http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Department_of_JusticeFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Department of Justice from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:23:03 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/US/10/19/domestic.violence/tztop.odgen.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Department_of_Justice14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Department of Justice from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/19/domestic.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/19/domestic.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextFifteen years after passage of the Violence Against Women Act to combat physical abuse of women and girls, domestic violence remains especially acute among Native American and Alaska Native women, Justice officials said Monday.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/15/news/subprime.perpwalk.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/15/news/subprime.perpwalk.fortune/index.htmWhere are the perp walks for the subprime mortgage executives that dragged us into this mess?Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/31/cambodia.sex.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/31/cambodia.sex.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree men charged with sexually exploiting Cambodian children are being brought back to the United States to face prosecution, the Justice Department announced Monday.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/10/bush.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/10/bush.surveillance/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe highly controversial no-warrant surveillance program initiated after the September 11 terrorist attacks relied on a "factually flawed" legal analysis inappropriately provided by a single Justice Department official, according to a report to Congress on Friday.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/08/dogfighting.charges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/08/dogfighting.charges/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn investigation into dogfighting across five states has resulted in federal charges against 19 people, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/03/technology/tech_antitrust/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/03/technology/tech_antitrust/index.htmThe U.S. Justice Department is investigating the hiring practices of some major players in the tech industry in the latest sign that the Obama administration is getting serious about its antitrust crackdown promises.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/30/court.state.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/30/court.state.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration has informed a federal judge it will continue to invoke the "state secrets" privilege in a legal battle with an Islamic charity suspected of funding terrorism.Sat, 30 May 2009 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/torture.memos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/torture.memos/index.html#cnnSTCTextA preliminary internal report on the Justice Department investigation into the authors of the Bush administration's so-called "torture memos" does not call for criminal prosecutions, but indicates the government might urge state bar associations to take sanctions against the memo writers, according to two government sources familiar with the report.Wed, 06 May 2009 02:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/justice.torture.memos.deadline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/05/justice.torture.memos.deadline/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Justice Department has told Congress the deadline has passed for Bush administration attorneys who wrote the so-called "torture memos" to respond to a crucial internal investigation of the lawyers' performance.Tue, 05 May 2009 14:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/torture.cia.immunity/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/torture.cia.immunity/index.html#cnnSTCTextHuman rights organizations reacted angrily Thursday to the Obama administration's announcement that CIA officials would not be prosecuted for past waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/identity.theft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/identity.theft/index.html#cnnSTCTextSophisticated techniques developed by a new breed of cyber-criminals intent on stealing personal data represent a growing threat to millions of Americans, a top U.S. Justice Department official told Congress Tuesday.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/13/enemy.combatant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/13/enemy.combatant/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a dramatic break with the Bush administration, the Justice Department on Friday announced it is doing away with the designation of "enemy combatant," which allowed the United States to hold suspected terrorists at length without criminal charges.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/15/childporn.convicted/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/15/childporn.convicted/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal court jury in Florida convicted seven people of participating in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise, according to the Department of Justice.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/19/immigration.fine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/19/immigration.fine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA company accused of encouraging hundreds to illegally enter the United States and then hiring them using fake Social Security numbers has agreed to pay the largest settlement ever in a workplace immigration bust, the Department of Justice said Friday.Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/07/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/07/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Justice Department on Monday plans to unveil charges against five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards stemming from a 2007 shooting that killed 17 Iraqis in Baghdad, according to several sources with knowledge of the investigation.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/14/blackwater.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/14/blackwater.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTextJustice Department prosecutors are moving closer to seeking indictments for a small number of Blackwater security guards in connection with the deadly shootings of 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007.Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/12/news/international/pricefixing/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/12/news/international/pricefixing/index.htmThree major electronics manufacturers have agreed to plead guilty to a price-fixing conspiracy and pay $585 million in criminal fines for their roles in the pricing of LCD display panels, the Justice Department said Wednesday.Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/31/election.monitors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/31/election.monitors/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Justice Department will deploy more than 800 federal observers and monitors to voting sites in 23 states to make sure voters' rights are not violated on Election Day.Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/04/fired.prosecutors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/04/fired.prosecutors/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe new special prosecutor who will investigate the 2006 firings of eight U.S. attorneys will be given virtually complete independence, the Justice Department said Friday.