Tag: DOJ

DOJ Arrests Texas Man for Allegedly Threatening to Kill Georgia Election Officials

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday it arrested and charged a Texas man over allegedly sending death threats to election-related government officials in Georgia. Chad Christopher Stark, a 54-year-old man from Leander, was arrested by the FBI and has been charged with one count of communicating interstate threats, the federal agency said in…


DOJ Announces New Rule to Help Enhance Safe and Secure Storage of Firearms

The Department of Justice on Jan. 3 announced a new rule to enhance the safe and secure storage of firearms, set to take effect on Feb. 3. The new rule implements the existing Gun Control Act requirement that imposes strict licensing and regulation on the firearms industry, and states that federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that sell firearms…


DOJ Announces New Rule for Firearm Safety and Storage

The Department of Justice on Jan. 3 announced a new rule for firearm safety and storage, set to take effect on Feb. 3. The new rule implements the existing Gun Control Act requirement that imposes strict licensing and regulation on the firearms industry, and states that federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that sell firearms to the general public…


DOJ Announces New Rule for Firearm Storage

The Department of Justice has announced a new rule about how licensed sellers must store firearms, set to take effect on Feb. 3. The new rule implements the existing Gun Control Act requirement that imposes strict licensing and regulation on the firearms industry, and states that federal firearms licensees (FFLs) that sell firearms to the general public…


DOJ: John Durham Investigation Has Cost $3.8 Million

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday revealed that special counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe has cost about $3.8 million over its first year. Most of the spending occurred between April 1 and Sept. 30 of this year, with $2.3 million doled out in that timeframe, according to…


Biden DOJ Says Prisoners Released Due to COVID-19 Can Stay on Home Confinement

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that federal inmates who were released early due to the COVID-19 pandemic can remain at home. The DOJ order to the Bureau of Prisons reverses a previous decision that would have required many to return back to prison. “Thousands of people on home confinement have reconnected with their families,…


DOJ to Steer $1.6 Billion Towards Addressing Violent Crime

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday funding for a new initiative aimed at reducing violent crime. The DOJ says it is steering $1.6 billion towards addressing a “range of public safety challenges,” according to a department press release. “The Department of Justice is committed to supporting our state and local partners to combat…


DOJ Cracks Down on Fraudulent Addiction Treatment Facilities in Orange County

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Ten substance abuse facility owners and patient recruiters in Orange County were criminally charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Dec. 16, for kickback schemes involving exploiting addiction patients seeking help. For 10 months, The Sober Homes Initiative in Southern California, an anti-fraud initiative led by the DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Unit…


Cemex Says US Justice Department Closed Anti-Trust Investigation

MONTERREY, Mexico—Mexico’s Cemex, one of the world’s largest cement companies, said Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed an investigation against the company for a possible violation of anti-trust laws. Cemex also reported that it was fined about 68 million euros ($77 million) by Spanish authorities following tax audits of its operations…


GOP Senators Demand Garland Explain DOJ Memo That Treated Parents as ‘Domestic Terrorists’

A coalition of GOP senators are asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to return to the Senate Judiciary Committee to clarify an Oct. 4 memo that the senators say treated “parents at school boards as domestic terrorists.” The Nov. 29 letter, addressed to Garland, was spearheaded by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and is co-signed by Sens….