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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida charged with stealing FEMA money, using it for her campaign, DOJ says

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Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted in federal court Wednesday for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds and routing some of it to her campaign account. The Justice Department alleges that in 2021, a year before Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to Congress, a company that she ran called Trinity Healthcare Services was … Read more

Trump housing official seeks new DOJ prosecution of Letitia James

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A Trump administration official made two criminal referrals Wednesday against New York Attorney General Letitia James months after the Justice Department failed for a third time in its efforts to prosecute the longtime target of President Donald Trump. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte alleged in the referrals that James committed insurance fraud, saying … Read more

DOJ settles with Michael Flynn over Russia probe after wrongful prosecution claim: ‘Historic injustice’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement Wednesday with Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, over a legal battle tied to his contacts with a Russian diplomat during the Mueller probe.  Official court papers seen by Fox News Digital do not … Read more

Senate confirms DOJ fraud chief as Minnesota daycare scandal draws national scrutiny

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate confirmed Colin McDonald on a 52–47 vote to serve as the Justice Department’s first assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement on Tuesday, as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to crack down on abuse of taxpayer-funded programs. The confirmation comes as federal officials continue … Read more

DOJ accuses courts of undercutting executive power in high-stakes Supreme Court border case

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice will argue Tuesday that lower courts are undermining the federal government’s ability to manage the southern border in a closely watched Supreme Court case about how migrants make asylum claims. DOJ lawyers wrote in court papers ahead of the arguments that an appeals … Read more

DOJ guts office that helps indigent immigrants obtain affordable legal aid, sources say

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The Justice Department has quietly gutted a more than 60-year-old program created to ensure that low-income and indigent immigrants can receive competent and affordable legal representation, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell CBS News. The Recognition and Accreditation program, which is part of the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, accredits … Read more

DOJ moves to dismiss criminal case against ex-police officers charged for role in Breonna Taylor’s death

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The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss its criminal case against two former Louisville police officers who were facing civil rights charges in connection with the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. In a court filing Friday, lawyers from the Civil Rights Division said they are seeking to dismiss the pending case against Joshua Jaynes … Read more

DOJ says it shut down websites that spread Iranian propaganda, threatened dissidents and took credit for hacks

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The Justice Department says it has shuttered four websites that were allegedly used by Iranian government-linked groups to post hacked information and threaten regime critics. The move comes amid fears that the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran could expand into cyberattacks. A news agency linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards has threatened American tech … Read more

DOJ subpoenas ex-FBI Director James Comey over role in 2017 Russia intel assessment

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department (DOJ) has subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey over his role in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russian election interference, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital.  The subpoena marks a new escalation after Fox News Digital previously reported that Comey … Read more

DOJ fires warning shot at Letitia James over transgender treatments for minors

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Justice is warning New York Attorney General Letitia James to back away from her fight with NYU Langone Health over its decision to stop providing certain transgender treatments to minors, arguing federal law does not require the hospital to offer the … Read more