To curb the use of US-made civilian guns in crimes and human rights abuses abroad, the Biden administration will require exporters to better vet their customers and tighten sales to 36 countries deemed “high-risk” for illicit diversion of semiautomatic firearms, according to people briefed on the plan.
Former National Enquirer publisher <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-1722-d583-afbf-d7fe36280000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">David Pecker told a New York jury that he promoted
A former DEA agent who sold sensitive information about ongoing investigations to a retired DEA agent turned private consultant has been sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment.
An Arkansas woman has pleaded guilty to transporting stolen body parts across state lines and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to the Justice Department Thursday.
US energy regulators should consider the possible consumer harms that could result from a policy that allows investment companies to take up to 20% control of public utilities, the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission said in comments Thursday.
An Atlanta executive officer has been indicted in connection to a $7 million investment fraud scheme, according to the Justice Department Thursday.
The US Supreme Court suggested it might drag out
A military police officer has pleaded guilty to a felony offense in connection to the breach of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to the Justice Department Thursday.
<-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-16e2-d583-afbf-d6fec46b0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual assault conviction was overturned by the state’s highest court, which found that the judge in the disgraced Hollywood movie mogul’s 2020 trial had made fundamental errors.
The US Supreme Court has never addressed whether a president has the power to pardon themselves and that unanswered question was one that loomed over proceedings in Donald Trump’s appeal for immunity from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Some restaurants and bars are skimming $30 billion dollars in sales tax annually through software called a tax zapper. We explain what zappers are, how they work, and how to put an end to them.
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