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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…
New York bomb plotter convicted on terror charges
NEW YORK — An American who US officials said was an Al-Qaeda operative was convicted Tuesday on terrorism charges for plotting with two accomplices to launch suicide bomb attacks in the New York subway system. Adis Medunjanin, a resident of Queens, New York, faces a mandatory sentence of life in…
U.S. lawmakers seek data on anti-Sikh crime
WASHINGTON — Nearly 100 US lawmakers appealed Thursday for a compiling of data on hate crimes against Sikh Americans, seeking better ways to combat racially motivated attacks against the community. Sikh Americans have voiced alarm over harassment and violence since the September 11, 2001 attacks as some assailants mistakenly considered…
Apple denies e-book pricing conspiracy
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple denied a charge that it schemed with publishers to hike prices for e-books, portraying itself as a hero for prying Amazon’s “monopolistic grip” from the market. “The DOJ’s accusation of collusion against Apple is simple not true,” Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr said in an emailed statement…
DOJ casts wide net with mortgage subpoenas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Justice Department inquiry into the packaging and sale of home loans by the biggest U.S. banks casts a wide net and appears to significantly overlap with other enforcement efforts, according to people who have viewed subpoenas sent to the firms. The civil subpoenas that were…
DOJ indicts doctor for $375 million Medicare fraud
The Justice Department indicted a Rockwall, Texas doctor Tuesday morning for allegedly receiving $375 million in phony Medicare billings in what is considered to be the largest health care fraud case in American history. According to The Los Angeles Times, Dr. Jacques Roy is facing life in prison and a…
Man arrested near Capitol in FBI terrorism sting
WASHINGTON — A Moroccan man was arrested Friday as he tried to carry out an Al-Qaeda suicide bombing in the US Capitol, under the watch of the FBI which was conducting a sting, officials said. The FBI said it conducted an undercover operation as part of a longstanding terrorism probe…
Texas sues Justice Dept. to speed implementation of voter ID law
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday, claiming the agency has delayed the approval of a voter ID law. Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department or a federal court is required to pre-clear laws affecting voters…
Analysis: Holder, top DOJ lawyers were partners with big banks
(Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Lanny Breuer, head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, were partners for years at a Washington law firm that represented a Who’s Who of big banks and other companies at the center of alleged foreclosure fraud, a Reuters inquiry shows. The firm,…
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