DOJ Dropping Criminal Case Against Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn

Reuters
May 7, 2020 3:08 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday abruptly sought to drop the criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, following mounting pressure from Trump’s political allies on the right.

U.S. Prosecutors Resist Calls to Free Inmates as Coronavirus Spreads

Reuters
April 3, 2020 3:54 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five inmates at a federal prison in Oakdale, Louisiana, have died since March 28 after contracting the coronavirus. Harold Lee’s family fears he could be next.

DOJ Busts Four in International Cocaine Smuggling Ring

Cocaine Now Second Deadliest Drug in America

Authorities incinerate a load of cocaine seized to two Colombian nationals navigating along the Caribbean, in Tegucigalpa, on July 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ORLANDO SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty Images)

Charles Fain Lehman
December 17, 2019 4:25 PM

The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the indictment of four men it claimed have been smuggling cocaine into the United States for almost 15 years.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to Bring Back Death Penalty

Charles Fain Lehman
November 21, 2019 1:35 PM

A federal judge on Wednesday night temporarily halted the Trump administration's plans to execute four federal inmates.

Pelosi: Congress Needs To Pass Laws Allowing Indictment of Sitting President

'I do think that we will have to pass some laws that will have clarity for future presidents'

Graham Piro
September 21, 2019 9:40 AM

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said Congress will need to pass a law to allow for the indictment of a sitting president during an interview on Friday.

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to California ‘Birth Tourism’ Plot

Company advertised that it had assisted more than 500 foreign nationals

Graham Piro
September 18, 2019 3:35 PM

A Chinese national pleaded guilty to running an illegal "birth tourism" scheme in California, where she charged clients thousands of dollars to help them give birth in the United States in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for their children.

CNN Contributor Andrew McCabe Loses Effort to Avoid Criminal Charges

McCabe was hired by CNN after filing a lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully terminated by the DOJ

Alex Griswold
September 12, 2019 3:40 PM

Federal prosecutors rejected an appeal Thursday from former FBI deputy director and current CNN contributor Andrew McCabe asking that they set aside their recommendation that he be brought up on criminal charges.

DOJ Busts 35 in Drug Conspiracy

Virginia crew allegedly had enough fentanyl to kill 14 million people

Charles Fain Lehman
September 1, 2019 5:00 AM

The Department of Justice indicted 35 drug traffickers who collectively participated in a conspiracy to sell tons of highly potent drugs in eastern Virginia.

DOJ Busts Dealers in 23-Million Pill Scheme

Feds shut down pill mill network

Charles Fain Lehman
August 29, 2019 12:35 PM

The Department of Justice has broken up a drug ring allegedly responsible for conspiring to distribute 23 million opioid pills.

DOJ Report: Comey Violated FBI Policy by Leaking Memos

Comey avoids prosecution, but sets 'dangerous example'

Former FBI Director James Comey Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee

Graham Piro
August 29, 2019 11:25 AM

The Justice Department's inspector general found that former FBI Director James Comey violated FBI policy by retaining and then leaking a series of memos concerning his interactions with President Donald Trump during the early days of his administration.