Tag: DOJ
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DOJ says Trenton police violate civil rights, engage in unconstitutional conduct
In a report released Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, officials with the Federal Department of Justice have found that the Trenton Police Department and the City of Trenton, New Jersey “engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.” The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it was investigating…
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DOJ calls for breakup of Google and sale of Chrome
The Department of Justice is calling for Google to divest its Chrome browser, following a ruling in August that the company holds a monopoly in the search market. Chrome, which Google launched in 2008, provides the search giant with data it then uses for targeting ads. The DOJ said in a filing on Wednesday that…
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DOJ calls for Google to sell Chrome and HomeGoods highlighted on TikTok: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump has big plans for his first day in office. The man convicted in Laken Riley’s murder gets a life sentence. And Pope Francis is set to canonize the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. Here’s what to know today. Trump’s plans for his first day in office President-elect Donald Trump plans to waste little…
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Operator of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse will pay $100 million settlement, DOJ says
Nearly seven months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland was struck by a shipping vessel and collapsed, the U.S. Justice Department have reached a settlement of more than $100 million with the companies that owned and operated the vessel, the Dali. Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited have agreed to…
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DOJ warns Musk’s PAC that $1M petition giveaways could be illegal
The Justice Department has sent a letter to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s super PAC, America PAC, warning that its $1 million daily giveaway in battleground states may run afoul of federal law, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. The letter came from the department’s Public Integrity Section, the source said. That section…
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Ex-Indian government agent plotted assassination on U.S. soil, DOJ says
NEW DELHI — A former employee of the Indian government has been indicted in the U.S. on charges of directing the assassination attempt of a Sikh separatist leader in New York City. The Justice Department, in an 18-page indictment Thursday, charged Vikash Yadav, 39, with three counts of murder-for-hire and money laundering. Federal prosecutors said…
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Senator urges DOJ to investigate youth treatment centers after probe uncovers ‘rampant abuse’
The Department of Justice should investigate four of the nation’s biggest operators of youth residential treatment facilities for civil rights violations and fraud, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., argued Wednesday in letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland. In two letters, obtained by NBC News, Wyden stated that his recent Senate investigation into the corporations — Universal…
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Kamala Harris says she would ‘double’ DOJ resources to crack down on cartels
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris said Sunday that she would “double” Department of Justice resources to crack down on cartels and cut the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., just hours after former President Donald Trump repeated his false claim that she wants to legalize the drug. “As president, I will double the…
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Trump accuses DOJ of ‘mishandling and downplaying’ second assassination plot
Former President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department of “downplaying” an alleged assassination plot against him earlier this month and suggested state officials in Florida should take over the investigation and prosecution. “The Kamala Harris/Joe Biden Department of Justice and FBI are mishandling and downplaying the second assassination attempt on my life since July. The…