TicketMaster parent Live Nation facing DOJ antitrust lawsuit as soon as May: report
The Department of Justice is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation next month. The Wall Street Journal reported This was disclosed on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Ticketmaster, a subsidiary of Live Nation, has been accused of heavy-handed tactics and high prices for decades, but in 2022 it was […]
‘Reprehensible’: GOP Rep Urges DOJ To Investigate ‘Death To America’ Chanters
Republican members of Congress from Michigan denounced “Death to America” chants made during an Al Quds rally late last week in Dearborn, Michigan, and called for Biden to take action on the anti-American rhetoric in statements to the Daily Caller. The chants erupted following activist Tarek Bazzi’s speech at the event, addressing past criticisms of […]
DOJ Publishes New Rule That Massively Expands Background Checks For Gun Purchases
The Department of Justice (DOJ) published a new federal regulation Wednesday that will expand the regime of federal firearms background checks to cover guns purchased online, at gun shows and in informal markets. In August of 2023, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced a new rulemaking proposal to redefine when […]
Former US ambassador, NSC official admits to acting as secret agent for Cuba, learns fate: DOJ
A former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia and member of the National Security Council pleaded guilty Friday to secretly acting as an agent of the government of the Republic of Cuba for decades, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). A federal judge sentenced Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, of Miami, to 15 years in prison for […]
‘International Sextortion Scheme’ Leads To Arrest Of American Woman, DOJ Says
Hadja Kone, 28, of Wilmington, Delaware was arrested Friday for allegedly participating in a sextortion scheme that targeted thousands of young men across several countries, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Kone, along with 22-year-old Siaka Ouattara of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire and other unnamed co-conspirators “allegedly operated an international, financially motivated sextortion and money laundering […]
DOJ Unmasks ‘Inconsistencies’ in Fani Willis’s Use of Federal Grant Funds
The Department of Justice announced Friday that it granted a whistleblower complaint by Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis, revealing “inconsistencies” in the use of federal grants. Willis used to fired The whistleblower alleged that Fulton County officials fraudulently processed $488,000 in federal grants for “stolen property,” computers and travel expenses. “This is the same grant […]
Biden DOJ sides with Native American tribe in court filing ripping Canadian pipeline as trespassing
The Biden administration’s Justice Department has sided with Native American tribes, arguing that a giant underground pipeline carrying fuel from Wisconsin to Canada illegally trespasses on tribal lands. In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, Justice Department lawyers argue that Enbridge Energy Company is “liable for trespass” […]
DOJ Charges Man With Triggering Explosion Outside Office Of State Attorney General
An Alabama man suspected of detonating an explosive device outside the Alabama Attorney General’s Office was arrested Wednesday. Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 26, of Irondale, was charged with malicious use of an explosive and possession of an unregistered destructive device, the Department of Justice press release states. BREAKING: 26-yr-old Kyle Calvert of Irondale arrested, charged w/ […]
DOJ Sues Utah Claiming State Discriminated Against Transgender Inmate
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said states discriminated against transgender prisoners because they were late applying for hormone therapy, and prisoners were not able to purchase women’s clothing or be transferred to women’s facilities. filed a lawsuit against the state of Utah. The complaint charges that the Utah Department of Corrections violated the Americans […]
Teen who pledged loyalty to ISIS busted for ‘truly horrific’ plot to commit mass shootings at Idaho churches: DOJ
The FBI arrested an 18-year-old Idaho man over the weekend who uncovered a “truly horrifying” and “violent plot” to attack a church in Coeur d’Alene on behalf of ISIS, according to the Justice Department. Alexander Mercurio is now providing material support and assistance to a designated foreign terrorist organization after the FBI said he plotted […]