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Gold Star families allegedly defrauded of death benefits by adviser

A major in the Army Reserves and financial counselor with the Army allegedly used his access to beneficiaries of deceased servicemembers to defraud them and enrich himself, prosecutors allege.

WEKU

Special counsel has spent millions investigating Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith has spent more than $5 million so far on his twin investigations that circle former President Trump.

WEKU

Binance and the Justice Department had a deal. What happened?

It wasn’t long ago that Binance looked to be on the cusp of a settlement with the Justice Department. Now, all bets are off.

Fortune

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Biden administration argues to pause social media contact ban

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said a court order barring some federal agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies is overbroad and “ambiguous,” and asked a judge to pause it while the government appeals.

Tribune News Service

New details released from Trump search warrant: Security footage ‘core’ of the case

MIAMI — A newly released version of an FBI affidavit for a search warrant of Donald Trump’s Palm Beach estate adds a few key details of how and when investigators discovered and obtained security camera footage that shows boxes allegedly filled with classified documents being moved around his Mar-a-Lago property.

Miami Herald

Mike Pence changes his tune on whether he would pardon Trump

Ex-president faces two criminal indictments and DoJ is reportedly considering a third

The Independent UK

Police treatment in black and white – report on Minneapolis policing is the latest reminder of systemic racial disparities

The latest reminder that police officers around the country routinely deny Black people their constitutional rights comes from the Justice Department. This time, it’s about Minneapolis, the site of a police officer’s video-recorded murder of resident George Floyd.

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Newly unsealed portions of Trump documents affidavit shed light on how surveillance video led to Mar-a-Lago search

Justice Department makes public new parts of the affidavit that led to agents searching former president’s home

The Independent UK

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Dangerous, mistaken GOP criticisms of Biden

Despite differences on abortion and Ukraine, most members of the large Republican presidential field have generally followed former President Donald Trump’s lead in roundly condemning President Joe Biden.

Tribune News Service

Justice Department reveals new details on Trump documents probe

WASHINGTON — Newly unsealed details from the Justice Department’s investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified information shed light on how investigators made their case in court last year for a warrant to search the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home, including the extent of surveillance footage they said showed boxes…

Tribune News Service

US Justice Dept reveals more info about Trump Mar-a-Lago search

A federal judge in Florida declined a media request to un-redact the entire affidavit justifying the Mar-a-Lago search.

Al Jazeera

In Trump case, Justice Dept. unseals previously blacked-out portions from search warrant application

The Justice Department has disclosed some of the previously blacked-out portions of a warrant application it submitted last year to gain authorization to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida property for classified documents

The Independent UK

A Post-Clemency Prosecution Shines a Light on a Broken System

Donald Trump commuted Philip Esformes' sentence, but the Justice Department is bent on sending him back to prison.

Reason

Prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case denies retaliating against IRS agent who talked to House GOP

The federal prosecutor leading the investigation of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is pushing back against claims that he was blocked from pursuing criminal charges in Los Angeles and Washington

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Tribune News Service

Trump ‘standing order’ to declassify documents not found by DOJ, Intelligence agency

A “standing order” that former President Donald Trump has claimed authorized him to instantly declassify documents removed from the Oval Office could not be found by either the Justice Department or Office of Director of National Intelligence.

The Independent UK

Republicans expand their Hunter Biden investigation by seeking an interview with the lead prosecutor

House Republicans are requesting voluntary testimony from nearly a dozen Justice Department officials involved in the investigation of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter

The Independent UK

Dozens in 16 states charged with health care fraud schemes, including $1.9B in bogus claims

The Justice Department has charged dozens of people in several health care fraud and prescription drug schemes

WEKU

78 people face charges for $2.5 billion in attempted health care fraud, DOJ says

At least $1.1 billion was actually paid out in these schemes targeting elderly patients, high-risk and low-income pregnant women and HIV patients.

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Chicago Sun-Times

It’s up to public officials to fully use the power of police reform consent decrees

New Orleans’ consent decree transformed its police department, former Mayor Marc Morial writes. Chicago’s progress has been slow, but Mayor Johnson has allies in the Justice Department with enforcement power.

Daily Mirror

Sheriff fires deputies accused of abusing Black men and shooting one in the mouth

Deputies from the Rankin County Sheriff's Department said they were carrying out a raid after reports of drug activity when they were accused of beating, Tasering, and sexually assaulting the men and shooting one in the mouth

Tribune News Service

E-cigs are still flooding the US, addicting teens with higher nicotine doses

When the FDA first asserted the authority to regulate e-cigarettes in 2016, many people assumed the agency would quickly get rid of vapes with flavors like cotton candy, gummy bears, and Froot Loops that appeal to kids.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Success in other cities shows that a strong police superintendent can reduce Chicago’s violence

As the Justice Department official who was responsible for implementing the 1994 federal crime law, I had a ringside view of changes in U. S. policing in the 1990s. I came to one clear conclusion: The single-most important factor in determining whether cities made real progress in reducing violent crime…

Axios

Jan. 6 fallout: All three branches strike back against threats to democracy

At a moment of record-low trust in institutions, the guardrails are being fortified.

The Independent UK

Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta’s arraignment postponed

Travel delays saw Mr Nauta stuck in New Jersey

The Independent UK

Trump valet set for arraignment in classified documents case

A valet for Donald Trump is set to be arraigned on charges that he helped the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back

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