Tag: DOJ

Hunter Biden Probe Needs Independent Counsel: Peter Schweizer

Author and investigative journalist Peter Schweizer has called for a special counsel to take on the investigation into Hunter Biden that’s being conducted in Delaware to avoid conflicts of interest. Schweizer raised concern about the potential influence of Biden-appointed Attorney General Merrick Garland on the U.S. Attorney for Delaware who is taking charge of the…


Rep. Cline Calls Into Question DOJ Appeal on Mask Mandates

One congressman says the Department of Justice (DOJ) is misinterpreting the statute it’s citing as it appeals a decision from a federal judge that says the government exceeded its authority by imposing mask mandates on public transportation. On April 18, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…


US Marshal-Led Operation Sees Over 700 Arrested in Mississippi

More than 700 individuals in north Mississippi were arrested during a month-long U.S. Marshals led operation in the state, Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The operation, dubbed “Operation MPACT” (Mississippi Partnering Agencies Coming Together), led to the arrests of hundreds of individuals in the state on a variety of charges including homicide, aggravated assault, aggravated…


Chinese National Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison Over $20 Million Pandemic Fraud Scheme

A Chinese national has been sentenced to more than four years in prison over a scheme to defraud $20 million in federal pandemic relief loans meant for distressed small businesses. New York resident Ma Muge falsely claimed to have hundreds of employees under two phony companies, New York International Capital LLC (NYIC) and Hurley Human…


US Government Charges 21 People With $150 Million in COVID-19 Related Fraud

Twenty-one people nationwide have been hit with criminal charges for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud schemes that exploited the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on April 20. The cases resulted in nearly $150 million in alleged false billings and theft from federal pandemic assistance programs. The DOJ seized…


Justice Department Appeals Transportation Mask Ruling

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department on Wednesday appealed a judge’s ruling ending a mask mandate on public transportation and airplanes, a spokesman said, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the measure was still needed. A U.S. district judge ruled on Monday that the mandates, which apply to planes, trains and other public transportation,…


Justice Department Appeals Transportation Mask Mandate Ruling

The Department of Justice is set to appeal a judge’s ruling that ended a federal mask mandate on public transportation and planes, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined the mandate was still necessary. “In light of today’s assessment by [the CDC] that an order requiring masking in the transportation corridor remains necessary…


Ericsson Shares Drop Post Q1 Results; Acknowledges DOJ Penalty, Russia Business Suspension

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson reported a first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 11 percent year-on-year to SEK 55.1 billion. Group organic sales grew by 3 percent Y/Y, driven by Networks in North America, Europe, and Latin America. Organic sales in Networks rose 4 percent Y/Y, and Digital Services sales down by 2 percent Y/Y. It reported an EPS…


US Settles With BLM Protesters Forcefully Cleared From White House Park

The Biden administration agreed to amend some U.S. Park Police and Secret Service policies as part of a partial settlement agreement reached with Black Lives Matter protesters who were removed by law enforcement near the White House in June 2020. The United States Park Police (USPP) and the United States Secret Service (USSS) agreed to…


16 Missing Children Recovered in Operation, Sex Trafficking Allegations Uncovered

A three-month operation has seen 16 missing and endangered children rescued or recovered, and five individuals arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in the New Orleans, Louisiana metro area. The agency’s operation “Fresh Start” was conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Louisiana New Orleans Task Force’s Missing Child Unit (MCU) from Jan….