The Latest Breaking News from DOJ

Binance crypto exchange founder to step down amid US illicit finance probe

US authorities say CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to breaking anti-money laundering laws.

Al Jazeera · Nov 21, 2023

CZ, founder of crypto giant Binance, pleads guilty to money laundering violations

Changpeng Zhao agreed to plead guilty to money laundering charges and step down from Binance as part of a sweeping settlement with the Department of Justice and top regulators.

WEKU · Nov 21, 2023

Derek Chauvin breaks silence in first prison interview over George Floyd’s murder

The interview was part of a documentary about the fallout of George Floyd’s death

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023

Key study of Camp Lejeune cancers in limbo as cases go to court - Roll Call

The results of a cancer study on tainted water at the Marine Corps Camp Lejeune base aren’t public despite the study wrapping up months ago.

Roll Call · Nov 14, 2023

Riot breaks out at scandal-hit South Carolina jail accused of violating inmates’ civil rights

It is the latest in a long string of violent incidents at the troubled Alvin S Glenn Detention Center in Columbia

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023

Experts: Cannon set up big trial delay

"The more you review it, the worse Cannon's order looks," says ex-U.S. Attorney Harry Litman

Salon · Nov 13, 2023

Smith busts Trump bid to hoodwink judge

Legal experts say Smith just exposed Trump team's "lies and gamesmanship" on cameras in courtroom

Salon · Nov 13, 2023

The FBI Needs Downsizing, Not $3.5 Billion for a New Headquarters

Lawmakers from Maryland and Virginia fought over which state should house the new site rather than whether the bureau even needs so many agents.

Reason · Nov 10, 2023

Trump says he would weaponise DOJ and FBI against political enemies

In a warning to his political foes, Mr Trump told Univision that the Biden administration had let the ‘genie out of the box’

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Three people arrested over ‘high end’ brothel with elite clientele

The ‘commercial sex-buyers’ allegedly included elected officials, high tech and pharmaceutical executives, doctors, military officers and government contractors

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023