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2 Men Arrested, Charged With Rug Pull: What The Court Case Means For NFTs

The U.S. Justice Department has formally charged two people with money laundering and fraud related to a “rug pull” that occurred with the launch of a non-fungible token collection.

Benzinga

Bannon’s escape plan: how the Trump strategist is trying to dodge prison

Bannon is advancing a high-stakes defense as he battles a case that could mean up to a year in federal prison and thousands of dollars in fines if convicted

The Guardian - US

US Indicts 4 Russian hackers for attacks on energy sector

WASHINGTON — Four Russian nationals who worked for their government committed cyberattacks against hundreds of companies in the energy sector worldwide, including the operator of a nuclear power facility in Kansas, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday as part of a sweeping pair of indictments aimed at curbing state-sponsored hacks.

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Russian officials charged in years-old energy sector hacks

The Justice Department says four Russian government officials have been charged in hacks that targeted the global energy industry and thousands of computers around the world between 2012 and 2018

The Independent UK

Jan 6 committee to consider criminal contempt referral for Trump allies Scavino and Navarro

If pursued by the Justice Department each count carries up to a year of prison time and $100,000 in fines

The Independent UK

Texas voting law hits Black voters hard

Skyrocketing ballot rejections, Democrats say, is "direct" and "intended" result of state's new voting restrictions

Salon

Congress’ protections for whistleblowers only go so far

WASHINGTON — Congress wants to ensure that former President Donald Trump’s attempted coercion of Ukraine in 2019 — and his effort to thwart and intimidate the official who disclosed it — never recur. But a new law aimed at doing that is insufficient, several whistleblower advocates contended.

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Congress' protections for whistleblowers only go so far - Roll Call

New whistleblower protections, a response to Donald Trump's first impeachment, don't go far enough, advocates for whistleblowers say.

Roll Call

A Cavalcade of Paranoia

It's episode 399 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason

Sarah Lawrence sex cult leader suffers apparent seizure — after feds mistakenly release list of prostitution clients

NEW YORK — The trial of accused Sarah Lawrence College sex cult leader Lawrence Ray descended into chaos Tuesday as the alleged abuser was wheeled out of the courthouse on a stretcher — and the Justice Department mistakenly released a list of well-heeled johns who paid to have sex with…

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Pence spent Jan 6 at underground Senate loading dock, Secret Service confirms

‘It is wild to see that he was in a loading dock in an underground parking garage beneath the Capitol complex,’ journalist Jonathan Karl says

The Independent UK

FBI Will Publish Long-Delayed Police Use-of-Force Data

Lack of participation from police departments has stymied the FBI's national use-of-force database for the past three years, but FBI Director Christopher Wray said a required threshold has finally been met.

Reason

US expands travel bans on Chinese officials for persecution

The Biden administration is expanding travel bans on Chinese officials whom it accuses of repressing ethnic and religious minorities

The Independent UK

Justice Department accuses Google of hiding business communications

The government says the tech giant is hiding business documents by misusing attorney-client privilege.

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UnitedHealth Group blasts DOJ arguments in lawsuit over Change Healthcare deal

UnitedHealth Group is mounting a vigorous defense of its proposed $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare by arguing a Justice Department lawsuit to block the deal puts forward theories with "no basis in fact and law" about how competition could be harmed.

The Independent UK

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon tells followers to ‘take down the illegitimate Biden regime’

Former White House chief strategist’s latest rant against Biden comes as Trump-backed candidates flounder

The Independent UK

U.S. Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy case

U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu – a former political refugee – were targeted in a spying operation ahead of the Beijing Olympics that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu said

The Independent UK

Chinese operative accused in plot to undermine US candidate

Five people accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese government have been charged with plotting to stalk and harass Chinese dissidents living in the United States

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Breonna Taylor’s mom asks DOJ to charge officers for her death

The mother of Breonna Taylor, the Louisville woman who was shot and killed during a police raid at her apartment in March 2020, met with Justice Department officials to ask them to charge the officers involved in her daughter’s death.

The Independent UK

Emmett Till’s family calls for murder charges against accuser in 1955 lynching

Justice Department reopened, then closed, renewed probe into Black teenager’s killing

Los Angeles Times

Some Jan. 6 trials are on hold. Why? There's too much evidence

WASHINGTON — The amount of evidence collected as part of the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection rivals what the Hubble telescope has amassed in its three-decade orbit. And sorting through it all has ground many of its criminal cases to a halt.

Reuters

Ukrainian man charged in major ransomware spree extradited to U.S. - Justice Dept

A Ukrainian man charged last year with conducting one of the most severe ransomware attacks against U.S. targets has been extradited to the United States and made a court appearance on Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department said.

The Independent UK

Did Amazon violate federal laws? Lawmakers ask for DOJ probe

Lawmakers have made good on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Amazon and its senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other laws in testimony on its competition practices

Benzinga

US Lawmakers Urge DOJ To Probe Amazon: WSJ

A U.S. congressional committee urged the Justice Department to investigate Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) for potential criminal obstruction of Congress, the Wall Street Journal reports. The committee alleged Amazon's refusal to disclose information as part of its investigation into Amazon's competitive practices. Amazon allegedly attempted to cover up a lie that Amazon told lawmakers…

Benzinga

DOJ, SEC Investigate Possible Insider Trading Violation On Microsoft-Activision Deal: WSJ

Federal prosecutors and securities regulators are investigating three men with an unrealized profit of ~$60 million on the options trade, betting on Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI), the Wall Street Journal reports. The Justice Department investigated for possible violation of insider-trading law by the options trades violated insider-trading laws. The SEC…

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