Interagency cooperation and new provisions focus on consumer protection from fee hikes. Multiple agencies in President Biden’s administration recently announced partnerships to address price hikes and industry “junk…
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Former U.S. Diplomat Pleads Guilty as Cuban Agent
Avoids severe espionage charges by accepting multiple lesser crimes Former U.S. diplomat Manuel Rocha pled guilty to charges of conspiracy for working as a foreign agent for the…
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House Passes Package of Six Appropriations Bills
The $460 billion so-called “minibus” averts a partial government shutdown. The House of Representatives passed a more than one-thousand-page, $460 billion package to fund the federal government, averting…
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Russian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
The individual participated in an illicit international network. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the guilty plea submitted by Russian citizen Maxim Marchenko on the charges of money…
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12 Additional Criminal Charges Brought Against Senator Menendez
He continues to maintain his innocence. Federal prosecutors brought an additional 12 criminal charges against Senator Bob Menendez on Tuesday, bringing the total charges against him to 16.…
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Classified Document Leaker Pleads Guilty
U.S. Air National Guard member faces years in prison. The Massachusetts Air National Guard Member who leaked classified military documents on the social media platform Discord pled guilty…
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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Texas Immigration Law
The order pauses the controversial law’s enactment until March 13. A day after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay that would have allowed Texas to…
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Federal Appeals Court Allows Texas Immigration Law to Take Effect
The court granted a temporary stay of a lower court ruling that blocked the law. The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay removing the…
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DOJ Charges Current and Former NYCHA Employees with Bribery and Extortion
Attorney General Garland says the crimes are “serious violations of the public trust.“ The Department of Justice arrested 70 current and former employees of the New York City…
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DOJ Updates Rules for Investigators Access to Journalists’ Records
The Justice Department seeks to ensure federal investigations follow the rules. The Justice Department has updated rules that prohibit department personnel from seeking journalists’ records. Prosecutors may only…
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