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ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

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Judge grants Justice Department's request to drop criminal case against alleged top MS-13 leader

A federal judge has granted the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the criminal case against the alleged MS-13 gang East Coast leader whom prosecutors say they now intend to deport just weeks after top government officials celebrated his arrest outside of Washington

Crime|Political|US

Justice Department charges man with arson at New Mexico Tesla dealership and GOP headquarters

The Justice Department has charged a man with vandalizing a Tesla dealership in New Mexico and setting fire to the headquarters of the state Republican Party

Justice Department charges man with arson at New Mexico Tesla dealership and GOP headquarters
Crime|Political|US

Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life sentence for killing his cellmate at another lockup

Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate
Americas|Crime|Political|US

Justice Department moves to drop case against alleged top MS-13 leader, seeks to deport him instead

The Justice Department has moved to drop a criminal case against the alleged East Coast leader of the MS-13 gang less than a month after he was charged, saying they plan to deport him instead

Justice Department moves to drop case against alleged top MS-13 leader, seeks to deport him instead
Americas|Crime|Political|US

Pam Bondi announces seizure of $510M worth of illegal drugs from vessels linked to cartels

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday announced the seizure of roughly $510 million worth of illegal narcotics on vessels headed for the United States, seeking to highlight efforts to take down sophisticated cartel drug networks

Pam Bondi announces seizure of $510M worth of illegal drugs from vessels linked to cartels
Crime|Political|US

Kash Patel has been replaced by Army Secretary Driscoll as acting head of the ATF, AP sources say

FBI Director Kash Patel was quietly removed weeks ago as the acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and has been replaced with the Army secretary

Kash Patel has been replaced by Army Secretary Driscoll as acting head of the ATF, AP sources say
Crime|Political|US

Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over

The Trump administration is touting a Supreme Court ruling allowing it to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act as a major victory, but the immigration fight is far from over

Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over
Business|Crime|Political|Technology|US

Justice Department will disband its crypto-related enforcement team

The Justice Department is disbanding a team of prosecutors who targeted cryptocurrency crimes and is shifting its focus away from complex crypto-related cases involving banking and securities law

Justice Department will disband its crypto-related enforcement team
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Political|US

Fired Justice Department pardon attorney accuses the agency of 'ongoing corruption,' abuse of power

The Justice Department’s recently fired pardon attorney is accusing the leadership of the law enforcement agency of “ongoing corruption,” testifying at a congressional hearing meant to showcase concerns that the Trump administration is assaulting the rule of law, abusing its power and forcing out career civil servants

Fired Justice Department pardon attorney accuses the agency of 'ongoing corruption,' abuse of power
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

Judge says US government may have 'acted in bad faith' as he weighs contempt over deportation order

A federal judge says the Trump administration may have “acted in bad faith” by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country before a court could step in to block their deportations to El Salvador

Judge says US government may have 'acted in bad faith' as he weighs contempt over deportation order
Crime|Political|US

Justice Department declined to prosecute Texas AG Paxton in final weeks of Biden's term: AP sources

The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively ending the corruption investigation that cast a long shadow over the political career of a close Republican ally of President Donald Trump

Justice Department declined to prosecute Texas AG Paxton in final weeks of Biden's term: AP sources
Crime|Political|US

Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4

Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
Crime|Political|US

White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering move

The recent firings of career Justice Department lawyers by the White House is a sign of President Donald Trump’s tightening grip over the law enforcement agency known for its long tradition of political independence

White House abruptly fires career Justice Department prosecutors in latest norm-shattering move
Political|US

Justice Department eyes combining ATF and DEA as part of broad restructuring

Justice Department leadership is proposing cutting some offices and dramatically restructuring the department, including combining the two agencies responsible for enforcing drug and gun laws, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press

Justice Department eyes combining ATF and DEA as part of broad restructuring
Americas|Crime|Political|US

Alleged leader of MS-13 street gang on the East Coast is arrested in Virginia

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the alleged leader of the MS-13 street gang on the East Coast has been arrested in Virginia

Alleged leader of MS-13 street gang on the East Coast is arrested in Virginia
Political|US

Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to 'impugn the integrity' of US judicial system

A federal judge accused the Justice Department of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration’s criticism of the courts for blocking parts of the president’s agenda

Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to 'impugn the integrity' of US judicial system
Crime|Political|US

President Trump pardons former Hunter Biden business partner Devon Archer

President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned a former business partner of Hunter Biden who was convicted of participating in a conspiracy to defraud a Native American tribe

President Trump pardons former Hunter Biden business partner Devon Archer
Political|US

Judge calls Trump administration's latest response on deportation flights 'woefully insufficient'

A federal judge has instructed the Trump administration to explain why its failure to turn around flights carrying deportees to El Salvador did not violate his court order in a growing showdown between the judicial and executive branches

Judge calls Trump administration's latest response on deportation flights 'woefully insufficient'
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

A timeline of the legal wrangling and deportation flights after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act

President Donald Trump’s invocation of an 18th-century wartime law to deport hundreds of immigrants, most of them Venezuelans, to a prison in El Salvador has led to a showdown with the judiciary

A timeline of the legal wrangling and deportation flights after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flights

The Justice Department is resisting a federal judge’s demand for more information about flights that took deportees to El Salvador

Legal showdown as Justice Department resists judge's demand for more details on deportation flights
Election|Political|US

Top DC prosecutor, who promoted false 2020 voter fraud claims, forms 'election accountability' unit

The top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, who promoted President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged, has formed a “special unit” to investigate election offenses, according to an email sent to lawyers in his office

Top DC prosecutor, who promoted false 2020 voter fraud claims, forms 'election accountability' unit
Crime|Election|Political|US

Trump pledges to 'expose' his enemies in political speech at Justice Department

President Donald Trump used a visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his political career

Trump pledges to 'expose' his enemies in political speech at Justice Department
Business|Election|Political|US

Judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump's executive order seeking to punish law firm Perkins Coie

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing portions of an executive order designed to punish a prominent law firm linked to Democratic-funded opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into ties between the Republican candidate and Russia

Judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump's executive order seeking to punish law firm Perkins Coie
Crime|Election|Political|US

Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say

Prosecutors in the Justice Department section that handles public corruption cases have been told the unit will be significantly reduced in size, and its cases will be transferred to U.S. attorney’s offices around the country, according to two people familiar with the matter

Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say
Political|US

Fired head of federal watchdog agency says he's ending his legal battle over his removal by Trump

The fired head of a federal watchdog agency says he’s dropping his legal battle over his removal by President Donald Trump

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