The Latest Breaking News from Justice Department

U.S. Charges Two Colombians For Their Role in The Disappearance Of a Boat Carrying 40 Migrants

Neither the boat nor its occupants have been found.

Latin Times · Dec 18, 2024

Trump's January 6 Pardons Could Address Some Real Injustices

The president-elect makes valid points in highlighting potential abuses of prosecutorial power.

Reason · Dec 18, 2024

Two charged in connection with Iran drone strike that killed 3 US troops in the Middle East

Two men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, have been arrested on charges that they exported sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American troops early this year and injured dozens of other servicemembers

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024

Remote North Korean 'IT Warriors' Funneled $88 Million To Country's Weapons Programs: Feds

The North Koreans used false or borrowed identities from American citizens to get tech jobs with U.S. companies.

International Business Times · Dec 13, 2024

US Charges Ex-head Of Syrian Prison With Torture

The former head of a notorious Syrian prison was charged Thursday in the United States with torturing opponents of the now-collapsed government of Bashar al-Assad, the Justice Department said.

International Business Times · Dec 13, 2024

Biden Issues More Pardons and Commutations Under Pressure From Criminal Justice Groups

Biden commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 federal offenders who had been serving the remainder of their sentences on home confinement after being released from prison during COVID-19.

Reason · Dec 12, 2024

North Korean nationals indicted in scheme using IT workers to funnel money for weapons programs

Fourteen North Korean nationals have been indicted in a scheme using information technology workers with false identities to contract with U.S. companies, workers who then allegedly funneled their wages to North Korea for development of ballistic missiles and other weapons

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024

Watchdog finds FBI intelligence missteps before Jan. 6 riot, but no undercover agents were present

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024

‘No evidence’ undercover FBI agents joined Capitol riots despite ongoing conspiracy theories, watchdog finds

More than two dozen FBI confidential sources were in Washington on January 6

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024

Timeline of events since Breonna Taylor's shooting death by police

Here is a timeline of events that began with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was killed by police in her home in Louisville, Kentucky

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024