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Justice Department investigating Md. State Police over possible employment discrimination

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Maryland Department of State Police to examine if the agency had racially discriminatory hiring and promotion practices, officials announced Friday.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

US charges Haitian man for role in missionary kidnappings

US Justice Department says Jean Pelice, alleged member of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang, was involved in October abductions.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2022

US to Disburse $92 mn to FIFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF in Wake of Corruption Probe

FIFA and other entities injured in the global football corruption scheme that exploded in 2015 are set to receive another $92 million in compensation, the US Department of Justice said Thursday. US officials had said last year that FIFA, world football's governing body, would receive $201 million confiscated from corrupt…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 1, 2022

Justice Department Reports Federal Arrests For Marijuana Declined As The More States Legalize It

The US Department of Justice reported that federal marijuana arrests continue to decline as more states move to legalize cannabis.”

Benzinga · May 23, 2022

How the arrival of the Amadea superyacht wedged Fiji between a Russian oligarch and the United States government

Seizing the opulent superyachts of Vladimir Putin's nearest and dearest is a move designed to cut off the Russian leader from his wealthy friends, but in the case of the Amadea, it's the tiny island nation of Fiji that's wearing the cost.

ABC News · May 14, 2022

FBI, US Marshals in Fiji as authorities seize control of Russian superyacht the Amadea

Two days after a Fijian High Court judge accepts a United States warrant to seize Russian superyacht the Amadea, the FBI board the vessel.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

2 Europeans Charged Alongside Ethereum Developer In North Korea Sanctions-Evasion Case

Two Europeans were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with providing cryptocurrency and blockchain technology services to North Korea illegally.

Benzinga · Apr 26, 2022

The U.S. Isn't Going to Slacken Scrutiny After Ending the ‘China Initiative’

While the controversial China Initiative targeted mainly academics and researchers of Chinese descent for alleged espionage, the nascent Nation-State Threat Strategy significantly expands its enforcement scope to broader economic and ideological interests

Caixin Global · Apr 20, 2022

EXPLAINER: What do new Alabama laws say on transgender kids?

Alabama has become the first state to criminalize the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under age 19

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

TX uses lawsuits to attack voting rights

Texas is using redistricting lawsuits to wage its assault on voting protections

Salon · Apr 4, 2022