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Associated Press accuses Justice Department of ‘massive and unprecedented intrusion’
The Associated Press said Monday the US Justice Department had secretly obtained two months of phone records from its news operations, calling it a “massive and unprecedented intrusion.” The US news agency protested the seizure in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder saying “there can be no possible justification…
Officials charge Texas suspect Bryce Ashley Reed on bomb charges
Federal authorities on Friday charged a Texas man with illegal possession of bomb making materials, but would not say whether the arrest is linked to a probe into last month’s deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant. The US Justice Department said in a statement that Bryce Ashley Reed, 31, was…
Lawyers say case against Kim Dotcom threatens Internet freedom
Lawyers for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom accused the US government Wednesday of launching a flawed prosecution against their client with “frightening” implications for all Internet users. The New Zealand-based Internet tycoon’s legal team released a “white paper” to coincide with a visit to Auckland by US Attorney General Eric Holder,…
Justice Department sues drug maker for paying doctors kickbacks
The US Justice Department on Friday accused drug maker Novartis of paying kickbacks to doctors to prescribe the company’s drugs over others. In the second US action against the Swiss firm this week, the Justice Department said Novartis had boosted sales of its expensive brand-name drugs with incentives for prescribing…
Two Iraqis living in U.S. sentenced in terrorism case
A US judge sentenced two Iraqi men living in Kentucky to federal prison for their role in a plot to ship weapons to Iraqi insurgents and raise money for the Al-Qaeda terror network. Mohanad Shareef Hammadi, 25, was sentenced to life in federal prison while his accomplice Waad Ramadan Alwan,…
North Carolina sheriff’s office targeted Latinos: DOJ
WASHINGTON — A North Carolina sheriff’s department systematically targeted Hispanics for traffic checks and other infringements, the US Justice Department ruled Tuesday after a two-year investigation. Alamance County Sheriff’s Office had an “egregious pattern” of profiling, which violated the Constitution and federal law, engaging in “discriminatory policing against Latinos,” officials…
U.S. guard pleads guilty to planning to spy for China
WASHINGTON — A former civilian guard at a US consulate in China pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he planned to sell secrets to Chinese security officials, the US Justice Department said. Bryan Underwood, a 32-year-old American who worked at the US consulate in the southeastern Chinese city of Guangzhou,…
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…
Police bust online narcotics ‘Farmers Market’
LOS ANGELES — US authorities announced the bust of an online narcotics “Farmers Market” where people around the globe could buy LSD, ecstasy and other illicit substances. Fifteen people were arrested as the result of a two-year-long investigation code-named “Project Adam Bomb” and involved law enforcement in Scotland, Columbia, the…
DOJ files antitrust suit against Apple’s e-book pricing ‘conspiracy’
The US Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit naming Apple and five publishing houses alleging a “conspiracy to limit” e-book price competition, court documents showed. The suit filed in US District Court in New York said the conspiracy involved “schemes to limit Amazon’s ability to discount e-books,” hurting consumers. The…
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