Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.

Source: justice.gov

PPP Loans Could Trigger Treasury Investigation
PPP Loans Could Trigger Treasury Investigation
April 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Companies that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans could face investigations if they did not meet the criteria for coronavirus relief, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven...

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DOJ Warns Against COVID-19-Related Scams
DOJ Warns Against COVID-19-Related Scams
April 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A cooperative effort between police and businesses has shut down hundreds of websites established to exploit the coronavirus pandemic, according to the U.S Department of...

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AG Barr Threatens Legal Action If States’ ‘House Arrest’ Too Strict
AG Barr Threatens Legal Action If States’ ‘House Arrest’ Too Strict
April 22, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Attorney General William Barr advised some state governors that the Department of Justice (DOJ) would consider legal action if social distancing mandates are too strict...

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Regulators To Soften Antitrust Restrictions For JVs
Regulators To Soften Antitrust Restrictions For JVs
March 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division said they will speed up reviews for joint ventures aimed at stopping the coronavirus...

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DOJ Price Probe Eyes Amazon Sellers
DOJ Price Probe Eyes Amazon Sellers
March 19, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon is making shoppers aware of a probe from the Department of Justice into third-party merchants on its marketplace, Reuters reported. The firm reportedly informed...

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SoftBank May Drop Plan To Buy $3B In WeWork Stock
SoftBank May Drop Plan To Buy $3B In WeWork Stock
March 17, 2020  |  Investments

A big part of SoftBank’s bailout plans for office sharing company WeWork could be in jeopardy after SoftBank backed away from a plan to buy...

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Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering $100M In Crypto
Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering $100M In Crypto
March 03, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Two Chinese nationals were charged by the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency that was previously hacked by North...

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DOJ Indicts Four Chinese Army Spies For Equifax Hack
DOJ Indicts Four Chinese Army Spies For Equifax Hack
February 10, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Federal prosecutors charged four Chinese intelligence officers on Monday (Feb. 10) with the 2017 cyberattack on credit reporting giant Equifax, which was one of the...

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DOJ Looks To App Makers In Apple Antitrust Probe
DOJ Looks To App Makers In Apple Antitrust Probe
February 04, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

As part of an ongoing probe into Apple, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has contacted app developers to inquire about the company’s behavior and...

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