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Louisiana often holds inmates past their release date, DOJ lawsuit claims
21 hours, 15 minutes ago

Louisiana often holds inmates past their release date, DOJ lawsuit claims

Associated Press  

Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday. The suit against the state of Louisiana follows a multiyear investigation into what federal officials say is a pattern of “systemic overdetention” that violates inmates’ rights and costs taxpayers millions of dollars a year. …

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Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly
2 days, 15 hours ago

Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly

LA Times  

A federal judge will decide on solutions to restore competition after ruling Google maintained an illegal monopoly in online search. Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice and several states proposed solutions to fix what it described as Google’s illegal search monopoly that included forcing the company to sell Chrome. Mozilla said that Google was the default search engine in …

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Video of jailer appearing to slam inmate into wall sparks calls for DOJ investigation
3 days, 15 hours ago

Video of jailer appearing to slam inmate into wall sparks calls for DOJ investigation

LA Times  

Two lawmakers from California have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a violent incident at Men’s Central Jail in 2022, when a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy appeared to bash a handcuffed inmate’s head into a concrete wall, leaving a gaping, 3-inch wound. “The federal government has successfully pursued cases against notable members of the LASD,” she wrote, …

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You Should Worry About Kash Patel Running the FBI
1 week, 2 days ago

You Should Worry About Kash Patel Running the FBI

Politico  

Many observers, including former federal law enforcement officials, oppose Patel’s nomination on the grounds that he would likely use the FBI to pursue Trump’s political opponents and that he might substantially corrupt the culture and professionalism of the bureau. He has frequently denigrated the employees he hopes to lead — perhaps most infamously, when he said he would “shut down …

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NYC Suburban Police Force Strip Searched Nearly All Arrestees, DOJ Says
1 week, 2 days ago

NYC Suburban Police Force Strip Searched Nearly All Arrestees, DOJ Says

Huff Post  

MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK — A suburban New York police department routinely violated residents’ civil rights, including making illegal arrests and using unnecessary strip and cavity searches, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice report. The report on a pattern and practice of police misconduct at the department in Mount Vernon, just north of New York City, is one …

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McKinsey & Company to pay $650 million for role in opioid crisis
1 week, 3 days ago

McKinsey & Company to pay $650 million for role in opioid crisis

NPR  

McKinsey & Company to pay $650 million for role in opioid crisis Drew Angerer/Getty Images; Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images; Charles Krupa/AP Photo/AFP The global consulting firm McKinsey and Company Friday agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal probe into its role in helping "turbocharge" sales of the highly addictive opioid painkiller OxyContin for Purdue Pharma, the U.S. …

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How rift with Donald Trump pushed FBI Director Christopher Wray to announce resignation
1 week, 4 days ago

How rift with Donald Trump pushed FBI Director Christopher Wray to announce resignation

Firstpost  

FBI Director Christopher Wray has announced he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump returns to office next month. Here’s why FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign before Donald Trump returns to the White House. File Photo/Reuters Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray has announced his plans to resign before United States President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month. …

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FBI didn’t deploy undercover agents on Jan. 6, watchdog report finds, undercutting conspiracy theories
1 week, 4 days ago

FBI didn’t deploy undercover agents on Jan. 6, watchdog report finds, undercutting conspiracy theories

Politico  

Horowitz also found that among the tens of thousands of Trump supporters who flooded Washington that day, 26 were people who had served as informants for the FBI. Horowitz says Rosen’s deputy Richard Donoghue told FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich on Jan. 4, 2021, that Trump was considering firing Rosen. Horowitz also briefly touched on Trump’s own role in fomenting …

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Trump’s DOJ civil rights pick built her name antagonizing California Democrats
1 week, 4 days ago

Trump’s DOJ civil rights pick built her name antagonizing California Democrats

Politico  

“She certainly brings a different lens,” said Mark Geragos, a friend of Dhillon and famed Los Angeles trial attorney whose past clients include Hunter Biden and the Menendez brothers. “The civil rights division, to my mind, has kind of languished.” Longtime allies said Dhillon, if she’s confirmed by the Senate, is likely to use the division’s powers to target universities …

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DOJ, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor
1 week, 4 days ago

DOJ, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor

CNN  

Louisville, Kentucky AP — The US Justice Department and the city of Louisville have reached an agreement to reform the city’s police force after an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor, officials said Thursday. The Justice Department report released in March 2023 said the Louisville police department “discriminates against Black people in its enforcement activities,” uses …

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'Outrageous': GOP lawmaker turns on Trump's DOJ after revelation it spied on Congress
1 week, 5 days ago

'Outrageous': GOP lawmaker turns on Trump's DOJ after revelation it spied on Congress

Raw Story  

Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, lashed out at President-elect Donald Trump's former Department of Justice for obtaining records of lawmakers, staffers and journalists during an investigation of leaks. In a report released Tuesday, the Justice Department's inspector general said the DOJ targeted two lawmakers and 43 staffers in an effort to unearth leaks to journalists. "This …

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The Eras Tour’s greatest legacy may be the (possible) breakup of Ticketmaster
1 week, 6 days ago

The Eras Tour’s greatest legacy may be the (possible) breakup of Ticketmaster

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. As my friend Paul R. La Monica wrote in Barron’s last month, when the company reported better-than-expected earnings: “Investors love Live Nation about as much as fans of Taylor Swift and Oasis loathe it.” It’s hard to overstate just how much of the live music experience is directly or …

