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Joe Biden, the former U.S. President, has initiated legal action against the Justice Department in an attempt to halt the release of his private discussions with his memoir’s ghostwriter. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday,  is a response to...

The U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust division has reportedly initiated a criminal investigation into large meatpacking companies, following President Donald Trump‘s call for a probe into market manipulation last year. The DOJ is investigating whether these companies engaged in...

In a recent development, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved two Republican bills that seek to reestablish the U.S. Justice Department’s “China Initiative” and intensify the examination of Chinese property acquisitions, despite the White House’s objections. What...

In a recent development, Boeing (NYSE:BA) has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding the U.S. government over safety failures. However, experts predict that the impact on the company will be minimal. What Happened: According to experts, Boeing’s stock price, credit rating, or U.S. government...

During an interview, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the U.S. Department of Justice elaborated on the reasons behind the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Justice Department increasing its scrutiny of various sectors. What Happened: The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that...

The U.S. government, one of the largest Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) holders in the world, has missed out on potential gains totaling over $6 billion due to premature selling of the cryptocurrency, as per data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. As reported by Cointelegraph, the United...

Amid a significant increase in crypto-related crime over the past four years, Eun Young Choi, the newly appointed head of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) cryptocurrency enforcement division, has pledged to fortify the crackdown on illicit activities in the digital asset sector. This...

An attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed that Sam Bankman-Fried should have restricted access to the internet as part of his bail conditions, according to recent court filings. Bankman-Fried is the founder of FTX, a bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, and is facing charges of...

Anton Shkurenko, the co-founder of the now-defunct Russian cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, spoke out against money laundering allegations made by U.S. and EU authorities. Despite being briefly detained by police in Moscow for an ID check, Shkurenko denied any active criminal cases...

Several crypto coins were exchanged for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) using Alameda Research wallets, according to on-chain data. Ethereum wallet addresses connected to the defunct trading company Alameda Research exchanged multiple crypto tokens for Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) and USDT (crypto: USDT) on...

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that it seized around $3.3 billion in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) from a hacker who stole the cryptocurrency from the Silk Road dark web internet marketplace in September 2012. The hacker, identified as James Zhong, pled guilty before a New...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is opposing the release of details contained in an affidavit that was used to argue that a probable cause existed for the search of Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida estate belonging to former President Donald Trump. What Happened: The Department...

Payment solutions provider Visa Inc (NYSE: V) and fintech company Plaid Inc have called off their merger plans originally announced in January last year. What Happened: The U.S. Department of Justice had filed a lawsuit to stop the $5.3 billion merger deal in November —...

Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) has agreed to pay a penalty of $2.5 billion to settle a criminal investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice. What Happened: The Justice Department levied a criminal monetary penalty of $243.6 million and instructed the company to pay additional compensations of...

The U.S. Department of Justice hit Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) with a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that the retailer’s shortcomings led to a rise in the nation’s opioid crisis, according to the Wall Street Journal. What Happened: In the lawsuit, the Justice Department said that Walmart...