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Justice Department charges three in murder-for-hire plot targeting Donald Trump
Iran’s government directed three people to “target our citizens, including President-elect Trump, on U.S. soil and abroad,” the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York alleged.
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‘Texas law is clear': State pushes back against DOJ plan to monitor polling places
The State of Texas is instructing federal officials to stay out of its election process. That came down in a note late Friday from the Secretary of State in response to the Department of Justice’s announcement that it planned to send poll monitors to eight Texas counties, including Dallas County on Tuesday. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards explains the history behind...
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Texas pushes back against DOJ plan to monitor state polling places
Late Friday, Secretary of State Jane Nelson issued a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, saying its staff is not allowed in Texas polling places.
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Accused ‘Olympic athlete-turned-drug lord' was busted for drug deal in San Diego back in 2008
Ryan James Wedding, a snowboarder who competed for Canada in the 2002 Olympics, is accused of running a massive, murderous international drug trafficking operation.
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New DOJ report takes a look at conditions at the Tarrant County jail
A new report from the U.S. Department of Justice reviewed the conditions and procedures at the Tarrant County Jail. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard reports some county leaders say the report doesn’t do enough to address in-custody deaths at the jail.
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DOJ report sheds light on conditions inside Tarrant County jail amid criticism over inmate deaths
A new report from the U.S. Department of Justice reviewed the conditions and procedures at the Tarrant County Jail. The report comes amid concerns from activists over in-custody deaths at the jail.
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Olympic snowboarder on the run, accused of running largest cocaine supplier to Canada through SoCal
A former Olympic snowboarder along with 15 others were charged for allegedly running a massive international drug trafficking operation to smuggle cocaine into Canada through Los Angeles.
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Justice Department accuses Visa of debit network monopoly that impacts price of ‘nearly everything'
Visa and MasterCard have surged in the past two decades, reaching a combined $1 trillion market cap. That has attracted unwanted attention from regulators.
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Justice Department accuses RealPage of a scheme to help landlords hike rents in antitrust lawsuit
The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Friday against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices.
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Judge orders DOJ to return helmet, spear to ‘QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley
“QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to oppose the election of President Joe Biden over then-President Donald Trump.
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Texas youth lockups beset by abuse and mistreatment of children, DOJ report
A new Justice Department report says youth lockups in Texas remain beset by sexual abuse, excessive use of pepper spray and other mistreatment including the prolonged isolation of children in their cells.
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Housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children engaged in sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says
The largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has been accused of “severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual abuse of and harassment” of children in its care.
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Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute
Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden’s special counsel audio interview, hours after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt of Congress charge.
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The DOJ has sued Ticketmaster. What that means for ticket prices, fees and concertgoers
Will the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices?
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Ken Paxton joins Biden DOJ coalition suing Ticketmaster, Live Nation
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Thursday he was part of a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in dozens of states joining the federal civil antitrust lawsuit.
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Justice Department sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster for ‘unlawful, anticompetitive conduct'
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that the Department of Justice had filed an antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment for running an illegal monopoly over live events and driving up prices for fans.
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‘It's time to break up Live Nation': DOJ sues Ticketmaster parent company over illegal monopoly
The Justice Department accuses Live Nation of a slew of “unlawful, anticompetitive” practices that allow it to maintain a stronghold over the live music scene.
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Justice Department charges brothers with $25 million crypto theft that took 12 seconds
The brothers plotted the “first-of-its-kind” cryptocurrency fraud involving Ethereum blockchain over several months, the DOJ said.
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DOJ announces settlement with Larry Nassar's victims
The Department of Justice agreed to pay more than $138 million to victims of disgraced sports physician Larry Nassar, officials said on Tuesday.