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Trump lackey's 'deep state' conspiracies rooted in courtroom dressing-down by judge: CNN
1 week, 6 days ago

Trump lackey's 'deep state' conspiracies rooted in courtroom dressing-down by judge: CNN

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, former House GOP intelligence staffer and Pentagon chief of staff Kash Patel, is notorious for his embrace of far-right conspiracy theories and his paranoia about the "Deep State" being out to get conservatives, alongside his vows to "come after" journalists and government officials who stand in Trump's way. Early in that year, …

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Agenda 47: Alarm sounded about Trump’s dystopian plans for his second term
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Agenda 47: Alarm sounded about Trump’s dystopian plans for his second term

Raw Story  

“The ideas you are about to hear are not idle conjecture. “I will ban federal money from being used to label domestic speech as ‘mis-’ or ‘dis-information,’” Trump proclaims on his Agenda 47 website. As Trump puts it: “I will ask Congress to send a bill to my desk revising Section 230 to get big online platforms out of censorship …

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Here’s where police are being investigated for excessive force, discrimination and other allegations
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Here’s where police are being investigated for excessive force, discrimination and other allegations

Associated Press  

A U.S. Justice Department investigation into the Memphis Police Department after the beating death of Tyre Nichols found a pattern of unlawful use of excessive force and discrimination against the Black residents of the majority-Black city in Tennessee. In June 2023, the DOJ issued a report saying the police department in Minneapolis engaged in a pattern of using excessive force …

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'I resigned my position': Former DOJ official leaves LA Times over them 'appeasing Trump'
2 weeks, 3 days ago

'I resigned my position': Former DOJ official leaves LA Times over them 'appeasing Trump'

Raw Story  

On his Substack platform on Thursday afternoon, former U.S. Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman announced he has resigned as a contributor to the L.A. Times editorial page in protest over the paper's owner for his unabashed support for Donald Trump. The Times has been in turmoil since billionaire owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong refused to let the editorial …

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Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Was Accused Of Insider Trading Amid DOJ Probe
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Was Accused Of Insider Trading Amid DOJ Probe

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was facing a lawsuit accusing him and other executives of insider trading related to an ongoing Justice Department investigation before he was fatally shot outside a New York City hotel on Wednesday. Thompson, 50, was one of three UnitedHealth Group executives named in a class action lawsuit filed in May that accused them …

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UnitedHealthcare CEO gunned down in Manhattan sold company stocks just before DOJ probe made public
2 weeks, 4 days ago

UnitedHealthcare CEO gunned down in Manhattan sold company stocks just before DOJ probe made public

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The healthcare CEO shot …

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Memphis police ‘harm and demean’ people, DOJ says after issuing scathing report calling for reforms after Tyre Nichols’ death
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Memphis police ‘harm and demean’ people, DOJ says after issuing scathing report calling for reforms after Tyre Nichols’ death

CNN  

CNN — A scathing report from the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division found the Memphis Police Department engages in a pattern of discriminatory policing, including violence against the disabled, and regularly violates the constitutional rights of its residents, particularly Black people. However, in a letter responding to the DOJ’s claims, the city of Memphis said it’s not ready to …

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Judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal with DOJ, citing diversity issue
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal with DOJ, citing diversity issue

Politico  

“The Court is concerned with the Government’s shifting and contradictory explanations of how the plea agreement’s diversity-and-inclusion provision will practically operate in this case,” O’Connor said in the 12-page decision. O’Connor’s concern appears to have stemmed from a previous request from the victims’ families asking that they have final say on who should monitor Boeing, “in keeping with the Department’s …

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US federal probe finds Memphis police discriminate against African Americans
2 weeks, 4 days ago

US federal probe finds Memphis police discriminate against African Americans

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Former Memphis police officers who have been charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols appear during an arraignment hearing at Shelby County courthouse in Memphis, Tennessee, US, February 17, 2023. HOUSTON -- Federal investigators have found the Memphis Police Department has unlawfully discriminated against African Americans, said the US Department of Justice in an investigation report on …

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US federal probe finds Memphis police discriminate against African Americans
2 weeks, 4 days ago

US federal probe finds Memphis police discriminate against African Americans

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Former Memphis police officers who have been charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols appear during an arraignment hearing at Shelby County courthouse in Memphis, Tennessee, US, February 17, 2023. HOUSTON -- Federal investigators have found the Memphis Police Department has unlawfully discriminated against African Americans, said the US Department of Justice in an investigation report on …

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Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Pleads Guilty to Fraud
54 years, 11 months ago

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Wired  

Alex Mashinsky, former CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius, has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, which together carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. However, at a court hearing Tuesday, Mashinsky instead pleaded guilty to one count of commodities fraud and one count of securities fraud. “Today’s convictions reflect this Office’s commitment to holding fraudsters like …

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'Prepare for real justice': MAGA senator issues threat to DOJ and FBI
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'Prepare for real justice': MAGA senator issues threat to DOJ and FBI

Raw Story  

Sen. Josh Hawley sent a threatening message to the Justice Department and the FBI, warning them to preserve all documents from the Biden administration — and warning them that "accountability is coming" under the second Trump administration. "Under your leadership, the DOJ and FBI have engaged in unprecedented abuses of the justice system — ranging from the criminal prosecution of …

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