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US Issues Warrant To Seize Iranian Supertanker Grace 1

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 17, 2019

The US Justice Department unveiled a warrant Friday for the seizure of the Iranian oil supertanker Grace 1, one day after a Gibraltar judge allowed the release of the detained vessel.

Trump Retweets Conspiracy Post Tying Clintons To Jeffrey Epstein's Death

World News | Seung Min Kim, Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post | Sunday August 11, 2019

President Donald Trump used his Twitter account Saturday to spread an evidence-free conspiracy theory about the death of Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy and politically connected financier who had been facing multiple charges of sex trafficking involving underage girls.

Sprint, T-Mobile Win US Antitrust Approval for $26 Billion Merger

Reuters | Saturday July 27, 2019

T-Mobile US won US antitrust approval for its $26 billion takeover of rival Sprint, the US Justice Department said Friday.

US Resumes Use Of Death Penalty After Two Decades, Schedules 5 Executions

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 25, 2019

The US Justice Department on Thursday reinstated a two-decades long dormant policy allowing the federal government's use of capital punishment and immediately scheduled the executions for five death row federal inmates.

Big Tech Faces Broad US Justice Department Antitrust Probe

Associated Press | Wednesday July 24, 2019

The US Justice Department said on Tuesday it was opening a broad investigation of major digital technology firms into whether they engage in anticompetitive practices.

Trump 'Dossier' Author Grilled By US Justice Department Watchdogs: Report

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Federal lawyers probing the origins of the investigation of ties between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign have interviewed the author of a "dossier" that alleged misconduct between Trump and Moscow, prompting the lawyers to extend their inquiry.

"Could Kill Millions": US Seizes $1 Billion Worth Of Cocaine From Ship In Philadelphia

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 19, 2019

Federal authorities seized 16.5 tons of cocaine worth more than $1 billion from a ship in Philadelphia in one of the largest drug seizures in US history, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday.

US Operation "Broken Heart" Leads To Arrest Of 1,700 Child Sex Offenders

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 12, 2019

The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it has arrested nearly 1,700 alleged online child sex offenders in a two-month operation across the country.

US Justice Department Prepares Google Anti-Trust Probe: Sources

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 1, 2019

The US Justice Department is preparing an investigation of Alphabet Inc's Google to determine whether the tech giant broke antitrust law in operating its sprawling online businesses, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Google Said to Be Facing a Potential Antitrust Investigation From US Justice Department

Tony Romm, The Washington Post | Saturday June 1, 2019

The US Justice Department has taken early steps toward opening a federal antitrust case into Google, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Charged With Violating Espionage Act

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 24, 2019

The Justice Department on Thursday charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with violating the US Espionage Act in the publishing of military and diplomatic files in 2010, rejecting his claim that he is a journalist.

Qualcomm Antitrust Case: US Justice Department Asks for Hearing

Reuters | Friday May 3, 2019

The US DOJ's antitrust division asked a federal judge to hold a hearing on any possible remedies to be imposed if Qualcomm is found liable in an antitrust lawsuit brought by the US FTC.

Indian Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Jail In US For Call Centre Scam

Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday April 19, 2019

A federal judge in Florida has sentenced an Indian citizen to eight years and six months in prison for his involvement in an India-based call centre scam, according to the US Justice Department.

US Doctors, Pharmacists Charged In Crackdown On Opioid Prescriptions

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

The US Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against 60 people, including doctors, nurses and pharmacists alleged to have illegally written hundreds of thousands of prescriptions for opioids that have underpinned the country's addiction crisis.

3 Indian-Americans Convicted In Multi-Million Dollar Money-Laundering Scheme

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Three Indian-Americans are among six people convicted for their role in a two-year multi-million dollar money-laundering scheme, the US Justice Department has said.