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Justice Department accuses Visa of debit network monopoly that impacts price of ‘nearly everything'
Visa and MasterCard have surged in the past two decades, reaching a combined $1 trillion market cap. That has attracted unwanted attention from regulators.
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Justice Department accuses RealPage of a scheme to help landlords hike rents in antitrust lawsuit
The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Friday against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices.
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Judge orders DOJ to return helmet, spear to ‘QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley
“QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to oppose the election of President Joe Biden over then-President Donald Trump.
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Housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children engaged in sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says
The largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has been accused of “severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual abuse of and harassment” of children in its care.
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Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute
Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden’s special counsel audio interview, hours after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt of Congress charge.
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The DOJ has sued Ticketmaster. What that means for ticket prices, fees and concertgoers
Will the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices?
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‘It's time to break up Live Nation': DOJ sues Ticketmaster parent company over illegal monopoly
The Justice Department accuses Live Nation of a slew of “unlawful, anticompetitive” practices that allow it to maintain a stronghold over the live music scene.
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Justice Department charges brothers with $25 million crypto theft that took 12 seconds
The brothers plotted the “first-of-its-kind” cryptocurrency fraud involving Ethereum blockchain over several months, the DOJ said.
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DOJ announces settlement with Larry Nassar's victims
The Department of Justice agreed to pay more than $138 million to victims of disgraced sports physician Larry Nassar, officials said on Tuesday.
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The DOJ is investigating dozens of threats against election workers
The Department of Justice is investigating dozens of threats made to election workers, federal officials said Monday, and has charged 20 individuals so far.
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‘I am not the president's lawyer': Listen to AG Garland's opening statement to Congress
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to address accusations from Republican lawmakers that the Justice Department is unethically protecting President Joe Biden and his family.
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Body cam catches elite federal prosecutor offering his Justice Department card in DUI crash arrest
Joseph Ruddy, a prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa, was captured on video offering his business card to police after a hit-and-run, while his blood-alcohol level tested over twice the legal limit.
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Justice Department announces charges against hundreds of alleged COVID-19 fraudsters
Hundreds of people have been charged with the theft of more than $830 million in COVID-19 emergency aid following a nationwide operation conducted by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday.
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Prosecutors seek 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
The Justice Department is seeking 33 years in prison for Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Citing police error, Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men in attack on Black FedEx driver
A Mississippi judge has cited police errors in declaring a mistrial for two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx employee who was making a delivery.
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Trump has been indicted in a fourth case. Here's where all the investigations stand
Donald Trump has now been indicted in a fourth case, with the former president being charged Monday in Georgia over his efforts to overturn his 2020 general election defeat in the state.
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Georgia grand jury indicts Trump in election probe
There were 19 total defendants, including Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.
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DA for Martha's Vineyard asks feds for help investigating migrant flights
Days after announcing an investigation into Florida’s decision to send flights filled with migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last year, a Massachusetts district attorney sent a letter to the U.S. attorney general formally requesting assistance and backing a federal probe of what happened. Two planes filled with undocumented immigrants landed on Martha’s Vineyard last September, leaving the island scrambling to...
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Mississippi discriminates against Black residents with appointed judges, Justice Department says
The Justice Department says a new Mississippi law discriminates against residents of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson.
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Justice Department appeals length of prison sentence for Oath Keepers founder in Jan. 6 attack
The Justice Department’s announcement came after it suffered a rare setback in a related case involving Oath Keepers associates.