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US charges Colombian in connection with plot to kill Haitian President: Ju
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The US charged Colombian national Mario Palacios with conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping in connection with the assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
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US charges 3 with USD 3.5mn fraud using fake political action committee: J
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Three men who operated two fraudulent political action committees (PACs), private organizations that raise money to influence elections or legislation, face multiple charges in unsealed indictment, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday.
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US, international partners arrest 150 people for darknet opioid traffickin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of Justice issued a release on Tuesday saying it partnered with international law enforcement agencies in an operation that resulted in the arrest of 150 people alleged to have been engaged in opioid trafficking through the Darknet
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US Justice Dept sues Georgia over voting rights restrictions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration is suing the state of Georgia over an act passed and signed into law in March that allegedly violates the 1965 Voting Act because it limits the voting rights of African-Americans, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Fri
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Trump supporters could incite future violence by 2020 election lies: Justi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump's continued promotion of the "big lie" about the 2020 election could still incite his followers to violence, the Department of Justice and judges noted this week, as courts weigh the future dangerousness of Capitol riot defend
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US says over 300 people charged in Capitol riot
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): More than 300 people now face federal charges in connection with the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill and at least 280 people have been arrested, The Hill reported citing the Justice Department's statement on Friday (local time).
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US Justice Dept drops discrimination case against Yale
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year accusing the school of discriminating against Asian American and White applicants in its undergraduate
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Omar Sheikh must not be permitted to evade justice in Daniel Pearl's murde
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 29 (ANI): Expressing concern over the acquittal in the Daniel Pearl murder cases, the US Justice Department on Thursday said Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh must not be permitted to evade justice for his role in the abduction and murder of the American citizen.
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Democrats demand answers from Justice Dept about Trump's role in Capitol H
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): Members of the Democratic Party have demanded more information from the leaders of the US Department of Justice regarding what the department is doing to investigate and prosecute the attack on Capitol Hill including the role of outgoing President Donald Tr
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US Justice Dept files antitrust lawsuit against Google, alleging abuse of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Justice Department on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for alleged abuse of search dominance by the Internet giant, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said on Tuesday.
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US Justice Dept charges 5 Chinese, 2 Malaysians for hacking over 100 targe
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced charges against five Chinese nationals and two Malaysian nationals for hacking more than a hundred targets in the US and elsewhere that include telecommunication companies universities, and pro-democracy
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Ex-Los Alamos Lab employee sentenced to probation for hiding China ties: U
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI/Sputnik): A former employee for the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US state of New Mexico was put on five years probation for lying about a scheme to steal intellectual property for China, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.
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