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/28/news/companies/corp_prosecutions/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/28/news/companies/corp_prosecutions/index.htmResponding to intense criticism from corporations, legal groups, and key members of Congress, the Justice Department announced Thursday that federal prosecutors will no longer be able to strong-arm corporate targets to reveal protected conversations with their attorneys.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/05/card.fraud.charges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/05/card.fraud.charges/index.html#cnnSTCTextEleven people were indicted Tuesday for allegedly stealing more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers, federal authorities said.Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/05/news/companies/card_fraud/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/05/news/companies/card_fraud/index.htmEleven people, including three U.S. citizens, were indicted Tuesday on a number of charges in connection with the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers, federal authorities said.Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/01/smallbusiness/ada_updates.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/01/smallbusiness/ada_updates.fsb/index.htmThe Americans with Disabilities Act is about to get a major facelift. For small business owners, this means a raft of new regulations, and some familiar questions: What do I need to do to comply with the ADA? Do I risk a lawsuit if I don't make changes?Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/24/justice.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/24/justice.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextJustice Department officials blocked liberals and people with Democratic Party ties from a highly selective program that funneled young lawyers into government jobs, according to an internal investigation released Tuesday.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/19/real_estate/mortgage_fraud/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/19/real_estate/mortgage_fraud/index.htmHundreds of people across the country have been arrested by law enforcement officials targeting crooked mortgage brokers, real estate agents, and other industry officials, the head of the FBI and a top Justice Department official said Thursday.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807712,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807712,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFederal authorities have charged 38 people with stealing names, Social Security numbers, credit card data and other personal information from unsuspecting Internet users, the Justice Department said MondayMon, 19 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/08/tax.fraud/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/08/tax.fraud/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal authorities Tuesday filed new civil injunctions against what one official called "snake oil salesmen" who promote allegedly fraudulent income tax evasion schemes.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/02/interrogation.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/02/interrogation.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Justice Department has declassified a 2003 legal memo that said U.S. criminal laws and international treaties did not apply in the military treatment and interrogations of "enemy combatants" taken from the battlefield and held outside the United States.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1725502,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1725502,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEverything suffers -- patient care, medicine, even other doctors -- when doctors become company "consultants"Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/25/justice.passport/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/25/justice.passport/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Justice Department Tuesday said its prosecutors are assisting the State Department Inspector General in the investigation into the breaching of passport files of the three leading presidential candidates by State Department contractors.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/24/news/companies/xm_sirius/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/24/news/companies/xm_sirius/index.htmThe U.S. Justice Department approved the merger between satellite radio companies Sirius and XM Monday, more than a year after the two companies first announced their deal.Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1725192,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1725192,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Justice Department approved Sirius Satellite Radio's $5 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio on Monday, saying the deal was unlikely to hurt competition or consumersMon, 24 Mar 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/10/ashcroft.corporate.monitor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/10/ashcroft.corporate.monitor/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the eve of a Capitol Hill hearing into a lucrative deal for former Attorney General John Ashcroft, the Justice Department has tightened controls over U.S. attorneys and other officials who arrange deals that let firms avoid prosecution by accepting corporate monitors and making restitution to victims.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/04/child.porn.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/04/child.porn.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextFourteen Americans are in custody as part of a global crackdown on a well-organized child porn ring that used sophisticated encryption technology, the FBI and Justice Department announced Tuesday.Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/03/crack.release/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/03/crack.release/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least four federal inmates convicted on crack cocaine charges were freed Monday, a result of federal efforts to close the gap between sentences doled out for crack and for its purer, powder counterpart. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:08:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/02/27/clemens.congress/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/02/27/clemens.congress/index.htmlThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's request to the Justice Department may trigger lasting consequences from both legal and political perspectives.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/22/justice.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/22/justice.waterboarding/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Justice Department said Friday it is investigating whether its attorneys properly authorized and reviewed the use of waterboarding by CIA investigators.Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/18/markets/morningbuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/18/markets/morningbuzz/index.htmHappy Presidents' Day! Since the U.S. markets are closed, businesses don't usually make big announcements on this holiday.Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/09/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/09/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe former head of the Central Intelligence Agency's covert service whom sources say ordered the destruction of videotapes has requested immunity before testifying on Capitol Hill next week, a congressional source familiar with the negotiations told CNN. