Justice Dept. encourages prosecutions of corporate execs

In warning shot to Wall Street, new policies unveiled to guide federal prosecutors in bringing more criminal cases against individuals

• Sep 10, 2015

Feds' report on Ferguson unrest picks apart police response

Justice Department says weak leadership, excessive force - and even a poor social media strategy - marked police response

• Sep 3, 2015

Justice Dept. wants to consolidate Clinton email requests

Dozens of organizations have filed requests for the release of the former secretary of state's emails

• Sep 1, 2015

Lawmakers ask DOJ about fetal tissue law enforcement

GOP investigations into Planned Parenthood continue even as Congress is away for the August recess

• Aug 18, 2015

Justice Dept. in possession of Clinton's email server

The FBI is probing whether any classified information passed through the private email server Clinton used as secretary of state

• Aug 13, 2015

How authorities infiltrate the Internet underworld

Pro tip for going undetected in the web's underbelly: "Refer to everybody as 'bro,'" says one Secret Service agent

• Aug 11, 2015

ISIS militant who held Kayla Mueller captive is not being charged in U.S.

Umm Sayyaf had been held by military interrogators since May, when U.S. Special Forces captured her in a raid in Syria

• Aug 8, 2015

FBI investigating security of Hillary Clinton's emails

Two inspectors general are concerned about the possibility that classified information that might be on Clinton's private server may have been compromised

• Aug 5, 2015

More fights ahead on Planned Parenthood after Senate vote

Abortion-rights groups are already releasing TV ads attacking GOP supporters of the measure for stomping on women's health care needs

• Aug 4, 2015

Feds: New York man attempted to join ISIS

Authorities say Lackawanna, N.Y., man traveled to Turkey with intention of joining terrorist organization

• Jul 29, 2015

Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard to be released in November

Pollard was convicted of selling classified information to Israel

• Jul 28, 2015

​Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard up for parole soon

American eligible for parole 30 years after he was convicted of spying for Israel in a sensational espionage case

• Jul 24, 2015

Ukraine replaces entire police force to beat corruption

Kiev enlists American help to train new force, disbanding old patrol after years of allegations of bribery and harassment

• Jul 24, 2015

Dylann Roof indicted on federal hate crime charges

Witnesses said the 21-year-old accused of killing 9 black church members in Charleston was hurling racial insults during the slaughter

• Jul 22, 2015

Gun supply store in Florida declares itself "Muslim-free zone"

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is now calling on the Department of Justice to investigate

• Jul 21, 2015

Feds drop criminal prosecution of Barry Bonds

Federal appeals court had earlier overturned Bonds' obstruction of justice conviction from 2011

• Jul 21, 2015

U.S. seeks to revoke Oregon imam's citizenship

Mohamed Sheikh Abdirahman Kariye was among those who successfully sued over the no-fly list; now, the government says he helped mujahedeen

• Jul 21, 2015

FBI, Justice Department ask for greater access to encrypted data

End-to-end encryption makes it hard to monitor criminals and ISIS sympathizers, government officials told Congress

• Jul 8, 2015

Stats shed new light on how often police use body cams, Tasers

Justice Department releases new data as officials add cameras to increase transparency and to protect their officers

• Jul 7, 2015

Justice Department probes potential airline collusion

Agency confirms it has requested information from carriers, but declines to specify which are being investigated

• Jul 1, 2015

Feds: Police violated free-speech rights during Ferguson unrest

Department of Justice report summary says police response "served to escalate rather than de-escalate the overall situation"

• Jun 30, 2015

Former Qualcomm exec sentenced for insider trading

Onetime executive vice president at chip maker pleaded guilty to profiting from knowledge of company's plan to buy another

• Jun 26, 2015

New Jersey man charged with plotting to support ISIS

21-year-old man is accused of planning to join terror group overseas; 3rd arrested this month in New York and New Jersey

• Jun 18, 2015

Cleveland police enhance training ahead of consent decree

In the wake of a reform-based agreement to improve the organization, the mindset at the Cleveland police department's training academy has shifted

• Jun 10, 2015

Feds: No evidence that black man's hanging was homicide

Family members of Mississippi man Otis Byrd have said Byrd wouldn't have killed himself

• May 29, 2015

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