Category: Department of Justice (DOJ)

Chinese Student Indicted Over Allegedly Stalking, Harassing Pro-Democracy Activist in Boston

A Chinese student has been indicted in connection with allegedly stalking and threatening a U.S. permanent resident who posted flyers in support of democracy in China, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Jan. 10. Wu Xiaolei, a Chinese citizen studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, was indicted by a federal grand jury…


Republican Investigated By Jan. 6 Panel Seeks to Join GOP Investigations Into Jan. 6

A Republican lawmaker targeted by the now-defunct January 6 Committee said on Jan. 8 that he was interested in joining a proposed probe of those same investigators. The January 6 panel, formed in 2021 under the guiding hand of then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was almost entirely constituted of Democrats. Only two Republicans,…


Republican Investigated by Jan. 6 Panel Seeks to Join GOP Investigations Into Jan. 6, 2021

A Republican lawmaker targeted by the now-defunct Jan. 6 Committee said on Jan. 8 that he was interested in joining a proposed probe of those same investigators. The Jan. 6 panel, formed in 2021 under the guiding hand of then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was almost entirely constituted of Democrats. Only two Republicans,…


2 Ex-State DOJ Supervisors Charged in Embezzlement Case

LOS ANGELES—Two former supervisors from the California Department of Justice were charged Jan. 5 with embezzlement and other counts for allegedly diverting about $12,500 in government funds, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday. Eric Bunde—who between January 2014 and November 2017 oversaw the Los Angeles Regional…


Omnibus Bill Has Extra Funds for DOJ to Pursue More Jan. 6 Lawsuits

The $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page omnibus government funding bill released early Tuesday morning, contains funds for the Justice Department (DOJ) to pursue additional lawsuits related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. The bill lists various funds, based on Jan. 6 events. It would give U.S. attorneys $2.63 billion—an increase of $212.2 million—”to…


DOJ to Monitor Voting in Georgia During Runoff Election

As Georgians head to the polls again on Dec. 6 to decide who will claim the last U.S. Senate seat, the Justice Department (DOJ) will be monitoring the polls in four counties for compliance with federal voting laws. “For this election, the Civil Rights Division will monitor for compliance with the federal voting rights laws…


Top FBI Official Steps Down as Republicans Prepare to Probe Into Bureau

A top FBI official has stepped down just as House Republicans have announced plans to investigate recent operations and actions at the bureau. In a Dec. 2 post to his LinkedIn profile, Steven D’Antuono, assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, announced his retirement. “After a 26-year, 10-month career with the FBI,…


Divided Loyalties? Who Was Former AG Bill Barr Really Serving?

William Barr was hired to restore public faith in federal law enforcement. The fact that more people distrust the DOJ and FBI now than they did before his tenure is evidence he failed. By not holding U.S. officials responsible for repeated election interference, he facilitated further abuses of our political system. Now, Barr’s latest attacks…


Men Gets up to 11 Years in Prison for Nigeria-Related Multimillion-Dollar Fraud

Two California men were sentenced Nov. 15 to up to 11 years in federal prison for participating in an international multimillion-dollar scheme involving Nigerian nationals. George Ugochukwu Egwumba, 47, of Cypress, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner to 132 months and Princewell Arinze Duru, 33, of Sacramento, to 81 months. In…


Man Gets Over 8 Years in Prison for $6.6 Million COVID Loan Fraud

A Riverside County man was sentenced Nov. 14 to 102 months in federal prison for falsely obtaining over $6.6 million in COVID-19 small business relief funds. Muhammad Atta, 39, of Corona, was also ordered by the judge to pay about $6.64 million in restitution. “It’s important that the sentence imposed today sends the message that…