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Facebook Rebuffs US Justice Department Request to Abandon Plans to Encrypt Chats

Tony Romm, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 11, 2019

Facebook has rebuffed a request from US Attorney General William Barr that it halt its plan to deploy strong encryption across its messaging apps.

Indian Businessman Pleads Guilty To Importing Banned Drugs Into US: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 10, 2019

A 37-year-old Indian businessman in the US has pleaded guilty to the charges of importing banned drugs and money laundering conspiracy, a US attorney has said.

Huawei, ZTE 'Cannot Be Trusted' and Pose Security Threat: US Attorney General

Reuters | Friday November 15, 2019

Huawei and ZTE "cannot be trusted," US Attorney General William Barr said, labelling the Chinese firms a security threat as he backed a proposal to bar U.S. rural wireless carriers from tapping an $8.5 billion.

Huawei, ZTE "Cannot Be Trusted", Pose Security Threat: Top US General

World News | Reuters | Friday November 15, 2019

Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. "cannot be trusted," U.S. Attorney General William Barr said, labelling the Chinese firms a security threat as he backed a proposal to bar U.S. rural wireless carriers from tapping an $8.5 billion government fund to purchase equipment or services from them.

US, Allies Ask Facebook Not to Expand Encryption on Its Services

Ellen Nakashima, Tony Romm, The Washington Post | Friday October 4, 2019

The United States, Britain and Australia are calling on Facebook to halt its plans to deploy strong encryption across all its messaging apps unless it can provide a way for investigators to see communications in the clear.

Nancy Pelosi Accuses US Attorney General Of Going "Rogue" In Ukraine Case

World News | Reuters | Saturday September 28, 2019

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday accused U.S. Attorney General William Barr of going "rogue" in the Justice Department's handling of a whistleblower complaint that President Donald Trump solicited a political favour from Ukraine's president that could help him get re-elected.

US Attorney General Books Trump's Hotel For $30,000 Holiday Party

World News | Jonathan O'Connell, David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 28, 2019

Attorney General William Barr is planning a holiday treat for his boss.

US Federal Prisons Chief Replaced After Jeffrey Epstein's Suicide

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 20, 2019

US Attorney General Bill Barr announced the replacement of the head of federal prisons Monday in the wake of the shock jail-cell suicide of Jeffrey Epstein as he faced child sex trafficking charges.

Jail Guards Slept Without Checking On Jeffrey Epstein, Warden Sacked

World News | Reuters | Wednesday August 14, 2019

US Attorney General William Barr ordered the removal of the warden at the federal jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, the Justice Department said on Tuesday, after condemning "serious irregularities" at the facility.

US Official Cites "Irregularities" At Jail Where Jeffrey Epstein Died

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 12, 2019

US Attorney General Bill Barr said Monday there were "serious irregularities" at the jail where Jeffrey Epstein died of an apparent suicide, and pledged to pursue any co-conspirators in the sex trafficking case.

Four Indian-Americans Arrested In US For H-1B Visa Fraud

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 3, 2019

Four Indian-American executives from two IT staffing companies have been arrested on charges of fraudulently using the H-1B visa programme to gain an unfair advantage over their competitors, a US attorney has said.

Former Indian CEO Charged In US With Securities Fraud

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 6, 2019

An Indian ex-CEO of a publicly traded American fintech firm has been charged for orchestrating a multi-million dollar accounting fraud to inflate the revenue of the now-defunct cryptocurrency company to get it listed on the Nasdaq, a US attorney has said.

"That's A Crime": Nancy Pelosi Accuses US Attorney General William Barr Of Lying To Congress

World News | Reuters | Friday May 3, 2019

Democrats intensified their pressure on President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday as U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime by lying to lawmakers and a key committee chairman threatened to hold Barr in contempt of Congress.

With Drumstick In Hand, Congressman Mocks "Chicken" US Attorney General Absent During Hearing

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 2, 2019

When Attorney General William Barr refused to appear at a hearing in the US Congress on Thursday, one Democrat decided it was thigh time to act against what he saw as fowl behavior.

Defying Congress, US Attorney General To Skip Robert Mueller Hearing

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 2, 2019

Defying the U.S. Congress, Attorney General William Barr will not attend a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday on his handling of the Mueller report, said committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, accusing Barr of being afraid to testify.