A Chinese national living in California has pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles from the United States to China, according to federal prosecutors. The Justice Department announced that 30-year-old Yuan Xie participated in a scheme with another Chinese national, Xiao Dong Qin, that would see 769 live turtles smuggled into China. The…
Chinese Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Scheme to Smuggle Endangered Turtles to China
Federal Judge Orders DOJ to Release Memo Related to Trump Obstruction of Justice Charge
A federal district court judge in Washington has ordered the release of a legal memorandum prepared by the Trump-era Justice Department for then-Attorney General William Barr to assist in his decision on whether to prosecute then-President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice during the Mueller investigation. The Justice Department had withheld the March 24, 2019…
Judge Orders DOJ to Release Memo Related to Trump Obstruction Decision
A federal judge has ordered the release of a legal memorandum prepared by the Trump-era Justice Department for then-Attorney General William Barr to assist in his decision on whether to prosecute then-President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice during the Mueller special counsel investigation. The Justice Department (DOJ) had withheld the March 24, 2019, internal…
Justice Department to Conduct Review on Combating Hate Crimes
Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to conduct a review on combating hate crimes amid increased scrutiny on reports of assault against Asian Americans. The attorney general issued a department-wide memo announcing the 30-day review, citing the “recent rise in hate crimes and hate incidents, particularly the disturbing trend in reports of violence…
Justice Department Referred Prosecutor’s Capitol Breach Interview to Internal Watchdog
Former acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin could face an internal review over comments he made during a recent interview about the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, a federal prosecutor told a judge on Tuesday. John Crabb, the chief of the criminal division for the U.S. attorney’s D.C. office, made the comments after a…
DOJ Refers Former Prosecutor’s Capitol Breach Interview to Internal Watchdog
Former Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin could face an internal review over comments he made during a recent interview about the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, a department lawyer told a judge on March 23. John Crabb, the chief of the criminal division for the U.S. attorney’s D.C. office, made the comments after a…
Judge Dismisses Journalist Lawsuit Against Rod Rosenstein for Allegedly Spying on Her Family
A federal judge this week dismissed investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson’s case against former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who she alleged had illegally spied on her and her family. Attkisson, the former CBS reporter who uncovered the “Fast and Furious” operation, had filed the lawsuit in January 2020 against Rosenstein and several Justice Department (DOJ) officials, claiming that…
Grassley Urges DOJ to Probe Obstruction of Justice in COVID-19 Nursing Home Probe
Ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to look into whether any state officials, who are subjected to the Justice Department’s CCP virus nursing home probe, had engaged in obstruction of justice. Grassley, who was joined by five other Republican senators, wrote to Garland on Monday…
AG Garland Vows to Uphold One Standard of Justice in First Speech at DOJ
Attorney General Merrick Garland has vowed to uphold one standard of justice on his first day leading the Department of Justice, echoing comments made by his predecessor William Barr during Barr’s tenure. Garland addressed the whole of the Justice Department (DOJ) on Thursday where he reiterated his promise to apply one standard of justice across…
Feinberg to Oversee $500 Million Boeing 737 MAX Victim Fund
March 11, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Prominent attorneys Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros will be named to oversee a $500 million victim compensation fund for the relatives of 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, a spokeswoman for Feinberg confirmed on Wednesday. As part of a settlement with the Justice Department, Boeing in January agreed to pay $500…
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