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Xe — formerly Blackwater — fined $7.5 million over arms case
WASHINGTON — The security firm formerly known as Blackwater has agreed to pay a fine of $7.5 million to avoid US prosecution for smuggling arms, the Justice Department said in a statement Tuesday. The company, now known as Academi, will pay the fine in addition to a previously agreed $42…
Guitar-maker Gibson pays $350,000 over illegal woods
Guitar-maker Gibson agreed to pay a settlement of $350,000 to avoid criminal charges for importing illegally harvested wood, the Justice Department announced on Monday. A penalty of $300,000 will go to the government, with an additional $50,000 earmarked for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to promote tree conservation, the…
Justice Department to investigate PA voter ID law
The Justice Department, headed by Attorney General Eric Holder, has requested that the state of Pennsylvania hand over “information and databases” required to determine whether the state’s new voter ID law is discriminatory, according to CBS News. Pennsylvania’s law is one of many of its kind that Republican politicians are…
Justice department defends its e-book antitrust suit
US antitrust authorities Monday defended their lawsuit accusing Apple and major publishers of a price-fixing conspiracy on e-books, saying the action is “in the public interest.” The Justice Department filed its response in US District Court in New York in the case, which alleges a collusion to boost the prices…
Wells Fargo pays $175 million for racist lending
Top US bank Wells Fargo is to pay $175 million to resolve allegations that it charged African-American and Hispanic borrowers higher fees and interest rates than whites, the Justice Department said Thursday. The bank is accused of engaging “in a pattern or practice of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic…
Holder on Texas voter ID law: ‘We call those poll taxes’
Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday compared voter ID laws like the one in Texas to “poll taxes” that were outlawed by the 24th Amendment. “As many of you know, yesterday was the first day in the trial of a case that the state of Texas filed against the Justice…
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to take on Defense of Marriage Act
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeals of lower court rulings striking down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act, according to the Associated Press. The Defense of Marriage Act was enacted in 1996 and Section 3 of the law, which…
Justice Department sues fundamentalist Mormon sect for discrimination
Justice Department sues fundamentalist Mormon sect for discrimination) Hildale, Utah sits at the base of red rock cliff mountains with its sister city, Colorado City, Ariz. in the foreground. Most residents are members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) run by the group’s jailed leader…
Justice Department sues Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio for ‘targeting Latinos’
The U.S. Department of Justice held a press conference this afternoon to announce its lawsuit against controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for engaging “in a pattern or practice of unlawful discriminatory police conduct directed at Latinos in Maricopa County,” according to “Talking Points Memo.” Arpaio and his office, says the…
Rep. Issa releases draft resolution accusing Holder of contempt
WASHINGTON — A key Republican lawmaker released a draft resolution Thursday accusing US Attorney General Eric Holder of contempt of Congress for allegedly failing to cooperate with a probe into a botched government effort to track arms flows into Mexico. Darrell Issa, head of the House Oversight and Government Reform…
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