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Indian Pleads Guilty Of Call Centre Scam To Siphon Millions Of Dollars From Americans

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 10, 2020

An Indian national has pleaded guilty for his involvement in a multi-million dollar India-based call centre scam that targeted Americans, according to the Department of Justice.

Trump Aide Behind Theory That Ukraine Hacked Democrat Mails: Mueller Notes

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 3, 2019

Documents released by the US Department of Justice on Saturday indicated that a top advisor to then-candidate Donald Trump said as early as the summer of 2016 that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind a hack of Democratic party emails.

Ex-Yahoo Worker Pleads Guilty On Hacking Account For Nudes

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 2, 2019

A former Yahoo software engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking personal accounts of thousands of Yahoo users searching for their sexual images and videos.

What Google, Facebook Could Face in US Antitrust Probe

Reuters | Thursday July 25, 2019

The US Department of Justice is investigating whether big technology companies like Google and Facebook are engaged in anticompetitive behaviour.

US Sentences Indian To 5 Years In Jail For Smuggling Illegal Immigrants

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 24, 2019

A 61-year-old Indian has been jailed for five years in the US over charges of illegally helping foreigners, including a majority of Indians, enter into the country, the US Department of Justice has said.

No Evidence Of Trump, Russia Collusion In 2016 Polls: Robert Mueller Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 18, 2019

The US Department of Justice released a redacted version on Thursday of special counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

US Justice Department Orders Probe Into Frigid New York Jail: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday February 7, 2019

The US Department of Justice late on Wednesday ordered an investigation into a Brooklyn jail where inmates said they spent days in frigid, dark cells after a fire cut power and heat during a cold snap in New York City, media reports said.

California's Tough Net Neutrality Bill Prompts US Lawsuit

Associated Press | Monday October 1, 2018

The US Department of Justice wants to stop the law, arguing that it creates burdensome, anti-consumer requirements that go against the federal government's approach of deregulating the Internet.

Indian-Origin Man To Pay $136,000 For Duping Americans In Tech Scam

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 13, 2018

An Indian-origin man has agreed to pay more than USD 136,000 and to a permanent ban on offering tech support services as part of a settlement with US federal authorities over allegations that he provided substantial assistance to an India-based tech support scam.

Donald Trump Appeals Court Ruling He Can't Block Twitter Critics

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 6, 2018

The US Department of Justice on Wednesday said it will appeal a federal judge's ruling last month that President Donald Trump cannot legally block Twitter users who disagree with him.

US Appeals Against Ruling That Donald Trump Could Not "Legally" Block Twitter Followers

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 5, 2018

The US Justice Department said on Monday it would appeal against a federal judge's ruling that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users from his account on the social media platform based on their political views, according to a court filing.

US Government Seeks End to Supreme Court Privacy Fight With Microsoft

Reuters | Monday April 2, 2018

"This case is now moot," the US Department of Justice said, citing the newly passed legislation, in a 16-page court filing on Friday that requested the dismissal.

Ex-CIA Officer Arrested From New York Airport For Retaining Classified Information

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 17, 2018

A former Central Intelligence Agency officer was arrested at a US airport on Monday night in connection with charges that he illegally retained highly classified information, the US Justice Department said Tuesday.

US Indicts Major Chinese Traffickers For Selling Fentanyl Online

World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 18, 2017

The US Department of Justice has indicted two major Chinese drug traffickers on charges of making illegal versions of fentanyl and selling the highly addictive drug to Americans over the internet and through international mail.

Indian Origin Men Plead Guilty In US Call Centre Scandal

Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 9, 2017

Four Indian-origin men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges for their roles in a massive telephone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme in the US perpetrated by a network of India-based call centres, the US Department of Justice said.