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/15/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/15/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration wants a federal court and congressional committees not to pursue investigations into the destruction of videotapes showing CIA interrogations of two al Qaeda suspects.Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/14/mukasey.cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/14/mukasey.cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday rejected lawmakers' demands for information as the Justice Department investigates the destruction of tapes showing CIA interrogations of two al Qaeda suspects.Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/16/justice.rally/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/16/justice.rally/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of demonstrators encircled Justice Department headquarters in the nation's capital Friday to demand the government crack down harder on hate crimes.Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/domestic.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/domestic.spying/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration has apparently changed policy and cleared the way for the Justice Department to restart an investigation into the government's no-warrant electronic surveillance program, a department official told Congress on Tuesday.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:41:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1684449,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1684449,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNewly sworn-in Attorney General Michael Mukasey tapped U.S. District Judge Mark Filip of Chicago on Thursday to be his deputyThu, 15 Nov 2007 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/14/crack.sentences/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/14/crack.sentences/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering retroactive changes that could mean shortened sentences for nearly 20,000 federal prisoners convicted of crack cocaine related offenses. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/17/mukasey.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/17/mukasey.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey made it clear to senators Wednesday he would be independent from the White House and would make legal decisions based "on facts and law, not by interests and motives."Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/16/mukasey.confirmation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/16/mukasey.confirmation/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush's nominee for attorney general will face tough questioning on a range of hot-button issues -- including no-warrant surveillance and torture policy -- during confirmation hearings Wednesday.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/04/justice.torture.memos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/04/justice.torture.memos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House and Justice Department on Thursday strongly denied a published report that a secret Justice Department opinion in 2005 allowed the torture of terror detainees, months after the government publicly renounced it.Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/14/meatball.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/14/meatball.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTextHungry attendees at Justice Department conferences have been enjoying millions of dollars in meatballs and other goodies courtesy of U.S. taxpayers, according to an inspector general's report released Friday.Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/technology/internet_fees.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/technology/internet_fees.ap/index.htmThe Justice Department on Thursday said Internet service providers should be allowed to charge a fee for priority Web traffic.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/06/terror.watchlist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/06/terror.watchlist/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty known or suspected terrorists were not correctly listed on the government's consolidated watch list, preventing their records from being available to the nation's front-line screening agents, according to a U.S. Justice Department report.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/30/next.ag/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/30/next.ag/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe next attorney general must carry enough stature to push White House anti-terrorism policies, combined with the charm and credibility to win over congressional Democrats, a former Justice Department official said.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/24/justice.resign.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/24/justice.resign.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Justice Department's top civil rights enforcer resigned Thursday following more than a year of criticism that his office filled its ranks with conservative loyalists instead of experienced attorneys.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/07/news/companies/bc.financial.amex2.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/07/news/companies/bc.financial.amex2.reut/index.htmAmerican Express Co. agreed to pay $65 million for failing to detect drug-related money transactions laundered through a subsidiary over several years, U.S. authorities said Monday.Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/05/fired.attorneys/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/05/fired.attorneys/index.htmlThe lawyer for a Justice Department official who has invoked the Fifth Amendment over the firings assailed congressional criticism of her decision Wednesday, comparing it to the abuses of former Sen. Joseph McCarthy.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/27/fired.attorneys/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/27/fired.attorneys/index.htmlA Justice Department official will refuse to answer questions during a Senate committee hearing on the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, citing her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself, her lawyer said Monday.Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/06/fired.attorneys/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/06/fired.attorneys/index.htmlA recently canned former U.S. attorney, who has promised to name two lawmakers he says pressured him to build cases against Democrats, is scheduled to testify Tuesday before congressional committees.Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/voting.doj/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/voting.doj/index.htmlAs polls began to close in the East, Justice Department officials said voter complaints to federal officials had been "low" on Tuesday.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/06/election.observers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/06/election.observers/index.htmlThe Justice Department Monday announced it has dispatched an army of election observers and monitors across the country to polling places where it sees a potential for discrimination or other voting rights violations.Tue, 07 Nov 2006 01:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/18/news/economy/bankruptcy_fraud/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/18/news/economy/bankruptcy_fraud/index.htmBankruptcy fraud charges have been filed against 78 people in a federal operation aimed at protecting the integrity of the nation's bankruptcy system, the Justice Department and FBI announced Wednesday.Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/05/30/internet.records/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/05/30/internet.records/index.htmlThe attorney general and the FBI director have asked the nation's leading Internet service companies to keep a variety of customer information and other data for two years, much longer than the companies do now, the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday.Tue, 30 May 2006 19:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/23/news/scams_arrests/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/23/news/scams_arrests/index.htmAt least 565 individuals have been arrested on allegations they operated phony sweepstakes and lottery contests and a variety of other mass marketing fraud schemes in the United States and four other countries, Justice Department officials announced Tuesday.Tue, 23 May 2006 16:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/03/technology/identity_theft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/03/technology/identity_theft/index.htmAn estimated 3.6 million households, or about 3 percent of all households in the country, have been victims of identity theft, according to the Justice Department.Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/15/childporn.arrests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/15/childporn.arrests/index.htmlAn Internet chat room that streamed video of live child molestations has been shut down and 27 people have been charged with online child pornography offenses, federal authorities said Wednesday.Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/20/doj.nsawiretaps/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/20/doj.nsawiretaps/index.htmlThe Justice Department has issued a detailed legal justification for President Bush's decision to order the National Security Agency's controversial domestic surveillance program.Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/30/nsa.leak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/30/nsa.leak/index.htmlThe Justice Department has opened an investigation into leaks to the media about the National Security Agency's classified domestic surveillance program.Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/09/real_estate/justice_v_realtors/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/09/real_estate/justice_v_realtors/index.htmAre home buyers any closer to actually saving money on commissions?Fri, 09 Sep 2005 20:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/27/materialwitness.study/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/27/materialwitness.study/index.htmlCivil liberties groups will release a report Monday that accuses the Justice Department of violating individual rights under material witness statutes.Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/26/material.witnesses/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/26/material.witnesses/index.htmlTwo civil liberties groups will release a report Monday claiming the Justice Department has abused its power under the material witness statute and violated many of the the detainees' rights.Mon, 27 Jun 2005 02:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/13/tobacco.retreat.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/13/tobacco.retreat.tm/index.htmlThe U.S. government has spent four years and more than $135 million building a case in federal court that cigarette makers profited over the course of a half-century by lying to the American public about the dangers of smoking and racking up generations of addicts in the process.Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/09/news/midcaps/regal_wheelchairs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/09/news/midcaps/regal_wheelchairs/index.htmThe nation's largest movie theater chain has reached an agreement with civil rights officials that requires its theaters to provide wheelchair-bound customers with seats comparable to those other customers have in thousands of theaters nationwide.Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/31/news/fortune500/medco/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/31/news/fortune500/medco/index.htmMedco Health Solutions Inc. has refused to comply with a federal subpoena from the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General until the agency agrees not to share information with another federal agency that has sued the company, according to a news report.Tue, 31 May 2005 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/04/tobacco.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/04/tobacco.trial/index.htmlIn a 2-to-1 ruling, a U.S. federal appeals court panel in Washington Friday rejected the federal government's lawsuit seeking as much as $280 billion in past earnings from tobacco companies that allegedly engaged in a criminal enterprise to cover up smoking dangers.Sat, 05 Feb 2005 02:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/28/election.observers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/28/election.observers/index.htmlThe Justice Department is expected to announce Thursday where it plans to send about 1,000 federal election monitors charged with protecting the voting rights of citizens in the November 2 balloting.Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/08/26/cybercrime.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/08/26/cybercrime.probe/index.htmlFederal agents armed with search warrants conducted raids in three states Wednesday as part of a nationwide crackdown on the theft of copyrighted materials through the Internet, the Justice Department announced.Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/06/04/911.calls/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/06/04/911.calls/index.htmlRelatives of passengers and crew aboard the four airliners hijacked on September 11, 2001, heard tapes Friday of calls from the doomed planes and said later that they were moved by heroic efforts on all the flights.Fri, 04 Jun 2004 11:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/27/abortion.records/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/27/abortion.records/index.htmlThe Justice Department has abandoned its controversial effort to obtain abortion records, a move government lawyers said was designed to speed a court decision on the constitutionality of a law banning certain late-term abortions.Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/27/abortion.ruling.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/27/abortion.ruling.ap/index.htmlCHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A federal appeals court Friday upheld a lower court decision that blocks the government from obtaining abortion records from a Chicago hospital.Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75636/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75636/index.htmAfter a somnolent decade, the antitrust brigade is back with a vengeance -- as airlines, Ivy League universities, Arizona dentists, and Salomon Brothers, all of whom have been investigated by the J...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/01/01/86332/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/01/01/86332/index.htmThe government keeps looking for ways to reduce the burden of the $500 billion thrift bailout. Claiming that Drexel Burnham Lambert bilked 41 savings and loans through fraudulent junk bond sales, f...Tue, 01 Jan 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/11/23/69904/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/11/23/69904/index.htmWill the passing of the Reagan Administration in 14 months end the Golden Age of mergers? An early clue can be found in position papers from the National Association of Attorneys General. The messa...Mon, 23 Nov 1987 05:01:00 EST