. The increased acceptance of illegally downloading media has affected the bottom line of the movie and music industry over the past decade, and that isn't good news for torrent fans.
The Most Controversial Part Of Arizona's Immigration Law Takes Effect: Police Stops
A federal judge is allowing the most criticized piece of Arizona's tough immigration law to proceed, ushering in a new era of immigration enforcement in the state.
Feds Won't Prosecute Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio On Abuse Of Power
Federal prosecutors have closed a probe into America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff -- Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz. -- on abuse of power with no charges filed.
Publishers Agree To Reimburse E-Book Customers $69M In Price-Fixing Scheme
Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins Publishers will have to issue reimbursements ranging from 25 cents to $1.32 per book to customers who paid inflated e-book prices between April 1 and May 21, 2010.
Republican National Convention Pays Tribute To Wisconsin Sikh Victims With Prayer; Many Dub Effort As Hollow
In a first of its kind, a Sikh American delivered the invocation at the Republican National Convention (RNC) Wednesday night, CNN reported.
Judge To Toss Florida Voting Restrictions
A federal judge is poised to nullify restrictions on third-party voter registration in Florida, saying guidelines imposed by a new law are unnecessarily strict.
Fox News Exposes Navy SEAL Involved In The Killing Of Bin Laden
Fox News revealed the name of a SEAL Team 6 member who had written a book about the killing of Osama bin Laden. "No Easy Day" was written under the pseudonym Mark Owen to protect the retired SEAL and his family.
ZeekRewards Supporters Sign Online Petition As Company Is Handed Over To Receiver
Following reports that ZeekRewards.com and Zeekler.com were shuttered by the SEC after being declared a Ponzi scheme, over 13,000 users and Zeek affiliates have flocked to an online petition to defend the company from charges against its founder Paul Burks and his company Rex Venture Group.
Applanet.net, Appbucket.net And Snappzmarket.com Seized For Hosting Pirated Android Apps
Three websites accused of copyright infringement for allowing the illegal download of Android apps have been taken down. Applanet.net, Appbucket.net and Snappzmarket.com have all been seized by the FBI.
US Department Of Justice To Sue Florida Over Immigrant Voter Purge
The Department of Justice is planning to sue Florida for pressing ahead with a sweeping effort to strike noncitizens from the voting rolls.
U.S. And Florida Sue Each Other Over Voter Purge
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Florida to stop its drive to remove what it says are ineligible voters from their rolls, and Florida is suing Homeland Security.
Florida Sues Feds Over Immigrant Voter Purge
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Monday he will sue the federal government to gain access to a federal immigration database.
Krystle Marie Reyes, Oregon Woman, Accused Of Using TurboTax To Scam Her Way Into $2.1 Million Tax Refund
Krystle Marie Reyes of Salem, Ore., is charged with scamming her way into a $2.1 million tax refund. Authorities say she used TurboTax to falsely report wages of $3 million on her 2011 personal income tax return.
Florida County Supervisors Resist Voter Purge
Florida election supervisors are refusing to go forward with a purge of non-citizen voters from the rolls, removing themselves from an escalating fight between the state and the Obama administration.
Florida Governor Defies Washington, Says Voter Purge To Continue
Florida Governor Rick Scott vowed on Wednesday to continue a disputed effort to purge ineligible voters from the rolls, defying a federal order to halt the process.
Networks Call Walker Winner Of Wisconsin Recall Election
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has defeated a recall attempt, the news networks declared an hour after the polls closed.
Why Is The Pentagon Finding Counterfeit Chinese Electronics In Critical Military Equipment?
American military machines are endangered by phony components from China. No one has been hurt yet as a result, but solving the problem will be a herculean task.
Florida Voting Law, Immigrant Voter Purge Halted
In a double blow to Florida's controversial push to prevent election fraud, a federal judge blocked the state's new voting law and the Justice Department ordered the state to halt a purge of noncitizens from its voter rolls.